Metallica are still hating on Ride The Lightning deep cut Escape even after all these years

Metallica’s James Hetfield singing onstage

There are few songs more divisive in Metallica’s illustrious back catalogue than Escape. The band have been famously dismissive of the Ride The Lightning deep cut over the years, airing it live just one - and then only grudgingly when they played their second in full at the 2012 Orion Music Festival.

Even then, James Hetfield made his feelings about the song they knocked out as a last minute addition to RTL clear. “The song that we never wanted to play live, ever… is now on the set list,” he said introducing the track. “We’re not afraid, we’re just hoping it’s good. We’ll do our best.”