MTV Icon 2003: MetallicA [7|7]

Metallica was selected as MTV's Icon for 2003, with the event held in Universal City, California. It featured performances by Sum 41, Staind, Avril Lavigne, Snoop Dogg, Korn, and Limp Bizkit, as well as celebrity appearances by Rob Zombie, Lisa Marie Presley, Jim Breuer, Sean Penn, and others. The special concluded with Metallica performing a medley of songs from their early albums, spanning 1983 to 1991, followed by their most recent single, "Frantic". It was their first television appearance with bassist Robert Trujillo, who had joined the band just a few months prior. MTV set up a website to promote the special, featuring testimonials by celebrities and musicians including Kelly Osbourne, Sully Erna of Godsmack, Ja Rule, and Dave "Phoenix" Farrell and Chester Bennington of Linkin Park.

Performances
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Sum 41 medley of "For Whom the Bell Tolls", "Enter Sandman", and "Master of Puppets"
Staind "Nothing Else Matters"
Avril Lavigne "Fuel"
Snoop Dogg "Sad But True"
Korn "One"
Limp Bizkit "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)"
Metallica medley of "Hit the Lights", "Enter Sandman", "Blackened", "Creeping Death", and "Battery", "Frantic"

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• MetallicA
• James
• Hetfield
• Lars
• Ulrich
• Kirk
• Hammet
• Robot
• Trujillo
• MTV
• Icon
• 2003

[irrex]

best thing about metallica though, is that they made th fans f***ing love them.  I mean, James can actually stop singing, but you will still hear the lyrics! :D

[blackbart316]

haha james looking at Lars during Battery....slow down man, , too fast , lol

[EddyMarcy]

James Hetfield, Gog of Riffs, and he's The Table.

[markoradov]

crazy lars



[25wande]

bad sound

[notremike13]

the one thing metallica pisses me off about is the women. why they fuck they ogo. they waste money and tickets

[ronthedog82]

i dont like Trujillo creeping around like that

[jackwontknow1]

@wato2k9ghbc you mean boned?

[wato2k9ghbc]

At 3:55 looks like that wmen in the red T-shirt is getting bummed lol