Yes, Metallica played ‘Blackened’. It was their fourteenth great song of the night. Yes, it was a set highlight.
No, Metallica did not play ‘Enter Sandman. It didn’t really matter. They played ‘Blackened’.
Yes, they played the majority of Death Magnetic. Yes, they fitted into the set seamlessly.
Yes, Metallica are the greatest band in the world. FACT.
Metallica @ London O2 Arena setlist
‘That Was Just Your Life’
‘The End Of The Line’
‘The Thing That Should Not Be’
‘Of Wolf And Man’
‘One’
‘Broken, Beat And Scarred’
‘Cyanide’
‘Frantic’
‘Until It Sleeps’
‘Wherever I May Roam’
‘For Whom The Bell Tolls’
‘The Day That Never Comes’
‘Master Of Puppets’
‘Blackened’
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‘Stone Cold Crazy’
‘Jump In The Fire’
‘Seek and Destroy’
Metallica @ London O2 Arena gallery
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- They came from far and wide. These from west London.
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- This is how you Throw The Horns. They did this at least two more times this evening.
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- James Hetfield, probably saying, “YEAH!”
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- Another day, another guitar solo for Kirk Hammett
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- Kirk gives it a widdle
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- The O2 Arena
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- Lars loves sticking his drumsticks into the air.
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- This is the only shot we got of Robert Trujillo. Hi, Robert.
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- Anyone got a spare riff? No? Ok.
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- Lars: “James, get off my drum riser! MY DRUM RISER!”
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- James Hetfield, probably saying, “YEAH!”. Again.
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- James Hetfield again.