Watch Metallica revive ‘…And Justice For All’ as they kick off mind-bending Las Vegas Sphere residency

Metallica lançou sua enorme residência no Las Vegas Sphere, e iniciou os shows com a primeira apresentação de ‘… And Justice For All’ em mais de 10 anos.

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A residência 'Life Burns Faster' abriu na noite passada (quinta-feira, 1 de outubro) no local icônico, e verá os pioneiros do thrash metal tocar shows épicos lá até o fim de 2026 e no próximo ano.

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, as well as the complete setlist and fan reactions.

Metallica at the Sphere!! The first show. Make sure to book you tickets…or else! #sphere #metallica pic.twitter.com/pjprnjDYnc.

Metallica anoche en el Sphere de Las Vegas.

Qué absoluta pasada 😛 pic.twitter.com/CJRpX1eOVf.

Não esperava esse tipo de design de palco para a Sphere. Isso é Metallica. pic.twitter.com/1R9BdowO63.

A residência continua amanhã (sábado, 3 de outubro) e vai ao longo do restante do mês. A partir daí, eles têm um par de shows em 5 e 7 de novembro, bem como em 28 e 30 de janeiro, 4, 6, 18, 20, 25 e 27 de fevereiro e 4, 6, 11 e 13 de março.

In a statement about the residency, co-founder and drummer Lars Ulrich has said: “About 12 seconds into the opening night of Sphere with U2 back in ‘23, I thought ‘We have to do this, it’s completely uncharted territory!’.

As well as the Las Vegas shows, the band have also confirmed a 2027 tour with Limp Bizkit, and teased that they have 767 new riffs for their “next album” – suggesting that the project might see them “go back to the ‘90s again”.

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