Stereo Warning

Metallica performed live "Suicide & Redemption," the Grammy-nominated instrumental track from their latest album, "Death Magnetic" for the first time in the band's history at tonight's show in Copenhagen. James Hetfield, in announcing the song, asked Lars Ulrich whether he should tell the crowd the song title, then said he wouldn't, because "it's a stupid title anyway." He did eventually mention it after finishing the song. The show, the fourth out of five the band is playing in Copenhagen, also featured another seldom played Metallica song, "Dyer's Eve." It was a messy but very fast rendition of the "...And Justice For All" crowd favorite, which Hetfield seemed to bring to a satisfactory conclusion only through sheer willpower. During the encore, the band stopped playing their Merciful Fate medley after messing up repeatedly through the first two verses, but it was unclear if the screw-ups were on purpose or not.