Metallica - ...And Justice For All (Guitars Only)

There's a lot of guitar layering action going on right here, who knows how many guitar tracks exaclty found their way into the final song.
Anyway, I managed to get all the little rhythm and lead parts in there so this is a complete version with only all the guitar parts.
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[@28leftbehind]

2:37 i fucking love this riff

[@ThisIsAthens1]

28leftbehind It's so glorious :'D

[@FatDoge]

28leftbehind Let's find out!

[@TomasUjhelyi]

The palm muted F# chords are so chunky

[@КопатычКрут]

Me too:)

[@DanielFantini]

Kirk looks like a skinny hulk here

[@SetanTolli]

Dan 2c plus a she hulk playing a LTD guitar

[@machello9]

During Justice era he used to take cocaine, so maybe...

[@bandolierboy1908]

i thought that during the st anger era he took cocaine

[@liranyaakovy6430]

Kirky using cocaine always sound funny to me. To me, the only thing he use is icecream. Love this guy...

[@HijoDeDios999]

Matteo Vitali The only one doing cocaine on that time was Lars

[@S-A-CCL]

9:19 That sounds soo beautiful, gorgeous, amazing, majestic, perfect, I just can't explain it because I don't speak english well but that moment gives me chills

[@Darkhalo314]

Why is nobody talking about the insane chugging going on at 6:28? 6:28 is badass for headbanging. That tone and that riff is godly.

[@RichieRichOverdrive]

My favorite part of the song right there. Bass is almost audible there too

[@kinniecas9004]

RichieRichOverdrive same

[@estagisep_]

My favorite part!

[@ali965]

It’s so smart as well. A heavy breakdown of that beautiful clean intro. What a song

[@estagisep_]

@@ali965 facts

[@dagogl1044]

There aren't enough words in all the languages for me to explain how I FUCKIING LOVE the (too) short sequence that starts at 1:46 and ends at 1:56, how I wish it was repeated more times during the song. Luckily at the end they do it more.

[@brando555555]

+Dagoberto Ignacio Garcés Lavado Yeah I wish Metallica did more dual guitar harmonies in some of their songs

[@bandolierboy1908]

+Dagoberto Ignacio Garcés Lavado ikr it gives a feeling of total chaos

[@retarded_panda0765]

there are more at the end of the song but i wish they repeated it more :(

[@cctz_1]

Dagoberto Ignacio Garcés Lavado The first time I heard that riff I thought to myself 'this sounds like sex'. It opened me up to a new song writing technique tho. Create a really sex like riff that people will just wanna hear more and more, tease it at the start, fucking give it to em at the end

[@zachd5598]

9:00 - 9:11 and 9:19 - end of song. My favorite part as well

[@cimmerian100]

4:46 - Never Noticed that 9th chord snuck in there. Love these isolated tracks !

[@cimmerian100]

Thanks ! :D

[@LightningJackFlash]

Yeah, it's amazing.

[@theshredguitarist25]

Happens before that at 3:21 too. Slayer uses this technique on Repentless. Im sure other things too. Sounds darker for sure.

[@heimjazz]

cimmerian100 In the full mix it gets covered up by the bass part.... :-)

[@kylebell6955]

cimmerian100 sounds fuckin evil

[@ultimatemetalguitartones]

Personally speaking after listening all the guitar tracks from this album I don't think that there will EVER BE another album where the guitar tone will be as heavy as in this one.

[@Davy_vrvn]

My Metal Zone pedal says otherwise.

[@themaggot8]

David Whiting hahahah, oh you're being serious. Let me laugh harder HAHAHAHAHAHA

[@Davy_vrvn]

Juan José Fonseca Godoy Yeah, I'm totally being serious. Fuckhead.

[@themaggot8]

David Whiting Then you don't know what a good distortion is.

[@Davy_vrvn]

Juan José Fonseca Godoy It was a joke. A good distortion is whatever sounds good to the player. Some people don't even like distortion at all. Some people could even get a good sound out of the Boss Metal Zone if they tried hard enough, but thats beside the point. The point here is you clearly can't tell satire when you see it.

[@luisdorigon334]

If you put drums on this track,you have all the instruments of that album

[@joanchavarria7253]

Nando Dorigon the tone's so heavy it doesn't need a bass lol

[@Dewitt-b8n]

There is plenty of bass on AJFA. Jason played note for note what James is playing. So the bass was more thumpy.

[@christianwhitmore4753]

I actually love the way it sounds with no bass. I like it a lot better than and justice for jason.

[@HeavyRaiden]

Xylene Cobalt You should hear the frost media props remaster of Justice, the bass isnt annoyingly loud, its a perfect balance.

[@uome20bukz]

Juan Hernández it does have bass, just turned down very low

[@austincutty4548]

this guitar tone is so heavy an aggressive and those pics of then they look so angry and it fits them real well

[@antonyquigley5219]

I don't know how one man can be so talented (Hetfield) WHO invents this overlayed masterpiece after 9:14

[@marinakhasawneh]

Yes thats the best part of the song

[@tonybalony7377]

His father created his own business and his mother was an opera singer there’s your answer

[@aaebsssb9914]

tony balony His mother was also a dumbass

[@user-el6lt8fr3x]

aapeli123 sounds fucked up but kinda true LOL

[@aaebsssb9914]

HangYoSelf Yeah bro i didn’t remember typing this and this is hilarious

[@bartib48]

James Hetfield greatest rhythm player of all time?

[@zynnertime1]

Yes, by far

[@dimebag1999]

Yes

[@noirjakey]

Most definitely

[@laxeta1]

With no doubt

[@mmmmm_monke55]

My list is James Hetfield, Malcolm Young, Dave Mustaine in no particular order the tightest rythym guitarist ever🤘🤘

[@Sparrow-Music]

The LITTLE nuances of this song are brilliant - like at 2:20 there's just ONE added note that James adds to the riff at the start of each verse and it's fucking awesome.

[@jantzenallen3077]

1:12 man that long held chord sounds so huge

[@artanmcmanusarchives]

I see you everywhere lol

[@jantzenallen3077]

Artan McManus lol

[@MikeOxlong-]

That’s EMG active pickups for ya... (81&86)

[@av3nger3]

Awesome hammer-on, pull-off 9:45

[@javierdiazsantana]

7:31 That is the most magnificent human made sound of all history

[@kinniecas9004]

6:27 is my favourite part of the song. BEST TONE EVER

[@TomasUjhelyi]

Mine as well. This song is a riffing masterpiece but that intro riff with distorted guitars all palm muted is nothing short of amazing

[@smncutler]

It's the best intro riff reprise ever written. And the tone rips your ears off

[@Stonewall380]

Meanwhile... *Breaks out in air-drumming*

[@MrAndreCoutinho]

Listening right now at volume 11. My arms are like the Hammer of Justice.

[@StreetsleeperUK]

Hetfields playing is tighter than a nuns poontang

[@georgesaddington1274]

I've said it before on the full studio version and I'll say it again here, the intro is James basically congratulating himself for creating this beautiful piece of art, even before its begun!

[@ozzman1997]

Those chugs right after 2:59 sound HUGE...

[@ozzman1997]

+Shawn Spenstar I have no idea...I wasn't the one who made the video.

[@ivancarrera1084]

5:08

[@jt.baines800]

5:10 , killer solo

[@guitargeek1984]

MORE BEER!

[@niccolovaleri3777]

FROM 6:47 TO 7:40 AHHHHHHHHHHRGGGHHH YEAHHHHH!!!!! THE BEST METAL TONE EVER HEARD FOR ME AND AN AMAZING RIFF!!!!

[@Denmark_1974]

I cant pick a favorite album from Metallica, but it is between the first 4 albums.

[@28leftbehind]

Peter Mikkelsen All of their albums are my favourite except Load and Reload.

[@coltallic3114]

+28leftbehind ReLoad and Load are way better than St Anger though.

[@SonNguyen-eu2rr]

+Peter Mikkelsen in my opinion, ...AJFD and Black Album are their best album :p

[@troy4340]

99.99999% of metallica fans will agree with you

[@BloodyRoastBeef]

Im so fucking tired and wanna go to sleep so I was just gonna bookmark this vid but once it started playing there was no turning back....stupid of me to think otherwise. It truly is one of their most beautiful songs... Not only a "musically" epic in general but especially instrumentally.

[@420Impeller]

9:20 Sounds so great with just the guitars.

[@darrenstorer1526]

Loved this album since it's birth and does not fail to impress... that tone of James is fucking immense

[@Bricklinsv1970]

That's because they used a Mesa Boogie strategy 400.One of the most powerful guitar amps of all time.

[@MetaITurtle]

we still dont completely know how they got this tone.

[@charliezelenofftributeband3131]

Actually we do and in complete detail too. I'm talking about the exact amp settings, EQ settings, the cabinets and microphones Metallica used etc. They did use the strategy 400 on this album, they also used the Mark III, the Quad and the IIC+ (they recorded with whatever amp they felt sounded good on the day) many people believe the entire thing was recorded through a IIC+ or a Marshall slaved into a IIC+ but they're entirely wrong. Flemming Rasmussen published his notes from the recording sessions. So if you want to know how to get this tone you'll find it.

[@charliezelenofftributeband3131]

They did but they didn't use it on every song. They used a Mark III on some songs, a IIC+ on other songs and a Quad too. If you guys want to know exactly how AJFA was recorded, what cabinets were used, what amps, what EQ settings (etc) scroll through this thread www.gearslutz.com/board/so-much-gear-so-little-time/58664-condenser-mic-identification-metallica.html the producer himself reveals it all.

[@MetaITurtle]

I know what you mean about different amps for different songs, like freyed ends of sanity definitely has a more heavy sound than eye of the beholder

[@Bricklinsv1970]

oh cool! thanks!

[@Sparrow-Music]

7:09 oh mah gawd. So heavy.

[@astrodidit3994]

2:36 one of the best riffs of all time !

[@nicoperez1031]

Am I the only one who's favorite part of the song is the harmonized guitars that start at 6:28 and end at 7:20?

[@estagisep_]

No, you not the only one 🖤

[@nicoperez1031]

@@estagisep_ glad to hear that

[@featheryfemme]

Nah, this is my favourite part as well. It's as beautiful as any classical piece I've ever heard. Probably could be made into one with relative ease.

[@najstirkhdez8266]

6:27 perfection

[@thirteenthandy]

That outro... I need some alone time now.

[@MetaITurtle]

the justice tone and black album tone are similar but the black album has more distortion and uses more of the low end of the tone

[@majesticsloth2160]

Nigel 1990 they used way more mids on black than Ajfa

[@MetaITurtle]

MajesticSloth​​ but you cant deny they sound similar, its kinda like a combination of ajfa and load

[@hellskreamer]

The guitar tone is extremely similar, they described it themselves as being the same as the black album tone but with more bass, no mods and more highs, the gain is about the same. Black album had some pretty aggressive high mids and a little less highs though. Not more bass, but the bass was indeed focused out on the album.

[@troy4340]

.....and has a bit more bass

[@AxellRosas36]

Kyornadkk Dude you’re the only one that knows what you’re saying in this little comment section lol

[@nicolasavezou7345]

Love that part 6:58 - 7:19

[@pkj77]

i would love a complete discography of guitar only Drums only, bass only also leads seperate from rytm as i love taking bits and make them into sounds for texts on mobil vocals seperate as well

[@zynnertime1]

This is multiple rhythm guitar tracks layered on eachother but hetfield sounds cleaner and tighter than any rhythm guitarist in history and most don’t layer tracks like this. He played it perfectly over and over

[@delvictor7570]

Got bless Dave, but this is so much better than Megadeth.

[@Dewitt-b8n]

dave is a great riff master but it's too complicated for some listeners. Metallica songs stripped down aren't to complicated except for the downpicking

[@delvictor7570]

mikey1974 hetfield I don’t know about too complicated. It’s just not as good. I think Dave dresses things up too much because stripped down they wouldn’t sound good. I wouldn’t add or subtract to any Metallica riff. Some of Dave’s riffs could change drastically and no one would know the difference.

[@Dewitt-b8n]

What I hate now is most bands are playing thru those fratcual modeling amps, mostly due to size and traveling wear. It just sounds too digital, They need to play thru those mark IV mesa boogie amps with marshall cabs.

[@axxion231]

I love metallica but id pick any song on rust in peace over this metallica gets so boring to play on guitar after while too

[@axxion231]

mikey1974 hetfield i agree megadeth is for smart people!

[@TheSilentmodemusic]

THE LAST MINUTE THE BEST OF THE BEST

[@adindubose9314]

Everyone tag Ryan Bruce and tell him he's wrong about this tone being bad.

[@jorge0358]

jonny j IMO Colin Richardson and Fredrik Nordström made the way for how to balance out an aggressive guitar tone. Clayman and Shogun are examples

[@salatatoe6812]

Best guitar tone ever

[@dagger_4d]

There's so much gain, but it's such a tight sound how?!?!?!

[@colinclark1981]

it really is not that much gain. scooping the mids this much and having 8 guitar tracks makes it sound like it has more gain

[@zynnertime1]

It’s because of the way James plays rhythm on the album. A lot of picking hand palm muting while downpicking, making it sound so tight paired with this very layered tone

[@cimmerian100]

pickups play a big part too I think. Some of my guitars sound much tighter than others with same amp settings for sure

[@r.joseph8911]

Hey guys....I wish you were with me for this album tour. Amazing, and Queensryche was the opening band doing their Operation Mindcrime album!

[@samweisberg3673]

All James, I believe, except the guitar solo in the middle

[@thirteenthandy]

Yep, I don't think Kirk tracked any rhythms until Load.

[@artanmcmanusarchives]

@@thirteenthandy right, he snuck in the rhythm tracks on Load and James approved.

[@xxEzraBxxx]

It sounds like theirs 6 guitars? I am assuming EQ and some delay/reverb.

[@heydavid4883]

@@xxEzraBxxx James actually tracked around that many lol. They also had a very firm "no reverb" policy

[@zynnertime1]

xxEzraBxxx I believe there is around 6 but this tone had little to no delay and or reverb. It was mostly gain, chorus, very scooped mids, and presence

[@calebbartlett5050]

IMHO, This guitar track and The Shortest Straw guitar track blew my fucking mind for tone!!! The tone James got out of those Mesa rectifiers in 88' are put down in history as well as this album for the pinnacle of metal guitar playing!!!

[@samhoffman4638]

9:00-9:51 is so freakin good

[@KenanJHS]

Pure greatness

[@TheLaird406]

Dat Mid Scoop. The mids were scooped on the Amp and additionally with added EQ.

[@thespagatchewanfromsaskatc4245]

If James Hetfields picking was any tighter, you couldn’t shift it with a bulldozer. Absolutely the catchiest tune, and the greatest tone ever. Period

[@nigthkadaj]

Perfect to my drums

[@brookelamanna2787]

And when that lead kicks in. Goddamn

[@zorn1745]

This tone actually makes me moan

[@colinenger]

Woah

[@zorn1745]

@@colinenger I have no recollection of ever writing this comment.

[@zynnertime1]

@@zorn1745 lol

[@zynnertime1]

Same tho bro it’s almost a turn on its so fucking good

[@palonazo]

The reason why we all scooped mids out in the 90s :) How could they have such an amazing tone and fuck it all up???

[@colinclark1981]

with a tone like this there is no room in a mix for bass guitar without taking bass out of the guitar tone

[@RickHeffe]

i sang along in all the choruses parts!!! thnx!!!

[@woa_midnight9091]

I can’t get over the dive bomb at 5:58

[@NattyDV3]

Who knew Gamora could play guitar

[@artanmcmanusarchives]

you just made my day lol XD

[@haydenboisvert3738]

Difficult guitar tone to get down. I find if I add a light chorus it gets closer to the double track guitar tone

[@kylebell6955]

Hayden Boisvert I do the same thing

[@dakotastorm9474]

not hearing the drums on this is so weird jesus

[@Morbidous]

Just add drums and vocals and you got the album complete.

[@jackcooper021]

1:04 You can hear something in the background, what is that??

[@FlyingV555]

White noise from the amps.

[@gondorcin]

Kickass riff at 2:46

[@fonzybrookestone727]

Never noticed that weird cord at the end of the chorus. Cool stuff!!!

[@FlyingV555]

Pretty sure it’s a stacked 5th F power chord. Basically you play a c power cord and stretch your fingers to hit the F on the low string. In case you didn’t know.

[@LowRiderFuckYou]

@@FlyingV555 some kind of sus chord. Like 6 4 2

[@KoMar551]

6:27 - palm muting - level hetfield

[@MetaITurtle]

i agree that the black album and justice do sound similar sense the two albums are only 3 years apart, its almost like Justice + Load = Black album :) also i hope you dont mind me sending you a video

[@allenchitra969]

i fucking love this guitar tone

[@hellskreamer]

With or without bass? No one can tell...

[@noirjakey]

I personally think it sounds better without bass but Jason will always be a special part of metallica imo

[@manos333]

Can anyone make a video of the rhythm guitar only

[@Jacob-nt2pk]

Use headphones on this, you won’t regret

[@scottishbawbag315]

scooped aint the word for it.

[@MetallicaGunsmoke]

Yeah they could if they wanted too hetfield still uses his messa mk4 and a boss mt2 pedal, if anyone can produce their own unique sounds its metallica! I believe the black album was on the same equipment just set up differently and different tunings. Me personally i am addicted to this tone!!! However i feel the next album will be based on the black album for tone :) hope this answers your question buddy.

[@TheRocker5052]

5:58 HOW DOES DO SUCH A FLAZZOLETTE? HE HEARS SIMPLE ASYONE AS A BOMB

[@yrebrac]

RockeR γoutube 5th fret harmonic on G and B string

[@SimonTheDigger]

Anyone know how many guitars are layered for the end of the intro? 0:50 Especially that final note before the little breakdown. 0:59 Sounds like 10 guitars in harmony I swear.

[@heydavid4883]

Pretty sure there's one for the higher part of the harmony, and one for the low part, and the rhythm(the two chords over top) probably has more than one track

[@agustincasciero]

There's like 4-5

[@MrScrotumBreath]

you can hear the drums before the main riff when it gets heavy

[@kvlo1986]

I think what they did is pump up the treble all the way and minimize the bass on the amp so that it sounds screachy and clear, with max distortion. and in the puppetz album they pumped up the bass to give a more present sound. I am not talking about bass guitar, but bass on the amps, jus for guitars.

[@MetallicaGunsmoke]

No i dont mind :) Load sound was on messa dual rectifiers. So possibly Justice+black=load/reload as they were pretty much recorded at the same time just less distortion. Dont quote me on this but i think het had a different EMG configuration? and he now uses a triple rectifier with custom JH EMG's and believe me they can hit the sound easily. I just dont think they feel the need to use such a sick sound :(

[@The90sGamingGuy]

Fucking killer!. First 4 Metallica albums are and always will be my favorite.

[@coltsfan4lyfe]

Here's what KNOW...screw what anyone thinks....it fucking ROCKS!!!

[@Gytis69]

Ihis sounds great! tnx man! :)

[@AggieEE462]

exactly right.

[@purpledrinnk]

How are you able to isolate the guitar tracks from the rest of the instruments?

[@vitellonealvapore877]

They're ripped from Guitar Hero (even if this one is not on the game.. idk)

[@poonoo87]

Massimiliano Fiorini It was on Rock Band though

[@poonoo87]

***** This particular song isn't though, but all these games are how they are getting the isolated tracks

[@dont.be.evil.]

poonoo87 They get the master tracks. The record label owns every single one

[@PantMal]

***** Nope. Guitar Hero Metallica had a bunch of "hits". Then some more songs such as AJFA and RTL were released as part of Rock Band and other games.

[@marianoscelzi1833]

i love this fucking palm muting 2:06

[@GordonHeaney]

This is 95% Hetfield - all rhythm and harmonies - Hammett only played solos on this album

[@garrettlbz326]

7:19 chug chug chug

[@MrScrotumBreath]

not main riff, but after beginnings turns into distortion**** thats when you can hear the drums in background

[@smncutler]

They wrote this at 24 years old.

[@oliv9632]

Mesa Quad preamp Rules !

[@korhansoydan]

hey dislikers of AJFA mix, now do you understand that there's bass (at least some; to support these iconic guitar tones with some sub without getting in their way) in the album's mix?!

[@valzlatkov1528]

this is pure medicine! no shit!

[@esauesquivel6209]

This tone is fukin kick ass

[@Ysm537]

05:09

[@toqueosacordes]

time when Kirk was great solos. Miss

[@AxelRTas97]

Kirk was great solos? I thought he was a human all the time lol.

[@LunaKai01]

Kirk still has great solos, you have much to learn, try listening to every solo on death magnetic and hardwired closely and you will choke on your own words 😊

[@kirbysucks5001]

NM7Gamer _ 01 Agree on some of Death Magnetic but Hardwired solos were just meh

[@GordonHeaney]

He did all the rhythm and harmony guitars for the first five albums, Hammett only did his solos. Hetfield did the rest himself.

[@annemaarala7235]

On best James

[@dyerseve45]

Im getting a toner from this guitar tone

[@mb41329]

Halls of justice would be a good song title now. :]

[@artanmcmanusarchives]

Walls of Justice

[@xenounde0]

I'm having a really hard time believing that there are only 3 parts in the harmony from 9:19 to the end. I swear to god theres at least two more parts hiding in there but tabs say otherwise.

[@ERMANGEZER]

neşter gibi gitar tonu mübarek

[@brookelamanna2787]

Sounds like they used a bit of chorus maybe? Shit is wicked

[@liammccarten8732]

I'd say that's just because of how many times they doubled the rhythm parts.

[@zynnertime1]

Yes. They used chorus it’s in the notes for the guitar gear on this album

[@heydavid4883]

@@zynnertime1 for clean tones, yeah... you're not really supposed to use chorus on heavy guitars like this

[@zynnertime1]

@@heydavid4883 flemming rassmussen wrote the notes for the amp settings on some of the songs for justice and there was chorus on the ‘heavy’ high gain rhythm

[@TheLarryburns84]

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