“Do you want heavy?!” Remind yourself why Metallica’s Sad But True is one of the hardest-hitting classic metal riffs in this new pro-shot live video
Few heavy metal riffs hit quite like Metallica’s Sad But True. Sure, there have been many metal subgenres since its release with the Black Album in 1991 which arguably blow its ‘heavy factor’ out the water, but those stomping D standard chugs that follow the intro’s precipitous chord hang just smack differently.
So every time we see Metallica have uploaded a new pro-shot live performance of the track, you can bet we’re watching it on repeat (even if just to relive the time I saw the song live at Twickenham Stadium in June 2019…)
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The latest pro-shot performance comes after the band’s recent set at San Francisco’s Chase Center, during Salesforce’s annual Dreamfest fundraising event, which raises money for UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital.
Available in glorious 60fps, the video sees frontman James Hetfield asking fans (for the thousandth time, probably): “Do you want heavy?!” to which the crowd responds with stadium-filling rapturous noise. We can’t quite make it out, but we reckon there were a few yes’s in there…
Following Lars Ulrich’s four-count, Hetfield and Kirk Hammett enter with the track’s suspenseful opening power chords – armed with a black ESP Snakebyte and Jackson Rhoads model, respectively.
And when that mega riff finally lands, you’re taken back for the thousandth time to the first time you heard it. Sort of like a comfort blanket that punches you in the face.
Anyway, that’s enough rambling from us, let the performance speak for itself…
Metallica performed a 12-song set during the event, which also saw a performance from pop megastar Benson Boone.
The set was entirely populated by the classics, with Creeping Death as the opener, followed by For Whom The Bell Tolls, Fuel and The Memory Remains, and closed out with Master of Puppets and Enter Sandman. Take a look at the full setlist below.
Creeping Death
For Whom The Bell Tolls
Fuel
The Memory Remains
The Unforgiven
Sad But True
Wherever I May Roam
Nothing Else Matters
Seek & Destroy
One
Master Of Puppets
Enter Sandman
The annual Dreamfest benefit concert has previously seen performances from Fleetwood Mac, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Green Day and many more. Since its inaugural event in 2010, the shows have raised $120 million for UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals.
Metallica’s M72 World Tour continues, with an Australia/New Zealand leg set to kick off on 1 November in Perth, and a string of Europe shows planned for summer 2026.
View a full list of the band’s upcoming tour dates at Metallica.com.
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