The Damage, Inc. Tour was a concert tour by American heavy metal band Metallica in support of the band's third studio album, ''

Master of Puppets ''Master of Puppets'' is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Metallica, released on March 3, 1986, by Elektra Records. Recorded in Denmark at Sweet Silence Studios with producer Flemming Rasmussen, it was the band's last albu ...

''. The name of the tour is taken from the last song on the album. It began on March 27, 1986, and ended on February 13, 1987.

Background

Metallica supported

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from March to August, headlined a string of U.S. dates between May 23 and June 7 with Armored Saint, and were the main act throughout the fall and winter with support from Anthrax and

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. Roadie John Marshall, who later played guitar in Metal Church, filled in for James Hetfield on rhythm guitar between July 27 and September 25 following a mid-tour skateboarding accident resulting in a broken arm. Hetfield,

Cliff Burton Clifford Lee Burton (February 10, 1962 – September 27, 1986) was an American musician who was the bassist for heavy metal band Metallica from 1982 until his death in 1986. He performed on ''Kill 'Em All'' (1983), ''Ride the Lightning'' (1984) ...

and

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had discussed firing Lars Ulrich upon completion of the tour, but plans were set aside upon the death of Burton on September 27, 1986, in a tour bus accident near

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, Sweden, while en route from Stockholm to

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, Denmark. Performances that were scheduled for October were postponed and the band hired a new bassist,

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, to complete the rest of the tour on October 28, 1986. Metallica also became the first band of the Big Four to cross the Iron Curtain, with two concerts in Katowice, Poland, on February 10 and 11, 1987.

Setlist

Songs played overall "

The Ecstasy of Gold "The Ecstasy of Gold" ( it, L'estasi dell'oro) is a musical composition by Ennio Morricone, part of his score for the 1966 Sergio Leone film ''The Good, the Bad and the Ugly''. It is played while Tuco (Eli Wallach) is frantically searching a ce ...

" (" Ennio Morricone") udio introduction#"Battery" #"

" #"

For Whom the Bell Tolls ''For Whom the Bell Tolls'' is a novel by Ernest Hemingway published in 1940. It tells the story of Robert Jordan, a young American volunteer attached to a Republican guerrilla unit during the Spanish Civil War. As a dynamiter, he is assigned ...

" #"Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" #"Ride the Lightning" #"(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth" (3/27-9/26/1986)
-> "

bass solo" (11/15/1986-2/13/1987) #"

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" #"The Thing That Should Not Be" #" Fade to Black" #"

Seek & Destroy "Seek & Destroy" is a 1983 song by the American heavy metal band Metallica and ninth track from their debut studio album, ''Kill 'Em All''. It was also featured on the demo '' No Life 'Til Leather''. It was the first song the band recorded in ...

" #"

Creeping Death "Creeping Death" is a song by American heavy metal band Metallica. It was released on November 23, 1984, as the lead and only commercial single from their album ''Ride the Lightning'' (" Fade to Black" and "For Whom the Bell Tolls", from the sam ...

"
st encore#"Disposable Heroes" #"The Four Horsemen" #"

guitar solo" #"

Am I Evil? "Am I Evil?" is a song by British heavy metal band Diamond Head. Released on the band's 1980 debut album ''Lightning to the Nations'', it remains the band's signature song''.'' The song was written by lead vocalist Sean Harris and guitarist ...

" (" Diamond Head" cover) #"Damage Inc."
nd encore#"Fight Fire with Fire" #"Blitzkrieg" (" Blitzkrieg" cover) #"

Last Caress "Last Caress" is a song by American punk rock band Misfits, first released on their 1980 EP '' Beware''. Written by vocalist Glenn Danzig, the song was later included on the compilation album ''Collection II'', released in 1995, as well as on t ...

" (" The Misfits" cover) inal encore ;Typical setlist "The Ecstasy of Gold" ("Ennio Morricone") udio introduction#"Battery" #"Master of Puppets" #"For Whom the Bell Tolls" #"Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" #"Ride the Lightning" #"(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth" (3/27-9/26/1986)
-> "Jason Newsted bass solo" (11/15/1986-2/13/1987) #"Whiplash" #"The Thing That Should Not Be" #"Fade to Black" #"Seek & Destroy"
st encore#"Creeping Death" #"The Four Horsemen" #"Kirk Hammett guitar solo" #"Am I Evil?" ("Diamond Head" cover) #"Damage Inc."
;Cliff Burton tour "The Ecstasy of Gold" ("Ennio Morricone") udio introduction#"Battery" #"Master of Puppets" #"For Whom the Bell Tolls" #"Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" #"Ride the Lightning" #"(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth" #"Whiplash" #"The Thing That Should Not Be" #"Fade to Black" #"Seek & Destroy" #"Creeping Death"
st encore#"Disposable Heroes" #"The Four Horsemen" #"Kirk Hammett guitar solo" #"Am I Evil?" ("Diamond Head" cover) #"Damage Inc."
inal encore#"Fight Fire with Fire" #"Blitzkrieg" ("Blitzkrieg" cover) ;Cliff Burton U.S. Shows "The Ecstasy of Gold" ("Ennio Morricone") udio introduction#"Battery" #"Master of Puppets" #"For Whom the Bell Tolls" #"Ride the Lightning" #"Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" #"The Thing That Should Not Be" #"(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth" #"The Four Horsemen" #"Fade to Black" #"Seek & Destroy"
st encore#"Creeping Death" #"Am I Evil?" ("Diamond Head" Cover)
nd encore#"Disposable Heroes' #"Kirk Hammett guitar solo" #"Damage Inc." #"Whiplash" inal encore
;Supporting Ozzy "The Ecstasy of Gold" ("Ennio Morricone") udio introduction#"Battery" #"Master of Puppets" #"For Whom the Bell Tolls" #"Ride the Lightning" #"Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" #"(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth" #"Thing That Should Not Be" #"Fade to Black" #"Seek & Destroy" #"Creeping Death"
st encore #"Am I Evil?" ("Diamond Head" cover) #"Damage Inc." #"Whiplash" inal encore ;Supported by Armored Saint "The Ecstasy of Gold" ("Ennio Morricone") udio introduction#"Battery" #"Master of Puppets" #"For Whom the Bell Tolls" #"Ride the Lightning" #"Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" #"The Four Horsemen" #"The Thing That Should Not Be" #"(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth" #"Damage Inc." #"Fade to Black" #"Seek & Destroy" #"Creeping Death"
st encore#"Disposable Heroes" #"Kirk Hammett guitar solo" #"Am I Evil?" ("Diamond Head" cover) #"Whiplash" inal encore
;Iowa Jam (1986) "The Ecstasy of Gold" ("Ennio Morricone") udio introduction#"Battery" #"Master of Puppets" #"For Whom the Bell Tolls" #"Fade to Black" #"Seek & Destroy" #"Creeping Death"
ncore#"Am I Evil?" ("Diamond Head" cover) #"Damage Inc." ;Cliff Burton European Leg "The Ecstasy of Gold" ("Ennio Morricone") udio introduction#"Battery" #"Master of Puppets" #"For Whom the Bell Tolls" #"Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" #"Ride the Lightning" #"(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth" #"Whiplash" #"Thing That Should Not Be" #"Fade to Black" #"Seek & Destroy"
st encore#"Creeping Death" #"The Four Horsemen" #"Kirk Hammett guitar solo" #"Am I Evil?" ("Diamond Head" cover) #"Damage Inc."
inal encore#"Fight Fire with Fire" #"Blitzkrieg" ("Blitzkrieg" cover)
;"Puss in Boots Rock" Festival (1986) "The Ecstasy of Gold" ("Ennio Morricone") udio introduction#"Battery" #"Master of Puppets" #"For Whom the Bell Tolls" #"Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" #"(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth" #"Whiplash" #"Fade to Black" #"Seek & Destroy" #"Creeping Death"
ncore#"Am I Evil?" ("Diamond Head" cover) #"Damage Inc." ;Roskilde Festival (1986) "The Ecstasy of Gold" ("Ennio Morricone") udio introduction#"Battery" #"Master of Puppets" #"For Whom the Bell Tolls" #"Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" #"(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth" #"The Four Horsemen" #"Fade to Black" #"Seek & Destroy" #"Creeping Death"
st encore#"Am I Evil?" ("Diamond Head" cover) #"Damage Inc." #"Whiplash" inal encore
;Jason Newsted tour "The Ecstasy of Gold" ("Ennio Morricone") udio introduction#"Battery" #"Master of Puppets" #"For Whom the Bell Tolls" #"Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" #"Ride the Lightning" #"Jason Newsted bass solo" #"Whiplash" #"The Thing That Should Not Be" #"Fade to Black" #"Seek & Destroy" #"Creeping Death"
st encore#"The Four Horsemen" #"Kirk Hammett guitar solo" #"Am I Evil?" ("Diamond Head" cover) #"Damage Inc."
nd encore#"Fight Fire with Fire" ;Jason Newsted warm-up gigs "The Ecstasy of Gold" ("Ennio Morricone") udio introduction#"Battery" #"Master of Puppets" #"For Whom the Bell Tolls" #"Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" #"Ride the Lightning" #"Kirk Hammett guitar solo" #"Whiplash" #"Seek & Destroy" #"Creeping Death"
st encore#"The Four Horsemen" #"Fade to Black" #"Am I Evil?" ("Diamond Head" cover) #"Damage Inc." #"Fight Fire with Fire" inal encore

Tour dates

Personnel

March – September 1986: * James Hetfield – lead vocals, rhythm guitar * Lars Ulrich – drums *

– bass, backing vocals *

– lead guitar, backing vocals * John Marshall – rhythm guitar (July 27 – September 25) October 1986 – February 1987: * James Hetfield – lead vocals, rhythm guitar * Lars Ulrich – drums * Kirk Hammett – lead guitar, backing vocals *

– bass, backing vocals

References

Sources * * {{Metallica 1986 concert tours 1987 concert tours Metallica concert tours