Watch Metallica Perform “The Unforgiven II” Live In Concert For The First Time AtV June 2, 2015 News It took 18 years, but Metallica finally got around to playing “The Unforgiven II.” The band performed the cut from 1997’s Reload during a set at Rock im Revier in Gelsenkirchen, Germany over the weekend. Technically the song got a live debut during the televised Billboard Music Awards back in December 1997, but this is the first time “The Unforgiven II” was dusted off for a concert audience. As if you needed another reason to go see Metallica live, right? Watch the fan footage: