Metallica Are Taking Requests For Their Upcoming European Tour

Metallica ended their 2025 Australian tour in Sydney with a surprise that honoured two of the city's most influential rock acts, and the crowd at Accor Stadium erupted as the nods to AC/DC and Rose Tattoo rang out across the venue.

Metallica's Australian tour has been nothing short of a love letter to Aussie rock, and Brisbane got its own wild chapter on Wednesday night, 12 November, when the metal legends tore through The Chats' viral anthem Smoko.

Metallica continued their tradition of performing a local classic at each show on their Australian tour. For Melbourne, they paid tribute to hometown heroes The Living End with a cover of Prisoner of Society.

Metallica fans in Australia are getting a rare chance to sit face-to-face with one of metal's most influential guitarists, as Kirk Hammett heads to Sydney for a special live conversation celebrating his new book The Collection: Kirk Hammett. The event, hosted by respected Australian music journalist Sean Sennett, will take place at the State Library of New South Wales on Friday 14 November.

Metallica made Australian rock history in Adelaide last night when they delivered a surprise performance of The Angels' Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again, igniting an eruption from the crowd as thousands of voices roared back with the legendary Australian chant.

Dave Mustaine has decided to close the book on one of metal's most storied rivalries by paying tribute to his own past. Megadeth's upcoming self-titled final album, Megadeth, will include a brand-new recording of Metallica's 1984 classic Ride The Lightning, a song Mustaine co-wrote before being fired from Metallica in 1983.

Metallica has performed the first of their M72 world tour Australian dates in Perth. Noise11 breaks down the first show.