Once more J-Day was upon us, and for this special occasion the most prominent Danish Metallica cover band, Metallica Jam, had invited one and all to a party in Amager Bio. A night of good drinking and good music lay ahead for all who came.
For those who do not know it, J-Day (or J-Dag as it is called in the native tongue) is a Danish tradition where we celebrate the release of the year’s Christmas Brew, and in the good spirit of the occasion, serious drinking is more or less a must…

A lot of people had gathered for the show, although as it is a large concert hall the place wasn't crowded in any way, and you could pleasantly stroll into the front line at any time you wished for it.
What came as more of a surprise though, was that the assembled people were taking things very slowly in the start. Even though Metallica Jam kicked the show of with the speedy rock tune Fuel (which was one of the few “newer” songs they played), no more than a couple of arms were raised, and there was very little headbanging going on. Were the beers not working yet? The band definitely was, that was not the problem here…
Maybe it was the mix of different people which was the crucial factor, but as the night grew on, and the Christmas Brews kept flowing out of the taps, the crowd loosened up more and more as well, and finally a really good atmosphere was filling the place.

Considering it was a cover band we were watching tonight, I was impressed at how much they had done to make the show look good.
The matching outfits were in order, both lights and sound was good, and the stage was set up with a stylish staircase up to the drums, and a small catwalk out into the audience, both of which were used a lot by the different band-members.
At one time, just before For Whom The Bell Tolls, drummer Brian ‘Ulrich’ Andersen handed his sticks over to his son, who was invited to play drums for the songs as daddy was going crowd surfing. The boy did a good job of it, but still had to hand the place back for the next song, Master Of Puppets.
Another special guest appearance was also made in the final song for the night, Whiskey In The Jar, as Old Nick (a.k.a. Santa Claus, not Satan) himself entered the stage, and this marked the finale of and entirely successful evening.

Setlist:

Fuel (Metallica cover)
Creeping Death (Metallica cover)
Sad But True (Metallica cover)
Until It Sleeps (Metallica cover)
Blackened (Metallica cover)
The Day That Never Comes (Metallica cover)
Master Of Puppets (Metallica cover)
The Unforgiven II (Metallica cover)
For Whom The Bell Tolls (Metallica cover)
The Four Horsemen (Metallica cover)
Welcome Home (Sanitarium) (Metallica cover)
Wherever I May Roam (Metallica cover)
Enter Sandman (Metallica cover)
Battery (Metallica cover)
One (Metallica cover)
Whiskey In The Jar (Irish traditional)