Philharmonic of the Americas pays tribute to Metallica

This Thursday, a day marked by the effects of tropical storm Alberto, the “Metallica…and Symphony for All” concert was presented in Torreón.

The show featured the Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas, made up of about 60 musicians, each a master of their instrument, on the night of this cool June 20 at the Nazas Theater.

Prior to the concert, El Siglo de Torreón interviewed several attendees.

Felipe, 28, said he hoped it would be “something similar or a little closer to what the true experience that Metallica produces with the Symphony is.”

It was some uncles and his sister who gave him this musical taste since elementary school, which remains to this day.

An attendee also expressed that her taste for Metallica, one of her favorite bands, comes from a very young age as she identified with rebellion, in her words, “another type of thinking, I adapt to that type of music and I also relax.”

The concert began minutes before 9:00 p.m., with animated whistles and an attendee’s shout of “Long live rock” and “súbanle.”

The stage was initially occupied by a handful of musicians, who little by little were surrounded by smoke, which hid the arrival of the members of the Philharmonic.

The conductor of the orchestra appeared decked out in purple, giving way to the concert with all the teachers.

A full house, hundreds of attendees raising their hands with the universal rock sign, whistles, applause, shaking heads and few phones in sight, marked the vibrant experience.

The vocalists with energy and clarity interpreted the songs of the historic American band over the sound of the instruments. They started with Fade to black.

After starting Sad but true, with the combination of instruments, the male vocalist encouraged those present with the shout “let’s go Torreón”, who responded in the following with intense expressions of encouragement.

Due to Metallica’s career, its audience ranged from flesh-and-blood metalheads to hardcore fans.

Both those present and some of the members of the Philharmonic illuminated the theater with their cell phone lamps to the rhythm of Nothing Else Matters.

The show is based on the original arrangements of maestro Michael Kamen, who created the S&M album performed by the American rockers with the San Francisco Symphony orchestra. The first concert was held in April 1999 and this 2024 they celebrate the quarter of a century since that concert.

The title of this Symphony tribute is a play on words taking Metallica’s album “And Justice for all” and making an apology for Symphony for all, being a show that combines “symphony and rock for everyone.”

Metallica songs performed by the Symphony included Master of Puppets, Unforgiven, Nothing Else Matters, One and Enter Sandman.