Metallica - Live at The MTV Europe Music Awards (1996) [TV Broadcast]

[@achkobachkamalko]

Maybe this is the best live performance of King Nothing.

[@gkdunch]

so good I thought it was last caress

[@gabihakler868]

@@gkdunch they were suposed to play king nothing an they werent alowed to swear so they played the most vulgar songs. :)

[@KiwiMan5S5]

gabi hakler and couldn’t have pyro

[@CrocLover666]

Agreed

[@unromanoarecareanaveragero8275]

@@gabihakler868 They made the best choice. After that event, the motherfuckers from MTV cut their performance for future reruns.

[@x8nis]

Moral of the story: NEVER tell Metallica not to swear on stage

[@DerkuiDerkui]

It's not like they like Load consisted of explicit words. MTV idiots at their finest there.

[@anthonyevangelisti9296]

And let them use pyro

[@MetallicaFanSandman]

They don’t even swear on stage anymore.

[@The_ATF_is_Gay]

​@@MetallicaFanSandmanyou sure about that

[@mikejennings4180]

Yeah idk what he’s talking about. Saw them on the second night in East Rutherford NJ back in August and they opened with Whiplash and he swore in the lyrics lol

[@SwirkH]

Biggest "Fuck you MTV" in the history. They were supposed to play King Nothing :D

[@Vampier]

SwirkH thats what happens when you pick jetro dull :P

[@GeekFurious]

Not really. They were at the EUROPEAN awards... you know what that means? No one gave a shit they were cursing because Europeans are not infants like Americans worried about curse words.

[@Vampier]

yeah I saw it live... I didn't even notice :) and I seriously didn't give a damn they played them.

[@SwirkH]

Yeah, I agree. But still, it was MTV and I read that this episode never aired since the live broadcast (don't know if it's true though).

[@RastaSaiyaman]

No just the Metallica performance was removed from the repeats.

[@Weiers7466]

The one night James says fuck it ill blow my voice out to get a point across lol. Probably one of the most badass performances of 2 songs in the load era ever.

[@Aventon500wheelie]

This is the most punk rock thing ever one live television. Crazy that Metallica brought it like this, so much respect for James.

[@ek_films]

tough call between this and Fear on SNL in 1981.

[@END3RCAM]

Rage against the machine on BBC

[@elijahloveell8809]

@@END3RCAMRATM is fake as fuck. A gimmick since day one

[@nickhartman6372]

TRUTH. I'm embarrassed to have ever considered myself a fan, they are so fake.​@@elijahloveell8809

[@44jackbw]

@@elijahloveell8809 Rage Against the Machine. Owned by Sony. Really fighting the man.

[@stevenbaksh5545]

This is when you tell Metallica to play a song that they don't want to play and tell them that they can't have any pyro

[@F150fx2sporT]

Steven Baksh and not to use profanity lmao \m/

[@ubs0]

Metallica can’t have any pyro while performing fade to black

[@atlibjorngustavsson6646]

Bitch

[@themetalguy2270]

And they can't swear

[@gameex7395]

@@ubs0 bcoz reasons * vietnam flashbacks *

[@Simpletalk1337]

Telling metallica they can't get pyro on the stage, and telling James not to swear is a really bad idea at that time, then you end up getting the most ugly swearing song they can find, and playing them live for you in your face to say fuck you MTV no one tells what metallica to do...

[@Oiak1086]

They rammed their cock right down MTV's throat

[@michaelangeloh.5383]

It's not "telling MetallicA they can't get pyro on stage"... It wasn't THEIR show to begin with. It was just the production that made that stage-show, then they suddenly pulled it.

[@Mr.B.B.Wolfman]

METAL MILITIA FOR LIFE!!!

[@johnbarker3308]

@@michaelangeloh.5383 okeey opie

[@scootDV138]

Cliff would have loved this.

[@MetalD1111]

He’s even saying fuck you MTV!

[@ibetrippinfr]

@@Loto76 bro what are you crying about. You really think at 60yrs old they would still want to play small shows? They’ve made a smart financial move and already stamped their names by the time ajfa came out and the black album solidified their careers. Your small minded

[@pratikmandal1350]

​@@Loto76He'd be first to flip you off. Watch his RTL interviews. He said even back then, when gatekeeping fucks like you said Metallica sold out for writing Fade to Black, that they'll do whatever they want. He had a very very diverse taste in music. If he was alive, he'd be the one getting most of the hate from dumbfucks like you.

[@Snickersvr2electricboogaloo]

@@ibetrippinfrthey sometimes do play small surprise shows at clubs

[@swxtch5503]

funniest part is that it looks like the lights are still programmed to King Nothing. adds to the craziness of this performance.

[@kingkongmalunggay]

8:40 This shit is funny cause they really tech rehearsed King Nothing complete with flames, yet they went the other way lol. Badass.

[@GhostDrummer]

They said after rehearsal of King Nothing they were told there would be no cursing and the producers were pulling the pyros...so Metallica got together with their sound engineer and let him know they were going to switch to Last Caress and So What.

[@kevah94]

"Metallica went soft with Load" Haha yeah right...

[@bubba1937]

Kevin McDonald last caress and so what are from garage inc. not load

[@josef2861]

+Bryan Perez he meant load era.

[@kevah94]

Bryan, 1. Last Caress and So What were both recorded before they were released on Garage Inc. 2. This is in 96, so Garage Inc. hasn't even been reasled yet 3. My point was that people bash Metallica for releasing Load and say that they became weak after that...

[@poliszslaw5499]

Metallica became weak in 1990 when Hetfield didn't want to complitely loose his voice and started writing shitty pop rock and that fucking mainstream Black Album.

[@matteovitali9315]

yes because they're metallica songs right

[@milojakulovic9335]

Kirk plays here so clean .

[@ramavandika6646]

milo jakulovic probably because he played with explosive passion

[@dwaynegarfield1551]

I missed the 90's METALLICA cuz they do what they want and everything they touched... turned to gold!!! Love Load and Reload!!!

[@michaelangeloh.5383]

Still do what they want... But what they do is lame now... XD

[@jaymann5180]

90's Metallica was the worst, aside from 2003 Metallica. Yeah, they did what they wanted, which was why they were shit. Metallica are 10000x better now than they were 20 years ago!

[@c88rrado]

no-ish i would say... load and reload have their upsides, by the way there was something called the black album. wouldn't call that too bad

[@rejeancomeau77]

No trolls in the 90s man . I guess it helped ...

[@juanrezende4914]

Jay Mann no... Nahhh.. Load and ReLoad is better than death magntic

[@TippiGordon]

Remember, Mr. Hetfield, no coarse language, please. This is a live broadcast. James: Hold my beer. Actually, let me finish that beer.

[@kaczok1985]

"Remember, keep it clean, OK?" "Well I got something to say..."

[@Gizut79]

Listen to that base line. The character, the mood, the beat and the drive and flow of the "who cares" come from Jason's bass. I do really miss him

[@joebenson528]

MTV: " No profanity" James Hetfield: "No PrOfAniTY"

[@ozmajunge]

Also James: “I GOT SOMETHIN TA SAYYY”

[@kldjuico927]

​@@ozmajunge James again : SO F'ING WHAT ?

[@TheoneandonlyEETFUK]

4:35...makes me laugh every time

[@michaelangeloh.5383]

SJIT!

[@trevorb9161]

EET FUK same lol

[@empirikal09]

Jason could definitely make it big in acting.

[@azuansyakirin7397]

im laughed non stop at 7:08 hahahahahahahahaha

[@azuansyakirin7397]

*i

[@udikers8952]

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[@mergieismoronic]

0:06 - “Last Caress” (Misfits cover) 1:26 - “So What” (Anti-Nowhere League cover)

[@DethoticA]

Two the best LOAD album songs !🙃

[@vishwasshetty7831]

5:21 biggest lie in the history of rock and roll

[@WeirdSchizo]

Not really. They decided to play Last Caress and So What somewhat spontaneously, because the whole show sucked and they wanted to wake up the sleepy crowd iIrc

[@AwesomeGeekHQ]

Hoopy Frood Jay Wrong

[@youbetzler]

@@WeirdSchizo I thought they decided to play those songs cause they were given instructions to not swear during the set and that pissed them off.

[@YavuzErol]

Hoopy Frood Jay No they played last caress and so what because MTV forced them not to curse on stage and they get pissed off

[@chi-townconcerts3485]

Dale that and they were told what song to play and they couldn’t use pyro

[@Shootmaster44]

I am shocked that MTV Europe didn't cut to commercial.

[@vernonsalisbury5276]

They were playing so good, they couldn't bring themselves to cut lol

[@krebi_patty2071]

the tv footage was actually cut, but this wasn't, my dad said he watched it with his buddies and it cut to commercial about 40-50 seconds into "So What?"

[@user-wo2xf2if8q]

@@krebi_patty2071 your lying, this is most likely a tv footage taht ripped straight into vhs

[@krebi_patty2071]

@@user-wo2xf2if8q not every tv channel did the cut, most did and you're right, this performance could have been uncut but most did cut the sobg

[@MetaITurtle]

Well they knew we would see it in a DVD or something lol even if it was cut we are here seeing it now

[@TheWatchernator]

0:47 Jaymz cared so much about this that he even forgot to sing. Jason is such a great guy. I'd take care of Jason every day if he'd become homeless.

[@uome20bukz]

Well fortunately he never needs to worry about being homeless, just like anyone else who happened to merely be in the studio for any reason during the production of the black album.

[@MetaITurtle]

@@uome20bukz Me: **walks in Black album studio rehearsal** Metallica: **hands me 1 dollar**

[@Brandon-go2ke]

@@MetaITurtle In the documentary made during the recording of the Black Album Metallica goes to strip club in the city I live in. I went there and got kicked out for filming my friend jumping on the stripper stage and taking her shirt off. The club is owned by the hells angels. I feel like they owe me a fucking dollar

[@danny355]

I remember this, I still have it on VHS somewhere. This was the very first European MTV awards, and MTV repeated it constantly for about 2 weeks afterwards. The Metallica segment was cut from every single broadcast except the live one, haha.

[@wlower5159]

I love watching the cuts of Jason half-dressed running to the stadium with his bass guitar strapped over his back

[@fixxxer3456]

Make Metallica play a song they don't want to? This happens.

[@nordimejia5790]

fixxxer3456 happened. now they play with Gaga to sell a littlw bit more. I love metallica, but is the sad truth

[@YavuzErol]

Nordi Mejia They were #1 on 100+ countires beating even Bruno Mars and Beyonce. If selling more was their concern, they would not publish their songs free on youtube. Please think before comment and stop following the hate train.

[@nordimejia5790]

Jejeje... Think what ever you want. You are not the one to judge what goes or what doesnt go on the comment section. I love metallica, but that was a stupid PR move. Since I cant rant obout right now, you should listen to eddie trunks thoughts on the matter, Mr. Comment section wiser

[@stevenbaksh5545]

Nordi Mejia they never needed anyone they did that just for fun

[@austinbramer558]

Nordi Mejia wow you’re fucking dumb

[@danielberg589]

8:25 I love grumpy Kirk.

[@TheWatchernator]

I completely relate to Kirk. Kirk cares, but doesn't give a shit about anything from others. But I don't have his talent. Or money.

[@massiccio81]

After this performance.... Metallica banned from Mtv... 😂😂😂 \m/

[@antoniocenteno1483]

Still MTV called them back several times though LOL

[@thomasvanderblom9247]

They did mtv icon after this performance

[@theearthrexden]

Metallica are too cool for MTV anyway.

[@KiwiMan5S5]

And then ran themselves into the ground

[@TheWatchernator]

so fucking what

[@ogracer]

how did i only find out in 2024 that metallica did this to mtv. sensational!

[@patoboxster]

7:04 "this the smooth part... hahha Spice Girl dancing King Nothing" fucking great joke :D

[@MajorFort]

And now 21 years later, it would have been more acceptable.

[@chi-townconcerts3485]

That’s probably why metallica doesn’t play so what anymore but they played last caress when I saw them in Madison

[@ChalkTeacher]

lol no

[@amaze2n]

They're even getting comedy sketches from 90s and 00s erased for offensive content these days. Culture is way more sensitive and uptight today than it was even just 10 years ago.

[@KiwiMan5S5]

Its not as bad as modern rap, at least you can here the swears

[@cathat9622]

Imagine if they had played Negative Xp Scott Pilgrim vs the world ruined a generation of women

[@RTPxPJ]

6:36 'SIMPLY dREDful'

[@isthiswherewecamein6130]

Absolutely THE GREATEST MOMENT in MTV HISTORY!!! PERIOD!!!

[@TomServo_MST3K]

I don't know about that. It's certainly up there on the list, but it's kinda hard to beat Fiona Apple telling the entire music industry to basically get fucked, or the classic PJ & Neil.

[@asdfghjkl91198]

wow when kirk played the solo without the wah

[@lproof8472]

The greatest FU in rock n roll history.

[@derekhogg4244]

I bet Cliff was smiling in heaven.

[@paradigmshiftz7]

I like how they showed footage of them rehearsing King Nothing

[@andrewday1494]

MetallicA 36 years from 1981 to 2017 and its ALL good !!!😎. keep thrashin there will be more MetallicA!!!😎

[@everest88]

very punk rock...

[@Maintenancebay]

One of the funniest performances ever. I especially love the way it's described in Into The Black

[@koslouk]

can't believe I haven't seen this till now! Loved every second of it.

[@RuffisInc]

4:59 damn, you can tell this was Kirk’s coke phase. Never seen him that aggressive in an interview. Not that it’s unjustified or anything, he’s absolutely right about the “elite” who attend these things...

[@SKARKIBANEZ]

Wish i may.............wish i might Have this I wish tonight ha ha ha ha

[@Samantas5855]

Έλληνας

[@t1naftore785]

χαχαχα έχω πεθάνει

[@pjdexter168]

Would love to see these songs being played now at the MTV music awards in front of this generation of delicate flowers, image Taylor Swift and the Kardashians faces.

[@cathat9622]

Oh god i wish

[@KiwiMan5S5]

What would they do post it on Twitter at least Rock and Metal fans are loyal

[@TheWatchernator]

I'd rather not

[@capybarasaresick]

That would be the best MTV show ever to exist

[@nixonseegebarth581]

Ha, ha, ha, yesssssssse

[@MissionaryMclovin]

Damn I feel bad for Jason 😭 “damnit I’m never gonna make it “😂

[@loiteringrambler2928]

Jason was the funniest member

[@michaelangeloh.5383]

MTV-production: Sets the stage on fire. - Decides it's too dangerous to set things on fire...

[@carlysoprano8677]

LOL there are 7 people up front who knew who Anti-Nowhere League was ♡

[@jaysgaming3797]

This is so much more metal once you’ve learned the backstory to this. 🔥🤘

[@OtroGuapoMas]

May be late but can you tell me?

[@CK326]

@@OtroGuapoMas basically they where told to play king nothing since they couldn't swear on the broadcast and they where not having it

[@satmedown]

I like James’ Trouble shirt 🤘🏼7:38

[@ramsesbruyperez8499]

MTV: you'll be banned from MTV. METALLICA: Ok. So what? 🖕🖕🖕

[@user-gr8mi7eb4n]

Mtv: You can't curse on tv Metallica: Hold my beer

[@HipnikDragomir]

I love that final "ha haaaa SO FUCKING WHAT"

[@ulfdahlman-xv2ne]

Amazing😅😂

[@shanequigley7552]

Metallica rule , they rule I tell ya

[@fireinthesky3379]

mtv started to suck and metallica told em how the things should be done

[@superespeon100]

5:00 Kirk was a lot less calm lol but in a adorable serious way

[@blckbldng]

cocaine

[@jarltrippin]

"Metallica went soft in the 90s."

[@andrewdrew1]

Robbie Williams introducing Metallica and a performance of Last Caress on family television. Simulation confirmed.

[@planetbintang]

Heavy Punk, love it 🤘✊🤘✊

[@boejiven7486]

I would have loved to be a fly on the wall in the room of MTV producers and show runners. Guaranteed they were swearing more than Metallica

[@TheWatchernator]

Note to self: don't piss off 4 angry drunk guys by telling them what to and what not to do

[@albondigas8270]

This performance would’ve been a bit better if they looked like 1989-1992 era That long hair, tight pants, cut off shirts look is menacing!!

[@shawndimery]

It’s a gay look, dude

[@albondigas8270]

@@shawndimery MAYBE YOU ARE ALL HOMOSEXUALS TOO

[@danielvician6339]

@@shawndimery 😂 🙊🙈🙉

[@fuckinridethelightning]

jase never fails to make me laugh :))) hes so sweet

[@whitedogproductions6153]

Never gets old

[@noseph_]

THIS WAS AWESOME

[@manuelag.h.7471]

Great video THANK YOU..............

[@foreverorion_]

I love this performance so much

[@alfredwaller3072]

Simply dREDful 🤣😂

[@eazymusic7352]

Pure gold

[@Luke-Emmanuel]

Beautiful cover by the masters!

[@beckybecky125]

You're here for 1:26

[@themetalguy2270]

Yes

[@MetaITurtle]

Metallica are the perfect mix between Punk and Metal. Both powerful on their own , but combined? Forget about it

[@shaklla369]

Perfect mix between Punk & Metal is basically Thrash

[@gabrielescipioni864]

when people think about Hetfield's downpicking think about Master of Puppets. Try rhis version of So What. The guitar is so percussive that it's Ulrich following Hetfield (Ulrich still in a shaped way in '96) and not the contrary.

[@PTRK490]

Tbh I really liked punk rock Metallica🤘🏼🔥

[@Bergen98]

Same energy when Kurt started playing “Rape me” as a joke on MTV

[@mrcsgst]

6:35 Simply dREDfull

[@botondnagy7649]

I really envy him for this joke...

[@BaronVonTeeVirus]

These guys were so much fun before they got sober, but they will always be rock legends.

[@robbatenburg8072]

Biggest reveange on MTV ffr

[@evanlewis9313]

It’s almost like James lost his voice in 93 and got parts of it back in 96 and lost it again after

[@clichenachos3109]

He can still do the 89 voice even today, but he only on special occasions, this is one of those times

[@domallen1451]

"Just playing king nothing" hahahaha yeaa

[@GrayFox_74]

And people have the nerve to call them sell outs

[@GEORGE_JATZ]

GORGEOUS

[@sassypanther4842]

You know Jason filmed that bit in like 7:30 in the morning.

[@narayanasupramati1394]

I remember the special you had a night before like yesterday. I didn't even know Metallica would play, but I was glad Pop was dominating with Boy Bands, and Spice Girl was taking more place. How horrible the late 90s.

[@acap4395]

you dont like Metallica or what?

[@JohnWiIkesBooth]

Damn and I thought Oasis were rebellious at the MTV Music Awards...

[@Bergen98]

Oasis I think threw the award into the crowd or something (although I am not sure it was MTV)

[@Theflowergeekcrafts]

Hell yes!

[@Theflowergeekcrafts]

James and Jason looking so handsome here.

[@MGM261]

Several years later... MTV hosts a massive ICON show in honour of Metallica 😂

[@carpenoctem775]

Highlight of the show.

[@444neptune9]

Not a big fan of load, but they were great during lives in that era.

[@daverios222]

siiiiiick!

[@jotapedonoso4696]

Hajahahaha, Jason was one funny ass guy😂

[@kalament1969]

You don't Cancel METALLICA, METALLICA cancels You!!

[@themetalhead1463]

King Nothing is better live

[@keithsalinas85]

Hype the Machine!

[@edwinivanrodriguez3769]

This is still the real metallica! Now they played a friendly setlist, dont swear anymore, played with reggeaton dudes etc

[@nickhartman6372]

Everyone always praises Nirvana for playing a few seconds of Rape Me on the MTV awards, against the networks wishes. When in reality, this was a far bigger FUCK YOU to censorship. Metallica didnt back down!

[@jtmcf]

MTV in Europe + Metallica = You know what happens

[@Void-jk6bd]

Im glad they played a misfits song

[@childrenofkoris]

this era was like a new fresh metallica version after the thrash and heavy metal era in the 80s and early 90s

[@wapanglemdur]

Ok YOU KNOW WHY KIRK USE TOO MUCH WAH-WAH?? .... It's because PEOPLE complaints and criticises about it way too much. So what attitude, hey they are the Mighty Metallica, they do what they wish to