Metallica Phantom Lord Live at The Metro 1983

[@matteomirri114]

When James said "for whom?", i know that your mind completed it automatically with "the bell tolls"

[@Ry_weis]

Guilty as charged.

[@RainingPiggies]

But damn it isn't right.

[@adamgriffith-smith9106]

Those are the lyrics to Ride the Lightning, not for whom the bell tolls

[@Brokenface]

Yep i did that

[@monkeymonkerson]

Hahahaha Awesome! Yup!

[@tigerlee7189]

Metallica in this era was so raw, so original, so wild and so...metallica. Absolutely real metallica.

[@MrRockabanda]

Tiger Lee anything but the original. Sounds a lot like Motörhead to me.

[@Dashoost]

@david hefner you read my mind.. I find Kill Ride and Master to be incredibly amazing and depending on the mood I may choose Master as the pinnacle however the one that is hands down the king of Metallica albums has to be Kill em All. Ride the Lightning is simply amazing but I'm not the biggest fan of trapped under ice

[@Morbid611]

Yup! Nothing like they are now. There last album for me was black album. Fuck the Load shit and beyond.

[@javierpolo4681]

They had it all. For some years none or few bands could stand equal next to them

[@javierpolo4681]

Kill em all was definately a revolution. It changed Metal music. Unbeatable

[@JulesBox]

You can tell how hyped James was for this gig, as a musician I can totally relate to him. Being on stage as a teenager not giving a fuck bout anything but playing your stuff while people goes fucking nuts is a feeling completely unmatchable.

[@ulkiro]

back when no one cared about how good are they playing, how good are the vocals and etc. they were enjoying that energy, the real thrash metal. the real ones just head bang and scream “fuck yeah”

[@JRRy-s2h]

And they were high as a kite😊 this is true Metallica

[@Brandon-j5q]

Mailing a box of dogshit to your ex gf comes pretty close

[@TheGalilee416]

Amen been there!

[@jagm6430]

This video is so 80's and metal, that even the camera lense was made of denim!!

[@yamaha4902]

😂😂😂

[@satamique]

So good! thank's for the laugh!

[@chilly6470]

😂😂😂...... Very good

[@Norego.Newzealand]

Brilliant😂😂😂

[@Pamplemousse82322]

LOL

[@kirkr.5566]

Holy Crap....I was there that night!!! I got to meet them and party with them!!!! R.I.P. Cliff...you are still missed to this day!!

[@lkgean]

Is this the Metro in Chicago? I wasn't there but all my friends were.

[@sonicxdudex765]

@@lkgean yes

[@MLeago]

I saw you! Did you see me?

[@CaptainSkidmark74]

I was there too, Cliff gave me a pick.

[@deathmetalpagan]

So did you think at the time that you were seeing what was going to be one of the biggest bands in history?

[@grisehue]

This footage is a real treasure!

[@bwgti]

Someone should just erase all the other comments and keep yours.

[@Peter_1986]

Amazingly good quality for a night club in 1983.

[@LichaelMewis]

And surprisingly good quality.

[@killjoy6391]

@@Peter_1986 do u know where this was at

[@declankelly8964]

@@killjoy6391 Metro Theatre, Chicago

[@RD-dm9vc]

2:31 when you see something scary in the dark, but then realized it's your dog.

[@Jimb1264]

You win the comment section

[@DarkSweetBerry]

Lol

[@democracydaily9149]

This might actually be the first comment I've actually laughed out loud at! Great comment!

[@Sticknub]

i just fucking died reading this comment

[@goldenwolf8081]

Lol I’ve had this happen to me I go from scared to laughing my fear away😂😂😂

[@SweetSweetJustice]

cliff is such a boss. just keeping that one head bang rythm in every song lmao

[@F150fx2sporT]

Lyndon McArthur lmao I was noticing that

[@charlesbaker7505]

His neck must have killed every night

[@dncncndj8sgfdc777]

No he’s a bass

[@hydrogenperoxide3371]

Cliff’s father stated that Cliff would complain about his neck. His dad told him it’s because of the headbanging. Cliff laughed it off. 🤘

[@eldoabrahamson]

No.

[@jacoblopez517]

0:05 The way he says this makes me crack up every time.

[@Requiem_304]

Gett dat shit outta ma wae.

[@Jimb1264]

Classic James Hetfeild pernounciation

[@loopooh1632]

Getdah shit outta ma wæ

[@EquineMetalhead]

0:06 James: Get that shit outta my way! Love this man so damn much! Also, he’s getting drunk because his body is bright red. When your stage one drunk, your gonna feel super warm and hot. My dad told me this cause he’s a former alcoholic. Anyways, James is awesome and I love him!

[@GeorgeAnaya]

2:32 me: waiting for ' YEAH!!! ' James: ' Oh '

[@GeorgeAnaya]

3:50 air guitar with a guitar

[@blessed7fold]

George Anaya 😂😂😂

[@thrillaspirit]

Charalampos Tse the guy above means james moving his fretarm in the air like a guess what

[@JoseLaujr62]

Babis Tse nooooo look at his left hand he’s imitating Kirks solo

[@gagegarton6844]

Hes palm muting the Low E string. Trust me, I actually play guitar, I can play every song on Kill em All and I guarantee you thats what hes doing. They do it alot on the KEA songs

[@mprogger5476]

r/iamverysmart

[@DrKasi]

Without “Phantom Lord” I would never have been started to be addicted at age of 11 to heavy metal music! And I am still glad about it!

[@raidernation9790]

One of my favorites!

[@georgewagner2352]

Cliff Burton: Was way ahead of his time. Was the, by far, the most talented musician/song writer in Metallica history. Was THE EPITOME of a Metal head! Was the greatest head banger of all time. Was, arguably, the greatest Bassist in Heavy Metal history. Was why Metallica became so successful. Is loved and missed by millions of people.

[@dpedrosoliano]

@2:14 Kirk " wtf is my guitar out of tune??, oh its james"

[@chetrok1]

That fucking breakdown sends chills up my spine, fucking love old metal

[@ProfessorChernobyl]

TU KØNČЯŌWL ÐØ LÆND

[@KJBPSkipper]

Its pure megadave..

[@WhoisVinnie]

3:02

[@HavocMusic1759]

sending the shivers up and down your spine huh?

[@mikeortiz9664]

Metallica never had breakdowns 💀😂 only slayer and sepultura

[@oscarjaimeacosta5134]

0:05 "gEt thAt sHiT ouT of mY weErR"

[@mateusortiz1977]

Weerr ???What is this?

[@mutantkoffee]

He sounded like those military marine or whatever shii recruiters

[@Peter_1986]

James' pure, genuine expressions of joy at 3:50-4:04 are absolutely contagious.

[@EquineMetalhead]

Ikr he’s just so fucking cute I’m gonna die!!!

[@H.E.M.]

I sorta wish they kept this sound but I love RTL. But these punk sounding songs Dave brought was so cool.

[@rilenixx]

Before and up to And Justice For All are the only albums I listen to.

[@dominysynclair]

There were some real Metallica tunes on the Black album, but as far as entire albums go, you're right.

[@rob1973able]

Me too bud...black album..where it started to slide down hill...

[@jacoblopez517]

This is the only band that can sound this good while being this out of tune.

[@ahg55d]

They are out of tune than "the motherfucker" as people like to say

[@Sage-qd6tf]

Well, there's the Grateful Dead

[@vikthorbrock]

Oh yes, it is 😈🤘🤘

[@jeffersonaraujoelcristiano]

LOL Jajajajajajajajajajajajajajajajaajajajajajajaja.

[@WhoisVinnie]

Out of tempo?

[@raysgamez0387]

I could swear that Cliff's hair defies gravity

[@thecringelord7231]

RaysGamez. don't find my secrets.

[@H.E.M.]

RaysGamez that’s why he headbands to try and bring it down

[@kevinscarborough9982]

I swear I thought I saw Cliff's hair go in reverse.

[@erniesballs1979]

Because Cliff is GOD.....

[@JoeMode213]

I could swear his fingers defy anatomy.

[@garrett156]

that energy...and kirk is spot on with his solos.great performance...

[@colonelkilling2425]

One of my favorite Metallica songs ever!

[@russkate88]

Colonel Killing same

[@MarySamsonite]

That drummer can keep time. Way better than the one they’ve had for the last 30 years.

[@MarySamsonite]

Filipino-loser r/whoooooosh

[@adameves5970]

@@MarySamsonite It's a shitty comment in the first place. Lars wasn't even good here. He was still learning. 2-3 years down the road, though, he was a beast. Love it when a generic human starts to talk about "keeping time" or other things that they have NO BUSINESS even trying to talk about. Get it, Swanson?

[@enviticus]

@@adameves5970 is gay

[@nigel7779]

MrOwL is spittin fax

[@gashthrasher_8976]

@@adameves5970 fuckin' loser/poser👎

[@ekimaefamily5015]

Kirk came from a wedding ;D

[@alejandrorodriguez-do7rj]

that main riff is so hardcore punk

[@Ziri0615]

Dave Mustaine.

[@xXAscendingPhoenixXx]

You can thank Dave Mustaine for that.

[@samvelasco9231]

Megadeth fanboys be like: Guy: Wow that solo is cool Him: yEaH bUt ItS dAvE's!!!

[@Ziri0615]

@@samvelasco9231 It's only the truth bro

[@H.E.M.]

Ra S none of the solos on kea were Daves

[@AG81a]

4 decades later, still most fun and enjoyable performance of Phantom Lord

[@cmorrow132]

Kirk's lead tone was so great during this period. It just sound so full and thick, but with such clarity - 2:55

[@hmpz36911]

Nobody else seemed to have sounded like that. It's perfect. Now they got 65,000 dollar rigs and sound like shit.

[@davef4728]

Matt M i agree they need to go back and study whatever they were doing here besides playing actual Gibson and fender guitars and get that sound back.

[@RiotHomeRecording]

Dave F Marshall JMP full Stacks that’s the sound.

[@jonmyers7485]

No Wha and good tone

[@paulsecon4889]

Matt M Still is imo👍

[@debuhokontra2006]

this is much better quality than some of 90s thing

[@Peter_1986]

I remember that Ray Burton once said that he thought that Metallica expressed a ton of joy and delight during their shows, which "put a smile on your face"; this video is one perfect example of what he probably meant by that.

[@dill6688]

This is the energy i needed.and damn kirk nailed that solo

[@leomessi7058]

1:56 James' downpicking is just KILLER.

[@_Stevio_]

Leo Messi that’s alternate picking pal

[@extremejustin4611]

They should do a 'first four albums only' tour.

[@Sturmpionier03]

Agree, those are the only Metallica i listen to

[@devonm301]

Dont think lars could handle that

[@TheDisciple21]

First 5, everything after black album sucked

[@omeryigit7666]

They've done this a lot in late 80s. 😅

[@user-tt6be2zx3h]

James vocals simply won't handle that night after night full set list in the 2020s...

[@FyrFytr998]

Ahhhhh.....to be 11 years old again and hear Metallica for the first time.

[@creepin_deth]

0:27 James: "For whom…" I: *look at the date of concert*)

[@831cellus]

Its such a shame we gotta get old..

[@spacecase7504]

No, it's a shame Metallica has to get old

[@bonzo713]

Amen brother

[@that417]

Getting old is one thing selling out is another. When you spend your time selling whiskey watches and beer you don't have time to compose good music.

[@arnoldguisa2096]

We are all getting there. There’s no escape from that. I just wish we can live 500 years 😭

[@tomzadvydas1758]

So raw. So young. So hungry

[@shawnstephens6795]

Wish I could go back in time and save Cliff's life.

[@yolazerbeam3205]

Keep his memory alive is how you will save his life. Stay true to Cliff as he was different from all the rest and not a stitch of poser in that guy

[@aubergineman9153]

Yo Lazerbeam correct me if im wrong but you probably don’t like anything past justice for all correct?

[@straycatsanctuary3475]

@@yolazerbeam3205 poser? Gtfo

[@russkate88]

But you'd alter history and possibly not for the better.

[@ThePypel]

Sweet Jesus, I wish they were playing like that today!

[@roldanrosario243]

Wow! Really? This is awesome I agree. But, they only got better after this. This is great in the way that it sounds very raw. But, their more recent preformances sound way tighter. And the music lessons they took after this showed in Ride the lighting and Puppets. I know you didn't say that this was their best. But, how is this better than the more recent verisons of their older songs?

[@russkate88]

They definitely got better as the 80's progressed as you can tell with all the albums that followed right up until The Black Album, but I feel these days they don't play their classic material to it's full potential. Some of the drumming is simplified with fills not being played properly and a lack of awareness of what should be done to bring out the full potential of a song. Whereas back here, everything they play has a near perfect studio representation while still capturing that live energy.

[@KJBPSkipper]

Have you not seen them in concert lately? I suggest you do and get as close as possible to the stage as you can afford.

[@MehYam2112]

Check out the official channel for recent live uploads - their performances lately are some of the strongest ever, definitely better than this.

[@WilleJamesHuff]

They played this song in Cincinnati a couple weeks ago. Sounded awesome I was there and they killed this song. Look it up

[@tompicker4017]

Hope these guys get signed, they're really good

[@aleksshaulov131]

Kind of hard to believe there was a time when these dudes were the fiercest metal band in the world. Fast, loud, out of tune, fun!

[@darthanddedeu2580]

I just want to know when they decided to become pop-metal

[@MetaITurtle]

when MOP released is when people realized holy shit wait a minute this band might be on to something

[@user-tt6be2zx3h]

@@darthanddedeu2580 most likely after the MTV 'One' video success in around 88 89.. they're a strange band in away.. their pop metal album in 1991 is way better unique than a lot of the pop metal of the day (if you're old enough to rmb ;)

[@InDepthMusicReviews]

7 people didn't fall to their knees for the phantom lord

[@davidtrevino5211]

In-Depth Music Reviews LMAO

[@MattsARocknRolla]

Is James wearing spandex?

[@GriftinGuruhunter]

Man, 40 years ain’t what it used to be

[@rickg.b.n.f.2735]

Miss the old Times when we were young & wild 🤘you can feel the power in this clip👍no handys, only headbanging ❗

[@dominysynclair]

Just be glad we were young then instead of now. Wouldn't trade it for all the money in the world.

[@burkie7]

0:04 “get that shit out of my wheyy” 😭

[@poojockmcplop1038]

When they blew me away in ‘85 I’d have never guessed I’d still be watching them in 2019🤘

[@stupoc6715]

Clif says to his dad "my neck hurts."

[@testtickles8755]

"Oh yeah? Well now your throats gonna hurt, cause you just pulled fellatio duty!".

[@MetaphysicalMusicMaven]

He did have some issues with back pain.

[@HalloweenEric]

cliffs dadio replies: you're a metal God son! it comes with the territory.

[@rohanhellsparrow1936]

Whiplash....!

[@leocalostros7442]

3:51 Best part xDDD

[@Aymungoos]

5:10

[@Yeshua_the_Christ_saves_116]

leo calostros that’s be me😂🙈

[@eldoabrahamson]

No.

[@pedro.cf3]

He's simulating wah wah

[@AV8-tur]

I love the part at the end when he is screaming

[@Chuloloc]

Awesome. Classic tune. Fall down and bow to Metallica.

[@TheOtto3663]

This riff is straight out of Punk 101. The metal induction completes it. Pure L.A. rock n roll geniuses from San Fransicko. These guys musical escapades during the 80's and 90's can't be equaled, unless your name is SLAYER and I don't consider them rivals. If your memory serves you correctly, you were finally home.

[@deathmagnetic12085]

I think it's safe to say this band is going places.

[@russkate88]

Yep. This is Metallica. They're the biggest Metal band in the world 🌎 now, but this footage is from 1983 just after the release of their first album KEA.

[@yourfriendlyneighbourhoods8202]

2:22 Uh oh, I think Cliff’s possessed

[@dirkdiggler7727]

Lol furreal bro

[@tavicotavio]

Always

[@Octavious7834]

That's the thing what beavis would say

[@BigFatCaulk]

that’s how he always was

[@danteeldante1383]

Whoever filmed this in the past for us to treasure it in 2020, i hope you had and are still having a happy life \M/

[@aquilesmenezes1656]

This.. Was.. My.. Life This.. Was.. My.. Fate

[@not1fromyourworld]

Cliff at his finest !!! R I P brother , I'm 50 , I was 17 when he passed and yes I cried for days

[@Peter_1986]

I think that James' arm movements during the interlude at 3:14 are universal; it's something that a lot of people would start doing naturally without even thinking about it.

[@KristyKidman]

James was so drunk he didn't notice his guitar was out of tune

[@javierpolo4681]

He used to drink a lot back then. He still does, but he used to as well.

[@javierpolo4681]

Rob i had never heard about him

[@Weshopwizard]

Javier Polo nice one Mitch!!!

[@javierpolo4681]

Wes_hopwizard but how is he relevant with what i said?

[@blade_gentry]

@@javierpolo4681 he was a comedian, and his joke was "I used to do drugs, I still do, but I used to, too."

[@morsteen]

Must have been the only time they actually played the clean part live. Hate how they always skipped over that.

[@andregordon2599]

Mustaine never skips the interlude when he plays it live, there is a reason for that lol

[@tukanrock]

0:25 The Bell Tolls !!!!! oh wait...

[@JC-bl9bo]

Cliff so bad ass with his Rickenbacker bass! James sounds just awesome. For being such young guys they really were excellent musicians.

[@jasonbarron6164]

Who would have thought then that we would be witnessing the beginning of a legendary band that would dominate the heavy metal scene for the next 36 yrs and counting these boys have given us so much to appreciate even beyond the scope of music

[@kasimmalik9806]

0:17 James' face LOL I can't stop laughing xD

[@tonyaltano7992]

Phantom Lord is a hardcore, headbanging beast, comparable to a young, brutal Mike Tyson putting away a defenseless opponent. Thanks to the Chicago fan that filmed this treasured gift.

[@keithfloydjr4014]

So young and powerful! Literally NOTHING in '83 sounded like this..PIONEERS OF METAL

[@laurasupko]

YES definitely

[@ehhhhhhhhhh561]

Imagine hearing this in 1983. Must have melted brains, so cool, ahead of their time

[@sleigh74]

I love seeing this line up doing their thing. All metal, no frills.

[@LucasGomes-nl6tm]

Cliff had the best headbanging of all

[@nexuxhdhdhd6713]

Kirk really nailed the solo...it sounds like the record

[@indiglo1971]

2:38 Cliff looks like a Halloween display in someone's front yard.

[@rivernorcal679]

Or a Chuck E Cheese band member

[@MainEventMafia4Life]

To be sure "Kill'em All" didn't have one bad song on it. But 'Phantom Lord' in my book was the best song on the album and one of the greatest pure unrelenting Thrash Metal songs ever recorded. If aliens visited me and asked me what Thrash Metal is then 'Phantom Lord' is one of the first songs I would play for them. Metallica was in rare form when orchestrating this gem of a song. It's timeless. \mm/

[@patg6557]

Crazy to think I've been listening to this for almost 40 years...🤘

[@DanzoFTW96]

Such an underrated song, I never gave this song a listen until a couple months ago! 🤟🏻

[@blessed7fold]

1Master1100: Wow this is probably the oldest and greatest live footage of the band from this era! Thanks for sharing!

[@JRut99]

Nope that’s Anesthesia I think, that one still had Mustaine

[@russkate88]

​@JRut99 but the quality is bad.

[@txlerryt8296]

“IS EVERYONE READY TO FALL TO THEIR KNEES?” Yeah! “FOR WHO?!” ‘M THE BELL TOLLS?

[@guitarrilho502]

Why does no one talks about this V James is using? I remember that at the first time I saw this concert this guitar kept in my mind because of its particular look, the tape over the neck pickup, the color, it's so unusual for James, I'll make a replica of it someday

[@Fishbulb77]

They had this and one other non-Gibson V (maybe a Fernandes??), black with one pickup…I guess those two were the backup guitars to the Electra and Gibson. There’s a photo of Lars holding both of those guitars with Cliff off-camera holding a hammer to his head

[@CAyellowtail]

This is the Metallica I miss... So much fun at these small gigs

[@lorenzoesposito1873]

history of music.

[@keepingupwiththecichlids]

Mustaine claimed he wrote the bridge to this song. He later uses that chord progression in This Was My Life.

[@reckoneddead847]

Yup. Dave Mustaine wrote most of Kill em All and part of Ride the Lightning. And he re-used quite a bit of parts he wrote for Metallica songs... including The Mechanix and at least a couple of riffs from The Call of Ktulu.

[@kartikchandrasekhar4181]

4 out of 10 isn`t most of the album :P But he definitely played a role in this song.

[@Albee213]

It is when those were some of the best songs!

[@KJBPSkipper]

He wrote the whole song,they stole most of the first albums ideas from dave.

[@ReanimatorsMutilations]

and the main riff of this song was wrote by Vardis

[@Pookiestud]

They’ve always stated that Motörhead was a huge influence for them and it definitely comes through in this song.

[@rezaqalam482]

Motorhead,venom&diamond head are the main influence of Metallica

[@fredestruct]

Yaaaa metallica forever!!!!

[@TornadoOfSouls777]

Thanks Dave for all your help...

[@bapalla1685]

James’ mother was an opera singer btw

[@jacklindsay9395]

Back when metallica were young loud drunk and fast back when metallica were very special at this time cliff was still alive and metallica were true to metal and pure

[@that417]

Not like the jackass salesman's they are today. Watches whiskey and beer.

[@jasonggabbott]

The newest album is pretty damn fast!

[@Jimb1264]

@@jasonggabbott True, I do think they went back do their thrash roots with that one, but I just think the vocals make the songs loose a lot of energy. Obviously because they're aging but I'm just not a fan. Just my opinion of course

[@Guccimustard]

@@Jimb1264 well, its pretty hard to sound angry when you’re rich beyond believe and literally all your dreams are a reality.

[@donrowe7194]

love watching old metallica footage with cliff in it....i miss that guy. metallica died on that icy road with cliff IMO. R.I.P. buddy. 😢

[@norbert7900]

Thank you for this rare and by me, never seen before video upload .

[@leebolton234]

Thanks for putting this one out there.

[@spike007980]

Always wondered how this song sounded live, and preformed. Interesting for sure.

[@patrick19761976ify]

Thank you. This is rare goods

[@07plokoon]

2:23

[@gerupyon]

What the fuck Cliff

[@adamgriffith-smith9106]

He looks like he’s having a seizure

[@JayAldred]

The famous full body bang

[@ethanbarc]

Metallica Good Performance of the Song Called Phantom Lord performed live in Chicago Illinois On August 12th 1983.

[@JamesDean-O]

Damn I thank you for having this. This 58 year old was 18 then.

[@sickb2200]

Oh, the days when we weren't afraid to put duct tape on our guitars.

[@My_Lacrimosa]

I taped mine when the pickups fell out still turned up to 11

[@chiefmangas2367]

0:35 god I can feel that sound in my throat

[@OUTLAW712]

I don't care what anybdy says Hammett is one of the most influential guitarist ever

[@Gabez82]

OUTLAW712 Very true, I suppose the crap he gets is because his solos can be cookie cutter, but they are memorable solos nonetheless.

[@strongman9899]

Metallica at its finest! Cliff on bass killing it! 🤘😤

[@mcintoshkid]

nice clear shot,,i am 58 now,,i sstill like metallica saw theme in the 80s cliff where are...you...

[@ajnemesis]

Kirk kicked so much ass back then

[@adrock4631]

Kirk's amazing solos

[@scottjustscott3730]

Top of their game! God they were good back in the day. Where'd these guys go? Well I know we lost Mr Burton but these other guys, though...and they were probably 3/4 to blackout drunk too! And I gotta give it up for Cliff headbanging to a different time signature.

[@mikekristin7201]

Damn the metro is one of the best venues in Chicago. The furthest spot from the stage is like 50ft. Would have been unreal to see metallica at the metro but unfortunately I was negative 2 lol

[@colonelkilling2425]

This is how it was done back in the day. I love this video!