1.6 MILLION!! Headbangers Unite | Metallica' Enter Sandman' in Moscow 1991 | Reaction

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The 1991 'Monsters of Rock' festival in Moscow was a historic event that left us a first-time viewers in awe. With a massive attendance of 1.6 million, it remains one of the largest concerts to have ever taken place. This festival marked a defining moment for the heavy metal band Metallica, whose performance was met with thunderous applause from the record-breaking crowd.
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[@bf3and4highlights83]

The wall had fallen, Russia was coming around, the two greatest countries in the world were finding common ground and starting to make deals. It looked like we were on a decades long upswing. Endless possibilities and prosperity for all. I look out my window now and my only thought is WTF Happened???!!!!

[@TheRetroManRandySavage]

Russia definitely wasn't the world's greatest country back in 1991. It still had many flaws, as did America.

[@B355Y]

@@TheRetroManRandySavage great can relate to size

[@tralph40]

The good ol’ days.

[@kbf9644]

Greed. Greed happened.

[@lemontart1883]

Nothing good ever lasts. The worst of human nature always eventually screws things up. Every generation has those who try to do better, but dumb and greedy people will always outnumber the intelligent and altruistic so we are basically doomed.

[@steverobinson8214]

Can you imagine being on stage in front of 1.6 million people inhaling their first taste of freedom to your band. Absolutely epic!!

[@lifeintornadoalley]

Remember, 1.6 million attended the festival as a whole. Not at once.

[@knuckleheadVOL]

​@@lifeintornadoalley How many days was the festival?

[@lifeintornadoalley]

@@knuckleheadVOL what does days have to do with as a whole. And not one band set? Don't be that stupid my guy.

[@laurentholsters2062]

@@knuckleheadVOL it was a one day event

[@Ezrolith23]

I believe something like 38 people died at the concert

[@robertcovino4889]

An American flag flying freely in Soviet Russia. That was mind blowing at the time. 🍻

[@robertphelps1574]

No it wasn’t look up the Moscow music peace festival 1989

[@tallycahamuhlhetru26]

100%. It coincided with the end of the Soviet Union with the wall coming down. Can you say 'FREEDOM?' 🙌

[@carllloyd5799]

A Confederate flag even.

[@Raggmopp-xl7yf]

I remember the beginning of the Fall of the Soviet Union and all the protests and all we could think was, "Where the HELL did these people get all the American Flags???"

[@MS-ns2pj]

@@carllloyd5799 The Virginia Battle Flag is seen as a symbol of rebellion outside of the USA. Many of the Russians were protesting the Soviet Union.

[@mitkodovlevski996]

1.6 million people, 53 people died, the “security” was the army. The crowd was the horizon. That concert was Monsters of Rock in Moscow, Tushino airfield. 1,6 million people saw Metallica, AC/DC, Black Crowes and Pantera. That was a legendary MoR. The entrance was free.

[@stevedavis5704]

I have always liked watching the military go from security to caught up and forgetting everything but the music.

[@brianschaffer9220]

1.6 million was just what they could count. On day one, there were so many people jumping the gates they just stopped counting.

[@-MaxXxuS-]

@@brianschaffer9220 Who counted them?... it was a free concert, nobody knows how many people was there... even million people is a ridiculous claim...

[@sojmike4761]

​@@-MaxXxuS-have you ever seen a parade after a team wins a championship...this looks even bigger....who knows the true number but I have a feeling that it was at least a million

[@jgilbertify]

@@-MaxXxuS- Always creepy little trolls like you ... go get your nose pierced and dye your hair green.....................

[@bjorns131stpa2]

Just a heads up, 1.6 million is just when officials stopped counting. HOURS before the start of the concert. We have no clue how many people were actually there.

[@michaelchmiel166]

I went to a class where they did an estimate by multiplying a certain section of the crowd. They estimated the crowd to be at 1.9 million. Not truly scientific, but still. Damn.

[@koretmulder6316]

I can't fathom what kind of nerve it would take to step out in front of a crowd *that* size and go, "Yeah, we got this."

[@girs666]

Omg fy

[@krw73]

Imagine being in your twenties walking out on stage to 1.6 million people screaming for you as you absolutely destroy.....🤯🤯

[@TheDivayenta]

How come there aren’t any Marvel Rockstar heroes?

[@nancyberry1039]

I moved to West Germany in early 1990 (about 6 months after the Berlin Wall came down) & was still living in Germany during the time of this concert. I swear I could feel the ground shaking from the million+ people jumping up & down all the way over in Moscow - LOL! Please check out Metallica's "Creeping Death" at this same show. You will not be disappointed, I promise. 🤘

[@maryannturton9830]

I bet the ground WAS shaking!

[@TheDivayenta]

I was there too- when the wall came down so we watched it live on TV with corny David Hasselhoff singing “ Freedom”!

[@tbone3291]

It's fair to call this a cultural earthquake.

[@user-vd2os2sf3e]

Some say: The Last People are still leaving this Gig for Coming home.❤

[@aWhimTested]

creeping death live at this same concert is even better!

[@markvanderstelt8999]

ya it is

[@tallycahamuhlhetru26]

Waaaay better. 👊🤘

[@baileybowman2449]

YES!!!! PLEASE REACT TO “Creeping Death” 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 from this same concert! It will blow your mind!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@thischannelsucks3471]

Best performance ever

[@robertparker6280]

It is!!!

[@TheHRTLocker]

That energy is why I love metal. The vibe of a crowd of fans is unreal. My best concert experience was getting to be at arms length from a band in a little dive bar... it's like they're taming lightning in front of your eyes, but only barely in control. You feel the power coming from those amps in your bones. It can be a spiritual experience.

[@markhilker9454]

Arms length in a little dive bar, you are right. I was very lucky as far as right place, right time. I've seen countless bands that are legends now at the Fillmore East. Place was a shoe box. I think the seating capacity was about 1300. It was basically an old style movie theatre with a balcony. Saw led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, The Who, The Doors, Jimi, Grateful dead (probably like 40 times) and tons of other notable groups. Wasn't a bad seat in the house and I figure most of my hearing loss now is from those days but man what a great time it was.

[@eltonronjovi2238]

Truth

[@michaelknorr6825]

The wall was in Germany.

[@local631]

fun fact that most people dont get, the reason for the helicopters flying over the crowed so low is because when you have 1.6 million people [which was actually just the number they stopped counting at] all jumping up and down and getting all worked up and breathing hard.. they actually suck all the oxygen out of the air, and the copters are used to circulate fresh air and oxygen into the crowed

[@christophermzdenek]

Yup, there was an interview some years later with one of the pilots. He talked about how terrifying it was because the entire field was a low-pressure zone.

[@heatheral-hammadi3046]

Oh damn!!!

[@loniivanova8667]

A monumental moment in history!!! For the people this isn't just some concert, it's a moment of absolute freedom after years of repression!!! Just few years earlier this would be unthinkable.... people have to hide to listen western music....

[@finnmacdiarmid3250]

China in a nutshell in 2023

[@MasonBlue6]

@@finnmacdiarmid3250 Not at all. American music these days is woke garbage.

[@alexanderkochetkov3527]

I was there. It had nothing to do with “freedom”, it was the first opportunity to see Metallica and AC/DC live. Which at the time was a huge thing for somebody like me. Back then I did not know Pantera, but liked what I saw. Please spare us of the “repression” comments and the like nonsense.

[@MasonBlue6]

@@alexanderkochetkov3527 okay gaslighter. it was 100% Because of the freedom.

[@loniivanova8667]

@@MasonBlue6 Yeah, okay, you all were free like birds in the sky

[@LordAlisdare]

Creeping death is another banger from this show. Metallica is known for their live performances check out live in Seattle from 89'

[@tiacalhoun3841]

Can y’all imagine having 3.2 MILLION eyes on u at the same time??? 😳 That had to be one of the most incredible feelings ever to perform in front of a crowd that massive!!!!! Metallica is most definitely, the best rock band ever in my opinion….their music was so raw, their melodies so beautiful and their musicianship just absolutely AMAZING!!!!!

[@YTGhostCensorshipCanSuckMe]

some people would have had only one eye, prevalence of monocular vision is about 1.13 per 1000, which means that there were approximately 1800 people there that only had the use of one eye, whether they had a patch or not covering their bad eye is not known.

[@jasongallegos651]

Metallica - Creeping Death from the same concert.

[@sherriandwaynejohnson3185]

Metallica is such an amazing and iconic band. Their level of talent supersedes most.

[@robertparker6280]

Love how people discount Metallica even back then because of the Black Album (which is a kickass album), and say Megadeath is better. Sorry only handful of metal artist and bands can pull that crowd. And Metallica is one of them.

[@Michelle-ce1qh]

YESSSS! This was the first concert these people experiences after the fall of the Soviet Union. Late 80's were a phenomenal time for rock music. MY ERA!!

[@janineivey03121]

Metallica also played on every one of the continents in one year. They even were in Antarctica!

[@kimzwolinski9919]

I can’t imagine the energy they get from a crowd like that 😊 I would be terrified to be in that crowd.. James Hetfield is the lead singer. I saw Metallica open for Ozzy in the late 80’s right before Metallica started headlining their own shows. It was at Joe Lewis arena in Michigan. I have been to a lot of concerts but Metallica and Ozzy are by far the best concert I’ve been to 😊

[@mztweety1374]

I miss Joe Louis arena.. saw Prince there twice. I work for the new arena down the street. The Joe was torn down during the pandemic 😮

[@philpennington826]

*HETfield

[@theriomrasputin8233]

I've attended airshows which had 250,000 people in the crowd. You dont know how many people are there unless you can somehow get above eye level. It just appeared to me as a big crowd. Wasn't until reading the newspaper the next day was I made aware of the size of the crowd. It did takes an army of buses and hours to load up and transport everybody off the airfield once the event was over. As we parked throughout the city.

[@TheDivayenta]

I wouldn’t feel safe there at all as a woman.

[@jasonpauley1244]

I seen Metallica open for ozzy in Charleston WV. Late 80’s also.

[@arnoldcox9128]

That number of people is breathtaking

[@reno8122]

AC/DC was the headliner at this concert. They played that evening. There's a video of them walking around in the areas where the wall came down, talking to the people that were there during all of it.

[@blechtic]

What wall was there in Tushino airfield to begin with?

[@tallycahamuhlhetru26]

Vocals & rhythm guitar is co-founder James Hetfield. 💪 Now, fellas... their performance of "Creeping Death" was much stronger & more epic. A must see before you close out the '91 Moscow chapter. Thank you 💜

[@JawsVader1970]

💯 right

[@catherineberkley93]

I'm 65 and listen to this outside in the morning with my coffee.

[@janiepowell3218]

Watch them perform Creeping Death from this same concert...

[@yamasama1]

Nothing will ever beat this! Its just perfect, massive massive massive crowd, heavy metal, Metallica in their prime, its just an insane moment of history! Its epic and will never be re-done again!

[@bethshadid2087]

Just 1.6 mill ppl plus the police jammin and enjoying many great bands together. I got the chance 3 times seeing Metallica at Lakewood Amphitheater in ATL and it was such a awesome experience. Beach balls were flying 😁.

[@shawn.m.schmidt]

The performance of "Creeping Death" from this show is EPIC

[@leahorsak9724]

They wanted American rock and roll so much. It had been punishable by jail time to even own it. Had a friend from the Soviet Block. She got out as soon as she could never to return. No politics at this show. Just love of music. We were so close. Now look at us.

[@cynthiaschultheis1660]

I've been to dozens of concerts in 60-90's HUGE CROWDS...YOU JUST ENJOYED IT NO MATTER HOW CROWDED!!!!!😲😲😲😲😲

[@christophermckinney3924]

This was in the former Soviet Union as it was breaking up. The crowd had 75 years of pent up energy.

[@bgtokincory419]

The legend says that people r still trying to get to their car and out the parking lot still to this day

[@christaylor5996]

And this crowd was drawn before social media was around much less in Russia at that time

[@BadgerBJJ]

This lives you chills. Imagine performing in frond of this! A generation just set free.

[@amrosoronar1853]

this is the definition of "Rock Star Status"

[@metalparasite]

It was an amazing show with an amazing story behind it with this taking place 3 short months before the official dissolution of the Soviet Union. The Soviet people really let their hair down and had an amazing time at this show. James Hetfield (Metallica's frontman) has said in interviews that while he was on stage and playing during this show, he could not stop staring at the helicopters and was petrified that one was going to malfunction and crash into the crowd. Thankfully that didn't happen and this show was one for the history books.

[@geoffsullivan7902]

A moment in music and world history. This was unbelievable and everyone loved it. No more censorship for countries freed from Tyranny. All those country flags out there….the Russian army was going in too ! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@jamesamelia2812]

This was Gorbechev's gift to the people of the Soviet Union for standing up to the coup plotters from the month before!

[@chantellecline6945]

I have watched this so many times and man it gets me hyped in my house. I wish I could of been there is this epic!

[@mikeciboroski3849]

Noone will ever play to a crowd like this one again this is history in the making

[@bld9696]

Don't see a lot of brothers in the crowd, LOL!!!! Thanks for the reaction, gentlemen.

[@s.l.s.l.1405]

As someone else mentioned, their song "Creeping Death" at this same concert was great! A story about Exodus...👍👍

[@philpennington826]

LMAO I'm laughing so hard at myself right now I read your comment and I was like, "WTF does Exodus have to do with this....well, Kirk was in Exodus, so there's that...." LOL I Was stuck on thinking of Exodus the BAND. 🤣

[@s.l.s.l.1405]

@@philpennington826 🤭😄

[@dib000]

This wasn't a Metallica concert, it was a festival there were bigger names on the stage than them ACDC being one.

[@norajmp]

I recommend to watch “Domination” by Pantera. Same, live at Moscow… you will enjoy it!!!!!

[@BlazinRiver1]

65 years old..metalhead since I bought my first album..."Masters Of Reality" Black Sabbath back in 1971... new subscriber here...Gr8 reaction.....have you all listened to Evanescence? Check out "Bring Me To Life".

[@carlgibson285]

Just had this pop up in my recommendations and I had to subscribe after watching the vid. Great reaction, guys!

[@MotherBiscuitLover]

James Hetfield is the name of the lead singer/rhythm guitarist. The only 2 people on the planet that were allowed to call him "Jimmy" were his mom & Lemmy Kilmeister.

[@anapiedrabuena5925]

I saw Metallica 3 times live. They unleash an energy that simply carries you away. The floor was shaking because everyone was jumping to the beat. The name of the lead singer is James Hetfield.

[@thor8580]

Now ya gotta do Domination by Pantera. Same concert.🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@maryannturton9830]

All Yankees fans know that this is the song they played for their closing pitcher,Mariano Rivera.Once he got on that mound,he would put that score to sleep and shut the game down!⚾️🎶👊

[@kipmic1]

Loved the reaction video, you guys rock!

[@geobol7603]

Crazy! I’m not a big Metallica fan- but you’re so right- they bring so much energy and power with their music.

[@mudkinz._.2779]

You know you made it!!!!!!well done!!

[@harlee2191]

I was at Live Aide...16. Alone. Met so many great people. Including Hells Angels ❤❤

[@darkjedi74]

Over 50 people actually died at this concert too. Definitely recommend Harvester of Sorrow from the same concert!

[@roverwaters3875]

More than 300,000 spectators attended the concert. Order was provided by more than 11,000 soldiers of the internal troops, police and cadets. 76 people applied for medical help, according to the Main Department of Internal Affairs, 51 people were hospitalized, according to the "Ambulance" - 53 people, including 16 military personnel (mostly with craniocerebral injuries). Forty people were arrested for the offenses.

[@beachside1]

Your only seeing the people in front of the stage. Behind the stage on the side was the other half of the crowd. Great reaction. Btw in the front rows were the Russian army there to keep it from getting out of hand.

[@VerchielxKanda]

Thank you for watching this!! =D Hope you also got to see Pantera's Domination from the same concert!

[@ericmartinez3422]

Metallica is was so amazing! Around the world

[@TheFreeman2206]

i enjoyed watching you guys , thanks

[@jonlandin2440]

Many of those people bought tickets, it sold out but so many additional people showed up, without any they let them all in at that point. It was in a big airfield so it was hard to keep them all out using temporary barriers over such a large area.

[@onofftopic5275]

You guys were great in this review! I needed the laugh. Be good.

[@tracitacoface1531]

I love you were able to react without stopping the video. Sincere 👍

[@Lilione111]

I love how much the middle guy gets into it 😆👍he has a great smile too.

[@lauriestarseed169]

Thank you for listening to the music I couldn't live without! Respect! 💖🤘

[@Pagandream55]

Lead singer is James Hetfield. And the energy is phenomenal

[@ldavis8145]

Other Metallica songs worth reacting to are "Master of Puppets", "One", and "Welcome Home (Sanitarium) --the Live from Seattle version. And my favorite, "No Leaf Clover" (the official music video from 1999 - they perform live with the San Francisco Symphony.)

[@kimberlyjohnson8932]

Y'all are so cool love watching your reactions.Seen Metallica in the 90s sold out show Dallas tx.great show.

[@thechiefsway2618]

Pantera Rocked. When your Guitarist's name is Dimebag Darrell you know it's going to be good.

[@cynthiaschultheis1660]

Their concerts are ROCKERS!!

[@susanfontaine5214]

The kids were so excited they didn’t worry about anything!😊

[@cinnamon962]

I was fortunate enough to have met them once at their concert in Jackson Mississippi. 😻

[@Mra5000-]

This whole concert with all the bands was a MASTERPIECE in its time and place.... IMO I do not think it will ever happen again on this level

[@TanyaQueen182]

The first band in history to play on all 7 continents. (yes they did a show in Antartica)

[@stevekirkby5041]

Pantera put on an unbelievable show at this concert

[@TJ-pc5mq]

Guys.. The adrenaline rush at these shows are incredibly high. You are so pumped that if you were shot; you wouldn't feel it....and kept rockin'.

[@lisamurphy378]

Live every metal concert to this level ...joy it , you don't have tomorrow promise

[@michaelchmiel166]

Absolutely true. I was stabbed at a Morbid Angel/Exodus show and didn't realize it until after the show. Right in my hip, clear as day. Crazy.

[@jraykotheanomaly2365]

Great reaction

[@DhshdSbsjdjdj-qg5qm]

Amazing reaction ❤

[@carllloyd5799]

The helicopter 🚁 was flying overhead to cool down the crowd!!!

[@joeyboedeker2047]

The hopes and dreams of that day was worldwide. Truly incredible. The youth of the world united

[@vc6596]

Imagine being there! That's a memory you would remember to your grave and take with you to your next life

[@rickhowton3242]

The word Rockstar is thrown around a lot. These are true Rockstars.

[@patrickols]

1.6 million people, maybe more…this concert was 32 years ago but people are still leaving the concert ground today

[@gpdigit]

I'm impressed, you-all building a big bridge

[@sonyavengeance]

James Hetfield: Lead singer rythm guitar Kirk Hammett: Lead guitar Jason Newsted: Bass guitar backup vocals Lars Ulrich: Drums Russia had no idea what the confederate flag was but they knew it was "american" Great vid my guys! Cheers from Brasil

[@locsbcn]

Not 1,6M but 500.000. I listened to it in an interview with James and his manager.

[@dimetime35c]

No it was 1.6 million or at least that was when they stopped counting

[@OneThousandHomoDJs]

That opening music, Ecstasy of the Gold, has been their opening music since 1985.

[@evilfingers4302]

1.6 million is only a fraction of the Billions of Metallica Fans around the world.

[@traviscrockett3640]

Perspective. A platinum record is 1 million album sales. There were 1.6 million people there. Almost a double platinum live performance. Insane.

[@ossur25]

Legend is people are still returning from that concert to this day

[@michaelwaller7365]

To fully appreciate the crowd size, the populations of Montana & Wyoming is just over 1.6 Million COMBINED.

[@mitzifrancis9843]

I just discovered your channel and loved your reaction to this historic performance that brought me to tears the first time I saw it. The year I was 17 (from the summer of 1973 to 1974), I was in several parts of what was then the Soviet Union for real. When I was in Leningrad, a guy chatted me up (in pretty decent English) and then tried to buy my Levi's jeans. Real American jeans were a highly profitable commodity on the Soviet underground market. Being pre-warned about the truly frightening consequences of engaging in this kind of activity, I declined as kindly as I could. As we continued to talk, he let me know that a building nearby housed a KGB detention and interrogation operation. But it was in a town called Sochi on the shore of the Black Sea where I spent some quality time with three local teenage music lovers. (There was "tall" Yuri, another Yuri and Petru.) The only way they'd heard music from bands like Led Zepplin, Deep Purple or the Rolling Stones was through passing around smuggled albums. We talked about and played music for hours late into the night. And the only way we could get away with this illegal behavior was to head to a secluded wooded area just outside of town where no one could overhear us. We spent one evening somewhat isolated on the end of a long dock that jutted into the Black Sea. I stupidly blurted out that they could visit me in America. We'd go see every live band in the area and listen to my small but growing album collection. They stared at me for a minute, then the tall Yuri said they would love to. But they knew they would never be allowed to leave. THEIR OWN COUNTRY. I've thought about them over the years and wondered how they fared in life. Even if they never left the country, were any (or all) of them a part of that 1.6 million people soaking in that degenerate western music? I hope so.

[@blondie3633]

The concert of ALL concerts! 🤘

[@coolgabe64]

There are no 1.6 million people on that concert. That was the TOTAL attendance of the entire Masters of Rock festival.

[@tsonofjohnson489]

It's the Helicopters flying over the crowd that gets me. Wow!

[@romanteni]

Was there. Was insane

[@Caglecardscollectibles21]

People will argue but metallicas frontman, James hetfield, states is interviews there were about 500-600k at their set. But over 1.6 we’re in attendance for the entire concerts duration.

[@chuckdraper7776]

1.6 million people. that is more than 1% of the entire population of the entire country.

[@sarahdixon1943]

I think this was the first time Western bands were allowed in Russia. Metallica, in the beginning, received no air play. Their fame is largely due to touring and word of mouth and they EXPLODED!! The first time I ever heard them, I was a sophomore in high school and someone played them on their "boombox" in the quad. That was it ... everyone was a fan!!

[@robertphelps1574]

Not the first time a few bands played in Russia Cliff Richard in 1976 Elton John 79, Bon Jovi, Ozzy Osbourne scorpions,Cinderella, Motley Crue and Skid Row played at the Moscow music peace festival in 1989

[@marcieharreld286]

This was held at an airfield so there was plenty of room....I think the last person out just got home!!🤘🤘🤘

[@blondie3633]

🤣🤘

[@kaychristensen4394]

Just left the parking lot yesterday. 😎 💋PRINCE💋