AI James Hetfield Sings Holy Wars

I managed to make James Hetfield sing Holy Wars by Megadeth. AI is an amazing thing, and it's mindblowing to think that I got a result this good relatively easily. Imagine how great it will sound in a few years! This is using a custom RVC V2 voice model. The best advice I can give for training models like this is if you put garbage in, you will get garbage out. So make sure the dataset you train your model off of has good-quality audio with no reverb.

[@Tommaso_II]

Vocals start at 1:27. Also, Make sure to check out my MOP Cover: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hHi9oWaGlNypq7M

[@RJ1.]

hello

[@matteorapetti3222]

Why you wanna skip the riffs?

[@jonathanbarnes3061]

Thanks for the courtesy, Dave owns this song, but the mix is certainly playlist approved.

[@imkuntox]

brother will kill brother, yeah

[@ethan-gy2sx]

impossible. James would never go an entire song without a single “yeah”

[@boardy2971]

You listened to "one"?

[@OneTrueVikingbard]

@@boardy2971or the entire Ride the Lightning album 🫢

[@TheAntiChrysler]

Holy Waaars! OH YEAH! YEAH YEAH!

[@georgeborrego5676]

And he never said "Dough"!!!! Like he did in Dyers Eve and Damage Inc. And Homer Simpson!!!

[@simonbrunner3062]

There is a significant correlation between James' Yeahs and Bob Rock producing the respective album. One can assume Bob either encouraged it or was the only Metallica producer who didn't try to stop it. Since to my knowledge Bob Rock didn't produce Rust in Piece, it seems plausible James could keep his Yeahs to himself for a song or two.

[@oeyapss]

*time traveler moves a chair* Megadeth now:

[@benamm-arhiva2138]

he dont move chair. he kick chair!

[@tihonabr87]

@@benamm-arhiva2138 we all know he kicked dog

[@Kornalisch]

more like moves a dog xd

[@My_trashtalking_account]

It was so cool when Hetfield used to sound like this.

[@alinusgheiming]

same

[@IMajst3RI]

TBH He sounds as cool now, but just different. Although there were dark times when he sounded like ass.

[@FranzyKrueger]

@@IMajst3RI True, I do appreciate the fact thata throughout his carreer he managed to cover, even though probably involuntarily, a wide spectrum of vocal ranges and styles in order to find the one that he mostly feels comfortable singing in

[@someguy2972]

*yodels*

[@allieplaysblues]

I saw them this Friday and Sunday night. He sounded amazing. Incredible show. Whole band sounded and looked so great. I personally preferred Sunday night.

[@riverpb5250]

you know what....... dave's voice truly fits megadeth, and james for metallica. dave's "snarl" fits the sharp, twisted, and angsty attack of megadeth while james' deep growls fit the huge mighty chugga-chugga metallica pummeling

[@user-bq5vq6zq8w]

I think they voice perfectly collides

[@TOGade-dj6jh]

You said it just the way I was thinking. Dave sounds way better in this song.

[@cmlguerra]

dave’s pathetic vocal’s doesn’t fit anything,maybe the looney tunes

[@nico.pk3]

What exactly is chugga-chugga?

[@CranijisMcbaskeyball8583]

@@nico.pk3 chug riffs

[@TheNecessaryEvil]

Honestly, we need an AI Mustaine singing Phantom Lord.

[@jsravens]

Jump In The Fire also🤘

[@marcosgabryel2588]

He have singed It, search it

[@TheNecessaryEvil]

@@marcosgabryel2588 I’ve seen Jason Newsted sing it while Dave played but never Dave singing it.

[@Godloveszaza]

Surely ai Dave can sing better than Dave himself right?

[@silvercloud1641]

Made my drive shaft crank, made my pistons bulge And on I burn, churning my erection Quench my thirst with vAssoline Open Legs for a different view And nothing else matters

[@metal1richards886]

Definitely 80's Hetfield sounding. Kicks ass though. ✊🏻

[@Jake_Prism]

AJFA era sounding voice, which would've been appropriate around the time Rust in Peace came out, which is also sick

[@stocks7765]

hetfield's old voice turns everything into a brilliant masterpiece

[@jillimyjilikers2036]

So true man. Just heard Angel of Death with James and it sounds fucking unreal

[@stocks7765]

@@jillimyjilikers2036🤟🤟

[@KostasKolias]

The guy who worked on the AI deserves equal respect. Hats off 👏

[@JEMBlades]

Or perhaps, Hets off? Huh? Huh?… I’ll show myself out.

[@BoxCarBoy12]

Nice job! This is the first Hetfield AI cover of Holy Wars that doesn't sound more like Dave than it does James

[@sam8404]

I feel like we aren't too far off from indistinguishable AI voices, just look at how far they've come in the past 6 months.

[@billchesser9514]

This is really good. Scary good. It’s scary that AI can do this.

[@fubar1217]

Seriously….it’s pretty freakin scary.

[@FromQnz2King]

Your president is AI

[@scottmcley5111]

Wait until we start making our own AI supergroups! And writing original material. Jimi Hendrix and Eddie Van Halen on guitar, John Paul Jones on Bass, and heck, let's throw Keith Moon on drums.

[@uGotSN1p3dB1cH]

Hail satan

[@yourface87]

@@scottmcley5111 I want to see Lombardo Cliff Hetfield and Mustaine in an AI band

[@gaellopez-vt7ue]

This song would be too high for james but. What a pleasure for the ears

[@theaaronbangalter8534]

tornado of souls is to high for him, this one no

[@justinhunt3267]

Pleasure? More like nails on a chalkboard. Sounds absolutely disgusting.

[@Unglued98]

@gaellopez-vt7ue James and Dave sing the same notes, most of the time is E and G, in tornado of souls Dave sings F# and A, so does James in trapped under ice the one that struggles with highs is Dave thats why his voice is weaker His best vocals are on hangar 18 for wich instead of singing on E he sings on D (one tone lower) and he sounds more powerful

[@axeloverstad7383]

​@@Unglued98 James is def more of a baritone than Dave

[@vale_recca]

I don't know sometimes James still sing metal militia

[@lightelos]

best AI version of James i heard so far.

[@snock5487]

sounds like him and not Dave with another voice, really cool

[@AruEsse]

This is pure gold, and one of the best Hetfild AI models out there

[@cynicalmisanthrophe]

Awesome . "In my darkest hour" next please 🙏🏻

[@A-Milkdromeda-Laniakea-Hominid]

Aw idk if I want to hear that. Too iconic Dave, his voice makes that song. It's first principles guitar work and Dave's soul

[@TRose-hc9pv]

Man! Good idea! Let's gooooo!

[@shafinnahian75]

Now we need the whole album, man. This sounds absurd!

[@anthonyrafn6831]

In an alternate universe where Mustaine didn't punch James and wasn't as much of an alcoholic

[@gansior4744]

That's a boring universe. Instead we got Two amazing bands for different tastes

[@imagereflection4826]

​@@gansior4744Exactly, I don't know why people want to change what was the perfect outcome

[@HeathenDance]

@@gansior4744Very correct. And to be honest, James and Dave in the same band could never happen, in the long term. It was just a temporary thing until James learned to become self-confident, and practiced like a motherfucker to be a decent rythm guitar player, within a few months. When Dave joined the band, James was still trying to find his place. I think James and Lars just wanted a pretext to kick Dave out of the band. The drinking episodes were what they needed. They used Dave as a teacher, and when his job was done, they fired him. Dave was never meant to be a full time member. He is a natural born leader, and Metallica is James and Lars' property.

[@MrJoobafob]

​@@HeathenDanceYeah the ego clash would've torn the band apart eventually if Dave wasn't kicked out when he was. I can't see a world in which he'd be creatively satisfied in Metallica without basically turning it into Megadeth. Just looking at how he's run Megadeth should give you an idea of his creative mindset. He needs to be piloting the ship. No way in hell would James and Lars be happy with that. It was a doomed lineup.

[@lasombra1469]

Time traveler: *kicks a rock* The timeline:

[@DaciaVance]

This is amazing, I'm really disturbed by it. Great job!! 💗

[@smeariestline59]

Best version yet

[@martinesiczech434]

No its not. Original is original.

[@sam8404]

​​​@@martinesiczech434I wonder if they meant the best AI version yet? In which case I agree, (whether James fits the song or not) this did come out pretty well. If they didn't mean that then I agree with you.

[@Uglybuttfiend]

Well hold on to your hat, cuz an AI Elvis version is next!!!

[@theofiloshatzigiannis5308]

​@@martinesiczech434Not even close

[@violentact1019]

He kicked Dave Mustaine out of his own band

[@an_38kitkashyap]

In an alternate universe where Dave gets kicked out, but James couldn't bear it and decided to become Megadeth vocalist as a side project

[@MaybeHarvey]

It’s honestly annoying that many metal fans overlook the importance James Hetfield had on Megadeth. He wrote virtually all the riffs for rust in peace though most people think of Mustaine as the head of the band not knowing that JAMES WROTE EM’ ALL

[@legvalmont]

What?

[@Fnordathoth]

😂😂😂😂😂😂 No, Dave wrote all of Rust In Peace with minor input from Friedman, Ellefson, and Menza. James Hetfield had NOTHING to do with writing any of Rust In Peace; your assertion is ridiculous. Wait: LOL! This is exactly what people say about Dave writing pretty much all of Kill 'Em All, nice joke; glad I caught it. 😂

[@micahbecenti3292]

WHOOSH, these dudes don’t understand sarcasm 😂

[@yzettasmith4194]

I see what you did here. ;)

[@kettch42]

I don't even know what's real anymore. All I know is that Jimmy Page ripped off Kiko Loureiro for Run to the Hills's guitar solo.

[@alexegoavil7590]

Show this to Dave so he could have another nervous breakdown

[@porkchopexpress84]

😅😅😅😅

[@F3502000]

James vocals would be incredible on Megadeth songs.

[@kdr129]

Yes. More rasp and snarl without the whiney nasily voice of Mustaine, who can sing, just not as well imo.

[@sttrsp9700]

tbh i think dave has a better delivery when it comes to lyrics

[@F3502000]

@@sttrsp9700 I do love Dave's singing on their records. Hetfield would sound killer as well.

[@69skatermike]

​@@sttrsp9700half of the lyrics are about nothing on metallicas new album really disappointing

[@DougGarrett]

Nah

[@daisychick100]

You should do "Four Horseman" with Dave singing, only speed it up, change the lyrics, and make the production sound like it cost him $200 to record it.

[@brandonbingle4716]

😂😂😂

[@psychonaut689]

wait a minute....🤔

[@rebelwolf72]

ughhh.........Mechanix anyone?

[@kgsvvgla2i]

Lmao

[@blakkno666]

I see what you did there... but $200?? $20...😂

[@Stonedasfcowboy2003]

2:25 holy fuckin SHIT

[@soldaccount2022]

that was dope as fuck

[@slaineNZ]

Holy Waaaaarsaah!

[@robingibbany9060]

THIS IS SO GOOD!!!!!

[@hercules29]

Should have been a good “yeah” after holy wars. 🤘🏻

[@outis439-A]

This sounds badass

[@davithefigueiredo]

dave's voice just fits better on megadeth, it's as unique as the riffs they play and the solos.

[@kdr129]

Dave can sing, but his octave was too high without any rasp (like Hetfield), and sounds nasiky and whiney, imo. The fact Dave can sing as well while playing guitar is nothing to dismiss either.

[@ME-eu9sf]

Dave is good on album, but fucking bad on stage.

[@theofiloshatzigiannis5308]

No it doesn't. You say that only because he ended up doing the vocals

[@davithefigueiredo]

@@theofiloshatzigiannis5308 it's just an opinion, i'm not stating the truth, it's all comes down to personal tastes anyway.

[@briebel2684]

​@@ME-eu9sfI saw both back in the early 90s. In my opinion Megadeth was way better live than Metallica. They used way less studio magic, so it sounded just like the albums. Anthrax and Slayer were both pretty impressive back then too. And you haven't really experienced Iron Maiden until you've seen them live. They are better live than on recording.

[@Wolfenstein731music]

Holy shit, I got mega chills when he came with "Waaaaage the war..." James' voice sounds so intense. It's fucking awesome.

[@migueljimenez4201]

I wanna hear what it would sound like if Lemmy was to sing it

[@melquizedec]

James voice on his prime.... AJFA!!! 💥

[@Spookzilla]

I honestly think megadeth should do a feature with Metallica or at least with James, I think that would be cool

[@Just_play_guitar]

That would never ever ever ever happen

[@Tr4xsh]

They're definetly not doing that

[@davecollins1698]

They did that, it's called kill em all lol

[@BigHotSauceBoss69]

Look up Metallica and Megadeth playing live “Am I Evil?” , that’s the closet you will ever get to your wish

[@johnburba3174]

Now do Trapped Under Ice with Mustaine on vocals

[@Ja-mbi]

Omggggggg

[@magnusjmvc8895]

Ded ☢️

[@A-Milkdromeda-Laniakea-Hominid]

Fuck yes

[@DrxSlump]

Imagine giving a tape with this to Dave back in the day

[@Nichwar19]

He would shit himself

[@karimpardayev]

Daves voice is not as strong as this AI Hetfield ). But the original vocals have some unique dynamics to the sound that i like.

[@Somber.Killer]

The original song is God damn perfect. This is a really cool video tho. James voice does work quite nicely.

[@brjgtm2011]

@@Somber.Killernicely ?? James breaks the sky with this voice.. Dave Mustaine is a good singer but anyone who says Mustaines sound more better even in this Song is truly biased.

[@americanmariachi97]

James hetfield Hit the lights, metal milita both use yeah Harvester of sorrow had oh wah ah ah midway through

[@smeariestline59]

But lars never could have played this song

[@KostasKolias]

He would... just with 100 mistakes 😂

[@mabus7458]

Sure he could. There's always a simpler form to the beat

[@damianedwards8827]

Haha. Stop it

[@gayealisir5661]

FINALLY A VERSION OF HOLY WARS THATS BEARABLE TO LISTEN TO.

[@antology7]

Excellently done. We want some fucken more!!

[@bakruptfern329]

AGREED 🤘

[@jakehewitt1491]

Just imagine if literally anybody else was the lead singer of megadeth they would maybe the best metal band of all time

[@saucy_pickle5848]

Disgusting take

[@jakehewitt1491]

@@saucy_pickle5848 I know the truth hurts sometimes

[@jakehewitt1491]

@puppetthepirate exactly, I love metallicas music but not a fan of them as people

[@michaelslack8241]

That's actually really good, James vocals worked well in this track but surprisingly Dave's work better, to my ears at least.

[@wafflemanofficial3130]

I might as well listen to this every time I come back to this song

[@fatcheesy5214]

You can still hear Dave in the background lol.

[@luisgordillo1695]

As a Huge Megadeth fan and a somewhat Metallica fan I find this Blasphemy appalling ! but pretty interesting and cool at the same time ! 😁😁😎😎

[@KostasKolias]

It's an amazing blasphemy...kinda like what most of heavy metal is all about anyway...

[@rOxinhoPKK]

way better than I had expected

[@peterzoch7851]

That James from ''Justice'' era,angry and powerful like on Blackened.

[@manueltorres013]

Sounds fucking awesome

[@nmsgoncalves]

This is And Justice for All James. Miss those days

[@braydensleath9016]

Holy shit. That was unreal.

[@kakarottvegeta2897]

O.O amazing, its young Hetflied singing!

[@penguino8-bit171]

In another universe where James picked Dave over Lars to write music.

[@kostaskarachalios-jt1wd]

Not even think about that in high school years.. So futuristic with 80s Hetfield in a 1990 megadeth song in 2023. Damn.What is this.

[@Rick951]

I have heard a few of these and they sound really good. Some lines are lacking Dave’s snarl, but the line “Fill the cracks in, with judicial granite” always hits harder in James’ voice.

[@TRose-hc9pv]

Damn does that sound good!

[@Salvamachine]

old style Hetfield 😎

[@joaovictorribeiro2970]

OMG this is just perfect like i always imagine

[@RichRobinson]

Imagine playing this to Metallica around the time this came out. It would have absolutely melted their brains.

[@darkkrenaissance42]

If James were a better friend back then,, he wouldnt have gotten kicked out of Megadeth

[@ChrisArrowood7309]

*THAT* is amazing! Good job!

[@polymathg]

I could still hear the voice of dangerous Dave singing through him.

[@TheRyanBattle]

This sounds absolutely nasty in the best way👍🏼

[@jackluminous6364]

Sounds like ...and justice for All James, perfect pick for this song.

[@ciliary_deathband]

Well....now I want to hear James actually sing this.

[@darknessnight1115]

Lars: “Who wrote these FOKKEN DRUM LINES?! They’re too hard. PERIOD! Exclamation point!”

[@Jimjolnir]

Never had this thought, but I'd love to hear some songs covered by each of them. Imagine the album; Metallica covers 3 Megadeth songs, Megadeth covers 3 Metallica songs. Covering 'em All... and Covering is Good.

[@MrBeenus]

Awesome Idea. Metallica and Megadeth both rule! 🤘

[@Sculk2008]

Alternative title: Metallica if James didn’t kick mustaines dog

[@p1g5m0k3]

This actually sounds pretty badass. 🤘🏻

[@juanv5375]

I finally can say I love Megadeth! Thank you skynet!!

[@juanv5375]

😂😂😂👌👌👌

[@Luigi1980]

Think im only one who with this amazing intro dont was waiting for James voice.

[@stumeads7116]

This would really send Dave over the edge 😂

[@mony4124]

Kinda cool to see all these hypothetical situations metal heads have talked about actually be executed using AI.

[@743d]

I wish James still sang like this

[@theclawyaww3740]

Megadeth at this era with a young James as vocalist would have been the greatest band

[@alexandergrissinger7647]

MetalliDeth!

[@jdsk8914]

Megatallica

[@KostasKolias]

Metaldeth

[@ciagow5137]

Why does it sound so accurate 😭😭

[@nukultus9432]

Symphony of Destruction with Hatfield's master of puppets/ajfa vocals please!

[@cliffsanchez1451]

Yeah I'd love to hear that

[@AFx3144]

You know what? I did like it!! Such a nice artificial intelligence work! I have just missed the James' "yeah" after that part that says "...they die...".

[@bestboy897]

This sounds incredible. But I still prefer the original. Mustaines voice is too unique and suits perfectly for this song.

[@jayfilmer2594]

Now that the only imperfection of this song (dave singing) has been removed, its become perfection

[@lancepugh4138]

Interesting concept. Makes me ponder just what if, and only if....they could get together and chill, and jam on some stuff, without all the nonsense getting in the way. The way it should be. Just two brothers in metal, jamming and having fun. Like what it all was about when we all started out , getting into music and enjoying life. Now society is garbage, and the whole world feels like a hellish nightmare most of the time.

[@toma.4808]

In all seriousness? This could work. Dave and james could join up and do eachothers songs.

[@ricardohumildebrabo]

Wow, they made James sing a good song!

[@biorythmicshifter]

I would love to hear a Bruce Dickinson version…

[@Samael78]

Check out Raphael Mendes. He does some awesome covers sounding just like classic Bruce.

[@imonlyhapy8708]

My therapist: Realistic vid rattlehead isn’t real, he can’t hurt you Realistic vic rattlehead:

[@zyriuz2]

Damn... We need more versions like this cuz it really do be helping the song itself. Because honestly the music itself kicks ass but the daves singing could be better.

[@gansior4744]

"Could be better" i.e it sucks haha. Lets be real, Megadeth isn't known for the Singing and that's ok

[@guieming3018]

Not that James is a great vocalist…

[@guieming3018]

Imo dave fits the music well

[@zyriuz2]

@@guieming3018 he's not great but he sounds more heavy and matured... It's actually funny how they switcheroos because from 1981 to like 1986 Dave did sound a bit heavier but after that James balls dropped I guess and he started singing way better on ajfa and the black album.

[@RA-gy1ft]

Dave's voice is perfect. That's what makes Megadeth Megadeth. Other people may not like how he sounds, but to me, his voice is perfect. It separates him from everyone else. I don't need perfection, I need Megadeth🤘

[@itsDelfi]

'92 James 🙌

[@jvramirez1577]

Now we all can see that Mustaine should of never been the vocalist when there’s many others that are better than his squeaky voice

[@vladv5126]

So that's how it would sound like if Megadeth had a singer.

[@tethys17]

This is way better than the original. Dave should just let Hetfield do the vocals for both bands 😂

[@user-hy7cv9bh1d]

The table sounds good.

[@BoardGamesHerald]

Awesome, loved when James sounded like this and yeah Dave is not a good singer. Can we get the rest of the Best of MD with James singing pls? :)

[@juanv5375]

I'd love it too 😁 I like Megadeth's music but I hate Mustain's voice.

[@martinesiczech434]

​@@juanv5375Dave voice is iconic for Megadeth.

[@juanv5375]

@@martinesiczech434 I guess it is for fans, or for some fans, for me is absolutely horrible.

[@micahbecenti3292]

Way better than the original

[@yoshisaur90]

I really this version. Is it better than the original, I don’t know, I was never the biggest fan of Dave’s vocals but idk.

[@yannt5336]

Mustaine wants to know your location

[@noBearAdventures]

Rumor has it that Lars has already asked the AI to take the bass down to 2

[@HansaGBB]

Good example to show people that Dave's vocals are awesome.

[@flataffect]

Or that they aren’t lol

[@adameves5970]

These aren't Dave's vocals.

[@jacasoasheland6815]

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