Experience Metallica like never before with their new VR concert film

On Friday, March 14th, Metallica will release a new virtual reality concert film that will only be available through Apple Vision Pro headsets. On March 11th, the band announced the impending release.

Today at the South By Southwest Conference, Lars joins our friend Zane Lowe to announce our collaborative release, Metallica, an Apple Immersive concert experience, available for free only on Apple Vision Pro starting March 14. Filmed during our final M72 stop of 2024 in Mexico City, it features full performances of “Whiplash,” “One,” and “Enter Sandman,” all captured exclusively in Apple Immersive Video.

This project marks a new foray into immersive technology, using ultra-high-resolution 180-degree video and Spatial Audio to give fans unprecedented access from vantage points as close up as the Snake Pit to wide-angle views. It brings the live show to a whole new level, and to achieve this, Apple built a custom stage plot featuring 14 Apple Immersive Video cameras using a mix of stabilized cameras, cable-suspended cameras, and remote-controlled camera dolly systems that moved around the stage.

The songs featured in Metallica will also be available as a new EP, Metallica Live from Mexico City, in Spatial Audio on Apple Music this Friday.

An extended preview of Metallica will be available as part of the Apple Vision Pro demo in Apple Store locations worldwide beginning Friday, March 14. Apple Vision Pro is available in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Customers in those countries can reserve a free Vision Pro demo at their local Apple Store. You must have an Apple account to schedule.

Check it out…it’s unlike anything we’ve ever done before!