Metallica, Pantera and Mammoth WVH Hit the U.S.: Set List, Videos

Metallica kicked off the North American leg of their M72 World Tour on Friday at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, with assist from Pantera and Mammoth WVH.

You can see set lists, movies and photographs from all three acts beneath.

Mammoth WVH had loads of new materials to showcase throughout their opening slot, as the Wolfgang Van Halen-led band simply launched its sophomore album, Mammoth II. Pantera, who reunited final December, was up subsequent, enjoying 11 songs from throughout their catalog.

Then got here the stars of the night, Metallica, who took the stage round 9 p.m. and tore by way of a 16-song set which included the reside debut of “Shadows Follow” from 72 Seasons. (So far, the band has performed seven of its 12 songs in live performance.)

“We are so grateful to be up there kicking ass and celebrating life with you,” frontman James Hetfield stated to the crowd [via Billboard]. He additionally thanked them for “remembering my birthday” — Hetfield turned 60 the day earlier than on Aug. 3. “My seventh decade on the planet…I can’t believe it,” he stated. “Younger me would be saying, ‘You made it. You effing made it.'”

Hetfield beforehand described the 72 Seasons‘ idea in an official assertion: “Seventy-two seasons. The first 18 years of our lives that form our true or false selves. The concept that we were told ‘who we are’ by our parents. A possible pigeonholing around what kind of personality we are. I think the most interesting part of this is the continued study of those core beliefs and how it affects our perception of the world today. Much of our adult experience is reenactment or reaction to these childhood experiences. Prisoners of childhood or breaking free of those bondages we carry.”

The M72 World Tour will proceed on Sunday at the similar venue with assist from Five Finger Death Punch and Ice Nine Kills. Metallica is using a “No Repeat Weekend” in every metropolis, enjoying completely completely different units on every evening. The trek will barrel throughout North America by way of November earlier than resuming in Europe subsequent May.

Watch Mammoth WVH Perform ‘Mammoth’ on Aug. 4, 2023

Watch Pantera Perform ‘This Love’ and ‘Fucking Hostile’ on Aug. 4, 2023

Watch Metallica Perform ‘Shadows Follow’ on Aug. 4, 2023

Watch Metallica Perform ‘Battery’ and ‘Fuel’ on Aug. 4, 2023

Watch Metallica Perform ‘Seek and Destroy’ on Aug. 4, 2023

Mammoth WVH, 8/4/23, MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
1. “Mammoth”
2. “Mr. Ed”
3. “Like a Pastime”
4. “I’m Alright”
5. “You’re to Blame”
6. “Another Celebration at the End of the World”
7. “Don’t Back Down”

Pantera, 8/4/23, MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
1. “A New Level”
2. “Mouth for War”
3. “Strength Beyond Strength”
4. “Becoming”
5. “I’m Broken”
6. “5 Minutes Alone”
7. “This Love”
8. “Fucking Hostile”
9. “Walk”
10. “Domination” / “Hollow”
11. “Cowboys From Hell”

Metallica, 8/4/23, MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
1. “Creeping Death”
2. “Harvester of Sorrow”
3. “Holier Than Thou”
4. “King Nothing”
5. “72 Seasons”
6. “If Darkness Had a Son”
7. “Fade to Black”
8. “Shadows Follow” (Live debut)
9. “Orion”
10. “Nothing Else Matters”
11. “Sad but True”
12. “The Day That Never Comes”
13. “Battery”
14. “Fuel”
15. “Seek & Destroy”
16. “Master of Puppets”