{"id":478541,"date":"2026-10-27T21:24:28","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T21:24:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/478541\/"},"modified":"2026-10-27T21:24:28","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T21:24:28","slug":"which-metallica-songs-have-been-played-most-in-el-paso","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/478541\/","title":{"rendered":"Which Metallica Songs Have Been Played Most in El Paso?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Since 1985, El Paso seen Metallica perform a total of 5 times<\/a>. Each time they were incredible shows & incredible memories were made when they rolled through town.<\/p>\n

But which songs were played the most in El Paso? Which songs were only heard only time in El Paso? Well thanks to the help of sites like Setlist.FM<\/a> & Metallica’s official website<\/a>, we can have a good idea on which songs were played whenever Metallica came through town.<\/p>\n

There is one note I need to make: the setlist for the 1985 show is not on Setlist or Metallica’s website & the 1989 setlist is incomplete for the El Paso show on Setlist<\/a>. Although looking at the setlists from the Albuquerque show the day after the El Paso show in 1985<\/a> &\u00a0Lubbock Texas show the day before in\u00a01989<\/a>, we can have a good idea on what the El Paso setlists WOULD’VE looked like.<\/p>\n

So, without further ado, let’s tally up the scores.<\/p>\n

The songs Metallica performed most in El Paso<\/p>\n

“The Ecstasy of Gold” gets its own category since it’s Metallica’s introduction song used during their live sets. The song was composed by Ennio Morricone so it’s not a METALLICA song. THAT being said,\u00a0here are all the ACTUAL songs the band performed across all five shows:<\/p>\n

Songs played all five times<\/p>\n

For Whom the Bell TollsSeek & DestroyCreeping Death<\/p>\n

Songs played four times<\/p>\n

Am I Evil?Master of Puppets<\/p>\n

Songs played thee times<\/p>\n

Battery\u00a0Fade to Black\u00a0Welcome Home (Sanitarium)\u00a0Whiplash\u00a0One\u00a0<\/p>\n

Songs played twice<\/p>\n

Ride the Lightning\u00a0Motorbreath\u00a0Blackened\u00a0Harvester of Sorrow\u00a0Last Caress\u00a0Enter Sandman\u00a0Sad But True\u00a0The Unforgiven\u00a0<\/p>\n

Songs played once<\/p>\n

…And Justice for All\u00a0(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth\u00a0Atlas, Rise!\u00a0Damage, Inc.\u00a0Fight Fire With Fire\u00a0Fuel\u00a0Halo on Fire\u00a0Hardwired\u00a0Holier Than Thou\u00a0Eye of the Beholder\u00a0Leper Messiah\u00a0Moth Into Flame\u00a0No Remorse\u00a0Nothing Else Matters\u00a0Now That We’re Dead\u00a0Phantom Lord\u00a0The Four Horsemen\u00a0Through the Never\u00a0Wherever I May Roam\u00a0Justice Medley\u00a0<\/p>\n

As we stated earlier, we had to use the setlists from the Lubbock & Albuquerque shows to help with tallying our scores so these are estimated guesses. If you have any photographs, recordings, or firsthand recollections of Metallica’s 1985 and 1989 El Paso concerts, I’d love to hear from you!<\/p>\n

It’s exciting to see which songs will be added, and seen again, after Metallica comes back next year on May 18. 2027<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Hair of Metallica’s James Hetfield Through The Years<\/p>\n

James Hetfield has looked iconic in every decade, no matter the hairstyle.<\/p>\n

Gallery Credit: Rob Carroll<\/a><\/p>\n

The 19 Songs Metallica Have Never Played Live<\/p>\n

Metallica have played thousands of concerts and yet these tracks have never made it onto the setlist at any of their shows.<\/p>\n

Gallery Credit: Lauryn Schaffner<\/a><\/p>\n

Metallica at Don Haskins Center in El Paso, TX, February 28, 2019<\/p>\n

The last time Metallica played El Paso was for a sold-out crowd at UTEP’s Don Haskins Center on February 28, 2019. 12,546 screaming fans saw Metallica give El Paso a show. Here are some shots taken from that unforgettable night.<\/p>\n

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