Enligt Kirk Hammett måste Metallica turnera konstant för att kunna betala sina höga räkningar vilket inkluderar deras egna studio, personallöner samt live produktioner. Han säger, ”The cycles of taking two years off don’t exist anymore. We were able to do that because we had record royalties coming in consistently. Now you put out an album, and you have a windfall maybe once or twice but not the way it used to be — a check every three months.”
James Hetfield kommenterar, ”We’ve been like a live band, we’ve had to get out there and play, play, play, and it’s kind of tough, because, you know, nowadays, that was the area we wanted to kind of lay back on a little bit, and kind of enjoy our families and things. But, you know, it is what it is, and we can’t change that. We can do our best and that’s all we can do.”
Hammett säger även att Metallica inte turnerar enbart för pengarnas skull. Han säger, ”Whenever we go on these kinds of endeavors, it’s never to make money. We want it to be fun and exciting. Maybe break even. Or lose money. Whatever. It’s not a financial thing. We’re trying to come up with something cool.”
