Lars Ulrich: Moscow 1991 Is a “Mindf**k” Of A Concert To Watch | Conan O'Brien Needs A Freind

[@Banana_Split_Cream_Buns]

Little known fact about that concert: Pantera's breakdown for "Domination" was so heavy that the Soviet Union collapsed under its weight.

[@cristinaf3844]

Lmaooooo

[@sammyhill93]

YESSSSS 🤘🏼

[@sweebos]

✊😄

[@samclemmons5373]

Dime’s solo summoned a tornadp of demons. That’s how the wall actually came down.

[@MrE51917]

Pantera sucks

[@TheBC313]

That Harvester Of Sorrow performance is legendary. Especially the part where Hetfield stops, hocks up a loogie, spits it out, and goes "ALLLLLLLL HAVE SAID THEIR PRAYERS!!!!"

[@dinobravo23]

Dont forget Enter Sandman and than Creeping Death.

[@ZealousPower]

Ha ha! A creeping death

[@MrGuitaristgamer101]

Did u ever see the picture of Lars from that show with a bloody snare drum? Apparently he cut open his finger right at the exact moment when they pause during Harvester of Sorrow. James started singing sooner than expected and Lars crushed his finger between the stick and drum as he hit the snare. Sounds very painful but he obviously managed to finish the song

[@disposable_hero2748]

I can see this as as i read it 😅

[@Banana_Split_Cream_Buns]

THAT is the greatest clip of the show. It's just so otherworldly: it's like he's Mad Max freeing an enslaved population. I know the song deals with different matters, but it's named after a book called 'The Harvest of Sorrow' by Robert Conquest on the topic of the Soviet famine in Ukraine, otherwise known as Holodomor. There are differing opinions as to the degree it was a deliberate act of genocide of the Ukrainian people or just Soviet incompetence, but what is not in dispute is the scale of suffering. Millions died of starvation in Ukraine alone. (Perhaps that might be why Ukrainians don't want to be Russia). So it being sung back to Moscow is poetic.

[@rendyandrian7149]

Lars is Metallica encyclopedia. If he writes biography book someday, I won't be surprised if it is a thousand pages long.

[@HvyMetal4Ever]

So is Jason. That man has a mind like a steel trap. Those two could sit down and write a series of books about their time together.

[@ivanbardov]

@@HvyMetal4Ever In that case they should add a chapter about 'And Justice For All' and about how wonderful bass sounds in there, how they managed to get that big and punchy tone. Precisely, lack thereof.

[@DeadDad1]

I would really love to see that, great idea!

[@ImotekhtheStormlord-tx2it]

he's good as something at least

[@starman6468]

@@ivanbardov lmao a 50page chapter of empty papers and just the title at the beginning. “Chapter 13: justice for all, but the bass”

[@MiguelGutierrez-vs9zu]

That live recording of the 1991 Moscow show it is probably the best Metallica live show of their whole career.

[@DodgerBlueRobert]

Seattle 1989 would disagree.

[@MyDeceptionOfficial]

@@DodgerBlueRobert Yes.

[@MyDeceptionOfficial]

@@DodgerBlueRobert I mean, actually that whole show took a year to remaster, so the sound you hear was all worked, some parts even added, who was there knows that there were some mistakes that are not in the video, and the sound was not as perfect. They filmed it with several cameras and had all the audio tracks separated to treat. ONE YEAR on it. While Moscow it is what it is there. Live 100%.

[@sjrich408]

@@DodgerBlueRobert Seattle 89 footage is terrible. So many crowd shots replayed throughout the whole set.

[@PhillAndersonGuitarist]

Seattle 89 can't be beat

[@metalhead-mf2zf]

4:33 What Lars says here really is the true essence and beauty of a heavy metal concert. The fact that anyone from anywhere in the entire world can get together for a common cause and leave everything else outside the arena really does speak to the true testament of the power and captivation of heavy metal.

[@sit-insforsithis1568]

Not just heavy metal, music in general imo

[@metalhead-mf2zf]

@@sit-insforsithis1568 Completely agree I have been to other shows that are not metal and you're right there is a definite and identifiable friendship amongst all of the people attending :)

[@thames21]

@@metalhead-mf2zf It’s amazingc, isn’t it? The togetherness it can bring, just knowing the same songs and singing the same lyrics. Or even just liking the same tunes, if you don’t even know anything. Music is so powerful.

[@masterroshi1015]

It's like Tesla said, 'if you want to know the secrets of the Universe, think of energy and vibration' or something such. Music has both

[@metalben005]

Everyone who goes to a metal concert is forever bonded by blood

[@moderusprime]

What's insane is that Moscow took place roughly 10 years after Lars met James.

[@maximwinner5326]

never knew they met each other in 1137

[@malikalshaffei]

dawg 💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀

[@23hunter152]

@@maximwinner5326 🤣🤣🤣

[@TzunSu]

"When Lars met James" sounds like a romantic comedy :D

[@suyashG_1z]

What is the point of this comment? 😑

[@hugosbeerspirits4871]

Metallica played a gig in Lubbock TX in the early 90s. The band kept trying to end the show, Lars would not stop playing. The band caught on, and played and played and played. It was well over four hours. Never seen a show like it.

[@rubentullenaar2934]

I can listen to Lars telling stories all day.

[@MetalizedButt]

Better storyteller than a drummer

[@MrRonnie268]

@@MetalizedButt That's why Metallica so popular )

[@MrSvante88]

Agree, surprisingly good storyteller. Would be nice to hear more in depth what that concert felt like though.

[@rubentullenaar2934]

@@MetalizedButt Why always the hate on his drumming.

[@mikepalmer1971]

@@MetalizedButt ya he must be terrible to be around this long.

[@calacestar]

As a Russian-German, this made me tear up. Especially the part where he talked about the concerts in Saudi Arabia. We need to unite more flags all over this world through music!

[@Steve-qz3wi]

Yes sir totally agree!

[@skywillfindyou]

First of all, westies should stop fckn with these countries. USSR end is more symbolic for them then us. they don't understand things just continued, same people.

[@SviatoslavKaverin]

In South Park, they unite the world with the power of Van Halen.

[@janiheikkinen4044]

I wonder how many women they allow on those concerts in Saudi Arabia..

[@DonDealio]

@@janiheikkinen4044 even the groupies they bang backstage are men in burkas. 😘

[@kryptonian5539]

I remember being 15 years old and renting that concert on VHS almost every week for months just to watch it over and over again. Truly legendary show.

[@hailzmoon4659]

I did the same at the same age! VHS!

[@_Kiii]

That’s what I did with U2 Rattle & Hum. But now I don’t really like U2.

[@yashamaga13]

​@@hailzmoon4659 must have been uncomfortable,no? 😏

[@yashamaga13]

I remember doing the same thing with certain wrestling events and horror movies. If we were smarter kids we should have just used a 2nd vcr to copy them onto a blank tape lol

[@hailzmoon4659]

@@yashamaga13 🤣🤣🤣🤣 totally!! Doh!

[@patrickmorgan9118]

Even at at the age of 47 I want to jump through the screen right into the crowd, what a badass show

[@QuantumBraced]

I just checked out the concert, absolutely epic. I'd forgotten how amazing James Hetfield's voice is, he just has the perfect metal voice. You gotta put it in the context of the time, when the first McDonald's opened in Moscow, 38,000 people went through it the first day, waiting for hours in line.

[@Egoblivion]

@Rhys Gallery “The road to hell is arched in gold…” ~ Mr. McDonald

[@someguy2972]

And to think it's all gone downhill from there...

[@IwanPhillips]

​@@someguy2972 who metallica?

[@Dalyannnn]

That’s called cultural victory in Civ terms.

[@jimreily7538]

I wonder if they were impressed or disappointed.

[@anFy81]

that concert is the most impressive live concert video I have ever seen epic

[@HigherPlanes]

Imagine if you had been there.

[@anFy81]

@@HigherPlanes crazy - I was too young to go to concerts in those days, I was really jealous of my cousins who saw bands like these live

[@blanefulkerson8903]

The creeping death performance of that concert is the most badass thing I’ve seen

[@MortgageNavigation]

I was at that concert and it was absolutely epic. Saw Metallica again 26 years later in Seattle. I am still going through video and trying to find myself as I was right by stage.

[@sKY-pg8ut]

I never find myself in concert videos, and their already much smaller lol

[@massi6528]

Lol. Good luck!

[@faithfail]

Are you Russian?

[@h2didenkov]

Did the same a saw them 6 years later in Portland.

[@1BobsYourUncle]

I remember you, I was the guy in the black tshirt by the stage…

[@WeerdMunkee]

Conan's having such a better time now, you can tell. He's so much more relaxed and more himself than I think he's ever been. He evovles as a person, as opposed to an entertainer, and it shows. It's actually much more entertaining to see this than the alternative, in my personal humble opinion! :)

[@kman2975]

Amazing stuff. The world needs Metallica. Lars is a champ.

[@taylorhession1905]

Chump*

[@ElectTheDesert]

@@taylorhession1905 shut up.🙄

[@him5698]

There's something about music, and metal music specifically, and that is how inclusive it is. Everytime I've went to a concert to go see Dream Theater, or Periphery, or whoever, I've always had an amazing conversation with someone or a group of people. People from different upbringings are brought together to enjoy music, and There's something so beautiful about those moments.

[@electricurinal]

That all changes the minute someone mentions Ghost. Haha.

[@ss-aalltt]

Im a metalhead as well but i wouldnt exactly say it's inclusive. There's a subgenre called NSBM for the express purpose of NOT being inclusive. And the amount of flak bands got from fans for supporting BLM during the protests too.

[@lettuceleaf186]

@@ss-aalltt Of course you get your elitist idiots, and NSBM is indeed disgusting, but I have to say I’ve been to a lot of concerts, and metalheads are consistently the most chill

[@tomobrien4965]

@@ss-aalltt NSBM is a tiny minority within the Metal scene. Having gone to Metal gigs in various countries they're the most inclusive experiences I've ever had as travelling foreigner.

[@KBizzy]

This is true, and as a musician myself who plays pretty much every genre, it’s true of music in itself, regardless of genre. It brings people together and creates emotions, memories, and it’s actually medicine for me. It’s my higher power. I play in a metal band, black gospel band, bluegrass band, classic rock band. I’ve written and recorded cinematic music. I was in the backing band for a hip hop artist a few weeks ago. It all brings people together. Shame on American society for greatly downplaying its importance in schools and its importance to creative minds.

[@anthonymcdonald8764]

The concert is just completely epic, James at his peak he looks and sounds like a lion

[@borivoj_navratil]

I was there back then, and it was incredible! Thanks Lars and the guys for being the perfect soundtrack to my youth!

[@soculese]

Nice!

[@mike04574]

how did you buy tickets? how well known were the bands?

[@borivoj_navratil]

@@mike04574 It was a free gig as far as I remember. Of course, all the bands were absolute idols for all of us. Maybe Pantera was relatively unknown, as they were just beginning to gain commercial success. Otherwise we had been listening to all these bands for years and years.

[@dens6960]

@@borivoj_navratil Plus "AC/DC", "Kiss" and "Metallica" were pretty much the only graffiti you could see in cities in the 80s, next to expletives on the walls. In 1990, while we were on a high school exchange trip to Maryland, some "cool kids" from the stage crew team asked us if we had "ever heard of Motley Crew". We shocked them by naming like 30 top rock/metal bands in a row.. Also to note, the 1991 Monsters of Rock show discussed here was preceded by the 1989 Moscow Music Peace Festival with Ozzy, Skid Row, Cinderella, Scorpions etc.. That show - first of its kind - was broadcast live to like half of the world.

[@borivoj_navratil]

@@dens6960 You have covered all the important points, thanks. Metal was massively popular back then.

[@erikl1447]

Say what you want about Lars and his drumming....he's the drummer of the most successful and most popular metal band of all time....and he can tell a great story too.

[@bogrunberger]

I sort of get the hate Lars gets, but I don't agree with it. He comes of as arrogant some times, but you can easily tell that he enjoys music and has a very good eye for how music and society influence each other. He's an interesting guy and yes, he's the drummer of one of the most popular bands of all time. :)

[@briansolo]

Lars is a great drummer. People who say otherwise don’t know craft or taste.

[@kasiamatis7934]

@@briansolo People tend to be generalising when it comes to evaluating him and just focus on either hating or loving either his drumming, or him as a person. I heard many stories in which Lars is painted as a talentless smartass, who floated all those years on what James, Kirk and Cliff worked out. In other stories people focus on how he was the pillar of creative processes, even writing riffs. Someone might respond you with hateful taste, bringing up all the fails in live performances and how Lars has trouble keeping up even tempo or lacks technical expertise in drumming. Isn't it just life? People nitpicking and bathing in their tendentious bubbles of attitude?

[@winterbird4447]

He is a great drummer. Incredible energy and commitment.

[@___David___Savian]

I was on that Antartic ship concert !!! They finally mentioned that concert. It's true. We had to wear earphones and we all had to squeeze into this tiny room to watch them play. It was very surreal because I've seen Metalica play live in Radio City Music Hall in New York in the MTV Awards of 1996. But, the frozen silent concert was crazy !!

[@IngmarW]

Could listen to his stories all day long

[@CopenhagenCollabo]

I was at the monster of rock in Denmark Gentofte august 10 1991 that was the first Metallica show I went to but not the last until today I’ve been to 10 concerts but the Moscow concert I would have loved to be at but with Lars behind the drums next to our danish flag 🇩🇰 gives me goosebumps all over. MetallicA the GOAT

[@psychochicken9535]

I think that's the longest I've ever heard Lars go without saying the F word.

[@RS-ol8or]

Right? His grammar & large vocabulary is normally unparalleled. 😂

[@provisionalhypothesis]

Fockin knapsack

[@aether13x69]

He did call it a mindfuck of a concert lol

[@vvitchtripper]

Pantera's Domination in Moscow is the definitive moment of metal live history

[@Squall6575]

I think its creeping death with the die chant personally

[@Uygsoerk]

But only because you view Russia just like the Nazigermans did...because the US and its colonies are not that different from Nazigermany.

[@redrick8900]

Guess again kid. I didn't even know they were there.

[@drfeelgordo]

​@@redrick8900 now you know. kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3WkdKKofsarhNk

[@NikkLiberos]

My thoughts exactly. Most iconic moment in metal history by far.

[@cooswillemse7551]

Literally just rewatched that concert. Ffs….. never seen such an enormous crowd going crazy. How sad to think where they are now. Hopes were so high

[@Serjioscozychannel]

And where are you now, lol. Hopes were so high, but you went full woke, full blm, full unprovoked wars in iraq, serbia, afghanistan, lybia and syria. Next time before writing some bs like this just look in the mirror

[@shredd5705]

All that energy of the Russian youth. They could have become a great country. So sad how that country has become

[@theoriginalrabbithole]

2:32 Sikorski makes helicopters for NATO not Russia. The helicopter Lars is referring to is a Soviet Hind Gunship helicopter and they're no joke.

[@FPAlpha]

These at the concert were not Hind's ( Mi-24) but from the looks of it more like the MI-8 in its non-gunship variant. If the Russians flew Hind's over the crowd it might have started a panic as these things are terrifying up close. I also love how flying helicopters that low over such a crowd is no big deal back then but today it would have broken about a million regulations. Just boosts the absolutely hardcore metal vibe of this show to have military aircraft flying over the area, would have so loved to have been there.

[@elokti]

⁠@@FPAlphaI saw only MI-2 there.

[@chupasaurus]

@@elokti Yep, the difference in cabin sizes is obvious.

[@ray.shoesmith]

​@@FPAlpha They were trying to cool down the people in the crowd

[@crazymcgee3604]

@@ray.shoesmith With 5000 tonnes of boron and sand.

[@Vee1music-lover]

Lars is absolutely right because music is the UNIVERSAL language! Absolutely adore Metallica, have for years! I’m 62 yr old gma now and there’s still not a day goes by that there’s not music in my house. Obviously love heavy metal, husband does too! Road trips r ALWAYS a blast🤟🏼🤟🏼🤟🏼🤟🏼🤟🏼

[@deathchronicles6960]

I guess rock genre is the one capable to contain almost every period of age in average

[@TPG1]

Conan and Lars are having a very intellectual conversation and it’s lovely

[@mmllppcc]

How is it very intellectual? Just a conversation. Watch Magee and Quine for an intellectual conversation - Tyrone Tyrel

[@matthewlaird5235]

I met a Russian guy that talked about buying underground records that were made on X-Rays, and one of the records he bought was just a single of enter sandman.

[@justjokes-shorts9239]

Although there have been many outstanding musicians over the years, Metallica's influence on the globe is unparalleled.

[@bcg6760]

i guess youve never heard of iron maiden...

[@Uygsoerk]

Metallica is casual riffraff

[@analcommando1124]

someone hasn't heard of The Beatles.

[@vincent2053]

@@Uygsoerk You seem like you’re secretly a fan

[@Uygsoerk]

@@vincent2053 Of course I am a fan ... of Meshuggah.

[@романакилов-б8р]

Спасибо за музыку Ларс!У меня все альбомы Metallica на полке стоят!Щас пойду включу!Долгих лет вам!

[@grahamcairney6054]

I first heard Sandman in a nightclub I used to attend with friends, but as I got older I would play it on KZbin. One morning I came across the Moscow video and the hairs on the back of my neck stood on end and my adrenaline level went through the roof. That's now my go to video whenever I have to get myself hyped up to do certain jobs. It's like the energy from the audience is coming through the screen right at me and I feel like I can take on the world.

[@kourosh39]

Respect for Metallica from Iran 🤘❤️. Hope to see Metallica in Tehran soon.

[@chah5001]

hopefully not, i hope iran never bend to the west.

[@NimaRazavi]

شاید که روزی... 😢

[@iampayne5459]

It's so nice that Conan lets Lars just talk. Conan listens without any interruptions because he wants to hear his story

[@ungrimironfist5740]

It's the best performance of "Harvester of Sorrow" imo. I didn't even like the song that much on the record, but that live version is really awesome.

[@michaelh5967]

I'll be 35 this September, and probably watched the Moscow show for the first time when I was about 15 or so. It gave me chills unlike any other musical event I've ever experienced. I've since seen it hundreds of times and it still gives me chills when I watch it today.

[@KneeeK0]

I was about to write the same comment then i saw yours mirroring mine so good

[@OfDeath]

Was an amazing moment in world history. Proof that metal music (and other music I guess) can unite the world in peace. Bill and Ted were not too far from a true reality we can someday achieve...maybe...hopefully.

[@Devypocalypse]

Goes from talking about playjng infront of over a million people at a truly dodgy time in Russia, to connecting all the Middle East countries for a metal gig, to playing Antarctica and having a drink with the lucky 200 people. Not many bands EVER, let alone metal bands can even touch the reach Metallica have had, and Lars has been the mastermind. Utter legends.

[@foxxonthewirepodcast]

What an incredible show. Pantera came to crush it and that's exactly what they did.

[@terri6854]

That wasn't just a Metallica concert. It was one of the Monsters of Rock series of concerts and the 1991 one was headlined by ACDC, with Metallica, Black Crowes, and Pantera.

[@Foxikaze]

That is a stacked performance

[@scrolemodel]

3 "B-List" bands and "A-List" Metallica. Guarantee Metallica has sold more tickets and albums/streams/etc than all three combined.

[@alo4912]

​@Rolemodel 5150 Now yeah but during that time acdc was bigger at the time and headlined

[@scrolemodel]

@@alo4912 Uhhm, no, ACDC wasn't bigger at the time. This was Metallica's Black Album tour, and they were in their prime. ACDC was past their prime. Metallica was selling out Stadiums and Arenas in 10-20 minutes all around the world. I tried getting tickets for this tour, but had to get them through a 3rd party.

[@alo4912]

@Rolemodel 5150 They were past their prime most definitely, but still the bigger band because of their past success. Which is why they headlined. The black album had just come out and it was the biggest record in the world and allowed metallica to become a worldwide known band, but acdc was already globally successful because of their popularity years before

[@sethrabin833]

Metallica and AC/DC headlined the show, but Pantera was one of the opening acts.

[@photobia6593]

I still remember watching the video of Cowboys from Hell. It still is one of the most insane videos I've ever watched.

[@bcg6760]

AC DC stinks, any 9th grader with 5 weeks of guitar can play all those songs.

[@deadbeats4894]

Pantera blew them both out of the water.

[@cycomiles4225]

​​@@bcg6760 So? Have you ever heard of fun? I can play you Beethovens 5th "riff" with 0 seconds of piano training, does that mean Beethoven sucks? Just because something can be played by a kid, doesnt mean it sucks...hell, kids these days rip through Jimi Hendrix songs without any problems...

[@jqths1974]

There have been so many great artists over the years but the impact Metallica has on the world is unprecedented

[@bcg6760]

i guess youve never heard of iron maiden...

[@jqths1974]

@@bcg6760 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@GhostTeller]

​@@bcg6760 🤌🏼🤌🏼🤌🏼

[@Omar_E11]

@@bcg6760 Maiden is great and all I've seen them live theyre one of the best. But Metallica's impact and influence is greater

[@Lindenrd25]

Not really. It was precedented by Elvis, Chuck Berry, the Beatles, the Stones, and many others before them.

[@scotttaylor8498]

I remember seeing the these guys in 1991 here in Springfield Illinois. There wasn't 1.5 million people at the show. But it felt like it. Just a zoo of a mosh pit and all the Weed being smoked😁. It was and has been to this day the best concert I've ever been too.And sense then I've seen too many concerts lol. That show just sticks out from all of them.

[@Alamyst2011]

Easily a million people at the show. The top ten largest concerts ever all happened in Russia.

[@roscoemuttley]

The POWER OF METAL!

[@Topperne]

Lars is such a treasure! Love from Denmark ❤

[@Figwumberton]

One thing that Lars says that's kinda funny is that he call's the helicopters "Sikorsky Helicopters" but Sikorsky is actually an American company. The founder, Igor Sikorsky, fled from Russia when the soviets took power.

[@mirnygrek]

Say hello, I was there 😂 Thank you, Lars, it was precious ❤❤❤

[@DracRummins]

I love watching and listening to these old boys converse, their level of insight and wisdom is bordering on as forgotten attributes in the modern era.

[@tallycahamuhlhetru26]

I read not too long ago, that the helicopters were used to help circulate the air. Definitely a good move, especially considering the numbers & cram-packed Russian fans.

[@MrRonnie268]

Here in Russia, we've got a couple of stories about this helicopter. There were two persons inside excluding the crew. Moscow's major Luzhkov and the main organization manager Boris Zosimov. They just wanted to see what they have done )))

[@JoelBDUK]

This performance must be the greatest piece of live music ever recorded, what it represented at that time was just iconic. The feeling of walking up onto that stage must have been life changing.

[@lightningdry83]

I was in Tushino at this concert in 1991. I was about 18 at the time. It's funny to listen to Lars and James' exaggerated memories of this show. Helicopters flew, but did not sit on anyone's head. As far as I know, there were about 500 thousand people there. Privet from Moscow.

[@matthewlaird5235]

I love Enter Sandman, and that KZbin video of them playing in Moscow is awe inspiring, but think of AC/DC doing Thunderstruck to 1.6 million people.

[@tomasgarces7061]

For some reason that blank sheet of paper in front of Sona is hilarious to me. She's probably like 'those are for the nerds' 😂

[@danielmontague9822]

I visited Russia in '96. Metallica was playing everywhere. They left a mark that lasted for years.

[@MoCarcass]

Lars is a great storyteller🤘

[@paulmayon8821]

There performance of" for whom the bells tolls". Will go down in history for great musical performance. Cliff em all

[@paulmayon8821]

@Lamar Loyde it was on the cliff em all vhs. Your right. The have played it 1200 times. But that performence on the vhs tape was still epic. And when you see the mosco version,with jason. It made bands,like mine. Want to play more.all i was saying.

[@NikkLiberos]

I'm just going to say: I would give anything to be at that concert when Pantera played Domination.

[@chewbaccasworld3672]

I usually love Conan's comments and questions but I wish he'd let Lars just continue to riff about how insane that Moscow concert was. It still brings goosebumps. They touched on a universal chord in that moment. Truly epic.

[@Diesel257]

It looked like a real life Dethklok concert.

[@thehumanconversationalist1527]

I swear I really do hope that this real rock n'roll pendulum will swing back front & center. Cuz it's never really been politics or even religion or territory that brings people together to unite...it's genuine soulful music, art, & great writers.

[@ThomasMarxJKD]

I was born in former Yugoslavia, my first record I got was Master Of Puppets, when I was 9 in 1988...

[@5hyr15]

hell yeah! Just come to Malaysia again! I was there in stadium Merdeka in 2013 and the concert was freaking awesome! We miss you guys so much!

[@TeslaFamilyTravels]

“And one guy asked for a Pepsi” is the most Conan joke ever.

[@павелфедоров-ж9г]

I am from Moscow and I wanna say thak you guys for this perfomance. I wasn't this concert in 1991 because i was too young. But visited Metallica's concert in 2007 it was great show when thousands people were singing the song "Nothing else matters"! it was really incredable. Hello from Russia!

[@shadowpoppy]

Lars should have a podcast. Maybe he does already. He's very articulate and pleasant demeanor.

[@rosco1996]

Watch the documentary "Metallica: Some Kind of Monster" your mind will be changed...unless he's had a ton of therapy

[@chhavimanichoubey9437]

I watch that concert all the time for god sakes, nothing can be same as Moscow live

[@Banana_Split_Cream_Buns]

If Iran ever becomes free soon, Metallica should tour their too. They have an insane metal following in Iran.

[@Kenobi_Cowboy]

I imagine the underground Iranian Metal scene being just awesome and full of rage.

[@chah5001]

hopefully it never become another western puppet like it was during the shah period.

[@sercan068]

i live in turkey, i think they should come to turkey because in previous turkey shows, too many tourists came from the middle east, africa and balkans, Turkey stands in the middle geographically in this regard

[@Banana_Split_Cream_Buns]

@@sercan068 absolutely! They'd love Türkiye and Türkiye would love them.

[@sercan068]

@@Banana_Split_Cream_Buns In the elections in 2 weeks, the Erdoğan is gone and new president Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu will get closer to europe, I guarantee you, in 2025 or 2026, Metallica will come to Türkiye and we will have fun with all our friends from the middle east, africa and the balkans.

[@DaveMcIroy]

Lars knows more about a foreign country than 20 US citizens combined.

[@bcg6760]

which still isnt much

[@okkcomputer]

well he's not american

[@DaveMcIroy]

@@okkcomputer, I never said he is though...

[@Fister_of_Muppets]

Sad but true

[@svimmelmc]

And your 2 last presidents… 😂

[@ktw70]

Amazing concert. Jason was the X factor live!

[@trajanschwencke]

Metallica in Moscow is one of the greatest moments in American History

[@marcusrasborg6874]

True! And I’m very proud that Lars is from my country, Denmark🇩🇰

[@RockMAN_Daddy]

forget about america, that was a worldwide greatest history moment !)

[@gerryatriesilke]

In Metallicas! History not Americas... America did Nothing...

[@_pedrohenriquebp]

that was the concert that changed my life and got me into heavy metal

[@mattdad8429]

Dude, goosebumps when he spoke about how all the fans from the middle eastern cities and countries that should technically want to kill eachother gather in a stadium to bond over Metallica is powerful.

[@skully366]

I was at that show. And it's funny how people in the US think we want to kill each other😅

[@Qliphirot]

​@@skully366 are you tring to say there's no hostility between sunita and xiita muslims?

[@skully366]

@@Qliphirot There is between shia and sunni for sure. But the west definitely has a disproportionate view as opposed to how things really are, in my opinion. Having grown up in the UAE for 21 years

[@Disc1]

Yea that's exactly the moment when I paused the video, typical western over-simplifying view of a very complex part of the world. But whatever gets you to sleep at night Lars xD

[@blitera7261]

Music can bring all world together❤

[@ugie8851]

Yay he said malaysia! My story is like this. We heard metallica is coming to asian region. So we check the schedule. At that time theyre not play at malaysia. They were going to singapore. So we bought our tickets, we renew our passport, etc. then the news coming said they will be playing at malaysia. But i have no regret at all. Singapore is a great country. Their cigarettes is so expensive mine was stolen. When james hetfield said “welcome to metallica’s family”, i got goosebump all over me and i really felt officially now im in metallica’s family

[@MetalizedButt]

1995, 2013, or 2017?

[@ugie8851]

@@MetalizedButt 2013

[@hakanyuksel9403]

lars the best drummer ever with his unique style no body can copy his style

[@deadbeats4894]

They stopped counting at a million people. That's fkn insane to play in front of that many people. Pantera killed it.

[@DarkKastle13]

and all the other bands 🙄

[@JCaylor2099]

Man I need a time machine to go back to that show. Seeing Pantera, Metallica, and AC/DC all at their best would be mind blowing.

[@maximwinner5326]

I'm surprised how Conan's able to speak while sleeping during the whole video.

[@DwayneSims-j5j]

He's a history buff, a helicopter enthusiast (Sikorsky, in particular), and band advocate and spokesman, all in one. Rock on, Lars 🤘

[@rangers11ization]

One guy asked for a Pepsi and was thrown overboard🤣🤣🤣

[@zeevbiryukov8742]

One Hell of a Concert it was...Still remember and keep on Rocking! Thanks a lot !!!

[@Yousseph]

I wish Wayne Isham would release the rest of the Metallica footage he has of that show, if he has any. He only gave us four songs.

[@Yousseph]

@@MisunderstoodSpaceMarine Not the Wayne Isham footage. You can find only four songs from his footage on YT. The footage that has the full concert was shot by Russian television and in terrible quality.

[@MisunderstoodSpaceMarine]

@@Yousseph Yea the quality is crap, that’s for sure. Guess that makes sense he was the one shooting some of the usable footage from that show. Didn’t he shoot the San Diego gig as well?

[@Yousseph]

@@MisunderstoodSpaceMarine Yes sir. He did Cunning Stunts as well.

[@MisunderstoodSpaceMarine]

@@Yousseph Maybe they should just use him for every concert film. Dude filmed some legendary shows.

[@azurenojito2251]

Lars did good. He even acknowledged the bootleg tapes that played a part in this phenomenon.

[@andydufresne8034]

Meanwhile, the Beatles contemplated where in the world they might go for their ultimate concert and decided to just go up to the roof of the studio.

[@jrmbb2320]

I didn't know Metallica at the time. A friend at school lent me the Nothing Else Matters single, and the second track (it was a cd-single) was Enter Sandman live in Moscow. I was instantly hooked !

[@djjazzyjeff1232]

Beautiful interview, and the Conan ends with a banger of a joke. Top tier stuff boys.

[@Geiermeier]

It weren't 1.6million. It were roughly 500.000. Those exaggerations started years after. Still a mindblowing amount of spectators, though.

[@iluvj50]

Someone asked for a Pepsi? I bet it was Mike Muir!

[@guitarciaaleon5900]

💌📫😋

[@nbl95]

Love Conan, glad he went the podcast route. Great interview, would love to see conan and rogan together eventually haha.

[@ezra2aid]

Lars and Conan. Thanks KZbin gods.

[@ДиДи-ф4ч]

This means that music is stronger than political propaganda. That's how it should be

[@777malkavian]

Unfortunately, Russia has fallen back into darkness.

[@greybrother01]

That's why they're always trying to kill it or claim it. Luckily they never succeed for long.

[@kirillkouznetsov997]

@@777malkavian hahaha "has fallen". My country lives in that darkness since the beginning of 20 century. It is realy naive to think that there were "a couple of different years". Different faces of almost same system, no exceptions. The only brightest days it had was back at the end of 17 century till 18th with the emperor Petr I. Who not only tried and saw my country as part of the Europe and west but the heart of it with almost unlimited resources and possibilities it had back then. Slowly 20 century came with 180 degree politics. Not giving everything you have for your country but gaining everything from your country for themselves with screaming and spitting that "it is all for you people". What could have been. Tragic story

[@pupkin1451]

@@kirillkouznetsov997 Бедняжка. Как страдает, как страдает. Тяжело жить в этом страшном и тёмном мордоре.

[@RS-ol8or]

@@777malkavian and who told you that? Corporate media & the Brandon administration that lie incessantly?

[@mattheimer2588]

I wish they would release a cd of that concert! It’s one of their best concerts

[@sanitariumking6523]

Haha all this time I was picturing a giant ice stage with a majestic ice castle in the background, fog all over the ground and the crowd lookin like Mr Freeze's henchmen from Batman and Robin.

[@RajeshJustaguy]

I love Megadeth and Metallica... i think about 20 years already since i started listening to heavy metal. It's timeless

[@hafizimranYT]

I’ll say this- a lot of music acts skip Malaysia because the religious arm of our government often makes it hard for them to perform with their absurdly long list of don’ts. When rumours began to surface that Metallica was playing Southeast Asia, I was certain they’d skip Malaysia. But I was wrong because they got greenlit faster than any other music act I know in recent memory. 😂 Ahaha! That’s how universal they are.

[@CrapVictory]

Maple Leaf Gardens. Lars threw his drumsticks into the air, got up from his drum kit to run across the stage, sat down at another drum kit, caught his flying drum sticks, and continued drumming. We went wild. Everyone.

[@yamilrojas4910]

Haha he loves the word "mindfuck". He says it in every interview 😄 Love Lars and the boys. 72 seasons is a great album.

[@ironclad452]

It's the heaviest, most badass rock concert I've ever seen. EPIC