Metallica Review

Overall Rating

This concert was entitled "Metallica: Greatest Hits" and was performed at October 2005. It was a 26 song concert, featuring with a 15min intermission after 13. This was the best Metallica concert ever. Best renditions of best song line ups.

None. Best renditions of best song line ups.

This was an excellent concert which will be released as a live cd in few months. The songs were:
1. Blackened (6:38) - A great heavy tune to begin with. Sounded devastating live. 5/5
2. Sad But True (5:27) - They blasted straight into this tune and continued the quality. Great singing from James. 4/5
3. King Nothing (5:29) - This song sounded excellent live and was played perfectly. 5/5
4. The Thing That Should Not Be (6:37) - Not my favourite song but sounded better than the original. 4/5
5. Nothing Else Matters (6:28) - James put a lot of emotion into this song. Crowd sung a bit too. 5/5
6. And Justice For All (9:43) - The performance picked up in speed with this superb song. Great atmosphere. 4/5
7. Seek & Destroy (6:52) - Most underrated Metallica song. Sounds great live. 5/5
8. Battery (5:09) - Played with blistering speed from the old days and Metallica showed they still have it. 4/5
9. Bleeding Me (8:17) - This song was very powerful and moving live. Best rendition besides S&M. 5/5
10. St. Anger (7:21) - Not my favourite song, but sounded much better live. 3/5
11. Orion (5:01) - Was sounding so good and I wished they played the full version. 5/5
12. Fuel (4:30) - They were starting to sound tired by this song and it was played slower which actually sounded better. 4/5
13. Fade To Black (6:52) - The last song before the intermission and sounded spectacular. A highlight. 5/5
Fifteen minute intermission of clapping and cheering then they came back out.
14. Creeping Death (6:36) - Showed remarkable energy and played this song old school. Better than the original. 5/5
15. Master Of Puppets (8:37) - Sounded so spectacular. It was incredible. Another highlight. 5/5
16. Wherever I May Roam (6:44) - A slower and heavier pace and still sounded great. Good lyrics. 5/5
17. One (7:24) - Metallica played all their big songs early and it payed off. Quality song after song. 5/5
18. For Whom The Bell Tolls (4:52) - Was spectacular live creating amazing atmosphere. Crowd involvement was high and was the 2nd best song. 5/5
19. Enter Sandman (5:31) - Used some special effect for the "We're off to never-never land" and sounded 100x better than the original. Sounded creepy live. 5/5
20. Welcome Home (Sanitarium) (6:27) - Really created a great atmosphere live, I got lost in the words. 5/5
21. Hit The Lights (4:17) - From out of nowhere came this thrash song. The intro kept the audience guessing. 4/5
22. The Outlaw Torn (9:48) - This long ballad kept us in suspense the whole time. Great song, but not the best rendition. 4/5
23. Turn The Page (6:06) - Metallica were getting tired by this song, but still pulled through with a solid effort. 4/5
24. Harvester Of Sorrow (3:43) - Sounds spectacular live and was played fast. Not long enough! 5/5
25. The Unforgiven (6:27) - Good atmosphere created with emotional lyrics. Was amazing live. 5/5
26. No Leaf Clover (5:43) - The final song and the best. Used a tape of the orchestra for the intro. Crowd errupted in applaused when we knew what song it was. Just great. 5/5
After No Leaf Clover Metallica hung around to acknowledge and thank the crowd. They were tired and rightly so. This was the best Metallica concert imaginable. The best line up of songs with the best renditions of them, showing us that they still have it. 10/10

Members' Comments onhickc's Review

• Helen of Troy on 4th Sep 2006

  Good review of a great great band. My son got me listening to Metallica a few years ago although I had heard of them I had never really listened to them, thinking their music was far too heavy/noisy. How wrong I was! The Black Album is one of my favourite albums of all time, I have listened to it over and over, great for driving to. "Nothing Else Matters" is beyond excellent. I don't normally like or buy live cd's but for this one I may make an exception. Will it be released on DVD do you know?

• hickc on 5th Sep 2006

  Thanks for your comment helendydunn. It was an amazing concert which I will always remember. I know that it will be released on live cd, but am not sure about the dvd format. The information I got was from Metallica.com and they never mentioned anything about a dvd of the concert. Fingers crossed they change their minds. The cd will be great though.