Show Metallic thrashes crowd with their heavy metal sound 4 Nathan Contributing Writer THE Four Horsemen were in 1 Salt Lake and over people were there to greet them considered one of the hottest bands of the played at the Delta Center to a sold-out sold crowd of wildly enthusiastic fans Before even the opening song Enter Sandman the crowd was screaming and cheering gearing up for what would be a three-hour three concert of loud intense music and entertainment for all The foursome Lars foursome Lars Ulrich Ulrich Ulrich Ul- Ul rich on drums Kirk Hammett Hammett Hammett Ham- Ham mett on lead guitar Jason on bass and vocals and James Hetfield on rhythm guitar and lead vocals vo vo- vo- vo cals proved cals-proved proved t that at they weren't insanely loud merely to cover up a lack of musical talent provided an impressive solo on the bass bass bass- ranging from screaming distortion distortion distortion dis dis- dis- dis to dizzying speed Hammett also entertained the audience with a powerful solo incorporating bits from Deep Purple Led and the Alfred Hitchcock theme He then proved he didn't even need to use his hands to produce his sounds utilizing the metal stage and his rear end in the display Ulrich also pounded out a noteworthy solo of his own before teaming up with Hetfield Hetfield Het Het- field on a duel drum jam It was all the more spectacular when they combined their talents on their electrifying array of om music They played from their wide range of songs taking laking the more popular from all their albums both newer releases and steady crowd favorites This included a am m melange lange of many songs from their previous Justice For All The band gave the audience many chances to participate encouraging them to roar louder to sing along on the choruses or even supply the words During one familiar piece Hetfield strode out to the audience screeching the refrain searching which was knowingly answered by everyone seek seek and and destroy The stage was elaborately simple simple simple-a. a triangle with a abridge abridge bridge over it The group relied on oh virtually no gimmicks gimmicks gimmicks gim gim- micks merely pumping out their powerful music Some lucky few were able to tp enjoy the show from inside the pit area in the center of the stage set Video screens were set above permitting above permitting those farther farther farther far far- ther away to see the band close up At the end of their final encore encore to to which the crowds crowd's energy level seemed as unrelenting and enthusiastic enthusiastic enthusiastic en en- as ever ever promised to return If their future shows are even half as entertaining as this there wont won't be a disappointed facein facein face j in the crowd |