Love ’em or hate ’em, Metallica is very successful. They were the first band ever to play all 7 continents of the world which no other band or solo artist have done before. No matter what you think of Metallica, it can’t be denied that this is very impressive. Playing all over the world like that.

I do notice however that Metallica don’t tour the United States that much. They spend most of their lives touring heavily overseas. Why do they tour other countries than the United States??? Probably because they sell more records in other countries than the States.

I was lucky enough to see them live for the first time when they actually made a stop in my area for the “Death Magnetic” tour… they played Albany during that tour and I went to that show. It’s a rare moment to be able to see Metallica live ’cause they’re always touring everywhere. I imagine it’ll be tough for die-hard fans to follow every show of theirs.

I love Metallica but I wish they would do another US tour. This band usually tours the US when they have a new album out. This band are always playing concerts non-stop though. They perform shows all year-long, all year-round.

It just shows that they love what they do. They’ll be playing until they’re dead.

I do wish they would hit the studio again, though. They always seem to be strict about studio… they seem to only record when they want to not because their fans want them to. I guess they start recording new material when they feel the timing is right. We won’t get a new Metallica album this year but probably in 2015, hopefully.

Congrats to Metallica on making Guinness. That’s no surprise, though. I kind of new that they would make the World Records since they are the first band to play all 7 continents. No other band and artist had the balls to do that so that alone should give Metallica the respect they deserve.

Kev