I have a special affection for this song, it saved me from suicide, that final part leaves me wanting to hear more, wanting to live more. Every time I listen to this song, it doesn't remind me of what I felt when I wanted to finish it all, but rather, it reminds me of when I found the strength to move on. 🤘
Finally found someone that could describe what this song meant for me in words, when im on my worst, listen to it on maximum volum or if i have my guitar around just play it on maximum volume too... its such a live saver and it makes me happy to know that it save other lives too :) live on and keep shredding :)
four weeks ago my big brother took his life. He left 2 letters behind, one of which was to our family, relatives and loved ones. The other he quoted Fade to black by metallica by hand. Everything in this text fits in with my brother's life. He had them well at a young age but darkened towards the end. My brother was only 27 years old when he left us in a great grief and, we had his funeral 2 weeks ago with This song when we carried him out to his last rest. His mental illness developed over the years and there was a lot of anxiety. Now my brother is buried and free from the darkness but left us in despair. The ones I want to say with these are to take care of you and you are never alone! Peace!
I'm so terribly sorry for your loss. It's difficult to understand what people are going through, throughout their lives. It's also very devastating to those loved ones left behind.
@@cadifferentreactions For me, I believe the lyrics of “Fade to Black” are about grieving and learning about one’s own mortality. For examples, the last verse on this song. “Death Greets me warm,” - Feeling dead even though you are still alive. “Now I will just say goodbye” - The most uplifting part of the lyrics. Being able to say “Goodbye” to your loved one and go on living without him or her. Plus this is my dad favourite metallica's song, and im really missed him :')
that is wonderful, you interpreted this song in a way that helped you. i read that this song has helped many people but, when i listened to it, i only heard the depressing side. Sorry to hear about your dad
You nailed the end of the song and the solo arrangement. That’s 100% what I take from it too. I see visions of his life flashing through his mind and then he takes the leap
I agree with the sadness and anger assessment to an extent, it's a bit more nuanced for me. The las part, for example, as the lyrics end with "Death greets me warm, now I will just say goodbye" He is talking with death, so he is saying goodbye to death, not the world. Basically saying, "not today death". And then as the instrumental intensifies he is building resolve and determination to make his life mean something. Maybe that's just me, but that's how I relate this song with my personal experience with depression.
What makes me think you've got it right is the sentence right before : "Yesterday seems as though it never existed". It's as if one full day passed between the 2 last verses and the guy managed to get back on track, and he can finally tell death to f*ck off. A message of hope at the end of a very emotionaly heavy song. I hope it's meant like that, as it's a beautiful story
@@Lowly_Tarnished this sentence is actually what makes me think you've got it wrong 😂. For me "Yesterday seems as though it never existed" seems as though he had sunk so deep into the abyss that he has lost track with reality
Imagine these guys were 20-21 writing this masterpiece….Metallica are the Kings and their versatility is unmatched as they can take you in any direction they want in a split second….”Disposable Heroes” and “Damage Inc” please…🔥🔥🔥🤘🤘🤘….both will leave you in awe and make you grasp for air 🔥🔥🔥…all the best from Denmark 🇩🇰
@@cadifferentreactions As awful as this is to think - let alone put out into the world - sometimes suicide is happy for the victim. They're most at relief...when they decide they are done. And thats kinda what this song is about, innit?... Makes sense the intro has that vibe. Maybe you're onto something.
I love this song! It’s helped so many people through dark times over the years. Kirk “the ripper” Hammetts solo at the end gets me everytime. Simply stunning
Great analogy with the on top of a building and flying off, never thought of it this way! Love that ppl can create like a movie in their head from the different parts of a song like that! :)
Metallica wrote this after their equipment was stolen in early '84 and they had to start all over again. More specifically, James Hetfield (lead singer) wrote the lyrics in response to one of his amps being stolen. Not only was this amp his favorite, but it was also the first amp he ever owned (his mom gave it to him), so it had a lot of sentimental value to him. The song is about losing everything and wondering if it is worth going on.
You're absolutely right dude. And then this song took on an even deeper meaning after the tragic and untimely death of Cliff Burton due to an accident while the band was on tour in Europe.
I see in her what’s in me till this very day a constant struggle but girl we stand we stay and fight the battle and music first 4 albums of theirs got me to where I am now, still breathing, I’m unvaccinated and for the life of me can’t seem to contract the virus I believe it to be the best way out for my daughters sake and peace finally for me. Love to everyone I have crossed paths with including you two. Stay strong love from Minneapolis, Minnesota 🇺🇸
The part where he says “Death greets me warm” reminds me of this girl I met who tried to kill her self by slitting her throat. I asked her how it felt and she said “It felt warm”.
this song has saved so many lives, mine included. its weird but hearing that someone feels the same way you do. somehow you dont feel as alone anymore. and hell if they made it through it why the fuck cant i
"Though I may fear the MANNER of my death, I do not fear Death itself. When the spectre of death finally comes for me, it will be greeted like an old friend. With open arms and a smile, and 'What kept you?' "
No, James (singer, guitarist and frontman of Metallica) didn't have a good life that turned bad. The inspiration of this song came from a situation in 84, when several Metallica equipment were stolen. They were a new band, of a new genre and guitars rigs were too expensive. But James lost his favorite guitar amplifier, his first Marshall, that his mother helped he buy. James' mother died with cancer when he was 16, she denied any treatment because she was VERY religious. James' father left the family when he as 11, so his childhood was pretty sad. The lyrics of this song also has to be with they were recording at Denmark, and they felt a lot homesick. This song was the first Metallica ballad and they received a lot of letters of fans talking about their experiences related with this depressing song.
Y’all need to check out Black Tide - Warriors of Time and when you listen to it, keep in mind that when the song was done back in like 2009 the band members were between 13-17 years old.
Are you telling me that neither one of you have ever heard this song before? I think you both had a good point of view on the song. We’ll go through some types of depression it’s how we deal with it that matters the most and how are actions could hurt someone else in the process. There is nothing worth taking your life for! Talk to someone if you’re to that point maybe it’ll help you like it did me!
To me when he says, "yesterday seems as though it never existed, death greets me warm now I will just say goodbye" he is saying he found purpose while he was contemplating suicide and now he is an old man and is death is greeting warmly.
You guys are pretty close on your assessment of the meaning of the song. The singer, James Hetfield, had just recently lost his mother to a prolonged battle with cancer, she was unfortunately one of these people who believes that faith in Jesus will save you and didn't seek medical attention. No matter how much James and the family pleaded with her to go to a doctor, she remained steadfast in her faith that God would save her, and sadly she passed away. This song was James' way of airing out his feelings and emotions without actually telling everyone what really happened, it came out many many years later in an interview what the meaning behind the song really was. Edited part was just fixing a couple of typos, damn spell check, LOL 😂😂
This song it's so hard for me. It was one of the songs that I had listed when I attempted to kill myself. That's what I love about Metallica, every one of their songs sings to you. They're amazing.
This saved me because I thought for the first time that someone understood me that I didn’t know Back in 1990 at high school It made me feel part of something for the first time Love
Life it seems will fade away زندگی انگار کمرنگتر و کمرنگتر میشود Drifting further every day هر روز بیشتر دستخوش پیشامد میشود Getting lost within myself از درون گم گشته ام و سر گردان Nothing matters no one else دیگر هیچ چیز و هیچ کس اهمیتی ندارد I have lost the will to live اراده زیستن را گم كرده ام Simply nothing more to give حقیقتآ چیزی برای بخشیدن ندارم There is nothing more for me هیچ چیز دیگری برایم باقی نمانده Need the end to set me free باشد که مرگ بگشاید بند را از دست و پای من Things not what they used to be دیگر مانند گذشته ها نیستند Missing one inside of me در درونم احساس كمبود كسی را میكنم Deathly loss this can't be real گمگشتگی مرگبار، این نمیتواند واقعی باشد Can't stand this hell i feel انگار توان درک این جهنم را ندارم Emptiness is filling me To the point of agony رسیده ام تا سر حد درد و رنجی توان فرسا Growing darkness taking dawn تاریك شدن نیازمند پیروزی بر سپیده دم است I was me, but now he's gone روزگاری خود بودم، اما اینك او رفته است No one but me can save myself, but it's too late هیچ کس جز خودم نمیتواند ناجی ام باشد ولی دیگر دیر شده Now I can't think, think why I should even try دیگر توان اندیشه نیست اندیشیدن به اینکه چرا حتی باید سعی می کردم كه زنده بمانم Yesterday seems as though it never existed گذشته آنگونه به نظر میرسد كه انگار اصلآ وجود نداشته Death greets me warm, now I will just say goodbye مرگ به گرمی به استقبالم می آید اینک تنها میگویم بدرود
I can respect your opinion. As a 44 year old guy who found MetallicA in 1993, I've seen them live probably 10 times. I love that James voice has gotten better over the years. Of course I love the young Metallica & their sound but even the old songs like Whiplash, Fade, One & so on are just as awesome live today as back in the 80s
despondency, like suicide, is a great sin. And it is not just words. I went through this myself. and only turning to God through prayer saved me from destructive thoughts. I am a completely different person now. before that I was an atheist. people turned away from God. and this is the cause of all troubles.
You guys should really do Megadeth, they were the arch rival of Metallica in the 80s and 90s I would suggest two songs for starters she wolf live rude awakening and hangar 18 live hammersmith apollo 1992 You will not be disappointed
Nothing sacreligious about that. Sure Metallica kicked Dave Mustaine out if the band, but he went on to do very well founding Megadeth. Awesome band too👍👍
Ok but hear me out... How you are suppose to react to a song from Metallica???? Like youve been hearing it for years probably so imo this video make no sense xD I understand reacting to new songs or songs that are not that old but Metallica? Srsly?
It's not their generation or preferred genre of music probably. For me, been listening to them since I was a teenager in the early 80's, and I'm not going to ever stop listening to them.
Thank you very much for watching this video, hope you enjoyed it!!
Great choice....
Please reaction song A7X Scream dude
Do reaction to meshuggah
Do reaction to bleed by meshuggah
React to Green Day) wake me up when September ends
I have a special affection for this song, it saved me from suicide, that final part leaves me wanting to hear more, wanting to live more. Every time I listen to this song, it doesn't remind me of what I felt when I wanted to finish it all, but rather, it reminds me of when I found the strength to move on. 🤘
Wow what a confession dude...! Hope u doing great now
dude hope you are doing well. Never lose hope. Cheers from Estonia
Hey man, did you ever go by Caleb? Used to know a Caleb Castillo who spoke to me about this at one time
Finally found someone that could describe what this song meant for me in words, when im on my worst, listen to it on maximum volum or if i have my guitar around just play it on maximum volume too... its such a live saver and it makes me happy to know that it save other lives too :) live on and keep shredding :)
Same, more than once. That solo just hits me
One of the greatest song ever written and composed
four weeks ago my big brother took his life. He left 2 letters behind, one of which was to our family, relatives and loved ones. The other he quoted Fade to black by metallica by hand. Everything in this text fits in with my brother's life. He had them well at a young age but darkened towards the end. My brother was only 27 years old when he left us in a great grief and, we had his funeral 2 weeks ago with This song when we carried him out to his last rest. His mental illness developed over the years and there was a lot of anxiety. Now my brother is buried and free from the darkness but left us in despair. The ones I want to say with these are to take care of you and you are never alone! Peace!
I'm so terribly sorry for your loss. It's difficult to understand what people are going through, throughout their lives. It's also very devastating to those loved ones left behind.
The older one gets. The more relatable the lyrics get.
And they wrote these songs being very young.
This song saved my life. Thanks metallica, I will never forget them.
how did it save your life?
@@cadifferentreactions For me, I believe the lyrics of “Fade to Black” are about grieving and learning about one’s own mortality. For examples, the last verse on this song. “Death Greets me warm,” - Feeling dead even though you are still alive. “Now I will just say goodbye” - The most uplifting part of the lyrics. Being able to say “Goodbye” to your loved one and go on living without him or her. Plus this is my dad favourite metallica's song, and im really missed him :')
that is wonderful, you interpreted this song in a way that helped you. i read that this song has helped many people but, when i listened to it, i only heard the depressing side. Sorry to hear about your dad
Both this song and the lyrics of 'the pass" by Rush are very powerful, and I think have helped many people over the years
You nailed the end of the song and the solo arrangement. That’s 100% what I take from it too. I see visions of his life flashing through his mind and then he takes the leap
I agree with the sadness and anger assessment to an extent, it's a bit more nuanced for me. The las part, for example, as the lyrics end with "Death greets me warm, now I will just say goodbye" He is talking with death, so he is saying goodbye to death, not the world. Basically saying, "not today death". And then as the instrumental intensifies he is building resolve and determination to make his life mean something. Maybe that's just me, but that's how I relate this song with my personal experience with depression.
What makes me think you've got it right is the sentence right before : "Yesterday seems as though it never existed". It's as if one full day passed between the 2 last verses and the guy managed to get back on track, and he can finally tell death to f*ck off. A message of hope at the end of a very emotionaly heavy song. I hope it's meant like that, as it's a beautiful story
@@Lowly_Tarnished this sentence is actually what makes me think you've got it wrong 😂. For me "Yesterday seems as though it never existed" seems as though he had sunk so deep into the abyss that he has lost track with reality
@@PishPishoto that's why the sentence is beautiful, it can be interpreted in different ways 😁
De acuerdo... Que bien lo has explicado👍
My man in the beginning said "sounds kinda happy"
Imagine these guys were 20-21 writing this masterpiece….Metallica are the Kings and their versatility is unmatched as they can take you in any direction they want in a split second….”Disposable Heroes” and “Damage Inc” please…🔥🔥🔥🤘🤘🤘….both will leave you in awe and make you grasp for air 🔥🔥🔥…all the best from Denmark 🇩🇰
Testament wipes the floor with em
“Sounds kinda happy” lmao
not my best moment
@@cadifferentreactions
As awful as this is to think - let alone put out into the world - sometimes suicide is happy for the victim. They're most at relief...when they decide they are done.
And thats kinda what this song is about, innit?...
Makes sense the intro has that vibe. Maybe you're onto something.
lol "I think it sounds happy" ... seconds later ... "I have lost the will to liiiiive"
I love this song! It’s helped so many people through dark times over the years. Kirk “the ripper” Hammetts solo at the end gets me everytime. Simply stunning
Great analogy with the on top of a building and flying off, never thought of it this way! Love that ppl can create like a movie in their head from the different parts of a song like that! :)
The outro solo.. Feels like a soul traveling… 🌓
The simple notion that you aren't alone with these feelings brings hope.These thoughts and feelings can change,other things cannot be undone..
Dude man said Iike it sounds kinda happy lol waaaaaait for it
Metallica wrote this after their equipment was stolen in early '84 and they had to start all over again. More specifically, James Hetfield (lead singer) wrote the lyrics in response to one of his amps being stolen. Not only was this amp his favorite, but it was also the first amp he ever owned (his mom gave it to him), so it had a lot of sentimental value to him. The song is about losing everything and wondering if it is worth going on.
You're absolutely right dude. And then this song took on an even deeper meaning after the tragic and untimely death of Cliff Burton due to an accident while the band was on tour in Europe.
1:52
thats my ''wtf r u talking about'', stare..
I first heard this when I was a teenager and I thought I was the only person that felt this way thank you James for saving my life many times over
"This song sound happy"
Yeah, right ...
for me afer saying goodbye and solo strikes feels like all good stuff flushing in his mind that happend to him in his life...
One of the best reactions of this song on all of RUclips
The Unforgiven - Metallica... Please!!!!!!
Haha. He said it sounds "happy." in the intro. lol 😄
I see in her what’s in me till this very day a constant struggle but girl we stand we stay and fight the battle and music first 4 albums of theirs got me to where I am now, still breathing, I’m unvaccinated and for the life of me can’t seem to contract the virus I believe it to be the best way out for my daughters sake and peace finally for me. Love to everyone I have crossed paths with including you two. Stay strong love from Minneapolis, Minnesota 🇺🇸
This song has carried through many a deep, dark night.
The part where he says “Death greets me warm” reminds me of this girl I met who tried to kill her self by slitting her throat. I asked her how it felt and she said “It felt warm”.
For a similar but updated vibe, please react to Metallica "the day that never comes"
Killer song, one of my fav song
Greatest band in history!
Awesome video, guys! Metallica are absolute geniuses!
“Oh this one sounds kinda happy” little did they know the lyrics
this song has saved so many lives, mine included. its weird but hearing that someone feels the same way you do. somehow you dont feel as alone anymore. and hell if they made it through it why the fuck cant i
Wonderful reaction. Thank you I enjoyed it.
I didn't picture jumping in that last solo, but other forms of ending it all.
"It sounds kinda happy..." lol
Thank You for doing this song.
I can relate so much to this song
This song saved my life
His mum died of cancer I’m pretty sure I could be wrong but I think this song just describes how he felt after his mum’s death
They were between 19 to 21 when they wrote this masterpiece!
"Though I may fear the MANNER of my death, I do not fear Death itself. When the spectre of death finally comes for me, it will be greeted like an old friend. With open arms and a smile, and 'What kept you?' "
5:07 yeah his amp
Fucking finally . About time guuuuuyyyyssss 😤😤🔥♥️
I know I'm stupid but could somebody tell me what that line in the song means I was me but now he's gone
No, James (singer, guitarist and frontman of Metallica) didn't have a good life that turned bad. The inspiration of this song came from a situation in 84, when several Metallica equipment were stolen. They were a new band, of a new genre and guitars rigs were too expensive. But James lost his favorite guitar amplifier, his first Marshall, that his mother helped he buy. James' mother died with cancer when he was 16, she denied any treatment because she was VERY religious. James' father left the family when he as 11, so his childhood was pretty sad. The lyrics of this song also has to be with they were recording at Denmark, and they felt a lot homesick. This song was the first Metallica ballad and they received a lot of letters of fans talking about their experiences related with this depressing song.
Y’all need to check out Black Tide - Warriors of Time and when you listen to it, keep in mind that when the song was done back in like 2009 the band members were between 13-17 years old.
You said it sounds happy. 😂
He's right.
You guys should react to turn the page by Metallica
Great song everyone see it different. Metallica have much more amazing things.
Are you telling me that neither one of you have ever heard this song before? I think you both had a good point of view on the song. We’ll go through some types of depression it’s how we deal with it that matters the most and how are actions could hurt someone else in the process. There is nothing worth taking your life for! Talk to someone if you’re to that point maybe it’ll help you like it did me!
Hell yeah!
if you like Metallica's instrumentals, react to Orion
Lmao sounds happy love it... just wait
Trust me... the person died at the end of this song.
To me when he says, "yesterday seems as though it never existed, death greets me warm now I will just say goodbye" he is saying he found purpose while he was contemplating suicide and now he is an old man and is death is greeting warmly.
No. The protagonist in the song followed through ending his life.
That's right!!!
You guys are pretty close on your assessment of the meaning of the song.
The singer, James Hetfield, had just recently lost his mother to a prolonged battle with cancer, she was unfortunately one of these people who believes that faith in Jesus will save you and didn't seek medical attention. No matter how much James and the family pleaded with her to go to a doctor, she remained steadfast in her faith that God would save her, and sadly she passed away.
This song was James' way of airing out his feelings and emotions without actually telling everyone what really happened, it came out many many years later in an interview what the meaning behind the song really was.
Edited part was just fixing a couple of typos, damn spell check, LOL 😂😂
Not _that_ recently, his mother passed away in 1979 while the song is from 1984.
Architects - Hereafter
Try power thrashing death by whiplash for some good thrash metal 🤘
great song back when music was quality not like todays bs music
Request a7x so far away live museum grammy
Basically it's a song about wanting to die !
Metallica's songs hit you right in the groin and DO NOT relent even after you beg for mercy.
This song it's so hard for me. It was one of the songs that I had listed when I attempted to kill myself. That's what I love about Metallica, every one of their songs sings to you. They're amazing.
You should try Metallica's Four Horsemen, I think you'll like it.
Please react to blackpink how you like that Japan version 🙏
Reaccionen a Sana Sana ( videoclip) de Naty Peluso. 🙏
PLEASE REACT TO ALICE IN CHAIN NUTSHELL (MTV UNPLUGGED)🙏🙏🙏
You should do a reaction video to the song Angels Son by Sevendust off of the straight up album
This saved me because I thought for the first time that someone understood me that I didn’t know
Back in 1990 at high school
It made me feel part of something for the first time
Love
🤘
Sounds kinda happy? Wow.
not my best moment
@@cadifferentreactions All in fun!!
Nice
Fase to black live please
Face* to balck
Life it seems will fade away
زندگی انگار کمرنگتر و کمرنگتر میشود
Drifting further every day
هر روز بیشتر دستخوش پیشامد میشود
Getting lost within myself
از درون گم گشته ام و سر گردان
Nothing matters no one else
دیگر هیچ چیز و هیچ کس اهمیتی ندارد
I have lost the will to live
اراده زیستن را گم كرده ام
Simply nothing more to give
حقیقتآ چیزی برای بخشیدن ندارم
There is nothing more for me
هیچ چیز دیگری برایم باقی نمانده
Need the end to set me free
باشد که مرگ بگشاید بند را از دست و پای من
Things not what they used to be
دیگر مانند گذشته ها نیستند
Missing one inside of me
در درونم احساس كمبود كسی را میكنم
Deathly loss this can't be real
گمگشتگی مرگبار، این نمیتواند واقعی باشد
Can't stand this hell i feel
انگار توان درک این جهنم را ندارم
Emptiness is filling me To the point of agony
رسیده ام تا سر حد درد و رنجی توان فرسا
Growing darkness taking dawn
تاریك شدن نیازمند پیروزی بر سپیده دم است
I was me, but now he's gone
روزگاری خود بودم، اما اینك او رفته است
No one but me can save myself, but it's too late
هیچ کس جز خودم نمیتواند ناجی ام باشد ولی دیگر دیر شده
Now I can't think, think why I should even try
دیگر توان اندیشه نیست اندیشیدن به اینکه چرا حتی باید سعی می کردم كه زنده بمانم
Yesterday seems as though it never existed
گذشته آنگونه به نظر میرسد كه انگار اصلآ وجود نداشته
Death greets me warm, now I will just say goodbye
مرگ به گرمی به استقبالم می آید اینک تنها میگویم بدرود
When you react to Metallica, 80's. Do audio original! They've grown older. Live stuff sucks from their old catalog. Try everything before 1991
I can respect your opinion. As a 44 year old guy who found MetallicA in 1993, I've seen them live probably 10 times. I love that James voice has gotten better over the years. Of course I love the young Metallica & their sound but even the old songs like Whiplash, Fade, One & so on are just as awesome live today as back in the 80s
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Next react metallica the four horseman
despondency, like suicide, is a great sin. And it is not just words. I went through this myself. and only turning to God through prayer saved me from destructive thoughts. I am a completely different person now. before that I was an atheist. people turned away from God. and this is the cause of all troubles.
Next Metallica - Orion
You should react to imagine dragons songs like radioactive, thunder, whatever it takes, demons, warriors, them songs are awesome
Metallica Brasil
You guys should really do Megadeth, they were the arch rival of Metallica in the 80s and 90s
I would suggest two songs for starters
she wolf live rude awakening and
hangar 18 live hammersmith apollo 1992
You will not be disappointed
Yes but fade to black it's so deep
Symphony Of Destruction is another great one to check out.👍 So is RIDE THE LIGHTENING ⚡⚡⚡
Algorithm response sorry
Pliz a7x st.james and unbound
S.t james is about the rev
foREVer
is a warnning the song to a suicide
Sounds happy? Lmao
WARNING SACRILEGIOUS COMMENT INCOMING
A Megadeth reaction would be nice
Nothing sacreligious about that. Sure Metallica kicked Dave Mustaine out if the band, but he went on to do very well founding Megadeth. Awesome band too👍👍
Blasphemy!!!!
Please reaction Cover, FELIX IRWAN - when we were young - ADELE
its about suicide
Stopping fade to black to ask people to join your patreon is blaspheme.
metal will always destroy hip hop
Ok but hear me out... How you are suppose to react to a song from Metallica???? Like youve been hearing it for years probably so imo this video make no sense xD I understand reacting to new songs or songs that are not that old but Metallica? Srsly?
It's not their generation or preferred genre of music probably. For me, been listening to them since I was a teenager in the early 80's, and I'm not going to ever stop listening to them.
first time hearing this song.
Callum: not his generation or preferred genre growing up
Angela: 80s metal is hardly known in China
this song kills me at 58 yrs old wtf