Metallica harmonies from worst to best

This is an updated version of the harmonies video. I added in songs i missed before.

[@KimoFest]

for me Orion will always be the #1

[@georgemikkelsen3142]

Orion or call of katulu. But ,🤘🤘🤘💯

[@mystic4147]

Amen brother 🙏

[@rubemortenson1724]

@@georgemikkelsen3142 The Call of Ktulu* Technically even Metallica spells it wrong. They spelled it that way because they thought fans would never be able to pronounce "Cthulhu". James still regrets doing that. He thinks it makes them look like idiots. Lmao.

[@RNKel1]

@@rubemortenson1724haha I never knew that

[@jugularmusic]

The end of Halo on Fire is actually one of the best things they've done. It's such a classic-sounding lick! I love it!

[@khall187]

Totally agree! That harmony gives me the feel good's every time I hear it. This guy s*** all over it. Some really "meh" takes here.

[@bottolf68]

Agreed! Also not a harmony

[@mayankkatare7260]

That part is indeed fucking Epic!!! What the fuck is this guy talking about? Saying it’s cringe? Eat shit!

[@drlaban2024]

Anathema - fragile dreams

[@specialfx727]

I love how there's just a mediocore/boring song but then the harmony is like the best thing you've ever heard.

[@uwqo7383]

so real thank uou asa

[@bakruptfern329]

​@@ResubidorSerialPLEASE tell me you're joking

[@ResubidorSerial]

@@bakruptfern329 im not, and I think is a masterpiece but when it comes to rhythm sections the song is kinda "meh" for Metallica standars... it gets repetitive but the song doesn't suck because of the beautiful middle section 🖤

[@DannyMarke002]

​@@ResubidorSerial18:29

[@TheRoyalCheez]

@@ResubidorSerialrage bait

[@drippy6941]

To live is to die is #1 for me. Sounds amazing, length is perfect, buildup too

[@nurlanahmedov2564]

also perfect song

[@pramshusharma6428]

yeah, the harmony is one of the best if not the best, #1 and #2 should be interchanged IMO

[@ryankamnik5250]

The placing of the final harmony in The Call of Ktulu is CRIMINAL. It caps off the whole song in the best way possible. Should definitely be way higher on the list no matter how simple it is.

[@TheTrooperMB]

when i saw that i had to comment to you and quit this video , it's no sense at this point

[@nicolascruz7560]

Not just the song but it leads to the conclusion of one the most important thrash metal albums ever

[@bastoktok]

@@TheTrooperMBthis whole video is a non sens...

[@ushanandakumar5360]

One of the most epic harmony outros ever

[@ciampi3875]

the unforgiven low is a crime

[@aldolopez8878]

it's good but it's pretty short, that's what holds it back

[@romaevt546]

The inamorata harmonies hit me like an emotional sledge hammer every time I hear it. Amazing song.

[@scrimpmster]

Same

[@unleashthebloodthirstpoopcrap]

Yup

[@BigMan0317]

Blackened intro will always be #1 in my books just incredible

[@FuNoK83]

You need to mention the reversed intro... As it should have been originally. It really sounds better imho

[@crtdigitall]

@@FuNoK83or both as it fades into the next, thats like the only way I can listen to it now

[@Frontier327]

The Room of Mirrors harmony is so incredible. Tops off an already amazing album.

[@TuscanyBall]

Yeah, I don't get how people say it's bad

[@Lassef3k]

@@TuscanyBalli guess bc it doesn‘t sound like their first albums

[@brunofreitas9314]

​@@Lassef3kit's always the same bla bla, but if they had release a similar album to any of the first 4, it would be " they are just recording the same stuff, they lost their imagination, innovation etc..."

[@tayumapower]

Personally, I didn't find the album BAD, but I did find it very repetitive and underwhelming overall. But there's some good stuff in there that is deserving of recognition@@TuscanyBall

[@Tdrummer888]

I found the album to be basically terrible besides that song sadly

[@codsamy23]

To live and Inamorata always hit me so hard, litteral goosebumps

[@WhenOne8Becomes2Zeroes]

While you can argue about the order, there's no arguing the sheer amount of beautiful, emotional music these guys have added to the world in their lifetime. What a damn legacy to leave behind, tons of them give me chills like no other band, even the less musically complex ones. 🤘

[@Gerard1096]

Concuerdo contigo bro, Metallica para mí es la mejor banda del mundo, literal tengo toda su discografia desde principio a Fin. 😎🇲🇽❤️

[@TThrash69]

Room of mirrors makes me ascend to a higher plane of existence

[@carlCJjohnson1]

Specially after James’ scream and the double bass, gawh dayum

[@njldst2007]

I loved the End of the Line's harmony, it gave a sudden adrenaline kick, and as a guitarist, the sound of it just sounded so interestingly new

[@victorJGMascarenas]

I recently learned this song on guitar and the harmony was easily the best part to play

[@manfredokuwinghe8814]

Agree with Sanitarium, this harmony part with the inbound final Solo is perfection. It‘s so emotional 🥹

[@user-il4ul5js3v]

Exactly

[@MrPeperoni79]

...And justice for all outro not being even mentioned is the greatest act of injustice in the history of mankind,. Each time I observe acts of justice in everyday situations, this is the melody that pops into my ear without me forcing it to do so, Metallica actually found out what justice SOUNDS like.

[@bnb3394]

There isn’t a bad Metallica harmony

[@moabitsmash]

yeah fr

[@dylanmartin7968]

this guy making the video doesn't think so apparently 😂 how the hell do you "meh" a quarter of metallicas harmonies

[@AniW2x4]

@@dylanmartin7968facts! If you know a single damn thing about music, you don’t “meh” any of their harmonies

[@blasterzin]

atlas, rise! It's very good to be in such a low position, the harmony that this song has is beautiful and very satisfying to listen to

[@riyadsaif9386]

100%👌🏻

[@ceam436]

1. Orion 2. To Live is to Die 3. Fade to black

[@KidCrazer14]

Cliff's bass harmony in Orion is my personal #1, followed by The Call Of Ktulu

[@emolga3147]

Too Far Gone and Halo On Fire that low is a war crime, otherwise pretty good list

[@_vDdog]

Ride the lightning, master of puppets, and room of mirrors are all tied for #1 for me I’m sorry but room of mirrors is just so good it makes you feel just so triumphant when it starts and at the end when James is singing set me free with it going again is so awesome

[@gavinduvall03]

honestly i feel the same way w Inamorata with the insane harmony section and then the song ending w that great ass chorus, I personally say it’s top 3 for me

[@lokiinepe]

Eye of the beholder considered boring? Bruh its an incredible song. I would pay them to play that song live at least once

[@_jeymZ]

That's what a concert is also yes thay song is awesome other than the verse part

[@user-il4ul5js3v]

I don't think it's bad, it's just the general consensus of how fans view this song. Most of them consider this song to be boring and repetitive including lars

[@andrewmatias8435]

​​@@user-il4ul5js3vit's all lars fault

[@MKDumas1981]

They played it live on the Damaged Justice tour, didn't they? kzbin.info/www/bejne/hF7alqCObM-Vi9Usi=_vl0NPcU_bzZvCWa

[@Vareiance]

@@user-il4ul5js3vthe song is definitely repetitive and the structure is pretty basic but imo that song has so much meaning.

[@blackendez]

Putting halo on fire so low is a fucking crime

[@user-il4ul5js3v]

Ok, where would u put it then?

[@dataman95]

its crappy, be honest to yourself

[@user-il4ul5js3v]

@@dataman95 I wouldn't say it's crappy, it's just not as good metallica treats it. They drag this melody for like 2 mins without any extra development and the solo after it really doesn't fix anything like in fade to black where the solo after the harmony is absolutely amazing. Maybe if introduced a new melody during the harmony or idk kept harmonising the fuck out of the tracks, it would've been better. Maybe as a main riff, it could work but not as an "epic" war pigs outro wannabe. Take spit out the bone for example, the reason why it's so great is because A) the build up is actually good B) the melody is fucking epic as hell, C) it doesn't drag on endlessly d) the stop breathing part after that makes it even sweeter. Take suicide and redemption as well. It doesn't repeat the same melody over and over again(the really major sounding one), it develops into a new melodic harmony. That's the difference. Also we have dream no more which although not thaaat great but still has a decent build up at least and melody is good.

[@gellertszabo4697]

@@user-il4ul5js3v but halo on fire outro is actually just a melody, not a harmony

[@user-il4ul5js3v]

@@gellertszabo4697 I realised that after watching the live version.

[@bruhcuk1567]

Worst list ever. No metallica harmony is bad

[@coldvoid]

No such thing as "meh" harmonies in Metallica discography and the fact that you placed The Call of Ktulu at #37 is just 😅

[@user-il4ul5js3v]

You seriously want me to put it in the top 20 or top 10 when clearly there are much better harmonies.

[@tevster1316]

These lists are so hard to put together cause there’s so many amazing harmonies. But I think definitely nailed the top 10.

[@loopeygoopey]

this list is fucking ridiculous the only value this video has is the compiling of some of the best parts of metallicas songs in ine place. dream no kore and 72 seasons above some of their best 😂

[@shayanmubashir1170]

Fade to black #1!!!!!

[@user-il4ul5js3v]

Nahi

[@riyadsaif9386]

Agreed bruh.

[@ktgo4424]

2 Huge misses for me....Leper Messiah. After the solo, wow, that is so groovy, great harmony with Lars double-kick in the background. And then Ride the Lightning, right after Kirk's epic solo is a pretty sweet harmony section. It's pretty basic, but fast as hell and sounds awesome in the context of the song.

[@rubemortenson1724]

I feel like maybe you don't know what harmony means. The two specific spots you mentioned don't have a harmonized section. Harmony is when there is a lead guitar melody and two or more layered parts playing in major thirds or minor thirds or whatever the interval might be. The parts "harmonize" with each other. You're just talking about a couple riffs.

[@ktgo4424]

@@rubemortenson1724 perhaps not. I took harmony to be when both guitars are playing the same melody, but not a riff. I'm not a music guy, so I'm just going off of what I have picked up. So, what would you call those sections, then? They aren't riffs, they aren't solos. I mean, in MOP, it's pretty obvious, but they are doing essentially the same thing, playing the same melody with each other, as they do on RTL section I mentioned, just not as fast.

[@murk4552]

​@rubemortenson1724 Kirk's last section was in major thirds, so that qualifies as "harmony".

[@rubemortenson1724]

@@murk4552 The last section of the solo in RTL, yes. But he was specifically talking about the riff AFTER the solo.

[@TheOzioKMKZ]

This is a really great video. Maybe every one of us can have a different order, but is totally subjective. Your comments, the labor of cut and reunite every harmony (even "Damage Inc") is amazing. Thank you, my man.

[@ina.aaahhh]

I was expecting to see the harmony solo in the middle of sanitarium but i'm glad that the outro solo got the #1 spot

[@thedancingguy828]

Blackned intro, is easily the best metal intro ever, probably even in music in general

[@calebjohnson-ok4dc]

actually the best intro ever fr makes me feel like a god

[@user-qp9me2nl5t]

Damage inc

[@RHAC97]

​@@user-qp9me2nl5tDamage inc is really good, is just Cliff doing his thing and I love it, but Blackened is more creative, it's reversed.

[@user-qp9me2nl5t]

@@RHAC97 no way a simple harmomy is more creative than cliffs interpretation of Bachs "come sweet death"

[@13superdude2]

Metallica have truly written what to me are some of the most beautiful melodies I have ever heard and have inspired me in my writing tremendously. All the pain in James's life perhaps gives birth to this in the music.

[@nostare5603]

Honestly #1 Fade to black, why?? because it has long duration of ending harmony + kirk's solo ( in this case ) is a true definition of beauty, and what else??? is the emotion make a tears falls😊 Not gonna lie 🗿

[@B8888Y]

Metallica , the most scrutinised band in the world.

[@user-jz7ck8zh1x]

Bruh where is orion's intro and bass solo? You cant just put the entire song in one spot it deserves more

[@mystic4147]

13:22 Yk James had to have been tripping on acid when he wrote that 😂

[@gameex7395]

you mean Cliff?

[@mystic4147]

@@gameex7395 I’m pretty sure it was James that wrote that am I wrong? Well whoever wrote it was on acid 😂

[@gameex7395]

@@mystic4147 I'm not sure but before the accident Cliff was the one who wrote harmonies. And he teached James how to make them.

[@mystic4147]

@@gameex7395 I knew about cliff teaching them harmony I just swear I saw or heard from somewhere that James wrote it but you’re probably right it most likely was cliff

[@gameex7395]

We can't be sure till they Metallica says it.

[@Red_Dead_Outlaw]

Too far gone gives me goosebumps everytime

[@alpertugrul5582]

nice video. your explanations for each harmonies are really accurate

[@wahpedalabuser3495]

End Of The Line is still a great harmony

[@kevincurry8350]

Thank you Cliff, for teaching James and Kirk how to do harmonies.

[@Alfi-Dalfi]

I don't know if you would call it a harmony, but the first interlude from one, the part that gets played 3 times, kirk also plays that very beautiful solo over it, it is one of the best things (if not the best) my ears have listened too

[@schec1015]

I was getting nervous because I wasn't seeing Sanitarium anywhere...but you totally nailed it. I didn't see the section in Fade to Black between the 2 last verses. And the AJFA outro (hardest outro ever).

[@Bpm_2300]

I just love guitar harmonies bro

[@aidenlawrence4949]

I may just be basic but fade to black is my favorite not just to listen to but also to play it’s so desperate and heart wrenchingly beautiful

[@valentinopolizzi538]

Man in orion in the bass part when the guitars bend in harmony is beautiful and in fade to black in the second verse also beautiful

[@moiseslozada1178]

“To live is to die” Final harmonies makes me cry all the time. It’s their last good bye to cliff for sure.

[@kotigymi]

There are so many songs / harmonies that begins so fragile and ends up one of the most powerfull songs of all time. I like this list how you have built it. Have to listen more specifically Metallicas songs.

[@Mothfood3]

Awesome video man

[@antarctican_immagrants6849]

Blackened gives me chills every time. No wonder Ajfa is my favorite album

[@Sabllica]

Nah these takes are wild

[@user-il4ul5js3v]

You should express your opinions as well.

[@lukenolan3648]

Great video dude

[@tonyrauls1941]

I agree that Just a Bullet Away should have been on a full length album. It’s definitely one of the better songs in Metallica’s post 2000 era.

[@Snorizard]

Putting fight fire with fire at 10 is criminal

[@hangloosetjt]

Blackened Intro is #1 for me. It was the first song I ever really heard from Metallica after I bought AJFA from Rasputins in 7th grade. I vividly remember sitting at my dining room table for whatever reason and putting my cd in and just getting blown away.

[@aLexTaKaTu]

I couldn’t agree more with you in and justice for all with the drums, and the bass!!! The bass does so much!

[@MikeHunt-gy6lc]

The best harmony is in Fade to Black coming out of the last vocal before the guitar solo. It is pure despair. #4

[@marduk283]

I really like the Too Far Gone riff/harmony because of the way it combines the harmony into one solid riff that starts with the chugs and ends with the harmony

[@jake-pw2wm]

Yeah it’s sick

[@Puff_123]

Room of mirrors is so dang underrated, i wouldve put it way higher than just 15, and fight fire goes in my top 5

[@zacharyg623]

I love how half the “complaints” are “why isn’t there more of it?”

[@Pibowe.666]

Esto demuestra que metallica cuando quiere es la mejor banda del mundo, cuando Kirk se despega un poco del wah y la escala pentatonica, lars le pone ganas y mueve sus pies y manos , dejan que Rob aporte y james decide sacar su genio y talento al máximo hacen la mejor música que puedas escuchar

[@PersephonevanderWaard]

Nice video!

[@jrlikeshockey]

Fight fire with fire is the best

[@gavinduvall03]

Honestly I’m surprised Inamorata isn’t top 10 personally, it’s fantastic but your list is really good! I personally would put Orion at number 1

[@bastianfarias7030]

love the fact thaht you added the beyond magnetic

[@Jules_Lievens]

The MoP harmony is my ringtone LOVE IT

[@RussellFallis]

Can I just say thank-you for pulling this together and your commentary. We can all argue over what should be number 1 or what's missing from the top 10 (and I think you're a bit harsh on the last 2 albums, esp Hardwired). But, there's so much shit written about good and bad metal, esp about Metallica, without any insights, analysis or original thought offered (just copy and paste 'I stopped listening after the black album'). You've done the work, pulled this together and put your considered thoughts about the merits or otherwise of a stack of awesome music. Chapeau!

[@Georgian.A-Music]

For whom the bells tolls harmony is awesome

[@MNB730]

Some that I disagree(mainly just no.45 and no.41) but Lords of Summer, there's a reason why I love the garage demo a whole lot more and it's because they really extend that melody and harmony to the max, and it sounds beefier. Overall great list man.

[@Rock3tt]

can we all appreciate that all these gems are from a single band?

[@masterchief8646]

I love the credit you give to cliff because it’s exactly what he deserves. The things I and many other people think to like about metallica‘s music, we actually like about Cliff‘s music. And that’s no shame to metallica‘s music. I hear no band more than them but cliff was just above anybody else

[@user-ig7yw3rx8g]

The harmony of call of ktulu is art

[@Silliestgooberz]

Spit Out the Bone is my top contender for best Metallica song. Fast, INSANE instrumentals and vocals, really good message, and the best part: that harmony. Hardwired might have been just okay in some aspects, but Spit Out the Bone is the shining star of that album.

[@prizm79]

I think the intro creeping death harmony is one of the best

[@iLoveBakedBeans]

This is gonna sound really weird. I honestly think Inamorata should be top 5. It truly is the gem of modern-day Metallica

[@cbalintz125]

Great video! Maybe you could try and find some Metallica like font and also place your text (not the song title) in the center (and make it a little bigger). It's a valid list imo

[@user-il4ul5js3v]

Thanks for the feedback

[@phadrus]

True was hard for me to read on my phone, had to zoom into bottom left corner

[@leandrometfan]

Spot on with Sanitarium being one of the best outros ever.

[@coffenguitar]

day that never comes will always be 1 in my books

[@FuNoK83]

Battery Intro still my personal #1 harmony intro ❤

[@user-il4ul5js3v]

It is pretty amazing

[@Garbage_garage64]

Finally someone recognizes how f'in cool the last section of Welcome Homie (Sanitarium) is

[@tleva]

I think I've genuinely cried at the sanitarium harmony. The best period.

[@vanillatr7258]

No one mentioned it but the day that never comes is great, the music is going very well

[@leadspot]

glad to see three of the four first albums to dominate the top 10 ❤

[@m.ariong]

Great vid

[@frozantini]

The outro of ...And Justice For All is my #1 favorite metallica harmony

[@mcswordfish]

Metallica truly are like Pizza and Sex At their best, they're the all time GOAT And at their worst, there's still a few wee nuggets of great among the absolute horror

[@LudwigJager7]

To Live's harmony its powerful by itself but the AJFA tone just makes it even more strong

[@Puff_123]

Bro, the way you extended the Room Of Mirrors harmony makes it sound way better, it should've been like that in the studio version.

[@User-jk8wq]

Cool video dude! +1 sub

[@steveurquell3031]

Too Far Gone and Room of Mirrors is what saved the new album IMO! Cool list man:)

[@SusaVile]

Shadows Follow harmony reminds me of old "Doom" games, it would totally fit the theme, though, so I like it.😂

[@gonzamuststain6383]

I agree with you in a 99.9%, really like the tier list

[@AdomikEffekt]

3:43 “it sounds like the feeling of wanting to beat the shit out of someone” So accurate

[@berhanzeydan5747]

Great listing

[@WiIIy_Wonka]

holier than thou is one of my favourite harmonies and you put it in 3rd last place xD

[@abdullarashid8148]

The halo on fire disrespect was personal 😂

[@blaynecook5033]

Eye of the beholder is 🔥🔥

[@jorgeradke4237]

Are we really gonna listen to someone who has “meh” as a part of their descriptive vocabulary

[@jasper_of_puppets]

Best, #1 all-time harmony is Hetfield's vocals and the major 3rd note in the chorus of Fuel. "Oooooh, on I buurrn" 🔥

[@joemcbob9688]

6:32 This has got to be #1 for me

[@Bakedfries_]

awesome video, almost agree 100%. like the shared love for justice ❤

[@masonlouden9485]

Thank you for not putting inamorata on top 10 awesome melody but damn is that song over hyped. Thanks for the video!