''A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica'' is a two-part documentary about the process of making the ''

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'' album (or "The Black Album") and the following tour. It was produced by Juliana Roberts and directed by

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. ''A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica'' was released as a double VHS pack. Both parts are available on a single

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, but only in region 1.

Part 1

This 90-minute video shows how

and their producer

Bob Rock Robert Jens Rock (born April 19, 1954) is a Canadian record producer, sound engineer and musician, best known for producing rock bands and music artists such as Metallica, Mötley Crüe, Bon Jovi, Aerosmith, The Tragically Hip, the Cult, 31 ...

worked their way through making the ''Metallica'' album. It also includes the making of the video for "

Enter Sandman "Enter Sandman" is a song by American heavy metal band Metallica. It is the opening track and lead single from their self-titled fifth album, released in 1991. The music was written by Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich. Vocalist a ...

" 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

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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: * "

" * " The Unforgiven" * "

Nothing Else Matters "Nothing Else Matters" is a song by American heavy metal band Metallica. It was released in 1992 as the third single from their self-titled fifth studio album, ''Metallica''. The song peaked at number 11 on the ''Billboard'' Mainstream Rock Tra ...

Part 2

The second part runs approximately two-and-a-half hours and follows Metallica at the start of their

Wherever We May Roam Tour Wherever We May Roam (mentioned by band members in interviews as Wherever I May Roam) was a concert tour by the American heavy metal band Metallica in support of their eponymous fifth studio album (commonly known as ''The Black Album''). It beg ...

in Europe through to the

Guns N' Roses/Metallica Stadium Tour The Guns N' Roses/Metallica Stadium Tour was a co-headlining concert tour by American rock bands Guns N' Roses and Metallica during 1992. It took place in the middle of Guns N' Roses' Use Your Illusion Tour, promoting their ''Use Your Illusio ...

of 1992. Included are performances of "

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" from Donington on August 17, 1991, "

" from the

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on September 5, "

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" from Moscow on September 28, "

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" from the

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festival in Oakland, California on October 12, "

" from the

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on April 20, 1992, and "

" from Phoenix on August 25.

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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!"

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is seen joking with

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and

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in Metallica's dressing room at

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prior to the opening concert of the joint tour with Guns ‘n Roses. Bach humorously imitates

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host

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, and former Metallica guitarist

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. 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: * "

Wherever I May Roam "Wherever I May Roam" is a song by American heavy metal band Metallica. It was released in October 1992 as the fourth single from their eponymous fifth album, ''Metallica''. It reached number 82 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 peaked at number tw ...

" * "

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