Metallica Honors Ozzy Osbourne At Exclusive SiriusXM Club Show; VIDEO

Summary

• Metallica played an intimate show at Stephen Talkhouse to launch SiriusXM’s new channel Maximum Metallica.
• Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo honored Ozzy Osbourne with a cover of Crazy Train mid-set.
• The performance premieres September 1 on SiriusXM, with rebroadcasts on Maximum Metallica and Howard 101.

Metallica ditched the stadiums last Thursday and squeezed into Stephen Talkhouse, a tiny club in Amagansett, New York. The band played the special set for SiriusXM, celebrating the launch of their new 24/7 channel Maximum Metallica.

The invite-only show packed in a mix of locals, VIPs, and people rich or famous enough to get on the guest list.

James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett, and Robert Trujillo ripped through a setlist stacked with fan favorites. Halfway through, Kirk and Rob tossed in a tribute to Ozzy Osbourne, covering his signature anthem Crazy Train.

It was a loose moment that reminded everyone just how much Ozzy looms over metal history.

Celebrity crowd

Stephen Talkhouse is already known for its mix of Hamptons locals and star-gazers, and this night was no different.

Howard and Beth Stern showed up. So did Paul McCartney with Nancy, Andy Cohen, Colin Jost, Heidi Gardner, Michael J.

Fox, Ed Burns, Chris Jericho, Maria Menounos, Sylvester Stallone, and Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith. That’s a lot of celebrity elbow-rubbing in a place where you normally have to order your beer two at a time.

SiriusXM is using the momentum to plug Maximum Metallica, which officially launches Friday, August 29 on channel 42 and the app.

The channel is free for anyone with a SiriusXM-equipped car through September. Think of it as wall-to-wall Metallica: hits, deep cuts, bootlegs, and the kind of behind-the-scenes chatter only diehards care about.

From stadiums to a bar

The show itself will premiere on Monday, September 1 at noon ET and rebroadcast throughout the week. Howard Stern will also air the full performance on Howard 101 September 5.

The company made sure fans who weren’t lucky enough to squeeze into Stephen Talkhouse can still catch it.

For Metallica, it was a strange but welcome shift from the massive M72 world tour stages to a bar-sized venue.

The energy didn’t dip, though, the crowd got the kind of sweat and volume you usually only feel with 50,000 other people.

The setlist

1. Creeping Death
2. For Whom The Bell Tolls
3. Wherever I May Roam
4. Kirk and Rob Doodle (Crazy Train)
5. Fuel
6. Fade To Black
7. Sad But True
8. The Unforgiven
9. Whiskey In The Jar
10. Nothing Else Matters
11. Seek & Destroy
12. One
13. Master Of Puppets
14. Enter Sandman

Not exactly a left-field setlist, but the Ozzy nod gave it extra flavor.

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Lars first spilled the news about the club show during his August 6 visit to The Howard Stern Show.

Since then, SiriusXM has been hyping the launch of Maximum Metallica as “The Most Metallica Anywhere.” Translation: expect the band’s catalog on loop, sprinkled with live cuts, rare recordings, and whatever the guys dig up from their vault.

It’s not the first time SiriusXM has staged a big act in a small room at Stephen Talkhouse.

Coldplay, Ed Sheeran, Brandi Carlile, The Killers, Mumford & Sons, Dave Matthews, and even Jelly Roll have done similar showcases there. This one just happened to be a little louder and a little sweatier.

The show was another reminder (at least for me) of just how far James and Lars’ 1981 garage project has gone. Metallica has sold nearly 125 million albums worldwide and racked up more than 17 billion streams.

Their 72 Seasons album dropped in 2023, keeping them on top after four decades of changing trends.

And in case anyone forgot, the band’s All Within My Hands foundation has raised millions for education, hunger relief, and local services.

They may still sing about destruction, but they’ve funneled plenty of money toward fixing things too.

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