For Whom the Bell Tolls and the Incredible Story Behind It

[@MiKeMiDNiTe-77]

Obviously one of the greatest metal tracks off one of the greatest metal albums ever 🌩

[@alextamulis]

Absolutely, Mike!

[@GothicXlightning]

just happy to see Cliff Burton at the thumbnail and see him playing he truly was the ultimate LIGHTNING RIDER ⚡ THOR would be Proud🤟

[@alextamulis]

very much so, Dragoth! He deserves our appreciation, he's the Thor of the bass, hehe

[@Jakevrana]

Oh man, you just made one of my favorite Metallica songs that much better, I knew what the song was about, kinda, but this dissection of it next to hemmingways book was excellent my man! This added so much depth to James songwriting, keep this content coming sir, you earned a new subscriber!

[@alextamulis]

Hey Jake, thank you so much for your comment, it's really gratifying to know that our passion for certain subjects is shared by other people in the world. Thanks a million, I hope you come back for more Metallica content :)

[@staatsanwaltschaftemskirch4709]

You earned my sub for this. Cliff Burton was the reason I got deeply into music theory, HP lovecraft and earnest Hemingway.

[@SniffHeinkel]

"For a hill, men would kill - Why? They do not know stiffened wounds test their pride" has always made me think of Hamburger Hill.

[@alextamulis]

lol, I had never thought about that, SniffHeinkel, I need to watch that movie, thank you for letting me know!

[@pascal6871]

What the fuck, you are amazing. Immediate follow. This is great content

[@alextamulis]

Thank you so much, P ascal! :)

[@maiko4130]

Currently reading the book and didn’t know someone wrote a song on it. Don’t usually listen to rock music, but I will give it a try. Very interesting video. Thank you!

[@alextamulis]

Thanks, Maiko! I'm glad you got interested in Metallica coming from the book itself, that's unusual and yet much worth it, I'm glad you found the video. Thanks again!

[@glen3509]

🔔z has been my Favourite tune for 18 years. Very cool to hear this story behind their Best song🤘🤘

[@J_mann81]

Excellent video 👍🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@jamesgreszczuk1670]

I understand now about this song James did & it's still my favorite song on Ride The Lightning album & how James sang it & how the intro started with Cliff's bass playing! Jim Greszczuk

[@audrianianeiswonger9343]

Great video. Master lyricist. All hail Hep.

[@dellapasquagraphics]

OUTSTANDING!!!

[@alextamulis]

Thank you so much! :)

[@philipibaugh2925]

Greatly video gotta love the classics music and literature. I've only seen the Gary Cooper movie with this I've not read this book.

[@imalexbojorquez]

Amazing, take my sub! This is very inspiring

[@SanitysVoid]

I did not know the story but I could tell it was about soldiers,.

[@alextamulis]

Thank you for watching, Sanitys! All the best to you :)

[@Bluestomiv]

I read For Whom The Bell Tolls when I was 15, only because I had heard that the Metallica song was based on it. I have to say that was one of the hardest books I have ever read. Hemingway gives so much detail it's unbelievable. Reading Nietzsche was easier and more entertaining than For Whom The Bell Tolls.

[@tojorozombie]

Hot potatoes! Please keep on doing what you’re doing!🤘 ~Class of ‘85

[@ken7481]

This was so interesting

[@chriskiefer7493]

When I was a kid I thought they said "Niggazzzzzzz fight on the hill in the early day." hahahahahahahahahahhahaaaaaaaaa

[@terrariorecords]

New subscriber here, please more content like this, very cool!

[@alextamulis]

Thank you, Abstract Aeon, welcome to the channel! I'll try my best to add this type of content whenever I can :) enjoy your weekend, cheers

[@PaykoeTsunami93]

I subscribed at 12.8k followers, see you at 100k followers!

[@alextamulis]

Dude, I wish! But who knows, right? I'll keep working hard to provide good content, let;s hope the gods of algorithms like what I do, haha... thank you for subscribing! :)

[@PaykoeTsunami93]

@@alextamulis so far they found me and I am a big Cliff Burton fan. He’s the reason why I still play bass!

[@lucascardoso773]

Amazing! 🇧🇷

[@alextamulis]

Thank you, Lucas! Abraço

[@lexvermazen6428]

I understood James wrote the lyrics based on the movie, not the book. Still the same story of course but it might have influenced the imagery in the lyrics like "the endless grey".

[@DasCollective2.0]

wow, great analysis and explanation,thank you.

[@jansandman6983]

the thing that should not be song was also inspired on lovecraft's book and many other metallica songs. I was only recently made aware of it since I found out about HVL's stories. I said to myself, "hey! this sounds like what metallica was talking about in some of their songs." 🤣

[@voltmandk.h.sherman777]

Hi Alex. Your/This video adds more depth to this Metallica Classic! I Love it! Well done! Hails and cheers from Paris, France!

[@alextamulis]

Merci, Voltmand! D'ailleurs, Gojira est aussi l'un de mes groupes contemporains préférés et ils sont vos compatriotes. Je vais continuer à célébrer le heavy metal à travers ces histoires de ma chaîne. Merci encore!

[@voltmandk.h.sherman777]

@@alextamulis Merci. Oui continuez à célébrer le Heavy Métal de cette manière sur vôtre chaîne.

[@Bloodrunsreddownthenile]

👏👏👏

[@glen3509]

I knew the song was based on Hemingway's book,

[@shawnleary8687]

Cliff's riff is from another planet, what could have been if he didn't die, l would dare to say his bandmates wouldn't have cut their hair in the mid nineties, Cliff would have quit first!

[@mpsycho4683]

I want his T-shirt 😢

[@alextamulis]

Haha, you can have it, M Psycho! This one is actually an official merch one, it's from the Damaged Justice tour, the one that started on Sep 11th, 1988 - 34 years ago, wow... anyhow, it's one of my favorite Metallica t-shirts I own. I also like my Don't Tread on Me t-shirt, along with my Jump in the Fire one. Cheers!

[@rahbeat9785]

great video but again - the clips volume are too loud compared to your Mic

[@TheRealDill93]

Pardon my ignorance. But wasn’t the Spanish civil war fought between communist and fascist?

[@alextamulis]

Hey Pocket, how are you? I think they were called republicans versus loyalists, if i'm not mistaken. The Republicans did have values that were left wing, I believe some of them were anarchists as well. Hemingway showed through Robert Jordan that you didn't have to be a communist or to agree with everything that the rebels said; it's more about being anti-fascist. His position lined up with the position of most Americans in the 1940s. Being anti-fascist meant being pro individual rights. As the conflict drags on, he realizes that he does not really believe in the Republican cause but joined their side simply because they fought against Fascism. Because he fights for a side whose causes he does not necessarily support, Robert Jordan experiences a great deal of internal conflict and begins to wonder whether there is really any difference between the Fascist and Republican sides. This is what makes the book so riveting.

[@TheRealDill93]

@@alextamulis thanks for your reply. It was my over simplified understanding of the conflict that led me to believe it was just a communist/fascist civil war