10. James Hetfield & Robert Trujillo
Mr Trujillo is Metallica's current bassist, and has been since 2003 taking over from fan-favourite Jason Newsted during the tumultuous psychotherapy sessions I mentioned earlier. He's a hulking beast of a man, seemingly immortally clad in a basketball jersey and board shorts adorned with Metallica's ninja star logo. His hefty frame is an ever-dominating staple of the Metallica live show, stemming from his alternating stances of rigid upright playing and a lower 'crab walk' where he and singer James Hetfield or lead axeman Kirk Hammett tend to trade licks just above ground. One of the most unique aspects of putting these legendary human beings onto the big screen was to go some way to distance themselves from being human in the first place. As documentary Some Kind of Monster took the snarling, beer-can-abusing titan Hetfield had become and reduced him to talking about his feelings on a couch, Through The Never has him roaring up to the gig in a monster of a car, sporting a pair of shades whilst spewing 10ft flames out the exhaust pipe. This was the first indication that the world of Through the Never is not grounded in reality, and more in the far-off lands of literally face-melting-solos and overblown characterisations that adorn the posters of the metal scene. It's also this idea that's compounded by Trujillo's first on-screen appearance, showing him preparing for the gig in some sort of isolated test chamber, custom built to restrain his ground-shaking bass tones. As the screen literally shudders with might and electricity sparks and crackles all around, it's at this point during the first few moments when you're either prepping your eyes for the ride or rolling them skyward.