Metallica thread

[tim_m]

That's pretty awesome of them to do for the make up show that they had to cancel.

[CheapJon]

That's pretty awesome of them to do for the make up show that they had to cancel.

yup, kickass gesture, many bands should learn from that

[cfcsfc]

Such an awesome band to their fans- honoring the make up date, a free download of the show and a free limited edition t-shirt. Great to see them going out of their way to make it up to their fans.

[faldor]

That's the right way to go.  Certainly a classy move.

[mrlee]

That's pretty awesome of them to do for the make up show that they had to cancel.

yup, kickass gesture, many bands should learn from that

Bon Jovi, or Kiss, for example.

[Layne Staley's Sunglasses]

Found a picture of the shirt!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/robertnyman/3502016955/

[faldor]

Found a picture of the shirt!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/robertnyman/3502016955/

That's pretty funny.  Making light of the whole situation.  The shirt has more meaning, a whole story behind it.

[GNR_Green]

That's pretty awesome of them to do for the make up show that they had to cancel.

yup, kickass gesture, many bands should learn from that

Many bands probably couldn't afford it!

What's the picture on the shirt mean anyway?  Are Metallica going down the pan?

[Layne Staley's Sunglasses]

That's pretty awesome of them to do for the make up show that they had to cancel.

yup, kickass gesture, many bands should learn from that

Many bands probably couldn't afford it!

What's the picture on the shirt mean anyway?  Are Metallica going down the pan?

I'm going to quote the post just a few posts above your post.  On the very same page.

METALLICA Gives Away Thousands Of Free T-Shirts At Stockholm Concert - May 4, 2009


METALLICA resumed their European tour earlier tonight (Monday, May 4) when they returned to Stockholm, Sweden to make up for the concert on March 8 which was cancelled after guitarist/vocalist James Hetfield was hospitalized with a stomach bug and dehydration (reportedly caused by eating "a bad oyster").

The Swedish fans were given a unique gift by METALLICA. Thousands of attendees (before supplies ran out) received a free, speciallly designed METALLICA t-shirt (see image below) where the band made fun of Hetfield's food poisoning. The title of the song "Seek And Destroy" was changed to "Sick And Destroy" on the t-shirt, which also featured some new lyrics: "Stockholm on our way, oysters he will pay. Dying, one thousand deaths. Stockholm, spoilt your day. Puking, he did pay! Dying, one thousand deaths. Wretching, sick and destroy." Every attendee also got a special code enabling him/her to download the gig for free from METALLICA's official download site, LiveMetallica.com.

METALLICA's setlist was as follows:

01. That Was Just Your Life
02. The End Of The Line
03. For Whom The Bell Tolls
04. Holier Than Thou
05. One
06. Broken, Beat And Scarred
07. My Apocalypse
08. Sad But True
09. Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
10. The Judas Kiss
11. The Day That Never Comes
12. Master Of Puppets
13. Blackened
14. Nothing Else Matters
15. Enter Sandman
- - - - - - - -
16. Am I Evil?
17. Motorbreath
18. Seek and Destroy

Speaking to MTV News this past March, Hetfield stated about the cancellation of the band's Stockholm concert, "It was at the very last show of the very last leg [of METALLICA's European tour], and there's a few places where we're able to do doubles [two shows in the same city], which is awesome, and this last one was in Sweden, in Stockholm," he said.

"We had done the first show, and there's not many times where all the support acts ? we've got MACHINE HEAD, we've got THE SWORD out with us ? there's not many places where we're all in the same town, at the same day off, together," he continued. "So there was a night where we went out and had a celebration between shows, and there was a bunch of food that was laid out that was maybe laid out a bit too long, I don't know."

According to Hetfield, he felt fine all night, but when he woke up the next morning, something was different.

"I just started to feel really bad," he said. "And man, I tried so hard to not cancel the show. It's so lame. It's tough to call in sick to our gig, and I don't want to disappoint people, and we're already there, the gear's there, but I was so sick I swear I could not stand without falling over. I was so dehydrated. The doctor came in, took my blood pressure ? which was, like, 80 over 60 ? and he had an IV of saline in his car, and he brought it in, he taped it up to the lamp next to the bed and plugged me in. But of course, the stuff's supposed to be at room temperature. It was freezing, and I went into this ? my teeth were chattering. It was an event."

[D]

that is why metallica willl always be one of the biggest bands in the world.

[gilld1]

Has anyone heard who is opening for them for the North American tour this fall?

[Bodhi]

Has anyone heard who is opening for them for the North American tour this fall?

Avenged Sevenfold for the first part of the tour and Lamb of God for the second part...unfortunately I will be stuck with Lamb of God....who fucking blow...

[gilld1]

That sucks, I was hoping for Mastodon or Down again.  Thanks man.

[Layne Staley's Sunglasses]

I hate LoG.

[CheapJon]

I hate LoG.

normal people do

[LunsJail]

I hate LoG.

normal people do

They're from my home state so I'm supposed to like them but I don't and don't know anyone who does. Wish someone else was opening the show I'm going to see.

[gilld1]

I hate LoG.

normal people do

They're from my home state so I'm supposed to like them but I don't and don't know anyone who does. Wish someone else was opening the show I'm going to see.

Hell, I'd listen to the Jonas Bros. before I would LOG!!  Well...that may be a bit much but you get my point.

[Layne Staley's Sunglasses]

I hate LoG.

normal people do

They're from my home state so I'm supposed to like them but I don't and don't know anyone who does. Wish someone else was opening the show I'm going to see.

Hell, I'd listen to the Jonas Bros. before I would LOG!!  Well...that may be a bit much but you get my point.

We can always make fun of them after, right?  Have to find a silver lining somewhere.

Actually, we can make fun of them now! 

[Layne Staley's Sunglasses]

I'm so lucky, check this out.

Lamb of God will be the main support act on all dates from September through November.

My show is in December!

[w.axl.rose]

I'm so lucky, check this out.

Lamb of God will be the main support act on all dates from September through November.

My show is in December!

again