Metallica- Backstage Tour & "Enter Sandman" on Countdown 1992

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[@Shrimpilla]

Jason: Hi Lars: Hello my friends James: Fuck

[@MoonchildMindaugas2]

And then Kirk being the nicest :D

[@frischregen3905]

Maybe that fuck was due to the fact that in those days he had been caught by Francesca and could no longer have fun with the female fans

[@johngray5477]

ZI BE you can see that they had a nice ride James didn't

[@zumis1011]

Kirk: Oh hello, how are you doing today, excuse James, he was trying to cheat on his wife, and now you fucked that up for him..... see you later!

[@veramiljkovic722]

Metallica Arise

[@mariasimitsis8031]

thanks lars for the tour :)

[@HGZMO]

Kirk is a stoner child at heart. Underrated and underutilized imo. Little jimmy hendrix warm up Saw them 97 lakewood Atlanta gawga

[@placeducinema]

That's why Lars is the man. Anybody else at this level would just blow off any camera crew. He hangs out a lot longer and is very gracious, which is smart because it's basic marketing, but a lot of stars can't get themselves to do that. Been conquering people one soul at a time with things like that for the past 35+ years.

[@I_stole_a_bike]

"Guns and roses didnt pay me enough money...HI AXL!!!" hahahah

[@rebecasolorzano2989]

3:25 Kirk has the cutest dimples I've ever seen, such a baby

[@ridenar1456]

14:55 This is our Pyro man, he blows things up on stage, and all the people in the crowd go wow!, Especially the crowd at Montreal

[@rubenmedina9156]

Jason seemed relax on the drums, some decent basic playin´ right there, the guy could sing, play bass, guitar, drums, he could be the whole band if he wanted

[@kicubu]

Thank you for upload this :) it makes my day!

[@13lexther]

14:53 Pyroman, guilty ??? jajajaj!! Montreal - August 8, 1992

[@xxheathenxx6402]

lexther13 Hahaha I just commented about that fukn crack head 😂😂😂

[@TheKartoffel101]

He seems pretty high on something tho.Maybe went a bit to high there

[@TheKartoffel101]

@@margaritaandhector They changed the point where the flame to fade to black came from right before the show and forgot to tell that.

[@TheButcher83]

Yes but it could have been fun if he was standing with his pants down and was masturbating to a Guns & Rose picture.

[@kindregardless]

Hetfield with his gf on tour. I bet the guys loved that.

[@PoxyBear]

The legendary Jake Berry Production Coordinator god.

[@ogs1mpson609]

Jason: hi Lars: hello my friends James: fuck Kirk: oh hello, how are you all doing?

[@joeythejanitor1920]

“Hi.” “Hello my friends.” “f u c k.” “Oh hello, how are you doing today?”

[@crashburn3292]

Check out 14:05 - That's a top of the line computer from 1992. They lasted about as long as Lar's hairline.

[@Reboundfifty]

Dam they were awesome with Jason in the band

[@MrSnake-mp8jq]

Jesus Ulrich or Lars Christ

[@soysoy4495]

same

[@nirvhannahgarden]

I was actually thinking "little Lemmy" but those are even better

[@zenchen2601]

6:06 kirk and jason play SRV unbelievable !!!! HAYIRLI CUMALAR

[@ominouswoods1499]

That Spinal Tap reference :D

[@alexroyster182]

17 year old me in 1992 would have smoked a bowl of brown brick weed and watched the shit out of this. Later in August on my 18th birthday James would be set in flame.

[@Stormtrooper53]

Lol Jason: "Hi!" Lars: "Hello, my friends." Kirk: "Oh, hello. How you doin' today?" James: "Fuck."

[@TheBC313]

I recognize all these dudes from a year and a half

[@DeadSkinMask32]

Good Ol Jake Berry.....Oh the memories.

[@mattartinger3457]

was that pyro guy responsible for lighting James up?

[@rickkoole1266]

Holy shit, my country

[@brianjohnson8616]

Love the greasy stach Kirk rocked in the 90’s

[@frischregen3905]

francesca already there

[@golfgrabu]

Ah, the coke and booze days!!

[@peanutbutterisfu]

1982 these dudes were nobody 1992 they were the biggest band in the world. That stuff is crazy to think about how they were just some normal broke guys playing clubs then just 10 short years they are the biggest band around, private jets, more money then they can spend, can do anything they want.

[@quent7561]

lars looks like Aaron Paul from breaking bad in the live show part

[@M3talupyourass]

THIS WAS IN THE NETHERLANDS??? HOLY FUCKING SHIT

[@BlueBerry-dy4yw]

Jason: Hello Lars: Hello my friends James: F*** Kirk: Oh hey!

[@jensmoller6999]

You have to love james

[@TheButcher83]

jens möller Yes and it is not very difficult

[@ubs0]

Was waiting for Lars to say GUYS HE FOCKING LEFT THE BAND

[@BlueBerry-dy4yw]

@@ubs0 "What can't you comprehend about that?! *He left the fockin band* "

[@sudeth]

@ThatMexicanGuy he is so cute

[@deflandre8286]

Having laptops in 1992 shows how much money they had.

[@sudeth]

Wow I never thought of that

[@voxterh.6166]

Good catch

[@339blackdiamond]

it's a macintosh, used to go for around 1299 in 1993,which would be around 2600$ nowadays. Not that crazy for the biggest band of the world at the time. Touring their rigg around with all of those trucks must've cost 10x more EVERY NIGHT considering they also have to pay the truck drivers. a once 2600$ spending for a few years vs god knows how much in salary, gas, and renting shit for touring every. night.

[@jd0879]

@@339blackdiamond Disagree, the trucks and all the other expenses you named are a necessity and the norm in order to put on a good show but an expensive laptop is not. They could’ve cut costs by doing it on paper (Vast majority of business firms still used paper before converting to computers for 10-15 years after this). The Apple Macintosh PowerBook was $2,299 in 1991, converted to 2023 is $5,100. At 13:30 you can see they have 3 laptops so they’re clocking in over $15,000 minimum in just computers. $15,300 is an insane amount of money when they could’ve used paper instead for the fraction of the cost. Plus people weren’t as tech savvy then so there was potential costs of training people how to use it, etc. Having laptops is the indicator that Metallica was rich as it was optional, the trucks were a requirement.

[@AZ-kr6ff]

@@339blackdiamond Metallica was nowhere near the biggest band in the world in 1991. They were just starting to break out from the underground at that point.

[@antonyquigley5219]

"This is our Pyro man, he blows things up". Yeah, like james.

[@tylerbartle2663]

Antony Quigley man I know I’m 9 months late but what a quality comment lol

[@emanuelrodriguez1088]

Antony Quigley Maybe after the Montreal Concert, they fired the pyro man LOL

[@juanantoniocarmonacamacho3344]

And Jason hair

[@nicholascrump831]

Lars paid him to blow james up

[@PointlessGamer_xD]

@@juanantoniocarmonacamacho3344 ?

[@robbyu.672]

Can you imagine setting that shit up and tearing it down every night for 17 months?

[@audimetallica]

Robby U. Yeah mann... These guys are true workers😎🚧💵

[@tylersmith9868]

X40 years

[@glengamble526]

It’s an army of crew, both travelling and locally hired hands.

[@ighfee]

I'd love to be a roadie on Metallica or Guns n roses 1992, fuck man you'd be partying day and night.

[@Turk_2023]

pyro guy is lars`s coke buddy i bet

[@barrylird6853]

definitely.....man ...he might was his dealer.....i think.....

[@juulpod9718]

Nah kirk

[@nicholascrump831]

Lars paid the pyro guy to blow james up so he can finally own all of metallicas publishing

[@TheKartoffel101]

if you think about its just a couple month before the show where James burns his arms in a pyro accident

[@eva-vs1zu]

*points to Francesca* “This is his sister” oh my god😂

[@eva-vs1zu]

Tom Marvolo Riddle honestly😂 his daughter Marcella is identical to James. I’ve never seen anything like it before.

[@garydepena2332]

It's incredible to see the hundreds of variables and people it takes on a nightly basis to get those 4 guys up on stage in peak performance 🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@markrosenquist8259]

Yeah it’s crazy how big of a production it is.

[@vincegedeon6583]

​@Playstation 3.50 damn that's nuts

[@SambabaL]

Cool to see Jason and Kirk just jam and rehearse for a bit.

[@allee6096]

Way better than the "When Doves Cry" fiasco

[@ethanmcleathan8021]

@@allee6096 lmao are we still gonna bring THAT up

[@k-star9957]

Don't be so mean to Lars. His eloquence(or talktiveness) actually contributed a lot to Metallica's commercial success.

[@jamiebutler7370]

purely down to cocaine

[@Robert5185]

And demise.

[@leeohmoon231]

coocaine

[@eazyridin7283]

The band could never exist without Lars n James , everyone else is replaceable, as we’ve seen in the past.

[@settratheimperishable4093]

@@eazyridin7283 I wouldn't call them replacable, sure they could go on with a new bass player but tbh if James or Lars had died in that bus the band would probably still go on. And Kirk has been in the band since like a year after they started so right now he's about as replacable as Lars or James

[@jacobw.8094]

Here lies Lars' hair.

[@bordiuras14]

I love watching these kind of videos from that era and this one I have't seen before. Awesome! More of these please!

[@hinjurock]

James' wife actually does look like she could be his sister.

[@Despond]

Lars was actually a half decent looking guy before he lost his hair and went mutant.

[@seriousarrr7840]

Despond i like him back in the day with those hair. And fee beard with him

[@H.E.M.]

It was the luscious hair

[@willwills3509]

Despond someone once said ‘back when Lars was a hot chick’ lol

[@hiddenintheshadows1469]

Yeah and better than the mullet he had in the '80s.

[@mat11trick]

Despond ■ You're diggin' that rugged Mountain Man look, huh. ;)

[@Nghilifa]

James' "sister" was actually his girlfriend back then, today, it's his wife.

[@HearGear]

Yes... back in those days when they was young they had no kids and their gf´s always was with the guys on tour.. today its a little bit different...

[@sensacionsombria5125]

RickyboyH i cant believe she is from my country lol

[@martinzemko317]

James´ "sister"... "SISTER" :D

[@elhombrelobobrito8927]

Rj Simas Nothings wrong...

[@jcmangan]

"Well, they can come over for one or two dates, but then they are off. That´s a basic principle, no wives on tour. Because it doesn`t work." Lemmy Kilmister

[@ChrisWilliamson]

wow. what a treasure of footage from this amazing show!! It's crazy how many people's jobs depend on this band.

[@AnthonyCrown]

13:44 James and Francesca Awwww

[@smithkakuta7361]

6:27 wow, jason's bass play is wonderfull!! When i listening to Metallica's songs on a CD, I can not hear the bass at all ... i can hear his bass sound clearly

[@muriloninja]

11:30 lol..damn! Lars pulling out the genital crab shampoo but quickly deflects that it's for the crew. Yeaaaah right! lol

[@imilf2003]

Back when James Hetfield was acting the pretend tough guy routine

[@glengamble526]

It wasn’t pretend, he was an angry dude with a chip on his shoulder. Sobriety and working on himself changed his life.

[@jcass1970]

If you looked at how he grew up and everything he put up with and survived until he made it big....he's probably a lot tougher than most people.

[@AmirOstad]

Damn do I miss Jason! He added an extra dimension to Metallica.

[@F3502000]

Amir Ostad Yes he did!

[@juanrezende4914]

Fuck no! Rob is better for the band today. And is better bassist!!!

[@juanrezende4914]

Yeah, Rob is best for the band today!

[@juanrezende4914]

Alan Poirier "neveeeeeer"

[@imilf2003]

@@juanrezende4914 Rob is a beast on bass

[@j.pabloquinche3283]

0:45 Sometimes i hate THAT James, yeah your favorite, that james was so UNTOUCHABLE and unpleasant..........

[@buraksahin2932]

he was back then. almost twenty years he is a cool guy

[@uncledaddy694]

If you were a shy kid that grew up unfulfilled and you not only made it in music but we’re also regarded as one of the greatest songwriters EVER? your head would blow up too. That’s why his some kind of monster phase and all that 90s/00s shit is cool to see because it showed him go from this monster musician back to this cool dude that rips on guitar

[@j.pabloquinche3283]

@@uncledaddy694 I know. You can be a humble guy like other musicians that have been through rough days

[@laramietso1524]

Kirk and Jason doing a typical 12 bar blues... Cool

[@valsago]

@8un3zz knew it sounded familiar

[@ighfee]

They were probably the best friends in that band. Kirk said in an interview around then that he hung out with Jason the most.

[@ciesinsk]

Surprisingly honest backstage tour. I enjoyed this :) Not the usual goofing around stuff from this area.

[@jaymz]

17:21 amp settings

[@tompicker4017]

Jason's metal face always makes me smile. I do the same. Lol

[@MoonchildMindaugas2]

2:21 Don't touch Kirk's gutiars - you don't know where they've been :D

[@wilmoosehachey7232]

lolll

[@davidstan2612]

Jason: hi Lars: hello, my friends James: fuck Kirk: oh hello, how you doing today? It describes each a little bit

[@renh.6872]

It seems like in most of these Metallica behind the scene videos over the years, Lars is always eating or drinking. 😂😂 When you think about it, he burns a lot calories drumming. Also, he is good for the band...very personable.

[@vincegedeon6583]

I can't see him ever getting fat

[@elsupernico]

10:15 "The ham that doesn't quite fit the bread!" - Excellent Spinal Tap reference, haha!

[@sayaretmatkal80]

13:33-13:54had no idea the computer technology had reached its progress since 1992...look at those laptops..

[@ilikemusic666unique]

but wtf happened with live concert sound

[@danielhardman5696]

Had reached its progress????

[@Dewitt-b8n]

They remodeling amps. All digital.

[@wilmoosehachey7232]

lolll

[@TBone2000Man]

I like Lars I think he is a nice guy and people say that he is not a good drummer but I think he is really good at what he does

[@jackfahy2283]

I love how Lars picks up the food with his hands and puts it back in the food tray ahaha

[@kenousti190]

Yeah like cmoon lars its corona time

[@markrosenquist8259]

Haha! I noticed that too.

[@jonnyringo]

6:04 Steve Ray Vaughan's "Testify"

[@danrodrigues3531]

That word processor at 14:05 looks so archaic compared to the computers that we've got today and yet, it undoubtedly was the shit back in 1992...

[@ighfee]

There wasn't even PlayStation back then. Sega mega drive was the cutting edge.

[@coldvoid]

Oh jesus, Francesca hang out with James even during his interviews...

[@Szabby999]

5:05 Jason recreated the best moments of Lars' whole drummer career.

[@magicsteve5523]

13:59 blows things up including James

[@thatsgottahurt666]

Hammett in his prime.

[@michaellandrumguitar]

lmao lars is crazy

[@SJW82]

Scary To think that this was 27 years ago!!!

[@sudeth]

Damn, I'm 18

[@Georginfs]

Jason: Hi! :) Lars: Hello my friends! :) James: fak Kirk: Oh hello! How are you doing today? :))

[@cmorrow132]

You can really hear the Kirk influence that would later come out on the Load and later albums @3:38 and during that whole block.

[@Radtrad_strada]

Kirk is the coolest most chill member of metallica. He brings balance to this band. What is his nationality???

[@steveeatthesun2540]

Philipino

[@TheItalianoMafiosi]

No, his nationality is American. Born and raised there. What you mean is his descent.

[@nemesysxr0163]

He is from Uruguay

[@nemesysxr0163]

@@TheItalianoMafiosi no, he is from Uruguay

[@TheItalianoMafiosi]

@@nemesysxr0163 that's just wrong. He was born and raised in California. Just look it up. Can you provide a source that confirms what you're saying?

[@Akabackalooka]

13:40 Was that his current wife?

[@hmpz36911]

Thor Gram Yeah, she worked the wardrobe department back then, making sure they had clean clothes, robes etc.

[@jensharald9091]

Jason HI! :D Lars: :O Hello my friends! *James: ´_` fuck* ... Kirk: Well hello! :P How you doin today? a'ight

[@nodave77]

so was that the guy that burned Hetfield?

[@xxheathenxx6402]

D C Yes. The lead singer/rhythm guitar James Hetfield got burnt severely by stepping in the wrong place at the wrong time (the pyro is what did it

[@nayr87]

Might not have been,they usually use a separate European and N.A crew so it could have been Pyro Pete. However I doubt it.My money is on the GnR pyro Guy as they were on a split tour and He was most likely unfamiliar with Metallica's cue spots

[@nayr87]

bro look at the original question its not about how it happened, He was asking who was responsible and I gave Him a likely scenario

[@sissihirvitys]

Jason: Hi! Lars: Hello my friends! James: Fuck Kirk: Oh hello! How you doing today?

[@iamthem.a.n.middleagednerd1053]

Robert is a sweet guy; and built like a brick shit house. He's very shy but a very accomplished musician. He's definetly worth of being in the band.

[@allee6096]

No.. Nope..

[@iqceo4276]

Al Lee Reason?

[@andrewhicks3936]

@@iqceo4276 Jason is better

[@nckhed]

@@andrewhicks3936 Doesn't do any good since Jason has been gone, so they need someone to play bass. It definitely wasn't going to be Bob Rock.

[@melanieincognito6714]

Finally someone that doesn't: "I like Robert he's great but he cant replace JASON" those people just make me so angry

[@kindregardless]

James fell in love with the woman who told him what to wear.

[@adrianbass5560]

she wasn't star struck and that would be incredibly appealing

[@4GnomiGn0ME97]

Jason is an ANGEL.

[@gianluigidautilia6417]

I was 16, Metallica were coming, "Mom wanna Go, If Not i quit school" so my Patents brought me to the Arena, and waited for me 3 hours in the Car that Concert was over. From that year Metallica became a Family thing

[@mat11trick]

Cool parents!

[@snackersnew]

you must have been an asshole kid :)...

[@coffinfeeder7732]

I respect manipulative, sociopathic kids like the ones who force their parents into complying with the threat of dropping out. As in, I don’t. You’re an asshole, or at you were.

[@danxthexman82]

When Kirk started playing an SRV lick I thought all is not lost. Blues For Life! R.I.P Stevie!

[@nikosmj1]

14:05 this should be windows 3.1

[@asterothe]

nope it's Mac.

[@OlviMasta77]

There's an apple icon in top left :P

[@hinjurock]

Kirk ripping up those bluesy 70's hard rock style leads - nice!

[@matthewfranson6523]

14:00 epic laptop!!

[@ALBundy73]

Macintosh.....x.00001

[@ghty43]

Wow! First time seeing Kirk use an Ibanez.

[@oldschool244]

Kirk and Jason jamming to Stevie Ray Vaughn...that’s pretty cool to see!

[@delhidelirium9091]

05:07 - fuc* !!! Lars was pretty inspired that day !

[@andreaoliveira3402]

I love Kirk Hammett 😅😅😆😆🤘🎸❤️

[@Locoandchooch]

When James first started dating his wife. 👍🏼

[@sudeth]

And cheated on her...

[@Masivemaster]

@@sudeth is that true?

[@sudeth]

@@Masivemaster I'm not really sure but prob yes in 90s before they got married.

[@kenousti190]

@@sudeth where have you heard that?

[@sudeth]

@@kenousti190 i dont actually remember where i first heard it from but i remember that i was so dissappointed and didn't want to believe it. i made researches on the net and found out that was unfortunately happened. but wanna say that i am not claiming anything, this might be wrong and i hope it is.

[@justincosta48]

Man lars looks so fkn happy playing drums lol that would be dope. To get to do watu dreamt of forever.... Metallica Rocks!

[@trevorclark7985]

the “dressing room” is 100% where lars keeps his blow stash..

[@dev3n]

Dutch smoke

[@noeltheshemale]

Didn’t know Kirk played Ibanez guitars.

[@ighfee]

Mainly played esp but yeah i remember him in guitar world a few times with an Ibanez

[@Krrrimmi]

I miss vintage Metallica. \m/

[@renshammar]

Pyro guy a lil bit too "hyped" up? ;p

[@bcherbs]

Kirk has to be one of the most famous sloppy players in history, very awesome

[@jensonswingershots152]

Jason: Hi Lars: Hello my friends Kirk: Hey how's it going today James: Fuck

[@roncriswell2685]

I fucking love Lars,fuck all the haters LOL\m/

[@soysoy4495]

I love him too..hes adorable