S&M2 [Live]
by Metallica
User Score
6.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 61 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 37 out of 61
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 61
  3. Negative: 22 out of 61
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  1. Brandabar
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Trolls lowering the ratings. LISTEN TO IT. This is--somehow--even better than the first S&M! Songs you were meh on sound tuned up and roar! Spectacular and as good as Metallica's very best!
  2. irv_
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Perfect show!!!!!!!!!! Metallica did a great job!!! Amazing sound!! Metallica one of the best band ever!!!
  3. cwatz
    Aug 30, 2020
    10
    Absolutely incredible. One could nitpick what was chosen to be amplified or quieted for songs in the mixing (certain parts of the orchestra often take a backseat or are muted for bits), but pushing that aside, the album you actually get lives up in every way to the first S&M and is a classic needed in any fans library.

    I won't be listening to anything else for quite a while, that much    Absolutely incredible. One could nitpick what was chosen to be amplified or quieted for songs in the mixing (certain parts of the orchestra often take a backseat or are muted for bits), but pushing that aside, the album you actually get lives up in every way to the first S&M and is a classic needed in any fans library.

    I won't be listening to anything else for quite a while, that much is certain.    … Expand
  4. AtheisT_
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    O Miga ( que nos traiu pela Roberta) não percebe nada de música, Best Band ever 10/10.
  5. Yzmtz
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Me encanta, ya hacía falta que sacarán algo ojalá vengan pronto a México plisss
  6. wimbleton_johns
    Aug 30, 2020
    10
    This is as good as music gets. Metallica & the Symphony were made for eachother. The album sounds great, and the band is in top form (singer James Hetfield especially).

    Highlights include: The Call of Ktulu, The Day That Never Comes, The Outlaw Torn, No Leaf Clover, Halo on Fire, The Unforgiven III, and All Within My Hands. However the entire album is fantastic from front to back. My    This is as good as music gets. Metallica & the Symphony were made for eachother. The album sounds great, and the band is in top form (singer James Hetfield especially).

    Highlights include: The Call of Ktulu, The Day That Never Comes, The Outlaw Torn, No Leaf Clover, Halo on Fire, The Unforgiven III, and All Within My Hands. However the entire album is fantastic from front to back.

    My only wish is thee symphony were a bit louder in the mix, sometimes they can get drowned out. However this usually isn't an issue and the album still sounds absolutely phenomenal.

    I said it before, this is as good as music gets.    … Expand
  7. popmusicsucks
    Aug 30, 2020
    10
    Don't trust the people who hate this album their all people who like pop music the worst genre because it takes 0 skill to make they don't play instruments, they don't write their own lyrics, and they don't even use their own voices thats how bad they are. especially that one album future nostalgia
  8. Alf15
    Aug 28, 2020
    8
    The show was far better than i imagined, missing some more songs but good in the end , i don't understand what other bad reviews expected ,brand new content or something?Expected Metallica with a Sypmhony and got it
  9. Kape1976
    Aug 30, 2020
    10
    These 60 year olds still got it! The track list maybe a bit exhausting. But it's never enough of a good thing.
  10. MusicNerdViking
    Sep 9, 2020
    9
    An awesome sequel to the first S&M album, with amazing variations of existing songs. The best tracks are (Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth, The Unforgiven III, Scythian Suite Op. 20, Iron Foundry Op. 19. All songs are as great as the first album.
  11. Livaao
    Sep 2, 2020
    10
    Un bon album, dans la veine du 1. Certes l'effet de surprise n'est pas le même que la première fois mais ça envoie du lourd. J'ai mis 10 pour contrecarrer les 0 en mode troll. Si je dois mettre une note, je me dirige vers le 8.

    Pour du son encore meilleur, allez vers Springsteen et Pearl jam.
  12. Dekielek112
    Feb 20, 2023
    10
    One of the greatest live albums of all time. This time, the songs and an amazing orchestra sounded packed together. A brilliant surprise of Anasthesia and some unpredictable songs make this record unique. The guys are in their live shining age.
  13. Xavier31
    Apr 15, 2023
    9
    Prime 2019 metallica! James in his best! one of the best metallica concerts of all time.

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78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. Slant Magazine
    Sep 3, 2020
    70
    Burton was a classical music aficionado, and was said to have introduced elements like harmony and sophistication into Metallica’s early no-frills thrash. S&M2 puts that influence on full display.
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  2. Pitchfork
    Sep 1, 2020
    52
    The album suffers from the same primary problem that plagued the original S&M: Metallica’s best songs, intricate and ambitious though they may be, are not actually well suited for the additional orchestrating they get here, precisely because they are plenty symphonic already.
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  3. Consequence
    Aug 28, 2020
    83
    Overall, everything is brighter here versus the original S&M. It’s a celebration of Metallica, their fans, and their music. Let this version of S&M2 be the one that’s remembered.
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