The Rockpit: LIVE REVIEW: Metallica at Optus Stadium, Perth, Australia M72 World Tour 1st November 2025
The emotional heartbeat of the night came with “The Day That Never Comes.” Its haunting intro shimmered across the stadium, building slowly until it erupted into light and fury. It was cinematic — tension and release, melody and mayhem in perfect balance. Then “Moth Into Flame” sent sparks — literal and metaphorical — into the night, its pulsing lights and scorching tempo turning Optus into a maelstrom.
