Metallica concert review: Back-to-back shows melted faces at MetLife

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Metallica hasn’t lost a step.The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame group stopped by East Rutherford, NJ’s MetLife Stadium for a pair of concerts on Friday, Aug.

4 and Sunday, Aug. 6 as part of their ‘M72 Tour.’As you may have expected, they didn’t disappoint.Ryan Murphy, the New York Post’s resident Metallibanger, attended both shows and said the band “played everything you’d want to hear with no repeats over the two nights.”“Even though they’re promoting their new record,” he continued, “they played all the fan favorites.”For Murphy that included “Creeping Death,” “Seek and Destroy” and “Master of Puppets” on night one.Night two’s standout tracks included “For Whom The Bell Tolls,” “One” and “Enter Sandman,” which many New Yorkers may recall was Yankees closer Mariano Rivera’s menacing entrance song over the course of his storied career.Two songs truly stood out though.

All Murphy could say about “Whiplash” and “Ride The Lightning” were “wow.”For those wondering about the show’s layout, Metallica performed in a circular stage on the 50-yard line with a General Admission crowd — known as The Snake Pit — in the middle. “This allowed the very active James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett and Rob Trujillo to move the drum set to the four corners of the stage,” Murphy shared. “No matter where you were, you got a decent view of the band.”“If you aren’t up close,” Murphy noted that he “counted eight huge pillars with cylindrically-shaped monitors for more viewing.”Other than the music, the 31-year-old Murphy noted that the crowd was made up of people in their 50s.“A ton of dads with their kids, myself included.