UPDATE (Dec. 23): Metallica have now shared their official “MetOnTour” video edit of the dwell live performance premiere of “Lux Æterna.” Watch it beneath.
Last evening (Dec. 16), Metallica held their third annual All Within My Hands Foundation profit live performance and public sale to assist help their charitable trigger. The present passed off at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, and along with many different superior tracks and moments, it noticed the dwell debut of the band’s newest single, “Lux Æterna,” from their upcoming studio LP, 72 Seasons.
According to setlist.fm, the music got here close to the top of their second (electrical) set – which was proceeded by a shorter acoustic set – and had a “false start” resulting from a difficulty with Lars Ulrich’s drums.
In the fan-shot footage beneath, you possibly can see frontman James Hetfield introducing the music by saying that they’ve been ready for 72 Seasons “for a long time.”
He continues: “[We were] putting together . . . the beginnings of it on Zoom. Covid. It’s coming out pretty soon. We’re super excited for that, and we thought that this is such a special gig here that we’d play ‘Lux Æterna,’ which is the first single from it. We’ll play that for the first time here live. How about that?”
Naturally, the viewers (which, attendees reported, spanned a variety of ages) went wild, and rightfully so because it was a killer efficiency. In reality, one concertgoer in contrast the present as a complete to Metallica’s Nov. 6 live performance at the Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, Fla. (in tribute to the late Jon and Marsha Zazula).
Of course, that wasn’t the one cool a part of the night (which was hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and opened by particular friends Greta Van Fleet). For occasion, each iconic skateboarder Tony Hawk and iconic actor Robert Downey Jr. have been in attendance, with the previous giving a speech about Metallica in between their two units. Reportedly, Q-Prime administration founder – and Metallica’s co-manager – Cliff Burnstein was there as properly.
As for the remainder of Metallica’s set, highlights included dwell debuts of them masking Thin Lizzy’s “Borderline” and UFO’s “It’s Killing Me” in the course of the acoustic portion. During the second half, occasional collaborator Avi Vinocur joined them for an electrical tackle the acoustic model of “All Within My Hands.” Likewise, they introduced out St. Vincent for “Nothing Else Matters” (which opened with a doodle from guitarist Kirk Hammett).
You can watch a couple of clips of Metallica performing “Lux Æterna” in its entirety beneath, in addition to see a photograph they shared to Instagram of the setlist and a collage of Dunlop guitar picks. Of course, you possibly can view the complete setlist, too.
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Metallica Play “Lux Æterna” at the “All Within My Hands” Benefit Concert on Dec. 16, 2022
Metallica Setlist —“All Within My Hands” Benefit Concert (Dec. 16, 2022) [via setlist.fm]
Acoustic:
01. “Blackened” (“Blackened 2020” Version)
02. “The Unforgiven”
03. “Borderline” (Thin Lizzy cowl. Live debut)
04. “It’s Killing Me” (UFO cowl. Live debut)
05. “Whiskey in the Jar” (conventional cowl)
Electric:
06. “The Call of Ktulu”
07. “Harvester of Sorrow”
08. “Holier Than Thou”
09. “All Within My Hands” (with Avi Vinocur. Acoustic version; Played electric)
10. “Creeping Death”
11. “Enter Sandman”
12. “Lux Æterna” (False begin resulting from a cymbal fall; Live debut)
13. “Nothing Else Matters” (with St. Vincent. Kirk doodle intro)
14. “Seek & Destroy”
15. “The Unforgiven III” (performed from tape)
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