Update: Dallas metal bands didn't win the chance to open for Metallica

They're engaged in a battle of the bands to open for Metallica in May and June 2017.

Kelley Juett and his Dallas band Mothership, pictured here at Kettle Art in Dallas, are... — Kelley Juett and his Dallas band Mothership, pictured here at Kettle Art in Dallas, are joined in a battle of the bands to open for Metallica.(Mike Brooks)

By Kelly Dearmore

7:00 PM on Apr 27, 2017 CDT

Kelly Dearmore, Special Contributor. Kelly Dearmore is a freelance writer and the former pop music critic of The Dallas Morning News.

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