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Paul Brannigan

"Once you hear their stories, it's hard to not love them." Metallica pay tribute to the "deep emotional human stories" shared by fans, at the premiere of their Metallica Saved My Life documentary

Metallica.

Metallica attended the world premiere of their documentary Metallica Saved My Life at the Tribeca Film Festival last night, June 12, and paid tribute to the fans who shared their stories for the film.

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

Directed by Swedish film-maker and videographer Jonas Åkerlund, who directed Lords Of Chaos as well as helming music videos for Metallica’s Whiskey In The Jar, Turn The Page and Manunkind, Metallica saved My Life celebrates the band’s worldwide fanbase and focus on some emotional individual stories, collected by Åkerlund via interviews in 23 countries.

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