This disc (or rather discs) is awesome. The picture quality, while not as gobsmacking as, say, Fifth Element, is superb given the fact it's live footage. The sound quality is absolutely spot-on in 5.1 mode with Hetfields vocals coming from the centre and the rest of the group coming from the front mains is surprisingly natural sounding and builds a lovely soundstage. The sound from the crowd is heard from all over the place, with the rears active also. The panning effects during the intro to "One" when the camera is spinning around are superb !! The pyrotechnics, if your system has a subwoofer, will rattle your light fittings !! What really stands out about this disc though is the multi-angle feature. The only downside of this is that it's only on 4 songs. Bummer. But on the songs it is on, you can opt to stick with the general camera, which switches between band members in the usual fashion or you can choose one of four other camera angles which will then place you with one individual member of the band for the whole song !!! Or switch them at will !!!! Cool. If you like Metallica or Hard Rock in general, get this disc NOW.
Review of Metallica: Cunning Stunts
