Sum 41 - Master Of Puppets (Metallica Cover)

Sum 41 Rocks like Metallica!!!

[@brandongordon2392]

Sum 41 doesn’t get enough love for their actual musicianship. As a pop punk band, they are better than what most people think

[@damneh8688]

Ikr. Especially Deryck Whibley. Really clean and solid vocalist with a very distinct and bright tone.

[@RafitoOoO]

Tbf most punk bands suck at their instruments. Sum 41 is the exception, not the norm.

[@killerkite333]

​@@damneh8688Also a great songwriter and decent producer.

[@dickdanson]

i don't know why people are criticizing the vocals. his pitch is pretty much perfect. You can't ask a band to mimic the vocal style of the band they are covering, that would just be stupid. He sounds great.

[@pakoti96]

Daniel Dickson I actually feel guilty for liking these vocals more than James's original.

[@LornaLovesYouAlot591]

Peter DD Thats how I feel about Avril Lavigne's cover of Fuel... I liked her cover better...

[@LornaLovesYouAlot591]

Peter DD Thats how I feel about Avril Lavigne's cover of Fuel... I liked her cover better...

[@pakoti96]

LornaLovesYouAlot591 I love you, too, Lorna.

[@yungmophead]

Daniel Dickson Is he from... Pitch Perfect? *Glasses thingy*

[@ballsdeep994u]

Idk why people think a talented band can't duplicate other styles of music. They probably grew up listening to metallic and playing thier music. Highest form of respect right here.

[@milesgomez8253]

Listen to A Death In the family. The song just came out and it is a metal song.

[@riaingalligan8461]

Yeah and they cite metal influences esrly on in the form of Iron Maiden and Judas Priest

[@laffuslmao9624]

@@riaingalligan8461 yea they said it in fat lip

[@blakedavis2447]

“Judas and priest were the gods that we praised” they even tell you in their first album

[@S_3182]

@@blakedavis2447 I mean the quote is from killer their second but I guess the opening to hhop is maiden for sure

[@megacahh870]

See? I knew it, Mustaine wrote all of Blink 41 riffs

[@SonicTheHedgehogCommentaries]

Nah fam.

[@slimshady5088]

Megacahh he didn’t wrote any master of puppets or ride the lighting it was kill em all

[@SonicTheHedgehogCommentaries]

@@slimshady5088 Actually mustain wrote 4 Kill em all songs and 2 ride the lightning songs

[@diamondmiles8462]

😂

[@nutu605]

@@SonicTheHedgehogCommentaries 2 ride the lightning riffs*

[@HellaBlazedCat]

Sum 41 grew up in 80s..... They're heroes were 80s icons.... Of course they're gonna destroy a metallic song(destroy meaning they rocked the fucking tits off it)

[@MarkGray1970]

Its a shame kids nowadays are listening to Nicki Minaj and Rihanna instead of Metallica. Who is gonna pick up a guitar?

[@River739]

+Mark Gray hey hey hey I'm 18 and I fucking hate all the music on the radio. I guess me and my friends are the only ones who pick up guitars and will save this generation of shitty music haha.

[@samuelmarin9433]

+Amoeba Rider I dream with the fucking same thing. A new wave of punk,metal,rock. And me playing the guitar with my band and doimg tours around the world 😂

[@somedaysometime]

Amoeba Rider 14 right here, I agree with you man, me and my friend are starting a band to oppose the shit nowadays. Gotta revive true music.

[@AniW2x4]

DefLeppard1221 same here dude, us rockers gotta stick together and revive, as you quite rightly said, true music.

[@sodiumtetraborate3392]

The drummer was like "well, back to basics I guess...."

[@nelsonk1341]

guitars: time to max up

[@ludvigsundby]

@@nelsonk1341 well at I mean they're all rooted in metal so probably not really, at least not Brownsound

[@uome20bukz]

Let this drummer try playing Dyers Eve and his legs would probably fall off.

[@CHP-Pan]

Ouch!!! Burn!

[@gregorydavis4742]

@@uome20bukz I bet he could do it

[@chrisgatton621]

"Heavy metal and mullets is how we were raised Maiden and priest were the gods that we praised.."

[@Perry2186]

Yeah some people don't seem to realize they gew up in the metal dsys

[@brandoncheek2597]

That song "pain for pleasure" at the end of all killer no filler really cemented the idea that these guys would rather be playing thrash and or hair metal.

[@TontoGonz]

This comment wins

[@landonrankin3148]

Meat and Priest were the guys*

[@sam8404]

@@landonrankin3148 that's not how it goes.

[@jonathanvance3341]

In my opinion Sum 41 is the perfect blend of punk, Thrash and heavy metal that this world needs.

[@calumzmemez5075]

Your damn right

[@totallynotdiego-182]

top tier band

[@ikon4255]

💀💀💀💀💀

[@scw77]

They’re a halfway decent cover band. Their original songs are safe and boring

[@NexterZulu]

@@scw77 I recommend listening to their albums Chuck and Screaming Bloody Murder.

[@broderick.8054]

Blink 183 is such a good grindcore band. Great slipknot cover.

[@pierre-od-poulin7417]

In this cover you can see how good Kerry King masters drums

[@travisfletcher6342]

And Serj is back in his groove. Those high notes!!!

[@sergiovms5793]

Slash killing it on the bass as always

[@Ragetothefullest]

Bruce Dickinson great on the Cello, as always

[@themonopolyguy4365]

Lexxi Foxx killing those back up vocals

[@gregorydavis4742]

Metallica needs to cover fat lip or in too deep

[@therevi3046]

Gregory Davis good idea

[@AlonGoloyad1]

The bitter end is perfect for metallica

[@gregorydavis4742]

@@therevi3046 sum 41 killed that shit check out the drummer hes on cloud 20 banging the fuck out of those drums you can tell they are into 80s thrash bands

[@trevorbennett3353]

I think Still Waiting would be right up their alley. That heavy breakdown section after the bridge almost sounds like it was written by Metallica.

[@gregorydavis4742]

@@trevorbennett3353 yeah but the lyrics are kind of wack

[@JackpotsAfterDark]

This is what happens when musicians care about doing justice to a song they cover . Well done

[@jakejonas7366]

To be fair sum 41 is incredibly talented, it’s just a shame they focused so much on bullshit radio friendly pop punk. Had they chosen to be a hair metal and metal band they’d have killed it and been much more respected as musicians than they currently are. Whoever convinced them to play radio friendly pop punk really did them a disservice because most of their music fucking sucks but when they play metal or hair metal they fucking shred.

[@Xeroforte]

@@jakejonas7366 if they played hair metal in the early 2000s they'd be laughed at more than you in the locker room. Calm down, kid.

[@goodburger1114]

Nah i rather have them sound different then the same tune and sound. To cover a song it should sound different

[@thesafeandsound]

@@jakejonas7366 i think as a genre, pop punk is more entartainment than metal. Talent or able to play something hard is not usually the only case in Music.

[@sam8404]

One might say they did Justice For All.

[@SasquatchBean]

all these people thinking it's weird for a punk band to cover thrash metal. Where do think thrash came from?

[@Nightbreed82]

*Pop punk...massive difference. Thrash certainly didn't come from it. That said, this is an awesome cover.

[@marceloespinoza3980]

That's right

[@tettosama]

@@Nightbreed82 thrash metal came from punk rock

[@TheChadPad]

@@Nightbreed82 They're just punk that became popular

[@psiangel]

@@Nightbreed82 sum 41 is more skate punk. Pop punk is green day, starting line and California blink182.

[@robloxlover123456790]

This sounds a lot like Master of Puppets by Metallica

[@Dan-Bass]

Took me a couple of rewatches to notice that myself!

[@ricow2822]

Oh wow, It really does sound like Master Of Puppets *No Shit Sherlock*

[@davidacevedo7096]

Really dosen't it?

[@ThirdBirdTurdthatIdiot]

yeah, it's cuz metallica stole this song. totally

[@martinlatrach1310]

@@ThirdBirdTurdthatIdiot mustaine wrote all sum 41 riffs

[@Hailnut]

The drummer killed it

[@ben10___uwu]

I miss Stevo so much

[@FurbyParade226]

@@ben10___uwu Me too, man. Me too.

[@Tom-db9hr]

I agree with you on that

[@bluehabs]

Maybe he can replace Ulrich

[@tristangorman]

Stevo is wayyyy better than Lars lmao, like there's actually no comparison

[@fwdio1]

Punk drummers are some of the best drummers in the game period.

[@KevCosmo95]

Of course

[@stevenlopez1380]

I guess they kind of have to be, the guitar parts are boring as fuck lol

[@samgamblewhite8600]

@@stevenlopez1380 yeah lol the drummer has to make up for the lack of variation in the guitar parts.

[@HorizonEyes]

Anyone is when comparing to Lars.

[@antonionsfw]

@@samgamblewhite8600 yeah pretty much. i think travis barker is the one that nails the job the best.

[@Trivselteknikern]

The post pop-punk era Sum 41 is very interesting. What's funny about this cover is that this performance is AFTER their guitarist that brought the metal influences to some of their earlier stuff left the band (Dave Baksh). They had a pretty heavy album in Chuck (2004), then Dave left in 2006 and Sum 41 made the "softer", more pop-rock/punkier Underclass hero (2007) while claiming that the "metal phase is over". Many thought that Sum 41 would follow the same softer trend Linkin Park and many other punk and rock bands were, and they had every reason for doing it too. Instead they did the opposite. First they started covering Metallica more during their live shows like this one and "For Whom the Bell Tolls", and then a couple years later went on to create Screaming Bloody Murder (2011) which easily rivals Chuck as the heaviest album they have ever released, still without their metal loving ex-guitarist Dave. In 2013 their original drummer left the band and in 2014 their frontman and vocalist Deryck Whibley's kidneys collapsed from long-time heavy alcohol abuse and many thought the band was over. While this was happening, Dave had listened to Screaming Bloody Murder on his own (2011), and realized that he "should not have left this band" and contacted the band for the first time in many years behind the scenes. In 2015, Sum 41 played some shows with a new drummer and during one of them, Dave made a guest appearance. Later that year they announced that Dave was permanently back in the band, WITHOUT kicking his original replacement, meaning they now have 3 guitarists. 2 albums later and they have maintained their "rock with metal influences"-sound, which makes them stand out in my opinion.

[@kyletaylor1752]

Dude thanks for typing this all out. I always remembered how Dave loved metal so I was surprised to see this cover was without him

[@riaingalligan8461]

Thom Thackers the replacement rigjt you have. Thom Deryck Dave and Jason as bass

[@riaingalligan8461]

And who could forget frank the beast zummo

[@YeOldeKamikaze]

Thanks for the summary, dude!

[@driftkim7015]

Dave's influence in SUM 41 is huge. He made many dynamic riff in punk rock songs like Motivation, Fat Lip, and Still Waiting.

[@SuperBearsfan101]

.....did sum 41 seriously do a good cover of a thrash metal masterpiece? jesus fuck

[@rmaxtpmx]

They are way more than just another pop-punk band.

[@SuperBearsfan101]

never seemed like it before i watched this

[@alexvaldo9553]

Dylon Swartwood yeh mate listen to something like "the bitter end" its basically a tribute to metallica style thrash, they had a lot of thashy type songs on their albums but of course they werent what got them known but its what kept them a fanbase I think was their actual metal influence

[@ShortFingeredShreder]

Dylon Swartwood Sum 41 has some heavier music, most notably the album Chuck. The song "Bitter End" is an obvious nod to Metallica.

[@joachimi1203]

***** lololol no ones as good as Metallica

[@ProjectCreativityGuy96]

A Pop Punk band playing Thrash. Not bad, I really dig this alot!!!!! \m/

[@rorrogarrido]

You should hear their album "Chuck"!

[@Oscar-uz1jd]

@@rorrogarrido yes👌👌👌

[@gregorydavis4742]

Sum grew up listening to Sabbath,Maiden,and Metallica

[@halj9849]

Y pop punk. It's just punk, skate-punk

[@seanoconnor5730]

Sum 41 also has metal in their roots.

[@WexMajor82]

It seems I was the only one that came here thinking: "Hell yeah, this will be amazing". And was not disappointed.

[@xavierhernandez2730]

Nope, I hit that like button before the video even started!

[@eeclark3121]

Just you two then.

[@tetrisgoat]

I was expecting to love it. I was also hoping to see Dave shred it. The latter one was sadly not fulfilled. But all in all, loved it.

[@GabrielNunes-kx2hv]

Me too

[@kevinrobinson-hi1xt]

Tight and skilled, that all it takes to do great things.

[@monkeyliver1986]

I'm not into sum 41 but I gotta admit this cover is really good

[@megacahh870]

Lol same here. They rocked this fr!

[@jakejonas7366]

Never liked their actual songs but they’re a sick metal cover band. If they were just a thrash metal band they’d be tight as fuck. It’s the pop punk shit I can’t stand. I’d even accept them if they played real punk rather than pop punk but as far as talent they’re a great band that can hold it together when covering old Metallica, anthrax and even hair metal like Iron Maiden, Motley Crue and skid row, poison etc

[@Witek_wit]

@@jakejonas7366 Actually most of their albums are heavy, only their two first albums where pop punk. I highly recomend listening to Out for blood, Death in the family and especially Back Where I Belong Cheers!

[@xq39]

@@jakejonas7366 their album 'does this look infected' has a lot of fast paced heavy metal. some songs i would consider very similar to thrash metal

[@roflmao5642]

@@jakejonas7366 i suggest you listen to chuck

[@sandroedilashvili3651]

whoah... i was not ready for this kind of quality cover.... this is fucking awesome to be honest

[@DShaneSands]

check out their cover of Killer Queen as well.

[@linneajohansson2061]

I clicked on this and thought "this will sound like crap"... I was wrong.

[@sandroedilashvili3651]

Exactly

[@design4u1717]

Actually, Sum41 kind salutes old school metal band, you can always hear one song comes from each album that uses lots of metal elements.

[@beyris]

Also, the Bitter End is basically Battery.

[@gandoffaxeman7155]

I only watched this video to see these punks fail.. unfortunately the joke was on me, amazing!

[@gandoffaxeman7155]

***** agreed

[@Croft64]

+SippinonMickeys why the fuck do you feel the need to spread your opinion literally nobody gives a single shit about on every positive comment on this video? If you don't like it, that's fine. No need to say it a thousand times.

[@Croft64]

+SippinonMickeys "pubic hair" Nice shouts, bet that took you a long time to come up with. I've got no problem with people sharing their opinion, it's when they post it on every positive comment. Apparently, YOU need to learn that "it's about opinion," because apparently, the minute somebody has an opinion different to yours, you feel the need to shoot them down.

[@fidgetyrock4420]

+Liam Croft find out what he loves, then trash it; ) payback yaknow

[@lelkolens7952]

Sum 41 is actually a really good band. They have skills..

[@medicineman360]

But can we talk just a moment about how good the camera work is here?!?

[@megacahh870]

Corey Taylor handled the camera Bruh!!!

[@megacahh870]

:D

[@valentin9261]

@@megacahh870 wait, the Corey Taylor from Slipknot ???

[@MasterchiefBaghera]

@@valentin9261 No. From Bee Gees

[@antonionsfw]

@@MasterchiefBaghera goddamn this whole comment section is filled with sarcasm lmao

[@bryantwiltrout5492]

That drummer was on point for that whole entire song. I never would’ve thought Sum41 could play a Metallica song like that with such precision. Genuinely impressed. Imitation is the highest form of flattery. They killed it

[@Nightwishmaster]

I'm so disappointed that the Stranger Things hype didn't bring any more attention to this cover, I first heard it a couple years ago and was totally blown away, still listen to it regularly. It's in my opinion easily one of the best Metallica covers I've ever heard. Also, you should check out some of their other albums like Chuck (pretty much their ode to trash, with the song The Bitter End basically being a love letter to Metallica) as well as their newer albums. It's a shame people only know them for their few pop punk songs when they were first getting started, they've actually made some really damn good music since then. While the other bands of their era transitioned to pop Sum 41 got better and better.

[@HollowEffect1621]

Bro Lars is like the worst drummer that's ever been in a big band. Even his dad told him he sucks. Cliff was gonna kick him out before he died. It should have been Lars.

[@Coconuthut1]

@@HollowEffect1621”it should have been Lars” that is an awful thing to say, i don’t give a fuck if you dislike him or not.

[@MaxK-kh3bb]

It is not hard to play this song better than Metallica does live. But Sum41 did it better than anybody else and of course way better than Metallica

[@whitt-fitt1056]

@@Coconuthut1agreed, also if it “should’ve been” anybody it was Kirk, it was only down to a game of cards that Kirk and Cliff swapped bunks that night Of course in an ideal world they would’ve had purpose built tour buses back then and the worst outcome would’ve been a couple broken bones and maybe a slight concussion

[@KlumSyTurtl3]

Sum 41 covering Metallica? Time to laugh! *Hears cover* Well shi

[@KlumSyTurtl3]

UMIunited No I came here for the Metallica cover. Don't know too much about Sum 41.

[@bernieorbust6104]

+UMIunited Do you know who the lead guitarist in this is? He is boss

[@bernieorbust6104]

UMIunited cheers for the info

[@Nidsvamp]

Haha, same thing happened to me.

[@soutrikpal3466]

Fucker this is very good Go away fucking hypocryt

[@wildinthestreets101]

To the people surprised that this is a good cover have obviously never heard Does this look infected or Chuck.

[@jorgito93700]

The Bitter End is basically their version of Battery

[@wildinthestreets101]

+jorgito93700 which is why it's so good. Very great blend of punk and metal

[@jorgito93700]

+wildinthestreets101 Yep, not a big fan of AKNF but DTLI is good and chuck is fucking awesome

[@wildinthestreets101]

+jorgito93700 I like AKNF a lot but not as much as DTLI which was my first Sum 41 album. Half hour of power is cool if you like skate punk

[@jorgito93700]

+wildinthestreets101 Still need to listen to half hour. I discovered them not too long ago so i only heard AKNF, DTLI and most of chuck.But I cant wait to hear 13 voices

[@loosegoose9647]

"so bro we are gonna cover master of puppets, reckon you can nail the second solo?" "sure bro i'll give it a go, i should be right as long as i grab a guitar with easy access to the top frets" *picks up les paul*

[@henriquemontalvao8492]

But it does. What matters most is the neck girth at that area. It doesn't need to be fully accessible from the top unless you want to use your thumb. Of course, I only own a strat, so I can be talking a lot of bs here.

[@rav3n157]

@@henriquemontalvao8492 on a les paul it's pretty hard to comfortably use the 24th fret due to the shitty cutaway, combined with only have 22 frets its not a great guitar to try and do this solo on

[@henriquemontalvao8492]

@@rav3n157 hmmmmmmm. But what about someting like an ec1000 by esp?

[@rav3n157]

@@henriquemontalvao8492 that's not a les Paul, a single cut body but not a les Paul. and certainly not what that guy is playing in the video

[@henriquemontalvao8492]

@@rav3n157 true.

[@1pho3nixmatt]

And almost 2021, still one of the best covers ever. And that guitar solo still shreds hard.

[@kakkianiun]

Almost 2022 and still the best metallica cover by another band 🤘

[@wewantgore666]

@@kakkianiun Go listen to Cover Em All ... And then come back with that statement.

[@Jaunt1able]

@@wewantgore666 This is one of the best covers I have ever heard by a band that doesn’t operate in the same genre of the original songs. Find me one similar, then come back to us.

[@wewantgore666]

@@Jaunt1able Like I said, check out the cover em all album. Also, Sum 41 has had a foot in the metal door for a long time now.

[@AsterixCodix]

It still fucking rocks, coming close to 2023

[@joshnojoshuamusic]

Raise your hand if you thought from the title this was gonna be a total train wreck but find an amazing cover....

[@aesirgrim5702]

✋

[@gunturparikesit5009]

✋

[@HamsterWheelGaming]

+Time4Crash90 Ever listened to their old stuff? Some songs have some parts in it which are kinda similar to One, Master of Puppets etc. I suggest checking out their song called 88...it's amazing :)

[@marcmcdonald87]

+Time4Crash90 Yep, I came here thinking this was going to be trash, but this is a damn good cover

[@mattelrod8613]

✋✋✋

[@Blockheadgamer97]

Wow, a good metallica cover. never thought I'd see the day.

[@boazbaruchin9085]

Trivium did a pretty good job with Master of Puppets as well

[@simla5]

You should check cover of Hardwired by Orbit Culture, that shit's awesome...

[@snaggletooth5844]

@@boazbaruchin9085 on drums ofc

[@aidanbloodline]

Look at scream inc.

[@zackdupra9201]

StoneSour: Creeping Death.

[@eseguerito2629]

Their timing/synergy is on point. Very tight ensamble.

[@BidensTaint]

All punks secretly listen to metal. And all metalheads secretly listen to punk

[@yuuyjaaj6721]

How about both?

[@lionelhutz2427]

Why secretly? What a bullshit.

[@christophermoore9436]

Punk is for metal heads who got a Strat as their first guitar

[@stunterouf]

Best com 😅

[@BidensTaint]

@@lionelhutz2427 I live in Seattle. Metal heads and punks hate each other

[@trevorlarson1212]

can't believe mettalica stole their song ... Sum 41 best deth metal band of all time

[@Johnkennedy-ml5uo]

but now sum 41 became tech grindcore

[@trevorlarson1212]

+AllhailLiverly hahahha

[@muggedmuffin9867]

+trevor larson I like Black Sabaton more

[@thedumpingground5565]

Dying Corpse incorporates more technicality in their music though.

[@cooliocaptin517]

No they're post-black death slam core with bluegrass influence

[@jhorse2656]

Read the title: WTF... Click the video: WTF?! After the video:WTF?????

[@davidarribas8170]

Why?

[@jhorse2656]

@@davidarribas8170 because it was unexpectedly great one

[@davidarribas8170]

@@jhorse2656 You dont like sum 41?

[@jhorse2656]

@@davidarribas8170 i love sum 41 but I don't like how they are these days

[@davidarribas8170]

@@jhorse2656 why?

[@tear728]

This was actually one of the best covers of this song period. Never expected that

[@MegaJSK123]

7:04 Always loved this bit, sounds so good!

[@Xfade81]

that's basicly the riff of the entire song.

[@sam8404]

@@Xfade81 so?

[@lizethramirezlimachi2776]

6:03

[@stevai6732]

@X fade Did you not hear the subtle changeup in the riff? jeez nerd

[@eddietheguy12]

Hard to believe that a pop punk band managed to cover one of the heaviest songs of all time and do it well. Not my favorite cover, I think Trivium did the song much more justice, but no one does it better then Metallica themselves.

[@eddietheguy12]

Alex Boudreau Maybe not for today's standards, but back when it was released Master of Puppets one of the heaviest albums of that time, perhaps trumped only by Reign in Blood by Slayer or Pleasure to Kill by Kreator. I think that's a pretty fair assessment...

[@laxerization]

Sum 41 pop punk band?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? Where you have seen that?!!??!??!?!?!?! Sum 41 is a punk ROCK band, and their inspirations of their music are, for example, ron maiden, metallica and other stuff. Doing covber of this song it's quite easy, because Master of Puppets is a simple song but still a great song. Peace

[@eddietheguy12]

***** Its not easy for a bunch of guys who are used to playing power chords and very basic riffs.

[@killerkite333]

I'm not into Sum41 anymore like I used to be but why are people still labeling them as pop punk? lol. They're on a different level and I think they should deserve more respect than greenday had.

[@IronWeaselFan]

***** I still think Sum 41's (Dave) original guitarist was awesome and come on! Listen to the solo in "No Brains" Sorry, but Green Day can't even come close to that. Green Day is kinda overrated. Plus they never got away from punk/pop punk, while sum 41 did a lot of times and they did various genres....

[@ThisIsntMeGaming]

I wish they'd experiment a little more into metal, cause they already have some badass heavy songs, but I crave more

[@ferlon995]

+This Isnt Me dude listen to the album chuck

[@albertsuchan9366]

+This Isnt Me Try song Bitter end, sounds lot like Metallica

[@1money11]

+This Isnt Me the best album is Chuck and its exactly what you crave

[@HateCrewReaper]

+This Isnt Me Chuck is a full on metal album with a heavy metallica influence... imo

[@AKDW90]

+Albert Suchan It's basically a Battery rip-off, but it fucking owns.

[@omarflores323]

...and thats how you show your "musicianship". By getting out of your comfort zone and doing it well. Not bad Sum 41. Not bad at all.

[@Julianuribe23]

Thrash metal IS their comfort zone 😂

[@sam8404]

Yeah this is fully in their comfort zone lol.

[@blakedavis2447]

God only know how many times they played this when they were a bunch of no nothing Canadians playing this in their parents garage

[@callumezekiel1100]

Dave is Everyone's favourite but Tom here nailed this performance.He's so underrated.

[@MetalBaller83]

Biggest Metallica fan in the world here. Listened to dozens of covers. This one tops 'em all. Trivium's version was good, but it sounded rushed. This one's live, and right in the fuckin' pocket. The rhythm is so spot on, I thought I was hearing an unmixed version of the studio version. Plus I love how Deryck threw in James' live bit right at the end of the second verse. These guys are way more metal than anyone gives them credit for. Truly well played Sum 41! 🤘🏻😆🤘🏻

[@mathieubourgeois3896]

This cover was recorded live, but the audio's been enhanced and remastered after... Which is why it sounds so damn neat: notice that you can't hear the audience or any parasitic noise in the video. Still though, this is a brilliantly performed cover, especially from a non-Metal band!

[@carlosmatos9848]

This one is pretty good, they even played it at the original tempo

[@joatagewin]

Halestorm's cover of Ride the Lightning is pretty damn good too

[@twiztidsidfreak13]

Do you know what this is from?

[@MetalBaller83]

@@twiztidsidfreak13 Not a clue actually. It's obviously not a huge show, so I don't know if anything was officially released for it. Definitely a cool clip though.

[@ErikGiovani]

best cover i've heard, and if for you who dont know they all grew up on sabbath, maiden, and metallica they all have metal backgrounds

[@spaceinbetween6591]

Erik Giovani then how they did end up in pop punk

[@winterhisagi2921]

spaceinbetween Nearly every band in pop punk listens to metal. Hell, two members of Neck Deep were in hardcore bands and they covered Slipknot and even had Sam from Architects on a song. Misfits and Metallica even did tributes to each other back in the day. The communities may not get along perfectly, but a lot of bands are friends.

[@winterhisagi2921]

I'll also add what you listen to doesn't really affect what you play. I've been listening to heaps of Twenty One Pilots and acoustic stuff lately but all I've been playing is hardcore.

[@fchrysvaa1638]

They have a classic heavy metal song too, for those who dont know, its called "Pleasure for Pain"

[@NameLessVoid000]

you mean *Pain for Pleasure :)

[@allhandsondik7803]

Not gonna lie, for the first instrumental section I thought it was Metallica, they are spot on.

[@jibrantsiddiqui]

Never imagined Sum41, a punk rock band, would do such justice to this song, not even after their MTV Icon performance. This is even better. Only thing I missed was that near precise guitar solo by their ex guitarist.

[@Fabipavi1]

Stop calling Sum 41 a Punk Pop band. Do you have ANY fucking music knowledge? Have you listen to their last album or Chuck? Chuck is very, very heavy (I have two Metal bands, I do singing and play bass and guitar in them); based on the music, and the vocals are not that heavy, which gives to the album a very rare tone. Screaming Bloody Murder is a dark album, they are no pop punk band no more, All Killer No Filler times ended a while ago, the same with Underclass Hero. And to all ''true metalheads'' in the comment section: Sum 41 has played with Judas Priest, Metallica and more bands. The where the last band playing in a homenage to them before the official return of Metallica as a band (seconds later). Have-Some-Respect to the fucking bands that are respected by those bands who you respect that much.

[@dittmar104]

the way i look at it punks all the same, it's like dividing up cuts of beef and have people starting "fandoms" over which they think is the best, which really is starting to piss me off especially calling great bands poser-punk e.g. greenday, blink, GC (which is alternative at heart so i don't see why people call them poser-punks when they are basically the kings of alt) SP who if not for them i would be stuck listening to pop music or no music at all (oh my lord that made me sick just thinking about it) even if the have moved on from punk to pop-rock their stuffs still good. got off topic moral of the story ALL PUNK IS DELICIOUS, EXCEPT THE ELITISTS WHICH ARE PRETTY MUCH THE BALLS OF THE GREAT BIG TENDER JUICE BEEF PLANT. god damn it now I'm hungry. and I rote that hole thing forgetting about caps lock.

[@wefoundyourbiologicalfathe1005]

They are pop punk, Rock punk is way more aggresivly and more like "Fuck Society because yes"

[@dittmar104]

WeFoundYourBiologicalFather your missing the point punk is about freedom of self-expression the sub genres are made up by money grabbers to appeal to people.

[@wefoundyourbiologicalfathe1005]

***** True, punk it's exactly what you wrote. Pop Punk it's just soft way to "self-expression" when rock punk is more Aggresive. All i tried to prove.

[@dittmar104]

WeFoundYourBiologicalFather yes but my point is people are getting made fun of and bullied by eleatist who fangirl over their favourite "sub-genre", when really "we're the same in all different ways" not that i expect most to believe it.

[@deadvirgo]

I deleted my shit talking comment after I actually watched it.

[@dud3man6969]

This worked out a lot better than Limp Bizkit trying to cover Tool. That was artistic desecration.

[@chomskyhitchens]

You shouldn't have - this is a weak tribute at best

[@woodenhoe]

@@chomskyhitchens weak? this is above average

[@joaquinlezcano2372]

@@dud3man6969 I heard about heir RATM cover. That cover is actually a thing?

[@ethanhuntakabobturner4285]

They probably had this and other Metallica songs mastered before they even did their original stuff

[@ermonski]

I expected shit but this blew me away!

[@TheIcanntspel]

It's really nice to hear this song played by a good drummer.

[@matheusibanez]

hur dur lars isn't a good drummer

[@dualslogan9189]

Low blow lol

[@emperorpalpatine1574]

TheIcanntspel can you drum

[@tupacshakur5843]

TheIcanntspel don't throw shade at Lars

[@mershymershy1425]

tupac Shakur you gotta admit, that snare in st.anger was 😣👌

[@thetitotvshow]

Perfect cover! The solos sound almost as the original song, the tempo is accurate, and the vocalist has done a good job too! One of the best Metallica covers ever!!

[@berni2905]

Lol, no he fucked up the solo really bad

[@higler.]

@@berni2905 Nah, he nailed James' solo, and I think he nailed Kirk's as well since it sounded like a sloppy shit mess of wah and missed notes. Dude knew what he was doing ;)

[@kyletaylor1752]

@@higler. ROFL

[@PureMetalBanzai]

Sum 41 are the most die hard Metal fans man. Nothing but respect for these guys. Badass cover.

[@williamzullo2937]

this is probably the best cover of this song

[@FateTK99]

Nah fam checkout trivium's cover

[@dutchvanderlinde4713]

William Zullo Triviums cover>>>>

[@budderutter]

@Metal Morphine ur vocals sound bad

[@GROOOOOS]

Primus

[@kylemanocchio5044]

I love Metallica and Sum 41. This is awesome.

[@Cyglox]

Didn't thought that punksters could play metal! BUT SUM 41 IS A GREAT BAND!

[@celyneus69]

not many of them can.. greenday couldn't, blink182 couldn't, but sum41 could just because they have some metal background..

[@shaggymatt92jacobs70]

celyneus69 green day had an attempt at metal on nimrod...take back...so...half a point?

[@musicman6555]

@@shaggymatt92jacobs70 I hesitate to call take back metal it's more hardcore

[@homelessjedi2499]

Thrash metal is punk

[@ieo8446]

@@shaggymatt92jacobs70 Take back isn't metal, it's hardcore punk

[@gungriffen]

I mean Sum 41 constantly references Metal in there songs. Priest and Maiden, Pain for Pleasure, their song Heavy Metal Jamboree etc

[@pjneslo8979]

I think Derrick kicked total @ss covering Master Of Puppets. So glad he’s doing better & living the dream!

[@AEMDESTINY]

I actually like this Metallica cover. I only like ONE Metallica cover.

[@user-or1uh5ui9d]

LOL i see what you did there

[@AEMDESTINY]

+임준석 ;)

[@DetroitMerxy]

Nickelback has an amazing cover of sad but true.

[@muggedmuffin9867]

+Daniel Lemmy did a great Enter Sandman!

[@muggedmuffin9867]

+SippinonMickeys Yes, and Metallica could never make Fat Lip, because it's not their fucking style, you genius.

[@Minmataro718]

People give Metallica so much shit but those old bastards banged out some of the best tunes ever and to this day people cover their shit.

[@MichaelHolmgaard]

People only give them shit for what they made after Black. I only hear praise for their early work, which is undoubtedly fantastic. But their present live performances and studio-recordings have been utter shit :/

[@borek92]

Lmao I actually like a lot of stuff on St Anger. As for Death Magnetic, the songs themselves are very cool but the mastering is a trainwreck. I mean the guiitar hero version are better than the studio release. Hardwired is badass, and with Spit out the Bone the old fucks showed they still have guts.

[@gamerdude240]

Lex Luthor h

[@postmortem8767]

ur an idiot

[@HarryTheInsane]

So you're saying songs like Ain't my bitch, hero of the day, bleeding me, king nothing, outlaw torn, fuel, devil's dance, unforgiven 2, attitude, fixxxer are bad? I do agree with St Anger though, Frantic is the only listenable song.

[@TheDro86]

Very impressed, had no idea they could be this good

[@TheAstronomyFloyd]

I mean they are an Alternative Metal band 🤣

[@TheDro86]

@TheAstronomyFloyd yeah i know, I've just never heard them perform anything at this level before and was surprised at how good it was

[@billyt9987]

Have heard this done by many artists. But, give the 41 boys their due. One of the best versions I've heard. They kicked that songs ass.

[@Desmond-Hume]

They played this song even more similar to original record than Metallica does on their live permormances last 20 years.

[@Bulbagaba992]

True

[@TheDaniel2345]

lol? no rythm guitar on the verse or pre chorus and both guitars should do the interlude solo

[@islamulbashev8179]

@@TheDaniel2345 deryck isnt solo guitarist

[@xavinachox]

@@islamulbashev8179 deryck can shred but he doesn't do , he always says he fuckin sucks but the reality is he doesn't suck , it's a solid guitar player , but the guitar for him is a complement.

[@sam8404]

@@xavinachox seems he's very modest.

[@stevenalan9231]

Wow, Amazing. I knew Sum 41 had a Heavy Metal Background. I never expected this, They proved their Metal Roots right here. Great cover.

[@MundodasGuitarras]

I always noticed heavy Metallica influence on their songs, specially on Chuck

[@andrewcanoy1708]

I'm impressed they did the whole song.

[@justinmiller9469]

Good to see Kurt Cobain finally off drugs and healthy again. I thought he would've been dead by now but he's back and better than ever. Not a pearl jam fan but I respect Kurt

[@mightycrystal8988]

lol. There was no way he could survive

[@goldenhospitality8521]

lmao

[@mrpumavol6.0juegosyfutbol53]

Lol

[@caseyjones2859]

Your among my favorite type of person

[@auri8810]

Ikr! Thankfully he's still with pearl jam and other progressive vegan grindcore hip-hop grunge thrash bands like it.

[@raguel3206]

Wow! I went into this video wondering just how bad this might get. I never would've dreamed that that Sum 41 could actually kill a Metallica cover like that! Color me impressed!

[@mattlemasters557]

This is like if blink and green day had a kid, which already equaled Sum 41...but then that kid went and said, you know what? I want to try metal...and it actually worked hahaha

[@ahmadirsyadadli]

And that decision changed the kid's life forever Until he struggled with alcohol abuse that he was admitted into the hospital in 2014

[@popehachi]

and then he got fully covered and started to make more hard rock

[@greyphoenix5070]

Matt LeMasters I see it more as if the beastie boys and green day had a kid then it would be sum 41

[@henryallen4158]

TheBaconDinosaur-SS that's actually pretty damn accurate

[@henryallen4158]

TheBaconDinosaur-SS Fat Lip is basically the perfect child of Beastie Boys and Green Day

[@MetalMayhem1978]

Far from a Sum 41 fan but god damn what a great cover! Great job boys, have to be the best live cover of MOP, that I’ve seen anyway.

[@remymaximilian938]

Tom did a great job performing the solo..even Kirk must appreciate it

[@jordanchen23]

I love Lars as much as the next guy, but I've always wondered what masters of puppets sounded like with on time drums haha

[@nic2537]

If this isn't your taste then okay. But for anyone to dislike this based on skill/ability is fucking ridiculous and honestly shouldn't even be taken seriously. Is this Metallica? no. Would I rather hear Metallica play this song? Yes. Is this a bad cover? Absolutely fucking not. They did a great, damn near spot on job...Stayed true to the song, didn't try to make it their own. Just jammed out on it.

[@rodgerwilliamsscambaiting1196]

That drummer is so different on some things but yet very much on point. Top stuff. Great cover and respectful to one of the greatest metal bands

[@lutfimakarim8258]

Funny that Dave was not around for this cover since I thought he was the metalhead in the band.

[@auri8810]

I thought that he would be playing the fast solo and I was confused when he wasn't there

[@thejohnmayberry99]

i’ve thought about this too, this was when dave was doing his own thing. they’re all metalheads really but dave was definitely the one driving for a more metal sound for the band. this would’ve been legendary if he never left the band in my opinion.

[@MRPIGFX]

@@thejohnmayberry99 Underclass hero wouldnt exist, but the worst would be that Screaming bloody murders wouldnt exist

[@justasimpleacount715]

@@MRPIGFX Absolutly, SBM is a masterpiece

[@WillThePill98]

Bruce Dickinson says punk bands can't play their instruments. I beg to differ Yes I know Sum 41's not really punk,but at least they can play Metal

[@aheroforfun5541]

Sum 41's first 2 albums were at least hard rock

[@eliash8903]

Master of Puppets is cake to play dude.

[@marcopenafarfan5250]

Well you need to know that Bruce lives where the Sex Pistols was once one of the greatest bands and they can't clearly play shit, specially Sid who can't do shit and still was famous for "doing music" so I can undestand why he said that. But Sum41 is now over the stereotype of the punk talentless band, they're professionals doing music, maybe not as fast or complex like Maiden or any other metal band, but what they do they do it nice and well executed.

[@mikk213]

> can't clearly play shit yeah whatever you say doofus

[@gregorydavis4742]

Because they grew up listening to old school metal

[@OUTFOXEM]

Came here expecting trash, came away with thrash instead Well done

[@user-dl7of5fl1p]

Sum41 is badass i never disappointed to them....

[@DrSauce]

If you remember Sum 41 as a pop-punk band, you probably haven't heard anything but tracks from "All Killer, No Filler" or "Underclass Hero." I seriously suggest you try "Does This Look Infected?" "Chuck," "13 Voices," and especially "Screaming Bloody Murder." You know, the bulk of their work.

[@PrmtvStudio]

Agree, "Chuck" is filled with metal riffs. "The Bitter End" is like a love letter to Metallica :D

[@zdoggzero6595]

Stuff like that is why I put them on the highest tier of 00’s pop punk, they define built different

[@Dylan_Pearson]

This is my point when I tell people that sum 41 are my favourite metal band, they did 2 pop punk albums, and as you said, the bulk of their discography is metal. Order in decline is my favourite album from them

[@lutfisullivan]

drum fills better than original for sure

[@titorialiano2419]

When? Tell me time

[@Lila-hw6se]

@@titorialiano2419 5:10 is a good example! and If you didn't realize the whole cover's drumming is better, get hearing aids! ASAP

[@soullessSiIence]

Fucking great tone quality from all instruments. This is incredible.

[@JonathanPoto]

you could easily throw this onto a live album

[@intergalactic242]

I never liked sum 41 or was a fan but really good cover

[@jbcouch73]

Impressive!!!

[@cainsosa3097]

They're really good

[@eazye519]

intergalactic24 you're an idiot

[@siniyden]

this cover is better than original) Guitarist and drummer are better

[@ethan_stn4329]

Out of all the covers I’ve seen, sum 41 does amazing Metallica covers

[@luizalves8071]

Apart from this being probably the best full band live cover of this song, it is the best TONE this song has ever got. We all love Metallica, but we must acknowledge that their tone isn't the best, and I'm thrilled to finally hear this song with a fat and mid-boosted tight guitar sound for the first time, never thought I'd see the day

[@Squall6575]

depends on what era you are talking about, but nah Metallica's tone in the 80s, 90s and even these days is better. This is just played slow so it sounds tighter. Amazing cover fr

[@sam_klotz]

Lead vocalists guitar tone is massive

[@liliajensen5429]

I’m only learning guitar, what do you mean please?

[@luizalves8071]

@@liliajensen5429 when we talk about tone we mean how the sound of the instruments are dialled in on the amp, pedals and the guitar itself. It's how much bass, mids and treble you dial in the amp, it's what pickup the guitar is set to, it's how much distortion you dial in the pedal or amp, how much the reverb is dominant on the sound, etc. It's literally everything you can do to make the instruments sound just like you want them to

[@liliajensen5429]

@@luizalves8071 Thanks for explaining man

[@VireshRajivUmbre]

Definitely the best pop punk band out there. They're not even pop punk anymore, but unlike other pop punk bands didn't shift to pop rock, instead they got heavier. Massive respect to these dudes \m/

[@alexfpower]

God DAMM that solo hits the "feels" and gives goosebumps.

[@alexfpower]

Derryck's performance is terrific here, perfection.

[@marktguitar]

They killed it. This is a hard piece of music, intricate parts that require a lot of technique, time signature changes, tempo changes. To have each member of the band play his part so well individually and then the band collectively play it with such precision is impressive. The feel, the energy, the drive, the timing, the tone, everything is there in spades. You can hear that they really listened to the original to capture all the nuances. The lead guitarist nailed James’s and Kirk’s solos and the drummer got all Lars’s fills down pat. You can tell they’re big Metallics fans and playing this for Sum 41 is fun and an homage to Metallica. Incredible musicianship from start to finish.

[@Medic-kk3jm]

This song is so goddamn hard from just a playing standpoint. Hats off to you gents

[@Medic-kk3jm]

+Ginger Jesus doesn't mean the song isn't difficult

[@brianlopez3018]

+Medic “Medic42689” 42689 it isn't "so goddamn hard", it was one of the first song I learned when I got an electric guitar, just takes a lot of practice.

[@River739]

Lol all these fucking guitar professionals replying to you. Structurally its a pretty easy song but it takes practice and skill to actually get to sound perfect/good. Just because people can learn it doesn't mean it's an easy song.

[@Medic-kk3jm]

+Boba Fett Thank. You.

[@nielsliljedahlchristensen4924]

Show us :)

[@C_Trlak7]

I do like metal quite a bit, but the comment section shows how intolerant of other genres metal fans are. They're worse than rap fans

[@eliash8903]

Chris Trlak but we’re right :)

[@ertegin]

fuck off

[@HonestFarmerLigue1Fan]

@@ertegin you just proved his point, dickhead

[@dimirlebedev1839]

Один из лучших каверов на Хетфилда, что я слышал!!!👍👍👍👍 браво!!!

[@stanosdalones]

пацаны ваще ребята! :)

[@romx3855]

то чувство, когда кавер звучит лучше оригинала

[@-TOLASIK-]

От души вообще 🤘🎸🔥

[@aaalexito4230]

Panic at the green day boy is a great grunge band and i love this ac/dc cover

[@zackakai5173]

Right? I never new Gerard Way could sing Maiden like this!

[@johnerickson5640]

shocked at how well they covered it, I laughed when I saw the title and then BOOM! accurate as hell

[@FireOnIdiots]

HOLY MOTHER OF GOD! I never thought this'd be so good

[@user-ur4bk5tn4p]

honestly this is just as good as the original in my humble opinion

[@Bungh]

The amount of people judging them before they even watch the video, let alone listen to their metal songs, just goes to show how much Metallica fans gatekeep and its annoying

[@gregorydavis4742]

Sum 41 just became more badass

[@markp6297]

No doubt one of the best covers ever!!

[@bhr3476]

2020 still here Master 🤘

[@thatguy_apu]

Everyone saying "X aspect better than Metallica" but forgetting the song wouldn't exist without them

[@red19dh]

Hence the term "cover"

[@ParagKakati15]

thats a good performance...seriously

[@brianhayward1237]

WTF? How can people actually shit on these guys for pulling this out? These guys just laid it down and paid homage. The drums were maybe more on the money than the original, and you could see these guys were pouring their hearts and souls out on stage for their fans. I guess I just dont get people?

[@Weremoogle]

Well said.

[@stunterouf]

People=shit

[@leftshoe18]

@Luke Robinett I'm guessing early on the video had some negative comments near the top or something. The comment you're replying to is three years old.

[@mattevans1643]

It's not that hard for a drummer to be more on point than Lars. He's notorius for doing whatever the fuck he wants and messing up the rhythm.

[@blakedavis2447]

This was the very first song I ever heard from sum 41, years later they’re one of my favorite bands of all time and they got me into pop punk. I was actually bored with music for a while until I found this, I think it’s fair to say this one video changed my life.

[@Okido24]

As a hardcore Metallica fan I approve! Good job!!!