25 years ago today Metallica played in Russia to a crowd of over 1.5 million. The view is absolutely insane.

SONG IN THE BEGINNING IS THE ECSTASY OF GOLD! Metallica playing Enter Sandman from the self titled album (also known as The Black Album) on the Monsters of Rock concert in Moscow in 1991. For Those About To Rock is the name of a video containing live performances by AC/DC, Metallica, The Black Crowes, Pantera and . in the Tushino Airfield in Moscow, during the implosion of the Soviet Union. In September 1991, only a few days after the August Putsch failed, 1.6 million rock music fans converged in