
Just as night one opened with instrumental 'Orion', night two follows suit, this time the haunting tones of 'The Call of Ktulu' ring out around the arena, just the fifth time the band have played this in the last ten years. All topped off with a rounding rendition of 'Phantom of the Opera' accompanied by the fully suited Dutch Opera star Henk Poort.īut it’s the headliners we are all here to see.Īs 60,000 strong fans gather around the bands stage in the centre of the field expectant and awaiting round two that sound kicks in again, Ennio Morricone's ‘The Ecstasy of Gold' has a way of building the atmosphere for a show like no other and as the song dies down four figures appear from the darkness, Metallica are here again. Whilst she and her band didn't really utilise the full stage, instead focusing attention mainly on the snakepit, her voice carries magnificently across the arena. Ice Nine Kills horror inspired metalcore went down well with the younger generation in the arena demonstrating promise for thier future.
TEN YEARS AFTER SPACE IN TIME FULL ALBUM UPGRADE
But as luck would have it - and to the relief of all 60,000 in attendance - Five Finger Death Punch pull out for an unexplained reason leaving us with the majestic Floor Jansen of Nightwish instead, and what a massive upgrade that is. Replacing Architects and Mammoth WVH from the first night, this Saturday evening we were supposed to have Ice Nine Kills and Five Finger Death Punch. The one thing that stands out for night two is the weaker support line up. Tonight we are here to see how they follow that up! If you missed what happened on night one, check out our coverage here. The second night of this double header to kick off their two year jaunt across the world.

Just two days after Metallica shook the Johan Cruijff Arena in Amsterdam to its foundations, we are back for round two. Live Review: Metallica – Johan Cruijff Arena, Amsterdam (Night 2)
