Metallica lands third track in Spotify's Billion Streams Club with "Master Of Puppets"

Metallica's iconic "Master Of Puppets" has officially surpassed 1 billion streams on Spotify, marking the third track from the band to hit the milestone. Originally released as the sole single from their 1986 thrash metal masterpiece, the song now joins "Enter Sandman" and "Nothing Else Matters" in the billion-streams club.

Metallica has further extended their "M72 World Tour" with additional dates and festival performances in 2025. Joining them will be Limp Bizkit, Ice Nice Kills, Pantera and Suicidal Tendencies on select dates. 

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04/12 Las Vegas, NV @ Las Vegas Festival Grounds ^^
04/19 Syracuse, NY @ JMA Wireless Dome *
04/24 Toronto, ON @ Rogers Centre *
04/26 Toronto, ON @ Rogers Centre **
05/01 Nashville, TN @ Nissan Stadium *
05/03 Nashville, TN @ Nissan Stadium **
05/07 Blacksburg, VA @ Lane Stadium *
05/09 Columbus, OH @ Historic Crew Stadium ^
05/11 Columbus, OH @ Historic Crew Stadium ^
05/23 Philadelphia, PA @ Lincoln Financial Field **
05/25 Philadelphia, PA @ Lincoln Financial Field *
05/28 Landover, MA @ Northwest Stadium *
05/31 Charlotte, NC @ Bank of America Stadium *
06/03 Atlanta, GA @ Mercedes-Benz Stadium *
06/06 Tampa, FL @ Raymond James Stadium **
06/08 Tampa, FL @ Raymond James Stadium *
06/14 Houston, TX @ NRG Stadium *
06/20 Santa Clara, CA @ Levi's Stadium **
06/22 Santa Clara, CA @ Levi's Stadium *
06/27 Denver, CO @ Empower Field at Mile High **
06/29 Denver, CO @ Empower Field at Mile High *

* = w/ Pantera & Suicidal Tendencies
** = w/ Limp Bizkit & Ice Nine Kills
^ = Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival
^^ = Sick New World Festival

Following that scheduled run, Metallica have booked an Australian/New Zealand tour for November 2025. Evanescence and Suicidal Tendencies will open.

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11/01 Perth, AUS @ Optus Stadium
11/05 Adelaide, AUS @ Adelaide Oval
11/08 Melbourne, AUS @ Marvel Stadium
11/12 Brisbane, AUS @ Suncorp Stadium
11/15 Sydney, AUS @ Accor Stadium
11/19 Auckland, NZ @ Eden Park