Escape from the Studio '06

Escape from the Studio '06

Tour by Metallica
Escape from the Studio '06's composite logo
Start date	March 13, 2006
End date	August 15, 2006
Legs	3
No. of shows	16 9 in Europe 3 in Africa 3 in Asia 1 in North America
Metallica concert chronology

Escape from the Studio '06 was a 2006 concert tour by American heavy metal band Metallica. The tour took place during the writing process of the group's then-untitled ninth studio album, Death Magnetic, and follows the Madly in Anger with the World Tour in support of St. Anger.

Previously to the tour, drummer Lars Ulrich had hinted that they might play some material from their upcoming album, which the band also did on Escape From The Studio '95 (when they first used this tour name, under similar circumstances), where they played Load's "2 X 4" and ReLoad 's "Devil's Dance". Metallica kept this tradition going by debuting a new song informally dubbed "The New Song" by frontman James Hetfield, which runs for approximately 8 minutes. Due to the repetition of the words "Death is not the end" in the lyrics, many fans chose to believe this to be the name of the song, but no announcement regarding this has been made by the band. The lyrics seem to talk about reincarnation, or, as it could be interpreted, Hetfield's 'rebirth' after undergoing alcohol rehabilitation.

During their August 12 gig in Tokyo, the band debuted more new material, a song referred to as "The Other New Song". The song is much shorter, clocking in at just over 3 minutes. Fan reactions have been mixed, with several comparisons to work by punk pioneers The Misfits.

After the tour's conclusion, the band reentered their San Francisco workspace/studio to continue the writing process for their new album.

In addition to a little new material, Metallica also played the Master of Puppets album in its entirety at several of these shows, as it was the 20th anniversary of the record's release. And in particular, rarely played album song "Orion" was dedicated to its primary writer, the group's late bassist Cliff Burton.

Tour logo

The "Metallica" portion of the tour logo is made up of taking one letter from several of their albums in a cut-and-paste fashion. The letters are as follows:

• The "M" is from Ride the Lightning.
• The "E" is from Garage Inc..
• The "T" is from Load (darker grey than what was on ReLoad).
• The first "A" is from ...And Justice for All.
• The first "L" is from Live Shit: Binge & Purge.
• The second "L" is from a "One" single/T-shirt logo from the ...And Justice for All era.
• The "I" is from the Cunning Stunts live video/DVD.
• The "C" is from Kill 'Em All.
• The second "A" is from St. Anger.

Typical setlist

(Taken from the Centurion, South Africa SuperSport Park show on March 18, 2006)

1. "Creeping Death"
2. "Fuel"
3. "Harvester of Sorrow"
4. "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)"
5. "For Whom the Bell Tolls"
6. "St. Anger"
7. "King Nothing"
8. "I Disappear"
9. "Wherever I May Roam"
10. "Fade to Black"
11. "Battery"
12. "Sad but True"
13. "Nothing Else Matters"
14. "Master of Puppets"
15. "One"
16. "Enter Sandman"
17. "Seek & Destroy"

Tour dates

Songlist

Personnel

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

External links

• Official website
• Metallica on Tour
• LiveMetallica.com
• News post about the tour on www.metallica.com