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Description

Its clear that metalheads and classical music enthusiasts were both in for a special evening when Metallica and the San Francisco Symphony performed together at the Berkeley Community Theater. The Call of Ktulu, a track that had never before been performed live, was fated for a debut such as this. The epic instrumental is given added depth by the bombastic charts of Michael Kamen, who succeeds in putting a new spin on the bands material as he did on Metallicas self-titled 1991 release. The same applies to the speed metal classic Master of Puppets. Hero of the Day works very well, with its melodic tone enhanced by the symphony. And the antiwar anthem One seems as if it had been made for the classical treatment it receives here.