The tour that accompanied it was equally gargantuan, close to 300 shows in three years, and pushing the band to limits they didn’t know they could reach. “Enter Sandman” remains one of their signature anthems, whilst their first full foray into something more balladic, “Nothing Else Matters,” empathized with the heartstrings of millions. New producer Bob Rock focused the band on a fuller sound with simpler arrangements, and it went straight to number one all over the world…and didn’t really leave for a couple of years, selling in excess of 16 million copies worldwide, spawning several legitimate singles, and earning various industry accolades, including a Grammy, MTV and American Music Awards. In 1991, Metallica released their self-titled album – better known by fans as The Black Album. The success and popularity of the album went on to propel their most successful tour in decades, WorldWired, with attendance records being broken in multiple stadiums and arenas worldwide. Since 2010, Metallica has released (another) major motion picture, Through The Never (2013) played every continent this wonderful planet has to offer (from Africa to Antarctica and all the other bits in and around) released an album with Lou Reed, Lulu (2011), which remains ahead of its time (it is on track for “discovery” and “revelation” in approximately eight years’ time – mark your calendars) hosted its own Orion Festival (twice, 20) and released a massive studio album, Hardwired…to Self-Destruct (2016). It is therefore fitting that as I take a brief look back at the year which was 2019, and peek into this new decade, we also acknowledge the exciting perpetual motion in the “2010s” which has got Metallica charging into a fourth decade. Either that or I read it on a fortune cookie last week after take-out from NaNa’s Kitchen regardless the phrase is accurate, because history will always be relevant to your future, providing you pay attention.
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