Watch Metallica get drenched playing Master Of Puppets in torrential rain

By Dave Everley
( Metal Hammer )
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Even a biblical downpour couldn’t stop Metallica from playing Master Of Puppets in Manchester

(Image credit: Metallica)

Metallica have shared footage of themselves playing Master Of Puppets through torrential rain at a show in Manchester.

The metal legends hit the notoriously rainy city on June 18 as part of their current WorldWired 2019 tour. The heavens opened during their set at the Etihad Stadium, drenching band and fans alike in biblical rain.

You can see just how bad things got in the clip below.

 

Live music magazine recently revealed that Metallica are the fourth biggest grossing band on the plant. According to live music industry magazine Pollstar, the thrash icons earned $69.7 million worldwide between November 22, 2018 and May 22, 2019.

Also in the Top 10 are Kiss ($58.1 million) symphonic metallers Trans-Siberian Orchestra ($57.3 million), while classic rock linchpins Fleetwood Mac and Bob Seger have raked in $67.7 million and $52.8 million respectively.

Dave Everley
Dave Everley

Dave Everley has been writing about and occasionally humming along to music since the early 90s. During that time, he has been Deputy Editor on Kerrang! and Classic Rock, Associate Editor on Q magazine and staff writer/tea boy on Raw, not necessarily in that order. He has written for Metal Hammer, Louder, Prog, the Observer, Select, Mojo, the Evening Standard and the totally legendary Ultrakill. He is still waiting for Billy Gibbons to send him a bottle of hot sauce he was promised several years ago.