HD Metallica 1986 Live Toronto | The Fastest Metallica Concert Ever | James Hetfield Full Power

[@Squall6575]

How lucky are we that some amazing person in the 80s decided to just record the whole show on camera for us to watch?

[@austinscottperez2308]

lugging a 1980's camcorder into this show is the real feat here...

[@maufacker]

@@austinscottperez2308 Metallica's production filmed it?

[@drotger9427]

Thank You , 80's kind Stranger... 🤘😎...

[@leonardofloresbasile9106]

that´s is how they make money , i bought many concerts,like this, in VHS, Megadeth,Anthrax, and many more

[@scbene]

and with an old VHS full size camcorder!!!

[@jye_24]

Fasttery [0:00] Faster Of Puppets [4:22] For Whom The Fast Tolls [12:14] Welcome Home (Fastitarium) [16:24] Ride The Fucking Lightning [22:38] Jason's Bass Solo! [28:47] WhipFast [32:41] The Fast That Should Not Be [36:40] Fast To Black [42:17] Fast & Destroy [48:34] Creeping Fast [55:22] The Fast Horsemen [1:04:01] Kirk's Guitar Solo!!! [1:08:31] Am I Fast? [1:11:53] Damage, Faster. [1:15:36] Fight Fast With Faster [1:21:04] BlitzFast [1:26:52] METALLICAAAAAAA!!!!!

[@M3TALH3AD500]

Love the title name changes to fit the set. They play at the gahdamn speed of sound here especially whipfast 😂

[@Tomas-rg2mq]

They really rode that lightning here, how fast!

[@grendelfly83]

Read that as 'Fattery'... Then imagined a Fat Factory called 'The Fattery'... Yep. I'm high af. 🥴

[@PierLessThanZero]

Funny names of the songs! Thanks! You made me smile.

[@dadish90]

Ride the fucking lightening is brilliant 😂

[@mr.anderson70]

Hetfield could dig through a concrete prison wall with a guitar pick.

[@Metallichepe]

The fucking floor would catch fire 🔥

[@ScottHufford]

Also with his voice. I saw him yell at a raccoon once digging through his garbage, the things just imploded.

[@TechDethMetalHed]

Down picking

[@ryanslauderdale]

Shawshank Redemption style. hahaha

[@MrNobody55555]

Legend has it that he was in prison, and escaped by those means you mentioned so he could form Metallica. 🤟🤟🤟🤘🤘🤘🤘👍👍👍👍

[@joostdevries6859]

James' vocals were totally commanding back then

[@EquineMetalhead]

Mm yeah they were. I’d do whatever he wants me to do if he used that tone of voice with me. I’d be afraid to piss him off.

[@jameswilson461]

Absolutely incredible!

[@rockoherrera8359]

@@EquineMetalhead???

[@dandylion8118]

YES! "Commanding" is exactly the right word!

[@ohgoditsjames94]

Raw, pure primal aggression, 85-87 was his best thrash voice

[@JuanDelgado-zp8uf]

Whoever bootlegged this concert deserves an award of heroism. This is a national treasure. Thank you!

[@Jessiejames_08]

desseerved! who ever you are, you are truly a hero!

[@chriskarley384]

Rumor has it this concert was Fast AND Loud!!😋👊

[@danbowskimexico]

I was at this show, and had one of the original VHS bootlegs of it, that I bought at Record Peddler (which was across the street from Maple Leaf Gardens) shortly after the show. This show was originally scheduled for August 1986, at The Concert Hall (2,000 capacity), with Keel set to open. It was postponed to November, after Hetfield broke his wrist skateboarding, then reschedule again for this date, Dec. 9, after Cliff died. This was my second time seeing Metallica, the first being Jan. 19, 1985, at the aforementioned Concert Hall. The trap would be to say that the 1985 show was better, because it was with Cliff, and Metallica was much less known than they were by the time they played this show. But, really, the show in this video remains as possibly my favourite concert ever, after all these years. I don't remember a buzz for any concert, before and after, like there was for this one. Between the postponements, the broken wrist, Cliff's death, and the overall rise of Metallica in the metal world, there was a real palpable feel leading up to this show. I went with all my friends, some of whom were into thrash, some who hated thrash, but everybody wanted to see Metallica. This show was a clear sign that Metallica was really on to something, and was a major breakthrough in thrash metal. We all talked about this show for years. What a great time it was to be a Metallica fan back then (and through all the years, including four shows here in Mexico City, where I've lived for 18 years, coming up in September). I should also add that the guy who recorded this is a legitimate fucking legend.

[@rubenheymans1988]

they play insanely fast here, I never saw or even listened to a show where they played this fast, sick Did they used to play all their shows this fast?

[@HPLovethrash]

Good for you. I've seen some amazing shows in my time including rare stateside appearances by Demilich, Hobbs' Angel of Death and Mors Principium Est, but was still in diapers during this show and will never get to witness live vintage Metallica

[@seventhsonmedia]

How did they manage to get the Gardens on the rescheduled date? I never thought they'd have arena status this early in their career. Yes, they did appear at Day on the Green in 85, but that was a festival.

[@Bikewithlove]

Props to Jason here. It’s a shame they gave Jason the business because he rescued Metallica and crushed it in every way. Each album Jason did with Metallica was so good that even when they turned his bass way down he was still great. Jason Newsted was the real deal - Metallica were more than lucky to have him.

[@joescambait]

they were opening for Ozzy Osbourne this year I saw four shows

[@meduzz13]

I mean how the fuck human’s hand is capable of playing Creeping Death on this speed

[@scuderiamoly]

and even singing on it!!

[@ScottHufford]

Lots of reps. Honestly it's not that hard, but it takes time, and you will get tennis elbow a few times before you master it. But the frantic downpicking is actually quite easy once you get your 10,000 hours in

[@Snickersvr2electricboogaloo]

Never mind creeping death look at fight fire with fire

[@nadmeshds1975]

​​​@@Snickersvr2electricboogalooIsn't Fight Fire with Fire alternate picked though? It makes it a lot less of an endurance test. At least personally, I can play Creeping Death's main riff down picking with the recording (until I get worn out about 30 seconds in lol), but I can only do Fight Fire with Fire with alternate picking. I don't think that it is even physically possible to do downpicked.

[@PalladinPoker]

​​​@@nadmeshds1975 yes FFWF is alt picked but the tempo jump from the album is proportionally even larger. CD: 214 -> ~250 FFWF: 186 -> 230 I say CD is more impressive but FFWF is scary fast regardless.

[@Jasonsomeoldguy]

Newstead busting his ass and not skipping a beat !!! Respect!!!

[@Suiki1]

So many people sleep on Jason and it's really unfair.

[@MLCDelux]

I can’t even imagine how things would’ve turned out had Cliff lived, Jason had huge shoes to fill on top of being treated like shit for years, he had to have thick skin, mad respect!

[@michaelbuzzell4986]

When you follow in the footsteps of a god it is not an easy task Jake E Lee Had to go through the same thing as Jason Newsted when Jake had to fill the shoes of Randy Rhoads mad respect to Jason

[@TheMillieBurton]

He was brand new as well. I saw them on this tour in Sept 86 with Cliff so he would have only been in the band for a few weeks at most!

[@jacobsgarage1458]

@@TheMillieBurton Cliff died in Sweden September 27 1986 I saw Metallica July 1986 in Denmark just before the bus accident . Rip Cliff

[@marcelthorsen]

Watching this in 2024 is insane. It’s easy to look past Metallica nowadays but when you watch stuff like this you truly understand why they’re icons nowadays. No band could touch them back then!

[@bigassdummy46]

Please

[@jeffrappold8255]

Slayer could

[@erikvaldur3334]

From what i remember of those days Testament gave em a run for their money too.

[@azzamzamzam1822]

@@erikvaldur3334 Testament was a Bullshit

[@azzamzamzam1822]

@@jeffrappold8255 Slayer is a Bullshit

[@thereluv168]

I was at this show I was 16, How time flies lol.

[@WhiteOak09]

Grandpa, in his 80s, said his life seemed like a blink of his eye , we kinda see what that means now , I was 18 in 86 and it seems like yesterday.

[@Rammstein_Du_hast]

Are you old farter for now?🤣

[@JudgeDrey]

Oh you lucky fucker! I was 14 at this time but didn't get to see this tour. I got to see them during the Justice and Black Album tours though. Would've KILLED to see this one though! CHEERS!

[@AnthonyGrenier]

I miss Maple Leaf gardens!

[@michaelpage4242]

Would I would give to have been a teenager in the 80’s… so jealous

[@ZackMacMillan-i6r]

Hetfield's downstrokes get talked about so much, obviously well deserved, I feel like people forget that Kirk has to, and does, keep up

[@FEAROWNAGE]

This

[@SweetSweetDread3962]

People nag at Kirk just because he doesn't make the most technical solos, but he's still a really good guitarist. Playing some of those solos after dowpicking the whole song is a nightmare.

[@zoltanszabados8445]

Kirk on lead has always been the weak link, but his rhythm playing is good, agreed.

[@Honkajas]

This is like a full release of their emotions of losing cliff

[@LerikMan]

James is an absolute beast in downstroke game !!!

[@rpgg80]

You bet. The guy just had a monstrual evolution since when he began playing. He just plays with the guitar like he just has another normal day in the office hahaha .... and he's around 23 years-old here. A complete monster. Besides, he had a bestial fisionomical change between '86 and '88. In this period he became a werewolf hahaha I wish, as an amateur guitar player, to have 1/3 of his skills. 😂🤣

[@JohnDoeQ]

True Story - his arm bands no longer fit on his right arm, so they would cut them and add a thick strip of elastic.

[@JohnDoeQ]

True Story - his pics would melt in the middle of songs, so it you were lucky enough to find a James pic in the crowd after a show you would see the melted singed material Delrin/Tortex back in the day. Now he uses Ultex White Fangs.

[@NocturnalNews]

I'm so sick of hearing this lol we get it he's really good at downstroke Said someone in each and every single Metallica video on the planet

[@andreasramirez8531]

@@NocturnalNewsthis and the “omg lars is so sloppy nowadays”

[@mrtsoysal]

metallica: we have a setlist of two hours. organizator: we have only 1,5 hour for the show. metallica: ok, no problem! 😈

[@clayfoster8234]

“Don’t worry, cocaine Lars is on top of it” lol

[@kurtzcol]

well said sir haha

[@francisap1632]

​@@clayfoster8234 lol but don't underestimate Lars man 😅

[@jsioux056]

🤣🤣🤣

[@ReubenJames1000]

🤣

[@tduic]

Jaimz...with full length hair...headbanging...perfect vocals...fuck yeah...golden times...

[@bobjanusz7826]

More Beer!

[@vince8081]

People forget (even me) what Metallica was at that time : speed, brutal, heavy. Best band by far in that period. The whole band at their best.

[@vietnamd0820]

I remember when And Justice For All was released and metal fans, myself included, would walk through walls to see Metallica live …even Slayer at the time was saying Metallica was the reason they got into metal

[@betaoooo]

eu não esqueço, para mim Metalica é kill , Master e Ride , o resto é outro Metálica !!!!!

[@luisponce7317]

They were definitely on a mission to seek and conquer and they have

[@damianb2374]

'best'... it's not sports, bud.

[@damianb2374]

​@@vietnamd0820when did Slayer say that?

[@SoundcraveMagazine1]

To the guy who recorded this for us.... Thank you!

[@alexanderklein9433]

not every hero wears a cape. He had a camera with him. And recorded a piece of music history . Thanx Dude

[@CD-gk9ix]

This is just insane. Hetfield was 23. Hammett 24. Ulrich was 22 (almost 23). Jason was 23. Cliff passed late Sept, ~2.5 months prior. They're going 1.5-2x speed the entire show. No extended breaks. Hell, they open with Battery and go right into Puppets.

[@BMR86]

I was curious about their age as well during this time, very impressive for their age and the craft they already had under their fingertips

[@bgordo73]

thank God I saw them in May 86 3rd row right in front of Cliff!!!!

[@m0nk3yl0v3r]

When I was 23 the most impressive thing I had done was to turn up to my job sober that one time.

[@CD-gk9ix]

@@m0nk3yl0v3r right? And here these dudes were writing master of puppets and disposable heroes lol

[@lizarrrdbeth]

How epic was that!

[@Moonshine449]

Jason’s recovery from that trip was legendary.

[@CaribSurfKing1]

He/they were dealing with the anger of Cliff dying, they had perfected recorded crunch and had amazing material…and they were in their early 20s, prime playing athletes and were all good enough at playing like second nature. If only we had this recorded on proper film with proper sound fidelity. This was their prime. There were flashes in the early 90s, but this is sustained intense energy. Again, they were kids, full of energy

[@Lt_Mao]

Also lots of cocaine and booze

[@darioblazevic2430]

85-92 was prime. That live in san diego in 92 was sick

[@NTE-20XX]

@@hyperboreanesoterica6588What are you talking about? This show happened in December 1986. Cliff died nearly three months before this show, and Jason had just joined the band a month and a half prior. (For retroactive context, the person I’d replied to had said something along the lines of “no, this was one of Cliff’s last shows.”)

[@zzxmookysxzz4103]

They were adults already.

[@chrisclay7648]

Yep. Father Time is a bitch for all of us! Love the time capsule.

[@theunforgiven5260]

13:18Caught me off guard poor Jason lol

[@zaeusosorio]

I thought I was the only one in this comment section that noticed Jason tripping

[@TRYO.OFICIAL]

JAJAJAJAAJ 😎🤙 no entender ni vrg pero si lo ví jajajaja

[@Db_DocGracie]

I’ve seen the clip of him tripping for decades online. But never knew which show it was from and also haven’t seen it in years. I feel bad for how hard I laughed when I saw it just now lol

[@crush1t]

the way he just layed there for a sec killed me

[@EnigmaticAnamoly]

Yea he played it off like a boss haha best thing he could do as the new guy

[@nintendad1166]

Jason gets a lot of credit for headbanging, but no one can touch 1986 Hetfield.

[@patroche550]

Newsteds peak was black album era

[@deckywecky]

I might be able too if I try hard enough

[@Timewalker13]

Jason ate that fall and kept playing at 13:18 😭

[@turtlboi2217]

Peak lars was and justice for all era and peak kirk was probably also the justice era, his solos were out of this world

[@mikesperko3921]

Absolutely agree no one could lace his shoe's when it comes to headbanging 86 now 92 -93 that's a different story

[@freakyrims1527]

im amazed at hetfield's downpicking.imagine how long he practiced everyday to achieve such a great stamina to down pick for almost 2 hours.

[@Timewalker13]

with a great amount of wanking, comes a great amount of power

[@diddyboy6666]

The speed and accuracy of his down picking at the end of Blitzkrieg was almost beyond belief 😮🤟

[@TimCaravia]

all while singing

[@bobross4449]

He took Johnny Ramone’s form and put on steroids/alcohol

[@cueje5784]

yeah but kirk had to keep up, he doesnt often get credit for picking as fast as james. but downpicking that fast for two hours while singing is fucking amazing

[@mangdoo285]

55:40 my god

[@ReeceyBoy_4]

Fuck yes brotherrr

[@wakingmycadaverful]

Yes

[@villi04]

I thought the same after looping the intro 87 times 😂 good damn

[@ReeceyBoy_4]

Hetfield is a fkn legend bro

[@riosiscold9865]

That robotic wrist man

[@ClifordJohnTolentino]

you will be amazed how hetfield is singing, and playing guitar with such precision and 2x faster than any other band during this era.

[@MS-gz1tc]

Slayer?

[@bry2k]

I saw Metallica on this tour. I was 15. Me and my two buddies dropped acid at the show. Damn near lost my mind...the tempo was so fast. It was so loud. Fortunately the 15 year old brain is pliable and flexible at that age and can recover from intense trauma. 😂 My friend's father picked us up after the concert....that was a really fuckin' weird ride home....he was like, "Well boys, what did you think about your concert? Was the band good? Do you think they'll have a future and be very successful?" Meanwhile I was trippin' balls as the headlights flew by...then we got home, the parents went to bed, and we snuck out and wandered around the neighborhood, all night, talking about Metallica and The Universe and laughing until we couldn't breathe.

[@NickHouston-yv4oi]

That's some badass acid 😂

[@FEAROWNAGE]

I envy people with childhoods like this

[@erikvaldur3334]

​. That was a lot of people back then. I was 17 then. I remember some of it.

[@bry2k]

@@NickHouston-yv4oi It actually was extremely badass acid. 😅 I recall, as we walked around the neighborhood in the pitch black night, we would occasionally pause at a street corner to assess where we were and discuss whatever urgent thoughts had arisen. We would talk for a long while, and then check the time (had to get back home before parents woke up). We realized that whenever we stopped walking, time stopped. So we could talk for a very long time without losing any time as long as we didn't move. But whenever we started walking again, an hour would go by in a blink. TLDR: We were fuckin' hiiiiiighhhh! 😂

[@HarborSite-7]

I was 15 that year as well brother and had a few acid trips myself. Man those were some fun times. As you said, thank God our young brains were able to take the abuse we threw at them and still allow us to be functioning members of society. Because we sure did a lot of partying back then, and in the years to follow. 😂 I'm a master electrician now with my own business so I guess things turned out pretty well despite the craziness.

[@davidemilianomenaceron2326]

Battery [0:00] Master Of Puppets [4:22] For Whom The Bell Tolls [12:14] Welcome Home (Sanitarium) [16:24] Ride The Lightning [22:38] Jason's Bass Solo [28:47] Whiplash [32:41] The Thing That Should Not Be [36:40] Fade To Black [42:17] Seek & Destroy [48:34] Creeping Death [55:22] The Four Horsemen [1:04:01] Kirk's Guitar Solo [1:08:31] Am I Evil? [1:11:53] Damage, Inc. [1:15:36] Fight Fire With Fire [1:21:04] Blitzkrieg [1:26:52] cool and funny moment: 13:18 / 1:21:48

[@ReeceyBoy_4]

Legenddddd thanks brother

[@gabrielshelwood3072]

Thank you dude 🤘🏾🤘🏾🤘🏾

[@reubster529]

49:01 is funny too

[@clayfoster8234]

God**** that’s a killer set list!

[@pablosilva7717]

Fasttery Faster of puppets For faster the faster tolls Faster home Sanitarium Faster the lightning Whiplash fast The thing fast should not be Fast to black Fast and destroy Faster death The fours fastersmen Am I faster ? Faster Inc Fight faster With fire The fast Blitzkrieg

[@EquineMetalhead]

The whole band (except Jason) were fuckin’ pissed because they had just lost they’re best friend in the bus crash. You can tell how pissed they are by how powerful and aggressive they are playing. Yeah Metallica was always very aggressive in the 80s but right here, they were ANGRY!!! And I’d be pissed off too, if I lost my best friend I’d be LIVID! Poor Jason got it all taken out on him, poor dude.

[@mztweety1374]

Looking back I think they went back on the road way too soon, but they were so young they were gonna listen …I think Phil the therapist should’ve gone on the road with them back then

[@RTL1984]

Ya I totally agree. Jason didn't deserve the anger that he received from the loss of Cliff Burton. Cliff was WAAAAAAAAY too young to die, and not only did he get hazed, it also explains why their is a significant lack of bass on AJFA. However in my opinion, I believe that Jason would have done the right thing and ya know, tried to calm the rest of the band down, most primarily Lars and James.

[@EnigmaticAnamoly]

I'm sure the experience and paychecks made up for it

[@JohnnieVega20]

No shit

[@KrwiomoczBogurodzicy]

​@@EnigmaticAnamoly, Bro... That's cold and cynical...

[@stevejohnston8543]

This is December 9 1986. Saw them on the next day in Sudbury. Just had to make my way up to the front during the encore. Had a 40 ounce bottle in my coat (winter in Canada you know). Kept trying to get James attention yelling “James me and you man” I remember Kirk having this somewhat detached look on his face, kind of like just another gig. To think the accident with Cliff happened only a few months before. Great times, they were so special for so many of us metal heads. They were our band, before they became mainstream. That thought would have been unthinkable then. I could laugh when I hear For whom the Bell Tolls at every hockey game.

[@WarcraftIsForVirgins]

I was there and it sounded horrible to me. Some songs we almost unrecognizable. There wasn't a hell of a lot of people. I was standing at the very back which was about center line and lol this guy in front of me had been nursing a mickey during Metal Church, downed the rest during battery, threw it straight up.. a bunch of us saw and got the fuck out of the way, it came right down on his head lol he was out for about 3)4 of the show lol

[@MetalPersonJ]

You know. it's not just James's insane speed, it's his presence and charisma. He is the absolute unquestionable star here. It could be only him on that stage and it would still be the whole show.

[@marcozoboli]

Terrific performance! Every Metallica member was at his highest level.

[@div3ci]

fight fire with fire at this concert was something else the anger and power just radiates from it

[@BSAhaveagoodday]

Agree man 🤘

[@jasoncutler3332]

Now THAT is fucking METALLICA.

[@Ivanslav1]

the raw energy was amazing, you pick some of that up from the video but imagine seeing it live on the floor/pit

[@chrisdixon6259]

Saw them on this tour and total truths

[@ChuggOfCthulhu]

Our beer was actually a tad stronger, up in Canada, back then lol I'm not being sarcastic, nor intentionally disrespectful, when I say cocaine has a lot to do with this performance. This is fucking INCREDIBLE! Every song is 150% accurate, at 2x the speed lol! This takes nothing away from Metallica, though, kids. See, in the 80's, cocaine was huge. It made great people greater. That problem was; you either got clean or died.

[@jamescarter8311]

Like how people act as though age is a choice. I’m just happy Metallica is still performing.

[@sportsfix6975]

Saw this show in Winnipeg. Metal Church opened. Still the best concert I've ever been too. They played in an opera house, amazing. 1500 TRUE Metallica fans...

[@UberIntruder]

I bought this cassette tape on Yonge St, the day after the show. Listened to it endlessly. Best $5 I ever spent

[@christopherchesaux3554]

James is the master at down picking. You can't get that much faster than that. He's the GOAT and apparently beholds the pick of destiny. Literally

[@gumpy4960]

True but Kirk had to match him so he was just as fast.

[@justincider4375]

@@gumpy4960 Kirk never gets enough credit for this. He's been downpicking the same songs just as hard and just as well the entire time...

[@Guy-bm5wh]

I don't know why people keep saying this. Downpicking fast is not a difficult thing to do. Maybe people start out learning Metallica and remember how hard it was for them as a beginner.

[@briondeman5095]

Its not the speed thats hard, its the accuracy that he does it with

[@gumpy4960]

@@Guy-bm5wh yes it is, and it’s the endurance to do it for an entire show that’s also hard.

[@emgee9775]

I saw Metallica on this tour at Hammersmith, Cliff’s last UK show. They were hitting blistering speeds, just like Slayer. Slayer even more so; they were going ballistic. Incredible to witness these bands at the peak of thrash. Amazing things were happening in metal. Great memories.

[@soloistdeve]

This is the peak of thrash.

[@jetlag_beats]

This is amazing. It was the year in which I discovered the band as a 10 year old. Totally blew me away immediately, back then. Still love this shit until eternity...

[@thomasvilder3010]

this is the Talica i fell in love with back in 85..just after Ride.... and then came Master ....thoose first 3 albums are true masterpieces... and the energy back then ... no matter how fast moderen metal bands play ... they will never reach this energy lvl.... so many drummers ply twice as fast as lars.... but with no energy....and basicly only trying to copy what Talica did. thanks to the guy who recorded this !!!

[@rodriflaminghot_666]

0:01 Battery 4:25 Master Of Puppets 12:01 For Whom The Bell Tolls 16:25 Welcome Home (Sanitarium) 22:38 Ride The Ligthning 28:50 Jason Bass Solo 32:40 Whiplash 36:39 The Thing That Should Not Be 42:17 Fade To Black 48:31 Seek & Destroy 55:23 Creeping Death 1:04:00 The Four Horsemen 1:08:30 Kirk guitarr solo 1:11:51 I Am Evil? 1:15:30 Damege Inc. 1:21:00 Figth Fire With Fire

[@Phxntuum]

This man is truly a real one

[@juanvergara7407]

No Blitzkrieg??? I've seen that video around

[@autopsy72]

It's not Disposable Heroes, it's Damage Inc

[@dimebagdave77]

Manythnx

[@goldenwolf8081]

⁠​⁠@@juanvergara74071:26:52 the fastest performance I’ve ever seen of blitzkrieg!!

[@drewrosecrans9728]

1986 I'm 19 years old and I glad I got to see Metallica @ Long Beach arena Long Beach CA I got to see Cliff before he passed away! RIP brother 🎸🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@Tom_the_great]

I was at that show in Long Beach

[@joescambait]

i was 19 also in Boston East Coast lol ...we had the best Metal scene. jk. i miss those days so much

[@grants.9701]

Me too man!

[@fade2black244]

Man, Lars sure could play back then.

[@setiyoung1611]

hwat hes way better now

[@antarctican_immagrants6849]

Especially during the AJFA album like holy shit, Dyers Eve is fucking crazy

[@einzbased]

​@@antarctican_immagrants6849IIRC Lars never played the song in full at the studio, the drums were supposedly pieced together to make the song. As for the double bass, apparently there was someone else doing them, not Lars.

[@thunderfox101]

​@@einzbasedthis is just untrue, Lars played all parts including the double bass.

[@AnthonySpecialeJr]

@thunderfox101 Lars did play all the parts. However, the drum recording for AJFA looked like a physical manifestation of what would later be the digital ProTools. The drum tape was... well, a taped conglomerate of Lars' favorite bits from different takes into one

[@FrehleyBurst9-1878]

I was there, it was my first show seeing them after Cliff was killed and my 5th time seeing them in 1986. They played in Detroit at Joe Louis Arena on April 4th and then Battle Creek at Kellog Arena on July 19th, Saginaw at Wendler Arena on July 20th, Clarkston at Pine Knob Music Theatre on July 21st and Finally in Toronto at Maple Leaf Garden on December 9th. I was lucky enough to meet them at every show as I worked Retail Music and have a good friend who worked at Warner Elektra Atlantic in Detroit who supplied me with Tickets and Backstage passes to every show you could imagine. I was lucky enough to meet Sir Peter Mench who is half of Q Prime Management who manage Metallica and The Legendary Detroit Tape Trader Otto Weyer (Otto filmed many of the videos you see in Cliff em' all tape) at the Saginaw show. The Toronto show was incredible and I was able to walk around the Arena which is LEGENDARY if you are a Hockey fan, the seating levels behind each end was scary as they were super steep! The opening act at the Toronto Show was Metal Church and prior to them taking the stage as the lights went down the entire arena was taken over by the sweet smell of Black Hash! I consider myself very lucky to have seen the "Classic" lineup of Metallica twice in Chicago on the Kill em all for one tour in 1983, 4 times for the Ride The Lightning tour (2 times in Chicago and 2 times in Michigan in Kalamazoo and Royal Oak) then 4 times with Cliff and 1 time with Jason on The Master of Puppet tour listed above so 10 shows in 4 years. If I could have only seen Led Zeppelin 10 times in their first four years of their career! BTW, Otto Weyer was at this show and recorded it so I'm not sure if this is a copy of his work or not but a very cool piece of history.

[@montex23]

hello, can you tell us how was the sound system sounding at that time, was it louder, crunchier, more interesting? i guess we kind of lost things with time, especially dBs :) but last gig of Metallica in Paris was dirty at the end, crunchy, i was surprised and enjoyed it a lot!!

[@chriswithersphotography]

M - Majestic E - Epic T - Thrilling A - Astonishing L - Legendary L - Loud I - Iconic C - Charismatic A - Amazing

[@covetprice]

Nows go get a dog treat.😅

[@philfrank5601]

Peak James voice.

[@gregor318]

In February 1987, I attended a Matallica concert in Katowice, Poland. They played exactly the same setlist. You forgot to add that at the end they play a song called Blitzkrieg. It was a great concert and great times.

[@warpigg666]

To see Metallica,megadeth, slayer, exodus, anthrax n few others in their prime was the best damn thing ever

[@orlock5510]

Yes, Priest and Maiden also.

[@orlock5510]

The Rods and Sabbath.

[@Psychodermia]

Saw Metallica and Armored Saint in 1985 at 600-seat theater in Denver that is now a Walgreens. Glad I got to see Cliff. RIP. 👽🤘

[@luisponce7317]

Saw that 85 tour in la’mours in Brooklyn we were right in front of Cliff best Metallica show I’ve ever been to……..opened with Fight Fire w Fire place went crazy ….woke up next morning with a sore neck

[@KEEPINGitREAL213]

Hell yeah!!!!

[@TOMG12XU]

Jason crushing it in the gnarliest of circumstances.🔥

[@johnuruski651]

Never got the respect he deserved…… I love Metallica but shame-on you guys….. Cutting his mix out on albums?? Where was band respect?? MA of VH put up with alot of the same shit from the VH brothers…. Bullshit in my book!!

[@FrancisMcGee-o4g]

Saw them on this tour in Hampton Virginia. James had his arm in a cast from a skateboard accident, and I remember it very well. I’d been to many concerts and honestly, Meticalla was the absolute LOUDEST show I’d been to. “Battery” killed my ears and I was a huge fan from that point on and here we are almost 38 years later

[@tellurelli]

Purest Aggression and musicianship is on point. RareBeasts

[@utry_daniel438]

I tried playing along to this version of master. It is literally not possible for my wrist. Not even for a few seconds. How the hell they played the whole song at that speed literally blows my mind

[@Diddydoodat]

thats the beauty of cocaine

[@utry_daniel438]

@@Diddydoodat real lol

[@hetfieldprophet]

​@@Diddydoodatlbs of it!!!

[@AJSefcik]

@@Diddydoodat more like adrenaline

[@Diddydoodat]

@@AJSefcik definitely cocaine but okay lol

[@Soydrinker999]

That double bass on whiplash is absolutely insane

[@peerelshoff]

HUGE RESPECT TO JASON!!!

[@jmwicked]

now remember why I was absolutely nuts with Metallica... how the times have changed

[@danielpetrucci8952]

Jason took a tumble but did his best Angus impression 😂

[@brianknittle6642]

I believe James once said, in reference to their evolution, something like "if we could play faster... we would." They took that aspect as far as they felt they could.

[@GarrettLoganGriffin]

Kirk gets a lot of flack for being goofy, and the wah pedal later in their career. But can we give him some credit for keeping up with James’ down picking? He’s note for note in sync with him. And the lead melodies he writes are those singable kind. You remember them because they’re just so damn melodic. He’s not the most technical player, but he does stuff with the pentatonic scale and his fretting hand that just almost don’t make any sense, but somehow it works. The dude is a legend.

[@buffdaddy2032]

He's using the wah here . On every solo .

[@EAK1437]

@@buffdaddy2032no he isn’t what lmao

[@TheLeftJoystick]

holy shit bro, this feels sped up bro, THEY WERE GOIN ALL IN

[@Timewalker13]

it's nearly 1.25x speed. Cocaine is a hell of a drug

[@thunderfox101]

​@@Timewalker13James never did cocaine, although Lars and Kirk did.

[@Timewalker13]

@@thunderfox101 James "claims" he never did cocaine.

[@insulani]

Clearly at their prime here. Hetfield is simply the best frontman ever. The charisma and the unbelievable tight musicianship. Thanks for uploading this.

[@EAK1437]

Nah 88-93 is their prime

[@insulani]

@@EAK1437For me MOP is their crown jewel. After that it went south when they wanted to become famous rock stars...

[@Mikethemoviemisfit]

Miss that energy and those vocals

[@scottymaczayda9531]

This is ridiculously good and demonstrates the downfall in today's music by making it look terrible in comparison. This is amazing stuff here. You know it's timeless when it's still relevant today.

[@mariacarrasco4531]

Oh yeah

[@lechgolas6400]

They're both pioneers and best in the genre, there won't be a band like them ever again.

[@EricCubed956]

I can't figure it out. I say it is clearly terrible today. Like really clearly. But then the younger ones look at me like I'm crazy. What's the standard for "good." The Stones, Beatles and Zeppelin I think. But how to break it down?

[@flamu9183]

There's still good music being made, but awful music is the most popular because it's easily digestible and good for playlists and use in social media. Thrash metal (or just metal in general) isn't as popular now, though.

[@darthshitto2524]

@@EricCubed956I’m 18 and I dislike most new music and am really jealous of people that got to grow up with stuff like this

[@Peck_Bull]

The price of this recording is incalculable. The image and sound are surprisingly good. Thanks for uploading it!!!

[@ethanbarc]

Man Metallica was fast as heck back then like holly molly

[@daneandrews7102]

back when lars drumming was absolutely perfect 👌🏽

[@drewrosecrans9728]

Jason holding his own 💯🤘🤘🤘🤘🎸🎸🎸🎸

[@EricCubed956]

I must admit, this one is nearly as good as the '89 Seattle. But nothing tops that. They really should release it officially.

[@nickfuller20]

I think this concert is better than the 1989 one.

[@mikehunt8247]

The seattle show is the best one they ever did

[@ThisHandleFeatureIsStupid]

@@nickfuller20 The problem is that this one did not contain any AJFA songs.

[@aburrows2008]

@@mikehunt8247 that creeping death chant is epic

[@acerimmer8338]

Is it any wonder they stole the show on Ozzy tour? Absolutely brutal.

[@troedsangberg]

Same in 1991, Monsters of Rock tour at Gentofte/Denmark. AC/DC was top name but most people (incl. us) left after Metallica.

[@MrAnimal1971]

I saw Metallica open for Ozzy on this tour. It was before Cliff past away so I got to see the original line up. The show was amazing and sounded exactly like the album but faster. Cadinal stadium Ky.

[@thomaslabantt6625]

same here wow good old days cleveland show

[@89kilemal]

*passed

[@Frank-YYZ]

In the 80's Lars was a beast!

[@traviskilroy3648]

yea he really was when he had the young energy. hit the drums really hard, and in his own way.

[@johnmiller4553]

I COULDNT TELL SINCE THIS VIDEO MOSTLY SHOWS THE 2 GUITARS 🤣🤣🤣 🙄🙄. 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@djn48]

Yes, you can actually hear his double kick sections in Battery... and it's good!

[@Hangryoldman]

He played fast , but that's about it. As much as people are going too hat this ,fact is Rod Mortgenstein , Blas Elias , Robert Sweet were all much better. Their rhythm and trimming blew Lars 's playing away.

[@shacktime]

@@Hangryoldman Not the point. Matt Sorum is a better drummer than Steve Adler but the latter was a better fit. Technique is important but not the only thing that matters. The world of music is a graveyard of technical wizards no one heard of or cares about.

[@Steven-dy6tc]

james has always been so humble and funny in his way

[@CoreyHerman-tp8ws]

Whom ever caught this. THANK YOU!!!!

[@xDasVixo]

At first in Battery James plays faster than usual, but then Lars arrives and increases the speed even more

[@hal1971]

I was at the quebec show, this version of metallica was insane. the energy between the band and the crowd i'm sure everyone in attendance remember this show. for me it's the best show I saw in my life

[@johnlander2219]

I’ve a bootleg VHS of the Quebec show on this tour. Amazing show.,

[@williamrunner6718]

This was the year I graduated High School. I first heard this at my Senior picnic on a friends boombox! Here I am 56. Crazy.

[@nv_vuqar]

Hell yeah🤘🏻. History restored. Waiting for seattle 89 next

[@lanzarlaluna]

Lars was a fucking machine in his prime. 😍

[@flataffect]

Just bonkers lol

[@Pondimus_Maximus]

80s Lars always reminded me of Animal, from The Muppets! 😂

[@mariacarrasco4531]

Wasn't he❤

[@mariacarrasco4531]

Kirk kicked ass too

[@mariacarrasco4531]

Not nice bo kers

[@darkkrenaissance42]

2 hours worth of songs played in 1:20

[@ahmetoerdek6950]

This is how i learned and loved Metallica. I don't listen to their new albums anymore but the live shows are still bad ass.

[@OtroGuapoMas]

Do it man, don't be close mind

[@drewrosecrans9728]

Metallica was the biggest band in 1986💯🤘🤘❤️❤️u couldn't touch them!! Metallica ruled the world!!

[@thomassaunderson2746]

This possibly the best video of Metallica ever.

[@DvimqFYT]

im amazed by the fact that kirk grab a pick on the edge of the stage at 1:11:50 after throwing the pick he used for the solo to start am i evil...

[@BoxCarBoy12]

Still my favorite version of Fight Fire with Fire ever. They played it the fastest I've ever heard them play that song

[@thesenate4570]

This is when i wouldve wanted to see metallica

[@ashleypaine7846]

I'm so glad I did!

[@slayabouts]

1:45 Damn, even the camera guy is keeping Jason out of the mix

[@brutalrock927]

Real Metallica ! Total respect for ever !

[@roccolongo5678]

The Four Horsemen with those Triplets on the kicks is so bad ass it’s unreal

I couldn't believe it when I heard. I immediately got goose bumps.

[@Lexiberian]

Metallica played so fast and hard it wasn't even funny anymore. Holy crap this is amazing

[@michaelklein8598]

It’s just so unreal that their this good. James was like 23 🤯🔥🔥

[@claytondenton2385]

Thanks for getting this back up again. Between this and the Japan show they equal Seattle 89 and beats the shite out of it in other ways

[@Angrygreycanuck]

Seeing this and so many other great shows in the day…the scene was outrageous and tours were happening in waves. It was an amazing time to be a metal head. I was center right, about twenty rows back at this show, just a punk, livin the dream…good fuckin times.

[@pfinnerty]

I was 16 yrs old at this concert.Metal Church opened for them and were amazing as well.So many good bands back then that we had taken it for granted how good we had it.I had to save up 2 weeks allowance for this show which cost $18 a ticket.

[@ianmacqueen6687]

Metal Church was amazing. I’ll never forget the first cords of Battery as the opener, epic show

[@jkbearhunter]

I saw this tour at Long Beach Arena best Metallica show i have seen . Saw them live in the 80s, 90s, 2000s, and 2010s. Cliff was still with them at that point, Friday June 13th 1986

[@purgie]

I saw them in 84, with Cliff in Leiden, The Netherlands..Very good gig...

[@schaefer1898]

Wow! How do you think did they evolve? I only saw them in 2003 and it blew me away.

[@MizzAnthrope]

Watching this back after seeing them live in concert last night. They still got it... And the stage show was on point.

[@easternag16]

You can feel the anger and grief in their playing and singing. Losing one of their best friends Cliff so suddenly right when they were riding high and having the times of their lives, no wonder they're pissed as fuck, I would be too. The amount of pure rage is insane

[@GembaDocs]

All killer. No filler.

[@pricewern]

Its like a three hour concert in an hour and a half. Stunned !!! Amazing !!

[@AndrewGrey22]

I saw this but with Cliff. Best year of my life.

[@FightingFooz]

This is not the fastest ever Metallica show ever. This is just simply a relatively young band stomping their gig on sheer adrenaline. I'm a (thrash) drummer for over 35 years and I'know what timing is. This is just pure frikkin' adrenaline! The best ever line-up, of course!

[@metallicafan9932]

If anyone wondering why they sound so agressive and fast, it's because they had lost their best friend a few months before.

[@PeterVenkman_666]

They sounded just as agressive and fast at the beginning of that tour. It's not because of Cliff's lost.

[@Lt_Mao]

Also because of lots of cocaine and booze

[@emgee9775]

Not so, I saw them at The Lyceum in 84, Donington in 85 and Hammersmith in 86, and Thrash was getting faster, and so were the Metallica, Slayer and Anthrax. It was incredible to see, and live through it.

[@SamuraiFTF]

​@@Lt_Maothey never used cocaine

[@Lt_Mao]

@@SamuraiFTF Lars and Kirk's coke use is pretty well documented.