During their sold-out concert Saturday night, Metallica figured out a way around the questionable sound at the new U.S. Bank Stadium. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers simply cranked up the volume loud enough to rattle bones.

“Is it sounding OK? Is it too loud? It’s too loud,” lead singer James Hetfield said from the stage. “Just turn the crowd up, that’s what I say.”

It wasn’t just the 49,000 or so fans inside the football stadium who weathered the band’s monstrous, crushing riffs. Neighbors from more than a mile away reported via Twitter that they could hear the concert – which took place in an indoor stadium – inside their house.

Many fans complained about poor sound during Friday night’s Luke Bryan concert, as well as on Saturday when openers Volbeat and Avenged Sevenfold warmed the stage for the headliners. That stopped once Metallica began playing. So overwhelming was the band’s wall of sound, it was tough to do much beyond submit to it.

Some 33 years after the band essentially introduced thrash metal to the world with their debut album “Kill ‘Em All,” Metallica remains masters of the genre, from Hetfield’s instantly recognizable Cowardly Lion growl to Kirk Hammett’s liquid, seemingly effortless approach to the guitar.

Metallica has sat out much of the year, wrapping up work on their upcoming album “Hardwired … To Self-Destruct,” their first in eight years. The only other gig the band has booked for the rest of the year is a festival stop next month in New York, although a full U.S. tour is in the planning stages. They ended up turning Saturday’s concert into an excuse to announce the new record and release the first single, “Hardwired.” They debuted that song live during the show as well, to the delight of the crowd. (The band also ran a pop-up store in the Warehouse District on Friday and Saturday.)

Beyond that, the set list felt like Metallica’s greatest hits, with a focus on their first decade: “Seek and Destroy,” “Creeping Death,” “Master of Puppets,” “One,” “Enter Sandman,” “The Unforgiven” and “Sad but True.” Each member got his moment to shine as well, including bassist Robert Trujillo, who ripped through a solo wearing a Minnesota Vikings jersey.

The stadium’s massive video screen hung above the stage Saturday, but just like Bryan’s show the night before, it was dark throughout the evening. Metallica didn’t skimp on the visuals, however, and played behind their own towering wall of screens that brought an intimacy to the evening that was missing with Bryan’s skimpier production.

Yes, fans did moan about the long lines for food and drink – followed by restrooms – and the insanely crowded concourses that made making your way through the stadium a challenge. No one was moaning about Metallica’s performance, though.