Matt Wardlaw of the Cleveland Scene has posted a report from last night's (Friday, April 3) "super-hush-hush party" hosted by METALLICA and their longtime management Q Prime at the House Of Blues in Cleveland, with only friends, Q Prime employees and select label execs on the invite list. Earlier in the week, rumors began to circulate that METALLICA would play a secret show before/after the induction ceremonies. By the end of the week, rumors of the event had been downgraded to "private party" status and HOB employees did their best to appear completely unaware of the event. Wardlaw writes, "No pictures is the rule, with the understanding that if you are caught taking pictures with your cell phone camera or otherwise, you'll be shown the door immediately. This allows for an atmosphere that finds all four METALLICA members — singer James Hetfield, drummer Lars Ulrich, guitarist Kirk Hammett and bass player Robert Trujillo — to hang at ease with friends and family with minimal interruptions. It is without a doubt, one big giant METALLICA family reunion, as the members of METALLICA reminisce and swap stories with their longtime former and current business associates, musical comrades, and family.

"There are staff photographers on hand, hired to capture the evening's events on film. Legendary guitarist Jimmy Page is holding court, talking with ANTHRAX members Scott Ian and Charlie Benante. Hetfield is deep in conversation with AEROSMITH guitarist Joe Perry, who is walking with the aid of a lavish wooden cane, the result of recent hip surgery. Others in attendance: legendary METALLICA producer Bob Rock (no hard feelings about the trash can drums, I guess,) syndicated radio personality Eddie Trunk, longtime Rolling Stone scribe David Fricke and a couple of former METALLICA bass players."

Read the entire report from the Cleveland Scene.