Metallica carried out rarities and welcomed particular company for acoustic and electrical units at their fourth Serving to Arms Live performance and Public sale in Los Angeles.
The fundraiser befell on the YouTube Theater final night time (Friday, December 13) and was hosted by Jimmy Kimmel.
In addition to the 2 performances from the thrash steel giants, attendees had been additionally handled to a set by Sammy Hagar, Michael Anthony, Joe Satriani and Kenny Aronoff.
The occasion raises cash for the Metallica’s All Inside My Arms basis, which helps workforce training, catastrophe aid and the battle in opposition to starvation.
The entire proceeds from the present and related public sale will profit the charity and go on to these in want.
Metallica’s five-song acoustic set included Low Man’s Lyric, the primary time they’ve carried out that monitor since 1998, in addition to covers of Diamond Head’s Helpless and Bachman-Turner Overdrive’s Away From Residence.
Avi Vinocur and classically-trained duo SistaStrings joined Metallica on stage for the acoustic set.
After they plugged in, James Hetfield and co included a uncommon outing for The Unforgiven II and carried out Gas with a brand new association.
They had been joined by Pearl Jam bassist Jeff Ament for a efficiency of Hit The Lights.
Hetfield talked concerning the All Inside My Arms undertaking on an episode of The Metallica Report earlier this yr.
He stated: “There’s something improbable about that. It goes in opposition to all the things that people are — ‘I want this. You give me that. I must take this.’ Particularly rising up in a band that was struggling, preventing for the one towel within the motel, or no matter it’s, or ‘there is a can of meals there. I higher get mine or else.’
“Simply that sparseness mentality and having that key unlock it to be utterly the alternative. Out of all the things you’ve got discovered, regardless of all the things I’ve discovered, the corniest saying ‘it is higher to present than obtain’ is so true.”
Acoustic
01. Low Man’s Lyric
02. Helpless
03. Away From Residence
04. If Darkness Had A Son
05. Nothing Else Issues
Electrical
06. Orion
07. The Shortest Straw
08. Till It Sleeps
09. Screaming Suicide
10. The Unforgiven II
11. Gas
12. Hit The Lights (with Jeff Ament)
13. Grasp Of Puppets
