The 30th Anniversary Celebration

The 30th Anniversary Celebration
EP by Metallica
Released	May 14, 2012
Recorded	December 9 and 10, 2011 at Fillmore Theatre, San Francisco, California
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	8:17
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Metallica
Metallica EPs chronology
Beyond Magnetic (2011) The 30th Anniversary Celebration (2012)

The 30th Anniversary Celebration is a live EP by the American heavy metal band Metallica. The EP was recorded live on December 9 and 10, 2011 at Fillmore Theatre, San Francisco, California. Metallica celebrated its 30th anniversary by playing four shows at the Fillmore in San Francisco. The shows were exclusive only to Met Club members and tickets were only being charged at $6 (or 19.81 for all four nights). The shows consisted of songs spanning their entire career and featured guest appearances by multiple artists that either helped or influenced Metallica. These shows were notable for having Dave Mustaine, Jason Newsted, Glenn Danzig, Ozzy Osbourne, Jerry Cantrell, Rob Halford, Apocalyptica, members of Diamond Head, and King Diamond join Metallica on stage for all appropriate songs.^[1][2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
1.	"So What?" (featuring Nick "Animal" Kulmer; Anti-Nowhere League cover)	Nick "Animal" Kulmer, Chris "Magoo" Exall, Clive "Winston" Blake	4:33
2.	"Through the Never"	Hetfield, Hammett, Ulrich	3:43
Total length:			8:17

Personnel

• Kirk Hammett – lead guitar
• James Hetfield – vocals, rhythm guitar
• Lars Ulrich – drums
• Robert Trujillo – bass

References

1. Metallica (March 22, 2012). "Metallica Celebrate 30-Year Anniversary at the Fillmore in San Francisco with Special Guests, New Beyond Magnetic EP". The Audio Perv. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
2. "News | Thirty Years... A Week Long Celebration in San Francisco". Metallica.com. Retrieved March 26, 2012.