Metallica to rock on despite quake

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ROCKERS Metallica are refusing to let New Zealand's recent earthquakes stop them from performing for fans there.

Devotees feared three big quakes over the past five days, including a 7.1-magnitude one that hit Christchurch, would prompt Metallica to postpone two sold-out shows set for the city later this month.

But the band insists the shows at the CBS Canterbury Arena - close to the epicentre of the earthquakes - will go ahead as planned on September 21 and 22.

Engineers are currently assessing the 9,000-capacity venue for damage, but bosses insist it doesn't appear the arena has been damaged at all.