S & M: S&M stands for 'Symphony and Metallica'. This double CD live album was recorded on 21-22 April, 1999 at Berkeley Community Theatre, with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra conducted by Michael Kamen, who already collaborated with Metallica for the arrangements in the song "Nothing Else Matters" in 1991. This is the last Metallica album in which appears bassist Jason Newsted. There are two previously unreleased Metallica songs: "No Leaf Clover" and "-Human", as well as a symphonic cover of "The Ecstasy of Gold" by Ennio Morricone which usually opens all Metallica live concerts. The San Francisco Symphony Orchestra was composed at the time by following members: Michael Kamen – conductor John Kieser - general manager Eric Achen, Joshua Garrett, Douglas Hull, Jonathan Ring, Bruce Roberts, Robert Ward, James Smelser – French horns David Teie principal, Richard Andaya, Barara Bogatin, Jill Rachuy Brindel, David Goldblatt – celli Jeremy Constant concertmaster, Daniel Banner, Enrique Bocedi, Paul Brancato, Catherine Down, Bruce Freifeld, Connie Gantsweg, Michael Gerling, Frances Jeffrey, Robert Zelnick, Yukiko Kamei, Naomi Kazama, Kum Mo Kim,Gurthanthaclops Yasuko Hattori, Melissa Kleinbart, Chumming Mo Kobialka, Daniel Kobialka, Rudolph Kremer, Kelly Leon-Pearce, Diane Nicholeris, Florin Parvulescu, Anne Pinsker, Victor Romasevich, Philip Santos, Peter Shelton – violins Chris Bogios, Glenn Fischthal, Andrew McCandless, Craig Morris – trumpets Stephen Paulson, Steven Dibner, Rob Weir – bassoons Steven Braunstein – contrabassoon Charles Chandler, Laurence Epstein, Chris Gilbert, William Ritchen, Stephen Tramontozzi, S. Mark Wright – double basses Anthony J. Cirone, Ray Froelich, Thomas Hemphill, Artie Storch – percussion Don Ehrlich, Gina Feinauer, David Gaudry, Christina King, Yun Jie Liu, Seth Mausner, Nanci Severance, Geraldine Walther – violas John Engelkes, Tom Hornig, Paul Welcomer, Jeff Budin – trombones Julie Ann Giacobassi, Eugene Izotov, Pamela Smith – oboes Russ deLuna – English horn David Herbert – timpani Linda Lukas, Tim Day, Robin McKee – flutes David Neuman, Carey Bell, Luis Beez – clarinets Ben Friemuth – bass clarinet Catherine Payne – piccolo Douglas Rioth – harp Robin Sutherland – keyboards Jeffrey Anderson – tuba

Artist: Metallica
Year: 1999
Type: Live Album
Format: CD
Produced by: Bob Rock, James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Michael Kamen
Genre: Heavy Metal, Symphonic Rock
Musicians: James Hetfield (guitar, vocals), Jason Newsted (backing vocals, bass), Kirk Hammet (guitar), Lars Ulrich (drums, Percussion)