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APRIL 2005 NUMBER 486
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excursion. They've never rocked harder, felt better or
‘njoyed performing more than they have during their
» dengthy tour that has now consumed the last six
‘ ; onths of their ever-active lives. That's all a pretty
| heady notion for the members of Metallica when you
~ onsider that they've been laying down their own brand |
of metallic law for over two decades. During that time
3 jthey’v e traversed the globe more times than any of this
3 \power-packed quartet cares to recall, and they've suf-
", {fered through enough slings and arrows of outrageous |
fortune to make a day-time soap opera blush with envy. |
‘But through it all, they've kept their focus onthe one = a
“constant” in the lives— the incredible music of
etallica— and the recent results of such attention has ©
\- |s urprised even the band members themselves.
_ “You would think that we'd be beyond surprises at
|t his point in our career,” Ulrich said. “But that isn’t true.
| Every night when we get on stage, |t hink I’m still sur-
prised by how passionate we all still are about every
+S ong we play. That’s why we still do it— we love this
‘music... and we love Metallica.”
That love was returned to the band by the 18,000
ns that had gathered together on this particular
ening to witness the Metaili-show. Amazingly, most in
ttendance seemed to be on the fair side of 18, marking
em as not even being born when this West Coast
music machine first rode the lightning to prominence
ack in the early ‘80s. But such facts seemed to have
ttle impact on either the band or their followers, both
whom sweated, grimaced and banged their heads
roughout the tight, intense two-hour-plus set. Mixin
_ expected crowd faves such as Enter Sandman and Fu
ith a variety of unexpected chestnuts ranging from
arvester of Sorrowt o The Memory Remains, the set
as both an intricate look at this band’s amazing mus
|c atalog and a far-flung celebration of aes
James Hetfield: Looking)
_ Metallica—all delivered in the en
tour's unique in-the-round for- et and sounding better. |
at. ‘ than ever!
| “On this leg of the tour, we j
‘have brought out a few songs Following as it does hot-on-the-heels of one of the band’s most tempestuous and
it hat we haven't played very well-documented periods (thanks to the incredible “rockumentary” Some Kind of
‘often in recent years,” Ulrich Monster), Metallica's Madly In Anger With the World tour has not only helped bring
', (explained prior to taking the he beyond the band back to prominence, but it’s proven all-over-again that the Metallimen
_. {Stage. “We've played The remain America’s greatest heavy metal band. With Trujillo providing musical and
f Unforgiven a few times recent-_,!
emotional stability (his bass solo was a concert highlight), the group’s sound has
, ly, and that's something we rarely before been as fueled, focused or powerful. Indeed, the clean and sober
Vi' haven't done in about a Hetfield seems more like a caged lion on stage these days than a family-oriented rock-
|i d ecade. And there are others er well into his 40s. And Ulrich, who in recent years has discussed the ever-growing
at this
| | things, especially from the rigors of the road, seems even more impassioned than on previous tours as he flails
Garage Inc. album, that we've at his massive drum kit with reckless abandon.
In our “ve heard people call this tour a ‘rebirth’ for Metallica,” Ulrich said in the band’s
Surprisingly quiet post-shows dressing room. “But | don’t know if I’d go quite that far.
| understand that mind-set— we are a different band with Robert aboard and James
being as focused as he is. But when we’re on stage we're still the same band we've
always been... except maybe we're a little better!”
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