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. His love of classical music, especially of Johann Sebastian Bach, can be found in many instrumental parts and melodic characteristics in Metallica's songwriting, including songs from Ride The Lightning and Master of Puppets. According to James Hetfield, the idea to combine heavy metal with an epic classical approach was Cliff Burton's idea. ![]() S&M contains performances of Metallica songs with additional symphonic accompaniment, composed by Michael Kamen, who also conducted the orchestra during the concert. This is the final Metallica album to feature bassist Jason Newsted. It was recorded on April 21 and 22, 1999, at The Berkeley Community Theatre. S&M (an abbreviation of Symphony and Metallica) is a live album by American heavy metal band Metallica, with the San Francisco Symphony conducted by Michael Kamen.
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