ORION S&M Now on streaming services feat. Andriy Vasylenko! SPOTIFY: open.spotify.com/track/1ze4JOIhUjUpMVouKeypKt?si=y2eLZkf_QiS3RIcWhlW_QA iTUNES: music.apple.com/us/album/orion-feat-andriy-vasylenko-jakob-held-single/1553229784?uo=4&app=itunes&at=1001lry3&ct=dashboard AMAZON: www.amazon.de/Orion-feat-Andriy-Vasylenko-Jakob/dp/B08WHZCZPM/ref=sr_1_1?__mk_de_DE=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&dchild=1&keywords=orion+ben+zimmermann&qid=1613131318&quartzVehicle=36-1268&replacementKeywords=ben+zimmermann&sr=8-1

Metallica: Won't play Orion on S&M Ben Zimmermann: Fine, I'll do it myself

I hope I'm not sleeping... EDIT: Punched myself to check. I'm actually awake. You are real hero, Mr Ben Zimmermann. Thanks for making our dream come true \m/

"Dad, why is my sisters name Rose?" "Because your mother loves roses" "Thanks dad" "No problem, Metallica & San Francisco Symphony: Orion (Ben Zimmermann Version)"

I'm not crying, I just got a "God Bless Cliff Burton" in my eye.

I really believe Cliff himself would've loved this. Amazing job!

Just imagine to live is to die with this orcestra

Seriously- Metallica need to hear this. This is what s&m2 needed -I imagine this fading majestically into life after the Pulling Teeth tribute on s&m2 itself. The classic barque waltz of strings weave and dance effortlessly alongside the band. It all streams and flows perfectly. Orion was absolutely singing and screaming for this enhancement. I applaud Metallica for placing cool gambits on s&m2 via the Orchestra themed pieces that begun the second half of the show. But,theres no way Id take that over this here. This, and your version of Fade to Black really make me think just how perfect s&m2 could have been were these songs on it like this. Stunning, superb, sublime. Thank you.

Andriy Vasilenko sent me here from his post. This is absolutely a dream come true, Orion is by far the song that needed a symphonic version the most and you, sir, have killed it. 1000 times bravo and thank you

5:22 section. Could imagine this is what Cliff heard in his head when he arranged this beautiful piece

Every time I hear this, I close my eyes and imagine that they actually played this on S&M2. I don't know why they never did. It would have been something spectacular!

Cliff is Smiling from Heaven...You have made the Man Proud...God Bless You

I immediately recognized Robs tone from that Italian concert. That's the best live version of Orion I've ever seen and heard so definitely the right move to use the audio from that.

YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING ME ARE YOU SURE IT WASN'T METALLICA AND THE SYMPHONY RECORDED THIS? SO GOOD MAN, BIG RESPECT

most beautiful thing ive heard in my entire life

This is actually beautiful. The greatest tragedy is that Cliff never got to play his masterpiece with the symphony. Thank you so much for making this.

Dude your S&M arrangements are amazing!! It's a shame they didn't choose songs like Orion and Fade to Black for S&M 2, but thanks to you our dreams of hearing these amazing Metallica songs orchestrated have come true!! Do you think you could do Creeping Death? I've always dreamed of hearing that song on S&M. Just a friendly suggestion tho (:

Honestly, this should have been played instead of Ktulu.

2020 was going wrong, but man, first ACDC with a new album and this fucking masterpiece. 2020 was fixed.

'You can't improve a classic!' enter Ben Zimmermann.

That harmony in the interlude at about the 5 min mark (5:00) is just SO INCREDIBLE!! Makes me think of the scene in The Shawshank Redemption where Andy plays the opera music over the public address system and everyone simply STOPS whatever they are doing just to hear the heavenly harmonic being played in that moment. "Those voices soared higher and higher.. until every last man at Shawshank felt free." 💕

The perfect S&M3 setlist according to me would be: 01 The ecstasy of gold 02 Orion 03 Memory remains 04 Ballad from newest album then 05 Halo On fire 06 Outlaw Torn 07 No leaf clover 08 Minus Human or new song written for S&M 09 Lords Of Summer 10 Blackened 11 Something from new album 12 To live is to die 13 Bass solo & the Unnamed feeling 14 - 16 Unforgiven trilogy 17 ...And Justice For All 18 Mama Said 19 Master Of Puppets 20 Nothing Else Matters 21 Enter sandman 21.5 the orchestra only NEM that was in the end of each worldwired concert Reasoning: 01 Obviously 02 Instrumental with cliff, as always 03 Crowd participation and it sounded good on S&M2 04 We had TDTNC (a recent ballad) and they'd need to promote their latest album 05 I wanted to include something from HTSD 06 It sounded great previously 07 It's a great song and and S&M staple 08 well I want some variety 09 Idk 10 Great song + the intro played by orchestra would sound sick 11 Just like Confusion and Moth Into Flame, they need sth from the new album 12 Don't tell me you don't want this 13 Bass solo - obviously and TUF: on the Worldwired they had a st. anger song after the bass solo 14-16 Just would be cool 17 Would sound good with orchestra 18 I'd want this like UN3: james w/ orchestra 19 One of the things that HAVE to be on each concert 20 -||- 21-||- 21.5 Would be fun

I understand that they never played "Orion" with Jason, but now it's played live often. I honestly don't understand why they didn't perform it on S&M2. You'd assume it'd be at the top of this list.

Absolutely Stellar - Ben this is epic work - To Live Is To Die next?! This would be my dream S&M(3) setlist (maybe for their 40th anniversary?) Set 1 1) The Ecstasy of Gold 2) Fight Fire With Fire 3) Master of Puppets (the only repeat from S&M or S&M(2) - aside from Ecstasy intro) 4) King Nothing 5) Welcome Home (Sanitarium) 6) Hit the Lights 7) Carpe Diem Baby 8) Turn the Page 9) Creeping Death 10) To Live is to Die Set 2 11) Blackened 12) Ride the Lightning 13) The Unforgiven 14) Fade to Black 15) Atlas, Rise! 16) Suicide and Redemption 17) Mama Said 18) Damage Inc. 19) The Frayed Ends of Sanity 20) Orion

Best Orion cover i have Ever heard absloutly stunning

Incredible, goosebumps all over my body right from the start. Would you consider making the song "Fixxxer" with the orchestra?

im crying so hard listening to this, it’s been a rough day and this certainly makes it better. thank u so much 🥺

Esto es una locura .... aguante Metallica ....cliff Burton em 'all . Cheers from Argentina Aguante Metallica !!!!

Somewhere cliff Burton is head banging and smiling Great job

There are so many great suggestions in the comments for the next song. Whatever song you choose to make I'm sure it will be stellar, just like this one

This is awesome friend U keep BURTON sprit live and Well TY very much. Saw Cliff 4x he was awesome and amazing live

This is why I don't understand when metallica say certain songs didn't work with the orchestra so they didn't choose them. This dude could make any song sound great with orchestra.

I can’t put into words the pleasure my ears are giving me…it would be obscene or classified as XXX rated. There is not even an emoji for this one. How can I explain something as out of this world when it is created by people born of this world, yet is a piece about what is our hopes of what is beyond our world.

Why are you not the orchestra director? Sounds awesome!

I have always thought that at my funeral I want Orion to be heard in the background. Now I want this version of Orion specifically. It is simply beautiful.

Love this symphony arrangement. Very much a Michael Kamen arrangement with the modernization of S&M2.

This is MAJESTIC. Great job! Can we hear To Live is To Die or Suicide and Redemption?

I'm just speechless...Thank you.

Oh my god man this is amazing you could have told me this was a legit recording and I’d believe it everything sounds natural the reverb the live sound the tone the orchestra it’s amazing great job man

I even can’t describe how powerful and emotional this masterpiece sounds along with the symphony

I love how he even captured that bit of slop that kirk has live xD

I am here for my daily eargasm. Thank you so much Mr Zimmermann, many of us really really appreciate this!

I honestly shed a tear. This is amazing

Do you think you could do To Live Is To Die? Just wondering.

Damn.. When that bass started the interlude.. It hit me. Goosbumps all over my body tears in my eyes.. Thanks man! Amazing job!

I think there’s a reason why they never played Orion at either show. They must’ve looked at it and thought about it. I think it’s just because the middle bit already sounds so classical they decided there’s simply nothing to add to make it better. I think it would have been great maybe for an intermission where the band take a break and the orchestra play it on their own, and add the middle bit of to live is to die in there as well, kind of like a mini medley. Just my opinion though, they’re both a work of genius Edit : here’s an example of what to live is to die could have sounded like during the intermission. Like I said it sounds so perfect there’s simply nothing for the band to add kzfaq.info/get/bejne/f7eapctp2KfPeaM.html

Wow. Just wow.

Dude, this is amazing, i have to say it, it's fucking awesome

That's what I call a rock symphony!!! YEAH MAN!!!!

So you did it... You really did it! I'm crying! Thank you so much!

This is amazing! As most of us suggest, You should try with To live is to die Thanks again for making these great arrangements

this honestly sounds legit.

Andriy brought me here, and it sounds really amazing! Cliff would’ve been crying tears of joy! 🤘🏻😆🤘🏻

Masterpiece \m/

Holy s*it. Actually the best Orion version I've ever heard! Great job frrrriend👊👊

This is what I pay the internet for, THANK YOU DUDE HOLY SHIT

This is how the track should have been. Truly majestical.

It is crazy how good this is. This is the one song I've always been absolutely dumbfounded wasn't on either S&M, and you've finally filled a huge Orion shaped void in my life. Thank you!!!!

The symphony of the universe... And yes, i'm crying

Amazing work.

Daaaamn man for fuck sakes this is awesome and one of my all time favorite metallica songs Thanks for nailing it!

Just now seeing this. This is the only cure for this freaking year! Need to play this every day to kick 2020 to the curb!

Just Amazing🤘👏

This is beautiful. I’ve been listening to this for five hours now.

This is fucking beautiful! Amazing job! I'm sure Cliff would've loved hearing this!

The longer you listen , the better it gets ,bloody awesome. Thank you Metallica for the tunes of the past four decades. Love U keep them coming...

OH MY GOD THANK GOD I FOUND THESE FANMADE S&M SONGS. These are amazing and you should truly feel proud of yourself man because this is the only time I’ve seen S&M be replicated so perfectly. I’m seeing a lot of requests for To Live Is To Die and Creeping Death, and I honestly would lose my mind seeing those on my KZfaq feed. Maybe somewhere down the line there will be an S&M version of Welcome Home (Sanitarium)...🤔

My Friend Of Misery with the symphony would be absolutely amazing.

I cannot believe how awesome this is. Thank You Ben!

Thank you so much for this master piece, I'm waiting for next song. Awesome work.

I think I can speak for all of us if I say - PLEASE SIR ZIMMERMANN DO “To ive Is to die”. I know, I know there exists only one live version and it might not be the best one, but Sir Zimmermann... You can do it!

This is an amazing job you've done here. It brought a tear to my eyes when it got at the bass solo at the ending

This is amazing.. I really thank you so much for blessing us with this masterpiece..

This was on my reccomendation a few mins ago, I'm glad I open and listening it now. Great Work !

Gosh, it literally brought me to tears, thank you so much for this masterpiece!!!

This is genuinely beautiful. I love it so much. I'd have done anything to hear this live in a concert hall. Thank you so much!

Michael Kamen would’ve been astounded by this.

I had no idea this existed but I’m so glad it does. Amazing work.

This is absolutely fantastic

I was at the S&M show and that was THE ONE song I wish they would have played ! Thank you for making it happen !

Omg, this is awesome! You did it 👏👏👏👏👏

I'm not crying at all. Hearing this makes me chills down my spine dude, is simply a perfect tribute for one of my hero's: Cliff Burton. Thanks for make this happen. /m/

Simply amazing !!! thank you for this masterpiece !!!

Awesome, beautiful, thank you for this version

Thank you! This is just what I needed.

This made my day, thank you for this!

Imagine what would happen if they opened the S&M2 night with this one followed by Creeping Death. Total massacre.

I am crying...this is just beautiful...miss you Cliff...

This is a dream come true!! We need "welcome Home" please 🙏🙏🙏🤘🤘🤘

Epic work i love it Cliff would love this amazing job!

Man I love the fact that you chose the best interpretation of Orion ever. Its beatiful, really great, thank you

You sir are a legend for creating these. I don't know how much time it takes for you to make these but i sure know that a lot of effort went into them and that it all comes from a place of love and passion for Metallica and music in general. Thanks for making these!

You save my day man, thanks hero !!!

Mr. ZIMMERMAN, THANK YOU. Literally every song from your S&M2 catalog is simply perfect. I would kill to rework them onto the original CD's instead of a few of the ones on there. I wish this was on spotify so I could make my own playlist with yours included

Amazing Version! AMAZING!!! TNKS Mr Ben Zimmermann

Simply amazing! Nicely done, Ben. :D

Great job man!! Would be so dope to hear something like To Live Is To Die or Sanitarium, greetings from Chile!! 🇨🇱🤟

Cliff, this is a special work for you. Thanks for this version. Im sure, that Cliff is proud of this version. This is my favorit Song of Metallica. Im crying Brou. great work.

Oh my god! This is absolutely amazing!

Yeah this is awesome. Thank you for making these!! :)