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@raidrfrk

Жыл бұрын

You two need to look up Jazzmatazz volume 1 look up Guru too

@ceb4382

Жыл бұрын

Thgis song takes inspiration lyrically from the sci fi/horror author HP Lovecraft.

@Physics_Dude

Жыл бұрын

So glad that you are doing this entire record. It's easily in my top 5 all-time albums for me (no order): Kind of Blue - Miles Davis A Love Supreme - John Coltrane Master of Puppets - Metallica Lateralus - Tool Kid A - Radiohead (For the record, Master is probably in my top 2 as well, with Miles Davis' Kind of Blue being perhaps the best record ever pressed on vinyl by far)

@ToDefyTheLawsOfTradition.

Жыл бұрын

2:52 Ryan practically described Cliff Burton 🤘🔥🖤🔥🤘

@JCHolland

Жыл бұрын

Now strap in and do Lepper Messiah!

Can't wait until you guys land on Disposable Heroes, so overlooked. That main groove in the beginning is one of the top moments for me in their entire catalogue

@davidvied2507

Жыл бұрын

Disposable Heroes is one of their best songs that gets overlooked a lot.. it’s a beast of a song and that opening ‘galloping’ riff is ridiculous, along with the middle bridge part “why! Am I dying!” Then ending with “I was born for dying!” That whole song just rips so hard 🤘🤘🔥🔥

@enerpro2955

Жыл бұрын

Already done it

@joenobody5631

Жыл бұрын

Spoiler: They may like it even more than Puppets.

@heyanctilpui

Жыл бұрын

The bridge in Disposable Heroes is just awesome.

@flataffect

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely love the song but It’s chorus is the weakest part and I think that’s what drags it down a bit or makes it overlooked. Everything else is just fantastic

I think Hetfield’s vocal performance is underrated in this song. He sounds possessed at times, especially in the verses

@Nicholas_Burmeister

Жыл бұрын

Agree. It's so good it doesn't sound like he's performing, he sounds like he's like some demented John The Baptist announcing the coming of Cthulhu

@an_38kitkashyap

Жыл бұрын

Definitely great vocals, but definitely doesn't sound possessed. Like, if you heard nowadays modern deathcore vocals, those are the ones I'd call possessed.

@jochencooper2751

Жыл бұрын

@@an_38kitkashyap you mean shit

@harishpandey9662

Жыл бұрын

@@an_38kitkashyap They don't hold a candle against hetfield's raw vocals. Hetfield from 86 to 93 was the most badass vocalist on planet Earth.

@ysinvangulik1004

Жыл бұрын

Nasty song !

Lars has incredible song composition skills. He may not be formally trained, but he had an ear for what sounds good since the beginning. He doesn’t get enough credit for that.

@bhavnish22

Жыл бұрын

Loll I wrote my comment before the end of the video and Ryan says exactly the same thing at the end.

@d_man_beats

Жыл бұрын

Lars learned on the job. But it was the best training possible.

@Jamesforce1234

Жыл бұрын

His dad told them that St anger was trash, they didn't 👂

@r.i.pwindowsxp6876

Жыл бұрын

He does get enough credit, he has song writing credits for almost every Metallica song

@DavidSGrop

Жыл бұрын

@@Jamesforce1234 No he didn't

MOP is just simply a perfect album. There isn't a bad moment on it.

@moondawwg

Жыл бұрын

Well surprisingly enough they didn't like Leper Messiah and Damage Inc. And they kinda liked Battery but only the middle section.

@blackmamba5659

Жыл бұрын

@@moondawwg WHAAAAAAT NOOOOO my favorite songs ever

@tallycahamuhlhetru26

Жыл бұрын

@@moondawwg What? 🤔 When did they do those songs? I have been on their Patreon pretty recently and never saw a reaction video for any of those songs.

@bradycadwell1044

Жыл бұрын

Unarguable

@thesoundlikechameleons2082

Жыл бұрын

seriously? where did they say that?

Lars nailed the feel on this song, and he doesn't get enough credit for it.

@Nissardpertugiu

Жыл бұрын

Lars always was a great arranger. He knew his craft as a drummer back then. He was great , so much cool accents and fills. Diverse .

@johnlee7479

Жыл бұрын

The drums really makes this song , it’s the backbone of the darkness to the song

@sabrinaosborne1174

Жыл бұрын

Yah its like i can see the devil looming thru the whole song. They know stuff...

@blitera7261

Жыл бұрын

Yeah people say shit about lars, but hes a fcking good drummer, nowdays hes just old

@beastabuelos6421

Жыл бұрын

Idk, i think the sinister nature is better expressed by the guitar

This song gets lost because it’s between Master of Puppets and Sanitarium, very underrated, always one of my favorites.

This and Leper Messiah are criminally underrated

@Niziurek

Жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree more.

@4seiken-594

Жыл бұрын

This song isn't underrated, it's considered one of their best songs lol

@Pusfilth

Жыл бұрын

@@4seiken-594 some people think it’s cool to think things are underrated 😂

@Jokke472

Жыл бұрын

Whole album, apart from master of puppets and Battery, is pretty underrated

@4seiken-594

Жыл бұрын

@tyyny6810 brother, what are you smoking? Master of Puppets is one of the, if not THE most critically acclaimed metal album of ALL TIME

Every single song on this album is a banger. That's it. That's the message.

You need to watch the Seattle 89 live version of this. Heavier than the universe.

@williamdouglas1977

Жыл бұрын

Agreed !

@nehuge

Жыл бұрын

Agreed!!

@benjaminzyburt485

Жыл бұрын

^

@shaunketterman2985

Жыл бұрын

Or literally anything from that concert. By far their best live show.

@michaelberresford4291

Жыл бұрын

When you play the heaviest song in your catalogue, you gotta make it even heavier.😂 Also you can feel the look on James's face as he sung that, it was so good.

Cliff Burton Original bassist was a Student of Music he taught Music Theory to the guys and was the mastermind of this sound. I could only imagine if he had not been killed how they would sound now.

@luigidabber4573

Жыл бұрын

Cliff Burton wasn't the original bassist; he replaced Ron McGovney in 1982.

@Brandonmtlhd

Жыл бұрын

@@luigidabber4573 I think recording on a band's debut album qualifies you as an original member.

@davidjayroe828

Жыл бұрын

@@Brandonmtlhd agreed

@HiddenHandMedia

Жыл бұрын

@@luigidabber4573 Really bro?

@laksana4307

Жыл бұрын

Imo perhaps they would have been influenced by burton to make Load/Reload style of music way early since burton was a massive fan of music within that style or he would've quit the band to do solo projects/bands

You can thank Cliff Burton for the “student of music” feel. He was a genius

@costanzafaust

Жыл бұрын

Came here to say exactly this.

@outlaw_80

Жыл бұрын

Cliffem All!!! Cliff burned a guitar down 🔥 🔥 🔥

@nate5539

Жыл бұрын

Yes sir

@WhiteyMcCrackerson

11 ай бұрын

Amen

Heaviest song ever. Lars is all over this song and Cliff's Bass is all over the album. All four guys were on fire.

This is one of the heaviest songs ever written in my opinion. It never ever gets old. Menacing is the correct word fellas.

@adam872

Жыл бұрын

@Snakeoilresin haha, OK

@twintoygamechannel4983

Жыл бұрын

it's just a dirge. People of a certain ilk fall into the trap of "slow and tuned down = heavier" it's not. It's just the worst song on an album that is otherwise a masterpiece.

@adam872

Жыл бұрын

@@twintoygamechannel4983 I think that massively undersells it. The track is dark and like I said upthread, menacing. It's the intervals James uses and how the drumming accents exactly the right parts. I mean the intro is on an acoustic guitar and it still sounds heavy. I would argue Orion is way more of a dirge, but I like that track too.

@stridersmythe8860

Жыл бұрын

@@twintoygamechannel4983 Get outa here with your BS.

@adriantrusca1245

Жыл бұрын

@@adam872 Your mom is heavy too. Very heavy. Because she eats a lot.

This dropped back when I was in 10th grade. I’m now 52 and this STILL hits hard as it did back then. 🤘

@Nicholas_Burmeister

Жыл бұрын

40 years later and I'm still finding new things in this song. Like, for example, the changes in tempo/riff have a disquieting effect. It's like you're being stalked by a predator.

@dumbdumb572

Жыл бұрын

23 y/o here who has loved Metallica throughout my life and this shit still bangs, it is crazy to me how timeless RTL and MOP still sounds. At least to me.

@mikesmodels2830

Жыл бұрын

55 I listened to this album just yesterday.

@philoconnell4271

Жыл бұрын

Do u still smoke joints and get deep wasted thinking listening to it?

@joesmulti-edc890

Жыл бұрын

Indeed, I still receive chills from THE THING THAT SHOULD NOT BE.

Oh yeah, this is definitely one of the most ominous songs they ever made. Did you guys know this song was inspired by H.P. Lovecraft's work and that they actually wrote it really quick? It just like happened in a jam or something. They were like "Lets make this really nasty, heavy and dark jam that makes it sound like we're in R'lyeh and Ctulhu is amongst us..". I'd say it worked out really well 🙂(The thing they're refering to that should not be is Ctulhu). I really dig James' eerie vocals on this baby. Reminds me of For Whom the Bell Tolls which is also one of my very favourite Metallica songs. It has that same dread-doom-horror vibe. Love it!

The lyrics are inspired by H.P. Lovecraft, one of his tales about Cthulu. The heaviness is WAY appropriate! Great reaction as always.

You really can’t miss on any of Metallicas early albums, every album is like a greatest hits showcase, that’s why it can be easy to miss a song. The whole album is masterful.

@RossBayCult

Жыл бұрын

They did the whole album on Patreon

@HeavyRaiden

Жыл бұрын

Heck they should do all of their albums

@clemsonalum98

Жыл бұрын

@@riffhousestudios96 disposable hero’s

@Old_B52H_Gunner

Жыл бұрын

Both Metallicas and Megadeths first few albums were like that.

@Kalabei

Жыл бұрын

Word.

This is probably the heaviest Metallica song that they ever wrote and recorded. They talk about how they wanted it to sound crazy and otherworldly in interviews, and I think they nailed that feel and tone. Kirk's solo is exactly what I think of when I think about Cthulu and madness and all that.

I believe this is the first song in Metallica's discography where they tuned their guitars down. That's why it's so beastly. That's why it's so sluggishly heavy. This song is a great illustration of cosmic horror; it's Lovecraftian. Also, probably my favorite Kirk Hammett guitar solo. It's very different from his normal style and it's just so cool. Very ugly and chaotic. It fits the song so well.

@MrDeengels

10 ай бұрын

Think of how many grunge bands use that sound in the beginning of the song.

@tigrou1426

9 ай бұрын

Spot on about the solo, very chaotic with an unusual structure for Kirk. I read in the book Back To The Front that this solo was entirely composed and recorded in less than an hour (40 minutes maybe?) before Kirk had to fly back to the US. The solo really exudes a feeling of urgency, I love it.

That stank face when the riff hits is exactly why I lovde this song. One of the heaviest feeling songs ever to me.

"That is not dead which can eternal lie, and with strange Aeons even death may die" Most metal line in the song

@bungalo50

Жыл бұрын

"That is not dead which can eternal lie, And with strange aeons even death may die."

@Mdittus00

Жыл бұрын

but that’s not the line… the line is “Not dead which eternal lie Stranger eons death may die”

@firewarrior5828

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, I always misheard that lyric.

@ceb4382

Жыл бұрын

That's a line from the sci fi/horror author HP Lovecraft.

@xovaqiin4844

Жыл бұрын

@@firewarrior5828 "That is not dead which can eternal lie, And with strange aeons, even death may die." - H.P. Lovecraft, The Nameless City Of course, Metallica tweaked it a bit to fit the cadence of the song. Great quote though.

Looking forward to seeing your Sanitarium reaction. By far my favorite Metallica song. The transitions are amazing

@enerpro2955

Жыл бұрын

Already done it

@joenobody5631

Жыл бұрын

Check their Patreon. It's there.

@bnm1211

Жыл бұрын

On here I mean

@Bandanko

Жыл бұрын

@@bnm1211 yeah i've been waiting for it too

I love that George is a Megadeth guy and Ryan is a Metallica guy. 😂 Makes this reaction so much better.

@TheKazuluka

4 ай бұрын

Too funny when he was like “yea but they’re not fly tho” lol

The huge student of music in Metallica was definitely Cliff Burton on the bass. This album is very closely associated with his sense of art with their music, and his experimentation. He was basically the composer of this album, taking the riffs that James would write and stringing them together and adding arrangements to them to create something more than just in your face thrash. There's a reason that after he passed they almost never played some of the songs off of this album, such as Orion, they were just Cliff songs. RIP, but he'll never be forgotten because of this album and the two before it.

@bakerhalt

Жыл бұрын

This comment definitely revitalized how special Cliff really was with song structuring to me. Something about Metallica is unexplainable, there are just certain elements so above thrash or metal. Master of Puppets as an album is the Magnum Opus for me. Cliff brought something out of the world, to the world. And he was taken early because of that. Him and Chuck Schuldiner changed the face of metal forever. Destiny took em' early because they would've torn every single human a new asshole with their music if they kept breathing.

@georgewootten4428

Жыл бұрын

None of this is true, James would write the riffs and him and Lars would put them together to make the song. Cliff has only 3 writing credits on this album

@slantera

Жыл бұрын

@@georgewootten4428 - The original comment is not entirely untrue. Cliff Burton did go to college and studied classical music and music theory. I would have to say that Cliff was definitely the backbone of the band. He knew more than James and Lars. The only other member of Metallica that had any form of education in music is Kirk Hammett.

@georgewootten4428

Жыл бұрын

@@slantera how can you possibly say that if James and Lars are responsible for writing the majority of the songs even when Cliff was in the band?

@slantera

Жыл бұрын

@@georgewootten4428 - While writing credits are limited, you don't think that Cliff had some sort of influence on their sound, let alone their direction?

Great to see “The Thing That Should Not Be” get some love!

@metalliholic

Жыл бұрын

For real, I’ve loved this song since the day I heard it 20 years ago

One of the most eerie and evil sounding solos of all time! Kirk Hammett! 🤘🏼

@nate5539

Жыл бұрын

Yep. One of my favorite Metallica solos. Straight to the point and short.

Two things. Lars plays the comfortably unexpected. That’s how I describe his drumming. It’s not inherently difficult to play. It’s just not many drummers in the same situation would’ve approached their parts like that. But it still feels great. Two. The “nasty” feeling in the riffs are because they are chromatic. Meaning they are putting semitones up against each other. That always makes things feel evil. Jaws theme is a perfect example two notes have never sounded scarier.

the way the guitar solo takes off is wicked wicked wicked!

My favorite solo of Kirk’s. Pure haunting aggression.. especially the 1989’ Seattle version

@MetalDerrik

Жыл бұрын

i couldn't agree more! gives me chills every time \m/

@kennethmcspadden3800

Жыл бұрын

The solo absolutely fits the song

@Yamiwonk

Жыл бұрын

Dude you’re not wrong, the solo is fkn chilling!!

@costanzafaust

Жыл бұрын

I think this is also the one where some of the studio effects towards the end (that sound like some underwater beast) were from putting a microphone in a vase and using it to fret the guitar, dude had some innovative techniques to really find a unique sound. Although that might have Ktulu or something from the prior album I'm thinking of.

@Vivi_9

Жыл бұрын

I wish he extended the harmonised part in place of the whammy wanking

Cliff is major reason why first 3 albums are epic

This is such an underrated gem, the S&M version is haunting as hell, one of my favorites off this album of favorites

@HeWhoIsWhoHeIs

Жыл бұрын

Perfectly stated

@404social

Жыл бұрын

I still want these guys to review the intro to S&M, Kthulu into puppets. Its possibly the best start to any rock gig ever.

@venon4575

Жыл бұрын

Im pretty sure there's a video where someone took the vocals from the s&m and replaced the studio version with it and added the symphony. It sounds amazing.

@TivonSanders

Жыл бұрын

@@404social I'm surprised they haven't even touched S&M yet.

An amazing song that doesn’t get discussed enough. Such a killer heavy sounding riff. A nice smooth beginning into a classic chunky metal grove with a great guitar solo.

@thghost-ig4re

Жыл бұрын

one of my fav metallica trax for sure!

Playing drums is WAY more about what you don't play than what you do play. The spaces that you find are what makes an excellent drum part.

This has to be the most in-depth discussion I've ever heard of Metallica and Megadeth's level of fly.

@myrtislockett7792

Жыл бұрын

I really only listen to Metallica's first 4 albums but I really dig everything that Megadeth had done.

@MikeysMorgue

Жыл бұрын

@@myrtislockett7792 I'm the complete opposite. I don't like anything after Youthanasia.

@myrtislockett7792

Жыл бұрын

@@MikeysMorgue Did you ever watch Arch Enemy's Handshake in Hell video on youtube ? There is a scene where the sun is shining behind the singer and it peaks at you through her legs. I dubbed it The Thigh Gap From Hell. You can't deny that she is super.

@MikeysMorgue

Жыл бұрын

@@myrtislockett7792 Someone likes Alissa! 😁 Yeah, I've watched that video. The gap is there a bunch of times. 🤣 😂 🤘🏼

@Walamonga1313

Жыл бұрын

@@myrtislockett7792 Same, well I like the first 5 albums and of course Spit Out The Bone (couldn't care less for the rest). As for Megadeth I hate Risk, and The World Needs A Hero is 50% bangers 50% meh. But all other albums are good to great

I am a Megadeth guy but love Metallica just the same. This album is one of my all time number ones of any genre.

I remember hearing this album in '86 when it came out. I think all of the Big 4 albums came out within 10 months of each other. Slayer: Reign In Blood, Megadeth: Peace Sells, Metallica: Puppets, and Anthrax: Among The Living. Everything changed about music for me after that. Up to that point it had been more classic rock. AC/DC, Priest etc. This was faster, crunchier, more aggressive. I was hooked. Shit, I'm still hooked.

@MrStoutfool

Жыл бұрын

This is exactly the same thing for me! It changed my life! That’s no lie!

@Mr._Bassman97

8 ай бұрын

Reign in blood is 1B to MOP. Pure genius

In 1986 this was extremely heavy metal, you just had to be there to understand how devastating Metallica was back then, and if you didn't listen to heavy metal you had no idea who Metallica was.

@Rx_orcist

Жыл бұрын

It was heavy for mainstream metal but Seven Churches by Possessed came out in 1985 and that was some unhinged shit.

@beatmet2355

Жыл бұрын

Metallica was my gateway to metal

@xaviervega468

Жыл бұрын

@@Rx_orcist Heavy still has to sound good, and that does not.

@Rx_orcist

Жыл бұрын

@@xaviervega468 agree to disagree I guess. Can’t expect everyone to be into every style of music.

@MrToband

Жыл бұрын

@@Rx_orcist it wasn't mainstream back then

Starting from Kill em All , and ending at the Black Album is one of the greatest album runs in the history of music.

@Physics_Dude

Жыл бұрын

What a run! I remember wearing my Metallica 'Master of Puppets' shirt before Metallica ever played on MTV and people thought I killed babies on weekends! My girlfriend at the time liked Edie Brickell & New Bohemians while I moshed. Opposites attract haha!

@billstrohler

Жыл бұрын

@@Physics_Dude Opposite styles but that Eddie Brickell had some great tunes.

@Walamonga1313

Жыл бұрын

Definitely, however Maiden and Death still have the longest run (7 albums)

@8tonystark8

Жыл бұрын

Funny enough With The Black Album started something that has never happened in music Every single album to date debuting °1 on Billboard

@Kickinthescience

Жыл бұрын

@@Walamonga1313 Stevie Wonder and David Bowie had a great run in the 70s

This song always gets me in a certain kind of mood, and it's great for setting up a horror environment such as dark as The Call of Cthulhu and Cthulhu's mythos. One of my favourite parts is James quoting the actual book "not dead which eternal lie, strange aeons death may die". Incredibly powerful and haunting.

Lars is one of the best. I don't care if he's old or lazy to play his own songs they way it should be (he's playing really well nowadays anyway) BUT he wrote those fking drums, man. HE WROTE IT AND HE PLAYED IT FOR THE ALBUM, his drum parts and his fills are so fking CREATIVE and amazing and actually hard to pull off exactly in the same way he did. There are a lot of virtuous technical dudes but none of them find the way to pull off such amazing drums that also are memorable and so fit for the songs. He's not my favourite drummer but man, he deserves to be respected.

@xaviervega468

Жыл бұрын

Lars was an amazing songwriter, and he still had the chops back then.

@michaelchmiel166

Жыл бұрын

I'm with you bro. Nobody ever had a bad thing to say about Lars until the whole Napster thing. (Which time has proven him to have been 100% right.) Lars may not be the greatest drummer ever, but he is a great one and he's always distinct.

I was in the 9th grade when this album came out. Back then, we mainly listened to cassette tapes. I wore out 3 copies, before cd’s finally came out. Now, I’m a 52 year-old grandfather, and this Metallica album still holds up.

"a solid, twisted sound" They actually describe the song within the lyrics, and nobody ever noticed...

@RowdyRedBeard

Жыл бұрын

Actually it comes from the Lovecraft tales when describing the sound of the otherworldly beings

@bnm1211

Жыл бұрын

@@RowdyRedBeard could also be a double entendre

@FullCircleguitar

Жыл бұрын

It's "cult has summoned, twisted sound".

@michaelpowers4882

Жыл бұрын

Check the lyrics brotha

Yes, slower is harder when done right. And in THIS case, it's done Masterfully. Therefore, this is one of the hardest songs ever written. I come to your channel because your understanding of complex music on FIRST listen is astonishing. Ryan's ecstasy over Lars's multiple cymbal hits at 17:20 for example is a proper outburst that reminds me of my own reactions back in the day. I'm proud that you guys welcome and embrace the genre of metal. I'm of irish origin (so I'm as white as they come), and I would be honoured to call you my brothers - if you'd permit me. And remember... Metallica is the first 4 only. A small caution regarding the And Justice for All album: this is material that is impossible to fully understand (therefore shouldn't be judged conclusively) on first listen due to its "Godly" timing changes. But once digested, you will find that it actually Flows like water. All timing will become one and will be "cut from the same cloth", and you will realize that this album is the epitome of metal music writing. The track "To Live is to Die" is a song that Beethoven would probably wish he could call his own. Cheers.

The amazing thing about "reaction" videos is seeing people, like yourselves, getting pulled fully into a song. How does that happen? I think it's because you're seeing bands in the "zone", able to express their musical creativity at such a level, that you can't help but be spiritually changed by the experience. This is the true "hook" of any presentation. Some individuals, or groups, have this capacity to take us to another state of being. Metallica always does this. I think it's just their individual vibe as a group of guys and it's something out of this world. I feel the same about Iron Maiden, Opeth, Megadeth, Elvis, Diana Ross, etc., etc. Some people are perfect expresssions of themselves through their art or craft. It's really a blessing and inspiration to be able to see these performances and, I think, wakes people up to their own special gifts. Thanks guys. You are amazing. Blessings, Neil

Cliff Burton taught Metallica how to play together as a band. He was the student of the music.

@enerpro2955

Жыл бұрын

Yet, by his own admission, he didn't do much songwriting on MoP

@4md17

Жыл бұрын

what is this opsesion with cliff? he was the composer, but you need someone to bring that song to the audience. and that was metallica with jason newsted and angry james... its like the director and the actors in a movie. thats my opinion

It's nice to see Lars get a little love. He gets blasted so hard all over the internet, to a degree that has become beyond ridiculous. It's just really, really, cool to hate on Lars Ulrich instead of giving him the respect he's earned.

@fritzburbank935

Жыл бұрын

Lars is underrated. He is the backbone of the band and he creates the beats to which heads have banged for 40 years.

@jorgegonzalez134

Жыл бұрын

People that rag on Lars are just haters he’s made a great living at playing music. The folks that talk shit are just jealous of him and his success. I believe he’s a good drummer more than good enough for Metallica it just works well.

@chadwaters6218

Жыл бұрын

Lars is no Dave Lombardo but nobody else is either. He is a good drummer and there would be no Metallica without him. Most people still hate him because of the Napster thing back in the day.

This whole album is a masterpiece.

The part that George really likes has always been my favorite part of the song as well. James Hetfield said in an interview that their goal was to play string instruments like percussion instruments. I think that is displayed really well in this song.

Wow! This is the most Lovecraftian song, other than the Call of Ktulu, that they’ve written. Nice drop!!!!!!

@j.j.gilpin3303

Жыл бұрын

Hardwired to Self Destruct - Dream No More is their 3rd Lovecraft song

@Twiztedgoalie

Жыл бұрын

@@j.j.gilpin3303 ….4th if you count the hounds of tindelos as being part lovecraft as he didn’t technically write it but it’s in the canon. Because all nightmare long is about the hounds.

@tudorleonte9950

Жыл бұрын

All nightmare long also

@pwincessiris

Жыл бұрын

@@j.j.gilpin3303 Ktulu awaken!

@pwincessiris

Жыл бұрын

@@tudorleonte9950 Actually no, it's about something about a USSR organism made in the war that can "revive" dead tissue

To me this song has been like a part 2 to The Call of Ktulu (Cthulhu) as James sings in the Chorus "Fearless Wretch, Insanity. He watches lurking beneath the sea. Great old one (Another name for Cthulhu). Possibly one of their more heavier tracks, especially the outro with Cliffs bass and the guitars sounding like an evil creature

@timothydahn3904

Жыл бұрын

Exactly. I feel like this was a continuation of their love for hp Lovecraft.

@jensbaumann6945

Жыл бұрын

Its a well.known fact. Nothing to guess its obvious They have lovrcraft inspired Songs on every album... so, nothing clever here🤣

It never gets old watching first timers be brutalized by Metallica. Had a smile on my face the whole vid. 😁🤘

You guys brought up a really good point! Not only does Metallica pull off "groove" and time or "speed" changes but in their live performances they seamlessly transition between multiple songs into a medley as they're called.

They do a version of this song on the S&M album with an orchestra. One of my absolute favorite songs of all time. There are even videos of from the composers view when they were recording it live... is beyond lit.

@DB-xo6xh

Жыл бұрын

Thanks. I must’ve completely forgotten this and I’ll be looking it up.🤘🏼

@unforg1v3n

Жыл бұрын

It sounds even more menacing on S&M, one of my favorites from that album.

@kylereece1979

Жыл бұрын

@@DB-xo6xh The S&M version is Biblical. The extra evil Orchestrated sounds makes it sound like the Apocalypse is happening, like an epic scene from an Action Horror movie. As much as Ive always loved the original, the S&M rendition, like Outlaw Torn, Ktulu, and many others, gives it a whole new layer and lease of evil life.👍👍

@pragmaticbias2050

Жыл бұрын

@@kylereece1979 Honestly.. they should just do an S&M marathon one day. Will get enough Metallica out of the way where they can set it aside for a good while content-wise and they will get to hear.. imo.. the best of the best that Metallica has to offer. Start to finish that album is absolutely amazing. I can just imagine Ryan getting up out of his chair 30 seconds into -human and just throwing his hands in the air like, "best song ever, man... what can I say.."

@garysalgado9709

Жыл бұрын

S&M marathon would go crazy

METALLICA CANNOT BE TOUCHED. PERIOD.

The thing that we have KZreadrs like George and Ryan is a blessing

You cannot go wrong with any song from the first 4 albums

Lars is the Ringo Star of metal, not the most technical but put some absolutely unforgettable, incredible performances to tape. This record in particular was THE defining moment in metal, the benchmark which all other metal was judged against for many years to come. All the Lars shit talkers can gargle his sweaty balls because they know they will NEVER COME CLOSE to impacting the world like he and Metallica did.

@silentgnome

Жыл бұрын

And he's an amazing arranger and musical director. James, Kirk or Cliff bring their riffs and ideas and Lars arranges those shorts ideas and make them a whole song.

@FreeTheJambon

Жыл бұрын

"All the haters can gargle his sweaty balls" dude 💀💀

@sevendeep

Жыл бұрын

Won't disagree with you on the main point. Same way Ringo and Peter Criss were criticized as "talentless" but just by sitting on a throne, influenced thousands of kids to become drummers before Metallica existed, Lars did the same for me when I was a kid. Lars knew he wasn't as good as Lombardo or Benante, but didnt need to care because he could stick to a good formula and create a memorable intro that got people's ears sucked right into the song, not unlike Dave Grohl. He also knew if he was gonna do a fill to make sure it's done by the two of the next bar, which kinda became his trademark. The problem when you get to today is that live his tempo is a giant rubber band and he either subtracts cool things from classic songs that make you scratch your head, or he flails around with long, sloppy, disjointed fills or practice room improvs that ruin the feel of his original parts that people are kinda expecting to hear. Like listen to all the extra bullshit he's putting into One in that recent Lollapalooza video. Extra stuff that's not good, creative, or in any way adding something valuable to the performance.

@sevendeep

Жыл бұрын

I already know someone is gonna come in here going "well Lars is a lot older now you dont expect him to play as cleanly as he did when he was 30" Lars Ulrich is 58. Danny Carey is 61. Matt Cameron is 59. Dave Lombardo is 57. Gene Hoglan is about to be 55. No excuses bruh.

@FreeMTrider

Жыл бұрын

@@sevendeep the only excuse is injuries. That changes everything. For a drummer playing this type of music, you have to be an athlete. I know very well how injuries change your game. You have to work around them.

I'm glad you brought up the fact that this song is after Master of Puppets, and how it flows from the end of MoP to this one. That's something that's lost on 2 generations of people that don't listen to albums, but just singles. Albums have a flow to them, and it's really the proper way to experience a band's music. A lot of thought goes into an album's flow. Listening to the whole album makes each song more intense than just listening to them individually and out of order.

Heavy AF. Recorded in D standard and played live in C# standard tuning. The final cut created and completed in the studio during the recording of MOP. Kirk recorded the solo in one 45 minute session and purposely freestyles it live. So heavy, this one. It sits right on your chest the whole time and never lets you breathe. A true masterpiece.

I still listen to MoP, almost 40 years later after I listened to it the first time. It still hits so hard to this day. Metallica was transcendent. No wonder they are the biggest band in music.

This song being in D makes it that much more heavy. Also during the outro when you hear what sounds like the pick scraping the strings? My god, insaneeeeee

@TinkMcGathy

Жыл бұрын

I would venture to say that the rhythmic scraping may have bred the likes of one Tom Morello. He took it in his own hi hop record scratching direction but it is very much like a beginner record scratching exercise.

You wanna know why Lars is so good and these two can notice it too ?? The man can play cool and rememberable stuff WITHOUT GOING OUT OF GROOVE, in fact Lars tends to enhance the groove with his fills and overall playing

Beginning to end this album is amazing. I was 14 years old jamming this. 12 the first time I heard a bootleg of kill ‘em all and never looked back. The main band of my youth

If you haven't seem them live, you MUST. It all comes alive in a whole new way.

One of the heaviest riffs of all time, no contest

My favorite Metallica solo. Unique and sinister.

@fritzburbank935

Жыл бұрын

Has a middle eastern flavor to it.

@XxXIRoGuEIxX

Жыл бұрын

I always think it sounds like an evil laugh when it starts

@animalwillopus79

Жыл бұрын

Wish Kirk explored more this lead style since he's heavily into horror.

@gabifromhell

Жыл бұрын

@@fritzburbank935 there's a harmonic minor descending lick in there that gives that vibe, excellent resource by Kirk

There is no bad songs in Metallica first 4 albums. All masterpieces, highly underrated song.

@pheeel17

Жыл бұрын

except maybe Escape...

@jdd3786

Жыл бұрын

*Metallica's first 5 albums

@alcestopeth

Жыл бұрын

@@jdd3786 nah, black album has a lot of filler

@serhafiye7046

Жыл бұрын

@@alcestopeth Really? Almost every song in that album known by everyone bro

@georgepress1261

Жыл бұрын

@@jdd3786 the black album was meh. I don’t hate it but I don’t love it. But it not on the level as the first 4 imo

Cliff is looking down from Heaven and smiling that people are finding so much joy in his music. His, Jame’s, Lars’ and Kirk’s Legacy is this album.

I wrote a paper on this song in high school comparing the lyrics to the character of Grendel in Beowulf. I thought it was a perfect match.

@harolddix1336

Жыл бұрын

It's actually about H.P. Lovecraft's story "The Shadow over Innsmouth"

I love how you guys make me re-appreciate all the classics I overplayed in my youth. Watching you guys react remind of the feelings I got when I heard this shit for the first time ... this is hard! haha

@paulrodsted3905

Жыл бұрын

I always say that I can't experience my favourite greatest song again for the first time but I can enjoy someone else experiencing it for the first time especially if they love it....

Such a fkn track! This album blew my mind as teen in the 80s. Love seeing you two loving it. It's like having new ears

I find it very interesting that he related this to Soundgarden, at the time in 86 Soundgarden did exist, however the word grunge was not invented yet, so they were actually considered metal. Soundgarden was featured in several metal magazines in the 80's and even won a few Grammys in the heavy metal category.

I agree, I fell in love with that nasty riff all those years ago

master of the puppets albums never gets old

This has always been one of my favorite Metallica songs.

With regards to Metallicas musicality, Kirk was a student of Joe Satriani, and he taught him a lot about building a song with harmony and melody at the core. That has always been the bands greatest strength, thier ability to make melodic music sound aggressive, and vice versa.

good heavy one from metallica, old school, i'm 53 so seen them in their prime. great group. this song got me through some dark times in my life so personal. we see what we believe but beyond that is unbounded by our imagination.

@myrtislockett7792

Жыл бұрын

That is creepy as f...

Saw this tour in 1987 Nuremberg Germany Monsters of Rock at age 18. Cliff (RIP) was lost a few months before. Dio, Ratt, Deep Purple, Helloween, Cinderella…. What a show !!!!

@mikesmodels2830

Жыл бұрын

I also saw them at The monsters of rock tour, Miami FL. It was 1988 when I saw them, different line up, Dokken, Scorpions, Van Halen, and a couple others I don't remember.

@luizde-rossi643

Жыл бұрын

Must have been a hell of a ride, sir...🤘🏽

@tnman37040

Жыл бұрын

Wow. Nice. I was in Germany then too, but I missed that show. I did go to Monsters of Rock in Nuremberg in 1988.

This has always been my favorite song on Master of Puppets. It's so amazing live.

I knew this would be Playlist/Staylist for you guys. I just knew it. Awesome. 👍🏻😎

It's definitely one of their darkest and meatiest songs.

The whole album is a masterpiece! The template for all metal to come after it! Metallica's Opus 😁

Y'alls analyses of this song were some of the most well-thought out, cohesive insights I've ever thought of or heard of about Metallica. Thanks for helping me appreciate their music for the first time all over again. Cheers.

Nice to have a reminder of how great this song really is

Y’all need to do some early Ozzy solo, Suicide Solution, I Don’t Know, Believer, Mr. Crowley, Bark at the Moon, y’all in for a treat & you gonna love it.

@erickknutz5599

Жыл бұрын

Hells, you could throw The Ultimate Sin album in there as well. Love every dang song on that one :O

@angelotrinidad6888

Жыл бұрын

@@erickknutz5599 frankly I only know 4 songs off it, love them though :D

@MattSmith-wz1xh

Жыл бұрын

Diary of a Madman is a jam

@angelotrinidad6888

Жыл бұрын

@@MattSmith-wz1xh oh yes love it

@rickwillard2002

Жыл бұрын

If y'all haven't heard their Sabbath reviews you are missing out. The War Pigs review introduced me to the channel.

Sometimes I like to listen to this song in the highway when I get off work at 5am. Watching the dawn while listening to the intro reminds me of a vampire hunter movie.

love watching you guys enjoy this and headbanging.

The drums in this song apologize to no one and don’t need approval. Perfect fit for a perfectly menacing tune. Great job guys. And thank you Metallica for creating this masterpiece.

When George said "I'm about to start some shit", I knew EXACTLY what he was gonna say! Hahahaha! My thoughts exactly!

I highly recommend Dream No more from their latest album. A mix between this and Sad but true and it follows the Lovecraftian lyrics

Some of the hardest headbanging I seen yall do so far I’m tearin up

I'd love to see a long podcast where u guys reflect for a long time on metal. As an old school metal fan, your unbiased perspective w your fresh ears help me appreciate in a new way the old songs. You have very accurate, adult, perspective that I may, miss since I was a kid when I was listening to this stuff.

Metallica is the best heavy metal band of all time!! They rock!! Great reaction guys..

Great song! No matter what they do.. they BANG it EVERY TIME! Always loved them

I so enjoy watching you guys discover the composition of metal. It's actually classical composers creating 🎨 art

Man, I really miss 1986...I was 16...this album came in a clear cassette...remember?🤘

@MrMrdlegend

Жыл бұрын

Ha, yeah.. I was 16 in '86 also. Good times

@TheSshadow7

Жыл бұрын

Same

Thanks for doing this guys. This is my favorite Metallica song of all time

Every song in Master of Puppets is a 10/10

I freaking love this song!! One of their best imo. Metallica is always on rotation. Thanks guys for this one.