Following the release of their eleventh studio album 72 Seasons, Metallica are very much in the limelight again, and a topic of conversation for both fans and fellow musicians alike.
Avenged Sevenfold's M Shadows for example, has reflected on the time his band supported Metallica on their 2017 WorldWired tour. He also revealed how his band initially weren't super keen on performing as Metallica's special guests, worried that Avenged would be seen as playing "second fiddle" to the San Franciscan metal kings: A7X had previously supported Metallica on tour in Europe in 2006, and were fully aware how partisan Metallica fans could be.
