Long-Awaited Arrival and High Expectations for Metallica at ACL

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With more than 125 million albums sold over their near forty-year career, Metallica has cemented a legacy that’s hard to rival.

Since 1981, they have been the purveyors of an unrelenting, aggressive sound unmatched by others – and for the next two weekends they are bringing it to the heart of Austin, Texas.

Three years have passed since the legendary thrash metal band last played in Austin. The 2015 X-Games, hosted at the Circuit of the Americas, saw the band play through much of their extensive catalogue.

Since their last visit to “The Live Music Capital of the World”, they have released their tenth full-length album, Hardwired… to Self-Destruct. The eagerly anticipated album release topped the Billboard 200 and marked an end to an eight-year-long hiatus between studio albums.

As one of the headliners for this year’s Austin City Limits Music Festival, the expectations are high. With a 3-day lineup spanning multiple musical genres and consisting of the world-renowned singer-songwriter Paul McCartney and modern day phenoms like Arctic Monkeys and Travis Scott, the heavy metal greats will see no shortage of enthusiasm and awe surrounding the crowds.

One can expect an exceptional performance from all of the headlining acts, but the electrifying, high-octane performances Metallica has been known produce will likely outshine the rest.

Currently in the middle of their North American WorldWired Tour, a stagnant performance is out of the question. Metallica will bring the dynamic energy and bravado found only in bands with decades of experience in outselling the competition and performing in front of sold-out crowds. Blisteringly fast riffs, wah-pedal-laced guitar solos, and unabated thrash metal drumming make up the majority of Metallica’s work and will consequently set them apart from the rest of the performers.

If their past performances on the WorldWired Tour are any indication of what fans can expect to hear at ACL Music Festival, then a setlist that spans the entire length of their discography is the most reasonable assumption. Playing songs that range from their debut album, Kill ‘Em All, to their most recent release, Hardwired… to Self-Destruct, there’s going to be an anthem played for every era of Metallica.

While the specifics of their set at ACL Music Festival are unknown, the sheer talent that enables them to bring an energy unlike any other will surely make its mark on concertgoers.

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