Metallica es una banda de thrash metal originaria de Los Ángeles, pero con base en San Francisco desde febrero de 1983.
A pesar de que su sonido es realmente duro, también tienen grandes temas más melódicos sin olvidar nunca su estilo.
En 1999 grabarían en un concierto en directo, titulado S&M, en colaboración con la Orquesta Sinfónica de San Francisco, dirigida por Michael Kamen, quien había hecho los arreglos de orquesta para Nothing Else Matters en The Black Album en 1991.
En este álbum doble se experimenta la mezcla entre música de canciones de Metallica con arreglos orquestales.
So close no matter how far
Couldn't be much more from the heart
Forever trusting who we are
And nothing else matters
Never opened myself this way
Life is ours, we live it our way
All these words I don't just say
And nothing else matters
Trust I seek and I find in you
Every day for us something new
Open mind for a different view
And nothing else matters
Never cared for what they do
Never cared for what they know
But I know
So close no matter how far
It couldn't be much more from the heart
Forever trusting who we are
And nothing else matters
Never cared for what they do
Never cared for what they know
But I know
I never opened myself this way
Life is ours, we live it our way
All these words I don't just say
And nothing else matters
Trust I seek and I find in you
Every day for us something new
Open mind for a different view
And nothing else matters
Never cared for what they say
Never cared for games they play
Never cared for what they do
Never cared for what they know
And I know
So close no matter how far
Couldn't be much more from the heart
Forever trusting who we are
No, nothing else matters