Metallica Debut Previously Unreleased Song "Just A Bullet Away" At Second "30 Years Of Metallica Show", Audio And Setlist Available

Yesterday night, December 07th/December 08th, marked the second night of Metallica‘s series of “30 Years Of Metallica” anniversary shows at the Fillmore in San Francisco, CA. According to those in attendance, the set saw the band joined by former bassist Jason Newsted, King Diamond & current/former members of Mercyful Fate, Marianne Faithfull, Ray Haller of Sweet Savage, Kid Rock, John Bush (Armored Saint) and the Soul Rebels.

It also saw them debut a new “Death Magnetic” b-side by the name of “Just A Bullet Away“. Much like the first night of their 30th anniversary shows, the aforementioned new song (which the band described as “rough mix from March 2008”) has since been released to fan club members and has already surfaced online below. An official digital release of the new tracks will reportedly take place sometime next week.

Meanwhile, here’s how the setlist for the event officially ran:

01 – “To Live Is To Die” (live debut)
02 – “Enter Sandman”
03 – “Holier Than Thou”
04 – “Disposable Heroes”
05 – “Bleeding Me”
06 – “Wasting My Hate”
07 – “My Apocalypse”
08 – “Just A Bullet Away” (world premiere)
09 – “Breadfan” (Budgie cover) (feat. Metallica fanclub member Andrew Dowis)
10 – “The Memory Remains” (feat. Marianne Faithfull)
11 – “Killing Time” (Sweet Savage cover) (feat. Ray Haller of Sweet Savage)
12 – “Turn The Page” (Bob Seger cover) (feat. Kid Rock)
13 – “The Four Horsemen” (full version) (feat. John Bush of Armored Saint)
14 – “Iced Honey” (feat. Lou Reed)
15 – “The View” (feat. Lou Reed)
16 – “White Light/White Heat” (The Velvet Underground cover) (feat. Lou Reed)
17 – “Creeping Death” (feat. Jason Newsted)
18 – “Battery” (feat. Jason Newsted)
19 – “Mercyful Fate” (feat. King Diamond & Hank Shermann, Michael Denner and Timi Hansen of Mercyful Fate fame)
20 – “Seek And Destroy” (feat. Jason Newsted, Scott Ian, Ray Haller, John Bush, Joey Vera, Gonzo Sandoval, and the Soul Rebels Brass Band)

Armored Saint served as an opening act for the show. While Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian also took to the stage with Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammet to tell some tales of fallen band bassist Cliff Burton.

In related news, more fan-filmed footage from the first night (December 05th) of the anniversary shows has hit the net. You can check it out below: