"The Ecstasy of Gold" is an instrumental originally written by Ennio Morricone. A section of it is often used as an intro to Metallica concerts, and Metallica even recorded a version of it for an Ennio Morricone tribute album.
Live[]
- "The Ecstasy of Gold" has been performed live 7 times as of January, 2025.
- "The Ecstasy of Gold" was first performed live on April 21st, 1999, in Berkeley, California, at the Berkeley Community Theatre, for the S&M Tour.
- It was last performed live on September 8th, 2019, in San Francisco, California, at the Chase Center, for S&M 2.
Trivia[]
- Although, Metallica usually plays this song off of a tape, they have played it live rarely, mainly with Orchestras.
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S&M |
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| Songs | The Ecstasy of Gold • The Call of Ktulu • Master of Puppets • Of Wolf and Man • The Thing That Should Not Be • Fuel • The Memory Remains • No Leaf Clover • Hero of the Day • Devil's Dance • Bleeding Me • Nothing Else Matters • Until it Sleeps • For Whom the Bell Tolls • - Human • Wherever I May Roam • The Outlaw Torn • Sad But True • One • Enter Sandman • Battery |
| Members | James Hetfield • Lars Ulrich • Kirk Hammett • Jason Newsted |
