My honest review of Metallica live in 2026 | M72 tour

After nearly five years, I was finally able to see Metallica live in 2026 once again. And in all honesty, it was a very strange experience for me, as it did feel like I was watching a completely different band. Now, those of you who follow me on Instagram know, because of living in Ukraine, I actually missed the past four and a half years of Metallica's touring. And the last show before this year that I was able to witness was actually their 40th anniversary gig in San Francisco, so all the way back in 2021. But this year I was finally able to witness the now longest tour this band has ever done, and the longest metal tour ever, M72, attending both of the gigs in Frankfurt, Germany for my birthday. So just keep in mind that everything that I'm going to be talking about is actually coming through the prism of a person who hasn't seen Metallica live for nearly four and a half years. Although, of course, I did watch gazillion of their live performances online, and did cover those extensively on this show. 00:00 - Intro 00:17 - The disclaimer 00:49 - Metallica Pop Up store 03:47 - Opening acts - low & high 06:56 - And then came Metallica...and the M72 stage 08:24 - It's family 09:52 - Why James Hetfield shocked me 11:16 - Perfect imperfections 11:51 - Setlist surprises 13:46 - The uncomfortable truth -------- 🤘 Become a Patreon and support the show -   / metal_pilgrim   ...or become a YouTube Channel Member -    / @metalpilgrim   THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT! 👕 Metal Pilgrim merch for your next concert - https://metalpilgrim.net/ 📷 Instagram -   / metal_pilgrim   👍 Facebook -   / metalpilgrimofficial   🆇 Twitter/X - https://x.com/MetalPilgrimOFC 🤖 Discord -   / discord   🎶 Metal 365 Playlist - https://metalpilgrim.net/Metal365 🇺🇦 Support our volunteer efforts here on the ground in Ukraine by donating to Steel Wings Foundation (I am the founder and personally responsible for every penny spent) - https://steelwings.net/en/ -------- Links to products posted here are usually affiliate, meaning that I may earn commission from them. -------- Background music: "Uberpunch" Alexander Nakarada (serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License -------- All content falls under fair use: any copying of copyrighted material done for a limited and “transformative” purpose, such as to comment upon, criticize, or parody a copyrighted work. Such uses can be done without permission from the copyright owner.