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Metallica pay heartfelt tribute to fans on screening of their docu film in NYC

New York, June 17 (UNI) American heavy metal giants Metallica, attending the premiere of their documentary film ‘Metallica Saved My Life’ in New York, paid a heartfelt tribute to the fans who attended the screening.

Directed by Swedish film-maker, videographer and former member of the extreme metal band Bathory, Jonas Åkerlund, who is known for his work on the movie ‘Lords Of Chaos’, as well as for helming music videos for Metallica’s cover of ‘Whiskey In The Jar’ and ‘Turn The Page’, the film celebrates the band’s worldwide fanbase and focuses on some emotional individual stories, collected by Åkerlund via interviews in 23 countries, according to Loudwire.

Speaking to YouTuber Cherry The Geek TV on the red carpet before the screening at BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center in New York, lead guitarist Kirk Hammett described the evening as a "pretty special occasion for a pretty special film about a lot of very, very special people."

During his red-carpet interview, rhythm guitarist, primary songwriter and frontman, James Hetfield, credited American comedian and close friend of the band, Jim Breur, with providing the inspiration behind the documentary.

"Jim Breuer was opening up for us in the arena tour, and he was travelling around with a lot of these fans and just kind of got to know them staying in the Airbnbs with them," Hetfield explained.

"And he says, 'James, you have got to hear these fricking stories, they're unbelievable - where these people came from, how they got into music and why.'... So, He inspired this movie."

"I learned a lot," added Kirk Hammett. "As James was saying, we're curious about our fans, and I learned so much from this film about them. It was a really special experience for me personally."

A number of Metallica fans featured in the movie also attended the premiere, and Hetfield said that their presence turned him into a fan boy himself.

"It's hard to not just geek out and wave at them," he said. "I know you, you're in the movie! (I) try not to do that, but you can't help it! Once you hear their stories, it's hard to not love them."

"I was very afraid that it was going to change them in a fame way," Metallica's frontman added, "but they're helping us get the message out that we're all the same."
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