S&M

S&M; is a live album by the American heavy metal band Metallica, with the San Francisco Symphony conducted by Michael Kamen, recorded on April 21-22, 1999 at Berkeley Community Theatre. This is the final Metallica album to feature bassist Jason Newsted. S&M; contains performances of Metallica songs with additional symphonic accompaniment, which was composed by Michael Kamen, who also conducted the orchestra during the concert. The idea to combine... more

S&M; is a live album by the American heavy metal band Metallica, with the San Francisco Symphony conducted by Michael Kamen, recorded on April 21-22, 1999 at Berkeley Community Theatre. This is the final Metallica album to feature bassist Jason Newsted. S&M; contains performances of Metallica songs with additional symphonic accompaniment, which was composed by Michael Kamen, who also conducted the orchestra during the concert. The idea to combine heavy metal with an epic classical approach, as James Hetfield has stated repeatedly, was an idea of Cliff Burton. Burton’s love of classical music, especially of Johann Sebastian Bach, can be traced back to many instrumental parts and melodic characteristics in Metallica’s songwriting including songs from Ride The Lightning and Master of Puppets.. In addition to songs from previous albums spanning Ride the Lightning through ReLoad, there are two new compositions: "No Leaf Clover" and "−Human", as well as a symphonic cover of "The Ecstasy of... less