Kirk & James Perform the National Anthem (2017 Metallica Night w/ the SF Giants)

[@aymenyaqoob1009]

James would sing: Oh, say can you see by the dawn’s early lightah What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming yeaAaAah

[@thewhalenorman]

Sounds like an enter sandman verse

[@panther7681]

That would be cool, I wouldn't mind💀

[@bluesskates3948]

Who else read the yeahaha at the top of their lungs?

[@leivanpaahdin755]

@@thewhalenorman lol

[@TheOriginalHeisenberg]

Shit made me laugh, I can see singin it just like that too.

[@orlandovr253]

Love how here they used the same bass tone from ...And Justice for All❤️

[@ivankrushensky]

Orlando VR yeah....NONE

[@axel420z]

Mark s exactly

[@adugupte]

😂😂

[@Namele5S]

Xd

[@aaronpenton3977]

Orlando VR lol!

[@sauronquinn2061]

I liked that they kept to the traditional melody and did not go off in tangents like so many guitarists. Nice chords and harmony also. And yes, the wah was fine and complimented the tone and song.

[@chaddy6812]

yea I thought they did an amazing job, personally I really liked the version jimi hendrix did and at 1:27 it reminded me of the version he did

[@ivasnegireff5010]

room lisn

[@v44rgtuy0l3]

Personally I kind of prefer the anti war Hendrix version. I'd prefer a closer to the melody version but the sounds of bombs rockets machine gun fire and death wails are a nice touch about what it truly costs to be free.

[@Zoze13]

Hundo. Kirk lays the normal song, James weaving in and out masterfully.

[@matthewgiller7335]

If Kirk didn’t have the wah then he would have been shot

[@Guccimustard]

"now rise for our national anthem" *_"MASTER, MASTER"_*

[@79camaro_z28]

DEAD

[@mlw7695]

Mastadapuppitampullinastrangs

[@ckeyser3231]

WHERES THE DREAMS THAT IVE BEEN AFTER

[@79camaro_z28]

@@ckeyser3231 MASTER MASTER

[@adamvr3038]

@@79camaro_z28 PROMISED ONLY LIES

[@leopardsammy1306]

Im still waiting for Lars coming in with a whole drum set and Rob crab walking his way behind Kirk and James

[@salembeats1875]

Crab walking djfcblolll

[@aaronbenefiel8116]

Idk why but this comment had me dying

[@kristopher6031]

LMFAO

[@kristopher6031]

For whom the crab tolls

[@TheDankiz]

LMAAAAAAO

[@BjPlaysMinecraft]

Imagine at the end of the anthem, James played the first chord into Master of Puppets

[@rileyk.1336]

He would

[@iamjerrywilliams]

And if he played it the exact same way as he did in Seattle of 89

[@fish3s1]

Thanks

[@swardisimanjuntak2499]

Absolutely not... But hilarious 😀.

[@fanguo4149]

lol!

[@timholmes293]

Wherever he may roam, Kirk must use the wah pedal.

[@dimitripapadinikolaus]

Tim Holmes Wherever he may wahnder, wahnder, wahnder!

[@idfkdontaskme2165]

@@dimitripapadinikolaus WAH WAH!!!!

[@juicycantona350]

In all fairness, everyone plays the anthem with wah.

[@whitewolf7004]

Lmao it's basically a limb to him

[@gaffaraulia8433]

Yeah, it's Wahnderful to see him like that

[@robbetts]

I happened to be there that night and what's so cool is that not only did they play the anthem but everything was branded Metallica. The scoreboard was was all decked out, all the cups and the food containers, the programs, they had special sweatshirts you could buy, there was a meet and greet, everything. It was really well done and a total surprise from my wife (which made it even more special). I love these guys and have for almost 40 years.

[@Evelina_412]

Everyone who's complaining about Kirk using a wah pedal for the national anthem should look up this guy called Jimi Hendrix, who did exactly the same. Plus, it sounds good.

[@kazoolordhd6591]

but he also did it better

[@amyrogers7628]

They're not complaining, they're memeing.

[@Mattube1983]

Couldn’t have said it better. People hang shit on Kirk for his wah just like people hang shit on Lars’s drumming. 🙄 seriously getting old.

[@Diegobuffalo88]

yep and Satriani

[@HipsterEatinShark]

Did he do at a fucking baseball game, unironically, though? Or was it to protest the Vietnam war? Yeah, shut up then. Nowhere near "exactly the same."

[@renzothrash1994]

National Wahnthem lyrics: Wah wah wah wah wah Wah wah wah wah wah Wah wah wah wah wah Wah wah wah wah wah Wah x4

[@minsang6704]

wahmet

[@leopardsammy1306]

Renzo Thrash YES

[@ajellydonut0087]

I was dead when I saw the pedal on the floor.... Wah is not bad but no wah is also not bad he should try it sometime

[@Witheld]

Yeah

[@danielezaninotto4607]

Kill x36

[@kobold7466]

>baseball >american national anthem >electric guitars >Metallica all you need now is m16's fireworks a bald eagle and some apple pie and youd have the most american scene ever in history

[@wooza5919]

Really? It seems shitty mumble rap is the most American thing ever now, in the world actually its fuckin everywhere, metal is nowhere to be found

[@Tayman-1771]

Don’t forget McDonald’s

[@facekidnoise]

Lmao

[@PeterDad60]

Jimi Hendrix!

[@USSCYT]

You need comas.

[@davidnissim589]

James is thinking, “Did he HAVE to bring that f***ing wah pedal?”

[@ayelmao1224]

It works with the song stop bitching

[@whitewolf7004]

@@ayelmao1224 lmao it was a joke, everyone loves the wah pedal

[@thejudgeexecutioner]

@@ayelmao1224 nobody cares about you.

[@nucleardancemoves255]

@@ayelmao1224 fuck you

[@tyrone1580]

@@ayelmao1224 fuck you

[@FernandoAlvarez-ld9ih]

best lars perfomance since ajfa

[@independantpanda9194]

Lmao

[@venrakdrake]

bass sounds exactly the same here too!!

[@kimemaru7650]

true.

[@Khammett1962]

Seems Jasons role hasn't changed though.......

[@AlanGonzalez-vq7bj]

Agreed

[@fbi5686]

wAH WahWHa WhA wHaWHHAAa James : *DOWNPICKING*

[@gulp25]

All seems normal

[@LeVezz]

Pristine "After 2010" Metallica presence.

[@aaronpenton3977]

It’s badass. What Hetfield is doing underneath, with those passing chords and harmonies, I just love that. That’s the Hetfield epicness.

[@AuntJoey]

just lurking in the backstage making epic chug harmonies "OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH" .... "YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!"

[@happyeverafter5264]

kirk playing hard riff: *close eyes* also kirk playing slow song: *watching his guitar like a beginner*

[@kammer_x1606]

Well you know how embarrassing it would be to miss a note lol

[@redrick8900]

Melody is much harder to get right. When you play super fast it's harder for other people to tell there was a mistake.

[@Vandel212]

He also hasn't played he national anthem literally thousands of times.

[@Inertia888]

@@redrick8900 muscle memory is also easier when fast, compared to a slow and careful

[@LDXReal]

​@@Inertia888 thats true asf, I tried showing someone a slowed down version of a fast lick I wrote and I literally could not figure it out 💀

[@Blazefirebird]

Only Kirk would bring a wah pedal onto a baseball field

[@brm9993]

I’m gonna do it now

[@rita111054]

Haha he always uses one 🎸

[@knutlarsen2671]

Slash did the same when he played the anthem

[@Eksile8]

Worth it!

[@mostlymusic1003]

This is so true tho

[@SnipeGhost]

a metal rock band playing the national anthem on electric guitars at a baseball game may be the most American thing ever

[@SWTR11]

a pickup truck would make the scene even more American

[@joshuaendres5868]

And a bald eagle

[@dr2d2]

and a m16, m4a1 carbine, and a m1911.

[@BennyLlama39]

And some guy rolling up in a semi full of beer.

[@dualberetta2755]

And a dodge challenger doing a burnout in the background

[@Rick-5728]

It's interesting that a thrash metal band somehow managed to play this with more stylistic restraint than most singers sing it.

[@theevildrummingsithlord1492]

I don't know how but that's impressive.

[@diebartdie2837]

Its called talent

[@Rick-5728]

@@Elitetiger27 Congrats on missing the point.

[@Rick-5728]

@@Elitetiger27 Ok, thanks for the semantics lesson :P

[@reemsreg]

Thrash*

[@joeblough261]

That was probably the most beautiful guitar version of this song I've ever seen. Not over the top, great harmony, and tone. Rock on.

[@kardzfn21]

I think the best 1 is Jimi Hendrix in 1969 at Woodstock but that's the beauty of America? We have all these sites where you can do and apply the right to Free Speech- Heck no, I've only heard versions of Hendrix at Woodstock in 69 - I wasn't even born in 1969 so sorry but if you thought oh that's only b/c you were there? Nope! Hey what did I say we have all of these sites where we can go and apply Free Speech hopefully, leading to great conversations the 1 problem is - "My way or the highway" see the problem w/ that is how or when do you get to use Free Speech? You don't so I'm talking about Hendrix, you are talking about Metallica but lets go passed that we're talking about Free Speech, BUT we are also talking about music and what? The Star Spangled Banner which just happens to be our country's song - See how its a GREAT thing ask me I'm sure a bunch of people will agree w/me on this our country's really screwed up right now ? Thinking I'm Democrat or 3rd party? Nope I'm Republican but I'm NOT afraid to say whoever comes in as our next Pres. I hope they clean this mess up? That's how to an adult to end a Political conversation. See I still dunno if you're Republican or Democrat but what did we base it on Music, and The Star Spangled Banner? Friend of mine kept acting like a kid in Jr, H,S, dropping The F Bomb on me almost every sentence um hello he's in late 30's, I'm in my early 40's I think so many women have turned him down he's so used to talking like that? It's like hello things haven't worked out for me either but I don't talk like I'm still in 7th grade?

[@joeblough261]

@@kardzfn21 dude...huh? Yes, free speech rocks. IMO both political parties are trash, as are most politicians. Beyond that, sorry - I've no clue what you're trying to say.

[@d.aardent9382]

This version makes me tear up when most other ones really are soulless and cold, this one has spirit and a regal, symphonic sound.

[@Champagne_Rob]

Right? Like I almost started tearing up😭

[@phantom5869]

el poder de los armónicos y claro, son kirk y james 😁

[@marshallsimpson4014]

Best version ever

[@guitagious9464]

Wow, James harmony leads and chords are spot on! This was a great guitar duet!!

[@juicycantona350]

He is one the very best rythm guitar players ever. Hes always had a great sense of harmony. This is also a pretty easy song to do this with.

[@guitagious9464]

@@juicycantona350 I definitely agree!

[@moonjuicyy]

yeah that's called learning the song

[@stukjeappel2000]

@@juicycantona350 lol one of the best...

[@jackgreen2010]

@@stukjeappel2000 you’re an idiot

[@gino796]

WAHt an Performance

[@katastrophixx]

GuitarFreak ahhhh I see WAHt u did there 😂👌🏼

[@bananabread2458]

James Talaro WAHt are you talking about?

[@sbrensbeve3265]

GuitarFreak I love you and hate you at the same time

[@CodySyphon]

Lololol

[@Turbo_The_Femboy_Fox]

😂😂😂

[@PHELCAN]

Honestly one of the best renditions I've heard, james' harmony and chord choices were extremely tasteful. And must've been hard for kirk to restrain from shredding, but they nailed it

[@demir5328]

Bro you need to hear this from Cliff Burton.Just Epic.

[@HundredJono]

ARE YOU ALIVE SAN FRANCISCO? OH SAY-AHHHH CAN YOU SEEEE-OOOOOH YEAH BY THE DAWN'S EARLY LIGHT-AHHH

[@Lak3baby]

HundredJono bro wtf😂🤣🤣🤣

[@rubenskodicdeler2145]

I can hear this

[@matiasjorge2549]

*HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE ALIIIIVE?*

[@leoortiz1014]

☆☆☆we need a super bowl with METALLICA !!☆☆☆

[@lucianoalonso4389]

They need to perform this at a NASCAR race

[@nuj2187]

Leo Ortiz yeah right, as if people would stop having shitshows like Bruno Mars

[@benjaminmaughan2957]

Iron maiden would be cool.

[@leehunter1246]

Makes me wonder why they haven't been in a half time show yet

[@brandoncallaway5354]

Agreed! 👍

[@nditt.8478]

"Introducing James Hetfield and Kirk Wahmmett"

[@brunosouza2303]

Noah Dittenber More like James Yeahtfield and Kirk Wahmmet

[@zacharyomega7242]

Noah Dittenber cause he always uses a whammy bar

[@miotubo839]

James & Kirk playing the national Wahnthem

[@leopardsammy1306]

Noah Dittenber wait omg they’re on a field wtf

[@User-eb6ci]

Zachary Abramis *wah petal

[@theobscurust]

These guys are top notch. Beautiful blend of harmony and crunch and still respectful to the original song. Two of of my favorite guitar players

[@u_luv_mulattos1879]

First time i saw kirk Hammett look down at his guitar

[@juicycantona350]

We all do it. There is no place in this song to get away with a mistake

[@aaronbenefiel8116]

Exactly not a song you want to goof up on.

[@runplatypus]

Just shows how musicians respect the anthem. Everything must be perfect. 🙏🏽👍🏽♥️🤟🏽

[@lukasgarage956]

@@runplatypus fast forward most don't give a shit.

[@metalabsynth]

Who's kirks favorite Nintendo character? Wahluigi haha

[@DanielM20564]

Wahrio*

[@jasonclark9963]

Teerkez gay

[@jochem420]

he even kinda looks like Wahluigi

[@corbettd1401]

I'm crying 😂

[@slayer2546]

Are u the joker?

[@ybai7170]

Metallica: "Yeah we could play without bass line. We could play without drum. We could play without pedal boards...But we can't play without Wah."

[@pnut3844able]

Kirk*

[@dahatchery]

Some great Americans! Love it! I’m a retired veteran of the greatest Navy the world has ever seen. This makes my skin stand at attention!!

[@debrabrooks6331]

James my son learned how to play because he looked up to you, we all did. Been trying to get a message through for years. Y'all rock.

[@TehKaleRemixer]

the harmonization…IT’S AMAZING!!

[@deangelobayley7079]

James' part is so good. Love the harmonies he did w the chords, so sick

[@ARandomInternetUser08]

This is better than practically every singer nowadays.

[@mrbem918]

They only played guitar though. They didn’t sing.

[@ARandomInternetUser08]

@@mrbem918 I know that. I'm not that dumb. I wasn't comparing their singing to other national anthem singers when they weren't singing. I was just explaining my opinion on singers nowadays being trash and warping the national anthem while this just seems like a genuine American way to play it just like the trumpets sometimes.

[@nicolausteslaus]

This looks like an episode from idiocracy

[@ARandomInternetUser08]

@@nicolausteslaus?

[@nicolausteslaus]

@@ARandomInternetUser08 Guitar army. From the movie.

[@whyumad4484]

Most American thing I've seen today

[@HarrisonBowman]

Usually American things that happen are bad, thankfully Metallica isn't one of them.

[@methii9770]

Harrison Bowman nah bro u just hatin on MERICA "we dah best"!!!

[@andcolinonbass]

THATS WHAT I SAID

[@easysnakeoven6185]

Harrison Bowman Oh, you're thinking of California. That place is a shithole.

[@jordanrcxd]

Your goddamn it is! AMERICA!!! FUCK YEAH!!!

[@anttik5764]

I'm Finnish but still get goose bumps listening to this :) Love the performance. I feel like half American now :D

[@finzedong3830]

Sama fiilis tulee itellekki :D

[@whatismynameidk9654]

Ai kato suomalaisia Metallica faneja

[@lemmykilmister5293]

Kiva nähdä muitakin suomalaisia vaikka olen iron maiden fani enkä metallica

[@mikaelryynanen17]

T O R I L L E

[@tylermccune7092]

We will accept you to be an honorary American on the terms that you drink 12 Budweiser’s

[@thesentinel5523]

That's seriously one of the best versions I've ever heard live of the National Anthem.

[@quickhandluke.387]

I’m not even American and that anthem give me chills especially on guitar.

[@Flacko98736]

1:43 I love that noise kirk makes with it

[@leandrofernandez8000]

I think James plays a power chord and Kirk plays a note for that chord called 5th . That 9th played from Kirk adds and armony sound to the chord that`s James. Really sounds great!!!!

[@raskullsshako]

W a h

[@yuuyjaaj6721]

Wah power babeh

[@muhammadirsyazman8389]

1988: no bass 2017: no bass AND drum

[@yanis_vrd]

2025: no

[@gabriellsilvan4133]

2030:

[@williamvandergrift9741]

.

[@datboi6509]

:

[@fadetoblack5227]

1988: No bass 2017: No bass, Drum and vocal

[@ratshitstrap8622]

_"name a more iconic duo... I'll wait"_

[@Zawmbbeh]

Hetfield and Alcoholism

[@Searching4CB]

Bass and And Justice For All. Oh wait, nevermind

[@holdenmcgroin5003]

Germany and Italy KK downing and Glenn Tipton

[@syzer6202]

Ozzy and randy Rhoads

[@pianoboi4842]

Me & Yo Mama

[@deathbat1157]

Why would anyone dislike such a masterpiece Short video, I’m from the UK 🇬🇧 if only they played a few minutes longer. I loved it

[@SpringOffensiveCat]

wah em all ride the wah master of wah ... and justice for wah black wah wah re wah st wah wah magnetic hardwah to self wah

[@rohanmehto1645]

Papa Emeritus IV come on people now this is a called a true Kirk joke...needs more like..good job dude..

[@killianmcgeary394]

Papa Emeritus IV hey papa when are you releasing the next album??

[@GelsonBcJunior]

actually "black wah" is called WAHtallica

[@raydog_97]

Papa Emeritus IV Wherever I May Wah

[@mohamadfhazril7876]

Wah is an impression we malaysian do when we are impressed

[@jailbreakboi3967]

This is the most beautiful thing I have ever heard

[@klmnkrstf9733]

@Daniel P i see WAH you did there

[@The_Butcher-k31]

Got chills like crazy!! Sounded so good

[@suprchickn7745]

Beautiful, one of the most tasteful and beautiful versions I've heard on guitar!

[@DreamerslDMJ]

1:35 james envy kirk to have a wah so he mimes it 😂😂

[@michaelmartin1688]

keeping time

[@BRC21]

Tapping foot to keep time

[@leopardsammy1306]

Basno Basno i didnt notice that 😂

[@RydM-vd5lu]

It’s actually a common trick for musicians to keep time.

[@julennon]

Hahaha

[@simeonclark8825]

I would’ve shit myself if at the end they started playing smoke on the water

[@brunosouza2303]

Simeon Clark dude your comment made my night

[@avura2786]

Best comments I've read in years😂😂😂 thank you man

[@spycheck]

Why

[@foo4508]

I don’t think they know how to bruh, that’s a difficult song

[@pkepix5405]

@@foo4508 I dont think that 55 33 55 is anything hard bruh

[@davidmolinobazan440]

1:26 Here master of puppets could start perfectly

[@DeltaSwordOscar09]

The way they start playing in together perfectly gives me goose bumps!

[@ognjenfilipovic6519]

Look at kirk struggling to play a slow song

[@vip1691]

I get him. Imagine if he played a wrong note. It would be awkward as fuck.

[@allexfenty]

@@vip1691 lol true..playing a wrong note for this kind of performance is way less forgiving than a typical solo

[@Goose21]

You go up there and do it then mate show us how better you can do it than Kirk

[@ognjenfilipovic6519]

@@Goose21 it wasn't a hate comment. It was a joke indicating that he can play really fast

[@Goose21]

Ognjen Filipovic my bad cuh

[@chrisballou5623]

Gives me goosebumps everyone I hear this version !

[@longdongsilver9714]

This is what the founding father intended

[@juicycantona350]

Yup, 2 musicians that wouldn't be born for centuries playing a song that hadn't been written on instruments that hadn't been invented yet. Exactly what they had in mind

[@gunsmoke132]

@@juicycantona350 essa joke. Ya up tight spaget eatin fuk

[@malakai.2025]

ah yes, the singular founding father

[@alfonsocrew4124]

Murricaaa

[@PCAMY]

@@malakai.2025 I thought the same thing lol, I’m in AP Gov

[@warrencimarno2408]

These guys are absolutely classy! Notice how they stayed true to the heart of the composition? WELL DONE GUYS!!!

[@velislavkrastilov3698]

1:05 James’ foot imitating Kirk *joke btw*

[@DeerTheGamer]

Dibe L he’s keeping time doing that

[@faiilomakin-rogers9387]

You can tell who's a non-musician by reading these comments 😂😂🤘

[@jayparmoon2116]

I think it's awesome that they play the anthem. They're a favorite band of mine and I am grateful they took the time. Well done!

[@specialk22tt]

Simple. Clean. Respectful. Great jobs guys.

[@leoncoopermarques3460]

Wah

[@saifulaimman9186]

Wah

[@Foxikaze]

Yeah

[@ManiacRider3113]

I play this every day. Everyone should. I love this song. 🇺🇸 Thank you veterans.

[@scotts5084]

For being a "heavy" version of the National Anthem it's damn tasteful, thumbs up.

[@EivindFalken]

Hetfield: I was born for this. Hammett: I'm dying plz halp

[@beast99dp26]

This cracked me up. I was thinking the same thing. The look on Kirk's face...

[@jonathanwelch809]

They by far have the best harmonies together as two guitarist for any band out there

[@rickneff-metal6275]

Dave Murry and Adrian Smith too. Iron Maiden. 🤘

[@kakurbadaph]

Kirk: I feel so honored man. James: damn right, well, you forgot to take off your cap.

[@Jamin44]

I knew i wasnt the only one that noticed XD

[@SlimSlashie]

Gotta hide that bald spot lolz

[@kakurbadaph]

@@SlimSlashie hahahaha

[@CodyTheBananaManGamingMusic]

Imagine if they started playing Don’t Tread on Me after

[@Guy.B]

*Triggered news outlets*

[@somebodywhoskates7171]

@@Guy.B lol. CNN especially.

[@bt3743]

@@Guy.B how would they be triggered exactly?

[@phantomtennisasmr]

Followed by "One"

[@oscarchavez9805]

You two, are the best!

[@deathtoallandalltodeath7748]

Hell yeah!!

[@deathtoallandalltodeath7748]

Awesome thanks Jamez and The Ripper!!!

[@PatoPablons]

Oscar Chavez the best? Damn...

[@oscarchavez9805]

Pablo Friedman Well, Thats my opinion

[@PatoPablons]

Oscar Chavez U need to listen to Michael Amott n' Christopher Amott or Marty Friedman and Jason Becker

[@SZebS]

James: Kirk you don't need the wah! Kirk: Why not? James we are playing the national anthem for god's sake!!!! Kirk: i still don't see a reason not to use it

[@RafaelAmbrosio]

Kirk: No James, it's the national wahnthem!

[@theevildrummingsithlord1492]

@@RafaelAmbrosio Underrated comment.

[@diegogomez6835]

I read it with his voices in my head : )

[@seinfeld11123]

plus the pedal lol thats wah overload

[@Foxikaze]

Kirk: Wah not?

[@JK-zv2ex]

One of the most beautiful things I’ve ever heard. Doesn’t get any more America than this! 🤘

[@vickil.1388]

Where have I been!! Another BEAUTIFUL performance by some very talented artists!! Wow!!😮,Vic.

[@benswolo5079]

I love Metallica. Hearing them play the national anthem makes me love them even more.

[@christianrosa9283]

Doesn't get more American than Metallica playing the Star Spangled Banner 🇺🇸

[@samuelburgess4024]

+a wee school shooting

[@SmellingDemColors]

Nothing more American than that band started by a Danish guy

[@showansusholm2831]

All they need is some beer

[@detroitvseverybody3813]

They ran away from there country like pussies, shame on them. They call themselves Americans and run because they dont like who got elected in our republic

[@thrasher2094]

Christian Rosa It does though. I eat, drink, breathe, and live freedom everyday without the need for the national anthem or anything Uncle Sam type stuff. Being gung ho about the national anthem and flying American flags around doesn't make anyone more American than me. I don't even connotate the country with any of that stuff really. I represent the actual physical country we live in, and believe in true freedom to an extent that most Americans couldn't comprehend. I'm American enough to be able to be honest when our government is overstepping it's boundaries and is corrupt. I don't pretend that everything this country does militarily is the right thing either. I'll call a spade out when it's a spade. I don't hate any troops for fighting a war that isn't about freedom, ad I can't hate on anyone who believes they are actually killing people to defend their countries freedom. They're still out there experiencing hell, risking their lives in a war zone, it's just they've been deceived as to the reasons why they are there. Let's be honest here, the country has some serious work it needs to fix in order for us to be able to say this country is as great and as free as people make it out to be. Because I would love for our country to be as free as people claim it to be, I just understand that it isn't the case. Lying to yourself and other about the state of the country doesn't make you more American

[@nicknickson3650]

one of the best. I'm not even a big Metallica fan but they really did a great job with this.

[@orion5425]

James and Kirk: Starts playing the national anthem Kirk half way through: *Master of Puppets solo*

[@julianloftin4430]

Best version since Hendrix! If that don’t bring a tear to your eye, ...... (fill in the blank with your own conclusion)

[@laymanware7350]

Proud to be an American, this just gave me cold chills 😢

[@jcova8401]

This is THE BEST version form or composition of this that I've ever heard, I often come back just to listen to it 🇺🇲

[@rstango]

Imagine at the end James just screams a distant "YEAAAHH"

[@devastaterx]

What I like vs other versions from guitarists, is they turned it into a song with no ego moments. Such pros. It's a ballgame, not a concert and this really fit the moment.

[@Twobarpsi]

They look like two 17 year olds at their high school talent show 😂😂😂😂 Minus the grey hair🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@kkarx]

And they sound like some boys from elementary school competition.

[@HolyMarkMcGrath]

OMG. Stop with the bad attacks!

[@zockerhdgarantiert]

Lars is missing thats why 😄

[@big_bicep_bill7594]

@@zockerhdgarantiert but lars is shit

[@fuzzywuzzy1355]

Kirk looks like he's wearing pajama pants

[@dutchvanderlinde2531]

this has gotta be one of the coolest videos out there

[@PaveL123-w3c]

1:19 That sound, omg😎

[@astrog7361]

Inverted fifths \m/

[@memematt5899]

Ikr

[@amaze2n]

It's basically a power chord but with an added octave for the 5th below the root. The fingering is the same as a power chord starting on the A string, just also put your index finger over the low E. It's a neat way to make your power chords nastier.

[@ayelmao1224]

Stacked fifths are something else

[@pdegan2814]

The two of them do a really nice rendition of the Anthem, no question.

[@TheBlockbuster1982]

These guys are great They should make a band!

[@nessuno7510]

The most beautiful, most powerful and most badass US national anthem version I've ever heard!

[@vickik7865]

Excellent I absolutely loved it thank you guys!!!

[@EduardoAllgayer]

James: Lets Go Kirk... Kirk: ok, will be funny, just let me take my wah-wah...

[@dasveinerslidin3739]

Telling Kirk to leave the pedal is like telling James to leave the explorer. When you're the metal God, you can call the shots. Until then, shut up and bow.

[@Zer0_Coffelt]

thats not an explorer

[@insanealpaca]

xxcringelordmasterxx69xx modeled after the explorer

[@AlexWeygard]

thats snakebyte

[@Zer0_Coffelt]

i can see it now

[@tyler_bt3326]

The Boshy yes, it's snakebyte but hetfield has played explorer based shapes for majority of his career. All his customs aside from the iron cross are some sort of explorer

[@samcurrey2442]

The most classy and respectful guitar version of the anthem I have ever heard.

[@MrPavelOK]

Kirk+wah forever

[@FinnSmith]

if they ever do garage inc 2, this should be on it

[@cjampack2011]

Now THAT is how it should be played! Bravo! 👏 👏 👏 👏

[@davidb6973]

The best National Anthem by guitar I've ever heard.

[@we5xz-1902]

Respectfully done. Great job.

[@khall187]

Oh say can you wah By the wah's early wahiight Waht so wahloudly we whailed, From the whailights last screaming. And the wahkets wah'd glare, The bombs wahsting in air, Gave proof through wah night, That our wahg was still there. José does that wah spangled, Wahner yet wahhhhh-eee. O'er the wahn'd of the freeeeewaahhh, and the home of the brwahave!

[@smmate1438]

K. Hall this is gold lmao

[@Desterosso]

Not enough wah

[@chemagalindo7914]

Yeah!

[@khall187]

Barry Larkin you sound like a wahney bitch

[@Knight_Jon_Artorias]

K. Hall lmao oh come awn leave the kid awahone.

[@hardiklalchandani3862]

unfunny wah jokes coming

[@MehYam2112]

These jokes don't bug me anymore. Wahter under the bridge.

[@mattgarbarinofitness]

I really just don't understand waht all the fuss is all about.

[@jagm6430]

Wahere?? I didn't find them yet!

[@rajdeepganguli2274]

Hardik Lalchandani he was fucking good this time with the wah... these comments criticising the wah use is irritating me now. He had that soul, and people need to understand that.

[@C_mao]

Two wahs walk into a bar, ..

[@dangerpudge1922]

Hellz yes! God Bless America, and all of those who love her.

[@ninjaturtlesfan6049]

Oh, say can you see, *Gimme fuel, gimme fire, gimme that which I desire, ooh!*

[@tahitiarthur4895]

This made me smile. God bless Metallica and the United States of America.

[@jacobopena6877]

Have some faith

[@AO968]

At this rate, they're gonna have to surgically remove that wah pedal from Kirk's foot before it _becomes_ the wah pedal. And yes, I know he's not the only guitarist who uses it, nor am I implying he shouldn't, I'm just pointing it out. This still sounds good regardless.

[@danthem4n981]

Lord of Fire Kirk Wahmett

[@tientje98]

Dude have you listened to zakk wylde he adores the wah

[@HarrisonBowman]

So you admitted, that your comment is pointless, basically.

[@Turbo_The_Femboy_Fox]

Yes they will! 😂😂😂

[@freepadz6241]

Bro will be buried with a wah pedal down at his feet

[@francocarrieri9625]

So patriots of their own country. Incredible. Greets from Argentina 🇦🇷🇺🇸