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Evanescence were intense in a more atmospheric and dramatic sense, their symphonic metal full of gothic resonance, led by Amy Lee\u2019s immaculate vocals which effortlessly filled the stadium \u2014 boy, can she hold a note with perfect clarity. Their set climaxed with mega smash \u201cBring Me to Life\u201d, the crowd with them all the way.<\/p>\n
65,000 people roared when backing track AC\/DC\u2019s \u201cLong Way to the Top\u201d started playing in front of a Metallica photo and video montage, and roared again when their long-standing intro tape, Ennio Morricone\u2019s \u201cEcstasy of Gold\u201d, followed, accompanied by footage from The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. When the band took the stage and launched into \u201cCreeping Death\u201d, the stadium bathed in blood-red light, the foundations positively shook, residents several suburbs away likely complaining about a disrupted sleep.<\/p>\n
@wilko400<\/a><\/p>\n Metallica \u2013 Fuel Perth 2025 @metallica #metal<\/a> #metallica<\/a> #livemusic<\/a> #perth<\/a> #fuel<\/a><\/p>\n \u266c original sound \u2013 Josh W<\/a><\/p>\n At the end of the day this was just four blokes on a stark stage playing songs, most of which were written between three and four decades ago. That being said, each song made a joyous, resonating racket, and the crowd knew every riff, every word, every note of every solo. Everyone marvelled at the production design, too \u2014 it was more an experience than a concert, showing exactly why Metallica are a cut above all of their contemporaries.\u00a0<\/p>\n 1991\u2019s The Black Album (aka Metallica) was most heavily represented with six tracks (\u201cThe Unforgiven\u201d and \u201cSad But True\u201d are highlights), while the rest of the setlist took one or two tracks from most of their other albums, though some would have arguably preferred less from that album and another from each of their early records.<\/p>\n Image: Metallica Credit: William Buck<\/p>\n \u201cFuel\u201d was a pyromaniac\u2019s dream, plumes of fire helping to warm the crowd on a chilly spring night; the lesser-known \u201cMoth Into Flame\u201d \u00a0was equally combustive and impressive; a jam section between guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Rob Trujillo touched on Budgie\u2019s \u201cCrash Course in Brain Surgery\u201d and \u201cZebra\u201d by Australia\u2019s own adopted son, John Butler; \u201cSeek and Destroy\u201d and \u201cMaster of Puppets\u201d were simply immense, not to mention heavy as fuck, while inflatable beach balls flew around the crowd like some free-form, no-rules volleyball game.<\/p>\n Their newest offering, \u201cLux \u00c6terna\u201d, fitted neatly into the set before a barrage of battlefield-like pyro introduced the mighty horrors-of-war classic \u201cOne\u201d. Epic closer \u201cEnter Sandman\u201d was the cherry on top of a very impressive cake.<\/p>\n Metallica could have played another two hours featuring many of the great songs they skipped tonight, but the chosen songs, the show, and the entire spectacle of Metallica live in 2025 was undeniably triumphant.<\/p>\n Ticket information for Metallica\u2019s remaining Australian tour dates is available here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n![\"\"\/](\"https:\/\/images-r2-1.thebrag.com\/rs\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SBW_2202-rawdenoise.jpg\")
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