This week's Metallica Mondays comes from the band's Hardwired… To Self-Destruct show at London's House Of Vans.
Metallica have unleashed the next instalment of their concert streaming series, unveiling the full Hardwired… To Self-Destruct celebration show at London's awesome House Of Vans back in 2016.
The metal heroes' November 18 performance that year was a ridiculously special one for a number of reasons: not only were around 850 fans lucky enough to attend the tiny gig, it was also guitarist Kirk Hammett’s 54th birthday on the day – and, if you watch right up to final song Seek & Destroy, you'll see how the band decided to mark that particular occasion. (Spoiler: It involved cake.)
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"Trash-style, punk, old-school show, wooden stage…" recalls Rob Trujillo in the intro to the video. "I remember [frontman James] Hetfield being bummed at soundcheck ’cause it was a bit boomy down there, but once the crowd came in it really helped settle the sound. It was much less boomy and had a lot of soul, and attack, and vibe – that show was all vibe.
"It's an incredible show to see, and it really kicked off the Hardwired… tour; it kinda set us off, it was the launchpad for what we were about to experience over the next three years with the Hardwired… record."
Check it out below:
The full setlist is as follows:
1. Breadfan (Budgie cover)
2. The Four Horsemen
3. Battery
4. Sad But True (followed by Kirk's solo ended by Prowler riff)
5. Fade To Black
6. Atlas, Rise!
7. Harvester Of Sorrow
8. Moth Into Flame (followed by Rob's solo)
9. One
10. Master Of Puppets
11. For Whom The Bell Tolls
12. Enter Sandman
Encore:
13. Whiskey In The Jar
14. Hardwired
15. Seek & Destroy
