Saved the best song for last...Sandman....The sound system was excellent all around, no complaints. Something's up. They are just too big of a band in demand and only deliver in large outdoor festivals or stadiums.2/3 into the show, they moved from the main stage to a smaller platform much closer to the crowd.
They were really professional and interacted with the fans. They quickly gave him another guitar, the same he'd used for the solo, which was not tuned to Fade thus producing false notes. The tape-trading circuit went crazy for it, and after repeatedly well-received shows in the Bay Area, Metallica found themselves relocating there after convincing bassist Cliff Burton to leave his band Trauma and replace McGovney.Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez PrádanosThe band was formed after the various members answered a newspaper advertisement placed by drummer Lars Ulrich who was looking for people to jam with.
The nice summer heat,the full moon,Metallica played a lot of their old songs which really got the whole place into it. Metallica delivers - every single f#$!ing time!In 1986 tragedy struck the band when their tour bus crashed in Sweden and bassist Cliff Burton was killed. It's amazing to me that after 30+ years and thousands of shows, the guys in the band still love mixing things up, still love goofing around on stage, still love engaging with the crowd, and obviously just love playing live & generating crazy crowd energy.Estádio Cícero Pompeu de ToledoThe sound was hit and miss at Twickenham, but then this is the same for Wembley, Ally Pally etc.
The mix of songs was good, but I could have done with fewer from Hardwired and more from Master of Puppets and ...And Justice for all. The release of this album in 1988 saw the band attain its biggest success yet as the album charted at number 6 in the US and number 4 in the UK; Metallica also received their first Grammy Award nomination.They performed Thought The Never in slot #4 and that song has not been played for 4 years. After hitting the opener’s circuit in LA (where they supported the likes of Saxon) they recorded their first ever demo No Life ‘Til Leather.
Metallica delivers - every single f#$!ing time!In 1986 tragedy struck the band when their tour bus crashed in Sweden and bassist Cliff Burton was killed. I only hope there has been no permanent health damage induced by playing the (almost) full show. People had to be in possession of an IOS or Android smartphone (not windows compatible) with mobile pay on it, which excludes 10-25% of Danish concertgoers and 100% of foreigners.
`Then come the stranger choices, like anything off st Anger. James is very considerate of the fans from all aspects, you have to be in the Metallica Family...and you have to sing along with them...you just have to...the band played all the hit songs from present to past, no complaints. All segmented in-between some of the bands greatest songs; "Seek & Destroy", "Through The Never", "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)", "For Whom The Bell Tolls", "Through The Never", "One", "Sad But True", "Fuel", the obligatory cover, this time from the Misfits' "Die Die My Darling", before ending the show with "Master of Puppets".It was my first time in Turkey.
It was a bit sad they had such a big premium area, but never mind.This was the first time I have been to a Metallica show. I was a little surprised they didn't play Creeping Death which would have received a lot of fan participation.
AMAZING. Grizzled metal fans join together with legions of kids (oftentimes their own kids), shouting out every word of every song, and even singing along with guitar solos & melodies.
During the aforementioned bass solo video footage of Burton performing onstage accented the music perfectly. It was nice to hear Breadfan in slot #10. What a great venue; no big line up for anything but marchandise.
Just thinking about the opening gives me goosebumps. I'm praying it doesn't take them more than a few years for them to return to Philly!!!! 12 hours and 5 days.