When Metallica played in Berlins O2 world they played a set of new tunes and rare tracks. singer James Hetfield used a teleprompter during the whole concert, singing such classics like Seek & Destroy.
Teleprompters are not as bad as playback music but somehow pretty unusual in the world of heavy metal. The source of these pictures is the security camera of the arena. The camera operator zoomed in many details of the Metallica stage but this shot was the most interesting one. It was shown on screens in VIP lounges, not open for the public. One of the former employees of Universal records who used to work with Peter Mensch (Metallicas manager) stated that he is sure that Metallica did not know about this camera. Their management would never agree to show the signal to anyone but the security officials. This is not the downfall of James Hetfield as the singer in the worlds biggest metal band but might cause a smile among hard-liners.
Picture by Timo Wenner of the Metallica Tributeband Nutellica www.nutellica.com
