Who Is On Tour With Metallica?
Metallica Tickets is currently on their extensive WorldWired Tour, which started in 2016 and is expected to end in 2023. The deities of heavy metal have been on world tours, performing their much-acclaimed thrash metal for millions of dedicated followers. The supporting bands and artists who accompany Metallica on this grand tour are also quite noteworthy.
The chief opening band for the WorldWired Tour is a Norwegian metal band, Kvelertak. Kvelertak is a Norwegian band originating from the city of Stavanger and is well known for its black metal influence with punk rock and good old rock ‘n’ roll. Their energetic performances as well as bone-shattering riffs make them a suitable opener for Metallica’s music and live performances. In the recent past, Kvelertak has warmed the stage for Metallica in several shows within Europe and North America. Their stripped down, in your face metal sound even gets the audience ready for the metal legends.
One of the bands that performed as the supporting act of Metallica during the most recent legs of the tour is Greta Van Fleet, an American rock band. This young band from Michigan consists of four members and is considered as one of the giants of modern rock scene due to their old school similar to Led Zeppelin sound. Greta Van Fleet has become a fan favorite and received critical acclaim, including the Best New Artist at the 2019 Grammy Awards. Their high-pitched voices and musicianship have been said to rival those of Robert Plant and Jimmy Page. Greta Van Fleet opens with a vintage vibe for the concerts, preparing the spectators for Metallica’s neoclassical metal.
Alongside these primary opening bands, the legendary thrash metal band has opened for many other scene classics and up-and-comers throughout the tour’s duration. This year’s European tour of Metallica was supported by the indie rock band the Hives. This Swedish garage rock band was all about sex and drugs, bringing raw energy to stadium-sized concerts. Metal fans also went bonkers when German industrial metal band Rammstein opened for Metallica in 2019. Theatricality of their performances and heavy music made these two bands perfect for the double bills.
The other bands selected by Metallica which have been invited to open for them include Volbeat; a metal/rockabilly band from Denmark; Bokassa; a Norwegian punk/metal trio; and Ghost; a Swedish occult rock band which performs behind masks. Other notable metal and hard rock bands have performed at some of the dates including Avenged Sevenfold, Gojira, and Mastodon. Of course, Metallica knows talent and has an eye for upcoming killer bands that can both coexist and diversify the pioneering band.
To mark their 30th-anniversary diamond-certified Black Album release, Metallica took two great artists on a stadium tour in 2022: Run the Jewels and the Offspring. These diverse partnerships demonstrate Metallica’s versatility and aesthetic. As the band performs with other music legends, the new generation gets to embrace the band as a relic of the past.
Of course, it is impossible to imagine Metallica’s multi-year marathon tour without two significant performers – bassist Robert Trujillo and drummer Lars Ulrich. Trujillo is an acclaimed metal journeyman who has contributed his funky bass guitar and stage antics to Metallica since 2003. While Frank and Hannes develop the abstractions on stage, Ulrich’s beating and commitment provide the foundation for every performance. These guys are as essential as a spine as fans remain engaged as guitarists Hetfield and Hammett perform.
In conclusion, the Metallica WorldWired Tour remains one of the largest and most legendary concert tours in the annals of music history, which has completed almost seven years of its existence. More than 4 million fans from different parts of the world and still growing can attest to Metallica’s continued reign in the metal scene due to the variety of bands that accompany them in every concert. New legs scheduled and new bands potentially added to the list, it can only be said that the Heavy Metal marathon is not about to stop anytime soon. Anyone who has the opportunity to attend a Metallica concert on this tour will see the icons at their best due to the perfect choice of artists who create even greater excitement. If metal legends Metallica are coming to your town, then be prepared for a ride and some head banging!
