''Cunning Stunts'' is a live album by heavy metal band

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. It was released in 1998 on

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and

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formats, and in Japan released on

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in 1999. The DVD features concert footage, band interviews, a documentary, behind the scenes footage, and a photo gallery consisting of approximately 1,000 photos taken by

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, some of which were used in the album sleeves for '' Reload''. Three of the performances feature multiple angles. During the performance of the song "

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", the entire stage is set to appear to collapse and explode, with

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and a technician (referred to in the extras as the "Burning Dude") who runs across the stage while on fire, as another technician swings overhead. This is also one of the few Metallica concerts that did not feature " The Ecstasy of Gold" as an intro. The title is a

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of the words ''stunning cunts''. The band

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had already used this title for their 1975 album. The Cows used this title for their 1992 release.

Track listing

Disc 1

Disc 2

Personnel

Metallica *

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– vocals, rhythm guitar *

Lars Ulrich Lars Ulrich (; ; born 26 December 1963) is a Danish musician who is the drummer and a founding member of American heavy metal band Metallica. Along with James Hetfield, Ulrich has songwriting credits on almost all of the band's songs, and the ...

– drums *

Kirk Hammett Kirk Lee Hammett (born November 18, 1962) is an American musician who has been the lead guitarist of heavy metal band Metallica since 1983. Prior to joining Metallica, he co-formed the thrash metal band Exodus in 1979. In 2023, Hammett, along ...

– lead guitar, backing vocals *

Jason Newsted Jason Curtis Newsted (born March 4, 1963) is an American musician, best known as the bassist of heavy metal band Metallica from 1986 to 2001. He performed with thrash metal band Flotsam and Jetsam for the first five years of his career before ...

– bass, backing vocals Production * Andie Airfix – artwork, design *

– photography *

Wayne Isham Wayne Isham (born December 2, 1958) is an American film director and music video director who has directed films and music videos of many popular artists. Early life and education Isham was born on December 2, 1958 in Vinita, Oklahoma. He at ...

– director

Certifications

References

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