Metallic legends additionally debut covers of UFO and Skinny Lizzy, convey out St. Vincent at Serving to Fingers gig in Los Angeles
Metallica carried out their new music “Lux Æterna” stay for the primary time Friday night time on the band’s annual profit live performance in assist of their All Inside My Fingers Basis.
“We thought that that is such a particular gig right here that we’d play ‘Lux Æterna,’ which is the primary single from it. We’ll play that for the primary time right here stay. How about that?” James Hetfield advised the group.
After a false begin, the steel legends then launched into the debut efficiency of the 72 Seasons single, which they launched in late November.
Whereas “Lux Æterna” was the lone preview from their upcoming LP, the All Inside My Fingers profit live performance, held this 12 months at Los Angeles’ Microsoft Theater, did have its share of surprises, together with Metallica’s first-ever covers of Skinny Lizzy’s “Borderline” and UFO’s “It’s Killing Me” (each carried out acoustic) in addition to particular visitor St. Vincent, who sang “Nothing Else Issues” alongside the band.
(Annie Clark isn’t any stranger to Black Album classics, having lined “Unhappy However True” for Metallica’s Blacklist tribute album. She additionally chatted with guitarist Kirk Hammett as a part of Rolling Stone‘s Musicians on Musicians subject.)
Metallica’s full Serving to Fingers live performance might be accessible to stream beginning Dec. 19 on Paramount+.
Following the profit present, Metallica gained’t return to the street till April 2023 — the identical month as 72 Seasons’ launch — after they kick off their two-year M72 Tour, the place Metallica will play two nights in each metropolis on the trek, with set lists that gained’t repeat songs night time to nighttime. The trek touches down in North America in August 2023 with Pantera and Mammoth WVH in tow.