First time hearing "Fade to Black" - Vocal Analysis and Reaction feat. Metallica LIVE in Seattle '89

[@RedPillLife1966]

80'S decade Metal will never be reproduced. Most old guys like me didn't realized how blessed we were to be able to see guys like them in their Prime. Looking back, we were blessed.

[@vincew9482]

I would agree those times will never be reproduced. Like you I didn’t realize during those days, how special they were. Listening to older concerts like this bring back fond memories and make me realize how grateful I was to be a part of this back then.

[@ManuelGuajardo-zd7hx]

Wintersun Alex here . I wanted to know if you got my list of suggestions for my favorite symphonic metal band wintersun from Finland. Vocalyst I don't know if you knew but they are a sister band to nightwish because nightwish has members in nightwish that were in wintersun. But that list again was starting first is wintersun sons of winter and stars 1.5 official lyric video. Then is wintersun time live rehearsal video at Sonic pump studios in Helsinki Finland. After that is wintersun land of snow and sorrow live rehearsal video. If you love nightwish you'll love wintersun. Thank you wintersun Alex ❤️

[@VadersRage]

I'm just happy to watch professional musicians, REAL as in professionally trained vocalists, composers and even folks that sit 1st chair in an orchestra. To see and hear them listen to and enjoy MY era of music just validates the fact that my misspent youth wasn't all for nothing. My parents would think otherwise, though.....😁.

[@keithkinkade4265]

Go see em now! The tightest band on planet Earth!

[@smftv]

Hindsight is always 20/20. To me, the bigger blessing is that we live (and lived) in a time when it was all recorded over and over again, and remastered so we get to enjoy it all any time we want. I'd just like a professionally remixed "Justice" album, the way it should've been. I know it was remastered in 2018, but remixed and remastered are two very different things. Let's get the album we (but above all else... Jason deserves!) The body gets old, but the mind stays metal.

[@ChrisLegner-qp1yh]

Hetfield simply had the greatest guitar player "power stance" in the history of metal music.

[@BigTimeRushFan2112]

lol. and I have a bridge to sell ya if you think that.

[@boardgamerants]

Uh oh, I thought so, too. But we have a professional "power stance" critic in our midst, apparently...

[@bwuhbwuh]

​@@boardgamerants And not just any critic, it's a Big Time Rush fan. Must be an expert

[@americannomad513]

If they were going to make a major league logo for heavy metal similar to the MLB or NBA logo, the silhouette they would use would be Hetfield. 🤘

[@dennybisping3374]

Best thing about it is that it ia an opinion you have yours many many many more think he is correct lol​@BigTimeRushFan2112

[@The442nd]

These gentlemen are 60!!! and they still bring it. Their longevity and sustained relevance, is the byproduct of respect, sacrifice and gratitude. Everytime I see them live, or any other form of media, I always feel their gratitude. Thank God I grew up with them.

[@nateroscoe8012]

well put

[@garymulviel9948]

Best band to ever walk the planet..seen them 15 times from black album tour to the present day always an amazing show that U can't forget..and once a metalhead it's for life

[@andreasauke5724]

"Sensual darkness" - Beautifully put. Really enjoyed this reaction - please.. EVERYTHING from this concert, and yeah the Moscow one

[@shorerocks]

The intensity and authenticity of Metallica in concert is... mindblowing. First saw them 1985, no end in sight for me.

[@dancing_odie]

Metallica, the only band that can play an 8 min song and at the end you go "its over already?" Its also the only band that can play a 10 min song without words and have the same reaction.

[@pedrogaspar1197]

F yeah! My man gets it

[@dutch737simulator4]

Iron Maiden would be the 2nd one

[@paullyo8530]

Orion.

[@paullyo8530]

Yup. Iron Fucking Maiden for sure. Bruce the Metal Boss...He's a frickin pilot...Flight 666...Great documentary if you haven't seen it.

[@ConnMolnar]

Dream theater?

[@mikegould6590]

This is their And Justice For All tour, which I witnessed and was AMAZING. The song is off Ride The Lightning, and addresses suicide. The gentle tone off the bat is intentional. I would argue that Ride the Lightning hasn't a single flub on it. The entire album is stellar, and was my first exposure to both Thrash metal and Metallica. Having now seen them live twice, I can promise you that you will never be disappointed. Take the time and experience their live show.

[@mikegould6590]

Master of Puppets is a must-review. It's their masterclass in Thrash. I promise you, it's brilliant. It's addiction from the PoV of both the addict and drug. Creeping Death is great. It's the seven plagues of Egypt. Enter Sandman is awesome. About nightmares. Blackened. Nuclear holocaust in metal form. So so many more

[@iluvyummywaffles]

I saw Metallica during their Stadium tour in the 90s in Pittsburgh 3 rivers and one of my favorite bands I've seen in concert. Guns and Roses was terrible, Axel lost his voice on 2nd song. Faith No More who opened were really good too.

[@CoboProdz]

@@mikegould6590u like enter sandman? That alone makes your opinions on Metallica null and void lol.

[@anthonydawson8080]

@@CoboProdzAw don’t gatekeep. Maybe he’s young and missed all the overplay of it. I personally am not a fan of it but I have an idea that’s the problem. It was just played to death. I wouldn’t think less of someone for a guilty pleasure song either

[@carlgibson285]

Ride The Lightning is a great album, but Escape stops it from being their best. For me, their best album fluctuates between Puppets and Justice depending on my mood, with Lightning coming in a solid third.

[@ashmostro]

Love your reaction and commentary about sensuality. So many who do not understand Metal hear this song and immediately dismiss it as another example of Metal appealing to your darker tendencies in a destructive way. I would argue that this song is deeply compassionate in a way that can be life saving. One of Metallica's most powerful songs...

[@Cadinho93]

James Hetfield has said before that they get a lot back from fans saying how this song helped them in dark times and made them feel like they weren't alone. It did the same for me when I first heard it at a young age. "I wrote the song at a friend's house in New Jersey. I was pretty depressed at the time because our gear had just been stolen, we had been thrown out of our manager’s house for breaking shit and drinking his liquor cabinet dry. It's a suicide song and we got a lot of flak for it, as if kids were killing themselves because of the song, but we also got hundreds of letters from kids telling us how they related to the song and that it made them feel better."

[@smftv]

James's moms death is an integral part of this song. She (Cynthia; also once an opera singer) passed away from cancer when he was just 16. His parents were strict Christian Scientists and didn't believe in medication, just faith healing, so had his mom gone to the hospital, she may have survived (and certainly longer than she did). She also helped James pay for the amp that was among the gear that was stolen). Very important pieces to the story of the song "Fade to Black".

[@BigGameYimmy]

This song and Master literally saved my life. I was a meth addict and well liked speed metal but only Metallica reached me in those dark places. Master the most because I realized the song was about me 'chop you breakfast on a mirror' and fade to black when I had suicidal thoughts. When I first heard it, made me realize whoa I'm not alone. I've told my adult daughters that I'm alive because of Metallica and so are you

[@matthewdawson129]

I think you would really appreciate the S&M (symphony and metallica) concert. Recorded with a SF symphony and has great production value, the instrumentals on this are pretty muddy due to limitations at the time. Outlaw Torn is a standout for Vocals and symphonic elements (1999 version, not the more recent SM 2)

[@proudleaf]

I second this opinion

[@demoncleaner80]

The S&M2 versions do have some great production on them though. No Leaf Clover is freakin'g great, and Elizabeth @ TCV reacted to it last year. Plus you get that "All Within My Hands" acoustic version too

[@jaskau2462]

"SF symphony" won´t tell much anything for a person who´s not familiar of their productions. "Metallica - S & M" = Metallica with San Francisco Symphony, conducted by Michael Kamen. 🤘😎💙🎶💯💥

[@EmptyNoiseAlreadyTaken]

Outlaw Torn on S&M is top 5 Metallica performance.

[@JBjopa8]

​@@EmptyNoiseAlreadyTakenand also Bleeding me

[@JeremyMiller-sn6nh]

This song is audible art , beautiful musically and deeply profound lyrics. This song saved many lives, my own included during a dark time in my life. One of my all time favorite songs.

[@PML78]

Metallica FAN4LIFE🤘🏽😎

[@opamukcu]

the song is so unique and a special character somehow that i cant compare to any other song.

[@jackieraddau4663]

I like how the voice from James changed in all this years, i think his voice is now better than ever! Thanks for this video and Song!

[@mjcasias]

My favorite Metallica song for sure. Take the lyrics out and the guitar sings it's own song.

[@PML78]

Almost all reactors hearing these Icons say... they can just get lost in their instrumentals before James even starts to sing... I know exactly what they mean... Metallica FAN4LIFE🤘🏽😎

[@lewishutcherson2034]

This album was ours as fans are first sight into how good Kirk was to this band.

[@Nerdofsteel82]

This is arguably the best live performance of this song. I would recommend even privately listening to the studio version as well.

[@BigTimeRushFan2112]

the studio version is far, far, far superior actually...I never thought James had the chops to pull off these songs live without the help of the studio. It is what it is I guess. Nothing the band touched for the past 30 years is even good, even from the studio as well, again, it is what it is. Metallica was great in the 80's, and that's about it.

[@JawsVader1970]

James voice sounds really good now days I'd like to hear good version now

[@scorpionking4012]

Nerdofsteel82 Lincoln 2019 is the best , also newer versions are slower and the use of acoustic guitar add a lot .

[@fastertove]

I prefer some of the newer live versions. Much better sound quality. Studio version is good, but it's too short :)

[@fastertove]

@@BigTimeRushFan2112 Nothing good the last 30 years is a rather silly statement

[@aaron6239]

Please do more Metallica! I love your reaction videos! I loved listening to them growing up and still do to this day (well at least the first 4-5 albums anyway), but watching reaction videos provides me with a much deeper appreciation from a different prospective. Thank you.

[@Jonathan-hx6oy]

Check out Death Magnetic album its old school METALLICA not the modern crap they did in Load thru St Anger. I hated all those albums. First song i heard from Death Magnetic (on radio) really confused me how there was an old Metallica song i didn't know.

[@MigMonkey]

I stumbled onto your One reaction video, then this one.. As a life long Metallica fan, its SO fun to see your appreciation of the talent. You wear it on your face and and its refreshing. Might have to spend a nice Sunday tomorrow dusting off some old vinyl..

[@BigTimeRushFan2112]

This and "For Whom the Bell Tolls" from this Ride the Lightning album are my all time favorite Metallica tracks! Thanks for the review!

[@metallica2500]

Good choices

[@smftv]

Have you heard the Woodstock 1994 version? That's my favorite version of "For Whom the Bell Tolls" by a mile! There are many, but Jame's crowd work, Jason's bass intro... it really feels honorable to Cliff without it actually being cliff. It's a masterful homage and so energetic.

[@kennethalbert4653]

Forr those who don't know, It is based on the Ernest Hemingway novel of the same title. Amazing book, the audio version narrated by Campbell Scott is my favorite book ever ! It is like a movie but with the visuals in your head (and that is coming from a guy with little imagination, lol)

[@acidheadzzz]

@@kennethalbert4653really? No I didn’t know that. I’ll have to search out the audio book. Thanks

[@kennethalbert4653]

@acidheadzzz Enjoy ! Make sure it is Campbell Scott, I think his reading of it can't be beat. (I listened on Audible but I'm sure it is available elsewhere)

[@joshmorris9908]

Seattle 89 concert. Love it.

[@flingonber]

Honestly, I like Metallica but they wouldn't even be probably in my top 10 bands, but this particular concert might be the greatest live performance I've ever seen captured on film. Start to finish it's just epic.

[@YoreHistory]

Yep 100%...I hope she covers "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" from this concert as well.

[@MetalPersonJ]

All vocal coaches should only react to this show as the first time.

[@chrisselfridge9841]

Seattle is really good but I think the one from Mexico City is the best.

[@opart]

@@chrisselfridge9841 both of these are peak Metallica. I stopped listening to them a long time ago, but when I occasionally need a "fix" I go to these two recordings. Pure energy.

[@Dude1971Dad]

Creeping death, Moscow 91. I used to crank the stereo turntable everyday after school to Creeping Death...almost had those words forever written on me under my first skull tattoo...one of my all time favorites. They ruled the world at that time...the memories..... Thank you

[@janhanebeck4203]

This and Welcome Home (Sanitarium) will be my all-time favourite songs 😊

[@esmonde1]

Harvester of sorrow or Creeping Death live versions in Moscow 1991 cannot be recommended more. Unbelievable performance

[@siv8976]

Try creeping death in Milton Keynes’93😉

[@kenpollock1486]

The Moscow show was made more incredible by the 1.5 million screaming fans and military who told the Russian government to f*ck off. There’s literally nothing more heavy metal than that show. I can’t imagine what was going through their heads when they were playing.

[@robertwiesner6538]

I have found listening to Metallica for the last 30 years that they are an incredible band! I love the musical skill and talents of each member. James has an amazing way to tell a story and the music itself tells a story. Over the years I found myself wishing that certain songs did not end but would keep on going because all of it takes you on a journey. Thank you for doing what you do because it has added another layer of depth and appreciation to my fav band and their music!

[@rayezzo8889]

I'm always happy to see people discover Metallica. Thanks for the reaction

[@bobgoodwin5256]

Oh the memories! I lived out on the coast of Washington barely a year into my marriage and the wife was around 6 months pregnant with our 1st born when we went to this show. I always told him that this show counted as his first because I was sure he heard it. You can say he was a fan right out of the womb because he and I saw Metallica together close to a dozen times as he was on his journey to becoming the best metal head partner a father could ask for.

[@ChrisHaynes-ds6rp]

Creeping death live moscow 91. Awesome performance!!!

[@TheVTRainMan]

This is why Metallica has been covered by so many classical instrumentalists (piano, acoustic guitar, entire orchestras) and other genres. Take the lyrics and the head banging out, which is hard to do, and your left with a beautifully composed work of art. You really should react to "Nothing Else Matters" It's so melodic and the vocals are amazing. I don't think it is like anything you will ever hear from a "metal" band. I also think it is one of the most beautiful songs ever written. Vocally, well... you will have to judge that for us. :)

[@navw21]

No Leaf Clover Metallica and the San Francisco Symphony Live 1999

[@GroovyInclinations]

I adore you. I just adore your delivery. Thank you for your brilliance, I am not sure how I have learned so much through your view.

[@ivanstrydom8417]

It's like an engine slowly getting started, overcoming the inertia and then kicks into the next gear... and into a higher gear producing more mower...more energy...the vocals, the music, the lights, their body language .... such energy. it is brilliant.

[@dustinjones8887]

The Vocalyst: Do yourself and favor and listen to the studio version. You will LOVE the intro and outro solos so much better. This is an epic composition. You could even hear a piano version note for note by Gamazda on KZbin. Love your reaction!

[@mattfraser1096]

For me... Listening to Metallica is like listening to a musical story plus the bonus lyrics.

[@maggs131]

I love seeing someone experiencing the stuff that occupied the majority of my youth for the first time and loving it. 🤘😎

[@Mark-vu3vl]

Exactly! Loving Metallica all my life, it's great to see a first time listener loving it as well.

[@damianscholten6451]

They are the greatest band of all time. R.I.P Cliff Burton. 🖤💜

[@BigTimeRushFan2112]

I'm sorry but James couldn't shine Robert Plant's shoes in my opinion.

[@Nerdofsteel82]

@@BigTimeRushFan2112 Thank you for your incorrect opinion.

[@BigTimeRushFan2112]

@@ChappySinclair if you listened to Zeppelin you'd know the answers, but yeah, Plants does play instruments, maybe Google can be your friend? Till then stay humble (and deaf if you think James can sing 1/2 as well as Robert can).

[@BigTimeRushFan2112]

@@Nerdofsteel82 how can an opinion be incorrect? grow some thicker skin or this world is gonna take you down soon.

[@BigTimeRushFan2112]

@@ChappySinclair I get it, you're lazy and upset when a stranger points out the fact you didn't know Robert plays 3 instruments (2 of which have been on Zeppelin albums for many decades now). lol stay salty muh dude...

[@erikrooney1197]

I love your facial expressions with your ensuing thoughts. You articulate your emotion with your training.

[@ch355_]

glad i got to see this today. thanks for checking it out. i'd recommend something from their first s&m concert with the san francisco orchestra

[@Mercilesstantalus]

I am SO glad you reacted to this song and this live version of it. This is my all time favorite song. I didn't even like Metallica at first when I was 11 years old and my brother was 15 and used to play it at 6am and wake me up haha but THIS is the song that changed my mind about them. It has everything you could want in a song. Love it and watching you react and your insights were awesome, thank you so so much! I imagine you have to do Master of Puppets at some point and "Justice For All" the song is great too. But there's so much, I'll be excited to see whatever Metallica you end up with next! :)

[@KevinPatrick-ov3ot]

One of the best Guitar Riffs ever

[@bknoxx]

first time on your channel.. i liked it.. you didn't pause 300 times like the others and your smile while watching the Legends was awesome!!

[@JohnPristas]

live version is good but as far as this song is concerned the album version really hits home.

[@AndyTernay]

Saved my life many times.

[@corninshit]

​@AndyTernay glad you're still with us

[@shaneeverett3026]

Your so right, the album version is a stellar performance

[@LibertyDIY]

yeap album version would deliver a lot more vocal detail for her too

[@timothywolfe3891]

I agree

[@andrewbako9494]

The chord choices and minor key are SO PERFECT for the theme of this song. It sounds sad and is when the band had their gear stolen very early in their career (not easily replaced at the time and it caused a gig to be canceled if I recall correctly) so if felt like their world just fell apart.

[@Sbolla81]

your videos make me cry all the f times... i cant stop... idk why... i just love the music so much and your reactions makes me crack.... wth

[@metallica2500]

I remember an eighth grade my first concert was Too Fast for Love and then a few other sprinkled in there and then I was blessed with having my girlfriend take me to see this band called Metallica that I knew very little about with the exception of kill’em all and it was the Master of Puppets tour for me Cliff was still around then And right up until the early 90s never missed a tour, the 80s were a blast

[@kylerudnitski335]

I very much enjoy your Metallica videos. I heard my first Metallica when I was 12. I'm in my 40s now and they're still my favorite band. Every time you say "I like this" I just think to myself, oh she's in for a treat!

[@damianmoreyra9985]

Very good reaction, one of Metallica's best concerts without a doubt. You should check out these songs too like Bleeding me, The outlaw thorn, Low man's lyric. from the albums Load (1996) in these two cases of the concert with the San Francisco Symphony (1999) and Reload (1997) Greetings from Argentina 

[@thomasmarti5856]

New subscriber here. Loved your reaction to Kirk's solos, they are intricate and moving. I got tickets to the Black album tour for my 30th B-day,I am almost 62 now. still love the music from that Era.

[@EPortillo5000]

Have to hear Metallica's "no leaf clover" live with San Francisco Symphonic Orchestra is a master piece. Metallica song even they are long are not boring because the changes of rithms and don't have the classical verse/bridge/chorus structure.

[@StephanieTankersley-j1i]

I just suggested that!!! It’s a masterpiece of heavy metal music!!

[@GabrielAndres-el7gy]

Ability of musical analysis, immensity of knowledge, total passion for music, is a gift for all of us to listen to you and see you!

[@ChasingDonnieBaseball]

Yes! Finally! Thank you for doing FTB.

[@PML78]

Metallica can mesmerize a person with just their instruments... then add James vocals and powerful lyrics... that's how one becomes a FAN4LIFE🤘🏽😎

[@Eric-bq1lw]

I really enjoy seeing this beautiful lady reacting to the greatest metal of all time. God I miss experiencing this first hand. We’re all old now boys n girls.

[@radsec]

They are great musicians that produced some iconic metal songs...some are quite melodic...

[@mglaz100]

So glad you are now aware of the greatest Metal Band of all time! I saw them in Boston 8/4/24. Amazing!

[@davidthomson8395]

you should react to their recent performance of elton johns "funeral for a friend /love lies bleeding"... incredible, they are great at covering other artists.

[@Vegamorph]

It's so easy to box musical styles based on the cliches of their genre, but throughout heavy guitar-based music there is complexity, amazing musicianship, humbleness and bare emotion. @The Vocalyst I enjoy your videos for the dissection of the music from someone who clearly hears each part in isolation as well as the output as a whole. TY.

[@APWPaint]

The greatest show ever filmed bar none!!! Creeping Death from the same show would be awesome.

[@joshuahilts1552]

This song meant so much to me in '84. I love this channel.

[@oldkid8811]

"Melodic Writing..." RIP Cliff

[@shanebennett4761]

💜

[@aminezouaoui9529]

i see that you like metallica's ballads a lot :), that's not a surprise because metallica produced one of the most beautiful and melodic acoustic/clean guitars ballads ever

[@Cermitt]

Once you are into that, there is no coming back Ya have been Metallicized 🥲

[@PML78]

Mesmerized by their instruments, vocals and powerful lyrics... plus add their energy... that's how one becomes a FAN4LIFE🤘🏽😎

[@socialwagner]

I love you for existing and I wish you the absolute best!

[@boysrback5690]

Welcome Home Sanitarium live Seattle 1989

[@jodimayer225]

Always love your reactions. Please listen (in private) to the studio version, in a dark room with headphones. Now that is a great experience!

[@MaddogJones]

I was 14 when this album came out and going through some very dark times, this song saved me. Every word in the lyrics was what I was feeling but the final solo was so inspiring, so uplifting, so impactful that it showed me that there was a little light within the darkness and there was hope... I'm 54 now and have had battled depression all my life, this song has been my life line...

[@ArtSailing]

Love this song - it was the first real song I learned to sing on my guitar.

[@chrisdouglas6310]

Love these reactions and commentary!!!

[@paulfalkon6439]

Check out S&M live album - Metallica w/ San Francisco Symphony

[@crib7726]

I saw them live 3 times in the late 80's and early 90's. Metallica in their prime. Didn't know how good I had it.

[@Beastt17]

Years ago I fell in love with a woman who taught me what it is to feel what this song attempts to convey. She was my princess for four years, and I've been her victim ever since the day she ended us out of the blue, without warning or cause, to pursue a married co-worker and then sought to cost me my job, filed false charges against me (fully acquitted months later), and for two years continued filing false police report after false police report. Those who feel I must have done something know where my mind was at the time. I was a convenient victim. She didn't want friends and co-workers to see her for the calculating, cold-hearted robot she was capable of being. So she used me... made it look like I was the bad person so she could play the victim. And I still have the nightmares decades later. This song encapsulates the emotions she gave me to endure for a lifetime.

[@buddhamack1491]

I feel you brother. The pain haunted me for years and it was a long process to let go. It helps to understand how messed up in the head those people are that can do those sort of things. I have learned to forgive them (yep I've suffered two of them) and even feel sorry for them. I wouldn't go back and change anything, it was definitely a hard and painful way of learning but it helped me to where I am today. My mind still reminds me of it now and then, but I don't feel attached to it anymore. I've learned to just let those thoughts dissipate without clinging to them. I truly hope that you are, or have been able to, find peace. Calm seas don't make a skilled sailor, I am thankful for the storms.

[@davidmackeown9318]

Followed metallica since mid 80s here in Ireland. This song will always be on of my favorites of theirs.

[@SUMUAL-PERMESTA]

Finaly fade to black👍👍 PLEASE REACT...santana soul sacrifice woodstock 1969 👍👍 AND pearl jam - porch - live at pinkpop👍👍 AND pearl jam jeremy mtv unplugged

[@fanstream]

I love hearing your vocal analyses of musicians, singers, artists, especially when intently tuning into the songs for the first time with your "expert" ears , even if you may have heard the songs before in the car, or in movies, or on TV series. Bethany, would love to hear your expert vocal analyses and visceral impression of any of the following songs: "Maps" sung by Karen Oh of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs "Heroes" sung by David Bowie "Teardrop" by Massive Attack Thank you for teaching me more about the wonders and variations and the magic of these vocal artists who create our living soundtracks.

[@Ninnuam999]

Yeeeeeeees finally

[@topps85401]

This era of metal will never be duplicated, glorious and will stand the test of time. All those fortunate enough to listen it for the first time today I envy you!

[@felipecampos3045]

This whole Seattle show is iconic, metallica at its peak

[@brianmansell8405]

Not their peak... Lololol

[@johnwegienka]

You are very talented at what you do, I love watching your reactions of music I love because you hear things that i don't. Thank you for doing Metallica

[@alexbell-d8p]

No, no, no. This song should be studio only. Live has completely the wrong vibe. The studio version has saved countless lives, it's appallingly beautiful.

[@BigTimeRushFan2112]

James sounds like a cat struggling live. I don't understand why so many people this is great, Metallica was never a great sounding band live compared to studio. Ever.

[@KC-pc8ou]

I completely respect your point. And probably the best place to start given I heard studio version many times, learned the guitar riffs, etc before seeing live the first time in 1989. On the recent tour M72 - James has been taking a couple minutes right before the end to discuss suicide openly. Most fans know of the struggles he has faced with addiction, his upbringing .. and for people, especially teenagers, to see a man like James Hetfield really open up and make himself vulnerable is an extremely moving event. But fully agree to check out the studio version and acknowledge how powerful that is as well .. especially for one of the up and coming heavy metal bands in the early and mid 1980s. (and being in middle school at that time and being the first Metallica fan in my class I knew the truth but had to deal with the opinions / judgements of other students, parents, pastors, etc on Metallica . Although I was lucky to have parents that lived a very moral existence, practiced what they preached, but never judged my musical interests .. that always left a very strong impression on me)

[@SkyFyllSML]

Including mine and yes. The studio version is epic!

[@petestaros363]

Love your channel!! Love your analysis of all the band's you review!

[@matthewdavidson8728]

This was Metallica at their creative and live peak. They got a lot more popular after this, but they never reached this level of creativity again.

[@wigzillaplayz1134]

Best reaction channel by far! Such great insight

[@jernejulcar8325]

Oh no! Such a shame 🙁 why live version?? This song is just too special to be ruining your first time experience like this.

[@Alonso1627]

Nah this live version is 🔥

[@giorgieshmakurashvili]

Great and detailed reaction! Thank you for it. They were the first one to bring acoustic guitar in metal and it was the first song. You should listen to the versions with acoustic and newer live versions including, you will find out many new different colors in them.

[@jamestanner7685]

Something fun to do would be to compare an older performance to a recent one. You mentioned their long career and what that can do to a voice, I think it would be very interesting to watch. You could do it in sections like you do now, but flipping back and forth.

[@andrewnielsen2516]

I hope you went back and also listened to the album version. The solf understated vocals are more present in that version and it makes the song even more emotional. This was him having fun with it on stage.

[@monkybit6935]

I love how you bare your teeth consumed by the gnar of the vocals semingly unaware your doing it at firat too. This shows how succesful he is at making you feel the same emotion. A deep sadeness and repressed rage trying to boil out.

[@PedroClavel]

I'm very very glad that you loved this song as much as we do. Metallica is my favorite band and watching your analysis gives me another dimension to cherish them! I hope you could do an analysis to Time and Sons of winter and stars, from Wintersun. It's a mind-blowing experience from vocals to every instrument. Even more impressive when you know that the singer doesn't have 1/3 of his lung. I hope that this comment can reach you ❤

[@youngdrizzle1531]

So hyped to see you doing Metallica again!! This concert is their best work IMO, and this is the era where James' singing was at its peak. (Also right before he realized shredding his throat night after night wasn't really sustainable 😂) Would love to know what you think of his singing in The Thing That Should Not Be from this same concert!

[@johnrurkowski905]

They still have it and looking forward to seeing them again next year, here in Tampa!

[@debrapugh6799]

I grew up to them.... This is a very Powerful song and let's just say Now Thank's for your reaction 🎉✌️🎸❤️‍🔥 For Whom The Bell Tolls ALSO is so good.....

[@susanconstable2113]

The anthem of a generation of metal heads with issues and no help out there! It helped so much to know we weren’t alone and it was ok to not be ok. I don’t know how I would have survived my youth without metal music to release my anger and anxiety! Metallica family for life!

[@joacimqvarfordt7109]

I love her and her comments and reactions. She feels so genuine. Being a vocal coach and listening on this song for the first time. Now I would love to see James Hetfield comment on this video. Hearing his comments on her comments. Very meta but I would love that. 😊

[@RodHammett95]

Recommendations: Outlaw Torn S&M 1999! Enter Sandman, Harvester of Sorrow in Moscow 1991 had amazing vocals too (to be fair, any song from Seattle '89 or Moscow '91 had Hetfield's best vocals). Just to add to the point made in 12:11. James started losing some of his voice back in late 1992, due to the extensive touring supporting their fifth album, "Metallica" aka "The Black Album". In 1995 they tuned a half-step down (from E standard to Eb) and that helped him not to push his vocal chords so much. 2000-2014 he went for a cleaner style of singing, very low distortion (if any). Since the release of "Hardwired" (2016) I feel James has got A LOT of those gritty tones back. Check any live video from last year, he sounds GREAT! (and the man is 60 now!) Love your reactions to Metallica!

[@Si74l0rd]

Watching you watching it for the first time gives me a glimmer of what it was like on my first listen of the song. What's remarkable is that this was composed in the early 80's, and was incredibly sophisticated by comparison with their demos and first album a couple of years earlier. For me the best song they ever did though was Master of Puppets. The combination of metal guitar and classical guitar influence gives it such depth and variety.

[@JerryM710]

I have seen Metallica 16 times since 1988. This tour was by far their best sounding tour of them all. The band sound was so tight and James Hetfield's vocals were at their peak. His singing went downhill a little bit from here on out, and ironically, it was right after this that he started taking vocal lessons. Make sure to check out the song And Justice For All from this show, too. The ending is epic.

[@fredrickjames1247]

You are getting hooked on Metallica! lol Watching you nodding your head to the drumbeat as the song progressed was great! By the next Metallica reaction video, we might see you sporting a bandana and headbanging lol (might I suggest 'Master Of Puppets') As always Bethany, your reaction channel is hands down one of the best on KZbin. I subscribed my first time watching you and haven't looked back. Thank you for provide wonderful content!

[@elbarbichou]

This song's a masterpiece (but as a Metallica fan, I may not be so objective ^^) English's not my native language but I'm not so bad when it comes to talk with english people or watch english videos (maybe not so much when writing ^^) And I have to say I love the way you seem to enjoy music and talk about it, letting your feelings show. Glad to have landed there, and wish you good things to come ;)

[@SomeDudeInTheChat]

You nailed it for the first time hearing Fade To Black. Seriously. The first time I ever heard it, I was just like, “Duuude! That was total badassness!” 😂

[@KevinAhlgrim]

Just watched your reaction to One and now this. I am watching your transition and will likely see you at a future concert. 🤘🤘

[@gordonking329]

I've got my tickets to see them, November next year down here in New Zealand. It will be my second time and if it's anything like the first, I can't wait. Side note: Saw Iron Maiden here a few weeks ago and they blew the roof off the place. These "classic" metal bands still touring and putting on incredible shows after all these years is amazing and I urge anybody out there who hasn't seen them, if you get the chance, take it, or you will be kicking yourself for years.

[@elenhin]

My fave song from Metallica is "until it sleeps". It's not popular in metal circles, but that song is what drew me in. James vocals really spoke to me in that song and made me a total fan.

[@internuts11]

Your description is accurate their music does transport you

[@kjata77]

Great video again! The funny thing is that you can hear James' vocals clearer during Live performances than on the studio recordings (prior to 'Puppets'). PLEASE also listen to "Fade to Black" (aka. the suicide song from the album, Ride the Lightning) on the not re-mastered studio recording, on CD is recommended vs. a compressed version (YT). The ending 'jam session' is intended to be what is going through a person during those final moments of "committing the act". Metallica wasn't promoting self-violence, perfectly 'communicated' the mindset, acceleration, climax, and in the end, the hero dies. Anyone who knows interviews of Metallica, they are very open about their addictions and dark periods from a personal standpoint. They aren't lecturing people about what to believe or think... they share their own struggles in life and music is their outlet. They want others to not follow in their footsteps with the bad, their songs are a warning, a STOP sign. Rambled a bit but all true.