There is less time left until the long-awaited date arrives. All followers of Metallica they have the July marked in red on the calendar for a long time. Specifically, the days 12 and 14 in which the American band will stop at the Metropolitan with his ‘M72’ tour.
NEW MUSICAL GENRE?
Well, while we wait for that long-awaited date to arrive, some videos have gone viral in recent days in which Metallica’s musical genre is questioned. Have they abandoned metal? In what other genre could we fit the sounds of Los Angeles?
Although it may sound like a joke, a TikTok channel has “proven” that the band’s songs without distortion are nothing more than surf rock music. Yes, what you are reading. And best of all, before you get angry, there is evidence for this controversial claim. In addition to the origins of the band, originally from California, there are musical arguments that could support this theory.
But let’s answer the question: is Metallica surf rock music? According to TikToker Kainoah Bowman, yes it is. According to Bowman, the influence of surf rock on metal is very great. “I’m here to remind you that metal without distortion is nothing more than surf music”Bowman says in the opening moments of a recent video that has racked up nearly 4 million views.
Bowman tests two Metallica songs: “Master of Puppets” and “Seek and Destroy.” Themes that he has renamed to give them a more surfer touch: “Master of the Waves” and “Surf and Destroy”. What do you think after having listened to both songs without distortion? Do you think they sound like surf rock?
As usually happens in these cases, after this test with Metallica, Bowman received thousands of comments asking him to do the opposite test. That is, adding distortion to surf rock songs “Wipeout” and “Miserlou” by Dick Dalewhich was quite convincing.
METALLICA CONCERT IN MADRID
On July 12 and 14, Madrid has a historic double date with one of the greatest rock bands at the Cívitas Metropolitano stadium. Metallica’s drawing power continues to increase. Proof of this is the 100,000 tickets sold in more than four months for the celebration of the two concerts, already surpassing their current record in Spain where in 2019 they brought together more than 70,000 people at the Valdebebas – Ifema venue in Madrid.
With the 2-day tickets sold out and with the availability of tickets for Friday becoming more limited, Metallica’s next visit to Madrid, which will feature guest artists of the caliber of Architects and Mammoth WVH for Friday and Five Finger Death Punch and Ice Nine Kills for Sundayis on its way to becoming one of the great musical milestones in the city’s history.
On this tour produced by Live Nation, Metallica, who this year won the Grammy for “Best Metal Performance,” will offer two different setlists for each night. Furthermore, the M72 World Tour will feature a bold new circular stage design located in the center of the Civitas Metropolitano field that once again includes the famous Metallica Snake Pit in its central area.
Cities such as Paris, Hamburg, Amsterdam, Los Angeles and Montreal already enjoyed this spectacular staging in 2023 during what was the first part of the tour that ended on November 10 in Detroit and whose second and last act will begin on May 24 in Munich to say goodbye on September 27 in Mexico.
In addition to reviewing the greatest hits of their extensive career, Metallica are presenting ’72 Seasons’, his latest work published on April 14, 2023 and which has been received with very positive reviews from prestigious media such as NME, The Independent or Rolling Stone. The date is approaching, the time is approaching to discharge adrenaline again to the rhythm of Metallica in what will be one of the most spectacular shows of his career.
