"We'll amplify the orchestra, and thus hopefully achieve some parity," Kamen says. The orchestra intends to do the same, but even with 100 musicians it will need some help to be heard above the roar. Metallica has promised fans it will play at full, bone-crushing volume. There are sticky technical details to work out. This week, after some time off to recuperate from a grueling tour, followed by a few warm-up gigs in Alaska and Hawaii, the band will start rehearsing in earnest with the Symphony. Kamen and the four members of Metallica - singer-guitarist James Hetfield, guitarist Kirk Hammett, bassist Jason Newsted and drummer Lars Ulrich - held a news conference in January to announce the shows. Yes, it's time for the much-anticipated meeting between Stradivarius and Stratocaster in what promises to be the unlikeliest musical collaboration since Deep Purple's "Concerto for Group and Orchestra."įor two sold-out shows on April 21 and 22 at the Berkeley Community Theater, Metallica and the San Francisco Symphony, under Kamen's direction, will perform more than 20 songs from the band's booming repertoire. They share a history of long hair and Grammy nominations, they both love taking chances and they're all wondering if a 100-member orchestra can hold its own against a stack of Marshall amps. The heavy-metal kingpins in Metallica and classical/pop composer Michael Kamen have a lot in common.
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