Metallica at Download Festival 9/6/12

To celebrate the 21^st anniversary of the release of ‘The Black Album’, Metallica headlined Download Festival on the Saturday night. They opened with ‘Hit the Lights’, and it was amazing to see Metallica rocking Donington Park once again. They played the whole of ‘The Black Album’ – in reverse order. This means they played many incredible Metallica hits, such as ‘The God That Failed’, ‘Nothing Else Matters’ and ‘The Unforgiven’, to name a few. Halfway through ‘Enter Sandman’ James Hetfield started a sing-along with the crowd: “Donington! Metallica! Together at last, like a family. Metallica’s family! Right here, right now. I can hear you, can you hear me?” Some fans have dubbed this immature and childish, others loved it. Ending with ‘Seek and Destroy’, Metallica played yet another amazing set, full of great metal music and fireworks. Love them or hate them, there’s no denying that Metallica are one of the greatest metal bands and always put on an incredible show.