Metallica storms and thunders over Commonwealth Stadium

A nightmare of apocalyptic mythology and orgasmic fire, Metallica’s Commonwealth Stadium show lit up legacy with explosions to cap their North American WorldWired tour now witnessed by hundreds of thousands — the band’s first on the continent in eight years.
As Avenged Sevenfold’s M. Shadows put it in their superb opening set, Metallica is the last of the metal acts that can fill a stadium as they did Wednesday night, mining 36 years of thrash, planet-roping hard rock and