Metallica "Master of Puppets" Best of Reactions Compilation - How To Make A Metalhead

[@briananderson4007]

I analyzed this song for my 11th grade Honors English class in 1986. My whole class was rocking out and the teacher started off angry that I had chosen such an "Awful" song. By the end of it, she wanted to listen to it again and go back and deconstruct everything on a whole different level than any other song presented in my class. Im 52 now and this song is still in my top 5 of all time.

[@berganssekk]

Hey, that's a great story! I can totally picture it. I've been a metalhead for most of my life, and am now an English tracher. I love seeing the reaction in the class when I say "today we're gonna analyze some poetry" and then pull out Iron Maiden or Bruce Springsteen - and then hearing the students whistling or humming the tune when they leave class 😄

[@Garo.11]

Lmao that's awesome. You turned a square teacher into a metal head

[@ClifftopTragedy]

I did the very same thing with Iron Maidens Heaven can wait in religion class. A lot of kids became rockers that day -and maybe even a teacher. She borrowed the tape

[@rickfinley77]

That's awesome.

[@josefolgar3641]

Exactly like you... Im 52...my teacher said the same.... Un abrazo desde españa

[@CreepyNeighbor666]

You have to love seeing people enjoy songs I've been listening to for decades. When they can appreciate the instrumental sections, it's even better.

[@egiptoantiguo]

its all fake....

[@SheaRecordmetal]

I know right!

[@chriskauffman6687]

All fake? Lol, I know all of these reactors

[@michaelshultz1590]

@@egiptoantiguo Why do you believe that their reactions are fake?

[@joan_pappaisoscatalans6719]

@@michaelshultz1590 its just a way to get more views and likes. I don't mean that they hate the song, of course not, but they would never buy any trash metal song, neither this one. Because this style is not new, because they don't have 12 years old and because all reactions are over reacted.

[@Sleepgarden]

"is the slow part meant to resemble the come down?" Me who's heard this song for 30 years: "huh.....never thought about that actually"

[@earnestpeeplesjr8948]

This song represents the highs, the lows and everything in between when it comes to how drugs can control and determine your ultimate fate. NTM, how drugs will screw up your life.

[@m2karateman]

Yes. The beginning was the urgency for the drug, the middle represents the ecstasy of the drug, and the impending rise in tempo and volume is the follow up urgency for the drug once again. Pretty much explains the horror of drug addiction.

[@sl1gh]

Same. It's just today we hear these reactions/analysis because of the internet. Back then we just listen, vibe and we form our own interpretations and that makes the discussions with our garage bands more interesting.

[@kristinahull2434]

SAME

[@parvizdeamer]

Hahaha same!!!

[@MetalClown1974]

As a recovering addict and alcoholic I can definitely relate to this song. Just celebrated 28 months clean and sober on the 17th of last month. Little update. Closing in on three years clean and sober. Addiction is the master of puppets, but it's no longer my master. Update. I have three years four months clean and sober.

[@connormacintosh7480]

Nice dude great job 👍

[@Incognito-----------]

that is so awesome dude..keep it up 👍👍

[@MetalClown1974]

@@Incognito----------- , thanks. I'll be celebrating 3 years clean and sober on April 17th.

[@MzFuriousRose]

That's awesome!

[@stormy7709]

Good work. Keep strong, you can do it.

[@nds711D]

As a lifelong metalhead, seeing people "get it" or just enjoy the song for the first time always gives me chills and brings a tear to my eye.

[@ryannite3800]

Thought I was the only one feeling that

[@brianpatrickreddington1750]

I love Metal

[@Sleepydill]

man i tell you.. im only 20 and i feel the same fn way

[@hilagalam3541]

Most definitely 🤘🏻

[@marcello9476]

It let's us hear the song for the first time again vicariously through them

[@grayven123]

Concerned 80's mothers: "Metal music leads to drugs!!!!" Metallica: Releases one of the best metal/thrash songs about how drugs will end up ruining and taking over your life if you do them.

[@B355Y]

It's because some parents didn't even take the time to listen to what they were objecting to.

[@DaltonKY08]

I see 69 likes, I don't know if I have the strength to do it

[@hank1972]

Kirk did admit tho that he quit doing blow 20 years later.

[@heavimetal1000]

And it came out in 86....

[@HisVirusness]

People tend to forget that a lot of Metallica's music has to do with mental illness, which includes drug abuse.

[@matthewjones4090]

I actually feel jealous of these guys getting to listen to the masterpiece for the first time! Brings back all memories 🤣

[@Zanbaktau]

I was gonna say that exact same thing.

[@sableann4255]

Exactly!!!

[@whiteheat916]

Yep! This song BLEW MY MIND when I heard it for the first time.

[@jimk2824]

First time I heard this song was in September 1986 and I was sitting next to a guy who introduced himself as "James" on a non-stop flight from San Francisco to London. He said his band was heading over there to headline their first European tour. I asked him what the name of his band was. He then handed me his cassette of their latest album. Master of Puppets.

[@TheEndless_]

I was first introduced to air supply, bee gees, scorpions and classics etc, then went to gnr, journey, bon jovi, Aerosmith, and so on, then one day theres this movie Bohemian rhapsody, at first i didnt like the song then after a few tries i finally appreciate the meaning and beauty of the song, i listen songs of queen nonstop and my top songs are march of the black queen, bo rhap, innuendo, and prophets song, after that, for the first time my mind was blown away when i was first listening to led Zeppelin, stairway was a classic masterpiece then boom, kashmir played and boy i was like drugged, the song was so unique and has an iconic riff, then after a year finally the doors of metal opened for me, enter....... Black sabbath, war pigs, iron man, children of the grave, into the void and so on, then suddenly the auto play was on, which the song plays and i had no idea what it is, then i think "yeah why not? Its good to listen something new once in a while" the songs plays.......... Tewnt!!!!! Ten ten teewwwwwnt!!!! The riff was...... Damn mesmerizing, then the lyrics came i had no idea what its about, but i just kept headbanging to it, after the first part the slow mid section came, and idk how to explain it, it was like me, a human trying to understand whats this beautiful sound playing and i was in total awe, and i think you know the rest.......... MASTER!!!!!!!!

[@Frosto78]

“Every genre of music has bars” no truer words.

[@rwldebruijn1979]

Yup, some are just made of metal.

[@richyglitched]

It's a song about Pimps. Nuff said

[@keef82]

“I dunno, I think what I thought might be right, I think it’s about pimps” …is the greatest line in any reaction video ever 😂😂😂

[@CrimsonInquisitioner]

Master of Pimps

[@gingerpaul5702]

@@skunkugly that wasnt lfr family, that was mr v reacts/ mr video, he's funny af aswell, undoubtedly the best reaction channel on the site edit: nvm it was lfr family, it just sounded like mr video, both are still good though

[@maryannturton9830]

It was a great guess because a pimp steals your soul in a similar way that drugs do.Think about it!👊

[@peggurr3887]

It makes me laugh so hard!!! 😂😂

[@g.b.174]

This was going to be my exact post! Too F-ing good! 🤘🤘🤘🤣🤣🤣

[@mookie714]

"chop your breakfast on a mirror" is one of the best lines ever. bars indeed.

[@plasma_659]

I think you mean lines 😂 Lines indeed

[@blackcountryme]

Another deep line from another band is "I can't drown my demons, they know how to swim" perfect

[@TomTKK]

@@plasma_659 That was bars bruh

[@raregrimebeats1352]

@@blackcountryme sounds like something bring me the horizon would write

[@murderoustendencies]

I'm not an anglophone and the first time I heard it I couldn't make sense of it. For some reason I imagined Lars throwing eggs and bacon at a mirror. Even after having it explained this image comes up every time I hear the song.

[@thislife6884]

It's cool that they all recognize the brilliance of the song. I'm a 48-year-old black male, who started listening to Metallica at 13. My black buddies used to make fun of me for listening to it, but I didn't care. I literally wore out cassettes of their first few albums. I listen to just about everything, but Metallica is one of my all-time favorites.

[@kennethfurnace6780]

First tape I wore out from overplay was … And justice for all. Still my favourite Metallica album.

[@darvis975]

@@kennethfurnace6780 also my favorite album

[@actionman4520]

Same here, listen everything but Metallica is still my favorite after over 3 decades of journey. They are just brilliant.

[@uriahfaust8476]

Dude! You're ME! Lol....

[@pizzareviewsonthego]

Same here, my Sicilian friends would make fun of me.

[@RandallFrequentFlyerFlagg]

“I think it’s about pimps.” Best reaction of all.

[@paullynch1210]

It's about addiction

[@Picksqueal]

well I'm convinced....

[@atvena]

That killed me

[@caseyleo7299]

​@@paullynch1210yes. That's why that reaction was great. It was funny.

[@Maher-o6u8x]

😂😂😂

[@tmex9588]

Master of Puppets resonates to everyone differently. Yes, the lyrics are based on addiction but it could be about anything controlling your life and eventually destroying it. Marriage, your job, a toxic relationship…..many things. Then the music delivers a roller coaster of different emotions. Heavy riffs, beautiful harmonies, sick solos….its so well executed in this song. People will be discovering and embracing this song 100 years from now.

[@KAOTSOUKI]

True Story, rightfully said.

[@18hot30]

@@KAOTSOUKI i disagree, it's like they had a producer or friends who knew the addiction journey extremely well (they were just alcoholics then).I mean they're talking coke, heroin, or anything snorted and shot up specifically. The addiction journey starts just like the song powerful and kick ass, then depending on the drug but my guess is it's a similar problem, you get the mellow part that doesn't last very long, when you're actually enjoying the effects of the drug. For example, like with let's say - heroin. Then as the chill music is still playing i.e while you're still feeling the influence a creeping drum and guitar riff bring the agony of the sickness, the crawling craving, need for the drug. Afterwards, we're at the end part where it's all gone to shit, heroin snorters or meth or whatever start shooting up shit, never you betray lyric is part you always returning to your master both dealer and drug, you never refuse to take it if offered, then life of death becomes clearer when you're in rehab for the 15th time in 10 yrs, have no surface veins that are visible, your brain turns to shit and you either end up damaged or 6 feet under where there are maggots on your corpse - feeding. If you hadn't died yet, you drift alone on numbered days, and your life truly is out of season. The end can be literal hell where the demonic laugh starts, welcoming you with lots of other less growly but still demeaning laughs coming, or just the everyday you know, look at that fool and what he's done with himself or people who gave up on you laugh at your weakness, stupidity, but mainly sickness. Kinda ironic that they pretty much all turned out to be polyaddicts , self fulfilling prophecy of sorts, which is why James can't downpick anywhere near like he used to , Kirk and his mistakes, not being able to play a simple riff when shown by James , Lars going out of time so much Rebecca or Charismatic voice - I can't remember clearly right now as it's 4 am here - literally thought they were speeding up and slowing down on purpose . Jason (since Clifford Lee Burton passed away when their bus flipped for those who don't know the story if there are such ppl) hooked on pain pills and fuck knows what else when they split up before st Anger was made... James pissing on Layne Staley's death for being a junky at their live shows while he himself barely made it out and so on. But yeah if you didn't know better you can say Lou Reed's Heroin is about flowers, White Rabbit is a tribute to Alice in Wonderland and MInistry's Dark Side of the Spoon album is just a spoof on Dark side of the Moon... Or 10's, Suicide Note 1, Good Friends and a Bottle of Pills, Hard lines Sunken Cheeks are respectively about - 10 packs of cigarettes, getting thru an illness with a little help from your friends and antibiotics, Christian salesmen... Bohemian Rhapsody is about murder not about Freddie coming out as gay and so on. Some songs have ambiguous lyrics , Master isn't one of them. It's a good intro to the stigma and laughs you will get when you're feeling like you're dying, so yeah sorry not even just addiction but very specific hard drug addiction, but I guess if it makes you feel better being angry at your your mom for not giving you that weed money, or your ex for dumping your ass, if your job is being a drug dealer and you get hooked, etc. You can make a song that is called Anti Drug Anthem and the lyrics be literally just Drugs will fuck you up, I can already see ppl saying it was a fucking metaphor for your salary that you're hooked on like heroin, doesn't last long usually, you're happy in the beginning and then you crave it at the end of the month and the real meaning just goes over your head. But yeah, you do you boo :)

[@petermerkin6428]

I think chop your breakfast on a mirror referencing to COCAINE.

[@tmex9588]

@@petermerkin6428 yea for sure.

[@masterk5372]

Well said agree

[@justinmcgill4806]

It’s impossible not to appreciate this masterpiece as one of the holy grails of heavy metal history

[@painkiller7769]

My girlfriend dislike it 😭

[@ZeeVee12]

@@painkiller7769 big red flag

[@PowerPulseedit]

Speed matal/thrash metal

[@213chewy]

@@painkiller7769 get a new girlfriend

[@painkiller7769]

@@213chewy Never

[@dannyberry8725]

If Mozart, Beethoven, and Bach were alive today they would be metal heads.

[@dionshare7103]

I certainly think they would have appreciation for music of all sorts.

[@austinelliott3497]

@@dionshare7103 Man idk…you seen the top 100? 😂😂 I think they would appreciate music that takes skill and good song structure for sure though no matter the genre which I can definitely agree with!

[@dionshare7103]

I definitely agree. Those songs and musicians that take time to showcase their talents. I don't know if anything right now would hold up to that.

[@MrKhushrenada]

True, you can clearly hear this when songs like this are played on a piano instrumentally and it almost sounds like a classical composition.

[@anthonytsi]

Bach was the metalhead of his day.

[@bigdaddy_c6254]

The song can be broken down into four parts. The first part is the drugs telling the addict that they are under their control and that the addict needs them. The second part is slower and is the high the addict feels after taking the drugs. The third part is the addict talking to the drugs and asking basically "why are you doing this to me?" Finally, the fourth part is the drugs talking back to the addict and saying basically "too bad, I still control you" and the cycle starts again. At least that's my take on it.

[@HisVirusness]

Nail on the head.

[@Incab]

lol took me years to figure that out but was hooked on Metallica from the first taste.

[@ICLight412]

As an addict for 2.5 decades and recovering, you got it. It’s a mind game going in cycles. The toughest part is denying the chemical from nicotine, alcohol, powder to behavioral addiction as sex, video games, etc. Addiction has overtook society in many ways from substance to other things by technology exploding. This has manipulated humans minds to obsess over this chemical feeling produced by overdoing activities. It’s simple on the surface to explain addiction but when I’ve been through it so long, dive deeper, it gets complex how we chase an illusion. Crazy how we can train or trick our minds to create chemicals to make us so called feel better. Then add substances to enhance the effect. People have issues with both or just one, substances or behavioral. This has us chase an imaginary friend, first rush, materials needed to look certain ways while financially not there, whatever it may be, it never has the answer, just a bad ending… Edit: unless you understand you got a problem, get help and get the fck out. Actually knowing you have the problem is monumental. Still get help and stay with it. That was my BIGGEST fault. I understood and accepted being an addict. Yet kept thinking, I’ll be okay doing this myself. It never worked.

[@Zikkar]

I like it

[@ryanduffy5263]

​@@ICLight412 very well said!

[@lp_72]

Can we take a minute to appreciate the amazing editing?

[@potatos_4_free]

Just spent the last 4 of his videos doing that! Hope he keeps these coming, amazing work.

[@whitebeardskydaddy6756]

Yes, we can.

[@mh-12-34-6-b]

I would have appreciated it more if you’d of added Rebecca saying “spicy” at the beginning

[@carloscjr23]

Yes we can

[@werdup9105]

For real.

[@Silverset_]

“I can’t bop my head fast enough!” This is how headbanging was BORN!!!

[@dinastanford7779]

I got whiplash once from a good rock night

[@spittin_sparks]

I seen Metallica live and when they played this song you had 70k+ people chanting "master master" etc., the air was electric, so powerful.

[@lucidentity]

Like when they all start shouting 'DIE' in Creeping Death!

[@MrCamel2humps]

I saw the same thing but there was 120K people chanting it! BIG4 festival in 2011.

[@feelthemusic7871]

@@lucidentity i was gonna say that, but you beat me to it. Lol

[@IronReece13]

How many in Moscow?

[@crankenstein20]

Watch Creeping Death live in Moscow in 1991. That gives me chills and goosebumps every time; 1.4 MILLION people packed together chanting “DIE!”

[@adventurewithacamera]

'You can feel the pain..." I love watching newbies discover what many mistakenly describe as "loud noise." Metal and in particular Metallica is deep, incredibly complex musically, outstanding lyrics and unrivaled performance. Metal is the classical music of our time - loud, rebellious and capable of pulling out emotions you did not realize you had. Welcome to the headbanger's ball.

[@tony3231]

That’s so true!! You actually get it.

[@시우시우-g8n]

A very misunderstood and misrepresented form of music demonized by people who have never taken a moment to truly sit down and listen to it. It makes me so happy as well to see people who fell for the lies give it a chance and realize just how wrong they were and come to enjoy this beautiful style of music.

[@PaulJohnson-vn7eh]

Perfectly said. Even though they were that young, they were very sophisticated with their music.

[@jacyg.3073]

If Mozart were alive today he'd be in a speed metal band!

[@dunbar9finger]

To be fair if you understand the science of how sound works and how much work the brain has to do to deconstruct a single sound wave into its component parts and hear the guitar, drums, bass, and vocals as separate and not jumbled together, it makes sense why people not used to the heavy distortion literally cannot hear the music and just hear noise. You have to expose your brain to the sound of a heavy distortion guitar a while before it finally "clicks" when your auditory processing can pull it out as a separate instrument to send to your conscious mind that way. Until that happens your brain literally hears all the parts, vocal, guitar, and drum, as just one combined single sound and that's where the accusations of it just being noise come from. The heavy distortion really confuses the brain's audio processing when it's not used to it and masks the signal. After you hear it enough times then your brain learns the patterns the instruments make and thus it can finally deconstruct the sound into component parts.

[@TheArchangel911]

This guy right here puttin in work. Keep this up, you found a winning formula.👍👍

[@hhiippiittyy]

Give this man some subs and likes people!

[@Phillup3]

Loving it!!! Need more new metal fans reacts because from rush to Metallica It’s insanely funny😭😭🤣🤣

[@dizastro5437]

Shouts to Derek. Crazy effort to put all this together.

[@ThomasTallant]

Yes 1000x... As they say, this is fire! Excellent work. Subscribed.

[@VJnarcoticvizion]

Definitely! this is a curator's work. New Internet level achieved. 🤙👍

[@SGodThor]

Master Master ... A masterpiece, written by drunken guys in their early twenties. Unbelievable.

[@NeutralGloomBot]

I watched them play this live on Howard Stern as older men and they fucking killed it. It was spectacular to watch. lol

[@03svterminator64]

Hey. It’s Sad but true! 😅

[@richardcooper3507]

Yep. They were just hitting their stride here! This album came on the scene in the wake of Ride the Lightning which gave hints of what was to come. Master of Puppets was the 2nd stage of a rocket heading for interstellar space and superstardom as a band! And all you suckers doggin’ Lars are just punks who probably never played drums. Lars is the engine behind the band, just like every other drummer is for every band. Without a good drummer it all falls apart, it’s like a beautiful car with a missing engine. Nothing matters or works without that engine. Without Lars this isn’t the same band! Period.

[@richardcooper3507]

@@NeutralGloomBot Yes they definitely killed it & Howard was blown away by these guys!

[@thedude9082]

@@richardcooper3507 We don't hate Lars. He just got lazy. Timing not the same. Their original songs are played slower maybe cause got older. Don't know the excuse. Cliff Burton was a major part of the musical compositions. They just aren't the same band. I know bands change but way play songs isn't better. Go look up Orion original for a better example of Cliff's prowesses as not just a musician but someone who wrote this. Just old metalhead perspective is all.

[@yukoncornelius5527]

Metal always gets a bad rap, but when people go into it with an open mind, Tool, Metallica, Rage, etc., they realize it's a bunch of skilled ass musicians taking music to a whole new level.

[@kadasrichard]

Rage is criminally underrated in the metal community.

[@eggbert191]

Not to mention the thought behind the lyrics

[@roof1975]

If anythng should get a bad rap...it's well rap and most of the new shit out today...produced, autotune, can't play instruments worth shit. Cardi B, BTS, Kanye, etc. I'll always respect real musicians and bands first. And guitar players with skill.

[@patback8116]

@@roof1975 im not even a raphead but putting kanye in the same vein as cardi b and BTS seems a bit disconnected

[@doishooligan]

@@kadasrichard Rage is pretty good. RATM is meh.

[@slaw38]

Lyrically, and probably musically , one of the greatest songs ever written.

[@protege1717]

Not bad for a song about cocaine at that.

[@mobatumi]

Musically and probably lyrically.

[@atvena]

It's up there with bohemian rhapsody

[@killeralex447]

This whole album is literally Preserved in the library of Congress for being Culturally and historically significant.

[@vicedm1145]

@@mobatumicorrect way. Musically it’s one of the best ever

[@dani08sv]

James was just 23 when this album came out, its INSANSE how big brain young talented band they were with so mature sound and lyrics.

[@wraith1117]

Yeah. I don't think that a lot of peeps watching this know just how young they were making this masterpiece.

[@amr4336]

So he was 2 years younger when making Ride the lightning, which was another classic and as good as this album

[@murk4552]

@@amr4336 no it isn't. This album defined them as no longer have Dave Mustaines traces in the riffs. Their whole sound is different at this point.

[@Shiljamannn]

​@@amr4336 MOP had even better writting than RTL... MOP has deeper and more creative lyrics, also it brought a lot more progression, transitions and melody into their songs. Many people have RTL as their favorite Metallica album, but MOP and AJFA were the pinnacle of their songwritting hands down.

[@yasininn76]

@Shiljamannn ride the lightning has some better songs. Fade to black is regarded as their host song in lyrics terms.

[@strat458796]

The guy at 5:27 nailed it. Shows how well Metallica produces music. That’s the comedown and the breakdown afterwards is the anger and sadness a person feels for being addicted in the first place.

[@jaredbarr3406]

Huh. Here I thought it was the high that the addict felt followed by the crash and withdraw symptoms they felt afterwards.

[@strat458796]

@@jaredbarr3406 I guess it could be interpreted either way to be honest. I always felt it was the comedown and anger that comes with withdraws

[@jaredbarr3406]

@@strat458796 Just as I never thought of it that way. I think we're both right on this.

[@strat458796]

@@jaredbarr3406 I think so, I like your theory too

[@ElSocketFace]

didnt get it when i was 14 i had to become an addict to understand it lol.

[@kingquad6677]

Just remember that this was written in '85 & recorded & released in' 86 and they were 23yrs old...... Played their own instruments.... No electronic bullshit!.... State of the art speed metal..... Flawless

[@Shrimppizza]

There were certain parts of the album that were composed even before they hit 22. And that's not even the craziest part. Kill 'em All was released in 1983, Ride the Lightning in 1984 and Master of Puppets was played during concerts in 1985 and released in 1986. And those albums are said to be some of the greatest metal albums of all time. In only 3 years.

[@kingquad6677]

@@Shrimppizza I know!!

[@rahra2483]

@@Shrimppizza their 2009 induction into the hall of fame was WELL deserved!!

[@fartzr.schmelli3351]

Thank God for the garage!! Where it came from!

[@kingquad6677]

@@fartzr.schmelli3351 well said Holmes

[@chrisgomez860]

I just noticed (after watching this compilation for like the 50th time) that nearly everyone had their eyes closed during the middle section. Now that's when you KNOW music is touching the soul. Long live the best rock song EVER.

[@Mr.PerfectCell-q3f]

Oh what I would give to experience this song for the first time again when I first heard the middle I remember for each note it sent chills down my spine and throughout my soul

[@masterman812]

I know the song is good and all, but can we talk about how well and cohesively this is edited. Well done.👍

[@happninmojo]

Yup, especially the outro: "I'll tell anybody this though bruh, if you're gonna use drugs... just smoke weed."

[@dbplaypen]

True. Props for that because I would never have sought out all those singularly 👊

[@Sky14318]

SERIOUSLY well done!

[@stanflahaut1893]

@@dbplaypen Brad & Lex Reactions are great and they do all genres.

[@spook75a28]

Yeah, this editing is FIRE, seriously some of the best. I'm 47, been on the internet since my first PC build in 1997, and this channel has some of the best editing I have seen in these 26 years of daily internet use. These videos are a stunning resume for someone who wanted to go pro and edit for Hollywood or media somewhere.

[@clamrollvideos]

"I think it might be about pimps" Legend. I've loved this song for decades and it is now the song about pimps 😂

[@markmclaren7551]

That part made me laugh like crazy lol

[@atvena]

And the way he said it so casually

[@Roccolittlechicago]

Indeed

[@Zikkar]

I mean when you look at it in a certain light it is defiantly about pimps

[@sodapop43920]

"I still think its about Pimps" and the Stevie Knight pause....this editing is so good. Captures the best of their individual personalities well

[@kregmaffews]

Scrolled for this comment. That made me spit my drink

[@malterbeton1501]

PIMPS! I died man i swear

[@emily.g.929]

SAME LMFAO 🤣

[@soloistdeve]

Master of Puppets is one of the greatest songs that humankind has created. It's not just peak Metallica. It's peak music.

[@ryanexsus]

It's funny as a metalhead because I grew up knowing about the masterpiece that was Master of Puppets and Ride The Lightning, and seeing someone listen to the absolute peak of thrash in a snapshot in time is such a great experience for me personally. Like you just can't recreate the first time you hear something like this.

[@TerryT0114]

I use to play this so much back when it came out my cousin wound up saying to me, "no more Master Master". Lol. He loves Metallica now it just took him a little longer to come around.

[@thegiron8730]

My mom told me when i was a little baby my favorite songs would be beautiful people and enter sandman, currently 23 and still a metal head, and i appreciate it now even more because of all the trash that is now in modern "music"

[@kaxe666]

The weirdest thing about this, as well as a myriad of other songs, is that it came from someone's mind, heart, and soul; WE JUST LISTEN TO IT!!!

[@seanmcgrew1699]

This is absolutely so true. I remember the moment I first heard Metallica as a 3rd grader in 93. Enter Sandman. I heard my first “chug” and I knew I wanted to play THAT music. I’ve been playing guitar ever since. Almost tear up.

[@michaelmay5453]

Yeah, I remember when Metallica was just a blip... New band, new music... I fucking loved it. Still do. Great for the gym but not in the car.

[@michaelchmiel166]

MOP is the single greatest song ever done by a Thrash band. It has EVERYTHING and it takes you EVERYWHERE. It is, imo, one of the greatest songs ever written PERIOD.

[@anthonytsi]

They have many, yet this I will agree is their best.

[@itstheotherwhitemeat]

the thing that should not be is mine,

[@lanecore75]

@@itstheotherwhitemeat That is a magnificent song that is sadly overlooked.p

[@floodtech]

@@itstheotherwhitemeat "The Thing That Should not Be" is such a heavy song heavy 🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@jeffaites2362]

For Whom the Bell Tolls is mine , but MOP is very hard to beat

[@markyoung8163]

Just imagine HOW badass this was when it was new. I bought this CASSETTE the day it came out! Had already bought Kill Em All AND Ride The Lightning, so I couldn't wait for this to drop. And I was NOT disappointed! Amazing still to this day!

[@CastrolHondaSP2]

Too true. This was the album that turned me from Hip Hop to Metal. Then Music For The Jilted Generation by the Prodigy in 94 turned me to dance music. 👌

[@Abraham0031]

Back in the days , watching headbangers ball on MTV was awesome

[@Tr1ton131]

I envy you for being able to experience music like that

[@alexmaziarz7496]

Me too. I still have it

[@NoName-mk4wv]

Ride the Lightning was my first cassette

[@chrisp3330]

I can sit here and honestly say I wouldn’t be alive today if it wasn’t for Metallica, in particular this song. It made me realise I wasn’t the only one in the cycle when I was a teenager. It took a while but, Metallica cleaned my shit up eventually. Going to watch Metallica live in the late 80’s/early 90’s was my saviour - forever grateful to these dudes.

[@suchendelokidottir5673]

I credit fade to black for saving my life. Just knowing I wasn't alone feeling that way made all the difference to 14 year old me. I'm glad you're still here.

[@mikaeljohnledet1060]

No.... YOU cleaned up your own shit!! Never underestemate your own strength!! What Metallica did was simply to open your eyes and nudge you in the right direction. I hope you are doing good, buddy. 😊

[@WesselsReaper]

I truly hope James Lars and the guys see this video…just to show how timeless their music is and the impact it’s STILL having! Fuck yeah! 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@TheDivayenta]

Send it to them!

[@idolworship4206]

Insert unauthorized use lawsuit joke here 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@btgkg9639]

@@idolworship4206 😂 😂😂

[@realburglazofficial2613]

Not long ago Elton John told James that ‘Nothing Else Matters’ was a _perfect_ song and one of the greatest songs ever written. If that’s not a gleaming endorsement of your songwriting ability, I don’t know what is!

[@ProgDeather]

Yeah let Lars find a way to make a profit out of it.

[@YoeAdei]

I still literally remembering the first time I heard this song. I was hanging out with my best friend. We were in middle school. We loved bands like The Clash and Sex Pistols. He told me I got to listen to this heavy metal band called “Metallica”. I laughed at the name and he smiled, put on the record and we sat on his bunk bed as he watched my “reaction” to this exact song. And my musical world after that moment, changed forever. It was a life changing experience.

[@evantyler3605]

Absolutely. Life changing.

[@x8nis]

I don't know why everyone laughs at the name "Metallica" I personally think it's a badass name

[@Oiak1086]

Almost the same to me, for me it was late 2003, St. Anger was just released so it was easy to find almost any Metallica song on the radio back then, I was listen to some FM radio I used to listen while studying for my finals that year, and this music started to sound, I remember when it reach the interlude I became stunned for the entire time, NEVER EVER listened to something like that before, from that moment I fell in love whit this band, till this day

[@craig328]

I first heard this song in my third year at university. I'd slept on this band after Ride the Lightning but my roommate loved them and played this and it's not til you sit down like these kids did and truly pay attention that you realize what a masterpiece this tune is. "Genre defining" isn't too big a label to slap on this song.

[@xxxmikeyjock]

@@x8nis its a cheesy name. the only thing that makes it not cheesy is the fact they are the Gods of Metal and they changed the world :)

[@nathanduke5323]

James Hetfield really doesn't get enough credit for how good of a songwriter and guitar player he is.

[@insunatic5062]

Bro... James certainly gets enough credit and more, from, like, everyone. Every flippin' person in Rock knows that Hetfield is the man. Ain't no one saying he is less than a legend in the music world.

[@chrishunt4584]

Hetfield is a legend the metal world knows it and that's what matters

[@ddmddmd]

Yes he does. LMAO

[@DefiantDEFI]

Hahahaha he's in the number 1 metal band for decades. He been experienced the gratitude.

[@anthonytsi]

Damn right !

[@Speenzoidotron]

You are the most talented editor on KZbin. Weaving together a cohesive story with comedic timing and humor well on display. Kudos

[@ManiSantos]

This video gave me goosebumps... Seeing people's reaction to this classic metal track took me back 30 years ago...

[@Brimstone-Gaming]

it's sad when you can put "classic" and "metal" in the same sentence.

[@perfectlyperfectpops4203]

@@Brimstone-Gaming like metal hasn’t been around for 60 some years at least? 😂

[@Brimstone-Gaming]

@@perfectlyperfectpops4203 the classification to metal wasn't given till the late 70s. music in the 50s and 60s was classified as hard rock, rock and roll, or psychedelic rock.

[@rgcazo]

It's hard to believe this song is so old. I was in high school when this album came out. It's amazing to see this coming back around and being enjoyed by this generation.

[@joshezzo5483]

Me too brah! Goosebumps!

[@SonOfAWookiee]

I watched this video a few times now. There is something satisfying about watching newbies to Metallica appreciate greatness.

[@chrisgomez860]

Glad I'm not the only one who has given this video multiple views because it's so satisfying watching people discover the beauty of this song!

[@jimmybailey7198]

Or when they experience some deep track buried on side 2 of an old iron maiden record. Like woahhhhhh lol

[@buffymcmuffin5361]

Exactly!

[@OGMrWayne]

Preach. It really is satisfying 😂

[@AliceInPantera]

When you actually sit down and listen to it, not many people can resist the power of some good metal!

[@guitarscadillacs5049]

And METALLICA is some sick ass metal

[@wildae.]

Metal is not just a song

[@empirepa6843]

I don’t know why this makes me emotional seeing non metal heads understand that out music is not just a bunch of screaming and fast guitar playing but instead has more meaning than any other music out there. Something I’ve know for 40 years

[@mastod0n1]

Watching everyone do the "Master, Master" at the end of the song just filled my soul with happiness.

[@katy61]

So, I remember when my daughter was about 3 years old ( she's 12 now) and Master of Puppets came on the radio. She was literally head banging in her car seat, repeating "Master, Master" and it was the cutest, best moment of my life. The day my baby girl became a metal head...just like her Mama. I was so proud 🤘🖤

[@mastod0n1]

@@katy61 that's so adorable. Also goals for when my wife and I have kids

[@SonOfAWookiee]

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, James Hetfield is the most underrated song writer of the last 40 years. It’s a hill I’ll die on.

[@lauragraziano5858]

I join you on that hill!!

[@joedec]

@@lauragraziano5858 you and me both

[@hiteshgujarathi4636]

Lets get rollin

[@mohr4less]

I’ll die with you on that hill. A couple Indisposable Heroes.

[@marandajustice2375]

I’m right there with you!!

[@JediPhoenix1976]

"This sounds like music you will play before you whup someone's ass." Accurate statement, to be honest. 🤘

[@SavageDawgJoshua]

No, that would be Clutch, "Binge and Purge"

[@FergusScotchman]

This is the best metal album ever devised by humans. Every song. JH says this song can apply to any addictive behavior... any addiction you call MASTER.

[@andyb1653]

Veins that pump with fear -----> Heroin Sucking darkest clear ----> Alcohol Your life burns faster ----> Meth/Speed Chop your breakfast on a mirror -----> Cocaine You promised only lies -----> Gambling

[@MitchJohnson0110]

I'm more of a Ride The Lightning guy myself, but MoP is a lot better produced and that helps it out a ton.

[@yasininn76]

I honestly like this album, but Damage Inc doesn't cut it for me. I still like Metallica (The black album) better because of other songs, but considering that taht one is longer and this one has more percentage of bangers (7/8), yes, you're right.

[@dakotawinston7677]

It’s hard not to get emotional seeing so many people enjoy this incredible music.

[@dvdstanwood]

This song about drugs so perfectly signifies what a drug addict truly goes through the tempo and crescendo of the song are absolutely perfect and masterfully done to show the first drug fix and then the come down and then the hunt for the next fix. Absolutely brilliant composition.

[@dougjohnson2002]

One of the best anti drug abuse songs ever!!!!

[@kylemillholland9203]

THE MOST incredible song about the terrors and destructive process of addiction ever written.

[@mikeysan01]

What were you doing at age 19-20??? Metallica was writing a masterpiece...300 years from now, people will still be blown away by this song!!!!

[@michaelblaes9847]

Can you imagine how much great music there will be. 300 hundreds years later and Metallica, Queen and AC/DC will still be listened to.

[@aperez7145]

I grew up a rap/ hip hop head but a friend introduced me to The four horsemen by Metallica and I was obsessed. Growing up like I did, music was my escape. As a kid my parents would drag me to church where they would play these same records backwards to scare us into believing it was the devil’s music. I would run home after church and play the same album in my Walkman so my parents couldn’t hear. I love music and I absolutely love seeing people discover and appreciate these musicians as well.

[@aperez7145]

Also, if you know anything about James Hetfield’s childhood you’ll understand why he was obsessed with death and the devil like I was

[@Cvmpbell]

All I listen to now a days is hip hop, but you can’t go wrong with some Guns N’ Roses, Metallica, or Bon Jovi 🫡

[@tony3231]

If you can play this on guitar, drums or bass - correctly - and I mean actually playing it right, not half assed, then you can say whatever you want. I can play it on guitar and I can tell you that these guys are talented!!! Forget what jealous people say- they don’t deserve to have an opinion.

[@gunsgoodtime]

​@@tony3231 Never learned the solo, the damn rythym is exhausting enough

[@pdog547]

These compilations are amazing, seriously - great editing, great people.

[@rickgould334]

The song is timeless, and for a group of young twenty somethings (in 1986) to create such a powerful, significant song was amazing. I've been jamming to Metallica since Kill'em All, and to see a new generation appreciating their classics, is awesome.

[@709mash]

Metallica is genuinely a great starting point for people getting into metal. Their old catalogue is still stellar.

[@Fyrecide]

5:27 This guy gets it. They all do. That makes me happy... that people today are still appreciating the craftsmanship and genius writing that went into this and many other songs. As someone who has had experience with this topic before, I'm happy to see people understanding and connecting with this. Fantastic video Derek. Keep up the great work!

[@FREEDOM_33]

The greatest thing he's heard in a while was released close to 40 years ago. Metallica is timeless.

[@mariobergermann1119]

To every single one in this video (and to you, Derek Brooks): THANK YOU! You all just put me in a time machine back to 1986, when I was a 14 year old boy, listening to this song the first time...and became a metalhead!!! And even now, 36 years later, the shivers run over my body...METALLICA FOR LIFE!!!!!

[@aaronclair4301]

As someone that grew up to this music as a teen in the 80s, it's awesome watching these reactions

[@robert8581]

I always like watching Lex react to new music. She's a HEADBANGER!

[@gnomeofwar]

I never thought I'd see the day when I'd like a "reaction" of a reaction video compilation, and yet here we are. Great editing skills with studio track in the background. Amazing ride. You got me Subscribed.

[@ruthalvarado7086]

RIGHT?!?!? I'm usually yelling at my screen in 8 out of 10 reactions because of comments (wrong info) made from certain rectors.... LOVED this gang reaction...!!!

[@christianjohnsjohns8723]

I feel like this is basically Bohemian Rhapsody for Thrash Metal am I wrong I love this.

[@foodslave2918]

I have the same impression about the song. I'm having goosebumps. I thought it was just me

[@sharidocherty3995]

That's right

[@FreeTheJambon]

You're right bro

[@MySonsFather74]

Close... Holy Wars by Megadeth.

[@ihavewaited90daystochangem51]

@@MySonsFather74 Bruh

[@1138Skinner]

What i love about that solo is that the timing goes from a fast 1-2-3-4, to a slower 1-2-3 waltz. Slowing it down for the metaphorical "high", then crashing it back down for the withdrawal and the chaos that follows.

[@NHndrsn1234]

Lars is an innovator. No matter what everyone says, most rock/metal drummers started playing Metallica. Those early Lars fills are legendary.

[@ProfeFut]

FACTS

[@outlawgamingrp]

People love to talk shit on Metallica, but that's just because they are among the most impactful bands of all time and people always like to hate whoever is the best. I know its all opinion, but if you were to have the top names in metal come together and list the best Metal song ever, Master of Puppets would be at the top.

[@YeYe-wd7vq]

@@outlawgamingrp a lot of people wouldn't say that Metallica is one of the best today

[@wuphat]

Lars was excellent from Lighting to Justice. Very creative. In 91 they went a different direction, to their credit and success, and he kinda got lazy after that. Lost his chops

[@Thekidyusuke]

For sure %100

[@FergusScotchman]

I tell you, I discovered Kill em All in 8th grade, when no one else had even heard the name Metallica... and was driving age of 15 when Master of Puppets came out. Metallica took the baton of metal and just spearheaded it for the next 20 years. At 50, I still go to concerts, and reminisce about the old times, but am still blown away at their level of performance. Artists like to cite band like Led Zeppelin as influencers, but Metallica defined metal and dominated it. There is no question. Show me the equivalent to Master or Puppets in any other metal band of 1986. It hadn't been defined yet.

[@OpieIsWatching]

Fergus, you sound like me, just a litlle older. popped my concert cherry to Metallica in '94 in San Diego. Summer Shit Tour was awesome

[@Unofficial1998]

The fact that EVERYONE in this reaction can appreciate and get hype during the solo makes me happy.

[@unclej7842]

The guitar intro after the slowdown moves your soul. It is incredible.

[@atvena]

Yeah that's when the song really starts to drive you

[@EnProto]

Truly a masterpiece that speaks to everyone no matter race, creed, or religion. This song evokes emotion in all of us, and in that it brings us closer to each other than we think.

[@tjanderson6561]

Master of Puppets is, IMO, the best metal song ever written. I never get tired of listening to it. It's a beautiful piece of music that takes you on a journey.... and I love watching people experience it for the first time. ❤🤘😁

[@daniellysohirka5079]

the best

[@daniellysohirka5079]

Also agree

[@Xxplosive2323]

Facts

[@gmilesm8797]

I've been watching the guys from Lost in Vegas for years. At the beginning, you could tell they had some trepidation at listening to some of the bands....then they began getting excited when they would review bands that they had become familiar with. It's been nice watching their reactions and the way they dissect the lyrics. I've been a life long metal head and the breakdowns those guys give has opened my eyes to songs that I thought I already knew.

[@2510LuL]

Lost In Vegas are the best in the game IMO. Also Key of Geebz

[@derekcote9705]

@3:01 got me howling. After all the in deep thought of the drug taking over of what this song is about, he comes out with the pimp scenario, too funny. GOLD

[@electrocanman]

Bought this when it came out, played the cassette so much it stretched. Went out and bought another copy, but taped on a dual deck this time. Went through a copy about every three months. This will always be the BEST ALBUM EVER BY ANY ARTIST in my mind. I don't even have to say fight me, because I don't care, this stuff shaped a sixteen year old kid, man. So glad to see people still breaking it out so new fans can be made, and our army of thrashers keeps growing.

[@ARandomInternetUser08]

Yes, I was introduced to this song through Stranger Things, but I've always been into rock/metal music, especially older music (I just in general love older stuff like music, technology even though I'm only 19 now), and since I somehow got a cheap CD player and then another even cheaper one not too long after from a thrift store (even though they're expensive because they're making a comeback). I ordered some discs to listen to, MoP included, and others too, and I love listening to them. I definitely intend on ordering more, and if I can save up enough money, a cassette player too and ordering cassette tapes to listen to on that too. I feel like listening to music online isn't as exciting as on things like CDs or even cassettes. MP3 players too since I used to use them a lot years ago, but I still find the other things more exciting. I went through a lot too because I wasn't too careful back then with how I handled electronics. Sorry for my long reply. Whenever I talk about what I like and my past, I type a lot. All the time.

[@stevenmontoya7275]

I would say the second best album ever. I've always been partial to Ride the Lightning. I love all 8 tracks but the first 4 in a row are the best ever.

[@electrocanman]

@@ARandomInternetUser08 if you really want to get a feel for the TRUE sound of this song, find an LP that an original release, not a remastered one. Digital remastering has weakened this song immensely. It pulls all the organic sounds out of the recording. Good record players can be found fairly cheaply, and you can find amps and head units in good condition,.if you look around. Speakers are the killer though, you're going to have to pay a fair bit of money to get things like Bose. I would find a good set on eBay maybe. Last but not least, get a brand new needle for that record player and learn how to handle and install it. I know this sounds like a massive amount of work, but the first time your speakers blow the curtains flat against the wall and the dishes in the kitchen start skittering around in the cupboard, you'll know the true sound of rock and roll, and you'll never be the same.

[@electrocanman]

@@stevenmontoya7275 This is Cliff's last record, that makes it extra special to me.

[@ARandomInternetUser08]

@@electrocanman I've been getting into old music a lot more lately so I might do just that if I can save up enough money. I have been getting old rock/metal cassettes for now though, along with, obviously, some CDs, since I'm out in public a lot. I did get the remaster of MoP on CD, but I checked the original and remastered versions on a video to test and I honestly didn't notice a difference. I'm guessing it's because they're already digitized, but if not, it might just be the earbuds/headphones I'm using. I definitely want to get into buying records though, because even though I'm only 19 (20 in a few days), I love old technology more than new technology. Luckily I have a record store a few miles away that I can at least find other old records at, but I'd have to get a MoP record online because there's no way on Earth a record like that would last a second in a store. 😅

[@sethgoyne90]

Dude, seriously just a Masterful job blending them all flawlessly, top notch!

[@fmackey4966]

I'm 54 years old and black and mexican I've been listening to metal since I was 10 years old. I also play guitar and it took me a while to appreciate metallica. I still have a thing for bands like Dream Theater from a musical stand point. I also favor Megadeth. I still love metal to this day and will never change!🤘

[@genielove9067]

Blaxican 🤘🏽

[@xVAULTxDWELLERx]

Oh Megadeth is the shit. Love em.

[@GlaziolaNacht]

Oh Hell yeah! You sure know how to pick your poison! Dream Theater is just *chef’s kiss* same with Megadeth! 🤘

[@Bravo-ry9st]

When this album came out in 1986, I was a sophomore in high school. Guess what I used to pump me up before a football game? Yes, I used a Sony Walkman , tape or CD. High School in the 80s, in Los Angeles was heaven.

[@anthonydean1743]

This was the first CD my parents ever got me with a CD player for Christmas. Hands down one of my favorite bands behind Queen.

[@nicoleb1581]

My first album was Queen. Metallica’s first label Megaforce Records had a studio in the next town over from mine and their reps would show up where teens would hangout and give out tapes of their new bands. We got a demo of Metallica in 84 and never looked back.

[@Rodzilla131]

that's a nice mix

[@adamdevree6482]

You’re first CD had Master, Disposabke Hero’s, Sanatarium, The Thing That Should Not Be, and Battery…FUCKKKKK

[@anthonydean1743]

@@adamdevree6482 before that it was all Queen cassettes and radio mix tapes.

[@leCleb]

My favorite behind Black Sabbath

[@bluejay22]

It puts a smile on my face to see people that’s never heard Metallica or maybe this was their introduction to heavy metal but it makes me smile to see that their really enjoying it. Almost feels like the people that refused to listen to this kind of music suddenly become fans and I love it. It’s like “hey, welcome to the family. As you see, we’re not a bunch of crazy evil violent rotten people. We’re pretty friendly and welcome you with open arms 😁”.

[@kevingregory1387]

Watching these peoples reaction just put the biggest smile on my face!!! Being that I've been a Metallica fan since the 80's as a kid I absolutely love seeing them reach a new generation with their masterful playing and lyrics...... This is why Metallica is known as the best of the best!!!

[@dillonsronce2583]

I love watching people react to metal music who don't normally listen to metal. And end up liking it a lot.

[@Man_Emperor_of_Mankind]

The actual progression of this song is just perfect when looked at while considering the lyrics meaning The whole song is a cycle... Fall into crushing mess, recover, crash again, repeat. Even the instrumental aspects alone are a representation of addiction

[@tenshyun]

It's amazing to see these folks going through the same emotions as the people 30 years ago. Metallica is much more than just a metal band. they are legends man.

[@stephenbozich6339]

This is probably THE greatest metal song ever. Seeing Metallica perform this song live is like nothing you'll ever experience in your life, I don't care if you gave birth to octuplets, Metallica rules.

[@killerseddie8295]

One man's opinion, my friend.

[@CThruU]

A Metallica live concert is one of the top music experiences out there. You have to experience it to understand why. It can’t be put into words.

[@ARandomInternetUser08]

@@killerseddie8295 yeah, he knows. He has every right to state his opinion, and I will also add it's a very popular opinion, mine too

[@EAK1437]

@@killerseddie8295 from a composition point of view, it’s objectively the greatest metal song of all time

[@clamrollvideos]

Creeping death in an big arena is something else. Hearing thousands and thousands of people chanting DIE! DIE! DIE! DIE! ....absolutely bonkers. Luckily they usually do both songs!

[@JayCruz49er]

Metallica’s first 4 albums are ridiculously good. Every song is great! Love that 80’s to mid 90’s thrash.

[@vegasandrew589]

That was so much fun. This is a song I’ve heard hundreds upon hundreds of times including 8X live but because it was through other people that haven’t, it was like I was listening to it the first time again. Also, very enjoyable to see people of all kinds and from all different places enjoying it for the musicianship. Great stuff, thanks for posting!

[@dukeboy-6645]

"Master" hooked me just like that back in '86. It's pretty cool to see people's first reaction, Metallica is something special for sure, and all the people in this video just figured that out!

[@BloodySoup74]

I was 11 when this album came out. And it still is my all time favorite metal album to this day.

[@davidareeves]

I was 14 and my best friend came running up to me, buy this man, what is it, just buy it as the security guy grabbed my best friend from behind and said, you have to buy that you can't just walk out of the store. I look at my best mate and then the guard, he's not I am. Rest is history

[@shawnmiller2515]

I remember METALLICA when they came out in the 80s as what they called back then an underground band because of their music. But slowly they came into the light and the public loved them.

[@WoogaChan]

When metallica was supposed to be underground and against the mainstream

[@TheLonelyFuture1]

Yea they sold out.

[@murk4552]

@@WoogaChan Underground is unproduced garbage. Every Metal band who left an impact became popular.

[@mewho8714]

I love the comment about no weak points. That is what makes Metallica KINGS. Every member is beyond talented and into gifted level. Best band that ever was.

[@unclej7842]

How did these four musicians come together, out of all the musicians out there, each with his own essential part, doing just the right thing to create their masterpieces? Not a mystic, but it begs the question.

[@Maya_Ruinz]

Going to turn 38 this year and I feel like this song has always been there, a part of my playlist for decades. The fact that it continues to gain new fans just shows how timeless and meaningful its message is for multiple generations.

[@drsdrs]

It's incredible how this music was standard for the time. With all the other thrash, hair, and speed metal bands around, Metallica was one in a sea of incredible metal bands, the Big 4 are a perfect example. Makes me happy to see this song stand the test of time! And a huge thank you to Stranger Things for introducing this song to a whole new generation of people! METALLICA FOREVER!

[@MrBvhawk12]

Probably the most prophet song about addiction that’s ever been written.

[@shawnadams1460]

Yup, my favorite of the Trifecta which is this, Hurt by NiN, and Under the Bridge by the Chili Peppers!!

[@berganssekk]

"The needle and the damage done" by Neil Young, my man.

[@Whosagoodboi]

These are so incredibly well done, feels like you just made 10 friends (I’m estimating) The editing, the reconstruction, everyone gets the spotlight in a way or another. Love it!

[@xannak923]

This whole album is a true work of art, a masterpiece it all just flows together. I remember buying this album when it came out on cassette, I already had Kill Em All and Ride the Lightning. Those 3 albums are what made Metallica the legends they are today. Oh and the guy at the end of the video... OMG LOL!!!

[@shentsaceve5642]

They changed after Cliff passed, but I still have mad respect for their first 3

[@metadeth578]

@@shentsaceve5642 if Cliff was alive the black album never happens.

[@shentsaceve5642]

@@metadeth578 meh, if he was alive, the rest of their albums would be better than The Black would ever be.

[@metadeth578]

@@shentsaceve5642 i'm a fan of their 1st 4 albums. the black album sucks

[@metadeth578]

@@shentsaceve5642 and i agree

[@helmedon]

I love seeing Stevie Knight, the reluctant metal fan, listening to music outside his usual fare. I've always said for most people you have to ease them into metal, especially the hardcore stuff. This is one reason Metallica has been so successful over the years. They know how to make kick ass music and still appeal to uninitiated fans.

[@scorpionking4012]

Nice work!!! Master of puppets is a metal masterpiece probably the best metal song ever made in my opinion!!!

[@u.s.m.c.fewproudthemarines2987]

👍👍👍 friend

[@tjanderson6561]

I agree 👍

[@u.s.m.c.fewproudthemarines2987]

@@tjanderson6561 And still sounds gd 35years plus. Been fan since 84 I still MOP KEA RTL ON Cassette vinyl original CDS from Megaforce MOP on Music for Nations

[@LankanLatino]

3:02 this guy SLAYED me. and the editing during all this talking section, to have illumanti guy then finally leading into this. The comedic timing. Bravo man

[@helmedon]

Something almost universal among first time listeners to metal, Metallica in particular is the awe over the way the songs are put together. Mainly the long intro that hip/hop and rap fans aren't really used to. Also the tempo changes, especially with Metallica.

[@tallycahamuhlhetru26]

And their transitions!

[@tjanderson6561]

That's something I love about Metallica. Their music is like classical music to me... only heavier. It brings up emotions and feelings even without lyrics.

[@zeen2484]

don't forget their mastery at switchups

[@obibyn]

This was excellently edited. Great job meshing their reactions at the appropriate times.

[@BlueRadium]

I've always interpreted the calm breakdown as the moment you get your fix and everything feels at peace for a moment. Then you get ripped to shreds by a guitar solo and need to crawl back to your master for the next bit of calm

[@jasonjessi1]

Ditto! That's how I've always interpreted it also.

[@DEATHSxNEMASIS]

That's pretty much what it's meant to simbalise it's like you finally getting over your addiction....your finally free of the strings and see the beauty in life.....but then when it gets back into it your sucked straight back again as it turns out you didn't really get rid of the strings

[@jenniewilson8342]

I wish I could hear this song for the first time all over again.

[@chrisgomez860]

Me too 😩

[@jessluxsozzy]

That's why I love watching these. It takes me back to hearing everything I love for the first time. It is so cool to see the joy this music brings to newbies.