In the face of the continuous advance of COVID-19 and the uncertainty worldwide regarding the realization of large-scale shows, Metallica again postponed the concerts it was going to give on South American soil in December.

It is worth remembering that this is the second suspension of the concerts, that were scheduled first for April. In that occasion, The legendary group had to postpone its Latin section due to the hospitalization of its vocalist and guitarist James Hetfield, who decided to treat his alcohol problems.

But nevertheless, now the issue goes exclusively through the pandemic, reason for which the corresponding explanations were provided from the group's official site.

We are sad to announce that our South American tour dates scheduled for December must once again be postponed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. We are working to reschedule for hopefully late 2021. For information about refunds, visit https://t.co/NXSkSehhld. pic.twitter.com/9EpO9pXVvW

— Metallica (@Metallica) November 11, 2020

Besides Buenos Aires (4 from December), the dates affected were those of Santiago de Chile (7) and the Brazilian cities of Porto Alegre (14), Curitiba (16), Saint Paul (18) and Belo Horizonte (20).

On this new visit from Metallica, the group was going to play at the Hipódromo de San Isidro and they were going to be accompanied by Greta Van Fleet.

With respect to entries, the AllAccess company for the moment echoed the band's statement, stating that all tickets will be valid for the new date to be announced soon.