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James Hetfield might just have won Halloween 2025 for Metallica, having ripped through thrash classic For Whom The Bell Tolls dressed as a kangaroo.
Metallica’s set at Optus Stadium, Perth, on October 31st saw half the band get into the spooky spirit early on in their performance, surprising fans at the 70,000 capacity venue.
“Let’s hop to it!” Metallica posted on Instagram, accompanied by footage of the Ride The Lightning cut. Hetfield’s vocals are a little muffled by the costume, but, playing an Electra Guitars 2236 Flying Wedge inscribed with the band’s Scary Guy logo, he handled its guitar parts with aplomb. He’s set a high bar for next year.
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Metallica: For Whom The Bell Tolls (Rehearsals at Perth, AU – October 31, 2025) – YouTube
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In more recent Metallica-related news, Dave Mustaine has revealed that the last song on Megadeth’s forthcoming final album will be a reimagining of Ride the Lightning, a song he helped write before leaving the band in 1983.
A freelance writer with a penchant for music that gets weird, Phil is a regular contributor to Prog, Guitar World, and Total Guitar magazines and is especially keen on shining a light on unknown artists. Outside of the journalism realm, you can find him writing angular riffs in progressive metal band, Prognosis, in which he slings an 8-string Strandberg Boden Original, churning that low string through a variety of tunings. He’s also a published author and is currently penning his debut novel which chucks fantasy, mythology and humanity into a great big melting pot.
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