Metallica At The Sphere, Kid Rock Gospel, Mantas On Cronos

Metallica opened their Las Vegas Sphere residency with a 16-song set that included "...And Justice for All" for the first time since 2014 and "The Call of Ktulu" dedicated to Cliff Burton, 40 years after his death. Twenty-four shows run through March, and the band says no two weekends get the same set list.

Also: Kid Rock announces a Christian album, "Halfway To Jesus," out October 17 with Eminem on "7 Sins," saying he and Em "differ politically" but "stayed friends through it all." And original Venom guitarist Mantas pays tribute to Cronos: "We changed the direction, the movement and the...