METALLICA has posted another video as part of its new concert series, "#MetallicaMondays", where the band is streaming a complete live show for fans on the group's YouTube channel and on Facebook every week. The latest concert to be shared was recorded on August 12, 1983 at the Metro in Chicago, Illinois. The concert footage produced and directed by Tom Hilbe of This Town Productions in West Hollywood, California. The band said in a statement, "While we're all doing our part and staying home, we find ourselves missing live music, so how about we dive back into a few of our favorite shows at a socially responsible distance?" METALLICA has been largely out of the public eye since last fall when the band canceled an Australian tour and announced that frontman James Hetfield was returning to rehab for the first time since 2002 to battle his addictions. Hetfield made his first major public appearance since entering rehab on January 30, when an exhibit featuring 10 of his classic custom cars opened at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles. In March, METALLICA announced that its South American tour, which was originally planned for April, has been postponed until December. In addition, the band's appearances at four Danny Wimmer Presents-produced festivals in May and September have been canceled: Epicenter in Charlotte, Welcome To Rockville in Daytona, Sonic Temple in Columbus and Louder Than Life in Louisville. Guitarist Kirk Hammett told The Pulse Of Radio not long ago that METALLICA has to be in better than average shape to play its music live. "There's a physicality to our music that we cannot ignore, so we just kind of have to keep ourselves in a certain sort of physical sort of state where that we can't let ourselves get to a point where we can't play these songs," he said. "That's just not allowed. When we write this music, we have to make sure that we can play it and play it when we need to play it."
Check out tonight’s #MetallicaMondays show, “Live in Chicago - August 12, 1983” - that’s right, 1983! James had just turned 20 and Lars was still a teenager. Tune in for free at 5 PM PDT / 8 PM EDT on YouTube or Facebook! #StayHome https://t.co/233YKQpGLt pic.twitter.com/WTac8lc5Ug
— Metallica (@MetallicA) May 18, 2020
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Check out tonight’s #MetallicaMondays show, “Live in Chicago - August 12, 1983” - that’s right, 1983! James had just turned 20 and Lars was still a teenager. Tune in for free at 5 PM PDT / 8 PM EDT on YouTube or Facebook! #StayHome https://t.co/233YKQpGLt pic.twitter.com/WTac8lc5Ug
— Metallica (@MetallicA) May 18, 2020
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