Metallica: Through the Never
Metallica's thunderous arena performance collides with a young roadie's surreal, violent mission across a city consumed by chaos.
Overview
A young roadie navigates chaos while Metallica electrifies the crowd in this high-octane concert film.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Brutal
- visceral
- propulsive
- apocalyptic
- concert night
- metalhead gathering
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film's imaginative visual design and immersive live performances while finding its fictional sequences less assured.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Metallica's arena performance runs alongside Trip's apocalyptic mission through the city.
The production emphasizes elaborate stage design, 3D presentation, pyrotechnic scale, and thunderous live performance.
Trip crosses a burning city filled with rioters, police clashes, and a masked horseback figure while Metallica performs.
Trip is sent across the decimated city to recover an important item from a stranded driver.
Films like Metallica: Through the Never, and why
The Song Remains the Same
immersive concert filmmaking, live rock performance, and experimental visual staging
Pink Floyd: The Wall
music-centered spectacle combining performance footage with a stylized fictional narrative
Gimme Shelter
high-energy concert presentation with heightened visuals and a strong hard-rock identity
Movie Details
- Director
- Nimród Antal
- Release Date
- 2013-09-25
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Rating
- 6.9 / 10 (326)
Cast
- Dane DeHaan
- James Hetfield
- Lars Ulrich
- Kirk Hammett
- Robert Trujillo
- Mackenzie Gray
- Toby Hargrave
- Peter Bryant
- Hrothgar Mathews
- Jeremy Raymond
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Qello Concerts by Stingray Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Apple TV Store
- Buy
- Apple TV Store
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Metallica: Through the Never about?
- Metallica's thunderous arena performance collides with a young roadie's surreal, violent mission across a city consumed by chaos.
- What is Metallica: Through the Never like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Metallica: Through the Never as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Metallica: Through the Never violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Metallica: Through the Never as brutal.
- What did critics think of Metallica: Through the Never?
- Critics broadly praised the film's imaginative visual design and immersive live performances while finding its fictional sequences less assured.
- Which films are like Metallica: Through the Never?
- Films with a similar feel include The Song Remains the Same, Pink Floyd: The Wall, and Gimme Shelter.
- How long is Metallica: Through the Never?
- Metallica: Through the Never runs 93 minutes.
- Where can I watch Metallica: Through the Never?
- In United States, Metallica: Through the Never streams on Qello Concerts by Stingray Amazon Channel.
