Metallica have launched their huge residency at the Las Vegas Sphere, and kicked off the shows with the first performance of ‘…And Justice For All’ in over 10 years.
The ‘Life Burns Faster’ residency opened last night (Thursday October 1) at the iconic venue, and will see the thrash metal pioneers play some epic shows there through the rest of 2026 and into next year.
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It comes amid a busy few years of touring for James Hetfield and co., with them being on the road frequently for their mammoth ‘M72’ tour, celebrating the release of their latest album ‘72 Seasons’.
Now, they have kicked off their first gig at the venue with a spectacular visual display and by breaking out ‘Master Of Puppets’ classic ‘Battery’ – opening the show with that track for the first time since 2014. From there, they broke out fellow fan favourite ‘Creeping Death’, before playing ‘Hardwired… to Self-Destruct’ song ‘Now That We’re Dead’ for the first time since 2021.
Other classics that made the cut on night one included ‘Sad but True’, ‘The Shortest Straw’, ‘Wherever I May Roam’ and ‘The Day That Never Comes’, which all came before the thrash giants broke out the title track from their ‘…And Justice For All’ album for the first time in 12 years.
Guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo also did their usual improv for the night, this time playing a reimagined version of their ‘72 Seasons’ song ‘Sleepwalk My Life Away’, before the rest of the line-up returned for ‘’Nothing Else Matters’, ‘The Call of Ktulu’, ‘Master Of Puppets’ and more.
Check out more footage below on NME, as well as the complete setlist and fan reactions.
