In September of 2019, we were on stage for two incredible nights with the San Francisco Symphony commemorating the opening of the new Chase Center here in our backyard as well as the 20th anniversary of the first S&M. Celebrating with fans from all around the world (almost 70 countries represented!) and sharing the stage with our hometown symphony, its legendary Music Director Michael Tilson Thomas, and conductor Edwin Outwater, was beyond inspiring and a major highlight in our crazy, cool time as a band. Now we can all relive those two special nights as both video and audio versions of the shows are available for pre-order now, hitting stores on August 28.

S&M2, is coming your way in a number of formats, ranging from standard 4LP vinyl, collectible colored vinyl, 2CD, DVD, Blu-ray, and Deluxe Box set, all the way up to the Fifth Member™ exclusive Super Deluxe Box, limited to 500 copies (which members can enter to reserve), each featuring original sheet music used in the show and signed by all four band members. Including the first-ever symphonic renditions of songs written and released since those first S&M shows, the album was produced by Greg Fidelman with Hetfield & Ulrich.

“So why did this take almost 12 months to release?” The concert film is a brand-new edit done by Joe Hutshing (Through The Never) and both the audio and visuals have been taken to the next level from the October 2019 theatrical version that played in over 3,700 cinemas worldwide. Originally planned for a mid-June release, unfortunately pressing plants and printers closed due to COVID-19 just as we were getting ready to manufacture the various configurations. We’re excited that we’re back on track, everything’s in motion, and we can finally get the music to you.

Fifth Members™ should login for a 20% discount and all pre-orders will receive MP3 downloads of the S&M2 versions of “All Within My Hands” and “Nothing Else Matters.”

TRACKLIST

1. The Ecstasy of Gold
2. The Call of Ktulu
3. For Whom the Bell Tolls
4. The Day That Never Comes
5. The Memory Remains
6. Confusion
7. Moth Into Flame
8. The Outlaw Torn
9. No Leaf Clover
10. Halo on Fire
11. Intro to Scythian Suite
12. Scythian Suite, Opus 20 II: The Enemy God And The Dance Of The Dark Spirits
13. Intro to The Iron Foundry
14. The Iron Foundry, Opus 19
15. The Unforgiven III
16. All Within My Hands
17. (Anesthesia) - Pulling Teeth
18. Wherever I May Roam
19. One
20. Master of Puppets
21. Nothing Else Matters
22. Enter Sandman

What the heck are those songs 11-14?

B-sides from the Kill 'Em All era.

Pre-ordered it on Amazon:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scythian_Suite
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Foundry

Pre-ordered today, plus an extra copy of the 2CD/Bluray for my brother. We were fucking there, so had to have one of each version. Never done that before.

Nope.

I'm on the fence with this one. The last S&M only half worked for me (but I love "No Leaf Clover"), hell I never upgraded my VHS to DVD for that one.
I'm usually a vinyl guy. but I'm not doing that with this one, I might just go the Blu-ray route if I get it at all.

Yeah, I'll get the blu-ray eventually, but I've really been enjoying their weekly concert streams, especially the older stuff they dig up like this weeks.

I MIGHT be down for the orange marble vinyl set, but I think I’m going to give a relisten to the first S&M and contemplate this. My first year collected vinyl I went a bit apeshit, but have been trying to be more discerning.

This is where I Pre-ordered. No Tax+Free Ship (@ $30)
https://www.bullmoose.com/search?q=m...&page=1&af=-53

Cheaper prices than Amazon

The Blu-ray is down to $15.49 on Amazon.

Was at this concert (second night), ordered blu-ray, boxset and vinyl. All out

Will any of those new songs match the intensity of this?

I didn't know they played St Anger songs live anymore.

Box $114.99 https://www.target.com/p/metallica-s...l/-/A-80867279
2CD/Blu-ray $22.99 https://www.target.com/p/metallica-s...d/-/A-80867372

Amazon has matched

The Blu-ray is down to $14.99.

Metallica were on Howard Stern this morning. Talking and playing live from their HQ in San Fran at 4:30AM Pacific Time.

I heard their drive-in performance(s) will be $115 per car and up to 6 people in the vehicle and everyone attending gets a digital copy of the S&M2 concert.

Is Rob driving around in a 2000's model Ford Explorer Sport? That's awesome