Product Details

• Actors: Metallica
• Directors: Metallica
• Format: Blu-ray, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region A/1 (Read more about DVD/Blu-ray formats.)
• Number of discs: 1
• Studio: ALLIANCE ENT SPECIAL
• DVD Release Date: December 11, 2012
• Run Time: 100 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (74 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B009VL28W2
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,670 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
  • #14 in Movies & TV > Blu-ray > Music Videos & Concerts

Editorial Reviews

Metallica Quebec Magnetic: Track listing
1. That Was Just Your Life
2. The End Of The Line
3. The Four Horsemen
4. The Shortest Straw
5. One
6. Broken, Beat & Scarred
7. My Apocalypse
8. Sad But True
9. Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
10. The Judas Kiss
11. The Day That Never Comes
12. Master of Puppets
13. Battery
14. Nothing Else Matters
15. Enter Sandman
16. Killing Time
17. Whiplash
18. Seek & Destroy

19. Bonus Songs
20. For Whom the Bell Tolls
21. Holier Than Thou
22. Cyanide
23. Turn the Page
24. All Nightmare Long
25. Damage, Inc.
26. Breadfan
27. Phantom Lord


Since they formed in 1981, Metallica have gone from an underground heavy metal band to one of the most successful acts in the world. Sales of Metallica s nine albums are over 100 million copies worldwide, with over 65 million from North America. In addition, the band has sold over 5 million videos and DVDs throughout their career. They have earned gold and/or platinum certifications in over forty countries. In April of 2009, Metallica was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in their first year of eligibility. Metallica is THE most played artist on rock radio. One out of every twenty songs on rock radio in America today is a Metallica song. Metallica is the fourth largest selling artist in the United States since 1991.

Metallica have garnered numerous awards and accolades throughout the world over their career, including:
9 Grammy Awards
2 American Music Awards
2 MTV Video Music Awards
VH-1 People s Choice Award
2001 ESPN Action Sports & Music Artist Award
MTV: ICON award of 2003

Metallica s latest release, Death Magnetic (2008) charted at #1 in 32 countries, and has sold 5 million copies worldwide.

The Guitar Hero METALLICA video game (2009), has sold over 2 million worldwide, making it the most successful band-specific video game of all time.

The band s website, metallica.com, averages over 1 million unique visits per month. However, during peak times, such as tour announcements or album releases, online traffic has reached as high as 5 million unique visits!

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

40 of 46 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Heavy on "Death Magnetic" but with a few welcomed oldies! Frantic editing is a disappointment. December 11, 2012

By guitarwarrior

Format:Blu-ray

This is my fourth, yes fourth, Metallica Blu-ray from this tour. I have the shows from Mexico, France, Big 4, and now this one. Hey, for a fraction of what I pay for a concert ticket, I get to own a Metallica show in stunning Blu-ray quality video and audio, and this is what you'll get with this disc. No disappointments here. Video is stunning. Awesome black levels with minimal grain, evident only in shots using stationary cams of lesser quality. The laser show in the opening song gives evidence of the visual treat early on. The 5.1 DTS-HD Master audio is quite good also. Not the best I've heard, but overall well balanced and in-your-face.
With 8 out of the 10 songs from "Death Magnetic" on this one, it helps to like this CD, which I do. But the nicest surprise is the inclusion of the songs they don't play too often, such as Shortest Straw, Holier than Thou, Breadfan and Phantom Lord to name a few. I believe I enjoyed the Bonus Tracks and Footage portion more so than the full concert.

Unfortunately, the editing, like most recorded concerts these days, SUCKS! Way too frantic with unnecessary zoom-ins and zoom-outs, with most shots only lingering about a second if that. I realize that this type of "ADD" editing gives the impression that the show is just bursting with non-stop action, but with Metallica, we all know these guys are no slouches. Just give me shots where I can watch each of the guys doing what they do best for 5 or 6 seconds, similar to the time I'd spend focusing on them if I was at the show. I've never been at a Metallica show and directed my attention from James, to Kirk, to Lars, to Rob, to Lars then back to James -all in the span of 3 seconds!
Its too bad this filming/editing style is so prevalent these days. I know for some viewers it's a non-issue, but for me it knocks an otherwise 5-star rating down to AT BEST a 4. Sad, but true!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Nice! Rivals prior releases great sound quality December 19, 2012

By Quiet Summer

Format:Blu-ray|Amazon Verified Purchase

This tour has garnered quite a few live releases, and I have seem them all from Nimes, to Mexico to Sophia and on. I do not detract stars based on set lists, I simply review the product itself, set list is really a matter of opinion. Now down to the bolts: Great picture, viewed on a LG LED 55 inch tv via PS3 and it was amazing, the 5.1 DTS-HD sound was fantastic. I didn't really find the cam views a distraction, nor do I think it was frantic or manic. I've seen frantic filming and I didn't feel this concert had that, there are switches but they aren't anything that detracted from my viewing personally. AC/DC's River release had far faster changes and took some getting used to, but I still didn't feel it detracted from the experience, but again, this is really a personal preference, you'll have to watch to see if it's an issue for you (which you can view on MetallicaTV on youtube, full songs from this release)before purchasing. The extra songs included were a great addition, all of these tracks were voted on by the fans and the inclusion of Shortest Straw is just something of a bear hug, one of my favorites. I also thought their older stuff sounded great, not as slow and chugging as some of their previous performances, I thought they were fast and furious in this show. I would recommend the show to anyone who loved Death Magnetic, these songs shine live. I couldn't find any reason to subtract stars based on the product, the packaging and everything was fine, the price was quite reasonable. Overall 5 stars.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great set list, great quality December 18, 2012

By S. Wartenbee

Format:DVD

Metallica has been one of my favorite bands for many years... from Live S***, Cunning Stunts, S&M, Nimes, and Mexico City, I have a lot of their live DVDs. This one probably has the best audio/video quality and even some pretty cool packaging.

The main reason for my purchase: the set list. Yes, there are 10 songs that were already on the Nimes DVD... but there are 16 songs that were not. Even cuts from the Garage sessions! Basically, I saw "Damage Inc." on their website and went straight to the record store. "The Shortest Straw" was awesome, too.

I have no qualms with the band's performance, either. They've built a legendary reputation off their relentless touring. They've been going hard for a long, long time, so I'll accept the imperfections and be grateful that they keep giving us awesome new set lists on DVD!

PS - Props for doing this one indie style!