Description
The European Monsters Of Rock tour with Ac/dc, Metallica, Motley Crue, Queensryche and The Black Crowes started on the 10th of August 1991 at the Gentofte Stadium in Copenhagen, Denmark. Motley Crue didnt play Copenhagen instead they joined the line-up the week after at the Castle Donington show. This album with Metallica was recorded at that day in Copenhagen which also was the first official gig on the bands massive Wherever We May Roam tour supporting the black album. The band had only done two secret warm up shows at Phoenix Theatre in Usa at the beginning of the month. The band performs a blistering set in support of what would become one of the best selling hard rock and heavy metal albums of all time. It has a few selections from the new record along with some old time classic. During its heyday, the Monsters of Rock festival was a veritable Mecca for heavy metal fans across the globe. Started as a one off event at Donington Park in 1979, the initial show was conceived to form the perfect setting for Rainbow to close their 1980 tour. However, with a line-up that also included Judas Priest, Scorpions and Saxon, the festival attracted over 35,000 fans, and Monsters of Rock soon became a regular addition to the heavy metal calendar. From 1983 parallel festivals began appearing across Europe, and by 1991 dates were arranged in Poland, Hungry and Russia too. 1991 was one of four times that Metallica played the Monsters Of Rock fest, but listening to this recording again now, most fans will agree that this rarely heard set was probably their finest appearance. This line-up was strong and proven. It was third time round for both Ac/dc and Metallica. The lads from the USA hadn’t quite eclipsed Acca Dacca, but they had worked their way up the bill over the years and were on their way to headlining in their own right (which they finally achieved in 1995 ).
Track list:
1. Enter Sandman
2. Creeping Death
3. Harvester Of Sorrow
4. Fade To Black
5. Sad But True
6. Master Of Puppets
7. Seek & Destroy
8. For Whom The Bell Tolls
9. One
10. Whiplash