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"By the middle of the show, my neck was already showing signs of fatigue from the battle I was fighting. But as soon as I heard 'One' start, my energy returned to 100%."

By Mauricio Oliveira

Creeping Death
For Whom The Bell Tolls
Ride The Lightning
The Memory Remains
Fade To Black
That Was Just Your Life
The End Of The Line
The Day That Never Comes
Sad But True
Cyanide
One
Master Of Puppets
Battery
Nothing Else Matters
Enter Sandman

BIS:
Die, Die My Darling (Misfits cover)
Phantom Lord
Seek and Destroy

With this setlist, you can already get an idea of ​​what my neck looked like after the show. It was in January 2010, in Porto Alegre (of course, the metal concert circuit here in the south always skips my state… so I have to choose between Curitiba and Porto Alegre) and it went by way too fast.

It went by too fast, but every moment was intense. Many excellent songs, and essential ones, from the band's classic albums were included in the setlist. I was very pleased with the choices. Of course, there could have been more, but if they had played all the band's good songs, the show would have ended the next day…

Despite arriving relatively late (there were already several rows of people between me and the barrier), I got a really good spot: I wasn't too far away (I could really feel the heat from the pyrotechnics), I was right in the middle of the stage, in a muddy area that was a bit higher up – excellent for me, since I'm not very tall and, according to Murphy's Law, I always end up behind a bunch of long-haired giants at concerts. But not this time; I had a great view of the entire stage throughout the whole show.

Hibria opened the show , starting the night off very well. After warming up with quality Brazilian Metal, it was Metallica's turn. Starting the show with three classics from Ride the Lightning already showed that the show was going to be amazing. The Memory Remains (one of my favorites from Reload) and Fade to Black finished the first selection of classics before the songs from their most recent album, Death Magnetic. At the time, this album had been out for just over a year and many people didn't know it very well. A shame, because this album is fantastic. I really wanted to hear All Nightmare Long at the show, but it was cool to see 4 from Magnetic, interspersed with Sad But True (which, for me, could have been played 3 times during the show, one of my favorites from the band).

Halfway through the show, after they'd sampled some of the material from their latest album, my neck was already showing signs of fatigue from the battle I'd been fighting. But as soon as I heard "One" start, the energy returned to 100%. And then it went up to 120% when "Master of Puppets" began, a double dose of classics that couldn't be left out. Then came "Battery" (and there goes a little more of my neck) to get the crowd going before the calm and emotional moment with the entire audience singing "Nothing Else Matters." And closing this second selection of classics with "Enter Sandman," a perfect fit for any fan.

They didn't close the show, they even came back to play three more songs, as is customary for Metallica. By then my neck was already aching, but the best part of the encore was "Seek and Destroy," another song that needs no introduction. Personally, I think the encore could have been different (except for "Seek and Destroy," which definitely has to be played). But I would have gone crazy if they had played "Am I Evil" and "The God That Failed" instead of the other two. After all that, they even asked the audience to sing "Happy Birthday" while they threw pies in the face of some member of their crew who was celebrating their birthday. I thought it was cool; seeing them act more naturally gave the impression that they enjoyed the show as much as I did.

But that was it, after the show it was just a matter of enjoying the back of the bus seat and spending the next day taking muscle relaxants. Of all the memories from the show (getting a good seat, feeling the heat of the fire used in the show, and, of course, the thrill of seeing Metallica live playing classics from the band), I think the neck pain still managed to be the most memorable of all; every time I leave a show with a sore neck, I remember Metallica. But anyone who's a Metalhead can endure it, and would do it again.

Hug!

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