Metallica S And MS&M

Reissued on Metallica's Own Blackened Recordings Label

Upping the ante on everything they had done previously, Metallica engages in a once-in-a-lifetime pairing with the San Francisco Symphony under the direction of Michael Kamen on a live set that's positively thunderous. With the orchestral backing of strings, tympani, horns, and more, Metallica has never sounded as powerful or dramatic.

Grammy and Oscar-nominated composer/conductor/arranger Michael Kamen scored the symphony and conducted the performances, while Bob Rock, the iconic engineer that captured the band on Load, Re-Load and the diamond-platinum certified Metallica, served as producer. The results are amazing. Several of Metallica's most beloved songs are slightly transformed, while others simply gain in strength and momentum. The group's signature onstage introduction theme, "The Ecstasy of Gold," overwhelms with dramatic sway.

In addition, the quartet debuts two new compositions here: the complex, celebrated "No Leaf Clover" and never-again-performed "Human," each sent up with equal parts magnificent eloquence and raw edginess. This is a performance for the ages!