Yeah, Metallica's actually all about the switch-ups between slow, pretty, haunting melodies and heavy bombast. Kind of their signature style. A lot of metal bands just go for 100% maximum intensity for the entire song, but this style is all about appreciating the intensity by contrasting it with the slower parts.
@@macdeus2601 we have Cliff to thank for them developing this style, if you listen to Kill 'Em All it's almost entirely super fast songs through and through except when it wasnt just James and Lars writing the song. It's why Master of Puppets was so full of changing timings and speed shifts
And introducing punk-ass teenagers who hate school to classic works of literature. (Like "For Whom the Bell Tolls", and in this case "Johnny Got His Gun".)
This song is based on an anti-war novel called “Johnny Got His Gun”, which was published in 1938. The novel’s author, Dalton Trumbo, also wrote and directed a film adaptation of it which was released in 1971, and scenes from that film feature heavily in the music video for “One”.
The greatest yet worst music video of all time. The greatest because we finally got to see a Metallica music video. The worst because Metallica made a music video. Also, does anyone else sing "keep the home fires burning" after this song every time they hear it?
Jay McCarty as much as I like the music video, it really does take away from the emotions of the song musically because of that last part. The way it was written and performed is so powerful, and the way it just abruptly ends snaps the listener out of the trance.
Autumn Phillips I watched Johnny Got His Gun after the video for One came out. It was by far the most depressing 3 hours of my life at that point. When it was over, I didn’t want to move, I didn’t want to talk, I didn’t want to eat...I just wanted to lay down and pass out, I was so emotionally drained and destroyed.
So man songs through the years that could be considered underrated. Wherever I May Roam, Devil's Dance, No Leaf Clover, And Justice For All... the list goes on.
LOL, man I hate that song, though it certainly has moments. I actually think that for the anniversary of Cliff's passing he should react to Orion or Anesthesia.
Definitely check out the official video now that you have heard and understood the majority of the lyrics. It will make the official video make 100% sense. Also.. the reason this music takes you on such a journey is because it is generally built on classical music theory rather than just repetitive simplistic catchy hooks that are prevalent in the more pop-oriented or rap-oriented musical styles. Not hating on those styles because they are just as valid musically as the more complex metal styles... the target audience is just different for each. When people who have been fans of the pop-oriented styles get bored with the simplicity of that style and they are introduced to more complex music of Metal they tend to be blown away by the complexity if they truly listen and not judge it based upon the instruments and/or speed itself. It would be the same for expansion past pop-oriented towards blues, jazz, big band, ragtime, or classical music. Each of those are more complex than the majority of current pop-oriented music and would have similar effect on the listener if they were so inclined to give those styles a chance. I have, personally, been most comfortable in the comfort of Metal music for nearly 40 years now and I keep finding new forms of Metal to enjoy even to this day.
I’ve loved Metallica since I was a teen in the 80’s. (Not really into any of the other metal bands except for a few songs here and there, e.g. Disturbed, Pantera.) I’ve also grown to love Classical music and, believe it or not, Hank Williams Sr. He’s my very favorite artist, even better overall than Metallica, who is a close 2nd. I love *good* music. I’ve learned over the years that there is damn good music that has come out of all genres - metal, rock, classical, country (especially old country), hard rap, folk, and even a couple from opera! 😁 Metallica made damn good music and that’s all there is to it. (They even put out a country-ish song called “Mama Said” that is really and truly good, and even more so knowing it’s from Metallica.)
Man, everything you wrote is so true! Thank you so much for posting this!! And btw: I'm 54 now and 15 years ago i thought that the newer metal bands have nothing interesting to offer; now i'm in to Metalcore (Jinjer for example) or Crustpunk (Wolfbrigade, Tragedy ...) and this shit brought me back to life!
True... But absolute shit audio. Not blaming them for that, it was recorded in Russia in the early 91,what would one expect. Just really thankful you cite the energy as to why he should watch it.
This is the song that got me into Metallica. I was 13 years old when I heard it in 1988. Also the first song I ever learned to play on guitar...all because of Metallica. This song is a masterpiece
Yes Sir me too....I was on a hay ride and a older kid had a boom box picking up 98.9 out of Kansas City MO....When I heard it ..I had to have more..And I am a farm boy..LOL
Kill em All their 1st album in 1983, the were 20 Ride the lightning came out in 1984 Master of Puppets cane out in 1986 And Justice for All (album this song is off of) was released in 1988 so they were like 25.. Thanks for the great reactions!
You're a lucky dude to get to hear this stuff for the first time. I'd love to be able to listen to it for the first time again. I grew up on this stuff so it just seemed like this was just how music was. I had no idea how truly special it was back then.
Same here. Been looking for metal that can stand up to Metallica ever since with no luck. There are a few headbanging songs I like but no one has come close to churning out as many high quality songs as Metallica.
The official video took footage from an old movie called I think Johnny Got His Gun (?) about a soldier who lost most of his body and senses from a landmine explosion. That is a literal interpretation but for maybe the first half of the song I could also see it being about mental/psychological ravages of war on a person.
Awesome!! That was really fun for us headbangers to watch...I like the way you think about the music and lyrics too..so fun!!! I vote black sabbath.. war pigs..a good follow to this war song..different perspective and its awesome..trust me! Haha 😁 sabbath formed in 1968..war pigs came out on 1970..please check out how ahead of their time they were! Loving what your doing!!!!
Listened to this song since ‘88 and it never fails to evoke despair and frustration of this mans horrific situation, one of the few songs that can make me cry.
One thing you will need to understand about metal is the lyrics and the instruments both sing just as much. It's not just hard... it's an expression of emotion through music, without words. This is common in metal. Loving these reactions. Keep it up, brother!
You remind me a lot of the channel Lost in Vegas. They’re hip hop/rap fans who started reacting to metal music like 2 years ago or so. It’s just magical watching new listeners see the power of Metallica and metal music. You should absolutely listen to Holy Wars by Megadeth next. Dave Mustaine, Megadeth’s guitarist and vocalist, was Metallica’s original guitarist and he SHREDS. If you’re feeling really adventurous and willing to dive into more heavier material, you should listen to Gojira, particularly Heaviest Matter of the Universe or Flying Whales. That band is unreal in terms of talent, intensity, and depth. If not, then I’d definitely recommend War Pigs by Black Sabbath (the fathers of heavy metal), Holy Diver by Dio (easily one of, if not the, best voices in metal), or the Trooper by Iron Maiden.
Haha I thought the same..I watch them too..their reaction to van Halen's ain't talkin bout love is classic..they get sooo excited..its great! I hope this man does as well as they do!
notice the drumming, it's almost military marching style In the song he mentions a land mine that took his sight, his speech, his hearing, his legs and his arms. He's woken up in hospital and realizes his predicament and want to die to end the pain, but can't communicate it. James Hetfield, the Singer, was 28 when this album released, and The US was involved in the first Iraq war
I love watching peoples first reactions to epic songs 🙆♂️ I'm addicted to this, the sheer joy of listening to these masterpieces for the first time... Love it
In all honesty, I'm sitting here with this reaction video on pause just taking it in. I have tears in my eyes as I think back to the very first time I heard Metallica. It was this same record, And Justice For All, the very day it was released, and I felt every single emotion you are feeling right now. A band like this, with music like this that's life changing, you never forget for as long as you live.
For amazing Metallica songs, spanning almost 30 years, do the Unforgiven trilogy. Start with “The Unforgiven”, “The Unforgiven II”, then “The Unforgiven III”.
It's about a WWI soldier who gets hit by a mortar (not a landmine), and loses all four limbs, and all his senses except pain sensations, so he just wants to die, but they won't let him. It's based on the 1971 film "Johnny Got His Gun", which is based on the book of the same name. The official video shows clips from the film, which fills in the blanks nicely.
Really happy seeing you get into Metallica. They're the one's who made me fall in love with metal. Definitely try Harvester of Sorrow - Moscow 91. That's the one that did it for me.
The song was inspired by a character in an old movie (Johnny Got His Gun). He was blown up in the war. He lost his arms, legs, his lower jaw, his sight and his hearing. He can't move or hear or see or speak. He's alone in the dark and can't even tell if any other people exist. He's a world of only One. There's no way for him to even tell the difference between being awake or asleep. He imagines a whole new universe in his mind. The doctors assumed he was a vegetable and later are horrified to find he's conscious. His only way to communicate is Morse Code. He taps his head on the pillow to spell out S-O-S and later K-I-L-L M-E. Check out the official video and maybe even watch the movie.
this song is about a movie called jonnies got his gun - its a black and white movie made in the 40s about a boy who goes to war from a feeling of patriotism and steps on a landmine and gets his arms and legs blown off - he is left blind deaf and paralyzed as well and as they give him medals and finally teach him morse code (a code of taps and spaces that spells out alphabet and he is saying over and over kill me kill me - as he begs for death a sad commentary of the reality of war and what it really means to be patriotic and what it gets you irl
I love that you listened to this version First. Listen again with the video next. The band eventually bought the rights to the book/movie that inspired the song
Im so glad you did the lyric version, instead of the official video from the movie, because people who react to that version get so lost in the video, that they dont really get the understanding of lyrics. Great reaction bro, I love your take on the song.
I've watched a lot of "First time listening to xxxxxx by Metallica" videos, it's always a joy to see the OMG-that's-not-what-I-was-expecting faces. You picked up the meaning a lot quicker than most. Welcome to the fold, we metal fans are from all walks, creeds, and ages. I would like to recommend a song. "The Wolf Totem" by The Hu Band. I am sure to will love it.
I love genuine and enthusiastic reactions such as this one :) Love the content man. Keep it real. I'm looking forward to more. Recommendations. All are Metallica songs: The Thing That Should Not Be Welcome Home (Sanitarium) Orion (absolutely must listen to) To Live Is To Die (also absolutely must listen to. Orion and this one are both Cliff Burton's creations. "To Live Is To Die" is his very last project, though unfinished and completed by the other members.) My Friend Of Misery The Unforgiven Nothing Else Matters
So the meaning of the lyrics: This song is directly based on a novel, called "Johnny Got His Gun". It's set in World War I, and the main character is a wounded soldier who wakes up in a hospital after having all of his limbs as well as his eyes, ears, and mouth destroyed when he gets hit with an artillery shell. (Though the song says it was a landmine.) So he can't move, he can't see or hear anything, and he can't talk. He's still alive, but he's essentially trapped inside his completely immobilized body, with no ability to communicate and no outside sensations. All he can do is keep going over his memories of how he got into this situation. Thus he's in constant agonizing pain but the doctors can't do anything to help him (unless they kill him, which he kind of wishes they would do) because he has no way to even tell them about it. In a broader, metaphorical sense, I think the main theme of the song is loneliness and isolation, and how pain is worse when you have to suffer all by yourself. EDIT: If you like this song, definitely check out "For Whom the Bell Tolls", which is similarly based on Ernest Hemingway's novel about the Spanish Civil War.
This song is actually very literal. About a soldier that got blown up. He hooked to machines that keep him alive and hes trapped in his own mind and cant speak. "holds his breath" hoping to die
It's about a soldier who steps on a landmine, and loses everything. Arms, legs, sight, hearing, etc. But the doctors are keeping him alive to run tests on him,, and he's begging for death.
A lot of people start their metal journey with Metallica, now the door is open! Try Megadeth - Holy Wars, Iron Maiden - Trooper, or Machine Head - Halo. Oh and keep practising the head banging, your neck will get use to it! \m/ \m/
Metallica - "Battery". It will kick your ass in the best way. Short song in comparison to most of theirs, but still one of their all time best. It's the first song on Master of Puppets, about Battery Street (where they first got started). Keep these coming! Great react brother.
@@italksh3t513 you're very welcome my friend. I love your channel and the way you let the music pull you in. There are alot of reactors out there, but I believe that you are different then alot of them. There are a few reactors that I love and its because of this same reason. I would just suggest that you 1- don't talk during a guitar solo ( that's a no no) and 2- don't talk during the singing ( another no no) but other than that I think you are gonna have thousands upon thousands of subscribers. Good luck and I look forward to more of your vids. Very enjoyable 👏👏👏👏👏👍👍👍✌️✌️🤟🤟
Bro I love your reactions I highly recommend you disposable heroes, it’s my personal favorite song and I’m sure you’re going to love it, keep up the good work brother
They weren't 21 when Puppets came out - more like when Kill Em All album which was 82. Puppets came out 4 years later. So in 87-88 when One was released, they were about 27.
Awesome that you're getting into Metallica. This is probably my favorite song of theirs, but they're such a diverse band. So many different sounds. You should check out Wherever I May Roam, Unforgiven, Unforgiven 2, etc. The list is too long, lol.
Now that you have heard the song, you should watch the official video. It is a very powerful experience the first watch. It takes clips from the movie Jonny Got His Gun, which is also the title of the book that this song drew inspiration from. There is a version that subtitles the spoken dialogue as well as the lyrics if that would be helpful. The video for this song was the first music video that Metallica ever made, and they wanted to make an impression. Really deviated from the norm of music videos to that point. The end of the video is just pure irony, harsh finger pointing ironic symbolism. You are on the right track for understanding the song... The official video just slams it in your face, and it is a worthwhile watch.
IMHO an underreviewed Metallica staple is Battery especially if you want hard, heavy, and fast. Followed with Fight Fire With Fire and Ride The Lightning
Hi buddy, love your reactions! Amazing to see a new person discover and get the Metallica bite ... you’ll like all songs on the first 3 albums.. most are amazing classics!
You watched it correctly by watching/listening to the lyric video first. Most people just watch the actual "Official Video" and I feel they get lost. Now watch the Official video to get the "picture" of story telling while already knowing the lyrics. It makes ALL the difference.
True story...I'm 50 years old and still laugh out loud every single frickin time I hear "one" because of Beavis and Butthead. "They better start rockin' or I'm really gonna give him something to cry about".
I'm sure its been covered here but I figured I would add what I know about not only the song you covered but all of Metallica's lyrics because I actually wrote a finals paper about them 27 years ago and Metallica was a unique band not only for the 80s and 90s when they dominated the metal scene but still today there's never been a band other than maybe Led Zeppelin that wrote about very real things to many people while doing so in an almost documentation fashion about things like war, drug addiction, ( aka Master of Puppets "chop your breakfast on a mirror" line). Even further, Metallica has been a form of literary research that several universities like San Francisco University have used in there master's degree programs for English lit and other literary studies due to Metallica's particular affinity for the writings of Ernest Hemingway, whom was the inspiration for the song One. It describes a soldier that is in a military Hospital recovering from not just wounds but he's a quadruple amputee no arms no legs and he is describing his feelings of absolute worthless existence he can't talk he can hear, he can feel but he can't express with the typical gestures that a human would make he's just a brain a heart and a body without limbs lying in absolute darkness because he can't see, and he wants this to end. The band wrote this at a young age yes but they weren't 19 as your video States they did Creeping Death and Kill am all, Ride the Lightning,those were in their teens and early early twenties and this song and the ones from this album we're done in 1990 and it was released in that year or 1991 but they were near 30 i would say. I would have to go back and look at the chronology but I know I started listening to them in like 87 and they were some wild-ass teenagers but by the time they were in their early 20s they were a force that no one had ever been able to compare because for the first time a metal band was playing super fast, yet super clean sounds that almost sounded stereo quality in their live shows because they learned the art, for guitarists at least, of playing their cords over the other persons chords in many parts of their song so it was like a live performance with the same effect as dubbed chord overlays as in a studio session with extra heavy cord segments being played by multiple guitars like James Hetfield going from rhythm into a borderline lead or going into a very chunky nearly bass sound for several segments then they all went back to the individual parts to their music with expertise from all 4. I mean Cliff Burton what's the best bassist anybody had ever heard. Lars Ulrich is an absolute top 10 drummer of all time. Kirk Hammett is one of my personal favorites because of his really tasteful choices in playing a lead that also had great song description and wasn't just some wailing metal lead guitar that a lot of speed metal bands did back then and then James Hetfield who still to this day thinks of himself as a s***** singer, others thought he was one of the best metal singers because in combination of his voice and their chosen subject writings, Metallica was the first metal band to right about real s*** and bring a New Era to Metal. Metallica became the new Led Zeppelin not because they sounded alike, rather due to the band as a whole being something new to an genre of music that hadn't been done with an intelligence and skill set to be taken seriously and that hadn't been heard prior. They sort of recreated metal, at least the thrash metal segments and separated from the death metal bands where you might have incredible guitarists or some other musician, it was cancelled out by the typical death metal singer and the growl that made lyrics mostly moot. Metallica was truly unique metal band and I just wanted to say to the guy in video that does the review kudos to you for finding Metallica I'm glad you enjoyed it I hope you'll listen to all of their albums from late 80s to late 90s especially. Here's a free tip you might find as enjoyable as millions of kids did. Next time you're at your house and it's one of those really shity stormy days really overcast thunder rain put Ride the Lightning on sit by yourself or with some good buddies and just give yourself about an hour and 20 minutes and listen to that album all the way through and I think you'll have the same feeling you did from just listening to One. cheers!
Just for the record Johnny Got His Gun was originally a book published in the wake of WWI as a war protest. The book is still available and should be read, I read it 5 years ago and it really gives the song and video lots of depth and to me made some of the Johnny scenes even more meaningful.
You hit the nail with the analysis. It's about a guy who's on life support after a war. Try something more recent from them. You seem to like songs with a clear melody. The Day That Never Comes and Halo on Fire are great songs like this. The three Unforgiven songs by them are great like Fade to Black. But if you want something slightly different, with total headbangers all the way throughout, I'd Recommend The Judas Kiss, Minus Human, or Disposable Heroes. And try listening to one of their five Instrumentals, (Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth, The Call of Ktulu, Orion, To Live is To Die, and Suicide and Redemption. No Lyrics, pure beautiful music. Personally, I love To Live is To Die, but they're all out of the park.
Metallica does the lyrics first then builds the sound around what the words feel like. From the start the guitar is his pain, the drums and bass are his beating heart as he holds his breath, his voice is begging God in darkness to stop his endless waking pain & the solos are his flesh and nerves searing in agony. He is not in a coma he feels everything they do to his body but he can't speak. you should see the music video this is based on a book in the book they stick a wire into his brain and i dont want to spoil it because the video ads so many layers of depth that i'd like you to see it (maybe you already have im speaking from the present into the past as if it was now lol) mplease see the video. they bought the rights to the movie just so they could make a video about the book.
again a seperate review of the video and the audio that is only available in the official video version ad another layer to this song worth a reaction and if not worth the personal enjoyment.
Nice to see you enjoying the classics! If you want to try and get into death metal at some point, I’d recommend starting with the song “Evisceration Plague” by Cannibal Corpse. It’s pretty heavy and all the vocals are screams and growls, but it has solid guitar riff that’s easy to follow and pretty groovy as well.
As metal is a genre so wide and has so many subgenres, there are several ways to get into it: · Listening to Metallica: just because "metal" is in the name of the band. It's not a bad way to do it, since Metallica introduces deep and meaningful lyrics and almost classical feel to their melodies... but it's thrash metal, so you maybe don't understand truly what metal is. · Listening to the classics: it's how the genre was born. Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Deep Purple, Scorpions, AC/DC... bands from the 60's to the 80's that set the foundations of the genre, when the differences between rock, hard rock and metal weren't clear. · Listening to power metal: Blind Guardian, Dragonforce, Helloween, Stratovarius, Rhapsody of Fire, Hammerfall, Sonata Arctica, Sabaton, Elvenking... there are so many examples of excellent bands of the genre. Power metal is characterized by a faster, lighter, and more uplifting sound, that create anthem-like songs with fantasy-based subject matter and strong choruses. · Listening to symphonic metal: this is a subgenre of power metal that is mixed with orchestral classical music. Some of the most prominent examples of symphonic metal bands are Nightwish, Epica, Within Temptation, and Therion. · Listening to Babymetal: Babymetal is a rather recent band that mixes metal and J-Pop. It sounds weird, I know, but it works. Catchy songs, not so typical lyrics, and remarkable melodies. · Just getting into it: something I just don't recommend, because showing metal with growls, lyrics about murders, satanism and stuff like that, all of it with sounds from the pits of Hell... well, it probably will scare to death to the newcomers and you'll get exactly the opposite of what you want; I mean, who would want to listen to music that is able to produce the worst nightmares that anyone had in their entire life?
P.s. Tre Narcisse (Fish Out Of Water) just had one of his Pantera reactions (Revolution is my Name) blocked so you're not the only one (One... that wasn't intentional). Anyhow as others have suggested you should check out Pantera's Cemetery Gates. Not necessarily for reaction like this -- given blocking potential -- but just for your own exploration. Like One, Cemetery Gates includes head banging aggression as well as some melodic tender sweeping stuff that's arguably rarer in Pantera than in Metallica catalog.
As some others have said, this song is about a WW1 soldier that stepped on a landmine and lost his arms and legs, but also his hearing, sight and speech. He 'wakes up' in a hospital as a numb torso not knowing if he is dreaming or awake, dead or alive. He learned morse code from his father before the war and all he can do is nod his head in morse code to say "Kill me". It is based on a novel and movie of the same title 'Johnny got his gun' Personally I've never read the novel but the movie while being old, is still a masterpiece. (edit: except in the movie he is hit by a mortar round) This song does it justice and portrays the horror of not only war but the aftermath of what it does to people. The drums and guitar symbolize machine gun fire. Very well done.
Fade to black For whom the bell tolls Nothing else matters (way outside their envelope) The actual video for the song does a great job of meshing the images with the music making the meaning crystal clear in a disturbing way
Welcome to heavy metal! There is so much in this genre that you might find really powerful. I think that just about everyone who does reaction videos has done "The Sound Of Silence" by Disturbed, but it would be an interesting one to see your reaction to, and it's a really good example of the unexpected beauty and power heavy metal artists can bring to a song. "Game Over" by Machine Head is also a very good song, one that hits very hard. But keep exploring, there is so much wonderful music in heavy metal with so much diversity that you can spend a lifetime and still find something new every day!
huge metalhead here. You should check out the song Keep It In The Family by Anthrax. it was the second metal song I ever listened to, so it’s pretty accessible for newcomers, and it has really awesome lyrics about racial hatred that I think you’ll like.
This is the song that cost them quite a few fans. Before this song they vowed to not do music videos and sell out. But they made a video to this song and people lost their minds.
"I dont feel that aggression you'd expect from Metallica."
Yea... That's what everyone says about 20 seconds becore it rampages out of control 🤣
^^^this
Yeah, Metallica's actually all about the switch-ups between slow, pretty, haunting melodies and heavy bombast.
Kind of their signature style. A lot of metal bands just go for 100% maximum intensity for the entire song, but this style is all about appreciating the intensity by contrasting it with the slower parts.
@@macdeus2601 well said
@@macdeus2601 we have Cliff to thank for them developing this style, if you listen to Kill 'Em All it's almost entirely super fast songs through and through except when it wasnt just James and Lars writing the song. It's why Master of Puppets was so full of changing timings and speed shifts
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Metallica, stimulating young minds since the early 80's.
Hell yeah!
Side effects may include: Broadening of perspective, uncontrolled hair growth, and whiplash
And introducing punk-ass teenagers who hate school to classic works of literature.
(Like "For Whom the Bell Tolls", and in this case "Johnny Got His Gun".)
Ahh, my youth.
@@LegateShepard Fucking-A Man! And I proudly say I've been around since then. ;)
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"The build up was so good."
Nah dude, that's still the build up
He doesn't know what waits ahead
This song is based on an anti-war novel called “Johnny Got His Gun”, which was published in 1938. The novel’s author, Dalton Trumbo, also wrote and directed a film adaptation of it which was released in 1971, and scenes from that film feature heavily in the music video for “One”.
The greatest yet worst music video of all time. The greatest because we finally got to see a Metallica music video. The worst because Metallica made a music video. Also, does anyone else sing "keep the home fires burning" after this song every time they hear it?
Jay McCarty as much as I like the music video, it really does take away from the emotions of the song musically because of that last part. The way it was written and performed is so powerful, and the way it just abruptly ends snaps the listener out of the trance.
Autumn Phillips Thank you kindly, this saved me the time of actual research for dates and author. This comment went from a possible 20min to
Autumn Phillips I watched Johnny Got His Gun after the video for One came out. It was by far the most depressing 3 hours of my life at that point. When it was over, I didn’t want to move, I didn’t want to talk, I didn’t want to eat...I just wanted to lay down and pass out, I was so emotionally drained and destroyed.
@@Jay.McCarty Every time
Love watching you fall into the Metallica rabbit hole....ooouph!
Haha, you guys are to blame lol
@@italksh3t513 We accept that.
lol
"Ooouph!" is the appropriate reaction to this song
Listen to The Frayed ends of sanity, A criminally underrated song by them and a real head banger, it's on the same album as One.
So man songs through the years that could be considered underrated. Wherever I May Roam, Devil's Dance, No Leaf Clover, And Justice For All... the list goes on.
LOL, man I hate that song, though it certainly has moments. I actually think that for the anniversary of Cliff's passing he should react to Orion or Anesthesia.
DYERS EVE... by FAR their most underrated song for head banging and just a great thrash song.
Trapped Under Ice & Call of Ktulu are my most underrated songs. Thrashing and instrumental, respectively. So fuckin underrated
Oh we oh we oh whoa!!
Definitely check out the official video now that you have heard and understood the majority of the lyrics. It will make the official video make 100% sense.
Also.. the reason this music takes you on such a journey is because it is generally built on classical music theory rather than just repetitive simplistic catchy hooks that are prevalent in the more pop-oriented or rap-oriented musical styles. Not hating on those styles because they are just as valid musically as the more complex metal styles... the target audience is just different for each. When people who have been fans of the pop-oriented styles get bored with the simplicity of that style and they are introduced to more complex music of Metal they tend to be blown away by the complexity if they truly listen and not judge it based upon the instruments and/or speed itself.
It would be the same for expansion past pop-oriented towards blues, jazz, big band, ragtime, or classical music. Each of those are more complex than the majority of current pop-oriented music and would have similar effect on the listener if they were so inclined to give those styles a chance.
I have, personally, been most comfortable in the comfort of Metal music for nearly 40 years now and I keep finding new forms of Metal to enjoy even to this day.
I agree. Mostly the official video makes you feel something really strongly.
I’ve loved Metallica since I was a teen in the 80’s. (Not really into any of the other metal bands except for a few songs here and there, e.g. Disturbed, Pantera.) I’ve also grown to love Classical music and, believe it or not, Hank Williams Sr. He’s my very favorite artist, even better overall than Metallica, who is a close 2nd.
I love *good* music. I’ve learned over the years that there is damn good music that has come out of all genres - metal, rock, classical, country (especially old country), hard rap, folk, and even a couple from opera! 😁
Metallica made damn good music and that’s all there is to it. (They even put out a country-ish song called “Mama Said” that is really and truly good, and even more so knowing it’s from Metallica.)
Man, everything you wrote is so true! Thank you so much for posting this!! And btw: I'm 54 now and 15 years ago i thought that the newer metal bands have nothing interesting to offer; now i'm in to Metalcore (Jinjer for example) or Crustpunk (Wolfbrigade, Tragedy ...) and this shit brought me back to life!
Metallica Creeping Death Live Moscow 91. So much energy.
That is must
True... But absolute shit audio.
Not blaming them for that, it was recorded in Russia in the early 91,what would one expect.
Just really thankful you cite the energy as to why he should watch it.
So much RAW Energy*
witnessing you become a metal head is so pure
This is the song that got me into Metallica. I was 13 years old when I heard it in 1988. Also the first song I ever learned to play on guitar...all because of Metallica. This song is a masterpiece
Same here
#metoo
Yes me too..13 1988 walkman and paper route
Yes Sir me too....I was on a hay ride and a older kid had a boom box picking up 98.9 out of Kansas City MO....When I heard it ..I had to have more..And I am a farm boy..LOL
This song is a masterpiece! Good call on holding off on saying there was no aggression lol.
I agree! Oh, and I love your username😂 well played
Do "for whom the bell tolls" its about a war ,lit one🔥
Bro, you gotta check out Disposable Heroes from them if you really want to hear some crazy shit.
Added to the list.
That and damage inc.
“Disposable Heroes” and “Leper Messiah” are the best Metallica songs. Reading the lyrics is absolutely necessary!
@@italksh3t513 crazy train by ozzy osbourne keep that on the list too!!!
My favorite Metallica song.
Kill em All their 1st album in 1983, the were 20
Ride the lightning came out in 1984
Master of Puppets cane out in 1986
And Justice for All (album this song is off of) was released in 1988 so they were like 25..
Thanks for the great reactions!
Amazing that they were pumping out timeless classics that quickly at that age. Pure fucking legends!
You're a lucky dude to get to hear this stuff for the first time. I'd love to be able to listen to it for the first time again. I grew up on this stuff so it just seemed like this was just how music was. I had no idea how truly special it was back then.
Same here. Been looking for metal that can stand up to Metallica ever since with no luck. There are a few headbanging songs I like but no one has come close to churning out as many high quality songs as Metallica.
I'm surprised the title isn't "Metal fan listens to Metallica - One" by now
The official video took footage from an old movie called I think Johnny Got His Gun (?) about a soldier who lost most of his body and senses from a landmine explosion. That is a literal interpretation but for maybe the first half of the song I could also see it being about mental/psychological ravages of war on a person.
P.s. in my youth I saw that movie and it was sad and scary.
@@paulsiebeneicher4536 I read the book when I was 10. It's nightmare fuel
Awesome!! That was really fun for us headbangers to watch...I like the way you think about the music and lyrics too..so fun!!! I vote black sabbath.. war pigs..a good follow to this war song..different perspective and its awesome..trust me! Haha 😁 sabbath formed in 1968..war pigs came out on 1970..please check out how ahead of their time they were! Loving what your doing!!!!
Thank you!
And go for the 1970 Paris live version of War Pigs. 50 years ago and still nothing matches the intensity today.
Yeah do War Pigs.😊 His mind will be blown🤯 like ours was the first time we heard it.🤘🏽
Next up "TRAPPED UNDER ICE" (lyric) !!!
(or BATTERY)
(or BLACKENED)
(or DAMAGE INC)
(or CREEPING DEATH)
Noted.
iTalkSh3t some newer ones as well, like now that we’re dead, atlas rise, and moth into flame. They’re all some pretty hard hitting jams 🤘🏻
"Damage, Inc." is one of my favorite Metallica-Songs... such face-melting riffs. Might wanna give it a shot :)
For whom the bell tolls is a personal favorite Metallica song of mine
Listened to this song since ‘88 and it never fails to evoke despair and frustration of this mans horrific situation, one of the few songs that can make me cry.
Says no aggression "passively sits and waits for the darkness riff"
Tears fall down on my face watching you how you react!
Badass man, you got my subscribe.
Now that you've heard the song react to the music video!! 😂
🤘😈
This is the 2nd reaction of yours that I’ve watched. I think I’ll watch a 3rd. 😁
I’m hitting them all haha. Its cool to watch somebody experience things you love.
One thing you will need to understand about metal is the lyrics and the instruments both sing just as much. It's not just hard... it's an expression of emotion through music, without words. This is common in metal. Loving these reactions. Keep it up, brother!
Thanks for bringing me back to 20+ years ago and reliving what I felt when I first heard this song!
I´ve been a fan of "One" since 1989, still waiting for "Two" ("Unforgiven II" doesn´t count).
You remind me a lot of the channel Lost in Vegas. They’re hip hop/rap fans who started reacting to metal music like 2 years ago or so. It’s just magical watching new listeners see the power of Metallica and metal music. You should absolutely listen to Holy Wars by Megadeth next. Dave Mustaine, Megadeth’s guitarist and vocalist, was Metallica’s original guitarist and he SHREDS. If you’re feeling really adventurous and willing to dive into more heavier material, you should listen to Gojira, particularly Heaviest Matter of the Universe or Flying Whales. That band is unreal in terms of talent, intensity, and depth. If not, then I’d definitely recommend War Pigs by Black Sabbath (the fathers of heavy metal), Holy Diver by Dio (easily one of, if not the, best voices in metal), or the Trooper by Iron Maiden.
Haha I thought the same..I watch them too..their reaction to van Halen's ain't talkin bout love is classic..they get sooo excited..its great! I hope this man does as well as they do!
notice the drumming, it's almost military marching style
In the song he mentions a land mine that took his sight, his speech, his hearing, his legs and his arms. He's woken up in hospital and realizes his predicament and want to die to end the pain, but can't communicate it.
James Hetfield, the Singer, was 28 when this album released, and The US was involved in the first Iraq war
I love watching peoples first reactions to epic songs 🙆♂️ I'm addicted to this, the sheer joy of listening to these masterpieces for the first time... Love it
In all honesty, I'm sitting here with this reaction video on pause just taking it in. I have tears in my eyes as I think back to the very first time I heard Metallica. It was this same record, And Justice For All, the very day it was released, and I felt every single emotion you are feeling right now. A band like this, with music like this that's life changing, you never forget for as long as you live.
man you have got to check out harvester of sorrow by metallica live in moscow ‘91 or 5 minutes alone by pantera
Harvester of sorrow is a must
For amazing Metallica songs, spanning almost 30 years, do the Unforgiven trilogy. Start with “The Unforgiven”, “The Unforgiven II”, then “The Unforgiven III”.
Then finish up with Nothing Else Matters!
Next you can react to Orion, To live is to Die, Welcome Home:Sanitarium, Disposable Heroes, Dyers Eve and list goes on :)
😂😂 so true man!!
"You guys masters and i'm the puppet"
I've laughed so far
Now you have to watch how they use this song in the Netflix Punisher season 1 trailer. BEST USE OF A SONG IN A TRAILER EVER.
watching someone fall down the METAL rabbit hole is honestly the most fun one can have on youtube...well - that and russian driving bloopers.
It's about a WWI soldier who gets hit by a mortar (not a landmine), and loses all four limbs, and all his senses except pain sensations, so he just wants to die, but they won't let him. It's based on the 1971 film "Johnny Got His Gun", which is based on the book of the same name. The official video shows clips from the film, which fills in the blanks nicely.
Really happy seeing you get into Metallica. They're the one's who made me fall in love with metal.
Definitely try Harvester of Sorrow - Moscow 91.
That's the one that did it for me.
The song was inspired by a character in an old movie (Johnny Got His Gun). He was blown up in the war. He lost his arms, legs, his lower jaw, his sight and his hearing. He can't move or hear or see or speak. He's alone in the dark and can't even tell if any other people exist. He's a world of only One. There's no way for him to even tell the difference between being awake or asleep. He imagines a whole new universe in his mind. The doctors assumed he was a vegetable and later are horrified to find he's conscious. His only way to communicate is Morse Code. He taps his head on the pillow to spell out S-O-S and later K-I-L-L M-E. Check out the official video and maybe even watch the movie.
I can tell you're a fan already. When you said "It's coming" and grinned was a big give away.
This song was like a train and plowed right over me when I first heard it! Classic Metallica! You’ll be going “dagadagadaga!” And head banging now!
this song is about a movie called jonnies got his gun - its a black and white movie made in the 40s about a boy who goes to war from a feeling of patriotism and steps on a landmine and gets his arms and legs blown off - he is left blind deaf and paralyzed as well and as they give him medals and finally teach him morse code (a code of taps and spaces that spells out alphabet and he is saying over and over kill me kill me - as he begs for death a sad commentary of the reality of war and what it really means to be patriotic and what it gets you irl
Possibly the finest Metallica song of all time. The original video has to be seen!
I love that you listened to this version First. Listen again with the video next. The band eventually bought the rights to the book/movie that inspired the song
Im so glad you did the lyric version, instead of the official video from the movie, because people who react to that version get so lost in the video, that they dont really get the understanding of lyrics. Great reaction bro, I love your take on the song.
I've watched a lot of "First time listening to xxxxxx by Metallica" videos, it's always a joy to see the OMG-that's-not-what-I-was-expecting faces. You picked up the meaning a lot quicker than most. Welcome to the fold, we metal fans are from all walks, creeds, and ages.
I would like to recommend a song.
"The Wolf Totem" by The Hu Band. I am sure to will love it.
In this song you have to watch the extended version where they bought the rights to a movie that will help you understand this song in further detail
I love genuine and enthusiastic reactions such as this one :) Love the content man. Keep it real. I'm looking forward to more.
Recommendations. All are Metallica songs:
The Thing That Should Not Be
Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
Orion (absolutely must listen to)
To Live Is To Die (also absolutely must listen to. Orion and this one are both Cliff Burton's creations. "To Live Is To Die" is his very last project, though unfinished and completed by the other members.)
My Friend Of Misery
The Unforgiven
Nothing Else Matters
Thanks man. Will check them out!
So the meaning of the lyrics:
This song is directly based on a novel, called "Johnny Got His Gun".
It's set in World War I, and the main character is a wounded soldier who wakes up in a hospital after having all of his limbs as well as his eyes, ears, and mouth destroyed when he gets hit with an artillery shell. (Though the song says it was a landmine.)
So he can't move, he can't see or hear anything, and he can't talk. He's still alive, but he's essentially trapped inside his completely immobilized body, with no ability to communicate and no outside sensations. All he can do is keep going over his memories of how he got into this situation.
Thus he's in constant agonizing pain but the doctors can't do anything to help him (unless they kill him, which he kind of wishes they would do) because he has no way to even tell them about it.
In a broader, metaphorical sense, I think the main theme of the song is loneliness and isolation, and how pain is worse when you have to suffer all by yourself.
EDIT: If you like this song, definitely check out "For Whom the Bell Tolls", which is similarly based on Ernest Hemingway's novel about the Spanish Civil War.
This song is actually very literal. About a soldier that got blown up. He hooked to machines that keep him alive and hes trapped in his own mind and cant speak. "holds his breath" hoping to die
Check out “Shortest Straw” from same album. Heck...pick any song from this album...heck, pick any song from their first four albums.
Harvester of Sorrow would be a good one too.
Why is it that I never see any requests for Seek and Destroy? Or anything else from Kill'em All for that matter..
For real. My favorite song that album is No Remorse or Motorbreath
4 horseman
Whiplash!
MOTORBREATH, ITS HOW I LIVE MY LIFE! I CAN'T TAKE IT ANY OTHER WAY!
Seek and Destroy is such a long song, though.
Dude METALLICA
"JUSTICE FOR ALL" KILLER SONG CRAZY GOOD
Master song writers
It's about a soldier who steps on a landmine, and loses everything. Arms, legs, sight, hearing, etc. But the doctors are keeping him alive to run tests on him,, and he's begging for death.
Now that you understand the lyrics you need to see the official video!!
keep up this journey into metal and ill follow you for years to watch you find out what so many of us already know but love seeing others experience
BRO....PLEASE MAKE A REACTION ON "TO LIVE, IS TO DIE" ON THE SAME ALBUM OF ...AND JUSTICE FOR ALL!
Will add it to the list bro!
@@italksh3t513 THANKS BRO.............WELCOME TO THE CLUB.......... P.S.: ANOTHER ONE IS "EYE OF THE BEHOLDER"
Try to find a remastered version that has the base turned up.
Sanitarium live from Seattle in '89 is a solid listen.
A lot of people start their metal journey with Metallica, now the door is open! Try Megadeth - Holy Wars, Iron Maiden - Trooper, or Machine Head - Halo.
Oh and keep practising the head banging, your neck will get use to it! \m/ \m/
Metallica - "Battery". It will kick your ass in the best way. Short song in comparison to most of theirs, but still one of their all time best. It's the first song on Master of Puppets, about Battery Street (where they first got started). Keep these coming! Great react brother.
You get subscribers because you come off as very genuine and likeable. I believe your channel will only grOW my man 👍👍
Thank you so much for the kind words!
@@italksh3t513 you're very welcome my friend. I love your channel and the way you let the music pull you in. There are alot of reactors out there, but I believe that you are different then alot of them. There are a few reactors that I love and its because of this same reason. I would just suggest that you 1- don't talk during a guitar solo ( that's a no no) and 2- don't talk during the singing ( another no no) but other than that I think you are gonna have thousands upon thousands of subscribers. Good luck and I look forward to more of your vids. Very enjoyable 👏👏👏👏👏👍👍👍✌️✌️🤟🤟
Bro I love your reactions I highly recommend you disposable heroes, it’s my personal favorite song and I’m sure you’re going to love it, keep up the good work brother
Its on the list! Thank you so much!
To Live is to Die - Metallica!
It is instrumental and tribute to legendary bassist of Metallica late Cliff Burton!
They weren't 21 when Puppets came out - more like when Kill Em All album which was 82. Puppets came out 4 years later. So in 87-88 when One was released, they were about 27.
Dude METALLICA
"JUSTICE FOR ALL" KILLER SONG CRAZY GOOD
Awesome that you're getting into Metallica. This is probably my favorite song of theirs, but they're such a diverse band. So many different sounds. You should check out Wherever I May Roam, Unforgiven, Unforgiven 2, etc. The list is too long, lol.
Now that you have heard the song, you should watch the official video. It is a very powerful experience the first watch. It takes clips from the movie Jonny Got His Gun, which is also the title of the book that this song drew inspiration from. There is a version that subtitles the spoken dialogue as well as the lyrics if that would be helpful.
The video for this song was the first music video that Metallica ever made, and they wanted to make an impression. Really deviated from the norm of music videos to that point.
The end of the video is just pure irony, harsh finger pointing ironic symbolism.
You are on the right track for understanding the song... The official video just slams it in your face, and it is a worthwhile watch.
IMHO an underreviewed Metallica staple is Battery especially if you want hard, heavy, and fast. Followed with Fight Fire With Fire and Ride The Lightning
Hi buddy, love your reactions! Amazing to see a new person discover and get the Metallica bite ... you’ll like all songs on the first 3 albums.. most are amazing classics!
You watched it correctly by watching/listening to the lyric video first. Most people just watch the actual "Official Video" and I feel they get lost. Now watch the Official video to get the "picture" of story telling while already knowing the lyrics. It makes ALL the difference.
Now you can watch the official video and complete the journey of this masterpiece.
True story...I'm 50 years old and still laugh out loud every single frickin time I hear "one" because of Beavis and Butthead. "They better start rockin' or I'm really gonna give him something to cry about".
I'm gonna put another vote for Disposable Heroes next!
I'm sure its been covered here but I figured I would add what I know about not only the song you covered but all of Metallica's lyrics because I actually wrote a finals paper about them 27 years ago and Metallica was a unique band not only for the 80s and 90s when they dominated the metal scene but still today there's never been a band other than maybe Led Zeppelin that wrote about very real things to many people while doing so in an almost documentation fashion about things like war, drug addiction, ( aka Master of Puppets "chop your breakfast on a mirror" line). Even further, Metallica has been a form of literary research that several universities like San Francisco University have used in there master's degree programs for English lit and other literary studies due to Metallica's particular affinity for the writings of Ernest Hemingway, whom was the inspiration for the song One. It describes a soldier that is in a military Hospital recovering from not just wounds but he's a quadruple amputee no arms no legs and he is describing his feelings of absolute worthless existence he can't talk he can hear, he can feel but he can't express with the typical gestures that a human would make he's just a brain a heart and a body without limbs lying in absolute darkness because he can't see, and he wants this to end. The band wrote this at a young age yes but they weren't 19 as your video States they did Creeping Death and Kill am all, Ride the Lightning,those were in their teens and early early twenties and this song and the ones from this album we're done in 1990 and it was released in that year or 1991 but they were near 30 i would say. I would have to go back and look at the chronology but I know I started listening to them in like 87 and they were some wild-ass teenagers but by the time they were in their early 20s they were a force that no one had ever been able to compare because for the first time a metal band was playing super fast, yet super clean sounds that almost sounded stereo quality in their live shows because they learned the art, for guitarists at least, of playing their cords over the other persons chords in many parts of their song so it was like a live performance with the same effect as dubbed chord overlays as in a studio session with extra heavy cord segments being played by multiple guitars like James Hetfield going from rhythm into a borderline lead or going into a very chunky nearly bass sound for several segments then they all went back to the individual parts to their music with expertise from all 4. I mean Cliff Burton what's the best bassist anybody had ever heard. Lars Ulrich is an absolute top 10 drummer of all time. Kirk Hammett is one of my personal favorites because of his really tasteful choices in playing a lead that also had great song description and wasn't just some wailing metal lead guitar that a lot of speed metal bands did back then and then James Hetfield who still to this day thinks of himself as a s***** singer, others thought he was one of the best metal singers because in combination of his voice and their chosen subject writings, Metallica was the first metal band to right about real s*** and bring a New Era to Metal. Metallica became the new Led Zeppelin not because they sounded alike, rather due to the band as a whole being something new to an genre of music that hadn't been done with an intelligence and skill set to be taken seriously and that hadn't been heard prior. They sort of recreated metal, at least the thrash metal segments and separated from the death metal bands where you might have incredible guitarists or some other musician, it was cancelled out by the typical death metal singer and the growl that made lyrics mostly moot. Metallica was truly unique metal band and I just wanted to say to the guy in video that does the review kudos to you for finding Metallica I'm glad you enjoyed it I hope you'll listen to all of their albums from late 80s to late 90s especially. Here's a free tip you might find as enjoyable as millions of kids did. Next time you're at your house and it's one of those really shity stormy days really overcast thunder rain put Ride the Lightning on sit by yourself or with some good buddies and just give yourself about an hour and 20 minutes and listen to that album all the way through and I think you'll have the same feeling you did from just listening to One. cheers!
Haha great reaction ☝️👍👍 love watching these songs blow your mind lol 🤘🤘🤘
Thank you for doing the song before the video. Know the song and then you won't get lost in the video. Context is so important.
This is my favorite song of all time. Definitely check out the official video b/c it is amazing.
Dope react. One of my favs fer sure .Love to you welcome to the beautiful world of metal...i told you I shed tears on your reaction. Love it.
Just for the record Johnny Got His Gun was originally a book published in the wake of WWI as a war protest. The book is still available and should be read, I read it 5 years ago and it really gives the song and video lots of depth and to me made some of the Johnny scenes even more meaningful.
Forgot to say it was published in the 1920's,
You hit the nail with the analysis. It's about a guy who's on life support after a war.
Try something more recent from them. You seem to like songs with a clear melody. The Day That Never Comes and Halo on Fire are great songs like this. The three Unforgiven songs by them are great like Fade to Black.
But if you want something slightly different, with total headbangers all the way throughout, I'd Recommend The Judas Kiss, Minus Human, or Disposable Heroes.
And try listening to one of their five Instrumentals, (Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth, The Call of Ktulu, Orion, To Live is To Die, and Suicide and Redemption. No Lyrics, pure beautiful music.
Personally, I love To Live is To Die, but they're all out of the park.
Metallica does the lyrics first then builds the sound around what the words feel like. From the start the guitar is his pain, the drums and bass are his beating heart as he holds his breath, his voice is begging God in darkness to stop his endless waking pain & the solos are his flesh and nerves searing in agony. He is not in a coma he feels everything they do to his body but he can't speak. you should see the music video this is based on a book in the book they stick a wire into his brain and i dont want to spoil it because the video ads so many layers of depth that i'd like you to see it (maybe you already have im speaking from the present into the past as if it was now lol) mplease see the video. they bought the rights to the movie just so they could make a video about the book.
again a seperate review of the video and the audio that is only available in the official video version ad another layer to this song worth a reaction and if not worth the personal enjoyment.
Nice to see you enjoying the classics! If you want to try and get into death metal at some point, I’d recommend starting with the song “Evisceration Plague” by Cannibal Corpse. It’s pretty heavy and all the vocals are screams and growls, but it has solid guitar riff that’s easy to follow and pretty groovy as well.
As metal is a genre so wide and has so many subgenres, there are several ways to get into it:
· Listening to Metallica: just because "metal" is in the name of the band. It's not a bad way to do it, since Metallica introduces deep and meaningful lyrics and almost classical feel to their melodies... but it's thrash metal, so you maybe don't understand truly what metal is.
· Listening to the classics: it's how the genre was born. Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Deep Purple, Scorpions, AC/DC... bands from the 60's to the 80's that set the foundations of the genre, when the differences between rock, hard rock and metal weren't clear.
· Listening to power metal: Blind Guardian, Dragonforce, Helloween, Stratovarius, Rhapsody of Fire, Hammerfall, Sonata Arctica, Sabaton, Elvenking... there are so many examples of excellent bands of the genre. Power metal is characterized by a faster, lighter, and more uplifting sound, that create anthem-like songs with fantasy-based subject matter and strong choruses.
· Listening to symphonic metal: this is a subgenre of power metal that is mixed with orchestral classical music. Some of the most prominent examples of symphonic metal bands are Nightwish, Epica, Within Temptation, and Therion.
· Listening to Babymetal: Babymetal is a rather recent band that mixes metal and J-Pop. It sounds weird, I know, but it works. Catchy songs, not so typical lyrics, and remarkable melodies.
· Just getting into it: something I just don't recommend, because showing metal with growls, lyrics about murders, satanism and stuff like that, all of it with sounds from the pits of Hell... well, it probably will scare to death to the newcomers and you'll get exactly the opposite of what you want; I mean, who would want to listen to music that is able to produce the worst nightmares that anyone had in their entire life?
P.s. Tre Narcisse (Fish Out Of Water) just had one of his Pantera reactions (Revolution is my Name) blocked so you're not the only one (One... that wasn't intentional). Anyhow as others have suggested you should check out Pantera's Cemetery Gates. Not necessarily for reaction like this -- given blocking potential -- but just for your own exploration. Like One, Cemetery Gates includes head banging aggression as well as some melodic tender sweeping stuff that's arguably rarer in Pantera than in Metallica catalog.
As some others have said, this song is about a WW1 soldier that stepped on a landmine and lost his arms and legs, but also his hearing, sight and speech. He 'wakes up' in a hospital as a numb torso not knowing if he is dreaming or awake, dead or alive. He learned morse code from his father before the war and all he can do is nod his head in morse code to say "Kill me".
It is based on a novel and movie of the same title 'Johnny got his gun' Personally I've never read the novel but the movie while being old, is still a masterpiece. (edit: except in the movie he is hit by a mortar round) This song does it justice and portrays the horror of not only war but the aftermath of what it does to people. The drums and guitar symbolize machine gun fire. Very well done.
They where around 23 yrs old when master of puppets was released
Album version is great, but in concert, this is *shattering.*
After seeing this live last year at a concert I can’t even listen to the studio version very much, it’s insane live
You should react to “For Whom the Bell Tolls” from the Ride the Lightning album
Fade to black
For whom the bell tolls
Nothing else matters (way outside their envelope)
The actual video for the song does a great job of meshing the images with the music making the meaning crystal clear in a disturbing way
ah yes, trying to explain, "why is my brain and face melted?"
Welcome to heavy metal! There is so much in this genre that you might find really powerful. I think that just about everyone who does reaction videos has done "The Sound Of Silence" by Disturbed, but it would be an interesting one to see your reaction to, and it's a really good example of the unexpected beauty and power heavy metal artists can bring to a song. "Game Over" by Machine Head is also a very good song, one that hits very hard. But keep exploring, there is so much wonderful music in heavy metal with so much diversity that you can spend a lifetime and still find something new every day!
Dyers Eve by Metallica. You won't regret it; those who know the song will definitely appreciate it, those who don't will be grateful.
if he likes this he should try cemetery gates - Pantera
huge metalhead here. You should check out the song Keep It In The Family by Anthrax. it was the second metal song I ever listened to, so it’s pretty accessible for newcomers, and it has really awesome lyrics about racial hatred that I think you’ll like.
This is the song that cost them quite a few fans. Before this song they vowed to not do music videos and sell out. But they made a video to this song and people lost their minds.
Live shows and mirrored videos are the best way to bypass the copyright system