METALLICA Explain How Through The Never Became "Sonically Awesome"; Blu-Ray Extra Streaming
February 3, 2014, 10 years ago
When METALLICA's monolithic statue of Lady Justice detonates and collapses around the band midway through their feature film, Metallica Through The Never, its pieces thud and crash in ways that moviegoers could hear and feel, reports Rolling Stone's Kory Grow.
It's the sort of sensory overload the metal group was going for with the whole film, which follows a roadie on a drug-fueled surrealistic quest to retrieve a bag for the band, as Metallica play a concert to a packed arena.
"We wanted to use the 3-D to bring people up onstage, to give the audience a feeling of immersion and being a part of what was happening," drummer Lars Ulrich tells Rolling Stone.
Now they're hoping fans feel a similar exhilaration from watching it at home. Last week, the group released the movie in a variety of video formats, including 3-D Blu-ray, regular Blu-ray and DVD; one limited-edition version even comes with a piece of the Lady Justice statue.
In this Blu-ray extra (below), the band members discuss the work it took in the studio to make the film "sonically awesome".
Head to this location to hear guitarist Kirk Hammett and drummer Lars Ulrich expand on their experience with Through The Never and the differences between making records and films.
