For all those metalheads who were looking forward to it, the release date for Through The Never, the movie, is finally out. The 3D feature film by the American heavy metal legends, Metallica, hits the theatres throughout the country on October 16, 2013. The story of the film revolves around a silent protagonist named Trip (played by Dane DeHaan), who being a part of the band’s road crew, sets out on an adventure while delivering Metallica’s cargo in a truck. It also features concert sequences which were shot in August 2012 at two shows in Vancouver, Canada with the stage containing elements of many of Metallica’s previous live productions from the past 30 years.
Through the Never made its world premiere at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. The movie was mainly made for IMAX theatres and was released across United States on September 27, 2013, marking the 27th death anniversary of the band’s late bassist, Cliff Burton. It was expanded to other theatres on October 5, 2013. Till now, the reception of the movie has been fairly good with critics giving it a high score and declaring the live clips to be Metallica’s best till date.
As a part of the promotion, the band made a surprise appearance in Detroit at the Orion Music + More Festival, to promote the film by playing their debut album, Kill ‘Em All, in its entirety. They were officially announced to play a headlining set to close out the festival on June 9 but took the fans by surprise when they entered the stage under the name Dehaan, after the lead actor Dane DeHaan, and started off with the song ‘Hit The Lights’.
Lars Ulrich, the band’s drummer, tells the Revolver Magazine “I think that Metallica fans that are really into action films and movies with a lot of energy are going to be blown away. This is a very unique film. I don’t know what people are going to think of it. I like it. But obviously I’m biased.”
The soundtrack, which features a number of Metallica classics performed live in the movie, was released on September 24. The two-disc CD came out on Blackened Recordings, Metallica’s own label and was also rolled out in digital and vinyl formats.
