Metallica Bring Metal Thunder and Heavy Pyro to Bonnaroo
Throughout Metallica�s two-hour headlining set at Bonnaroo on Friday night, singer James Hetfield kept teasing that the band would be playing new songs from their just-finished album, at one point saying: �If you want, we�ll just play some old stuff. But what if I said �No!� Alas, the crowd would have to settle for the band�s metal classics, and one of the heaviest Bonnaroo sets ever. (There were some hints that would be the case: The band had played only old songs at the warm-up show the night before in nearby Nashville, Tennessee at the very small Basement club.)
Metallica Performing At Bonnaroo
Metallica absolutely killed with a set heavy on classics like �Master of Puppets,� �Nothing Else Matters� and �The Unforgiven� as well as some deep cuts like the Misfits cover �Last Caress/Green Hell� (from the Garage Days EP). Metallica wrapped things up with massive, ear-shattering pyrotechnics during the one-two punch of the set closer: �One� and �Enter Sandman.� As for anything related to the new album - aside from a pocket of fans shouting �Play new songs!� - Lars Ulrich offered only this just before leaving the stage: �We�ll be back in October with a brand new record and a tour. Thank you!�