Hip-Hop Head's FIRST TIME Hearing "Orion" by METALLICA

[@AlexHefner]

Enjoy the double upload today! Life is hard. You guys need more content. So... here ya go. Love you

[@tylerday7465]

Keep em comin!!

[@sesshomaru_7441]

Alex Hefner Angel of death by slayer

[@i.q369]

Dude you said you wanted to get further into black metal, check out Agalloch - In the shadow of our pale companion. please check it out , it's about a guy seeking spiritual fulfillment after he stops believing in God.

[@dominiksecka2051]

Please Five finger death punch - fake

[@dandyprime5338]

Please react to "And Plague Flowers the Kaleidoscope" by Ne Obliviscaris. It's an experience you won't soon forget.

[@capoocha]

Orion is a masterpiece!

[@TheAskald]

The first part is cool but the second one sends you in another fucking dimension. The way the bass answers to the guitars is majestic.

[@abidsabanovic8188]

Especially with that one video where it shows stars, the space n shit. Amazing.

[@freddyyouth8824]

vap0rw4ve what world is Orion not a masterpiece? It’s a classic in any universe

[@freddyyouth8824]

vap0rw4ve lol, to each his own. You are in the minority on that one. Cheers to a great vid regardless

[@maxymajzr]

Sadly, your "world" doesn't matter. And yea, you won't get the pun.

[@karlmelgarejo]

Nice reaction, but I’m not sure if you are aware that some of the “guitar solos” in Orion are actually “bass solos” played by Cliff Burton

[@commanderbaccara8578]

That's the comment I was searching for :D

[@hestia165]

Only one solo is Cliff's, unless you think about this bass riff after the silence as a solo

[@Kreedogger]

Al Bundy : False. There is one in the beginning 4:05 and another at 9:01. You remind me of my friend who argued til he was blue in the face that the solo at 9:01 was guitar not Cliff Burton on the bass. LOL

[@hestia165]

@@Kreedogger wut? 4:05 is a solo? Don't think so, just a riff. and when i meant the only Cliff's solo i obviously was talking bout 9:01 so i'm not like your friend lol

[@Kreedogger]

Haha. Copy that man! Definitely not like my friend. Lol. I guess I, among many, always considered 4:05 a solo because he is the featured instrument in that section and when a bass player plays like that that's shredding the thing to bits. I know its repetitive in ways so i understand the 'riff' thing. That's some good bass playing.

[@adamshaw9356]

Orion is their most beautiful track, in my opinion. Really a work of art.

[@ScaredyCatLawyerLady]

It is my favourite Metallica song.

[@MrDeengels]

It’s what put them ahead of all of their contemporaries, it’s their ability compose music that separates them. It’s cliff opus pure and simple.

[@joegaletkajr4361]

Really hope they do Orion with the San Francisco symphony in s&m2

[@kmdsubs3148]

@@MrDeengels Thank you ... Someone else that understands. I studied classical music for a long time and it's something I have always thought about Metallica. They are masters of composition.

[@auunnfkristjansson6738]

Best song of all time!

[@erendilmec468]

RIP CLIFF BURTON

[@TheKiller123ab]

True Legend

[@a1simpsauce]

best bassist of all time in my opinion

[@wrexxy8547]

This song shows the influence Cliff Burton had on Metallica. The only one in the band with classical training and it shows. So beautifully composed and a roller coaster of emotions this song is just amazing. RIP Cliff

[@SgtStinger]

Yeah, Metallica really changed when Cliff passed away. I mean, the guys still can't talk about it without almost crying! Don't get me wrong, Rob Trujillo is a really good fit for the band, but he doesn't seem to be either trusted or wanting to do very much of the songwriting, and Hammet has always seemed like he didn't do much more writing than the solos on the songs.

[@NathanJones_01]

Beautifully put. Cliff was an amazing musician. RIP Cliff

[@hrdcoremetalchik]

Rip Cliff! I am always reminding people about his brilliance!!!! Such an amazing talent, and he is Sorely missed!

[@christianbuczko1481]

This piece is classical, I've often said jsbach would love this group, and it's because of music like this.

[@apachehelicopter9032]

Just said the same thing OP. Had we not lost him people wouldn't just be talking about Metallica as the greatest metal bands they would be up there with Queen and the likes as true undying untouchable god's. My favourite band but even I can see when Cliff got taken the developing genius between them all was snuffed as well. Everytime I hear Enter Sandman on the radio I want to punch the radio out...that is what people gobble up. Classless

[@JesterNR1]

The bass interlude in the middle is actually tattooed on James Hetfield's left arm in memory of Cliff. Also, the solo at 9:01 in the video is Cliff... yep... that's a bass.

[@HiTekCowboy]

holy sh*t.. had no idea. been a mightmet fan.. for ugh.. uhm.. a few days ;-) but still amazed at their musicianship and glad to learn more about them all the time. thanks for sharing.

[@tbear23]

You ever get that feeling when listening to Metallica tracks like this you’re not really listening to a metal band but the world’s heaviest orchestra. The music is so well written and arranged. It’s more than just heavy head bangingness it’s truly amazing. You can almost picture a conductor just bringing in each section, building it to its crescendo then back down again for the mid section. Accept they’re so good they don’t need no dude with a baton telling them when and how to play. Truly stunning musicianship

[@cliffburtonnkardesiyim3725]

tbear23 hart you summed up my fellings ! What if Cliff survived that bloody accident ... RIP Cliff

[@vannacee26]

If Beethoven wrote a rock piece, this would be it.

[@mikewilson6393]

You just put into words what I've been trying to say for 30 years

[@richardsavaglio661]

tbear23 hart god damn well said man!

[@sunekaas]

Check Rich-n-Kel, a metalheads and a classical trained musician, reacting to Metallica. The Orion reaction is legendary 🤟🤟

[@stephentot5011]

Cliff Burton was a musical genius, this was his masterpiece. Long Live Cliff

[@Kr1ssz]

true

[@kriskoulaaizen4942]

😂

[@timothywhite3734]

Kriskoula Aizen tf you laughing at bitch

[@edloserrr4885]

Kriskoula Aizen ?????????

[@nimaiboro2196]

Lyrics: [Instrumental]

[@MisterDarkfall]

Hah!

[@lewisgrant7622]

Lyrics. Kirk: WAH WAH WAH

[@joeltrowe5155]

To Live is To Die...also great instrumental..by Metallica, ofc.

[@davidmackeown5496]

My fav instrumental of theirs.followed Metallica since mid eighties and listen to them every day. Fact that it’s in honor of Cliff makes it goosebumps central.

[@cliffripburton]

Yes please do it Alex

[@bobbyfan418]

It's also made up of riffs written by Cliff. I recall James once saying the song is 98% Cliff, and 2% James and Lars.

[@Kronix86]

As cool as the song is, it's not a true instrumental as it does have a few lines in it that were written by Cliff Burton but were sung by James Hetfield.

[@Kronix86]

Definitely not trying to take away from the badass instrumental sections of this track at all. Love to play the intro section on guitar \m/

[@TirpitzLuminare]

I really wish one of you Hip-Hop react guys would just sit down and listen to this entire album from start to finish. Battery to Damage Inc. It's not just one of the greatest metal albums of all time, its one of the greatest albums of any genre ever made, period. Love your channel keep up the good work.

[@gabo-o828]

Tirpitz check out YouYouYou!

[@johnathangoldblatt2931]

A Christian Atheist yeah but he didn’t like it XD

[@TirpitzLuminare]

@A Christian Atheist I have, and I wasn't impressed with his utter lack of any musical knowledge along with the constant skipping of songs within the first few seconds. I stopped watching his stuff after like the third attempt at a Metallica album. I feel that guy should not be reacting to metal, as he clearly doesn't like the genre as a whole. That's just my 2 cents

[@ewan_GTO]

Tirpitz some of this is the nature of the beast. Reaction and review circumvents some copyright issues. Often there is a need to stop, pause, speak over or skip the track so that it’s not just a straight playback.i like Alex’ s vids, so many of these just suck balls....

[@ewan_GTO]

Oh hell yeah. Many of these are crafted to be consumed whole. They are not a collection of singles thrown together. I love the ebb and flow of this type of album. I wish there was a remaster of Justice without The antijason vibe too...

[@bobthebear1246]

100% total eargasm from beginning to end. Still doesn't feel like nearly 9 minutes.

[@WuqiiSaurus]

Iron Maiden - Fear of The Dark Live in Rock in Rio 2001! The crowd will blow your mind!

[@cyanidepress]

My favorite of the FotD, the video quality is worse than the newer ones, but the crowd and participation is insane.

[@mokane86]

Alex this is a must review! Heard this live version song and knew that Iron Maiden were Gods.

[@Beavernese9898]

You gotta react to Blackened by Metallica.

[@arttuuusisalo8709]

*clears throat* seattle live 89 version

[@fidacuca]

89 we listen more to the crowd than the song

[@therightchoicetv2604]

Finally someone besides me requesting it

[@HeavyRaiden]

He has to listen to more from Justice and Ride, their best albums.

[@mikemurray7595]

I didn't like the sound on justice at all. No bass and the guitars were too... Ida know thin sounding? Too much treble and not enough crunch. It just didn't sound like it was mixed right in production imo.

[@dr0pb34r]

Fun fact. We decided my son's middle name would be James, named after Hetfield. This was a few months prior to him being born and he was over two weeks late and was born on Jame's birthday!! The thing that makes this even funnier, he will ALWAYS listen to this track to go to sleep. He just absolutely LOVES it So this track has a LOT of meaning to our family

[@darleneatkinson6730]

Drop Bear, You're baby smart know what awesome music is, Orion is my all time very favor song, I been on plant earth 64 years best song ever. Hope your James enjoying life. Love and peace

[@normantompkins1252]

To live is to die by Metallica is next....no excuses!!!!!!!

[@thatcher00]

I think he should do something off of kill em all

[@PeregrinoZensunni]

Nothing Else Matters should be first

[@jagz02]

@@thatcher00 i would recommend either no remorse or metal militia maybe phantom lord

[@matthewrivera7494]

Kaan Bozkurt I agree

[@MidnightSky1821]

Whiplash or Four Horsemen

[@derrusski5596]

React to "To live is to die" by metallica pls :)

[@wolfydafloof1720]

Der Russki I second this ! Great instrumental. Was blown away first time I heard it

[@cliffburton6325]

Agreed it's one of metallicas better instrumentals would highly recommend it for Alex

[@2682shark]

Yes please

[@ivancarrasco5953]

Plss

[@dakotajones1355]

Answer to your last meal question: I wouldn't order anything. I'd just simply ask them to play ride the lightning during my execution.

[@devilchild9174]

yesssssss!!!!!!! Same

[@FelixBruskin]

i thought that too

[@georgespiliopoulos4866]

i'd be more like LEAVE ME THE FCK ALONE

[@plasmakitten4261]

Couldn't you ask for Escape, and, by the power of Metallica, be saved?

[@lbcb6917]

« To live is ti die » is a song with the soul of cliff burton please listen it,excuse me for mi english linguage im french

[@antonarchusmaximus6583]

yep, that's a song/track to go for if you like Metallica's instrumentals

[@tonygutierrezthesavageteac9114]

6:22-9:20 is the best part of this song. I literally get chills when I hear Cliff's bass quietly playing.

[@shelby4940]

This song has one of the most intense Bass Guitar solos ever made

[@fackya2267]

no lmao

[@TylerH2055]

fack ya yes lol

[@shelby4940]

@@fackya2267 if you played bass or knew anything bout bass you would know it's extremely hard to play

[@fackya2267]

1. Its not hard to play2. Its not ''one of the most intense bass guitar solos ever made''3. GO listen to some primus, jazz or progressive bands.4. Stop being an idiot

[@dorukuysal8372]

It’s not even a solo I would say..it’s arpeggio..listen beyond creation and see how a bass solo be like..but nice bass line though..I agree with that..

[@gessivaldocavalcante158]

React to "Welcome Home Sanatarium" - By Metallica

[@robertonome2448]

hell yeah

[@isaacice4983]

This is song like the mozart of today just a masterpiece

[@christopherlane5238]

No b.s., I actually said that to a teacher trying to explain why I brought my walkman to class. again. 1986.

[@siscothemaniac621]

@@christopherlane5238 and what he say 🤣

[@suchoritrahman9225]

Pantera-Floods

[@PaleRider86]

God Damnit Alex! Now it's time to revisit the And Justice for All album! Dyers eve will blow your mind!!

[@ΒασίληςΤσώνης-υ9φ]

And Blackened 😍 And Harvester of sorrow 😍 And...And justice for all 😍 And literally every other song, this album is amazing 😍😍😍😍

[@PaleRider86]

@@ΒασίληςΤσώνης-υ9φ Most definitely agree!!

[@zandergs1541]

Easily my favourite album

[@theorigin2353]

Gotta listen to live is to die is the best off that album

[@ΒασίληςΤσώνης-υ9φ]

@@theorigin2353 oh yea he definitely should. But for me, blackened is my favorite off of this album. It's my 3rd favorite metallica song after MoP and For whom the bell tolls.

[@sven-michaelhoelzl9858]

This is a true masterpiece of metal music. R.I.P. Cliff 😢

[@moelester8656]

Mr. Crowley - Ozzy Osbourne The song you should React to and the song I would listen to in death row!

[@natewakaa]

Mr. Crowley and No more tears!

[@cyberpaw]

Agustin Caniulao oh shiz good one

[@corpazilum5352]

In Greek mythology, Orion was this hunter who one of the goddesses was in love with, and he got killed one day, so she put him in the sky as the constellation Orion. Maybe it's just the mythology nerd in me, but I always thought it was about that, some of the riffs in the first part make me picture someone running across the plains, and then when it gets all spacey in the middle is maybe when he's put into the stars, and then it goes back into the original riffs because he's hunting forever now. Check out Tyr - The Lay of Thrym.

[@nikosspyris]

I read somewhere was that he fell in love with Artemis, Godess of the Hunt and his hunting partner, while she also secretly fell in love with him. One day he accidentally finds her bathing in the forest, and gets caught. Artemis didn't hate him for it, but she couldn't let go of pride. So she turned him into a stag, so that he wouldn't be able to tell anyone if this. But as she couldn't bear watching him being trapped in the body of his once prey, she summoned her hunting dogs, who hunted him through the forest, any gave him a mercy killing. And he was then, given a place in the stars. The song perfectly follows these events from me start to a bit before the 4th min mark, is their adventures and the life of a hunter. From there to about 5:40, it's him in awe of witnessing her naked in the forest. From there to 6:50 is her noticing him, and the rest is the transformation, the pursuit and the fade out, his eventual positioning on the sky.

[@corpazilum5352]

The first part's right, but it was Actaeon who was turned into a stag after seeing her bathing, not Orion. Orion got stung by a scorpion, I believe, though I think some variants have it that Apollo tricked Artemis into shooting him.

[@nikosspyris]

@@corpazilum5352 Thanks for educating me xD (Although, I think I am still gonna keep that other variant in my head while listening to this, gotten too used to it...)

[@vulgrim8584]

Overall, Orion is perennial just like Cliff.

[@JesterNR1]

Well, you're not wrong... the song is named after the constellation, and parts of the song were intentionally meant to evoke the night sky. Lars called it "Nine minutes of ever-changing, mind-provoking weird and wonderfulness."

[@n8than195]

The craziest fact is that this was wrote by a bunch of 22 year olds

[@duke_ov_doom]

A bunch of drug crazy 22 year olds. Never thought of that.

[@loganmarek1884]

Please do blackened by Metallica

[@gene1131]

And the whole ...And Justice for All album

[@kinglarrythefirst]

More Likes, Metallica Family! WE NEED YOU!!!

[@tobydude100]

Blackened is deffo in the top 3 Metallica songs for me

[@lightyagami8377]

As much as I love Metallica, having someone listen to an onslaught of Metallica isn't really helping them experience diversity in metal. We have Progressive Metal with bands like Periphery, Animals as Leaders and Born of Osiris. We have Doom Metal/Deathcore with bands like Chelsea Grin, White Chapel and Veil of Maya. The Metal Community in the comment section really need to pull their heads out of 80's thrash metal era and look at other things.

[@Odie50000]

If he does it he needs to listen to the added bass version. With any song of that album lol.

[@eldiego68]

Should’ve asked that death row question on a “Ride The Lighting” review

[@oharryc]

I think kirk should see these, your reaction to his solos are always amazing. I'm sure it would put a smile on his face!

[@Gonz-x7]

To Live Is To Die

[@lightyagami8377]

As much as I love Metallica, having someone listen to an onslaught of Metallica isn't really helping them experience diversity in metal. We have Progressive Metal with bands like Periphery, Animals as Leaders and Born of Osiris. We have Doom Metal/Deathcore with bands like Chelsea Grin, White Chapel and Veil of Maya. The Metal Community in the comment section really need to pull their heads out of 80's thrash metal era and look at other things.

[@TheKartoffel101]

but the Black Album version

[@ChristopherStendeck]

I've always thought it a shame that they didn't perform this for the "S&M" album. I think a fully orchestrated version of this would be extraordinary.

[@mattbermo1958]

Ozzpot Damn Straight. All the Metallica instrumentals should get the chance to be performed by orchestra

[@ChristopherStendeck]

Matthew Bermingham - Yes, much as I liked the S&M album, I don't feel it was done as well as it could have been. At times it just felt as if the orchestra were just jamming along while Metallica played a live set as usual. There was a Scorpions album called "Moment of Glory" that did it much better. The versions of "Send me an Angel" and "Wind of Change" therein were life changing for me. If they gave the same, fully reworked, fully orchestrated treatment to the Metallica instrumentals it would be truly amazing, and change a lot of people's minds about metal songwriters.

[@skotty253]

The big problem is that Jason can't play the important bass solos in the song. The bridge part he has nailed,but the first and last solo's he can't do with a pick.

[@ChristopherStendeck]

@@skotty253 - Jason? Lol. Jason left in 2001! Anyway, yeah you can never replace Cliff. It's just a fantasy anyway, I don't expect them ever to do this kind of thing again.

[@skotty253]

@@ChristopherStendeck ....the bassist who played the S&M show and who was in Metallica for 15 years?

[@avnincam]

guy: I'm a hip hop head metallica: so you think your a hip hop head huh?

[@MFAK7398]

A-1-800-NINJA jason: no more beer holdings!! Im leaving the band!!

[@ToffeeJim19]

He Focking Left The Band

[@johnnymack3023]

Lame lol my god

[@joshuacunningham3512]

Metallica is by far on the Mount Rushmore of metal. You do as many videos on them as u want Alex. Kudos to you

[@AnthonyLee223MX]

Metallica’s best instrumental 😎😍

[@d00mnoodle]

I like to live is to die more but this is definatly amazing too! I'd rank the instrumentals in the following order: - to live is to die - orion - suicide and redemption - the call of ktulu - anesthesia (pulling teeth)

[@AnthonyLee223MX]

D00mnoodle / Sergeant Purge this is just my opinion, I personally love all their instrumentals, but Orion and Anesthesia (Pulling Teeth) have stuck with me 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@izzybanxx1067]

This and Call Of Ktulu

[@MrMattallica89]

The Bass on this track is a testament to just how amazing Cliff was! R.I.P. to a Metal Legend.

[@kinglarrythefirst]

Thank you so much from the bottom of my heart, Alex. The song "Orion" has a very special place in my heart, I can't really tell you why that is, but I can tell you that the song touches me deeply and it really means a lot to me and I think to a lot of people that you reacted to the song. It's unbelievable how awesome you are to your fans/your subscribers and I wish that there will be more Metallica songs to come (songs from Metallica that move me in a similar way are The Day That Never Comes, To Live Is To Die, No Leaf Clover and My Friend Of Misery... I have a feeling they will touch you as well, hope that doesn't sound weird). One more thing... I really really really want to apologize that I annoy you with my Metallica song suggestions so often and I hope you can forgive me, because your channel is awesome and I don't want you to be mad at me. Sorry for my long "letter". Have a beautiful day, Alex! Looking forward to your next videos. :)

[@ShounenN]

I remember hearing this song for the first time..that was the moment I realized that metal is the greatest genre out there.. (probably my favorite metal song ever, at least one of them for sure!)

[@MNorris0783]

Me too, my favorite song above anyone

[@mehcsre]

Finally! THANK YOU. SO MUCH. Orion is my favorite song of all time and I have been requesting/waiting forfuckingever for either you or LostInVegas to do a reaction. Amped you liked it bro!

[@delta77vioz]

To me, Orion always paints an image in my head, which I think Metallica are really good at with their instrumentals, without words, creating an image of the song in your mind. I always feel like Orion takes me on a journey through space (which goes well with the name), just floating through space, seeing everything it has to offer, beautiful sights and the more terrifying ones, it's not always a great time, sometimes it gets more intense and that's why I love this song, that's what goes on in my head when I listen to it and all that without a single lyric. Also Cliffs bass and his bass solos in this song are amazing. Another one of their instrumentals that I feel does this really well is The Call of Ktulu, that one also paints an image in my head, much more nightmarish and Cliffs distorted undertones sound like some beast calling out during the song. If you're interested in Metallica instrumentals, that's a good next choice. Also as for my last meal, dunno, some chicken I guess, chicken is great.

[@brandonL18]

There's a KZbin video just like what you explained with Orion. Check it out

[@jesselamoni9677]

Yes, yes, yes, and yes. All the yes.

[@kenshin5150]

delta77vioz Orion is better than TheCallofCthulu.. TCoC only give me scare,creepy and horor emotion. But thats just me

[@orion5436]

I think To Love is to Die is Metallica’s most underrated song. For me it took a few listens to get into it but now I’ve heard it so many times and I absolutely love it. It has such a fantastic melody that paints a picture in my head just like Orion.

[@TheInnerTempleOracle]

Agreed. Metallica is masterful at capturing a mood/emotion/atmosphere, and their instrumentals showcase that 🤘🤘🤘

[@ork_oz]

React to Metallica - Battery live in Seattle 1989

[@aliroyfan9897]

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[@barrygeistwhite3474]

I prefer "The Thing That Should Not Be", but you really can't go wrong with anything from that show.

[@Metallichepe]

Fuck YES

[@clementletard1308]

Best live

[@joegaletkajr4361]

Can't wait to hear them when they get back with the symphony.

[@harishsubramanian1241]

@@oyc7946 no, just.... no.

[@owena-]

Ooi Yan Chen i see what you did there😌

[@AnomalyAlter]

The way you described how you felt during this song is similar to how a lot of people I know felt. The feeling of being adrift in this vast presence. Everyone's is different, but that feeling is pretty consistent. This is one of those songs that you just can't compare to mere mortal songs and do anything in the comparison justice

[@mithildharmadhikari2832]

Obviously since it was made by an immortal person ! Cliff Burton is still own among us ! Through his songs

[@pedrobeedo]

SEPULTURA- TERRITORY or ROOTS BLOODY ROOOTS. CMON HEF, DO IT FOR YOUR BRAZILIAN FANS

[@NUCLEARDASH]

HELL YEAH agora sim

[@brandonandres9049]

PROPAGANDA!!!!

[@luismarques9280]

Yeah, or Beneath the remains, for the Brazilian and Portuguese fans

[@gdrock4952]

\m/ too many metallica still no sepultura yet..

[@mongodavis8120]

Has he reacted to any Sepultura yet?

[@BigTuna8810]

Cliff’s classical training moulded this band into completeness.

[@ivancarrasco5953]

To live is to die - Metallica

[@matthewvanhoozen1812]

I second that " to live is to die" is another bad ass instrumental

[@gripenfelter]

Metallica - Fight Fire with Fire

[@punkfan97]

you should react to Anasthesia (pulling teeth) the Cliff Burton bass solo

[@Kreedogger]

Gotta do some of the live renditions though.

[@Eliphas_Leary]

Anesthesia is not merely a bass solo, it's a prayer, a lecture, a declaration of independence.

[@johnnymack3023]

React to james and his right hand. Cliff was AMAZING, but james has fueled the bsnd since the early 80's

[@ali965]

chicago 83 is his work of art

[@dionshare7103]

I know I haven't seen him react to Anesthesia. I think he'd be speechless when it's over.

[@masterofjustice1984]

You said you liked crowd interaction, then you have to listen to My Friend of Misery by Metallica in Lisbon. That one gave me goosebumps and I've been a Metallica fan for YEARS.

[@bigbrutalbassbeer410]

Quite possibly THE greatest metal instrumental ever written! Dude, there’s like 3 places in there where I know you thought you were hearing a guitar soloing but it was ACTUALLY Cliff goin incredibly badass on bass- see if you can figure out where!💪🏻🤘🏻

[@richarddimeck4578]

Cliff Burton...the God of BASS. You will be sorely missed. This tune is a masterpiece. Thank you

[@afonsogoncalves2684]

Death - Spiritual Healing Rip chuck

[@arturoloo5845]

React to Disposable Heroes by Metallica

[@TheGodfather2727]

Ohhhhhh good one

[@arturoloo5845]

austin gravatt YEAH!!!

[@nickh7962]

A must

[@mikemurray7595]

I've made the same suggestion to numerous channels multiple times lol

[@arturoloo5845]

mike murray hahaha me too

[@Defensive_Wounds]

10:55 - That is what it feels like some of the times when I make new songs with my band or alone going solo! It is so good!!!

[@ivayloiliev620]

Metallica - Bleeding Me

[@aydarkhabibrakhmanov9465]

Ivaylo Iliev live in Woodstock 99 exactly

[@HeavyRaiden]

You gotta do Call Of Ktulu

[@Rolland0fGilead]

Second this!!!

[@christopherhammond4962]

Call of Ktulu is freaking badass.

[@BlacksweetVEVO]

Fav metal instrumental ever. I’ve been through a lot of shit with this song. Heartbreak, depression, sadness, loneliness, head messed up and lot more. This is the song that came first on my playlist. Its mean so much for me. 🤘🏾

[@justinstrecker17]

It is time for Devin Townsend - Kingdom live at EMGtv :).

[@rickcosta349]

Yes!! I've been waiting for months.

[@Cormyre]

Down the rabbit hole that is Devin Townsend.. YES, he must!

[@angelagk4884]

You have to Hear "To Live is to Die" and "The unforgiven II"... Its an Order!! Your ears will Blees to you

[@stealthcat100]

The greatest instrumental of all time . On the same level as the best of the classical era Mozart etc

[@MetalHeadDudelml]

DEATH - CRYSTAL MOUNTAIN

[@baptistemurat2203]

if you like awesome instrumentals songs, you have to try "call of Ktulu" by Metallica, it's not an option !! ^^ (from a fench guy)

[@agecmorgan73]

Baptiste Murat OMG YES on every level. One of their best. I’ve been a fan for as long as I can remember and watched them live five times. 🙌🏻

[@davidmackeown5496]

To live is to die is their best instrumental in my opinion as is a tribute to Cliff. I get goosebumps every time.

[@baptistemurat2203]

goosebumps baby !!! XD i agree this one is awesome but i'm still much into "the call..." personnaly

[@MrDrumToms]

Tu as bien raison ;)

[@baptistemurat2203]

oh yeah ^^

[@thelieinbelieve6594]

It's so great. I imagine beethoven would have appreciated the way they arrange their instrumentals. It's not unlike a classical composition. Delicate high and lows, and power. All their instrumentals have such emotion. RIP Cliff. ♥️🤘

[@jeremy9951]

Just listen to Orion live 92 San Diego, it's short, but it's the most beautiful part of the song played slower, it's damn beautiful.

[@y.prado831]

REACT TO BLACKENED BY METALLICA PLZ. THIS IS LIKE THE 1000000 TIME IVE RECOMMENDED

[@chaost4544]

I still don't know how Cliff made that droning sound in the beginning.

[@79jbr]

Leslie cabinet from a B3 organ for the bass intro drone sound.

[@aaronmullenix5409]

He used distortion chorus reverb and a wah pedal as a filter it kinda sucks that since his passing it's considered taboo to use those effects on the bass......cliff proved the bass could be a lead instrument

[@skyraider87]

@@aaronmullenix5409 I've heard he used a wah pedal on his bass for that sound.

[@crungushakooter]

I'm a full time cook, can I make my own last meal? For the protein, I would have a cut of beef tenderloin, marinated in some sort of salty, oily marinade, char grilled until you get those beautiful black lines and then fired in the oven at 350, pull it at 140 degrees and let it sit. The steak would be cut into medallions and placed on top of handmade fettuccine with my alfredo sauce. It's roux based and then with the cream, cream cheese, and parmesan, I add minced garlic, sauteed serrano peppers, and chipotle powder, salt and pepper to taste. Probably make some handcut fries for the hell of it too. Drop them for a minute, hold them out for 5, drop them again until golden brown and toss them in garlic salt while they're still oily Then I would die happy.

[@nameless791]

Bruce Dickinson - Tears of the dragon

[@murgoot3336]

Or Accident of birth or Man of Sorrows

[@danielkucera2313]

Yeees

[@christophercarty675]

Chemical wedding!

[@JonNichol37]

Played this song in front of my entire high school with some of my best friends and it remains one of the best memories of my life.

[@VictusVideos]

Outstanding. My favorite Tallica instrumental. Thanx.

[@holmis07]

The best with this song is that after about 25 years it still amazes how the song ceep coming. Its like you wish it would never stop. :-)

[@southparkderp]

If anyone is confused about where the bass solo is. 9:00 And yes, that is a bass guitar playing that.

[@mario9249]

There's a brief double bass harmony in there too. Innovation and musicianship to the top.

[@MrJCGoni]

These guy reactions are too accurate. I bet that almost all of us thought that all the solos were just guitars and that's it, the first time that we heard this masterpiece. Rest in Peace the God of bass players, Mr.Burton. Nice videos btw 🤘

[@rodrigolj]

One thing that sets Orion apart from most of the instrumentals you'll listen to is that the bass guitar is at the core of the song. The sounds at the beginning of the song are from the bass, the first breakdown is the bass, and the penultimate solo is a bass solo. Plus, many parts where you might think are just repetitive riffs are filled with different drum breakdowns that never repeat their beats. You have a song that each of the three instruments have their limelight. That's what makes it special.

[@MrDeengels]

It’s Cliffs opus, the first break of the song with a cliffs playing is what made me love music. The composition aspect is his greatness.

[@marlaynaradke8335]

The look of where has this been all my life LOL.

[@PCGamerBrad]

Not sure if you'll see this but if you loved this, I think you should listen to Soothsayer by Buckethead. It's a fucking masterpiece. The man has made over 300 albums (I'm not kidding) and everything he puts out is great!!!

[@flashpeter625]

Buckethead is mental. I am going through all of his solo music, about half way through I already have picked out 10 hours of music I could listen to daily. The studio version of Soothsayer is beautiful, the cleanest Buckethead's song, ideal for a beginner :)

[@mattpfarr5992]

BradPCGamer live at the Gothic from 2012

[@marinhrabric6162]

Please listen to Buckethead's Pike #17 and Pike #65

[@leob4403]

If he put out 300 albums there's no way everything could be great

[@dustadorre]

Can you tell which solos were done by Cliff vs Kirk? 😎

[@silverblack5475]

No.....he cant

[@andrestoro4800]

He can’t probably

[@angelhuerta4350]

He probably can’t, but then again Cliff was too badass

[@UnfamiliarBeetle2917]

The double guitar harmonic solo is my favorite part of this song.

[@MetalHeadDudelml]

MEGADETH - TORNADO OF SOULS

[@LilacPeony28]

Please listen to We Came as Romans "Hope", "Never Let Me Go" or "To Plant a Seed" The lead clean vocalist Kyle Pavone just passed away, he was a talented dude.

[@puppapenny]

This one affected me the most.

[@puresyclone5163]

Nooo I didn't he died. 😢😢

[@130josh7]

Orion is my cup of instrumental tea. (also To Live is To Die, Anaesthesia, Call of Ktulu, anything by the gods of metal, most notably Cliff.)

[@phoenixzohar]

It's time for The Stage, A Little Piece of Heaven, and Exist by A7X

[@tannerlusk2154]

Adam Nesvold we need one of them at least!

[@deadso]

"OMG Chill" - Alex. Loved that

[@darklord1134]

Metallica were truly magic back then , Goosebumps indeed .

[@Pbl3523]

Alison Hell by Annihilator

[@Slashhead1]

Yusss

[@Luke8788]

Call of Ktulu next plz

[@crotchcricket3034]

Try this, lay in in your bed with the lights off put your headphones on close your eyes relax and turn up some ORION. Not only will you feel it you will see it. Everytime the music builds up, everytime it slowly eases you back down......it's an actual emotional rollercoaster, the greatest rollercoaster you'll ever "journey" on.......musically of course.

[@jayvalle50]

I did this about a year ago....was the most emotional experience of my life(high as fuck at the time) must have cried for 15 minutes at least

[@buckbumbleboomstein4375]

I do that with Pink Floyd, i gotta try it with Orion tho! It might be even more trippy hehe

[@bwilliams7380]

I got a question for you Alex...do you listen to any metal songs that you haven't posted a reaction video to? Do you try to stick to only the songs that you've reacted to? If so, how hard is it for you to resist delving further into some of the bands that you really seem to enjoy (bands like Slipknot, Trivium, etc.)?

[@EddieLJ18]

This was one of Metallica's finest moments. The epitome of music speaking instead of the lyrics. Absolute perfection, heavy metal on its pure form. Few bands or songs have incarnated the feeling so faithfully. Plus, you should watch the version of the film Through the never ending. Waaaaaay more sentimental.

[@bobbyfan418]

Their first instrumental, "The call of Ktulu", is on "Ride the Lightening". It's beautiful, soft, and heavy, and you can hear Cliff going off in the background. Phenomenal, when you hear it at a loud volume.

[@cyberdemon1702]

Last meal, hmmm. 16 Oz Filet Mignon, two pounds of French fries, Fruity Pebbles Milk shake, chocolate covered Oreos, 12 pack of Stella, fifth of Grey Goose, annddd Tool playing in the background while I indulge. And before you say they don't allow booze for a last meal it's my death row fantasy go away 😁

[@m.ariquel]

Symbolic by Death, or just anything by Death. You'll be amazed by the lyrics

[@Nandi1997ASD]

Like sacred serenity, it has a great melody, and good riffs

[@thebigbadwolf3172]

As an Old School Metallica fan and a bass player this is by far my favorite song by Metallica. Rest in peace Cliff Burton. He was an innovator with the bass, most people don't realize what sounded like guitar was actually Cliff playing

[@crusadetime6980]

Orion just gives me chills. Such a masterpiece

[@michaeljames1593]

You want the ultimate Metallica instrumental you got to check "Anesthesia(pulling teeth)" a bass solo instrumental(mostly), but you think a bass so you think you know, but you have no idea.

[@jesuboii6246]

Michael James it sounds like shit u know

[@oojagapivy]

Love this. I used to use Orion as an aural stimulus for creative writing classes in my Primary school classes, to see what type of imagery and emotions the music evoked in my students. I was never disappointed.

[@dereks.6858]

A whole rack of baby back ribs, potato salad (extra mustard), baked beans (extra brown sugar in them), a wedge salad with blue cheese vinaigrette with cracked pepper, and a homemade peach cobbler with one scoop of vanilla ice cream melting over it! 😚