Metallica/Chiba, Japan 2013

As of 2021, METALLICA’s Japan performance has not happened for eight years. A powerful live album that conveys that final Kanto performance will be released. What is sealed in this work is “Chiba performance on August 10, 2013”. This is the best audience recording when I appeared as a bird on “SUMMERSONIC 2013”. This recording was recorded by the already released L label, and it was a masterpiece that became a hot topic at the time. I am concerned about the sound quality, but even more important is the “last Kanto performance”, so here we will look back at their 27-year history of coming to Japan. “Metal Master” released – November 1986 (first visit to Japan: 5 performances) “Metal Justice” released – May 1989 (6 performances) “Black Album” released – December 1991: FINAL COUNTDOWN ’91 (1 performance) March 1993 (6 performances) “Load” and “Reload” released April 1998 (8 performances) “Saint Anger” released November 2003 (6 performances) August 2006: SUMMERSONIC 06 (2 performances) “Death Magnetic” released, September 2010 (2 performances), August 2013: SUMMERSONIC 2013 (2 performances) ←★Here, this is METALLICA’s Japan performance, totaling 38 performances. In 2013, two performances were held in Kanto and Osaka, with the last one being in Osaka. This work was the “last Kanto live” one day before that. This work recorded at such a show is a superb audience recording that is “like a soundboard”. In fact, it was released as “THROUGH THE SONIC 2013” ​​which was matrixed with IEMs recording on the existing label (due to the trend at the time), but this work is a genuine audience recording without any mixing. However, the sound is so tight and solid that you’ll want to ask, “Is there really a need to matrix?” I wouldn’t say that there is no sense of distance in terms of the core’s tone, but that doesn’t mean it feels far away, and the direct feel and unusually fine details are tremendous. Audience noise strengthens the mood that is far away from the audience record. At the scene, there should be a huge crowd and tremendous enthusiasm swirling just because of “SUMMER SONIC”, but that is not conveyed from this work. According to the taper valve, it seems that it was being recorded in the front of the mixer desk area, but the situation is not even clear from the sound. It makes me think that it is an IEMs recording. What is drawn with such direct sound is a full show that makes you dizzy with extremely rare songs, unlike Osaka. At our store, the masterpiece “SUMMER SONIC OSAKA 2013” from the Osaka performance is also very popular, so let’s compare and organize them. Cliff Era (9 songs) Kill ‘Em All: Hit The Lights/The Four Horsemen (★)/Seek & Destroy Ride The Lightning: For Whom The Bell Tolls/Creeping Death Metal Master: Master Of Puppets /Welcome Home (Sanitarium)/Orion (★)/Battery Jason era (8 songs)・Metal Justice: One/Blackened・Black Album: Holier Than Thou (★)/Sad But True/Nothing Else Matters/Enter Sandman・Reload: Carpe Diem Baby (★)・Others: I Disappear (★) After Trujillo Change (1 song)・Death Magnetic: The Day That Never Comes (★) *Note: “★” marks are performed at the Osaka performance. A song that wasn’t there. …and it looks like this. “Hit The Lights” will be the opening act for the first time in 10 years in Japan, followed by “Holier Than Thou,” “I Disappear,” and “Carpe Diem Baby,” a rare repertoire that will be shown for the first time in Japan. In particular, “Carpe Diem Baby” is an extremely rare song that has only been played four times worldwide. Each one of them will blow your mind, but is “Orion” even better than that? It is not the first time that it has been shown because “MASTER OF PUPPETS” was completely reproduced when it came to Japan in 2006, but that is why I was surprised that it was played even though it was not a reproduction. Moreover, the performance itself is wonderful. As the song begins solemnly, led by the rhythm section of Lars and Robert, a unique atmosphere begins to drift in, and the bass part in the middle is truly moving and impeccable. The part where the song shifts to fast in the second half is also strong, and the scene where Cliff’s name is mentioned at the end to end the song will warm your heart and give you goosebumps. “SUMMERSONIC 2013” ​​was their last visit to Japan (at the moment). This is a masterpiece of a live album that allows you to experience the Kanto performance in the highest quality. The masterpiece “SUMMER SONIC OSAKA 2013”, which was the best song selection, has the best feeling, but this work is also intense with a series of angry surprises. Even though it’s the 30th anniversary, it’s probably the last collection. Live at QVC Marine Field, Chiba, Japan 10th August 2013 TRULY PERFECT SOUND(from Original Masters) Disc 1 (68:41) 1. Intro 2. The Ecstasy Of Gold 3. Hit The Lights 4. Master Of Puppets 5. Holier Than Thou 6. The Four Horsemen 7. The Day That Never Comes 8. Carpe Diem Baby 9. I Disappear 10. Sad But True11. Welcome Home (Sanitarium) 12. Orion Disc 2 (64:54) 1. One 2. For Whom The Bell Tolls 3. Blackened 4. Nothing Else Matters 5. Enter Sandman 6. Creeping Death 7. Battery 8. Seek & Destroy 9. Outro