Spotify breaks into video with Metallica documentary series
Spotify is tapping into video by creating the series Landmark - Metallica: The Early Years. Celebrating the rock and roll band, Spotify’s first music documentary shows the beginning years of the band through a four-part series.
Spotify’s breaks into video with Metallica documentary series.
The series will feature interviews with the band, archival footage, as well as companion playlists through the Spotify service that chronicle “band’s formation in 1981 through the release of 1984’s Ride The Lighting, each chapter features candid interviews with James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich and Kirk Hammett, never-before-seen footage, trippy animations from Anthony Schepperd, and a connection to how Metallica continues to shape the success of many bands today,” according to Spotify.
The four-part series descriptions are the following:
Chapter One: Metal Milita
How did an army of tape-traders help a group of pimply misfits “go viral” in 1982?Metal Militia recounts the story, from Lars Ulrich’s chance encounter with Motorhead in a London rehearsal space to the arrival of Cliff Burton.
Chapter Two: Metal Up Your Ass
With the arrival of Kirk Hammett on guitar, Metallica now had all the weapons they needed to record their debut album, Metal Up Your Ass. Although they were forced to change the name, they still managed to change the game with a unique combination of punk aggression and metal riffs that would come to be known as thrash.
Chapter Three: Sophistication & Brutality
With Cliff Burton fully on-board as a contributing songwriter, Metallica’s vision grew exponentially with the follow up to Kill ‘Em All. From literary references in the lyrics to acoustic guitars to – gasp – a ballad, Ride The Lightning showed the band’s growing ambition, creative potential, and willingness to piss off critics and fans in the pursuit of something epic.
Chapter Four: Armageddon’s Here
In the span of a few short years Metallica went from dive bars to stadiums. This is the story of what happened next.
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