PropsThe crosses in this show’s performance of “Master of Puppets” were among the set’s many moving pieces. They were stored underneath the stage and rose from the floor using a hydraulic motor. “We wanted to have the feeling that you were standing in a field of crosses,” Mr. Mensch said by phone. The overall look was meant to mirror the cover of the 1986 album of the same name. “We probably should have had more crosses, but we ran out of space underneath the stage.”

Other effects included fire and lasers. And at one point, during one song from the album “... And Justice for All,” a 50-foot statue of Lady Justice is assembled onstage, then toppled. Another song incorporated a design from the “Load/Reload” tour, in which electrical problems were simulated to make it look as if the set were being destroyed, complete with equipment short circuits and lighting rigs falling from the sky.