On Thursday, April 27, Metallica carried out their first present of 2023 and the primary present of their international M72 tour in assist of 72 Seasons.
The live performance befell on the Johan Cruijff Arena in Amsterdam, an enormous soccer stadium with a capability of greater than 56,000; the final time Metallica carried out on the stadium was on June 11, 2019, as half of their WorldWired tour supporting 2016’s Hardwired…to Self-Destruct.
As followers eagerly await the band’s subsequent live performance—May 17 in Paris, France—Metallica have launched a professionally-shot video of their dwell efficiency of “Screaming Suicide.” You can watch it in the video participant close to the tip of this text.
This efficiency marked the dwell debut of the 72 Seasons monitor and Metallica performed two different songs from their new album, together with “Lux Æterna” and “Sleepwalk My Life Away,” the latter making its debut onstage, too.
As Metallica have performed for years, they recorded the complete efficiency and can make it accessible for followers to obtain, stream and buy; you possibly can pre-order the CD of this live performance at this location.
Live Metallica – Amsterdam – April 27, 2023
Forty-eight hours after opening the M72 tour, as promised, Metallica returned to the world for a second evening with no repeats in the setlist.
Night two featured three extra tracks from 72 Seasons, together with the title monitor, “If Darkness Had a Son” and the debut of “You Must Burn!,” and Metallica additionally included some dwell rarities in the set, like “Leper Messiah,” “Until It Sleeps” and “The Call of Ktulu.”
READ MORE: 10 Things We Love About Metallica’s New Album, 72 Seasons
Metallica have a number of dates left in Europe earlier than making their method to the States; their first M72 present in America is about for Aug. 4 and 6 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J.; you will discover their full tour itinerary—which incorporates two headlining performances on the twentieth anniversary of the Download Festival in England—right here.
Watch Metallica Perform “Screaming Suicide” Live in Amsterdam
See Photos From the First Two Nights of Metallica’s ’72 Seasons’ Tour
Photos from the primary two nights of Metallica’s 72 Seasons tour.
Metallica: The Week They Released ’72 Seasons’
There’s no query that Metallica’s new album, 72 Seasons, was already one of the world’s most anticipated releases of the yr when it got here out on April 14. Leading as much as that launch, Metallica solely upped the anticipation with performances and appearances on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and The Howard Stern Show and with their international listening social gathering on Thursday, April 13. There was much more that occurred to rejoice the discharge, too, so we put collectively some of our favourite moments of the 72 Seasons launch week in the gallery beneath.
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