Following the Tampa Bay Buccaneers‘ dominating 31-9 win over the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LV on Sunday night, Stephen Colbert went live for a special “Super Bowl” edition episode of The Late Show, which featured musical guest Metallica who performed perhaps their most well-known songs, “Enter Sandman”.
The thrash metal anthem with its stadium rock energy fit perfectly into testosterone-fueled Super Sunday as guitarist James Hetfield began the song’s ominous opening riff. Of note during the band’s performance was the setup of speaker cabinets in the band’s rehearsal studio. The entire room was adorned with different decorative cabinets from throughout the band’s illustrious career.
The video’s description on YouTube noted that there are speakers from Metallica Night at AT&T Stadium, San Francisco, CA May 2, 2015; Metallica Night at Oracle Park, San Francisco, CA April 26, 2019; NBA Finals Game 3 at Oracle Arena, Oakland, CA June 5, 2019; Metallica 30th Anniversary Celebration, San Francisco, CA, Dec 5, 7 and 9, 2011; Mariano Rivera Day, Yankee Stadium, New York, NY September 22, 2013; (“Enter Sandman”) X-Games, Texas Speedway, Austin, TX, June 6, 2015; “Racing Stripe M” from the St. Anger Tour, 2003-2004; “Vulturus” from the Death Magnetic Tour, 2008-2010; The American Music Awards, November 16, 2003; Los Premios MTV Latin America, October 16, 2008; “DeHaan” surprise set at Orion Music + More Festival, Belle Isle, Detroit, MI, June 8, 2013; The WorldWired Tour 2017-2019; and the “Now That We’re Dead” music video.
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Watch Metallica perform “Enter Sandman” on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Super Bowl special.
Metallica – “Enter Sandman”
[Video: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert]