Orion

If you've noticed some strange things in the sky lately, they're probably not UFOs.

Armed with a brigade of rock, metal and electronic talent, Orion Music + More festival kicked off its weekend-long festival at Belle Isle in Detroit on Saturday (June 8), with Red Hot Chili Peppers closing out the evening.

Following an exciting Day 1 in which Metallica played their 1983 debut album 'Kill 'Em All' during a surprise set under the name 'dehaan,' Day 2 of the Orion Music + More Festival on Sunday (June 9) at Belle Isle in Detroit featured more stellar performances.

Metallica pulled off the surprise of all surprises today (June 8) at their Orion Music + More Festival. During a slot that was scheduled for the mysterious band 'dehaan,' Metallica themselves appeared onstage and ripped through their 1983 debut album 'Kill 'Em All' in its entirety.

Metallica's Orion Music + More festival just got a little more awesome with the reveal of several new acts that have been added to the bill. Highlighting the new additions is the reunion of Robert Trujillo's onetime project Infectious Grooves.

After the success of last year's Orion Music + More festival, the members of Metallica were pretty confident that they'd bring it back for a second year. But will the band play entire albums during their sets, like they did last year? Drummer Lars Ulrich was non-committal on the subject when speaking with Revolver.

It’s no surprise that Metallica’s inaugural Orion Music + More Festival earlier this year in Atlantic City, N.J., was a major success, and now the legendary metal act has announced plans for the 2013 edition of the concert event.

On June 23, 2012, history was made for a number of reasons. That fateful Saturday marked the first day of a two-day festival created, organized and executed by Metallica, the first of its kind for the legendary rock band. Metallica headlined both days of the festival, known as Orion Music + More, making it the first time they ever performed in Atlantic City, N.J. For the 30,000 fans in attendance

The good thing about running your own festival is that you have a little more organizational control over how things are handled. Just ask Metallica, who have made the decision to let out a little bit more of their Orion Music + More festival performance available over the Internet.

Metallica threw down the inaugural installment of the Orion Music + More Festival in Atlantic City, N.J., the weekend of June 23. If you weren’t one of the tens of thousands of music fans in attendance at the diverse music and lifestyle event, check out Metallica’s official Day One video recap of the festivities below.

Day 2 of the Orion Music + More Festival 2012 at Bader Field in Atlantic City, N.J., was nothing short of an explosive show and now we have the pictures to prove it.

Kyng have had a pretty epic 2012 so far. Touring with acts like Trivium, Danzig and The Sword — and set to hit the road in September with Seether and Sick Puppies — many up-and-coming bands would kill for a schedule like the one Kyng has had this year. Oh, and don’t forget to throw in a set on the Damage Inc. stage at Metallica’s Orion Music + More festival!