It was solely pure for Metallica to commemorate Halloween not directly throughout their efficiency on the Las Vegas Sphere final evening (Oct. 31). That stated, few followers might’ve anticipated them pulling out underrated Metallica deep minimize “Of Wolf and Man” or incorporating the Addams Household theme into their requisite “Kirk and Rob Doodle.”
Metallica’s Halloween Surprises on the Sphere
At first, Metallica’s Halloween present was enterprise as ordinary, with “Blackened,” “Gasoline” and “Leper Messiah” kicking issues off. Almost midway into their set, nevertheless, the quartet adopted “72 Seasons” with “Of Wolf and Man” (per setlist.fm).
It was their first time taking part in the track since their July 3 present at London Stadium, and frontman James Hetfield declared, “Search the wolf in thyself” earlier than launching into the monitor. As you possibly can see within the fan-shot footage beneath (shared by YouTube accounts Hive of Stay and SUPERCONES), the track was complemented by visuals of an apocalyptically purple sky and of a large door adorned by bronze our bodies and the heads of all 4 Metallica members.
Shortly thereafter, lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Rob Trujillo – who was sporting a shiny purple wig – made certain their ordinary “Doodle” match the evening by mixing “I Disappear” (from the Mission: Inconceivable 2 soundtrack) with the theme from The Addams Household.
“Kirk, you wish to say one thing [to] my little Halloween homies?” it seems like Trujillo stated previous to the duo’s efficiency. In response, it seems like Hammett joked: “Guess what my Halloween costume is correct now. I’m a CIA scion. Ha!”
Then, Trujillo defined:
He’s Kirk von Hammett! I name him Kirkular. Anyway, we like to jam and we whipped up a bit of jam for you. A part of that is in celebration and in honor of tonight. Let’s see if we are able to determine this out. That is gonna be numerous enjoyable. You prepared, Kirk? Alright. We’ve been engaged on this for some time. Okay.
Outdoors of these tunes, Metallica’s Halloween present on the Sphere additionally featured classics corresponding to “For Whom the Bell Tolls,” “One” and “Enter Sandman.”
You’ll be able to see their full setlist and fan-filmed clips of these tracks – amongst others – beneath!
Metallica’s Halloween Present on the Las Vegas Sphere (Oct. 31, 2026)
- “Blackened”
- “Gasoline”
- “Leper Messiah”
- “Satan’s Dance”
- “72 Seasons”
- “Of Wolf and Man” (residency debut)
- “The Day That By no means Comes”
- “The Outlaw Torn”
- “Kirk and Rob Doodle” (“The Addams Household” and “I Disappear”)
- “The Unforgiven”
- “The Name of Ktulu” (devoted to Cliff Burton)
- “Hardwired”
- “Whiskey in a Jar” (conventional cowl)
- “For Whom the Bell Tolls”
- “One”
- “Enter Sandman”
per setlist.fm
Watch Metallica Carry out “Of Wolf and Man” on the Sphere (Oct. 31, 2026)
Watch Metallica’s Halloween “Kirk and Rob Doodle” on the Sphere (Oct. 31, 2026)
Watch Metallica’s Carry out “One” on the Sphere (Oct. 31, 2026)
Watch Metallica’s Carry out “For Whom the Bell Tolls” on the Sphere (Oct. 31, 2026)
Watch Metallica’s Carry out “Enter Sandman” on the Sphere (Oct. 31, 2026)
READ MORE: Metallica Launch Beautiful Professional-Shot Movies of Full Songs From Sphere Residency
Different Metallica Information
In case you missed it, Metallica just lately launched pro-shot movies of a number of songs from their ongoing Las Vegas Sphere residency.
As Loudwire reported final week, the group uploaded professionally filmed movies of “The Name of Ktulu,” from Oct. 1; “Satan’s Dance” from Oct. 3; “Fade to Black” from Oct. 8; and different dwell Sphere renditions to their official YouTube channel.
Subsequent yr, Metallica are hitting the street with assist from Limp Bizkit and Avatar. The tour will run all through the U.S. (with one cease in Canada) from Jan. 28 to June 19, and you may see all their upcoming dates – and seize tickets – right here!
What do you consider Metallica’s Sphere residency debut of “Of Wolf and Man”? Are you a fan of the track? Tell us!
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