This is probably one of the best trends to ever happen in human history. People from different walks of life jump head first into another culture and it makes me proud to be from the metal community because if people let their guard down and take a listen it is usually a great experience all together. Greetings from Arizona in the US.
Agreed! I'm young but I've known of and listened to Metallica since I was little. My Dad has always been a huge fan. It's so great to see other people freshly discover this great music!
Quite true. I try to do this IRL, with me having hiphop and electronic etc fans in my immediate groups of friends. I have a hard time though. I am used to a certain level of composition and lyrics. I used to be a pure metalhead in my teens (I turn 30 next year), now I listen to some metal, and a lot of other styles. Mainly singer/songwriter, post rock, progressive stuff etc. Greetings from West ("Little Norway") Sweden, btw.
You are very good reactors and analyzers. You need to do more reactions to the metal. React to "Orion" by Metallica. It's one of the best instrumental song by them :)
Yeah, this was a controversial song when it came out in 1984, for two different reasons. A part of metal community was angry because they thought a 'ballad' like this with acoustic guitars was a betrayal of sorts, since Metallica, back then, represented the most extreme edge of aggressive music so this was 'selling out'. The wider music world was angry because they thought it glorified suicide. It's regarded by pretty much everyone as a classic now though. Not sure which Metallica song to suggest next! They have a really varied catalogue so it's hard to choose. For a pure instrumental experience, Orion. Really aggressive and angry? Dyer's Eve. A later, more mature, slower epic? The Outlaw Torn. Heavy, yet accessible and catchy? Sad but True.
as someone who has gone through a very dark period in their life, Metallica's Fade to Black and NIN's Hurt were 2 of the keys for me climbing back to emotional stability.
Back in the day, this song was blamed for teen suicide. Truth is, it probably saved the lives of thousands of kids. I like you boys. Love from the U.S.
I like to think that there are two characters in this song - the singer and the music. The singer is suicidal while the music tries to save him. Maybe the music succeeds, hence why the music becomes ‘upbeat’ as the end of the song approaches. This whole song could be a representation of how music helps to deal with mental health in real life.
I like that interpretation. I don't really think the music become more upbeat tho. The tempo does increase, but upbeat has a positive connotation. The outro/ending of this song, which is my favorite ever, has always told me that the narrator kills himself. I think the heightened energy represents him finally deciding to end it and all the emotions you would have in your final moments (similar to Pantera's Suicide Note Part II), along with the track fading out, which to me, represents the end of his life. It's nice to see a positive interpretation though lol.
BPM increases but I don't think the feeling gets upbeat. More it sounds like the internal struggle of feelings within this person. Kirk goes up and down in the guitar neck and it feels more like an emotional roller coaster.
To me the music at the end feels like the character in the song is pumped full of heroin and booze, and is up on a ledge of a very tall skyscraper, and jumps ...
You’ve started with 3 of Metallica’s best songs from their catalogue. Keep it going. Battery Fight Fire With Fire Ride The Lightning Creeping Death Whiplash Welcome Home (Sanitarium) Disposable Heroes Dyer’s Eve The Day That Never Comes Hardwired Moth Into Flame Spit Out The Bone
I guess you could say this story has a happy ending, since the main character is, in fact, James Hetfield. And James is still with us on earth and went on to create much more music afterwards. It was written at a very dark time in his life. This was very controversial when it first came out, for the reasons you mentioned. I will always be grateful for this song, though. Because when I had feelings like this as a teenager, it reminded me that I was not alone in feeling that way.
You guys have some of the best reactions I've seen, and I really appreciate your analysis of the music, it's very spot on. I would recommend you do Welcome Home (Sanitarium) or The Unforgiven next. Or if you are looking for a pure instrumental, go with Orion.
The ending: his life is cold/agony, the idea of death keeps him warm. He decides to leap. The solo at the end is the euphoric feeling of freedom. No longer does he have so suffer - he can peacefully be nothing again.
God, I love you guys so much. Your analysis is so thoughtful and, well, actually deep. If you're willing to branch out to other kinds of metal, try Nightwish with "Poet and the Pendulum" either live at Wembley or studio.
Y'all have such intuitive responses to the message, and more importantly, the music, as it pertains to the picture as a whole, I'm impressed! I don't see this depth in younger generations! Keep keep'n on!
This is one of my favorite songs . It's about suicide it's weird but when ever I was in a dark place and wanted out I played this song. This song is so good it actually turned your mood around. It let feel your not alone and the music would just pick you up. It's weird but it has saved me so many times.
I've watched a few of your videos now and you are becoming my favorite reactionarys. You have great insight and I enjoy watching you discover my favorite band. One thing you seem to get that others don't is; these songs make YOU feel, the true genius of Metallica is that they make the listener experience the story they tell. In Master of puppets you become a person fighting addiction, in One you feel the pain and isolation and anger of the wounded veteran, in Fade to black you feel the depression and hopelessness along with the song's character. You said that you might have gotten lucky by hearing the best Metallica have, but nearly every song from the first 2/3 of their career is like this. Keep doing them, you will be amazed.
You can make different assumptions to the ending but my take on this that the complex solo with mixed emotions represents the struggle in his mind and life to commit the suicide or not and we get an open ending that this struggle will continue forever because we all have our struggles even if don't come to the point to commit suicide and we keep fighting inside. However, some people think that the guy committed suicide and that solo represents his emotions during his dying moments, the fear of death, the relief of his struggles ending, the shock that he did end his life... And he dies as the song and his world fades away...
The hint of positive vibe at the outro solo (which is one of the best solos in metal) is that suicide set him free, and the agony is over now that he is on the other side. When the song came out in 1984, rose a great deal of controversy and accusation from parents, fearing that children would find suicide appealing. Great reaction!
Great review guys, I enjoy your reactions a ton. The comment "what happens?" is perfect. Like good literature it forces you to decide what the end is and not be told. It should leave you wanting more. Keep going, love the vids.
I love metal music reactions and I found your channel tonight. I was very very surprised at how insightful you guys were straight off the bat. Well done and thank you.
My first time watching you guys, must say, I really appreciate how you listened, and immersed yourself into the music. Great review, and can't wait to go watch some more of your videos. Great job, new subscriber here....
The end of the song communicates to me a feeling of anger but also an energetic drive. Like the depressed person had built enough energy to either end their life, or fight tooth and nail to survive but it was going to be one or the other. Great song.
At the time it was released, this song was getting blamed for teens committing suicide, although many teens claimed that it helped them get through bad times by showing them that if you have crippling depression, you are not alone.
Belgium still has the world record in teenage suicide (every 10 yrs the Japanese do better) - I didn't go to the boring then still unborn rappers, but to the very young Metallica (in a Catholic community house, end 1983 or early 84, after the concert you could just walk up to them, no security), Hetfield was drunk as a skunk, probably to hide he couldn't play nor sing yet...I couldn't see his face through his acne (maybe he was the one who had more suicidal tendencies than us). Their first two LPs were marketed by a very obscure label (Roadrunner, who had the back catalogue of the late (died in1973) Jim Croce or Crocce and a quite promising contract with the future Metal Gods! A few months later Slayer came. As a few fun-loving criminals exhumed three reasonably fresh corpses from the cemetery next door after that concert, they were the last hardcore band ever to be welcomed there.
My father committed suicide and this song quickly became my favorite song ever after that. It doesn't make me feel depressed but more like I can have a glimpse into what my father was feeling. It's a powerful song
You guys are very insightful on breaking down your thoughts and reactions. Well done you two! Metallica's best selling commercial singles are all from their 1991 Black Album, but your fans are requesting their 1980's tracks, because they understand that these were the songs that had the biggest influence in defining heavy metal during that era, and would shape that genre for the decades that would follow.
Salut les gars! The story we used to say ath the time was : Kill 'em All (murder), Master of Puppets (system), Ride the lightning (death row), And Justice for all ("justice")
love to hear that song and first time hearing that I was frightened because of its open end: you just dont know hiw the story ends, but you just think "means that there is no hope, or no way back"... just love it, and love it more to play it on guitar, the changes between the easy going intro, that powerfull chorus part and that portentous maybe even fatal ending, get everytime goosebumbs
Greetings from the greatest country on Earth... “TEXAS”!!!! Just kidding guys. Hey man, I’m finding myself loving to watch people from different walks of life crossing over and enjoying for instance heavy metal music. Guys, I watch a lot of these channels and I have to say, yours is one of the purest and in depth that I’ve seen. I love how open y’all are (had to throw in at least one y’all for you), and as a Christian who loves heavy metal I also appreciate that you don’t use profanity. I’m loving what you are doing, keep it up. I love the 2 songs that I’ve watched so far but, might I as a 34 year metal veteran make some suggestions? 1. Alter Bridge “Black Bird” 2. Greta Van Fleet I think it’s called “Highway” 3. Not metal but: Post Modern Jukebox (anything with my favorite female vocalist of all time Haley Reinhart) 4. Metallica “To Live Is to Die/Dyers Eve” 5. Metallica “Anesthesia” Many more where those come from. I’ll keep my eyes and ears on y’all.!!! GOOD LUCK!!!!
I'll bet you never see this since it's been over a year since you posted this. On two occasions people I knew, were contemplating suicide. One of them described hearing this song, and it actually stopped them. You mentioned that hope was lost and it was "Too Late".. You're absolutely right! That's what the song meant. However, this person heard the "Hope" you mentioned in the guitar. The happiness that could be. They began the effort , but mid-course, chose NOT to go forward. I've heard through several stories, papers, and two personal experiences with those who tried, that most who do attempt to commit suicide appear to regret that choice once it has begun, and the end is all but inevitable. My take was the song was to represent the despair a person might feel to head towards suicide, but in the end, convey the hope a person might feel that life might be ok after all. I have ZERO idea if that's really true, but in the case of at least 1 person I knew, it was true for them. They're still with us today. I'm not suggesting that this song alone "Saved" them, but it most certainly made them think enough to get the help they needed, after beginning the attempt, to still be with us. The other person I knew, didn't try to stop it, but survived anyway. They never heard the song.. They too, are still with us today. For what that might be worth.
Love the way you guys analyze the music. Creeping Death, from the same album, or Four Horsemen from the previous album next for Metallica. The original lead guitarist on the Kill Em All album is Dave Mustaine, who got kicked out of the band and then formed his band Megadeth. Their song Holy Wars is arguably the best metal song of all time, very dynamic.
You actually hit the nail with what you said about how the song works, it slowly building up, chipping away at you before it hits you. Cuz this song is about suicide and that is exactly how depression works, it's a creeping process.
There are different types of geniuses. People like yourselves who can interpret a message through nothing more than music are one of those types. You guys should be bigger on RUclips.
Obviously this song is musically and sonically fantastic. The great message from this song is that other people feel down from time to time. You’re not alone, you can get through it, and others can help you. I’ve heard of a lot of metal fans crediting this song for helping them get through tough personal struggles or even saving their life.
I highly highly recommend the live version of this from the “Cunning Stunts” video from Texas. Also Halo on Fire and Sanitarium are songs you guys would love. Excellent reactions!
The song is sad and beautiful at the same time. It touches on suicide and the will to live in the same song. I would recommend watching the live '89 Seattle version and other videos done for this song to really appreciate it. JMO.
Yeah, this is why metal is awesome. It has always been exploring the deep, dark shit of being human - suicide, war, corruption - and provide catharsis through pure f-ing rage. Thought I'd dump a random collection of awesome metal songs here: Metallica - "Ride the Lightning", "Orion", "Spit out the Bone" and about a million other songs. Disturbed - "Down With the Sickness", "Sound of Silence" (Not really metal, but shows off the insane range of the singer) Nightwish - "Dark Chest of Wonders", "Phantom of the Opera" Pantera - "A New Level", "Walk", "This Love" Babymetal - "Ijime, Dame, Zettai", "Karate", any live performance of "Road of Resistance" - eg. the one from Rising Sun Rock 2016 (f*ck the haters, Babymetal is awesome! Their live shows prove they're the real deal.) Rammstein - "Keine Lust", "Sonne" Machine Head - "Game Over", "Razorblade Smile" Black Veil Brides - "In The End" (they get a lot of flak for being "overproduced" - again, f*ck the haters!)
Great reaction! Very nice to witness your metal journey.. 🤘🏻 I strongly recommend you these - Metallica - Orion (instrumental), Welcome Home, To Live is to Die (instrumental masterpiece) Epica - Chasing the Dragon, Kingdom of Heaven (live!) Nightwish - Ghost Love Score (live), Nemo
100% nailed it. Next up you should give a listen to Blind Guardian. I can't settle on an individual song so perhaps someone else in the comments can fill that out.
Please review Black sabbath-War Pigs. This band is basically the root of heavy metals beginning. There was no one who sounded so raw and hard, especially during 1970. I feel as if they took things from a rock n roll perspective and created something a bit edgier, thus being one of the founding bands of heavy metal. This song and it's sound is timeless!
I've got a song for you guys to react to that is very heavy with meaning and feeling and it would be interesting to see how you interpret it. It's "The Sound of Silence by Disturbed". It's a cover that was originally done by Simon and Garfunkel but Disturbed's version has so much more emotion put into it. The lyrics are actually really important in the song and would recommend reading them as you listen to get the full effect.
Since you guys seem really interested in the societal impact of the music, you should check out some early Slayer. They were very misunderstood by the media and, intentional or not, their music had a shock rock factor to it. All of the craziest, heaviest, fastest and most extreme metal out there starts with Slayer.
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This is probably one of the best trends to ever happen in human history. People from different walks of life jump head first into another culture and it makes me proud to be from the metal community because if people let their guard down and take a listen it is usually a great experience all together. Greetings from Arizona in the US.
Myth Maker Absolutely
spot on m8
Agreed! I'm young but I've known of and listened to Metallica since I was little. My Dad has always been a huge fan. It's so great to see other people freshly discover this great music!
because metal is better than rap
Quite true. I try to do this IRL, with me having hiphop and electronic etc fans in my immediate groups of friends. I have a hard time though. I am used to a certain level of composition and lyrics. I used to be a pure metalhead in my teens (I turn 30 next year), now I listen to some metal, and a lot of other styles. Mainly singer/songwriter, post rock, progressive stuff etc.
Greetings from West ("Little Norway") Sweden, btw.
You are very good reactors and analyzers. You need to do more reactions to the metal. React to "Orion" by Metallica. It's one of the best instrumental song by them :)
Yes please, it is indeed.
Lol they're gonna get suprised when we start requesting thrashier songs
Craig Hipsher lol ! Not time yet :)
Craig Hipsher wait until they get to “Creeping Death”.
@@TheComicBookJoker what about when they hit Dyers eve, Battery, Damage inc, Shortest straw, End of the line or Spit out the bone?
Yeah, this was a controversial song when it came out in 1984, for two different reasons. A part of metal community was angry because they thought a 'ballad' like this with acoustic guitars was a betrayal of sorts, since Metallica, back then, represented the most extreme edge of aggressive music so this was 'selling out'. The wider music world was angry because they thought it glorified suicide. It's regarded by pretty much everyone as a classic now though.
Not sure which Metallica song to suggest next! They have a really varied catalogue so it's hard to choose. For a pure instrumental experience, Orion. Really aggressive and angry? Dyer's Eve. A later, more mature, slower epic? The Outlaw Torn. Heavy, yet accessible and catchy? Sad but True.
well put. I saw their first tour as headliners. Seen thm 3 times in all. I'm an ole dog...peace
as someone who has gone through a very dark period in their life, Metallica's Fade to Black and NIN's Hurt were 2 of the keys for me climbing back to emotional stability.
You forgot Call of Ktulu.
I think this song is more therapeutic to the soul, because it helps release this inner frustration..at least to me..
How ironic, how most of the people think this is their best song
Pleassseeee react to Welcome Home (Sanitarium) by Metallica, it is another song about mental health and its amazinnggg. I highly recommend it.
Back in the day, this song was blamed for teen suicide. Truth is, it probably saved the lives of thousands of kids. I like you boys. Love from the U.S.
It was said that it actually helped more than it didn't
"they make sadness sound beautiful" - awesome.
This was written after all their stuff was stolen at a gig including a guitar given to James by his mother before she died
@Im Sal yeh an amp
I like to think that there are two characters in this song - the singer and the music. The singer is suicidal while the music tries to save him. Maybe the music succeeds, hence why the music becomes ‘upbeat’ as the end of the song approaches. This whole song could be a representation of how music helps to deal with mental health in real life.
holy fuckin shit.
I like that interpretation. I don't really think the music become more upbeat tho. The tempo does increase, but upbeat has a positive connotation. The outro/ending of this song, which is my favorite ever, has always told me that the narrator kills himself. I think the heightened energy represents him finally deciding to end it and all the emotions you would have in your final moments (similar to Pantera's Suicide Note Part II), along with the track fading out, which to me, represents the end of his life. It's nice to see a positive interpretation though lol.
BPM increases but I don't think the feeling gets upbeat. More it sounds like the internal struggle of feelings within this person. Kirk goes up and down in the guitar neck and it feels more like an emotional roller coaster.
To me the music at the end feels like the character in the song is pumped full of heroin and booze, and is up on a ledge of a very tall skyscraper, and jumps ...
Omg I've never clicked a video so fast in my life! So excited.
You’ve started with 3 of Metallica’s best songs from their catalogue. Keep it going.
Battery
Fight Fire With Fire
Ride The Lightning
Creeping Death
Whiplash
Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
Disposable Heroes
Dyer’s Eve
The Day That Never Comes
Hardwired
Moth Into Flame
Spit Out The Bone
Unforgiven 1
Unforgiven 2
Unhurried 3
Nothing else matters
Damage Inc
Blackened
Lepper messiah
fight fire with fire, fight fire with fire, FIGHT!
You ALMOST put every song in order after position on the albums
I guess you could say this story has a happy ending, since the main character is, in fact, James Hetfield. And James is still with us on earth and went on to create much more music afterwards. It was written at a very dark time in his life.
This was very controversial when it first came out, for the reasons you mentioned. I will always be grateful for this song, though. Because when I had feelings like this as a teenager, it reminded me that I was not alone in feeling that way.
You guys have some of the best reactions I've seen, and I really appreciate your analysis of the music, it's very spot on. I would recommend you do Welcome Home (Sanitarium) or The Unforgiven next. Or if you are looking for a pure instrumental, go with Orion.
The ending: his life is cold/agony, the idea of death keeps him warm. He decides to leap. The solo at the end is the euphoric feeling of freedom. No longer does he have so suffer - he can peacefully be nothing again.
God, I love you guys so much. Your analysis is so thoughtful and, well, actually deep.
If you're willing to branch out to other kinds of metal, try Nightwish with "Poet and the Pendulum" either live at Wembley or studio.
That was hands down THE BEST diagnosis of a song before vocals ,and after ive ever heard HANDS DOWN
Great to see you guys pausing and commenting and not talking over a great song,loved the joint headbanging at 14.00,you are officially metalheads 🤘🏻🤘🏻
Y'all have such intuitive responses to the message, and more importantly, the music, as it pertains to the picture as a whole, I'm impressed! I don't see this depth in younger generations! Keep keep'n on!
These guys are just brilliant with the way of their thinking. Freaking marvelous.
They were 21 when they wrote that song
Mindblowing that children wrote these masterpieces
You guys should totally react to some of their song live in Moscow 1991! There was about 1.4 million people at the concert!
The positive vibe you’re getting I think is that he’s free from all of his pain by finally saying goodbye.... great reaction
This is one of my favorite songs . It's about suicide it's weird but when ever I was in a dark place and wanted out I played this song. This song is so good it actually turned your mood around. It let feel your not alone and the music would just pick you up. It's weird but it has saved me so many times.
Big relate. I hope you're doing ok.
Ride The Lightning is a must by them.Masterpiece.
I've watched a few of your videos now and you are becoming my favorite reactionarys.
You have great insight and I enjoy watching you discover my favorite band.
One thing you seem to get that others don't is; these songs make YOU feel, the true genius of Metallica is that they make the listener experience the story they tell. In Master of puppets you become a person fighting addiction, in One you feel the pain and isolation and anger of the wounded veteran, in Fade to black you feel the depression and hopelessness along with the song's character.
You said that you might have gotten lucky by hearing the best Metallica have, but nearly every song from the first 2/3 of their career is like this. Keep doing them, you will be amazed.
You can make different assumptions to the ending but my take on this that the complex solo with mixed emotions represents the struggle in his mind and life to commit the suicide or not and we get an open ending that this struggle will continue forever because we all have our struggles even if don't come to the point to commit suicide and we keep fighting inside. However, some people think that the guy committed suicide and that solo represents his emotions during his dying moments, the fear of death, the relief of his struggles ending, the shock that he did end his life... And he dies as the song and his world fades away...
The hint of positive vibe at the outro solo (which is one of the best solos in metal) is that suicide set him free, and the agony is over now that he is on the other side. When the song came out in 1984, rose a great deal of controversy and accusation from parents, fearing that children would find suicide appealing. Great reaction!
Pantera - Cemetery Gates. It'll kick hip hop out of your system 😂
I'd say it leaves the hip hop at the cemetery gates 😜😏😂🤣
Great review guys, I enjoy your reactions a ton. The comment "what happens?" is perfect. Like good literature it forces you to decide what the end is and not be told. It should leave you wanting more. Keep going, love the vids.
I love "Wherever I May Roam" by Metallica. You should listen & react to that song...
I love metal music reactions and I found your channel tonight.
I was very very surprised at how insightful you guys were straight off the bat.
Well done and thank you.
My first time watching you guys, must say, I really appreciate how you listened, and immersed yourself into the music.
Great review, and can't wait to go watch some more of your videos.
Great job, new subscriber here....
If you want a story told by just instruments you should absolutely check out "Orion" by Metallica. It's an instrumental track. Enjoy!
The end of the song communicates to me a feeling of anger but also an energetic drive. Like the depressed person had built enough energy to either end their life, or fight tooth and nail to survive but it was going to be one or the other.
Great song.
i hope u keep making these metal reaction videos and your channel grows
After watching this I really want to see you react to Orion and hear your opinions of it. That song is such a journey, gives me goosebumps every time
At the time it was released, this song was getting blamed for teens committing suicide, although many teens claimed that it helped them get through bad times by showing them that if you have crippling depression, you are not alone.
No, I passed two weeks ago
Bernard Delafontaine I’m sorry to hear that. I’m glad you made it this long (since 1986)
Belgium still has the world record in teenage suicide (every 10 yrs the Japanese do better) - I didn't go to the boring then still unborn rappers, but to the very young Metallica (in a Catholic community house, end 1983 or early 84, after the concert you could just walk up to them, no security), Hetfield was drunk as a skunk, probably to hide he couldn't play nor sing yet...I couldn't see his face through his acne (maybe he was the one who had more suicidal tendencies than us). Their first two LPs were marketed by a very obscure label (Roadrunner, who had the back catalogue of the late (died in1973) Jim Croce or Crocce and a quite promising contract with the future Metal Gods! A few months later Slayer came. As a few fun-loving criminals exhumed three reasonably fresh corpses from the cemetery next door after that concert, they were the last hardcore band ever to be welcomed there.
My father committed suicide and this song quickly became my favorite song ever after that. It doesn't make me feel depressed but more like I can have a glimpse into what my father was feeling. It's a powerful song
@@cbinette100 that's how I see the song as well
This old man is loving your reactions to metal.
After trying some Megadeth "In my Darkest Hour" ,y'all should try one of the instrumentals by Metallica:
"Orion"
"To live is to Die"
" Call of Ktulu"
ABSOLUTELY.
You guys are very insightful on breaking down your thoughts and reactions. Well done you two!
Metallica's best selling commercial singles are all from their 1991 Black Album, but your fans are requesting their 1980's tracks, because they understand that these were the songs that had the biggest influence in defining heavy metal during that era, and would shape that genre for the decades that would follow.
"They make sadness sounds beautiful"..
That is one epic comment guys!!
Good vid!
"They make sadness sound beautiful." That is a great and simple way to describe Metallica's music
Salut les gars!
The story we used to say ath the time was : Kill 'em All (murder), Master of Puppets (system), Ride the lightning (death row), And Justice for all ("justice")
Like the way you two actually make an effort to breakdown the music and understand the lyrics
Fade to Black is my favorite Metallica song
Greatest of Metallica's solos.
Yes, yes YES!! Do Metallica Orion. Perfect instrumental!!!!
Do metal reactions more often!! Their're awesome!
love to hear that song and first time hearing that I was frightened because of its open end: you just dont know hiw the story ends, but you just think "means that there is no hope, or no way back"... just love it, and love it more to play it on guitar, the changes between the easy going intro, that powerfull chorus part and that portentous maybe even fatal ending, get everytime goosebumbs
You guys are very perceptive about instrumental details. It's really refreshing and interesting to hear :)
Greetings from the greatest country on Earth... “TEXAS”!!!! Just kidding guys. Hey man, I’m finding myself loving to watch people from different walks of life crossing over and enjoying for instance heavy metal music. Guys, I watch a lot of these channels and I have to say, yours is one of the purest and in depth that I’ve seen. I love how open y’all are (had to throw in at least one y’all for you), and as a Christian who loves heavy metal I also appreciate that you don’t use profanity. I’m loving what you are doing, keep it up.
I love the 2 songs that I’ve watched so far but, might I as a 34 year metal veteran make some suggestions?
1. Alter Bridge “Black Bird”
2. Greta Van Fleet I think it’s called “Highway”
3. Not metal but: Post Modern Jukebox (anything with my favorite female vocalist of all time Haley Reinhart)
4. Metallica “To Live Is to Die/Dyers Eve”
5. Metallica “Anesthesia”
Many more where those come from. I’ll keep my eyes and ears on y’all.!!! GOOD LUCK!!!!
The next metallica song you should check out should be Sanitarium (Welcome Home). Again, epic and beautiful.
This song is a masterpiece of transition.
The way you guys, coming from a genre that creates music with thoughts, try to glean the thoughts in the music in this genre is really interesting.
I like how you guys relate your analysis of the music with personal feelings and emotions
I'll bet you never see this since it's been over a year since you posted this.
On two occasions people I knew, were contemplating suicide. One of them described hearing this song, and it actually stopped them.
You mentioned that hope was lost and it was "Too Late"..
You're absolutely right! That's what the song meant.
However, this person heard the "Hope" you mentioned in the guitar. The happiness that could be. They began the effort , but mid-course, chose NOT to go forward.
I've heard through several stories, papers, and two personal experiences with those who tried, that most who do attempt to commit suicide appear to regret that choice once it has begun, and the end is all but inevitable.
My take was the song was to represent the despair a person might feel to head towards suicide, but in the end, convey the hope a person might feel that life might be ok after all.
I have ZERO idea if that's really true, but in the case of at least 1 person I knew, it was true for them.
They're still with us today.
I'm not suggesting that this song alone "Saved" them, but it most certainly made them think enough to get the help they needed, after beginning the attempt, to still be with us.
The other person I knew, didn't try to stop it, but survived anyway. They never heard the song.. They too, are still with us today.
For what that might be worth.
I've always felt this song was cathartic like blues music. It's helped me get through some pretty black periods in my life. One of my favorite songs.
"Make sadness sound beautiful " Nuff said
Metal is for all walks of life
Love the way you guys analyze the music. Creeping Death, from the same album, or Four Horsemen from the previous album next for Metallica. The original lead guitarist on the Kill Em All album is Dave Mustaine, who got kicked out of the band and then formed his band Megadeth. Their song Holy Wars is arguably the best metal song of all time, very dynamic.
You actually hit the nail with what you said about how the song works, it slowly building up, chipping away at you before it hits you. Cuz this song is about suicide and that is exactly how depression works, it's a creeping process.
Ok so you guys immediately made the connection when the lyrics came in.
You guys really know your shit, not many ppl can analyze music like that.
Y'all should really check out some stuff from Black Sabbath.
Great analyses like always👍
You need to watch a live video of Metallica. Maybe creeping death live.
Moscow 1991 the breakdown is fantastic
There are different types of geniuses. People like yourselves who can interpret a message through nothing more than music are one of those types. You guys should be bigger on RUclips.
I saw them on their first concert in Continental Europe: great song, but everybody played, sang, drummed as 4 janitors! So did Cliff...
Another awesome reaction and analysis!
I’m loving your guys metal reactions! Keep it up! Maybe a face melter like “Whiplash” or “Battery”! 🤟🔥🤟
Or disposable heroes
My favorite song by my favorite band EVER❤️❤️watching from Mississippi ✌️
You guys have to listen to and react to Metallica - To Live Is To Die. That song really makes you feel. Nice review on this song too dudes.
react to metallica DYERS EVE....its about the singers hatred towards his parents
I loved that reaction "wait.. You can't end it like that". Lol
Great reaction! Please keep it up!
He's saying good bye, that's pretty definite.
Always good to react to Metallica songs with lyrics. They can get deep and easy to lose a lot with the production.
Obviously this song is musically and sonically fantastic.
The great message from this song is that other people feel down from time to time. You’re not alone, you can get through it, and others can help you.
I’ve heard of a lot of metal fans crediting this song for helping them get through tough personal struggles or even saving their life.
I highly highly recommend the live version of this from the “Cunning Stunts” video from Texas. Also Halo on Fire and Sanitarium are songs you guys would love. Excellent reactions!
A lot of Metallica are songs about soldiers dealing with struggles of life as a solider. This song is him going to war one last time.
The song is sad and beautiful at the same time. It touches on suicide and the will to live in the same song. I would recommend watching the live '89 Seattle version and other videos done for this song to really appreciate it. JMO.
Yeah, this is why metal is awesome. It has always been exploring the deep, dark shit of being human - suicide, war, corruption - and provide catharsis through pure f-ing rage.
Thought I'd dump a random collection of awesome metal songs here:
Metallica - "Ride the Lightning", "Orion", "Spit out the Bone" and about a million other songs.
Disturbed - "Down With the Sickness", "Sound of Silence" (Not really metal, but shows off the insane range of the singer)
Nightwish - "Dark Chest of Wonders", "Phantom of the Opera"
Pantera - "A New Level", "Walk", "This Love"
Babymetal - "Ijime, Dame, Zettai", "Karate", any live performance of "Road of Resistance" - eg. the one from Rising Sun Rock 2016 (f*ck the haters, Babymetal is awesome! Their live shows prove they're the real deal.)
Rammstein - "Keine Lust", "Sonne"
Machine Head - "Game Over", "Razorblade Smile"
Black Veil Brides - "In The End" (they get a lot of flak for being "overproduced" - again, f*ck the haters!)
Megadeth - Holy Wars
for sure. Insane instrumentals and in general one of the best metal songs.
Check out Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden and Motorhead.
Great reaction! Very nice to witness your metal journey.. 🤘🏻
I strongly recommend you these -
Metallica - Orion (instrumental), Welcome Home, To Live is to Die (instrumental masterpiece)
Epica - Chasing the Dragon, Kingdom of Heaven (live!)
Nightwish - Ghost Love Score (live), Nemo
100% nailed it.
Next up you should give a listen to Blind Guardian. I can't settle on an individual song so perhaps someone else in the comments can fill that out.
Battery Live Seattle 1989
You two should do the comments at the end of the video.
If you guys didn't see the lyrics while watching the song , y'all were pretty damn close good job
Welcome Home should definitely be the next song. Then, maybe try a newer Metallica song to compare how they sound w The Day That Never Comes.
another vote for metallica - orion!!
Please review Black sabbath-War Pigs. This band is basically the root of heavy metals beginning. There was no one who sounded so raw and hard, especially during 1970. I feel as if they took things from a rock n roll perspective and created something a bit edgier, thus being one of the founding bands of heavy metal. This song and it's sound is timeless!
Regret you nailed it there ..
Ne Obliviscaris - And Plague Flowers the Kaleidoscope
Try metallicas 1988 Seattle concert. Phenomenal.
It was written after their equipment was stolen and James lost a piece that was given to him by his mother which had tremendous sentimental value
Master of Puppets is a MUST listen.
Contemplating suicide, confusion, contemplating, acting, regretting that action, fading away to nothing.
*ANNIHILATOR - The Trend* 🤘🎶🎸
Annihilator is a Canadian based thrash band and Jeff Waters is among the best metal guitarists you'll ever hear. 🇨🇦
They're no Anvil lol
And then do Metallica To Live is to Die! Another amazing instrumental.
I've got a song for you guys to react to that is very heavy with meaning and feeling and it would be interesting to see how you interpret it. It's "The Sound of Silence by Disturbed". It's a cover that was originally done by Simon and Garfunkel but Disturbed's version has so much more emotion put into it. The lyrics are actually really important in the song and would recommend reading them as you listen to get the full effect.
I though rap guys were hopeless but they're not :D Kudos guys!
Since you guys seem really interested in the societal impact of the music, you should check out some early Slayer. They were very misunderstood by the media and, intentional or not, their music had a shock rock factor to it. All of the craziest, heaviest, fastest and most extreme metal out there starts with Slayer.