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[@treyxaviermusic]

If you liked this and you want to learn more about writing songs, I have just the course for you - Complete Rock and Metal Songwriting: bit.ly/METALLICASONGWRITING

[@TheDrewsterb4u]

Oh hell really I'm still trying to learn to Gallup properly without muting any notes...

[@VArsovski10]

I know it's for the sake of making a song in one day but this would've been a REAL BANGER if roughened up the "edges" a bit 🤔

[@oharryc]

Release this on spotify man!

[@toscanoplaster5603]

Hey dude I wrote a song and it's really good. I'm a vocalist. If you play the guitar parts and produce the song we can split it. I think your the right fit.

[@TheDrewsterb4u]

@@oharryc yes he is the shizzznick!! I'm thinking like dude. We need to get together, and get this guy's name out peeps.. if I can get you a couple dates on the calendar for Lubbock Texas would you come to play? Hell I go down to our metal zone and at least ask all they can do is say no let him hear what you're all about..

[@RiffsAndBeards]

This was cool, it honestly kind of sounded like 90s Metallica and 90s Megadeth made a song and Im not mad about it.

[@treyxaviermusic]

I’ll take it!

[@RiffsAndBeards]

I meant not MAD about it

[@bklounge231]

For real this was the most Metallica song to come out of the last 20 years. Loved this. Paid tribute without making fun of them.

[@XX-121]

@@bklounge231 death magnetic was a good album. hardwired was pretty decent too. sound quality sucks on d.m. but the songs were good. hopefully they kept the master tapes so they can remaster it one day. but yeah this track here was good. prob as close to the real thing you can get. edit: just realized death magnetic came out 14yrs ago, doesn't seem like it's been that long. fuck i'm getting old. can still remember when ..and justice for all came out.

[@ermguitar2052]

I'm hearing a little bit of the '90s Megadeth, but not too much '90s from Metallica, mostly AJFA from the fast main riffs and Death Magnetic and HTSD from the vocal harmonies, drums, and composition.

[@jadenthomas8671]

The rythym is like justice. The style is like death magnetic. The tone is like master of puppets. The vocals are like hardwired. Really cool.

[@nakai_bee6024]

I thought the guitar tone was more Justice For All… lol.

[@Ezper-2099]

For some reason, it's SOOO Death Magnetic, I can't put a finger on why

[@josemadrid5804]

when I heard your attempt of james, I was blown away dude, this freakin rocks, 10 out of 10, new subscriber here

[@treyxaviermusic]

Thanks dawg

[@HumanHamCube]

Best Metallica song I've heard in years

[@Joshua_Meneses]

This sounds like the Beyond Magnetic lost song; the lyrics and clean sections, the last solo and singing style. The harmonies sounds more like A7X thou. Amazing Job! :D

[@will2832]

So true for A7X!!

[@CursedinDisguise]

A7X and Metallica are pretty much the same band lol☺️

[@leolego]

Great work Trey!

[@treyxaviermusic]

MY MAN LEO

[@JeyGore]

Say, gentledudes. The metalist thing I have ever prophesied is ANOTHER, EVEN METALER Gear Frog Leap Gods collaboration. This thing will be so metal, so heavy, SO heavy metal it will rain liquid titanium polly-metal alloy RAIN so heavy it shall crack the Pillars of Eternity. Nay, knaves! *index finger wag* It will recreate the Foundation of Creation itsse'f!

[@treyxaviermusic]

@@JeyGore actually we've already done it a couple times hahaha

[@JeyGore]

I literally just dropped my job midsentence. See. Research. Research. Also, I need to now make my aforementioned prophesied prediction technically sound. Thank yah bruddah. Work, pfft. These musics, jessir.

[@finnvanderbar3935]

To me it feels like a combination of Hardwired, Death Magnetic and Justice. Love it btw

[@inbredbanana8156]

100% agree.

[@ianlongshore]

And a bit of mop

[@BillPenny]

With Dave's Youthanasia vocals... hell yeah.

[@ianlongshore]

@@BillPenny 😩

[@brofistrocksgmd3607]

I agree the guitars, the bass, and the drums sound very much like Death Magnetic and the vocals sound very much like Hardwired with some bits of Justice.

[@urbancampfire7253]

I'm pretty sure Metallica is really bummed out, that they didn't write Prisoner of Apathy. It would have been an instant classic if it was a Metallica song.

[@BlackPhillip666]

Metallica should cover it.

[@ShaneGraham057]

I think out of all of them Lars is the most disappointed. Those quick fills are outside of his wheelhouse.

[@NicolasKasatto]

Absolutely awesome. We demand an album in the style of metallica!

[@EzaelNoel]

As a 49 yrs dude. And Metallica fan... I cry.

[@LimeyDave]

As a fan of Metallica who has also studied their music in depth and attempted to play along since they first hit my local record store in the 80's, I feel that I must let you know where you went wrong with this song - it ended.

[@cursetheserpent]

There’s another mistake. Playing “THE RIFF” in 4/4 timing

[@TheDrewsterb4u]

Hit the nail on the head. That's the only thing you did wrong in that whole song.he stopped playing..

[@ianmcnabb5077]

But if it didn't end it couldn't have had a metallica outro.

[@mercifulldestruction6428]

Also I kinda feel like the verse was too much load, idk I don't really like load this song 4 sure slaps infact to the point that I don't even mind the verses anymore

[@preston2636]

Imagine studying kirks solos "oh hes using e minor pentatonic, 2 notes per string, with. Sloppy run down the high string" moves onto another Kirk solo "oh look e minor pentatonic with a sloppy fast run down the high e but this time with wah" haha 😄 😅 if you're studying James you'll probably learn something but I wouldn't waste too much time studying Kirk's leads at all they're very basic and uninspired especially compared to how good and technical the riffs can be then you get hit with these extremely musically basic solos. Lol just seems like a joke to me im sorrt

[@DennisTrovato]

Could actually be a song from Hardwired. Would be cool if they got to see this.

[@treyxaviermusic]

If enough people tweet it at them I bet they’ll see it!

[@Gabrostil]

sounds more like death magnetic to me but the clean part sounds more like hardwire edit: I've came to a conclusion. it sounds like beyond magnetic

[@colinomalley7807]

EXACTLY!!! I Thought the exact same

[@hamzamokrini168]

i literally came here to say this

[@johncrowdport1671]

I hope someone wake them up with this link to this guideline them to write their own songs again

[@voltaspeeder17]

I can't state enough how incredible this actually is. You are insanely talented my friend, i really hope Metallica sees this and posts it somewhere. People NEED to hear it!

[@pimsmise]

I don't often comment on videos, but as a Metallica fan for 20 years, this was amazing.

[@alfromplymouth]

Your voice was the cadence of Hetfield and the pitch of Mustaine to my ears, awesome job all around, and I could here the Bass.

[@kuromyou7969]

Yah it was a bit Mustainey

[@VicSellsPeace]

The pitch of Mustaine??? That's just about another step below Mustaine's usual key

[@billymaus6287]

it's like Hetfield and Mustaine had a baby. 🤘

[@BoomChild74]

I was just thinking the same thing. Like a cross between Hetfield and Mustaine and A7X harmonies. I thought it was awesome!

[@MauroVictorBarros]

I thought exactly the same thing.

[@treyxaviermusic]

What do you think? Did I nail the Metallica sound and style?

[@pierrotrioux5925]

Better than the real !!!!

[@wowwhataworld.9590]

You really did, bravo.

[@SchwartzerAdler]

Hell yeah!

[@jordanjonz]

The Beavis callback made me spit my drink out. Bravo 👏

[@Duckeggmike]

Yes!!!

[@lucasahlberg4340]

I am a life long metallica fan and when the main riff kicked in I got chills and very emotional. Fucking amazing work spot on

[@mario23sb]

I love it. That solo sounded exactly like something Kirk would write. The solo at 17:51 sounds like something Hetfield would write too. Vocals were awesome. Guitar harmonies were well put. Bass was huge. Insanely talented man 👏🏽 Would’ve been cool to hear a JC-120 tone for them cleans, but I still loved it!

[@ToxicxEternity]

god damn this track SLAPS. amazing work dude

[@bestboy897]

4/4, wah pedal, fast pentatonic licks, e minor, 3-2-0 on low e string, a lot of Yeahhhhhhhhs

[@AvarayrOfficial]

That was awesome! Only thing I'd change would be the drums. Your drummer nailed the song, of course. But it was missing Lars's odd off-time crash hits.

[@Sithspit_Rogue]

....aaaand there it is, LOL....I was wondering how long it would take before a comment on that line popped up. 🤣

[@masonlouden9485]

This is very true my drummer buddy/band mate is heavily if not completely influenced by lars. And I think he'd say the same haha.

[@joew717]

fills were too tight for Lars, they need sound like you just crawled into the studio hungover from a long night at the strip club (see black album documentary LOL)

[@oharryc]

This inspired me to pick up my guitar and write a new song for my band - when i needed it the most. Thank you, really. Respect and take care, brother.

[@SorooshMhs]

You absolutely nailed it Trey. The Trujillo stance, harmonized guitar solo, lots of yeahs, evil laughs, the Battery beat, the whole step modulation, gallopy riffs, all on point. Well done! /,,/

[@slothislegend36]

Nailed it! There were some nice "Yeah-ya"s in there, but I would have enjoyed an "OOOOH" or two.

[@dofer305]

Man, this is AWESOME! Sounds like something off AJFA but with audible bass

[@jameshetfield3105]

Dude this guy is extremely underrated, content like this ought to get millions of views

[@leo-4142]

Dude you nailed it this song is a banger! Congratulations on writing this. The riffs remind off the 90's trash metal. I especially liked the harmonies parts and solos.

[@thetonekingofficial]

Dude! You just outdid Metallica! Hot damn. I guarantee they either heard it or will hear this and agree that you killed it! Best video you’ve ever done! I really enjoyed it. I can see a series …

[@antares4975]

Hot damn man!

[@byggloket2590]

Proof that bands like metallica in their 80s/90s can still exist🤟

[@labhusky3]

As a huge metallica and Kirk fan in general, that solo sounds like it's of his list phone from hardwired 🤔 great take on their style!

[@Jtitor177]

I want this to be a Metallica song and want James to sing on it!!!! Why do you have to be so good Trey? Stop it! Lol

[@MrFaTTz33]

Holy crap this song is really good. This is the best Metallica song I've heard in a long time and I'm a freaking die-hard Metallica fan. Damn this is good! Prisoner of Apathy! \m/

[@jasonleightonDTA]

Ho-ly crap! That song...was....freaking awesome. Best song Metallica never wrote. Well done!

[@matthewmeserve73]

Dude, this is beyond amazing. When you came in with Hetfield vox.. my jaw dropped. A+

[@BaenaCarcosa]

YEAH on point

[@treyxaviermusic]

baena pls

[@riptideL]

I can really feel the love and respect that you have for the tallica guys here. We all share that. I love the breakdown of their method. Gave me the nostalgia warm and fuzzies. Great song to boot. Should be proud! (props for that added extra beat in that riff btw!)

[@obscurity3027]

I’ve been watching your “how (a band) writes a song” series, and I’m super entertained. Really awesome concept.

[@khemoceanfunkmotion403]

It's so spot on! I got chill bumps listening to this.

[@rarh3643]

Metallica need to hire you as a writing partner and Will Putney to produce the next album (listen to the Downbeat podcast guys!), then they’ll have the biggest fucking hit on their hands since AJFA 👌🏻🤟🏻

[@treyxaviermusic]

I will take that gig

[@thetonekingofficial]

Agreed!

[@reav3rtm]

It would do them good instead of surrounding themselves with yes-men like Fiedelman.

[@ZethKeeper]

Your Rob impression was on point.

[@thecaptn1758]

I loved all of it! gives me the metallica chills 🥰 And I love your Songwriting course and your relationshapes course! learned so much in less then a week! thank you!

[@erikhuot1]

Wow. I'm floored! Awesome job! You nailed it perfectly! Great work.

[@vwsurfer2003]

That was awesome! I like the breakdown and planning share up front a lot too. Keep up the good work and rock on!🤘

[@stevesorrell9835]

A master class in Metallic'isms 🤘🏻😸🤘🏻 Absolutely inspired!

[@funkydre]

Mind blown man! You are fucking awesome! And you’ve got great chops with that wit. Cheers!

[@karmaandkerosene2885]

Trey should have 5 million subs. Top quality content and delivery. He's a great teacher.

[@woodward_alan]

I bet a lot of time went into this and I very much enjoyed. Thanks. Great original and inspired song! 👏

[@sanimoze31]

You nailed this! Amazing!

[@B_T_B]

Late to the game in seeing this but stumbled across your channel and glad I did. That was superb. Took be right back to the 90's !!

[@jamesflorence6206]

Oh man, I enjoyed the shit outta this! AWESOME song, absolutely loved it. Your Hetfield vocals are on point!

[@Steven-wp1hw]

Holy shit, you're such an amazing musician and also entertaining as f***! I'm in love with these "how x writes a song" videos

[@MaxSoloMusic]

Awesome work Trey. Really enjoyed the song!

[@matin27laker27]

one of the best videos I've ever watched, amazing

[@andersgarme435]

You nailed it!! :) Awesome stuff

[@astrozombie2000]

Awesome job Trey, well done!!!

[@deeforty]

Haha, that was fucking class.... The song writing course is brilliant too.

[@mikemacbeth8547]

Song would actually stand on it's own. Best piece of content I've seen from you in a while. Good work.

[@DropDMurphy]

This was so enjoyable. Thank you!

[@GuitareComptoir]

I knew there was a "kirk wah shredding" moment coming right after the short acapella singing end of 2nd chorus... classic metallica please do a full album, this is amazing

[@TheDarthsteve316]

This was a lot closer to a real MetallicA song than I figured it would be seeing it pop up on KZbin. Also thought it was super cool that you got Rob to appear in the video. Good stuff.

[@barthaande893]

Amazeballs! Excellently done!

[@GASH_one]

Nailed it once again. Good work!

[@BeneaththeAshes82]

Phenomenal job bro!!

[@joshuagodinez5867]

Definitely a great start and has all the Metallica feels. I think if the band took this they'd end up in a different place with some of the lyrics, ad-libs, and probably move it to a more recent phrasing of the instrumentation. All that said, it was thoroughly enjoyable. The "prisoner of apathy" theme is brilliant and feels like an anthem whose time has come.

[@jermmyjonathan2095]

Release this as official video!! Love it ❤❤

[@BoomChockolaca]

This was an amazing work and amazing track!

[@officially1516]

This was freaking AMAZING, and you NAILED that James Hetfield impression. If only this was on Spotify.

[@treyxaviermusic]

If only I put the link to the song on Spotify in the description😉

[@officially1516]

@@treyxaviermusic My bad, bro. I’m an idiot. Haha. You’ve got a new subscriber, man. Looking forward to see what other songs you have planned for the future.

[@warlocksoundworks]

Great job capturing the essence of Metallica! Been listening to them since the late 80's and definitely appreciate what you guys laid down. Really enjoyed watching you go through the process too!

[@antonisrizopoulos]

ABSOLUTELY AMAZING duuude!!! It's really great!!!!

[@DavidDiMuzio]

This song is amazing, and so is your guitar playing 🤘🏻🤘🏻⚡️⚡️

[@guitarguyeddie]

Badass! Good jam! It was both entertaining and helpful. I'm learning how to make and mix my own songs at home and this was very helpful as always! Thanks for the tips 🤘

[@thecompletejake]

So good. Hopefully they hire you write their next record with them.

[@Boutabag_chance559]

Dude your tone is fantastic

[@yuampi5707]

Omg you nailed this! this is so good

[@stringsofchaos5312]

Absolutely incredible 👏 well done Trey

[@jeffobrien7421]

Awesome video , sic song bro !! It sounds like a new justice album . The tone is killer and the riffs sound like justice riffs .

[@stephenhensley5631]

I just found you and your playing and note selection and sound are pure perfection .

[@matt6288joyce]

This is amazing, you have such talent!

[@WrenchDevil6]

Your riff @1:12 is pure Overkill. "Listen to more Overkill." Load and ReLoad are exceptionally fantastic. I'm 51. Been with the band since the "No Life" copies from the tape-trade section of Maximumrocknroll. Killer, as always, Trey. 🤜

[@TheDrewsterb4u]

Really?load and reload and saint anger "sucked "each album has like two good songs besides anger. And that album I stopped buying any Metallica stuff 🤘until magnetic. But I have to agree .. bleeding me rocked .. a shear masterpiece..

[@VArsovski10]

The ONLY problem I have with that riff is that I've heard it before (Ride the Cashpoint :P) so the song didn't sound originally enough as should've been

[@bigkidband5731]

Sick! You nailed it, Trey.

[@treyxaviermusic]

Thanks, one of two Big Kids!

[@bigkidband5731]

@@treyxaviermusic two in the same 😂

[@davidadolfoplacenciamontes5312]

this is a perfect work, congratssss

[@molotovbatradio]

Very good work!! The process was interesting and I enjoyed the final track, nice one man \m/

[@Mistertyrannosaurus]

Dude, thank you for that! As most people here will be, I'm a lifelong Metallica fan and have listened to, learned to play and been to as many of there shows as possible and that was an absolute effing banger! Great video and great song!

[@michelguenard8306]

Awesome Trey! 🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@farzyness]

Dude this is AWESOME!!!

[@terexasa]

This was great to watch, well done.

[@ashamael]

Holy fucking smoking shitballs, batman!!! That was absofuckinglutely perfect!! It's a brand new song, not even done by them, yet the entire track made me feel nostalgic as fuck! You truly captured the essence of everything Metallica. I am blown the fuck away!!!!!!!!

[@Choyx13]

excellent song! 10/10

[@anuragkadam7935]

Great job!!! Made my evening

[@pixlfeed]

This is amazing man, total banger 🔥

[@hawnick7234]

This was great Trey. Absolutely nailed the Metallica sound while still producing and original song. I was definitely head banging in my office.

[@DavidNwokoye]

I could totally see this in Hardwired to Self Destruct. Amazing 🔥🔥🔥

[@treywillson1613]

This is one of the best things I've seen on KZbin in a long time! You gained another subscriber!

[@treyxaviermusic]

hey you've got a good name

[@treywillson1613]

@@treyxaviermusic I like yours as well

[@ari.martin]

Terrific work!!!

[@jasonfreitas688]

Wow! totally nailed it. If I heard this song on the radio, I would totally think it was Metallica.

[@MrParkerman6]

Nah, the drums is too good.

[@austinraez6887]

Theyre one of the biggest metal bands ever for a reason...also, this kicks ass Trey.

[@EranHarel666]

Awesome video man. Really enjoyed it \m/

[@lillehammerexperimental]

Cool vid, thanks for all your effort and dope drummer too

[@VincentDagenais]

Woah! Love it Love it Love it! Keep doin this kind of stuff man, now i'm SO shy to show you my songs and arrangements lol Got to get back to school of riffs pickery!

[@mauricesanguinette8178]

NAILED IT!! In the early 90`s i became a metalhead because of Metallica and im still a fan! If the guys from Metallica see and hear this song, they wat to put it on their next album for sure! Well done Trey, cheers!!

[@jamesastbury15]

That was awesome! Subscribed