The surprises kept coming at Metallica's two-show weekend standoff in Munich, Germany. Beyond the torrential downpour that soaked the band and the rest of the Olympiastadion on Friday night (May 25th), the band's Sunday (May 27th) performance found Metallica raining down the live debut of 72 Seasons' epic "Inamorata."
The 11-minute opus — Metallica's longest studio track to date — dropped into the set about midway through the performance. Before the band properly locked into the 72 Seasons standout's minor-melody eeriness, James Hetfield gave a bit of a confusing toast to the tune, suggesting that while some could consider the long-ass gloom jam a "mistake," he thinks it's sick as hell.
"This next song, we have never, ever played live before. And, y'know, in our band we don't recognize the word 'mistake,' because there are no mistakes, there's just unique moments that happen, alright? That's what we need to tell ourselves. This one is from 72 Seasons — it's one of my favorites, so I'm gonna like it."
On top of this particularly special performance — of which you can see some fan-shot footage above and below — the night also included the tour debuts of early thrasher "Hit the Lights" and 'Tallica's cover of Budgie's "Breadfan," while also homing in on mega-hits like "Enter Sandman" and "One." You'll find full setlist below (via Setlist.fm).
Metallica's M72 World Tour continues across Europe via a series of two-night "No Repeat Weekends" until August, at which point they cap the summer with a series of North American dates. You can see the full itinerary here.
Metallica setlist 5/27/2024:
Creeping Death
Harvester of Sorrow
Hit the Lights
Play Video
Ride the Lightning
72 Seasons
If Darkness Had a Son
Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
Inamorata
The Call of Ktulu
No Leaf Clover
Wherever I May Roam
Moth Into Flame
Fight Fire With Fire
Breadfan
One
Enter Sandman
