Metallica - ...And Justice For All (LOUD ORIGINAL bass w/ album audio)

[@awesomepossum890]

I'm quite a Cliff fanboy, but I have immense respect for Jason. He's an amazing bassist in his own right. It's really amazing to hear this album with bass.. especially as a bassist. AJFA has been one of my favorite albums since I was like 10 years old.. This is even better.

[@burieddreamer]

What I find more interesting is that Jason could pull off playing Cliff's riffs with a pick.

[@sam8404]

@@burieddreamer I'd think it's easier to play finger songs with a pick than the other way around

[@punkgrl325]

@@sam8404 Picking takes a lot more stamina.

[@stevenlee1075]

@@sam8404 yeah man I don’t know. I feel like I have more control of my fingers than I do my whole hand

[@Cindy-oe1un]

Et ouai pour son âge il exceller🎸

[@Xavyer13]

Best Metallica album hands down. Shame on them for hiding Jason's sound.

[@MephistoOrb]

This & Ride The Lightning are my favourites.

[@alex-op5ls]

justice is the best trash album, then seasons in the abyss

[@SEiMEi_EXiSTS]

@@alex-op5ls I think you mean "Thrash"

[@jasonshay9671]

Damn straight. I still crank this in my car all the time. Even with the terrible mix. Best riffage and quality of songs from beginning to end. Frayed Ends Of Sanity KILLS.

[@adeKramadibrata]

Shame on Lars

[@dcblunt666]

Sounds better with too much bass than none at all. I dig it.

[@alex-op5ls]

it does this is my fav album now

[@thelonewolf7443]

...And Bass for All?

[@alex-op5ls]

yes

[@enriquesalazar371]

Dude i spam this album with the boost \ m/

[@davem8168]

I wouldn't go that far but yeah it sounds good

[@godfatherNYC]

After Cliff, I used to wonder why Metallica even bothered to have a bassist, when I could never hear a note that Jason was playing. Thanks for THIS!!!

[@LazyGuyCoyote]

godfatherNYC bassist was better used in the live performances I’m sure, but as for albums they dicked Jason of any light at the time. Apparently due to Lars ego or whatever and the fact they mourned over Cliff.

[@soulpa7356]

Blame Lars

[@riyanizalafsanzani2835]

Justice for jason ya

[@RogelioPerea]

You never know how much the bass is missed until you experience it back in the mix. I hate you Ulrich.

[@rustykuntz94]

Everyone involved (Flemming Rasmussen, Mike Clink, the band) now can tell whatever story they want but from Lars on mouth back in 1988 he told Rex Brown of Pantera as this record was about to be released (its in Rex book) that as a practical joke they edited out all bass in the final mix of the album. Un fucking believable that they would in essence sabotage their own record just to essentially haze (fuck with) the new guy. Baffling.

[@Zoots007]

I think Lars just wanted to hear his snare drum louder.

[@jasonshay9671]

@@Zoots007 The snare is nothing compared to what happens when the double-bass kicks in...... so bad. Still my favorite album no doubt. Bass or no bass. Best riffage and song quality from top to bottom. Killer two-guitar rhythm work on almost every song.

[@janfrancoelchikapu]

*Lars Joined the chat* ... *bass left the chat*

[@lerizia7319]

​@@rustykuntz94 so stupid and unnecessary

[@pingoJK]

...And Justice For Jason

[@adimifus]

This is actually Jason's recorded bass that is on the album, but turned up to an audible level. I got the bass-only track from the song in Rock Band.

[@absinthefandubs9130]

I actually liked the sound on that album. Except for the lack of bass, obviously. I actually found the tinniness really fitting for the depressive mood of the songs.

[@thedapperllama6579]

Same, to me it was actually pretty damn heavy.

[@galacticgang7474]

Yeah I actually fully agree funnily enough.. although this mix is badass I still love & appreciate the unique vibe this tape had sitting amongst the other albums

[@gabeaddisonmusic]

Nah for me the bass adds to the heaviness

[@xmaverickhunterkx]

Same. Love the mix except for the lack of bass (Instrument more than the frequency itself). I like how sharp the guitars sound and all.

[@arnabbera.paints]

Agreed

[@nigel_saxon]

the bass really improves this song whoever's complain about there being too much bass obviously hasn't heard Iron Maiden or Motorhead

[@Ghost17110]

+nigel Caicedo Or we have, and we think that its too much. The original AJFA had too little bass, but this has WAY too much. Balance is what we need.

[@TheMstdnt]

or Primus

[@dhixon8014]

how the fuck is it to much jesus christ

[@Ghost17110]

It distracts from the rest of the music. In most metal, the bass is used to support the guitars and fill up the mid channel of the mix. Sure, some outliers exist (ie: some really prog stuff), but 99% of the time the bass just mimics the guitar an octave lower. When the bass plays an octave below the guitar, it needs to blend in with the guitars to create a large wall of sound. Bands like Periphery and Meshuggah do this very well. It sounds like there isn't much bass, but if you were to take away the bass the mix would be destroyed.

[@victorivanrodriguez4841]

or anthrax, they use it very well too

[@kristyyyy9420]

Honestly, cliff and rob are very talented but i will always have mad respect for Jason. He’s so talented and metallica wouldn’t let people see the talent jason has in the justice for all album which is such a shame. He deserves so much better!

[@AlbertRechberger-zq9gp]

You are right. WHO is able to hear will realize IT👍⚔️🇦🇹

[@PureMetal35]

Bass should be like this on every metal album and when they play live! It makes it sound so full, and amazing.

[@Rhythmicons]

Holy shit this sounds much more intense. I think they cut his tracks because his playing was pretty damn good and carries the song.

[@donaldsalkovick396]

Yeah it stole too much attention

[@xDRAGONSHAGGERx]

It grooves fn hard, slapping the ass outta that thing 😆

[@bits-of-bass]

Wow... This is SOOO much better. That bass sound is great, and Jason's playing is tight. It really fills a big hole in the mix.

[@totigerus]

Wow. Thank you whoever mixed this. I have a new respect for Jason, who I always dissmissed in favor of Cliff. But, even as a young teen, I knew the mix was wrong on this album. Jason actually made some of the monotony of the rhythm guitars more interesting. But, to be fare guys...bass was a little too tucked in the mix even back in the Cliff days for my taste. I think Anthrax' mixes were more balanced. It's just Metallica's songs were better.

[@ladchap2794]

I agree there, the bass was always thin, even Lars' bass drum a lot of times this album was the first I could fully figure out what qas happening with the kicks other than a few parts from the prior albums

[@jeremygallant20]

Jason was a beast on this album and no one knew

[@oldsouldyingMTL]

Fuck that...I love hearing the bass. This is cool!

[@loshuesosdeneon1982]

even the bass its pretty loud still sounds better than the original, thx for this

[@ceonos]

always gotta scroll through other vids till I see the name adimifus. best versions out there.

[@ceonos]

still do

[@coltallic3114]

everyone that says the bass is too loud must hate Rage Against The Machine and Iron Maiden

[@BrandonChaunceyOfficial]

it's a little loud for the mix but hey, it deserves to be. This album had literally no bass. besides, now you can hear it in phones and laptops that don't carry bass

[@JahGuarrr]

Coltallic that's totally different dude, yes the bass is too over powering because of the way it's recorded, it's not professionally mixed. Also the Bass follows the guitar riffs completely, most of the time the bass follows the drums and makes its own riffs. I don't understand why people do that "well you must hate this because you don't like that" like dude really, we can all have opinions just because you don't agree doesn't make us wrong or right, that's why it's called an opinion.

[@bayerhead]

I was thinking of Rage when I played this new mix haha. It also reminds of the Black Sabbath remake with Primus

[@garrettbell5474]

Or the 70s

[@semitar6]

@Dusty Fred Couldn't say it better....there was absolutely no bottom end in the original recording...the bass level in this mix...isn't too loud...its perfect in my opin...

[@Unhinged933]

I cant go back to listening to it without the bass. It's so much better like this

[@LJMayhew]

Amazing sound, can't believe I've only just found this, that bass gives this song the full sound it deserves. If only the full album was remastered like this.

[@KFro9k]

I have no idea wtf Lars was thinking when he basically removed Jason's bass from the album; this would have been a top contender for the #1 album if the bass was there.

[@paulao30]

I'd already liked Justice album, but I loved it too with bass! The missing bass in the original track is unforgivable, then... UNFORGIVEN!

[@sauter1]

Now that's interesting. The bass line has quite some independence in many spots, playing some nice fills, and breaking away from the guitars to reinforce the drums or vocal line. Very nice to hear it for the first time. I never could figure why it was practically chucked out on the album.

[@DetNosnip]

Heh. I know the bass is ridiculously too loud, but to my ears this sounds great. And...the guitars still sound great, for all James claims the cut was "to protect his guitar tone."

[@gabeaddisonmusic]

When Jason’s guitar tone is still great 😂

[@sebass_9212]

Too loud? That’s the perfect volume imo

[@kajeralocse]

Ikr. I am bassist and I love this mix. I literally increase the bass when listening to metal tracks. It just makes it sound so heavy and angry

[@ThatShikushi]

In the original mix, the guitars sound super thin to me. The album feels far less hollow with the bass. I honestly can't go back to the original when a remix like this exists.

[@wolfman76]

sounds fresh and new again...I forgot how much this album meant to me. Its so awesome. I miss Metallica.

[@jordanstorm7684]

Bringing you back 10 years later

[@adimifus]

I think it depends a LOT on the player. Jason has such a powerful attack, using his entire arm rather than just his hand and wrist, creating a very powerful tone you just can't reproduce with fingers. Then again, you certainly can't reproduce a good player that uses their fingers if you use a pick. I always liked Jason's style and tone a lot. I think he was an excellent follow-up to Cliff. He didn't try to emulate his sound, but brought his own style to the table. At least, that's how I feel.

[@adambassl]

Thank you. Jason is such a master and a great bassist. Really added to their sound.

[@silverfang8201]

Hi from 10 years later 👋

[@zs23100]

Sounds so much better. Now the song actually feels like it has some real POWER.

[@aaronmiller7311]

Thank fuck for this! Jason will always be the man!

[@Gasb92]

Jason deserves respect. I really appreciate him for his personality (he is a real metalhead) and for his bass work. Great job man.

[@alambritodelgado5620]

YEEEAAAAAAAAAH THIS IS MY FIRST TIME HEARING THE BASS VERSION AND ITS AMAZING!!!!!

[@KM-ch1dh]

I did the same thing with the Frets on Fire pack for Death Magnetic, mainly brought Rob's bass up. Metallica is notorious for all but just muting the bass, and all their bassists have been amazing players, they deserved better.

[@walterhuntington7494]

Like in Iron Maiden songs you can hear Steve's bass and it sounds badass! Bass players deserve more credit

[@KM-ch1dh]

Yes they do! And that's coming from a guitarist. lol

[@nicoprodz]

Kevin M Agreed, it always kinda annoy me when I can barely hear the bassline in an album.

[@nicoprodz]

Kevin M Agreed, it always kinda annoy me when I can barely hear the bassline in an album.

[@gabrielmoreira3119]

This sounds way better, thanks for posting

[@krypticth]

Why wouldn't anyone want this! Great bass!

[@bluti_haz]

Unpopular opinion, Jason was as good a bassist for Metallica as Cliff was, and we should respect the differences between the 2 with that in mind

[@jordanstorm7684]

Jason is an inspirational musician to me as a bass player

[@se8644]

Much better with the thump. Ty. #JusticeForJason

[@Euphoric79]

Nice

[@aarontbradley1]

thanx for doing this with jasons bass parts,it has made me want to listen to these songs again because they always fucked over jason when came to mixing the albums...

[@mk1gte]

This sounds so awesome. It doesn't mask any of the instruments at all, I really wish Metallica would re-mix the album, not just a remaster but a full re-mix.

[@dk2853]

0:28 When the bass comes in and destroys your system

[@fatkidinabucket]

I have a lot more respect for Newsted's playing after hearing this... they should have left this in there, just not quite as loud. his fills are clever and blend well with the guitars! effin Lars and James, punks.

[@fatkidinabucket]

***** yeah, I'd say a robot could do the creative solos and fills that Cliff did. Newsted mostly doubled the guitar on this album. doosh

[@fatkidinabucket]

***** oh yeah that "wa solo thing", it's not like it's an actual solo or composition. you mean a cleanly composed bridge and solo like the ones in Orion and Anesthesia? you must be referring to some awesome Newsted comp like a little riff in King NOthing which is basically nothing compared to anything Burton did. You're forgetting the fills Burton did in Fade To Black? This is such a waste of time and a joke that you're actually any where serious to debating this lmao don't waste anyone's time for the love of Jebus

[@fatkidinabucket]

***** dude I can't help it if you like little girls and especially the ones that have bigger strings on their guitar than you have balls, but keep it off the radar I'm pretty sure you don't want to be caught LMFAO

[@fatkidinabucket]

***** You do also know that Burton played in jazz and fusion bands before alcoholica right? AGAIN, don't waste my time with this ignorance

[@arognt87moe95]

I believe it was Lars that wanted the bass out. James actually liked it. But its Lars band.

[@tonyhackworth606]

18 people don't like bass..I think this is awesome! Thanks for giving Jason some Justice!!

[@diaperrash8952]

Bro all these tracks you remixed kick ass! Thanks

[@randomguylol8492]

BRO, THIS MUSIC IS NOW PERFECT! I will say the same as DC Blunt: THIS SONG sounds totally better with too much bass than none bro!! Also, Perfect job for the guy that made this video, you totally enchanted a already good music into a PERFECT music. Obs: the slower parts of the musics with this loud bass gives me chills alot!

[@andershv229]

Wow! it sounds much better more "evil" with audible bass

[@HAHA.GoodMeme]

2021 and this still kicks fucking ass. NEVER CUT THE BASS

[@cosmicheretic8129]

You my friend have a made a positive contribution to the music loving community! Keep them coming. Many thanks!

[@bdeck02]

Wow! It adds soo much new life to this song to finally audibly hear J's bass.

[@jaaz.handss]

Man, I was just thinking how much more I'd enjoy listening to this album if I could actually hear the bass in it - as hard as I tried I genuinely couldn't hear ANY bass at ALL. Never have I had this issue listening to any other album before. Thanks Lars, you douche. But thank you for this! A little too much is far better than not enough.

[@billytrance6893]

Sounds amazing and MUCH more powerful than the album/CD/ETC. For bass players, this really helps us understand what Jason is doing on the album, his "untouched style" at the time, etc. Thanks so much for doing this! :-)

[@brilaf01]

.... i can hear Jason play !!! ...at last . This album is so much better now (maybe the bass is a bit too loud). .. but you can really appreciate Jason's talent here . Some credit to Mr Newsted at last ....he deserves it !!!!

[@TankTaur]

I've read somewhere that the lack of really audible bass relates to the fact that Justice is the first album since the death of their previous bassist Cliff Burton. It's also kinda related to the subjects this album deals with, stuff like government lies, injustice and madness. The lack of bass makes the sound "flat", which relates to the "depth" in the subjects (lies are just the "surface", whereas the truth is in the depths. Madness lurks in the depths of the mind). I think it's a cool idea.

[@dizzle1119]

turn the bass down in this mix, JUST SLIGHTLY, and it's perfect. Absolutely perfect...

[@PurpleGravyboat]

this is like a whole new song ! incredible! miss you Jason

[@pelgervampireduck]

this sounds good, it's not "too loud", being able to hear the bass is not a bad thing!, it gives the sound a more "round" and "full" sound, the whole album should be mixed like this.

[@mcsilustrador]

YES!!! Geez! 2007?! I've waited all this long to here this?! Thank you!

[@eamonahern7495]

Uploaded December 2007. KZbin algorithm: recommend in November 2020.

[@Eroge.Bebita]

I really like your version. It feels kind of more dynamic than other version on youtube.

[@marcosm.9457]

one of metallica's most underrated songs... this stuff if great !

[@celshante1769]

Great mix, best version, and heavy. Hope it stays up for long

[@stewartwilliams144]

With the bass at this level it drives and makes the song SO much more powerful. fuck ya

[@damonfountain1215]

this sounds absolutely perfect dude great job.

[@cosmokramer179]

This is how it should’ve been all along

[@jeromem2292]

Yes🙏🏻

[@ColombianCaliph]

This sounds so much better

[@CaseTheFace]

Even with the bass being a bit too loud, this sounds SOOOO much better than the album, imo, especially on the solos and harmonized guitar fill parts.

[@paulrahme]

Thanks so much for posting this. Great to finally hear that missing bass :)

[@daye5900]

Eargasms. Thanks

[@garrettmetalman5008]

Sounds a heck of a lot better and displays how heavy this song really is! Nicely done and thanks!

[@kylecallanta8825]

I'm going to tell my kids that this is the original released version of AJFA

[@ryanak]

This is badass dude. Totally goes to show that if they pulled a Mustaine and remixed it, there's some great bass lines on the album.

[@TheMuerta22]

...and justice for bass people!

[@Bobcarl20]

i love my ipod earphones cuz they enhance bass. so i can hear bass for actually. thinks for uploading this, this proves useful while playing video games.

[@adimifus]

Properly mixed, Justice would have been absolutely mind-blowing. I've always thought a Black Album-style production/mixing job would have been absolutely amazing sounding, but I know a lot of people would disagree. Even just turning up the bass a little brings so much to the songs, even if a lot of the bass is simply mirroring the guitars. Then again, that's how a LOT of bands are, anyway.

[@01left]

oh man that sounds soooo goood !!! Jason is a beast ...nails it totally. Cant understand their descision to turn the Bass down ....

[@GoldenRecluse]

...And Justice For All ft. Jason Newsted

[@alicecantsleeep]

LARS, BRO, I utterly fail to see how this in any way diminishes your drumming. FR this is so good bro, why'd u take this from us

[@shayneoneill1506]

As a bass player and an audio engineer, I think this is actually too loud (Jasons bass) , as the mix isn't really slotting jason in as neatly as it should be, but its good to hear what a talented and clued in bassist jason was. (granted I'm listening to this on 2 inch wide laptop speaners)

[@linusfotograf]

Shayne O'Neill I agree but I think this was made just to show what Jason actually did play on the album.

[@RodrigoOrmonde]

Shayne O'Neill Yeah, a little too much, but it is still far better than the original version

[@billymays1795]

Maybe if you fucking idiots read the description, you'll understand why the bass is boosted.

[@shayneoneill1506]

Billy Mays Yes I know why its boosted. I just think its not doing the bass justice due to poor mixing.

[@ratius1979]

+Shayne O'Neill totally agree Shayne, whilst Js basswork is awesome, this is sitting way too loud in the mix.

[@ChannelForty2]

Sounds so much better, well done Newsted! You fucking rule!

[@MmANCZ]

Those 43 dislikes are probably Lars, James and Kirk and their fake accounts.

[@Driven22]

So true man, I'm listening to this song again so intently and carefully, enjoying it in a completely different way. Paying attention to the details and nuances of the bass - all these years it was lost, masked by the rest of the instruments...

[@kloppskalli]

just a tiny bit over the top but this is much more what it should sound like - I will never understand why so many bands record their albums with almost no audible base ... James Lars and Kirk were really stupid to release the Album like that.. and to be quite honest I don't really hear much base on the previous albums either

[@jrmyadventr]

and hell if they'll ever re-issue any releases with bass actually being audible enough. I want some metal up my ass but you're not giving me the foundation to sit on

[@jtsector]

In a parallel universe this is how it originally sounds 😌

[@Punkologist]

1:08 wow, that part sounds so much better!

[@jasonmgomez]

weve been told for too many years that Jason was a sub-par bass player. Listening to this, I have to say hes much better and more technically proficient than I ever thought. Its not world changing but some of his bass lines that were inaudible in the final mix really complement the songs complexity. It makes this album, one of my favorites for years, even more progressive. Listen to the bass line after the chorus and before the bridge. Very nice and tasteful playing.

[@1scott921]

5:54 Headbanging mode initiated!

[@darkgreenale]

You know how some songs give you goose bumps? Well this is definitely one of those songs!!!

[@TonyLeva]

Beautiful!! Thank you!! :) Oh and eff-you Lars!!! :D

[@SeCONdagenda1]

Tony Leva ok, met “fans”need to STFU about Lars being a douce right now, everyone can see that already- “Effffff yoooh”

[@El_Hicks]

i think i've heard all of the remixes on yt, and i prefer yours, with the loud up front bass. I can still hear everything else; being so loud does not detract at all from the other instruments. well done.

[@therealeleusis]

I love hearing the bass on this but I also "get' what they were going for at the time. People have to remember that guitar amps were getting more brutal sounding and the palm mute technique was changing the heaviness of metal to a new level of chunky brutality and what they achieved on this album was, at the time, THE heaviest, tightest relationship of guitar and drum syncopation in metal. Anthrax and Exodus were close behind with their stuff and every metal guitarist friend of mine and myself were trying to make the most heavy chunk we could get out of a palm mute and we all had the bass section of our amps cranked!!. It was a fucking ground breaking album and countless bands were inspired to make themselves sound heavier because of it. That said I dont pick sides, bass would be good but i like it not there as well and for the time i think they made the right decision to keep it down in the mix...its a remarkable album in terms of the precision syncopated tightness that can be achieved between metal guitar and drums and really the low end frequencies can be achieved by upping the bass eq on a guitar amp which musically isnt considered proper but this is metal and they were charting new territory so they chunked the fuck out of the guitars and Lars' kick drum sound on that album changed metal drums forever! It cant be overstated how important that album was to the metal world. I remember nearly crying when they won the Grammy for "one". Metal was considered low class, unimportant and basically shit music by the mainstream pop loving dicks out there and here we were..metal had finally reached the level of respectability it deserved and it was fucking glorious! Also i think this album was the first one to really kind of expose how little the bass guitar was 'needed' in thrash metal back then and maybe started the trend to pick on metal bassists as sort of unneeded and also why a lot of bassists in metal bands were just guitarists filling in the position. Its not until sometime after that album that metal bassists began to try and make a niche for themselves in metal and you get Cannibal Corpse and Atheist and Cynic where ALL the instruments played vital roles and technical metal bass playing started to become the norm. Even in metal styles like thrash which is identified by the tight relationship the guitar and drums have has changed now and thrash bassist have upped their game. Cant forget Megadeth's Peace Sells and Dave Eleffson's bass on that...excellent tone and playing and if you didnt have Daves galloping opening bass line it wouldnt be the same but Metallica? They reinvented what metal could sound like and theyre gods for it...recognize!! The one thrash band from that time I do remember really having a strong bass presence on every song and album was Overkill. D.D Verni had and still has godly bass tone even though he was following the guitar parts exactly like most thrash bands, he had an undeniable, immediately recognizable bass tone that was clearly heard in the mix and Overkill wouldnt have stood out as much as they did without it!

[@SuperSamSagaz]

Wow this is amazing, Jasoned!!! Really and justice fot Jason haha....

[@namechange4919]

I dedicate this song to my brother Brian. May justice be swift and righteous, amen. May TheHulk be with you. See you on the other end of the storm! Get some Exorcise like I did!

[@namechange4919]

You are an Artist, historian and story teller. You must pay for your sins and be reborn as the man you were meant to be. You cant shake the devils hand and say you were only kidding...

[@Misayah29]

Omg, I love the bass, it's so awesome. Thank you for posting this.

[@adamcrookedsmile]

the bass sounds good now. Too bad the drums are untight and sound so clickety thin. That's how a Larshole rolls.

[@bigace511]

because the bass is too loud now.. see

[@adamcrookedsmile]

Master Bruce no the drums suck with or without bass guitar.

[@bigace511]

+adamcrookedsmile listen to the drum track separately

[@adamcrookedsmile]

Master Bruce that would suck even harder ... because with bass & electric & guitars & vocals there is some awesome to dilute the drum suckage.

[@thesolo]

This sounds so much better with audible bass! NICE JOB!!

[@stewartwilliams144]

Bass sounds just right..fuck all you producers, engineers that have a problem with the bass level..its great!

[@darkladytaelyn]

This post gains this thrash metal bassist's Seal of Approval. The sound is so beautiful I almost cried! The rest of the instruments also lose nothing in this mix, so it's a win-win for everyone. IMO, this is how it should have sounded.

[@ColombianCaliph]

After hearing this with bass the original sounds so weird

[@danielbower2654]

More people need to have the opportunity to hear this. Its a crime.

[@nomeru_0]

Just because the original had no bass doesn't mean that it should be louder than everything else. This just sounds like an audio version of a bass cover

[@brandonnielsen1394]

This is my absolute favorite pissed of Metallica album and these bass riffs are f*cking legendary! It is a travesty that no one can hear them! This is like hearing it for the very first time!!! Jason had the fire and metal running in his veins!! I love Jason!!! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼