Metallica: Fight Fire With Fire (Los Angeles, CA - August 27, 2023)

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[@Nico-co5pi]

This Song is nearly 40 years old… and the Performance is still FIIIRREEE🔥

[@revwillyg6450]

To begin whipping dance of the dead!!!! Wait, wrong song 😂🤘🏻

[@fritzburbank935]

​@revwillyg6450 Wrong album too!

[@SuperOptimus12345]

is more than 40 years old lol

[@MortalPhantomYT]

​@@SuperOptimus12345actually is 39 years old so you're wrong 😅

[@badass6300]

@@MortalPhantomYT 6 Ride the lightning songs were written by 1983, the album was recorded in 1984 only Trapped Under Ice and Escape were written in 1984. Keep in mind the vast majority of Kill 'Em All was written in 1981 and early 1982.

[@HeavyRaiden]

One of the most iconic intros in a metal album, EVER.

[@Dylanisa_BasketCase]

Yeah you think it's going a really happy upbeat calm song and BOOM complete 180 by Metallica

[@HeavyRaiden]

@@Dylanisa_BasketCase When that riff comes it's like a fucking atomb bomb falling in a beautiful place, which ties pretty well with the lyrics. Also, that intro is so majestic and classical, Cliff was a genius. He always composed great stuff. Not to mention the rest of the song, with that beautiful guitar harmony in the solo and the iconic double bass part. Simply one of their greatest tracks.

[@inspectorbudget]

I just always wished they'd play the intro live instead of a recording.

[@peternemes6770]

Hell yeah! And they could still beat it with Battery! ❤🤘👍🏻 Tho Blackened is absolutely ubbeatable.

[@HeavyRaiden]

@@inspectorbudget Yeah with the acoustic guitars would be awesome, like James does in Fade To Black now.

[@natalielaraa]

THE HARMONIZED PART NEVER FAILS TO GIVE ME CHILLS

[@dylan_Rj]

我也

[@ClarkSpencer1]

i swear this was the best they ever played it

[@ironnads7975]

Thanks for typing this in all caps so we could see how serious you are 🙄

[@natalielaraa]

@@ironnads7975 mad over all caps is insane 😅😅

[@pieshot]

Yep. I get chills just thinking about that part.

[@Squall6575]

James sounds relaxed yet aggressive. Love to see it. Edit: Kirk with that divebomb after the solo was sick!

[@V.Vaughan]

And james has a new neck tattoo!

[@gunsgoodtime]

Completely 🎉sick. Kirk was the right man for the job no matter what others may say.

[@name-cp9zs]

James needs to sing like this on albums man he’s wasting this brutal gritty voice it’d be so fresh and insane if they came out with an album where he used this type of singing

[@mikeortiz9664]

@@name-cp9zsand the thing is that he can INDEED absolutely fucking kill it with his new vocals if he gave it a shot within a new album or new song but idk why he doesn’t do it last time he sounded brutal in an album is probably spit out the bone

[@rtgredtruck3059]

This is an abosolute 80s metal classic. It sounds incredible live! 🤘

[@ShastaBean]

with an absolute 2023 audience standing there recording rather than engaging with the band. ban the phones at shows and get back the energy we used to know at these shows!

[@abitoffcenter383]

@@ShastaBean Hell yeah!!! 🤘

[@leguernpascal1673]

​@@ShastaBean sad but true.. 😢

[@dominiccostellic3917]

Every song of theirs is better live it’s incredible

[@martincook2167]

​@@dominiccostellic3917😮, ,

[@suquartzishaluzak3323]

OH SHIT, didn't they play this the first time in years withtout those stops which James and Kirk do at the beginning? He played the riff as it supposed to be, at that age, with that speed and precision... HOLY FUCKING GOD, THAT'S FUCKING COOL

[@humeaupierre-marie4384]

I'll even had that I haven't seen them lock that fast into the harmony ! Thank you guys !

[@ferescalona13]

I noticed the same, and it's awesome, same as studio version James does not stop the riff...

[@krystofodehnal9448]

He didn't play notes between these three powerchords. Still impressive though

[@giratina5644]

@@krystofodehnal9448just for the intro. He does for the rest of the song

[@krystofodehnal9448]

@@giratina5644 yeah, i mean .. whatever way he does it now, he is still the rhythm guitar god and my favourite musician ever.. he can play it whatever way he wants to 😃

[@ghostlandgrand64]

Haters can suck it. Lars with the double bass flying. Incredible performance from all of them.

[@badass6300]

Lars has been great since 2016 and only kept getting better since to the point, where he performs spot on.

[@J2019]

another great performance was Berlin 2006

[@kasperrieberg3495]

Should we be impressed that he’s finally playing his own song the right way ?

[@ghostlandgrand64]

@@kasperrieberg3495 At his age, with all the years he’s been playing. In addition with all the flack he gets, I’d say so. I think his live performances have been really improving, since Death Magnetic.

[@kasperrieberg3495]

@@ghostlandgrand64 Lombardo is roughly the same age

[@BrandonGSVG]

That tape intro is killer!

[@ezeldf2339]

Goosebumps.

[@shivyadav-fy2fg]

How can we find it

[@mikeortiz9664]

@@shivyadav-fy2fgI love the tape intro they use for battery 😂 they should have done it like that on the album

[@joan4269]

Love the mini intros they've been doing during the tour, not to mention how tight they played this banger!

[@mikkommp]

Also known as the oxygen mask breaks for the grampas.

[@k1775]

​@mikkomalli69 badass oxygen masks, then

[@migz2195]

these are also done because the drum kit gets moved to a different part of the stege...4 positions total during the concert since its a ring shape

[@mikkommp]

@@migz2195 Umm, no. There are four kits that pop up one at a time.

[@migz2195]

@mikkomalli69 sure whatever lols. Still position of kit relative to stage gets changed easier just to say moved.

[@Wodeeee]

Best night of my life. Moshing with aquaman and Lars hit every single double kick; for those doubting.

[@TransNFLGirl]

James cannot sing like he did from 88-93. But he ALWAYS makes sure to bring it back for this fucking S tier song. Also, DAMN LARS! Did not need to become a fucking machine gun!

[@DaniEl-lb7bb]

93 was shit.

[@Coconuthut1]

James voice has aged like fine wine. He sounds relaxed but also has some aggression too. It’s hard to explain

[@brigs247__8]

It sounds different but great in its own way. James Hetfield is my fav band frontman of all time.

[@Hernandez8895]

i literally went "OH SHIT!" when i heard the intro tape to fight fire with fire! i was expecting blackened or battery and my head just exploded at the start of the performance! this was definitely the highlight for night 2 in LA!

[@NooDLES411911]

Just had the same experience in Detroit. Was waiting for Blackened and then i heard thet intro and was like ohhhhgg shiiiiiit

[@defaultdan7923]

oh my god man, same. it was unreal, i never thought id hear this song live

[@Majestic351]

i was just listening this song 10 minutes ago, and i wondered how good it would sound live today, and you release it 7 mins ago 😂. thank you guys for your energy ❤

[@dcasper9884]

Same bro

[@urielemiliodesantiago6137]

I was there too

[@Ecw394]

@@urielemiliodesantiago6137did they open with this??

[@urielemiliodesantiago6137]

No they didn't sadly

[@99wayztodie]

absolute banger, love Metallica and the performance

[@BJ-50]

Hearing the first :45 even gave me chills. This song needs to be played more live.

[@AhYesIndeedItsFunTime]

never thought I'd hear Lars play that double kick pattern again, proud of you Lars!

[@flataffect]

Soooo goood!

[@MisQot]

Edit, baby, edit 🤓

[@callumbrady88]

@@MisQot why would they edit him missing one here or there or losing tempo

[@nenivreb]

​@@callumbrady88so you would think its real 😆

[@hen913]

@@nenivreb I was at the show lol he actually hit them i was surprised

[@Cuca98]

This is absolutely insane! They went all out on this one!

[@concombreperdu2644]

What an incredible performance it was from Lars ! 🔥

[@juliocastro9563]

I remember seeing James start the riff and only getting more hyped as it went on! A top 10 Metallica song for me since the day I heard it. A night to remember for years to come 😩🙏🤘🏽

[@nikitavandijk1381]

Fight fire with fire will forever be an epic song

[@FUTURESQUASH767]

Greatest Metallica song ever. So happy this is back in the set for this show

[@scorpionking4012]

It’s just incredible how Metallica can be that good at their 60’s , just total respect.

[@ErosMoreira1]

One of my favorite songs by an amazing band 🙏

[@robertwalker3357]

Kreator

[@maiherbhasin360]

I went absolutely crazy when I heard the intro. One of the best metallica shows of my life 🤘🏼

[@MxAngelSL]

One of the best songs ever made! 🔥🔥🔥

[@ezeldf2339]

I wish I was there! This song is simply perfect, Metallica at its finest.

[@lordofminis]

They play this so fast and accurate it’s mind-blowing. Still pound for pound the best live band around.

[@xurxo12]

Like if they were playing it for the last 40 years! 😬 Oustanding performance 🤘🏽🔥

[@omisokaomisokas5095]

For those of us who are struggling and a bit down but not out, the part of "FIGHT...FIGHT...FIGHT!" gives me goosebumps and so much motivation to keep pushing and keep fighting! Don't give up! Thanks always, Metallica!

[@Tony_Dias1692]

Awesome harmonies and bouble bass!

[@yeahea9344]

first they play the battery interlude and now the stops at the beginning, they just keep on getting better and better LOVE METALLICA🙏🙏

[@Squall6575]

God, I love this band

[@shinyplaid]

I love that new(ish?) beginning before the album intro. And then James’ opening riff. Intense.

[@remembertheblacksabbath]

Insane these dudes are in their 50’s and 60’s and STILL performing at this level!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@jxchamb]

That into gets me every time. And then bam!! Right in the face with the metal onslaught.

[@drzaxos]

3:55 amazing harmony \m/

[@jantzenallen3077]

4:25 how about that dive bomb from Kirk 😳😳😳

[@23hunter152]

I was in shock when the intro started. What a fantastic addition to the setlist!🤘🏻 thank you for two awesome nights!

[@gegenwartundzukunft]

When James is looking at Kirk, he is such full of energy and drives Kirk on to nail the solo and harmonics on every note, it is amazing. 😍

[@madrabbi1]

Looks very menacingly at Kirk! )))

[@andrewcastillo9558]

Might be in my top 3 performances of this ever. They fuckin killed it. James sounds good as hell here.

[@robertwalker3357]

Testament

[@weddingvideographerireland]

That harmony section in the middle brought an immediate smile to my face. Fantastic.

[@unforgivenii3122]

3:22 is so legendary I can’t believe their current performance level God bless ‘em all

[@carlosnascimento9269]

I feel like I say this with every video, but that voice! That fucking voice! James is a god. So grateful for all these live videos. Especially when you see them live, the videos of that show are such a great memento.

[@little_roler]

the excitement on my face when they played this song was beyond what my face could handle. Fight fire with fire is one of my top songs from metallica of all time🤘

[@thelightmonkey1970]

The sound production is first class - props to the audio engineers who captured this

[@1980pennywise]

Man those live videos are killing it every time. Thank you Metallica!

[@mysteriousmadmonkey187]

I was here. this was my first Metallica concert, let alone actual concert.

[@jochencooper2751]

What a band ,still crushing this Thrash classic 🔥🔥🔥

[@codyhall6279]

I was ecstatic when I heard this song. I was there, and this song live is absolute fire 🔥

[@alejandroczerwinski9165]

I was there too, fking absolutely awesome

[@leinadisjourneys]

That was awesome, love that these golden oldies are still being played. The Gods are laughing!

[@gobfather1782]

Long live METALLICA!!!!!!

[@davidriddick82]

STILL BRINGING THE HEAT!! 40 years and just insane!! 🔥🤘🏻 Lars still throwing down the double bass, these guys are LEGENDARY… FUCK YES!!!!

[@ArcturusAndromeda]

This was the first Metallica album I bought age 14/15. The intro to this song made me a Metallica fan for life.

[@luisarosemena2781]

Me too 🤟

[@MegaTattoo79]

same here!! Metal Gods!!

[@rushayaesp]

Same, I was 13 when I bought my RTL CD and thank fuck I did

[@tielerjaneck6042]

This was so badass in person, so hyped they uploaded this one

[@felixpetajajarvi4469]

Lars is on point once again!

[@Hoscitt]

These official vids are fixed before release ya know?! 😁

[@agusg.3093]

​@@Hoscittdo You really think that lars drumming is edited?😂, these people😂😂😂

[@AlienFrequency]

@@Hoscitt they likely do some proper mixing in post, sure, but Lars sounds great live. I've seen them live 10 times. Quit being Lars a hater. It's so old and tired.

[@foreverorion_]

I was there and indeed he was great! Double bass and everything.

[@Hoscitt]

@@AlienFrequency I'm not a Lars hater at all - I'm a 35 year fan of the band! Just saying all of these M72 vids are heavily fixed (which is their perogative), there are noticeable differences between fan shot vids and official. Drums, vocals and guitars

[@TheSixStringGuy]

I dont care what anyone says For Metallica to be jamming since 1982 and these guys are pushing 60 years old and rocks the god damn house every time, they have my utmost respect. Kirk, james, Lars, Rob.....you guys are the best ❤

[@aitorayala]

Man, they sound strong!

[@Jaxon-lc5xy]

i love metallica 🤘

[@jprrob4016]

Can’t believe they hit the harmonized part so perfectly

[@sebastiandelacruz3849]

Ive always preferred the harmonizing guitar solo live to the album version because its literally just the bass carrying the rhythm along. The image that always pop up in my head during that part is two dragons of lightning dancing (the harmonizing guitars). The drums are the loud boom of thunder you hear during the dance and while all this ensuing chaos, a mage, in this case the bassist, is in the background orchestrating and controlling the storm of two dragons of lightning. The live version is so badass.

[@inspectorbudget]

I love your brilliant imagery describing the dragons! I always see imagery in my head from music too. Thanks for sharing!

[@kavehnamvar]

I'm really glad that I grew up with your music I'm 46 and I believe METALLICA is always my no.1 band

[@JoaoMarcos-ik1gq]

O Lars tá insano no pedal dublo!! Incrível demais!!! 🇧🇷

[@FranciscoFernandezJr]

I was there, and it was glorious...

[@mvd3517]

Nothing but respect for this band.

[@jppsicologia4846]

Lars está detonando ao vivo. Bumbo duplo bem executado, sem improvisos! Furioso 🔥⚡👊🏻🤘🏻🇧🇷

[@umcaraqualquer3640]

Esses vídeos aqui são editados. Mas pelo que falam o bumbo duplo dele está bem melhor mesmo.

[@jppsicologia4846]

@@umcaraqualquer3640 Devem melhorar o som na edição. 👍🏻 🤝🏻

[@jantzenallen3077]

@@umcaraqualquer3640nah I heard the raw version of this performance and he is actually playing the double bass parts

[@umcaraqualquer3640]

@@jantzenallen3077 Nice!

[@user-vo3yh5tf1u]

39年を経ても色褪せない名曲。そして何よりこのタイトな演奏!! 見ていて心躍る❤❤❤❤

[@MusicJamin330]

Man, it always makes me so happy hearing Rob nail that classic bass lick at 3:24 before the solo 🤘🤘

[@ali965]

I love that. Cliff knew how to spice up these songs

[@HeavyRaiden]

Faaacts 🤘

[@juniorperez4908]

Bro ..I was in the mid section of seats ..great seats ..I sang my lungs out in every song ..banged my head ..specially the old songs …y go to a concert if u ain’t got that energy

[@NickyB0718]

Sounds great, 60 years old and still got it. Can’t complain at all

[@slayerbehe4795]

Damn, that intro was fucking awesome. Still such an amazing song

[@Deleondiego]

I was there and realizing what was coming up with that intro was simply unreal. Everyone went absolutely bananas

[@raymondortiz5253]

One of the hardest opening tracks and I was there to witness it. 😭

[@user-uz1si3fu1i]

These guys. Have been tougher for almost forty three years and still going strong 💪 😮

[@bobbull4079]

They sound great in their 60s, still loud .

[@RED-bz9hn]

James honestly sounds better now than ever other than the glory days black album and before. His range is more wide he just doesn’t have that high grit

[@Starca71]

Amazing perfomance on this song!!! 🤟🤟🤟🤟

[@mattpierce5009]

Fucking HELL! James sounding MORE aggressive and way better than many of the 80s performances. It's so great to see them in top shape these days

[@AlexMcMonnies]

Blackened will always be a tune and Battery has my heart, but man Fight Fire with Fire is just an absolute beast of a tune and they absolutely kill it here!

[@leoralev2416]

lArS cANt PLaY doUBLe aNYmORe........ What a performance...

[@ali965]

How are they still playing this fast bro

[@gansior4744]

Its Yerba Mate, im telling you

[@robertdupre9794]

One of my favorites

[@rafaelbarfk]

Damn, Kirk is a savage on this one. What a performance!

[@TheDutchMusician]

good to hear lars using his double bass again !! \,,/

[@metalpianomanmusic]

in 2016 at Metlife that double base at this part literally was kicking me in the chest. happy they still can pull it off...

[@PuppetMaster1]

They need to play this song more often

[@vinceargado9892]

I was at both of these shows. Metallica rocks!

[@TunedIntoCars]

That was sooooo good!!!!

[@zeppe798]

Best band out there

[@MrGuitarforyou]

Best moment of the weekend. I was so happy I got to see you guys play this. Definitely a bucket list song!!

[@LaBestiaAzul515]

The Best of The Best number one... 🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@danielbraud4438]

These guys are still in great shape! Tough song to play, even in your 20's.

[@Kewu-cu3tl]

Incredible performance at this age

[@DL500316]

I lost my shit when I heard the classical intro to this song. Easily the best part of the second night 🤘🏼🔥

[@tommyb8374]

That doubled solo was 🔥

[@mechanixe]

It is the best performance of this song! ❤❤❤❤❤❤ Metallica

[@dirk4463]

Awesome 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻 Since 36 years my favorite Band!!!! Guys,you are already immortal🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@SilentDeath.29]

KIRK HAMMETT NAILED THE FUCKING SOLO AND BOTH JAMES AND KIRK NAILED THE FUCKING HARMONY BRO THIS IS THE BEST FIGHT FIRE WITH FIRE LIVE PERFORMANCE EVERRR LIKE THE INTRO THE LIGHTS THE CROWD EVERYTHINGGGG!!!!!!!

[@thomasdaddio741]

James vocals are flawless still after all these years

[@herooftheday1107]

That's great and full energy

[@matiurbani]

🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@MrIgorek123]

Lars double bas here is insane!!!

[@steniooliveiragarcia1307]

Acho que essa foi a melhor versão ao vivo deles dessa música. Ficou maravilhoso!

[@jfs2761]

I had to watch it twice to really be sure i was not dreaming. And then, i watched it 2 more times for my pleasure.

[@tad1111]

They are amazing!⚡️⚡️🎸🎸💖