" I believe this was from the Monsters of Rock concert in Moscow back in 1991. It was right after the fall of the Soviet Union, and there were over a million people there. Metallica playing 'Enter Sandman' at that concert became legendary, especially because it marked such a huge cultural moment with Western music really breaking through at that time.
For many Russians, Metallica's performance was more than just a concert. It symbolized the end of censorship, the embrace of Western culture, and the breaking down of barriers that had kept the Soviet Union isolated for so long."
From one responders;
" I believe this was from the Monsters of Rock concert in Moscow back in 1991. It was right after the fall of the Soviet Union, and there were over a million people there. Metallica playing 'Enter Sandman' at that concert became legendary, especially because it marked such a huge cultural moment with Western music really breaking through at that time.
For many Russians, Metallica's performance was more than just a concert. It symbolized the end of censorship, the embrace of Western culture, and the breaking down of barriers that had kept the Soviet Union isolated for so long."