The band played three songs from its vital new album, 72 Seasons – the title track, “If Darkness Had a Son,” and “You Must Burn!” – but the focus was on early, heavier songs and classics from the Black Album. “I hope I know it.” It was “Until It Sleeps,” from Load, and he need not have worried – it sounded familiar to everyone. “Here’s a song you might not know,” he said. The band opened with some ’80s favorites – “Creeping Death,” then “Harvester of Sorrow” and “Leper Messiah.” Only then did frontman James Hetfield actually say anything – the kind of welcome you give to an audience you’ve seen before. More space just means more space to conquer. ![]() Most bands would seem dwarfed by the scale, but Metallica rose to the occasion. During some songs, the colors were bleached out, making the footage one-hued to underscore the drama. ![]() So the band put the screens, and most of the speakers, on eight massive towers. The band performs in the round, on a big stage in the shape of a ring that surrounds fans with tickets to the VIP “Snake Pit.” That means anyone on the floor isn’t actually all that far from the band – but also that the traditional video screen setup doesn’t work. The staging for Metallica’s tour is built to do just that, though, on the kind of grand scale well-suited for football stadiums. It was an audience that was eager but not easy to impress. ![]() A substantial number of fans came from elsewhere in Germany to see both shows – some for one of six “enhanced experiences,” like a meet-and-greet or special seating. Two-night ticket packages went on sale first, and a quick look around during the Friday (May 26) show at the Volksparkstadion in Hamburg, Germany, made it clear that this wasn’t the first show for most people there – and in more than a few cases, not one of their first half dozen. Metallica’s M72 World Tour – which started in late April in Amsterdam but began in earnest on May 17 in Paris and runs through September 2024 – rewards the faithful with two-night stands at stadiums, and a “no repeats” promise not to do the same song twice in each city.
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