Remixing Metallica's DYER'S EVE so it doesn't sound like sh**

[@mwheeler138]

It's so annoying they didn't decide to remix this album with Jason's bass for the 30th anniversary.

[@rome8180]

This should have been done decades ago.

[@d3one3]

I think around 8:40 they are basically saying this was put onto tape and can't be properly remixed due to the amount of edits they did during recording and the resulting poor condition of the master tape

[@realmusiciswithinstruments9915]

@@d3one3 but Mike can do it at home so whats the point :D

[@sam8404]

@@realmusiciswithinstruments9915 right? And how could they get stems for Guitar Hero if the tapes were ruined?

[@DuayneHoward]

Lars' attitude is fkng annoying.

[@nathanwatkins5252]

The Lars-as-bassist mix is an insanely hilarious dunk on Lars, love it

[@yowie0889]

The bass keeps time better than the drums...

[@ktw70]

@@yowie0889 Jason was a metronome - incredible timing!

[@julesbrunton1728]

​@@ktw70?? Yes, he is playing in time..wow I guess

[@Zaher74]

Hetfield also mixed the album

[@theicedevil]

@@Zaher74 Yes, but it was Lars who made the last-minute changes and turned the Bass all the way down.

[@mollygrubber]

Damn, Jason was shredding that bass. It's a real tragedy that literally nobody will ever hear it. I appreciate you bringing his work into the light so to speak. I hope he sees this.

[@sole__doubt]

Its a case of preference I guess, I like AJFA because its so scooped and you cant hear the bass guitar. Thats literally why its my favorite album from them.

[@kudaty1808]

​@@sole__doubtBecause there is no bass i can't listen to this album. It hurts my ears.

[@sole__doubt]

@@kudaty1808 i guess you arent a fan of raw black metal then.

[@cobrasys]

Well, not _literally_ ... I mean, everyone who watched this video heard it.

[@razmatazz9310]

There's a shitton of videos with the bass and even just the basslines themselves.

[@BM-vi5hk]

Here’s my thought about the bass tones and frequencies being lost in the mixes. I have been a fan of Metallica since 1985. Lars has had hearing issues since at least 1988. I believe that his ears are damaged enough so that he hears the bass frequencies (under 500 hz) much louder than he does the mid or higher frequencies (above 1Mhz). I believe this has been going on since he was in his early 20s and it has affected his hearing considerably. Remember he came out in 1988-89 publicly saying that he had hearing loss and tinnitus when he was just 25 years old. So it’s not out of the realm of possibility that he’s got a bit of low-end hyperacusis and he’s just innocently hearing things differently than the average listener with normal hearing. I also say this from personal experience- having lost high-end hearing in my left ear. Low bass tones definitely affect that ear more.

[@Patriot4TheTree]

Or, he could just be a douche'canoe.

[@sydhamelin1265]

My brother and I got this album as kids - I mean like junior high kids, and we both knew it sounded terrible, but we didn't know why, aside from us thinking the kick drum sounded like garbage. Once we started getting into music we put most of it together, meaning the missing bass, the guitar tone, the terribly dry snare. But it wasn't until we were adults, actually doing recording, that we started isolating what went wrong, and it really is a TON of mid-low to mid-high frequency just absent. It reminds me of how I'd EQ things when I was a kid - push up the low and high,. the U EQ. So we futzed around with it, in a DAW, trying to get the most out of it. My brother was MUCH more experienced, and after a bit, he shook his head and said "I can't boost something that isn't there to begin with." Sad....but true (hehe). So to see someone go back in and punch this sound up, for me, is so f'ing cathartic, because we tried, and we didn't get even close to having it sound as good as it does here. Well done man!

[@BecomeTheKnight]

That's a huge compliment, man 🙏 Thank you!!! I'm blessed to live in a time where technology is available to make these kinds of changes. And having amazingly talented and knowledgeable friends to learn from. Would love to know what Steve Thompson's mix woupd sound like. Some commenters said "The Prince" from Garage Days is close?

[@sydhamelin1265]

@@BecomeTheKnight The Prince is probably the best example of how their production went from ok to terrible, because the Garage Days version is decent, but the Garage Inc version is awful, production wise. Metallica is one of those bands that manages to turn more money into a worse sound. They're like the George Lucas of bands. And happy to give you the due accolades. Your content is always really well thought out, and I dig the insight. Two takes of mind, the Roger Waters assessment was so spot on, and then of course, the MGK cover. So many people attacked the cover, but missed a lot of important details. The remark about "we just picked a song out of a hat and this is our first time even trying it" got passed over by so many people. As musicians, we know the insult that is. You were the only person I saw to really address that. Anyway, looking forward to more great stuff!

[@Joshcoshbagosh]

@@sydhamelin1265 man i sure am glad i don't do sound engineering so I don't know wtf you're talking about. Glad I can still listen to and enjoy AFJA without thinking about all that stuff

[@sydhamelin1265]

@@Joshcoshbagosh Ignorance is bliss right.

[@RickKing06]

​​​@@BecomeTheKnightactly i really now wanted to hear what his Steve's original mix sounded like, it's pretty sad and the Prince from Garage days is so better it's so "catchy" the tone with the mix

[@GuyXVIII]

Bob Rock, the genius behind the Black Album, should get a freaking award not only for making it, but for actually taming those two clowns.

[@revsharp777]

They hired him based on his previous produced albums. Most notably, Motley Crue's Dr. Feelgood.

[@GuyXVIII]

@@revsharp777 yap. Dr feelgood also sticks out from Crue's earlier stuff. He's a freaking dream producer.

[@revsharp777]

@@GuyXVIII indeed! Monster productions on both.

[@griffin2599]

What two clowns are you talking about?

[@PikeBishop1]

"Clowns" - the disrespect lol.

[@themetalguy1235]

Please make the complete album!😭Sounds great man!

[@SP-vl1jh]

I know, right? I was actually expecting to hear the whole song in the video.

[@SaltyBob355]

And Justice for Jason is not as extensive as this remix here, where the other guy essentially just boosted the low frequencies. Not a dig against that but this is how it should have been released.

[@mhh7544]

You can see the man playing whole album its the best Ive seen kzbin.info/www/bejne/rKbQo5SoZtBsaJo

[@quix99]

His playing is fucking unreal….all picking

[@adamfrandsen]

E string on a guitar is 82.41Hz (drop D the lowest tone is 73.42Hz, on an 8 string it goes as low as 23.12Hz or tuned lower to 20.60Hz), in order to get any "lower" colors of that pitch (aka the character of the tone and guitar - strings, body, neck materail etc. - natural deviations in the physical properties of the vibrating system), you need to allow for lower than 82.41 Hz. Alot of character of voices and instruments are lost in modern recordings because deviant resonant frequencies of the materials, halls etc. are not taken into account - it is also very hard to find any speakers that go as low as for example the lowest note on a grand Bosendorfer piano, which is 16.5 herz, on a normal piano it is 27.5Hz and a contrabassoon 29.14Hz. Research also suggests that exposure to infrasound can cause feelings of unease or discomfort, possibly due to the vibration of body tissues. Similarly, ultrasound can be used in medical imaging and therapy, where it interacts with body tissues in ways that can be visualized or felt. What that means is that frequecies are detected by the human body way beyond the 20hz-20khz spectrum. The uniformity and sterility of modern day digital production is generally awful.

[@GordonHeaney]

The thing is, you can hear the bass so well on the first Garage Days EP, that came out before Justice.....so they could have done it if they had wanted to

[@FlipGuitarist80]

It was obviously done with ill intent. Sad

[@TheRealCardz]

That’s what I always said!!! Until the black album came out the Garage Days EP was the best sounding recording Metallica had in their catalog. It was raw and huge sounding.

[@GordonHeaney]

@@TheRealCardz Yep, it sounds great. I remember James saying in an interview in the 80's that they recorded the whole EP in 6 days, which is how long it took them just to get the guitar sound on Master of Puppets.

[@chrissnow6655]

Garage days was probably one of the best-sounding records any metal band has made. Everything stood out without interfering with each other...perfection in a bottle (here's looking at you, "Small Hours")

[@ericblade6152]

Garage Days, Black, Load, and Re-Load are the only Metallica albums with the bass mixed properly :(

[@FVD]

I'd love to hear your take on the entire album. That little demonstration sounded immense!

[@AgentLemmon]

There are numerous fanmade remixes out there like And justice for Jason which include the basslines.

[@FVD]

@@AgentLemmon yup, listened to a number of those, including a fan re-recording of St. Anger.

[@ryan49er1]

Not at all a wannabe sound engineer but it's incredible how much better it sounded. It seems like AJFA was bassless but their next album really thrived off Jason's tone.

[@MetaITurtle]

This made him so much cooler for doing this 🔥

[@muriloninja]

Only because they hired a producer who ran the show and would not back down from them trying to fuck things up. They tried to fuck it up hence all the arguments and Bob cracking them for their stupidity.

[@outis439-A]

@@muriloninja he really acted like a 5th member

[@LucasLeCompteMusic]

Black Album, Load and Reload were all made better because of Jason.

[@fededipi6688]

Shame that black album was the first "Metallica" album after the end of the actual Metallica phase. The bass should have definitely been HERE, rather than on a pop rock album. My humble opinion.

[@jahjah67]

Thanks! Would you consider doing an entire remix for Justice?

[@BecomeTheKnight]

Appreciate ya dude! don't think all these stems are available for every track on Justice. And legally speaking I don't know how that would go.

[@jahjah67]

@@BecomeTheKnight wishful thinking on my part. I’ve been so disappointed with their remasters and not Justice. The 1st remix starting at 18:15 sounded really good. Made me want the whole record mixed at that level with a bit of pumped up bass. Excellent work

[@daved2352]

I love that with Jasons bassline there's a real pulse to the verse

[@TacTicMint]

I've heard another version called Justice for Jason that's the full album and his playing is really good on there. Too bad Lars is a half deaf egomaniac.

[@TheTrooperMB]

@@TacTicMint justice for jason have some covers in them unfortunately , real bass tracks but like 4 songs are not official bass tracks (frayed , beholder , harvester and to live is to die)

[@TacTicMint]

@@TheTrooperMB Ah ok. I listened to the front side and it sounded pretty good. Beholder is pretty boring anyways.

[@AntwanIzMetal]

Actual studio audio engineer: “this mix is fried can’t get the parts back” BTK: “Hold my beer”

[@rsombrero97]

Hold my whiskey lol

[@meursault-ey7wq]

For a second I thought you meant the BTK Killer.

[@TheArtofGuitar]

Maybe it's because it was my first Metallica album but I love the mix. Sure I'd love to hear more of Jason, but there's something about how the low end used to make my speakers rub that just brings back nostalgia.

[@potatosmith211]

Couldn’t agree more! It has a raw sound that makes it unique. If every classic album had perfect production none would stand out. Justice stands out.

[@hal1971]

This is an album made to listen in a car, no other album "crush" like this in my car...

[@Norego.Newzealand]

Yeah this album is just the way I like it raw one of my favorite albums of all time all great songs.

[@jankystreams3337]

Hey Mike!

[@TheArtofGuitar]

@@jankystreams3337 Hey Janky!

[@peterhanson8934]

Anyone else want to hear the full song (and album for that matter) with this mix? Make it happen Mike!

[@fatsoula6297]

hey mate I don't know if you are still interested but I have made one myself and I would love for you to give me your opinion on it

[@shelbylover1359]

It already sounds mean, but with the bass, it’s sounds like an absolute monster

[@willflores4370]

Yea man, it really elevates the guitars and overall mix to a different level!

[@shelbylover1359]

@@willflores4370it really did

[@jennifers6055]

Some kind of monster, actually.

[@jakefriesenjake]

Nah, too muddy

[@setharnold3699]

At 18:18 my jaw hit the floor. Holy shit what an amazing job you did. To hear it as it with so much power is some serious talent you have.

[@EviloveMetal]

damn, you really brought new life into the track without choking the personality. some of those bass chugs in the verse brings a new energy to an otherwise fairly simple section

[@boywonderrr71]

Dude, LOVE this! Wish u can let us get a copy. Do the whole album. That heavy bass mix is awesome! Love IT

[@JakeTerch]

While the AJFA guitar tone is IMMENSE, I’ve always thought of the absence of bass guitar in the mix to be a representation of the loss of Cliff.

[@mirkecWii]

Thats still a dumb move. Just record an album without a bass player, and not bring a new guy, treat him like shit and 'delete' his recording

[@KilroyWasHere83]

​@@mirkecWii1000% this

[@RELAXcowboy]

@@mirkecWii Was just thinking the same with James "excuse". Dude if that is the sound you want and it battles the Bass for frequency space then get rid of the bass... Nope. lets just fuck this guy WE picked out to replace a dead friend because you know, fuck that guy for replacing our dead friend, amiright? ... so dumb and petty.

[@mirkecWii]

Also their reasoning is so weird, I am a huuuge Cliff fan, but his bass parts are also mostly following the guitar just like Jason

[@MetaITurtle]

They had it right on Garage Inc 1987. It was still the MOP set up but they were using different amps I think

[@ThePwig]

How does someone get the stems uncompressed online? I’m a mix engineer and have always wanted to do AJFA

[@kidbonesonline]

JUSTICE FOR ONE OF MY FAVORITE METALLICA BASSISTS! Thanks for doing this Mike. You're a hero to the metal community.

[@z0nah]

I'm a bass player and, ironically, AJFA is my fave Metallica record. Your mix absolutely rules and I would pay cash money for physical media of it.

[@jakefriesenjake]

AJFA is the best!

[@Midna__]

Become the Songwriter sounds like an awesome new video series. Also i have heard alot of "And Justice for jason" remixes on youtube, but honestly yours is the best i have heard so far.

[@SaltyBob355]

I would re-buy this album in a heartbeat with your remixing! You made everybody sound better overall. The drums have more punch on the attack and less “whomp”. James’ vocals are cleaner sounding too.

[@NuclearSoda]

And this is why modern studio engineers don't mix with the band in the room.

[@pentagonoenllamas]

Yeah my best work usually happens when I'm left alone. Whenever a band asks to be present I end up dissatisfied with the final result. There was this one band that wanted to take things a step further in professionality and took their album I recorded to someone with fresh ears and a lot of what he did went in the vein of un-doing things they requested when we did the final session for the original mixes. Like, they kept clogging up the mix by asking me to bring to the forefront things that sat nicely on the background, and then the other guy just ditched a lot of those tracks altogether.

[@xWarPlays]

Same applies when you’re an artist and you’re working on a piece for a client and have them watch you as you do it. They always want to add this and that and give opinions. It’s very annoying

[@funghoul9124]

this is why most modern bands just have someone in the band who knows how to do this. they don't want to use someone's generic template.

[@afterforever71]

Haven’t searched the comments here but it’s VERY obvious that on the $5.98 EP Garage Days Re-revisited, Jason’s bass and Lars’ snare are the loudest on the chart.

[@TBone4Breakfast]

At 7:00, the motion James made was a defeated shrug. You can see it in another video

[@johnp82]

You can't. Loudwire took it out of the video.

[@TBone4Breakfast]

@@johnp82 There is another video somewhere on KZbin that has the full interview with nothing cut out or stuff put over it

[@johnp82]

@@TBone4Breakfast oh really? Can you send me a link because I haven't been able to find it.

[@TBone4Breakfast]

@@johnp82”Steve Thompson discusses the missing bass on Metallica’s AJFA album” Channel is Dean Cramer. It’s 3 minutes and 5 seconds in. Keeps deleting the comment with the link

[@johnp82]

@@TBone4Breakfast that's a different video but I'm sure he did the same defeated shrug.

[@RDog4484]

Honestly, my ideal mix for this would be somewhere between the two mixes you showed us. Not quite as overpowering as the last one, but a little more present than the first one. Great work!

[@ll7868]

Anthrax's Among The Living was a perfect mix of high end studio polish and garage band raw energy. That's how I think Justice should have sounded. To me when I first bought the album on vinyl it sounded like they were playing in a big, empty room with walls made out of tin cans, all high end with too much distortion and zero bass. Even Lars bass drums sound more like wet rags slapping rocks than thunderous thuds.

[@garrettjd7]

PleasepleasePLEASE! Do more mixes like this giving Jason the credit of how much his bass lines SLAP! He has been an inspiration to myself and tons of bass players. He deserves that much if not more.

[@Jay.McCarty]

The weird thing is that the $5.98 EP has a pretty good mix. Now, that may be because the songs they covered had bass parts that weren't locked to the rhythm guitar 100% of the time but you can definitely hear bass throughout. TBO, I was a little disappointed in the sound of Justice upon release but I got over it pretty quickly.

[@rollewestbom]

The Garage Days EP is the best sounding Metallica album

[@pthibault630]

What's TBO? To be onest?

[@morsteen]

yeah it really is weird how they can muster up a decent mix on a 5.98 EP just goofing off and playing cover songs.

[@angrycharlie]

Dude where can we listen to your complete mix for this song? I'll pay good money for it!

[@totallynotjohn8083]

I really like how this was mixed and mastered. I wish you could do this with the rest of Justice album.

[@ajsuperrock]

Great job man!!! I think your second bass mix was it. Please complete the rest of the album and post. I would love to hear the rest. Justice for Jason. Love the bounce of his tone. It really compliments the rest of the parts.

[@nemesys6]

Id love to hear your version start to finish!

[@metfan1metfan189]

Perspective of someone is who ,, justice is sick drums are amazing

[@tonybp]

Where can I get the full remixed song?

[@aotdstix]

i dont know shit about mixing but i could visionize everything you were saying in that "nerdy mix things" part. like in 14:00, if the original mix sounds like a cube, your mix sounds like a rectangular prism extending away from you. not getting wider, not taller, not bigger, it's not another shape, it's a rectangular prism and it's extending away from you. your way of explaining things have always been astonishing and this video is no different. great video sir!

[@milesaltman3503]

Man this was a fun watch/listen. The vocal cleanup was my favorite part. Yeah you did some nice magic on the bass but getting that vocal cleaned up was fantastic

[@JakeTerch]

Metallica’s cover of The Prince is how the album should’ve sounded. From what I understand, it was recorded at the very beginning of the AJFA sessions. The Prince has a nearly identical mix to AFJA, but Jason is actually audible to beef up the overall sound and note attack. …And Justice For Jason always sounded overkill to me on the bass guitar.

[@xodiaq]

Holy crap, awesome example!! Yes!

[@c.j.echave]

There is a channel called The Bass Channel that has a near perfect (imo) mix on their full album cover specifically. The individual song uploads they have the bass is too present for general listening but the full album cover is so good.

[@neverman3398]

@@c.j.echaveit’s the only way that I can listen to that album now. Lol

[@morsteen]

@@c.j.echave Is that the one where he is playing on the video?

[@c.j.echave]

@@morsteen yeah, where he's playing through the entire album

[@gurnblanston5000]

EYE, Shortest, Harvester, & Frayed!!! Jason ruled!!

[@sethcashman1011]

I actually like the original mix (I still feel that it compliments the songs on the album), but it's amazing how much better yours sounds! Fantastic.

[@NoBullReviews]

What are your thoughts on the excessive 60-100hz bass “drone” that is prevalent through this whole album? While it adds more bass (or should I say mid-bass)to the overall mix, I’ve always found it a bit overcooked.

[@Raptus_Gaming]

I love how the bass is boosted but not overbearing like a lot of remixes people do for AJFA. It's loud enough to hear and add to the song, but it doesn't muddy the guitars. Plus all the other stuff you did to everything else to make things sound bigger and clearer

[@jonq8714]

Your first mix was the best and one that I would want to listen to. In fact, please do the full album...

[@SerioosSam]

this is dope! good lord this record sounds so much better without the neglected bass treatment. can you upload your remix somewhere? :D

[@brians1793]

Probably copyright issues despite being a proper remix.

[@gurnblanston5000]

Off topic. Did Ted Templemen mix Van Halen albums so they would sound clear and powrful in mono, as most people may have only had a 1 speaker tape player/radio or car radio???

[@seanemery6019]

If you're not, you should be making records man. This is an incredible transformation. Justice for Jason and the rest of the metal world.

[@BaronsDuju]

Is the whole remastered song somewhere? This is awesome!

[@captainobviousn7551]

I love that hot Bass mix. If you ever decide to do the entire record that way, take my money 😅 Also that if Lars was the Bass Player really made me fall off my chair 😂😂😂

[@UlfhedinnNorsk]

Lars about his drum sound in 1988 “Sounds awesome!” Lars when he got sober “Cocaine is a helluva drug”

[@MetaITurtle]

It would be cool if Jason saw this. He should know we all wish the bass was louder

[@MyICONIC]

no we dont, it fuck up the guitars.

[@slaybomb96]

He does, Metallica's community is known for bootlegs and such and Metllica themselves supports it because they came from it. There's an interview somewhere online where Jason got a remastered AJFA tape or CD from a fan where they made the bass audible. It's on youtube

[@Xerachiel]

Not all of us. AJFA sounds perfect as it is, sorry jason lol

[@ncmetalmusic]

This same exact thing has been done 50 times on youtube....he is aware. He's mentioned it in interviews before.

[@StyxYRenegade]

@@Xerachielnah, songs like Dyer’s Eve sounds way more metal with the louder bass. Metal is SHIT when it has no bass. Metal is supposed to be HEAVY. Bass brings the HEAVY.

[@aaronrus]

Where can we get a full song copy of your first mix( the one before you go heavy on the bass

[@BlueTransAm83]

The Smart thing Bob (trickery said to the band) before the Black Album. He said, I want to get more of your bigger live sound in this record. Or in basic we need some thump bass lol

[@BecomeTheKnight]

He also genuinely wanted to capture that live moment hahaha. He really enjoyed it when they played the Grammy's iirc

[@emielgruter9717]

can listen to the full thing somewhere bro?

[@soilworker3]

Those are great mixes! I feel the same about what you said at the end with the extra boost on the bass sounds legit. Hetfield was right about the mirroring guitar/bass parts though. That has been the ultimate Achilles heel of metal as an entire genre in not quite achieving the complete spectrum of sound. The vast majority of "bass players" aren't actually bass players. They are subpar guitarists playing a bass. Prime examples, the legends of bass in the genre like Geezer Butler, Steve Harris, and Cliff Burton all float between playing along with the drums, the guitar, and adding their own flare when appropriate. None of them ever strictly play along with the guitar like most bands did especially during that era i.e. Slayer, JP, Anthrax, etc...Those bands all notable have zero low end in their mixes on nearly all their albums. Even if they were mixed right it still wouldn't have as full of a sound.

[@jaymz_rg1003]

Would you ever consider doing this for the whole album and uploading it? I absolutely love how you were able to bring up Jason's bass. It sounds so much better.

[@kakosynapanthma3300]

I love the guitar tone in this album not because i find it thick and massive. To me it is more thin and sharp and that's what makes it great

[@Crabbadabba]

Kind of hard to mix bass with that style of guitar sound.

[@soakedbearrd]

Justice had a unique sound

[@defaultdan7923]

@@Crabbadabbathat’s what i’m saying. the bass was literally doomed from the get go because of the (killer imo but troublesome) guitar tone

[@Crabbadabba]

@@defaultdan7923 I just wish Metallica nailed their drum sound better.

[@bassplayer2011ify]

Your mix sounds amazing. And Jason’s bass tone is amazing. It's a little hard to really nail it down because the mid are scooped too much to really hear the characteristics. But that is either a Jazz or a PJ through an SVT. Classic sound, it doesn't get much more straightforward than that.

[@PastorShayne]

Another piece people don’t recognize: stereos and speakers in the 80’s were designed around mid tones. It wasn’t until Enigma and their first hit Sadness came out that bass kick became prominent. After that, the entire industry changed; especially with rap becoming predominant over rock.

[@BecomeTheKnight]

I did check this mix on my CLA-10s!

[@joecat70]

There were tons of bassmobiles running around when this came out. My car had plenty of bass to it even with just some real good 6”x9”s in it before I added the bazooka bass tubes. Never had an issue with how this album sounded, the elitists who hate everything Metallica need something to complain about. Never heard a word about this when it came out and Metallica was still cool before the Black album. Actually feel it’s sounds very muddy with too much bass.

[@ShaunHensley]

@@joecat70There is something to the idea that metalheads were rebelling in a way against the dominance of minitrucks rattling windows in every neighborhood. The rap metal crossover years were not yet here yet with metal heads embracing it

[@SOHCGT96]

@@joecat70 your but your average factory system was freakin' garbage, and that's what most people would have had. Same with average home stereos. Sure, some people had good stuff back then, but a lot didn't.

[@joecat70]

@@SOHCGT96 800w Fisher system with the 24 band EQ that sounded amazing. Still have the speakers

[@DennisAlvey]

I LOVED the first mix. It still sounds like the record but now you can just hear what was missing. GREAT job. So where do we get a mix of the whole album??? :)

[@Gamebit257]

It's not just that bass is back. The WEIGHT is back.

[@Crabbadabba]

There definitely is that “hum” quality with his new eq work.

[@TheCLee78]

Bob Rock: "Lars, will you make the next couple versions a little more peppery off the top? You know, a little more weight to it?" Lars: "If you want weight, I'm your f*cking guy." Hetfield: "Yeah, he'll make us WAIT longer."

[@irushforth]

3:24 - simply not true about Jason just doubling James's rhythm guitar part. As the isolated bass stems demonstrate.

[@scottpoyer5678]

I also recall hearing that James and Lars were mixing the album between dates on the Monsters of Rock tour they were doing at the time. Can you imagine how blown out your hearing must have been and then you go mix a record? Seems like a bad idea.

[@TransientMobile]

Nice work! I'd love to "hear" Justice with this done all the way through. It's got so much more. The mid clarity is so much better. Digging the mix!

[@Longmanriffs]

Dude...the difference at 18:28 - 18:41 is incredible. Top work! The song pushes so much better. Bravo man 🤘

[@danleroy8518]

Excellent work! Can you do the entire album!?

[@sneezemachine]

Out of all the remixes I've heard on KZbin, this is definitely the best one, good job man, sounds awesome 🔥

[@jongler9775]

Well you got us salivating, but ... can we hear the whole track ? Are there copyrights problems ? I would love to hear the album with this awesome new mix. I didn't know bass what THIS badass on this album. It is uncanny !

[@animoley8012]

Holy shot this sounds amazing the best revise of this album I’ve heard yet.

[@cremls]

I like the hot bass #2 he's shredding sadly we didn't get to hear this at the time. It would've been vital to the path of metal at the time. (is there any way to hear your entire remix of thew album?)

[@mg682]

That is an ultimate "fuck you" to Lars at the end, I LOVE IT 😂😂😂😂😂! Thanks for the video, absolutely outstanding job. I'll be waiting for the official release lol

[@Ryan-bd3zn]

Sick video, what about fixing the eq of st anger? I love the album but the mix can become pretty exhausting to listen to

[@brpadington]

Amazing what a small change can do. A lot of the fan mixes have way too much bass but this sounded just right.

[@TittyBingo]

That hits hard, nice work.

[@cmdxx]

the a b sounds like a blanket is being taken off the speaker, the original sounds so muffled

[@andrewaavik]

Please say you did this for the entire album, and can I download it????

[@RomanticRebel267]

Man! Rex Brown even mentions in his book Lars himself admitted of "ribbing" Jason Newsted and turning down the bass.

[@eddalton8530]

when you gonna post the whole album your way ?

[@TheStringDojo]

I would pay full price of the album with your mix and take a listen for once like it should be!

[@JamezP]

it's great. But I heard that some people use to double the bass and to some extent distort one of the bass tracks to give em extra punch would love to hear that in one of your remixes hah

[@vadermike7772]

Thank God for Bob Rock on the black album. He got the drums and bass sounding fantastic.

[@TheRealFoxeR]

How did you find these multitracks?

[@Hamptainment]

This is a perfect album , no remix needed

[@LittleMissMe2013]

Exactly. Bass would have got in the way of James' perfect guitar sound

[@snallkriminell]

Did you release your mix somewhere? I really wanna hear the whole thing!

[@scottlowell493]

Newsted: How about these kick ass bass tracks I made? Lars: Uh....about that.... This is one of those albums I always wanted remixed.

[@swapticsounds]

Second one was great! Love it, can you uplpoad it in full length, please?

[@scoaus]

One of the all time tragedies of metal. I listened to the whole album where someone else just basically added all of the bass as it should have been and it was fantastic. Well done at least showing or calling out what really happened and what should have happened

[@bradreynolds8499]

Take my money! lol.... I have listened to a LOT of "justice for Jason" mixes, but they always seem to just have a single bass knob of a stereo turned up, not mixed. If you were able to mix the whole album like this, I'd want a copy!

[@es7689]

Whatever u think about the sound AJFA is unarguably at the top 2 list of Metallica albums. Fucking banger.

[@flapjack413]

DAAAAAMN, Lars did Jason DIRRRRTY on that album. Those bass tracks absolutely slay!

[@HiFiWright]

Very well done. As a hobbyist engineer and more so audiophile and stereo amplifier designer I approve of this fully. I dont like when other judtice for Jason videos pump up the bass too loud because no metal albums have bass guitar that loud period, bit yours was well balanced- the first remix. Is there somewhere you would be willing to make a flac or wav file available to download and enjoy of your work on this? You should cobsider doing a video for "one" as well if you havent already. That would be a big hit

[@vibingwithvinyl]

I actually really like the AJFA sound. It's extremely dry but somehow it fits perfectly.

[@sole__doubt]

Exactly I like it because its so scooped and you cant hear the bass guitar. I never realized people cared so much about the bass guitar.

[@ShaunHensley]

@@sole__doubtCliff Burton was regarded as a monster on bass, he did solos, it was a selling point of the band “we have a bassist who actually plays solos” so even before Jason, people ‘cared about the bass’

[@sole__doubt]

@@ShaunHensley yeah I dont care about Cliff Burton, to me he was taking away from the guitars which to me is the most important part. I prefer metallica w/o cliff.

[@ShaunHensley]

@@sole__doubt ok, I’m just pointing out the vibe as it was at the time. The bass was very much a focal point of the band up to that point.

[@kudaty1808]

​@@sole__doubtWHAT THE FUCK

[@ooo_Kim_Chi_ooo]

That heavy bass mix a with the db dropped a little is PERFECT!!!! It sounds so brutal, warm, and balanced, but still sounds like And Justice.

[@thepolishcow9050]

Lack of bass, in my opinion, is why the guitar tone works amazingly well on justice. It’s the best tone they’ve ever had, aside from the mixing issues with it.

[@ryanforsythe]

AJFA also has their most mature and poignant/artistic songwriting. Furthermore, it has the most music theory influence and neo-classical elements present. People these days are so obsessed with the sound production and don’t focus on the lyrical content or the musical composition.

[@Face_Of_Freedom]

@@ryanforsythe Agreed.

[@nickred652]

I agree! As much as this new mix is sonically fatter, it's simply not AJFA.

[@jutjub22]

@@nickred652 yeah, bass guitar doubling what rhythm guitar does, does not make better and fatter sound. But it becomes boomy and messy, hard to listen to at higher volumes. AJFA can be listened so loud without clipping/distortion and it stays clean/dry.

[@mstrasser]

Great job. Probably the best I've heard on YT. I still love the sound of that album (guitarist lol) and another mix will always be weird, but, this is great. Really cool to actually hear the parts

[@ciddax754]

Wow! It sounds SO much better. Back in the days I took a peek into that album, but it sounded for me too weak and I considered it shit back in the day.

[@markmaioli4]

Wow, that first mix of yours sounds awesome! I was EXTREMELY disappointed when they didn't actually remix it for that 20th anniversary edition. If only ...

[@elonmusksellssnakeoil1744]

The vocals on the original sound better, but you certainly improved the other instruments.