METALLICA’s KIRK HAMMETT & ROB TRUJILLO Covered DEATH’s “Pull The Plug” Live (Way Too Fast)

Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Rob Trujillo have made a habit of performing “doodles” live – or little instrumental covers of a song that has some significance to whatever place they’re playing. The duo decided to tackle Death‘s “Pull The Plug” at their June 8 show at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, FL and I mean… the riff was right, but holy shit is that way too fast.

Still, it was a nice gesture to memorialize Chuck Schuldiner‘s legacy. If you’ve somehow never heard that death metal classic (at the right speed), check it out below. Metallica has a whole bunch of tour dates lined up for 2025 and 2026 across the world. Check those out below. Tickets are available here.

2025

6/14 Houston, TX NRG Stadium (w/ Pantera & Suicidal Tendencies)
6/20 Santa Clara, CA Levi’s Stadium (w/ Limp Bizkit & Ice Nine Kills)
6/22 Santa Clara, CA Levi’s Stadium (w/ Pantera & Suicidal Tendencies)
6/27 Denver, CO Empower Field at Mile High (w/ Limp Bizkit & Ice Nine Kills)
6/29 Denver, CO Empower Field at Mile High (w/ Pantera & Suicidal Tendencies)
7/5 Birmingham, England Villa Park
11/1 Perth, Australia Optus Stadium
11/5 Adelaide, Australia Adelaide Oval
11/8 Melbourne, Australia Marvel Stadium
11/12 Brisbane, Australia Suncorp Stadium
11/15 Sydney, Australia Accor Stadium
11/19 Auckland, New Zealand Eden Park
12/3 Sakhir, Bahrain Beyon Al Dana Amphitheatre
12/6 Abu Dhabi, UAE Yas Island – Abu Dhabi F1 Grand Prix

2026

5/9 Athens, GR Olympic Stadium (w/ Gojira & Knocked Loose)
5/13 Bucharest, RO Arena Națională (w/ Gojira & Knocked Loose)
5/19 Chorzów, PL Stadion Śląski (w/ Gojira & Knocked Loose)
5/22 Frankfurt, DE Deutsche Bank Park (w/ Gojira & Knocked Loose)
5/24 Frankfurt, DE Deutsche Bank Park (w/ Pantera & Avatar)
5/27 Zurich, CH Stadion Letzigrund (w/ Gojira & Knocked Loose)
5/30 Berlin, DE Olympiastadion (w/ Gojira & Knocked Loose)
6/3 Bologna, IT Stadio Renato Dall’Ara (w/ Gojira & Knocked Loose)
6/11 Budapest, HU Puskas Arena (w/ Pantera & Avatar)
6/13 Budapest, HU Puskas Arena (w/ Gojira & Knocked Loose)
6/19 Dublin, IE Aviva Stadium (w/ Gojira & Knocked Loose)
6/21 Dublin, IE Aviva Stadium (w/ Gojira & Knocked Loose)
6/25 Glasgow, UK Hampden Park (w/ Gojira & Knocked Loose)
6/28 Cardiff, UK Principality Stadium (w/ Gojira & Knocked Loose)
7/3 London, UK Stadium (w/ Gojira & Knocked Loose)
7/5 London, UK Stadium (w/ Pantera & Avatar)