Metallica - The Unforgiven Vocal Track (HD)

Metallica's The Unforgiven vocal track.
www.youtube.com...

[@larsswig912]

James has such an amazing voice. He can even make bell sounds, acoustic guitars and violin noises with it. Absolutely earth-shattering.

[@LeBronJames-sj7ds]

lol

[@Sage-qd6tf]

Thats because everything that's not lead guitars or drums is put on the vocal tracks I think

[@bribear0030]

Sage wooosh 😔

[@enragerareandlivefootage5534]

Humbug

[@venon4575]

@@Sage-qd6tf r/whoooosh

[@phillipfry9765]

3:50 an underrated and almost forgotten incredible riff by the mighty Het

[@marcindih4570]

It's actually played while verse. But there's also second riff played at the same time.

[@Creeper3310-AKR]

The mighty Het speaks

[@TheIdiotNamedJoe]

It’s actually Kirk’s riff, but yeah.

[@heraldjenkinsvii2176]

@@marcindih4570 It's the bass part for the verse

[@nu385]

If you listen closely, the bell chiming at :17 and 3:26 is the exact same one from the beginning of "For Whom the Bell Tolls". Very cool.

[@vinterterroristen]

Yeah! And belive it or not, that is the sound of Lars hitting a very large steel anvil XD

[@ocaldini]

nu385 yes, at different tune, 1/4 below, it's E standard this song, for whom is 1/4 tuned up.

[@pattillo21]

Damn you’re right!

[@InfamousReptillian420]

lol thats cool as fuck

[@MarciusVeloso]

Wow, very well noted.

[@bellametallica]

James's vocal range truly is incredible. He can effortlessy go from growling and aggressive directly to soothing and beautiful in an instant. It's just another reason why he is the greatest frontman of all time.

[@neonbelly4]

he never growled death metal style and his vocal range is not big, he acknowledged that himself. vocal range is halford or dio

[@viewycuquito4203]

@@neonbelly4 growling doesn’t necessarily mean to go mf cannibal corpse on the mic, there’s different levels to it

[@TheDizz2010]

James absolutely has the best voice ever.

[@jacksparrow6217]

Michiel Disseldorp i don't know man.. corey taylor and mr shadow are pretty nice too tho

[@lordreehaw1267]

Joshua Pomales Nah, just because his voice is different doesn’t mean it still isn’t one of the best. Sure, his voice doesn’t have the gruff it used to, but if you see any concert of theirs now, he is magnificent on the softer and more harmonious parts of songs. Like One, Fade To Black, and the Day That Never Comes. His live singing never really fit the moods of those songs until the early 2000’s.

[@sydneyporterfield9024]

I wonder how he can do his vocals like that

[@cobeofficial5803]

@@sydneyporterfield9024 He mostly used his throat, and eventually fucked up his voice. Alcohol abuse helped too. He never had specific technique and that's why he can't sing like this today.

[@briannabaltruchitis824]

@Joshua Pomales he still does for his age

[@sloppyjoe8718]

I love James backing riff for Kirk's solo 3:50

[@henrygoeggel]

Thats just Heavy as F**k. Amazing

[@Kaia4]

the bendy at 4:04? one of the best things i have ever heard

[@Atataititrebuisateuiti]

@lane hudson that's the verse

[@trashcan493]

We all love

[@ocaldini]

AAA-AC EE DDDD-AA

[@andresdetrell7117]

The transition in his voice at 2:39 is just beautiful

[@tvalla]

Andres Detrell I really love that moment

[@pogsmusic]

1:40 and right here

[@moondawwg]

"I remember hearing this song when I was talking to Lars once and telling him this is my favorite song off the 'Black Record'. And he goes, 'Really? man'. It was 'The Unforgiven'", he said. "I liked it because I thought this was really the first time I've ever really heard James sing. He had sung before, and he was a great singer. But that was the first time I ever heard him really, really sing." - Dave Mustaine.

[@MrMishagui]

James can sing

[@samulizer]

+MrMishagui Better than you for surely man

[@samulizer]

***** uh

[@samulizer]

***** ecs diAh

[@samulizer]

***** WHAAT

[@samulizer]

im not english xD

[@jkutnink87]

I cannot believe the tragedy and hurt James felt in his youth. The whole song is about him and his family. Powerful.

[@tablehetfield9508]

1:03 the way I said "subdued" >>>

[@Scriptadiaboly]

And that's how he list his voice :(

[@accountii6382]

This singer is gonna be famous one day

[@Azazil.levthn]

AH he should . But.. he getting old now. And back to his first wife, davina mustaina

[@dupezok6065]

@@Azazil.levthn FAHSHZHAHDHSHSHSHSHSHSHAH

[@realtimecartravel]

5:57 - the one you're looking for.

[@MrTORO605]

Correct

[@getemlive1147]

Real-Time Car Travel lmao you’re right

[@jediwookie6607]

How did u know

[@strangercrawdad869]

Yo levo meee i levo yooou

[@settratheimperishable4093]

Pretty sure it's several tracks layered, sounds awesome.

[@brisakruspe]

4:23 just takes me to another dimension. i couldn’t love this more

[@JMNTLRDRX]

3:26 beautiful

[@JasonSmith-uo7br]

i feel ashamed to call myself a die hard metallica fan, i never until now realised they used the bell from for whom the bell tolls lol

[@TobyReese]

@@JasonSmith-uo7br and it’s not even a bell either. it’s an anvil lmao

[@JasonSmith-uo7br]

@@TobyReese that is true. Its an anvil

[@OlofTyd]

In the chorus @1:47, James Hetfield sings "Never B(e), never C(ee)" (sic), where "B" is on a C note, and "C" is on a B note. That's crafty songwriting for sure, on the same level as Liszt writing a fugue over B-A-C-H. For the musical theorists, the melody continues with the last note of each following phrase being G# (Won't *see*) and lastly A (Might have *Been*)

[@ali965]

I’m almost positive that was a coincidence

[@crazygamer6601]

Kirk's solo couldn't have happened without James' amazing rhythm section at 3:49.

[@speedwagon9405]

The voice that won't come back

[@RickGrimesS5]

Mustaines Hair His voice sounds awesome now in 2016 and i think his voice is coming back too...

[@sergioguerra7741]

his voice is coming back but sounding scratchier

[@pvsnoir]

Mustaines Hair James is 53 it's normal. He was 27 on the black album

[@hikaz4430]

Spiiiiiiidu Wagooum

[@BartMyerss]

I’ll bring it

[@jdrangers4889]

4:15 chills. literal chills. my favorite harmony in any song

[@EteccEu]

On of the best songs out there. What an insane voice and songwriting.

[@brentbowman4498]

ETECC Dave Mustaine has actually said that this is his favorite song off the Black Album

[@mr.cheezyclown2985]

That vocal harmony at the end is so beautiful

[@grandgojira8182]

5:44 my favorite part of the whole song

[@TROONTLEX]

Love the vibrato when he says "subdued" at the first verse.

[@RognvaldrIII]

I came from Andriy Vasylenko and the magic moment 1:45

[@ivonahora]

Oh?

[@jyejye1077]

wish more people knew how good of a vocalist James is, Jasons harmony Unforigvuhhhhn is so beautiful

[@wedontgiveasht]

3:47

[@simaodocaminhao]

It can be easily heard throughout the entire song that Hetfield wore down his vocal cords badly, especially towards the end of second verse when he sings "the tired man they see no longer cares". If you pay attention, you'll notice that the following line "the old man then prepares' had to be added from another take after he recovered his voice enough to finish recording the entire second verse.

[@armageddontv5457]

NightRider U where there and watched how they did it? Ok impresive

[@frostfieldjames]

Actually "the old man then prepares" is doubled and recorded through a different mic/signal chain. The double is obvious and its more "in your face" with less reverb.

[@miajc6606]

I’m not a singer, but I have noticed that James’ distortion sounds a bit like Mongolian throat singing, especially in parts like 1:08. Any singers out there who can tell me if he uses a similar technique as Mongolian throat singing?

[@dalilatrujillo8204]

Ni los mismos ángeles! James tiene la mejor voz del mundo.

[@crowblack9178]

Yo también lo imito ok!! 😆

[@paulcrosby7419]

2:17 favorite part

[@dr.banana2828]

were the fuck u all get all these acapellas and solo tracks from the masters. I NEED ALL OF THAT on my harddisk

[@jtwilliams8895]

This vocal performance really is great. Love it.

[@treyb387]

My favorite song of all time...

[@marioalbers1275]

thank you for uploading

[@docteur6667]

Is the bell a sample from For Whom The Bell Tolls?

[@matheus_villar]

Yes haha

[@jackcooper021]

Yeah

[@hombrerusode40anos72]

Yeah

[@magnushammersmith121]

I wish there was something like that for Unforgiven II...

[@rahfu3174]

Unfortunately this can't happen due to it never being on Guitar Hero.

[@shamicentertainment1262]

@@rahfu3174 kind of dumb the only reason we ever heard these was because of a game. Would be great if they just made all tracks easily available

[@christianrosado6673]

@@shamicentertainment1262 true but let’s be grateful that we get to here some at least....

[@ragingchief1789]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y5jOZoqjorWlY8U

[@skyenorwood3120]

This sounds way more emotional without the instruments

[@pablopatta8554]

Esa voz...❤

[@luapjb]

Brilliant. Thanks mate!

[@mickalel.hartshorne1478]

James Riff during the solo is absolutely heavy and amazing along with his vocals.

[@ArtzSimo]

James attitude vocal awesome cover 👍👍👍

[@davidzubiria3783]

Never knew this guy's voice had this wide range of possibilities..

[@CortesDoMetal]

2:40

[@jamesmuratvalentino3387]

God classical guitar just perfect I listen over over again

[@nickred652]

This is unbelievably beautiful.

[@PossessedBR]

2:39 kinda sounds like Young James

[@andremonsaobrito8100]

James have one of the best voices ever

[@Gabriel-gj5dl]

New blood joins this earth And quickly he's subdued Through constant pain disgrace The young boy learns their rules With time the child draws in This whipping boy done wrong Deprived of all his thoughts The young man struggles on and on he's known A vow unto his own That never from this day His will they'll take away What I've felt What I've known Never shined through in what I've shown Never be Never see Won't see what might have been What I've felt What I've known Never shined through in what I've shown Never free Never me So I dub thee unforgiven They dedicate their lives To running all of his He tries to please them all This bitter man he is Throughout his life the same He's battled constantly This fight he cannot win A tired man they see no longer cares The old man then prepares To die regretfully That old man here is me What I've felt What I've known Never shined through in what I've shown Never be Never see Won't see what might have been What I've felt What I've known Never shined through in what I've shown Never free Never me So I dub thee unforgiven What I've felt What I've known Never shined through in what I've shown Never be Never see Won't see what might have been What I've felt What I've known Never shined through in what I've shown Never free Never me So I dub thee unforgiven Never free Never me So I dub thee unforgiven You labeled me I labeled you So I dub thee unforgiven Never free Never me So I dub thee unforgiven You labeled me I labeled you So I dub thee unforgiven Never free Never me So I dub thee unforgiven

[@clayjones1933]

How does his voice do that?

[@BIGCHANDLER85]

lukas4529 he's always been able to. now that he's older he no longer has his thrash wrasp. if he had false vocal cords he would still sound like this

[@marchenwald4666]

He sings with a dry voice at the same as his real voice. If you listen clearly, you could be able to hear two voices. (Of course, he did it in one time) 1:10

[@artvandelay4485]

magic of overdubbing

[@maxdurk4624]

Clay Jones What are you referring to?

[@drock55551]

Lots of scar tissue!

[@alfiegooding5346]

Let’s be real 5:20 best bit

[@pax5461]

New blood joins this earth And, quickly, he's subdued Through constant pained disgrace The young boy learns their rules With time, the child draws in This whipping boy done wrong Deprived of all his thoughts The young man struggles on and on, he's known A vow unto his own That never from this day His will they'll take away What I've felt What I've known Never shined through in what I've shown Never be Never see Won't see what might have been What I've felt What I've known Never shined through in what I've shown Never free Never me So I dub thee Unforgiven They dedicate their lives To running all of his He tries to please them all This bitter man he is Throughout his life the same He's battled constantly This fight he cannot win A tired man, they see no longer cares The old man then prepares To die regretfully That old man here is me What I've felt What I've known Never shined through in what I've shown Never be Never see Won't see what might have been What I've felt What I've known Never shined through in what I've shown Never free Never me So I dub thee Unforgiven What I've felt What I've known Never shined through in what I've shown Never be Never see Won't see what might have been What I've felt What I've known Never shined through in what I've shown Never free Never me So I dub thee Unforgiven Never free Never me So I dub thee Unforgiven You labeled me I'll label you So I dub thee Unforgiven Never free Never me So I dub thee Unforgiven You labeled me I'll label you So I dub thee Unforgiven

[@rodrigoalgarte7872]

James is definitely in the same league as the great ones: Freddie Mercury, Dio, and such

[@artvandelay4485]

haha faaar from it. He has an avarage vocal range. Cool voice that fits but he is not a very complete singer.

[@joaquinechandia3274]

@@artvandelay4485 No, no, no... Listen, listen

[@YourEx..]

@@artvandelay4485 i agree, how ironic huh

[@artvandelay4485]

@@YourEx.. Haha of course!

[@YonyGut1MoviesandVideogames]

He can sing *clean* , and 1 second later he could get those *high pitch screams* like hell!! James Hetfield is one helluva metal vocalist 😎💪

[@jamesmuratvalentino3387]

only 1 word PERFECT

[@raquellopez6073]

Buenisima su voz 💗

[@jaymz]

4:16 is amazing

[@maati0229]

isolated lyrics New blood joins this Earth And quickly he's subdued Through constant pained disgrace The young boy learns their rules With time the child draws in This whipping boy done wrong Deprived of all his thoughts The young man struggles on and on, he's known Ooh, a vow unto his own That never from this day His will they'll take away What I've felt What I've known Never shined through in what I've shown Never be Never see Won't see what might have been What I've felt What I've known Never shined through in what I've shown Never free Never me So I dub thee unforgiven They dedicate their lives To running all of his He tries to please them all This bitter man he is Throughout his life the same He's battled constantly This fight he cannot win A tired man they see no longer cares The old man then prepares To die regretfully That old man here is me What I've felt What I've known Never shined through in what I've shown Never be Never see Won't see what might have been What I've felt What I've known Never shined through in what I've shown Never free Never me So I dub thee unforgiven What I've felt What I've known Never shined through in what I've shown Never be Never see Won't see what might have been What I've felt What I've known Never shined through in what I've shown Never free Never me So I dub thee unforgiven Oh, oh, oh Never free Never me So I dub thee unforgiven You labeled me I'll label you So I dub thee unforgiven Never free Never me So I dub thee unforgiven You labeled me I'll label you So I dub thee unforgiven Never free Never me So I dub thee unforgiven

[@Vicente_buccio]

Good job Chris I love this song

[@chrisrodsa210]

You're welcome

[@angelabunea55]

AMAZING VOICE!!!! ❤🙏

[@edu.33]

This is what i needed to listen to, thanks :)

[@kristopherrooyakkers2737]

love James's vocals in this but what I love even more is hearing the isolated classical guitar and it's not what's in the official tab. I've watched James in Year and Half during the scene where he's recording this part and his hand position is as if he's using bar cards same with the San Diego show from LS he I can't make out his the chord positions. Does anyone out there know the correct way to play James's part during the chorus? Thank you!

[@RainbowVeinxX]

love it, however nothing more irritating than trying to sync Apocalyptica's cover of this and the vocal track

[@paulcrosby7419]

Old james: do i save my voice and have okay vocals or go all out *vocals for this album start

[@smugcat723]

0:58 2:13

[@schrammx6577]

The Krustomer o

[@metalupurazz1]

4:16-4:35 Is there a way the guitar octaves can be obtained by itself?!

[@karljohan15]

Probably not. Maybe With some crazy eq, pannig, phase shifting. Although it Will probably not going to work.

[@PLoven]

Effect harmonizer /pitch shift effect

[@jantzenallen3077]

@@PLoven probably eventide h3000 micropitch/detune and a bunch of layers on guitar

[@InfamousReptillian420]

holy shit this is fucking beautiful

[@rizvanahmadov777]

Thank you Tallica for giving pleasure

[@heavymetal9749]

acoustic sounds it's just James playing acoustic guitar

[@FreeTheJambon]

1:02 eee SUP DUUUUDE

[@NunYa953]

I'm old enough to remember when Metallica was a metal band.

[@wbm8548]

To all the assholes out there who say James is overrated and can't sing, here's your proof also watch and listen to his vocals with S&M especially in "Bleeding me" and you'll see how good he is. Certainly James is no Layne Stanley or Steven Tyler but still, he can fucking sing and he's also a great guitar player. I just hate it when Rock fans start comparing band singers instead of enjoying their music, Mick Jagger is one of the worst singers in the history of music and yet he's a legend recognized by his own style. If it wasn't for these bands there will be no Rock n roll.

[@larsulrich35]

3:50 😚

[@mishacol]

Imagined James singing this every morning in his bathroom lmao)

[@haraldfors746]

4 30 gossebumps best ending of a solo

[@prof.JavierHaedo]

Amzing..!! The sound track of wwII...

[@cristiano3022]

perfect vocal's

[@batuhandogan5661]

Awesome

[@QuasiRus]

When I heard this song for the first time I thought there are two different vocalists singing verse and chorus

[@alex_is...]

Same here

[@alejandroquezada6727]

Is that Jason singing backup vocals at the end?

[@EteccEu]

Think it's James :)

[@BIGCHANDLER85]

Alejandro Quezada both

[@tanyatatjana2562]

Hammett sing background vocals on this song. They talked about it.

[@muriloninja]

You are smoking crack! Whoever puts Kirk within 15ft of a live mic should get 3-5yrs in prison!

[@tanyatatjana2562]

murilo ninj 10:10 kzbin.info/www/bejne/hYjLaaOElJd2fbc

[@scottturner7979]

One of the baddest backing riffs I've ever heard

[@JM96]

que diría Bethoveen si lo escuchara cantar... wait! :/

[@duran7341]

SUPERB

[@vibrantdragon3123]

2:07 that harmony

[@pablopatta8554]

Gracias

[@TobyReese]

4:01 🤤🤤🤤

[@lucasmarques4474]

Simplesmente James Hetfield que homem

[@vladimirvladstorf]

Anyone know what effects were utilised and whether it was double/quadruple tracked? Bonus points for any other tips like mic placement

[@Bitterzin5851]

1:57 It's the closest he's gotten to Young James on this album.

[@SirFullblind]

Barítono.

[@jyejye1077]

No ones talking about Jasons legendary harmony in the ending vocals, id like to think its James but Jason has a younger softer voice and it sounds the same as him live, hows you can hear the bassists vocals better on the black album more then his Bass on And Justice ahahha

[@jamesmuratvalentino3387]

0.36 -051 best part ever

[@xsanos2586]

1:36 learning play and sing *its fu hard

[@felipebelloparedes6920]

Love heitfield

[@rahfu3174]

Noticing a few songs having instruments that Guitar Hero devs must've accidentally put in the "vocals" track instead of guitar or additional instruments. Strange.

[@Alexis368]

This isn't so strange if we consider that they didn't have in mind that people would rip the tracks. The game was designed so that all tracks are played together.

[@rahfu3174]

***** Yes, but how did instruments get in the vocal tracks?

[@Fireninja693]

Basically, depending on how it was ripped, you either get 4 tracks (Guitar, Bass, Drums and Vocals) or you get everything to have it's own track which can be anything from 5 to 10 tracks depending on the songs. When you get the 4 like this song for whatever reason the vocals get the extra instruments, 2nd guitars and rhythm guitars during solos.

[@rahfu3174]

***** But isn't there an Additional Instruments track in the games (World Tour and after)

[@Fireninja693]

There are plenty out there, but like it said it depends how it's ripped, if it's ripped into 4 tracks then the vocal track gets the extra instruments. If it could be ripped into all individual tracks then literally everything gets a track, cymbals, bass drum, snares, lead and rhythm guitars, vocals, and any additional instruments would all get their own. But most of guitar hero: metallica is 4 tracks so that's why.

[@ogghostprepper9138]

Sounds like the beginning to The Good The Bad and The Ugly...

[@ericrojasvelez8891]

For whom the unforgiven

[@armany2171]

0:58 "Nous battons des œufs et cui cui ils sont dure"

[@m-s6762]

Je ne peux qu'entendre ça même en sachant ce qu'il dit vraiment ah ah xD

[@natacoutospitz816]

animal isso e guitar blacking trak

[@crisz7690]

James hetfield guitars and vocals 4ever

[@crowblack9178]

I imitated James heldfield ok!! 😆