Metallica‘s weeklong series of 30th anniversary shows kicked off at the Fillmore in San Francisco, CA yesterday, December 05th. In addition to debuting a previously-unreleased “Death Magnetic” b-side by the name of “Hate Train“; the performance also saw the band joined by ex-bassist Jason Newsted and members and alumni of Apocalyptica, Metal Church (John Marshall), Saxon (Biff Byford) and Diamond Head (Brian Tatler & Sean Harris) and more.
Here’s how the setlist for the event ran:
01 – “The Call of Ktulu”
02 – “No Remorse” (full performance)
03 – “The Shortest Straw”
04 – “Leper Messiah”
05 – “The Day That Never Comes”
06 – “Carpe Diem Baby” (first ever live performance)
07 – “Hate Train” (first ever live performance)
08 – “Please Don’t Judas Me” (acoustic) (Nazareth Cover)
09 – “Wherever I May Roam” (feat. Metallica fan club member John Dent)
10 – “Sad But True” (feat. John Marshall of ex-Metal Church)
11 – “(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth” (bass medley)
12 – “No Leaf Clover” (feat. Apocalyptica)
13 – “One” (feat. Apocalyptica)
14 – “Harvester Of Sorrow” (feat. Jason Newsted)
15 – “Damage, Inc.” (feat. Jason Newsted)
16 – “Motorcycle Man” (Saxon cover) (feat. Biff Byford of Saxon)
17 – “The Prince” (Diamond Head cover) (feat. Sean Harris & Brian Tatler of Diamond Head fame)
18 – “It’s Electric” (Diamond Head cover) (feat. Sean Harris & Brian Tatler of Diamond Head fame)
19 – “Helpess” (full performance) (Diamond Head cover) (feat. Sean Harris & Brian Tatler of Diamond Head fame)
20 – “Am I Evil?” (Diamond Head cover) (feat. Sean Harris & Brian Tatler of Diamond Head fame)
21 – “Seek & Destroy” (feat. Jason Newsted, John Marshall, Sean Harris, Brian Tatler, Biff Byford, Apocalyptica, Soul Rebels Brass Band)
A tribute was also made to Ray Burton (the father of late Metallica bassist Cliff Burton) who was in attendance at the show. Metallica have since emailed their fanclub members a rough demo version of the aforementioned b-side “Hate Train“, which you can check out below:
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