'The Ultimate Metallica Show' Recap: Live From Amsterdam

Now that Metallica have released the official downloads of their first two shows of 2023, expect those live tracks to start popping up on The Ultimate Metallica Show each weekend. As more shows become available, we'll keep expanding the playlist, too.

Along with a couple of tracks from the M72 stop in Amsterdam from a couple of weeks ago, we kicked off Mother's Day Weekend with James Hetfield's heartfelt and painful ode to his Mama, we pulled out a sweaty track from the basement of a record store and we went all the way back to the demo tape that started it all.

If you missed the show, you can stream it 24/7 here; check out this past weekend's full playlist below.

The Ultimate Metallica Show — Hour 1

"Mama Said" — Load
"Crown of Barbed Wire" — 72 Seasons
"Holier Than Thou" — Live at Johan Cruijff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands, April 27, 2023
"Dyers Eve" — …And Justice For All
"Jump In the Fire" — No Life 'Til Leather Demo Tape
"Enter Sandman" — Cover by Motorhead
"Eye of the Beholder" — Fan Can 4, Live at Reunion Arena, Dallas, Texas, Feb. 5, 1989
"Trapped Under Ice" — Ride the Lightning

The Ultimate Metallica Show — Hour 2

"Damage, Inc." — Master of Puppets
"Bad Seed" — Reload
"Fuel" — S&M
"Seek & Destroy" — Live at Grimey's
"Ride the Lightning" — Live at Johan Cruijff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands, April 27, 2023
"Nothing Else Matters" — Cover by Miley Cyrus, Elton John, Robert Trujillo, Chad Smith and More, The Metallica Blacklist Album
"The Unforgiven" — Live at Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles, California, Dec. 16, 2022
"Hit the Lights" — Kill 'Em All

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This week, Metallica head to Paris, France, for their next "No Repeat Weekend" on the M72 tour. What songs do you hope they include on the setlists? What songs do you want to hear on the next Ultimate Metallica Show? Drop me a message in the Ultimate Metallica app and let me know!

Watch Metallica's Official Music Video For "Crown of Barbed Wire"

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