Metallica have paid tribute to some surprising Aussie classics while in Australia on their M72 tour, and last night in Brisbane (12 November), they continued the trend.

Every night, lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Rob Trujillo perform a “doodle” section, where they play a track made by an artist from the city they’re playing in. In Perth, the song was John Butler Trio’s Zebra. In Adelaide, it was The Angels’ Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again. In Melbourne, it was The Living End’s Prisoner Of Society.

At Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium, Metallica kept up the punk inspiration and ripped through The Chats’ Smoko.

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This isn’t the first time that The Chats received a shout-out from a big-name international artist. Last month, the Godfather of Punk, Iggy Pop, recommended the Australian “shed rock” trio on his BBC radio show.

“I learned about The Chats from [Queens of the Stone Age’s Josh Homme],” Iggy Pop said. “I was backstage at their gig in Miami after the show, and he said, ‘You gotta look at this guy and listen to these guys!’ And he had a video of The Chats playing their killer number, Smoko.”

Reflecting on what he saw, he added, “It was this big, strapping kid with sun-sensitive skin and red hair. He looked just like the son of Josh! That’s where I heard about them.

“They’ve got all sorts of great songs; I got to play a gig with them once in Melbourne, and they’re something else.”

Metallica conclude their Australian tour at Sydney’s Accor Stadium this Saturday (15 November), before heading to New Zealand for one more show in the antipodean region. The tour marks their first shows in Australia since headlining Soundwave Festival in 2013 and sees the American metal icons joined by special guests Evanescence and Suicidal Tendencies.

You can read The Music’s recent review of their show in Perth here.