A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica
A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica | ||||
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Elektra Entertainment | ||||
Director | Adam Dubin | |||
Producer | Juliana Roberts[2] | |||
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A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica is a two-part documentary about the process of making the Metallica album (or "The Black Album") and the following tour. It was produced by Juliana Roberts and directed by Adam Dubin.
A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica was released as a double VHS pack. Both parts are available on a single DVD, but only in region 1.
Part 1
This 90-minute video shows how Metallica and their producer Bob Rock worked their way through making the Metallica album. It also includes the making of the video for "Enter Sandman" and also a listening party for invited fans to come and listen to the album in full. The video as well highlights tensions between Bob Rock and Metallica. The infamous exchange between Kirk Hammett and Bob Rock during the recording of "The Unforgiven" guitar solo is documented.
This video also includes three of the music videos the band shot for that album:
Part 2
The second part runs approximately two-and-a-half hours and follows Metallica at the start of their
Jason Newsted after a concert in Portland, Maine, is seen making sandwiches to take back to a hotel with him. His response to being called a cheapskate is "I got plans for those millions and it ain't for fucking sandwiches!"
The band also encounter Spinal Tap, who jokingly ask them about the similarities between their album's covers.
This part of the documentary also includes two music videos:
References
- ^ "A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica". Metallica.com. Archived from the original on February 10, 2013. Retrieved February 7, 2013.
- ^ "metpage.org - The Metallica Info for Metallica Fans - A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica".