I am outrageously envious of those of you who saw any pre-black album shows, I can't begin to tell you. I'd have loved to have seen the Puppets (whether headlining or Ozzy, and I'd have left for Ozzy!) and Justice shows, particularly Puppets. They had that air of danger back then, not to your physical being but the agression of the band, the edginess.
I find Metallica live these days to be... well... I don't want to use this analogy but I'm kind of forcing myself into it. It's like sex with a condom.
Last time I saw them was in 2017 (I think, it was around then) in Birmingham. There was a nice Kirk and Rob homage to Black Sabbath. But Halo on Fire, a good song, outstayed its welcome horribly when all four members drummed on it and the whole thing just felt corporate. Yes, corporate. That's the word. I'm not sure I want that from a Metallica show, and that's too bad, I know, because that's where they are now.
As for the last two singles, Lux Aeterna's pretty good. Suicide not so much. Why does a song need, what is it, three intro riffs? I love Metallica, despite my comments around their current live show, but I think Suicide captures everything that's wrong with their song composition since... St Anger?