Kamen, who arranged and conducted the orchestral background tracks for "Nothing Else Matters", met the band at the 1992 Grammy award show for the first time, and after hearing the "Elevator version" of the song, suggested the band perform with a whole orchestra; the band, however, did not take him up on the offer until seven years later.
It was recorded on April 21 and 22, 1999, at The Berkeley Community Theatre.
Sohcot Award for Excellence |- | 2001 | "The Call of Ktulu" | Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance |} ==Commercial performance== S&M sold 300,000 units in the first week of release, and went on to sell a total of 2.5 million copies.
As of 2003, the album had been certified 5× platinum.
As of August 2013 the album had sold more than 8 million copies worldwide. ==20th anniversary== After Kamen's death in 2003, Metallica did not revisit the S&M concept in any further performances or recording work for years.
As of August 2013 the album had sold more than 8 million copies worldwide. ==20th anniversary== After Kamen's death in 2003, Metallica did not revisit the S&M concept in any further performances or recording work for years.
Lars Ulrich's favorite band Deep Purple, who he colorfully inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2016, is noted for having kicked off this kind of approach 30 years before, in Concerto for Group and Orchestra (1969). In addition to songs from previous albums spanning Ride the Lightning through Reload, there are two new compositions: "No Leaf Clover" and "−Human".
However, the band announced on March 18, 2019, that they would hold a concert with the San Francisco Symphony at the Chase Center on September 6 of that year to commemorate the 20th anniversary with a single-night concert, headed by Michael Tilson Thomas as music director.
In August 2020, the band released the two 20th anniversary performances as an album, video, and box set entitled S&M2. ==Track listing== ==Video release== Metallica also filmed and released the concert in DVD and VHS with direction by Wayne Isham.
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