Metallica played their first mainland China concert in August 2013 at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai (上海梅赛德斯奔驰文化中心), one of the earliest heavy-metal legends to reach China. Top ticket price was ¥2,280; they opened with 《Hit the Lights》.
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金属乐队 literally means 'metal band' (the genre), but in pop-culture context it overwhelmingly refers specifically to Metallica. For the genre in general, 重金属 (zhòngjīnshǔ, heavy metal) is more precise.
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《Nothing Else Matters》
Nothing Else Matters
The 1991 ballad is one of the gateway Metallica tracks for Chinese listeners who don't normally like heavy metal.
