Metallica might’ve ended their M72 Tour – for this year, at least – but the bands who took part in this summer’s European and UK legs are still giddy about joining the thrash legends on the road.
That’s certainly the case for Sweden’s Avatar, who Metallica gave a shout-out to on Instagram, thanking them for “raising the bar and keeping crowds across Europe and the UK on their toes!”
In a new interview with Metal Hammer, frontman Johannes Eckerström shared how Metallica aren’t just metal’s biggest band – they might also be its nicest…
“Seeing how they go the extra mile in how they treat their opening bands was really eye-blowing for me,” he says. “Honestly, the whole tour was incredible. We had dinner with them in Dublin, and at the final show [in London] James comes walking up in this Abba t-shirt, ‘Thank you for being here.’ All that extra effort to make us feel welcome, how they treated us and our crew, was just amazing.”
“It’s a very cool thing,” he continues. “I can remember being 11 and thinking, ‘What if I could meet my favourite bands, would they think I was cool?’ It doesn’t always work out that way, but this time it did. So, I recommend opening for Metallica when you get the chance.”
