London: The arena is electric. It’s 2025, and as darkness falls, 20,000 fans inhale as one, their breath held on the edge of something massive. A single spotlight cuts through the haze. There, center stage, James Hetfield steps forward—cowboy hat low, guitar slung like a weapon. Lars Ulrich’s snare cracks like thunder. Kirk Hammett’s fingers light up the fretboard. Robert Trujillo’s bassline growls like an earthquake. Then, like a detonation: “Seek & Destroy!” And for two hours, time folds in on itself. Welcome to Metallica—44 years into their reign, still…
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