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Metallica (1x3)

Air date: May 06, 2003

Heavy metal band Metallica was selected as MTV's Icon for 2003, with the event held in Universal City, California. It featured performances by Sum 41, Staind, Avril Lavigne, Snoop Dogg, Korn, and Limp Bizkit, as well as celebrity appearances by Rob Zombie, Lisa Marie Presley, Jim Breuer, Sean Penn, and others. The special concluded with Metallica performing a medley of songs from their early albums, spanning 1983 to 1991, followed by their most recent single, "Frantic". It was their first television appearance with bassist Robert Trujillo, who had joined the band just a few months prior. MTV set up a website to promote the special, featuring testimonials by celebrities and musicians including Kelly Osbourne, Sully Erna of Godsmack, Ja Rule, and Dave "Phoenix" Farrell and Chester Bennington of Linkin Park.