Rapper FIRST time REACTION to Metallica - Creeping Death Live Moscow 1991! Absolutely nuts...

[@trevorkenny]

Old Metallica is Thrash Metal to the max. Hard and Fast.

[@JimmyLeeDragon]

Back then, it was true Heavy Metal on Headbangers Ball

[@JimmyLeeDragon]

Venom, I would consider the beginning of thrash metal

[@tommc3622]

People don't appreciate that this didn't get airplay in the day. It was fringe. MTV only played Metallica on Headbanger's Ball, and they never even made a music video until "One" from Justice For All. The major market rock station I listened to in 1990 only played them after 11pm. (Metallicks 105.9 KBPI Denver)

[@jayb7775]

"I didn't know they played this fast." My sweet summer child. I envy the enlightenment that lies before you. Behold, "Battery," and ye shall know.

[@TheTwitchybird]

OR WHIPLASH

[@DeniseWilcox-kp1dl]

“Battery” Live in Seattle 1989 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@JimmyLeeDragon]

Listen to Metal Miltia

[@jamesheal8157]

damage Inc. too.. Dyer's eve? they have a few fast tunes.. Dude needs more Metallica in his life. Creeping Death isn't even "fast" really. Then bring on the Slayer :)

[@landenthe70s]

Listen to battery! the full song not the live versions where they skip the beginning

[@nickdietz4367]

This is a song about the 10th plague God struck on Egypt, personifying the death of the firstborn son of every person who didn’t paint their door with blood; as you may recall in the book of Exodus as Moses leads Gods chosen out of slavery.

[@estoy1001]

It's also imagery straight out of the film 'The Ten Commandments': The Angel of Death manifests as a green vapor that moved along the ground & killed those it encountered- a creeping death, if you will. Also Hetfield's parents were in the Christian Science sect- which he hated for a lot of reasons- and likely made him watch the film every Easter. For more anger at religion, check out Leper Messiah, The God That Failed, Dyer's Eve, Holier Than Thou.

[@curbowbass6124]

@@estoy1001It’s straight out of the Bible.

[@dimitarmitev7176]

@@curbowbass6124 👍

[@jasonlmeadows]

Fast? No, if you want fast - Battery live from Seattle 1989. That performance makes this feel like a Ford Pinto stuck in neutral. It is just an unreal performance and I am a Metallica fan from the 80's. I have been in many crowds at Metallica shows and when they play this song and get to the section where the crowd is chanting DIE DIE DIE it is just a totally next level energy!

[@vbxtc625]

If you want fast, then Battery or Ride the Lightning fits just fine, but if you really want to explore the death side of things, the best cut on this album is Fade To Black.

[@prestoncorbin5619]

Awesome energy

[@bdarylk]

Battery is by far the best song to pit to

[@jasonlmeadows]

@@bdarylk i may throw Whiplash in that conversation.

[@donnasmith5942]

Whiplash is super fast! Off their 1st Album Kill 'Em all.

[@nickdietz4367]

You definitely haven’t heard enough Metallica! They’re considered one of the big four bands who pioneered “thrash metal” including Anthrax, Megadeth and Slayer.

[@bdarylk]

I have been blessed to say I have seen them all live

[@davidsullivan5231]

Enter sandman is when they started to do heavy metal.

[@ranger51262]

How did you post your comment 1 month ago, when this video just came out 2 hours ago here?

[@BobSadoski]

@@ranger51262 the members get the videos before being posted for everyone.

[@anthalas1]

@@ranger51262 he a member

[@shmick6079]

For context - Jason Newsted (bass in this video) was a Metallica fan before joining the band. His energy is so high when he sings the final verse because he absolutely loves the song and is literally living out his dream in that moment.

[@KaDr-u3v]

No disrespect to Robert Trujillo, but I really miss Jason, he gave so much to their live shows.

[@shmick6079]

@ he did for sure.

[@mikejohnson-dl7vt]

Straight outta The Bible, Folks..😇❤🎶🤙

[@richardmeyer418]

Best Passover song ever ...

[@Seven50ml]

Fucking loved Jason's vocals and hype!

[@mattblatchley2061]

he always gave everything he had!!!

[@bobdillashaw4360]

One of my favorite bassist next to Steve Harris

[@raymondott6100]

For whom the bell tolls, ride the lightning, and justice for all, blackened and wherever I may roam. 🔥🔥🎸🔥🔥

[@michellesmith7363]

All these and dyer’s Eve

[@JimmyLeeDragon]

Battery, Metal Miltia, Whiplash faster then those, For Whom the Bells Toll is my #1 song, seen them do it live many times

[@billkeithchannel]

Side 1 last song _Fade To Black_ Side 2 first song _Trapped Under Ice_ The dichotomy of someone wanting to die and someone desperately wanting to live always struck me as very profound.

[@bronxbulldog3329]

Creeping Death was written and released in 1984 so they had plenty of time to know this song and back then we passed around copies of tapes to our friends and that’s how it spreads.

[@Bijou2013]

The Russian young people knew Metallica music the same way us Boomers knew music - you pass it between friends! Back in my day, you'd make "mix tapes" and pass them along to friends. It's like evangelism - spread to the faithful by word of mouth!

[@DannyBedo]

Ew, don’t make music sharing gross by association with evangelicals 😂 we all stole music off the radio with cassette and cd players 😂 boomers need to understand their bummers.

[@chueysmama2622]

Those tapes changed my life! Fellow old person, we may have touched the same tape!

[@lewe666]

That's how I learned about my fav bands. Metal was never on TV or radio where I live.

[@Shitinthemorning]

Exactly, and later end 90's (before internet music - that was after 2005) we burned copied albums to blank cd s and passed it true. A classmate gived me album copy from Children of Bodom, I became instantly fan without knowing them before, I listen to this album now still , 22 years later. Im thankful to him, otherwise probably I would never have heard of this band

[@justmejoy124]

The enormity of that crowd still blows my mind🤘🔥

[@sumonjamal1653]

Besides tape-trading that launched the careers of many metal bands in the 80's - Anthrax, Overkill, Exodus, Testament, Slayer, Death Angel... from the USA... Voivod, Anvil, Exciter, Annihilator... from Canada ... Kreator, Sodom, Destruction, Tankard, Running Wild... from (West) Germany... Iron Maiden, Saxon, Venom, Motorhead, Onslaught... from the UK... Metal fans also began publishing heavy metal fanzines that listed tape traders... reviews of bands and albums... interviews... And those publications circulated all over the world and many were printed in native languages. That was the world before the internet.

[@tommc3622]

Sepultuta from Brazil... thrash was a global phenomenon.

[@GrannyMetalheadTV]

Parents in the 70's and 80's: Metal music is Satanic. Metallica: Writes song about the book of Exodus 🤪😂 YEAH!!! I'm so psyched that you're finally doing Creeping Death!! I saw them for the 3rd and 4th time at Texas Stadium (I refuse to call it AT&T Stadium) in August of last year and it was MAGNIFICENT! There were 100k people there and Metallica played Creeping Death and I was right there screaming "DIE, DIE" along with the other 99,999 people. It was ELECTRIFYING! It was a 2 night concert and I yelled, sang and cheered myself hoarse. I couldn't talk above a hoarse whisper for 2 weeks! 😂 Abso-freaking-lutely worth it!!!! Unless they are doing a cover (like Turn the Page or So What) their songs always have a deep message/meaning/subject. They are a band you should dive deep into because of your appreciation of lyrics. 🤘Rock on, Kelly 🤘

[@oakie20]

That's awesome! I'm from Toronto and will be seeing them in April at Skydome (I refuse to call it Rogers Centre) :))))

[@billkeithchannel]

Back in 1989 I wrote a parody of _Leper Messiah_ called _Yeshuah Messiah_ and it tells the salvation story from Genesis onward.

[@Reblwitoutacause]

Mans wasn't ready for the "DIE!" chant lmfao

[@crystalcaffrey9788]

Just saw Metallica for the 3rd time. 1998, 92, and 2024. They are still so good! Maybe not as raw as they once were but they matured into something amazing.

[@duanes8209]

my brother and I are going to the Houston Show next year.....cannot wait. He saw them in the 80's I have never seen them

[@crystalcaffrey9788]

@@duanes8209 it’s a great show!

[@bigbigjohnlee666]

​@@duanes8209 cool my wife and youngest daughter (26) will be at the at the Houston show 25 as well it will be my 9 metallica concert. Me and my daughter are also going to the AWMH benefit concert in L.A in december the older stuff was great and awesome without question but they still put on an awesome show.

[@duanes8209]

@@bigbigjohnlee666 thats great. its cool when you can go to concerts with your kids...my two boys, both adults now, went with me to see Iron Maiden a few years back. that was a great how too

[@jasonx4008]

​@@duanes8209I'll be there

[@OceanluvOC]

Gen X here and Metallica is one of my favorite all time bands! This is on my workout playlist when I’m doing cardio! Gets me going! 🏃🏼‍♀️‍➡️

[@DanniAdair]

I was at a Metallica concert where they had the snake pit ( Which is there mosh pit name) A female was accidently knocked into the pit. James ( The Lead singer) Jumped into the pit, not caring for his own safety rescued the girl, then got into a fist fight with three other guys for hitting her. It was amazing, He wasn't even concerned about the fact that Everyone was there to see them he was more concerned about her.

[@JeremyMiller-sn6nh]

1.6 million Metalheads chanting DIE at the top of their lungs and Jason's signature DIE MF'er DIE, most metal moment in history 🤘❤️‍🔥💀❤️‍🔥🤘

[@MaxineWatt-jd8ho]

😂😂😂💯

[@StevieDrawStuff]

Jason was a beast and he deserved better.

[@slyfox1971]

Creeping Death=The Passover

[@SaumZ]

^^ this. It's a brilliant piece of writing.

[@somedude2440]

Funny that you mention that. I am married to a girl that is half Jewish on her fathers side. I would go to her fathers house for Passover though I am not Jewish. They appreciated that I would read with them the story of Passover. Her family was trying to make sure I knew the story and would ask me questions to make sure I was engaged. Her father thought I was very well informed, and asked me how I knew it so well. I told them well I have read the bible when I was younger and watched the ten commandments several times growing up with my family, but Creeping Death is my favorite Metallica Song. He asked why that mattered, when i told him it was about Passover he was excited. He listened to it at some point and expressed it was not his taste in music but thought it was very cool that the story of Passover reaches so many people even if they don't realize it.

[@billkeithchannel]

@@somedude2440 Most don't realize that the 10th plague was out of the mouth of Pharoh who ordered the slaughter of every first-born Hebrew. But YHWH (Yehuwah) sent the angel of death to strike Egypt first.

[@Deathbird_Mitch]

​@somedude2440 BTW, those questions are part of the tradition. Usually asked to the kids, but really all who attend. The adults/elders confirm and discuss thus furthering/affirming their knowledge.

[@erikaronska1096]

This is my favorite Metallica song!!!!

[@TrenTgm]

You have GOTTA do more Metallica!! They’re arguably the biggest band in metal. They really are more than just a metal band, though. They’ve ventured into quite a few other sounds and genres

[@PML78]

I second this 😎👍🏽

[@tylersmith859]

The bass slap from Jason after Kirk's solo is absolute 🔥🔥, cheers to the camera man for catching that and editing it in

[@RaLeaChaddle-kq9gi]

Summer 1988(36yrs ago) Monsters Of Rock Tour was in Buffalo NY, Rich Stadium. Line up: Van Halen-Scorpions-Metallica-Dokken-Kingdomcome. I WAS THERE at 16yrs old. Metallica was brand new to our ears. A fan ever since😊

[@prestoncorbin5619]

@@RaLeaChaddle-kq9gi same tour Foxboro🔥

[@mztweety1374]

Seattle 1989 the entire show is absolutely brilliant.. also Toronto 86(rip Cliff 🫶🏾🫶🏾🫶🏾)

[@alexanderwilkins4496]

I was excited to see this one from you and glad you were able to experience it. Now, in the modern setting, think that this song (or generally Whiplash) is the start of their concert and sets the tone for the night. In regards to the speed of their playing, along with being one of the pioneering bands for the thrash movement, James Hetfield's down picking has always been regarded as S-Tier, nearly inhuman -- recommend Damage Inc off Master of Puppets if you would like to see the speed and precision along with him singing simultaneously. Side note, I just want to thank you for your work on this channel. It's something that my son and I get to share in with each other (even while we are separated until summers). It's brought a lot of joy and memories to the both of us. Truth be told, I'll be taking him to his first Metallica show this upcoming June in Houston, TX and taking my mom with us. She, who saw Metallica in 1988 at the Monsters of Rock festival in Germany while pregnant with me, later took me to my first show (Metallica and Godsmack) and now she'll be seeing them again with Pantera and Suicidal Tendencies with her grandkids. Just to put a perspective on how long they have been going and how long they have been on top. Cheers good sir! Be well today.

[@MsM-jr2jp]

Oooh, ooh, ooh, welcome to early Thrash Metal!!! Glad you looked up the lyrics too.

[@mjhansen9292]

Your historical knowledge on this is just awesome dude. Thanks for the vid bro

[@Prsboy78]

The lineup for this historic concert included Motley Crue, Pantera, the Black Crows, Metallica and ACDC. Metallica's early work was fast metal and was referred to as Thrash metal (this would be considered a slower thrash track). Ok now this hurt my head to think that Rod Stewart and Michel Jarre's played separate concerts with two and a half times more people............ 3.5 million in attendance.

[@allanrutledge5971]

Creeping Death is from their album Ride the Lightning. Great album. But if you really want to do yourself a favor, eet aside an hour, put on a big pair of headphones, and listen through the album Master of Puppets to its entirety.

[@scottpressman4744]

Welcome to the Metallica family brother.....music, especially LIVE music, will never be the same. There's an appreciation to what they do even if you don't personally enjoy it. They are the best live band in the world!

[@Liz-cmc313]

Their first 4 albums are all heavy.. Excellent song writing and lyrics. The breakdown in this song is effing awesome 🤘🏼🔥

[@madman1366]

That’s the the thing with 80’s metal. So many people focused on key words or elements and used that to create an insane hysteria about metal. All these years later, so many people are finally catching up to it. Better late than never!

[@Frostrazor]

it was called the satanic panic in the 80s. As a D&Der and metal head back then, i was in the line of fire from these fk-tards who knew nothing about either RPGs or heavy metal. spouting off the stupidest ish ever.

[@morkrazy]

My youngest and I saw them twice in 2017, seeing my little ten year old chanting DIE DIE DIE with horns up warmed my heart

[@johngray1009]

Dude, in 1991 Gorbachev was the Soviet president. He was replaced by Yeltsin in December, after the USSR collapsed. Putin was only 39 at the time and working for the mayor and went on to be the mayor of St Petersburg's Head of External Relations. He didn't become president until 2012 (excluding his brief appointment, by Yeltsin, as Prime Minister in 1991).

[@justawhisperintheuniverse8257]

Glad you decided to do this one. The raw energy of the performance is still electrifying today. Once you dig into Metallica's lyrics, you'll probably be surprised at the subjects they cover. Can't wait to go see them next year.

[@chrisbayer6467]

I’ve seen of them play this live a tons of times. Never ceases to amaze me.

[@keltonhutchison5951]

Bootleg metal tapes were out. Imagine the establishment saying that You can NOT hear this. That is what made it so powerful. Liberty and Freedom are like a beach ball. You can only hold it under water with great might and struggle. One little false move it will spring up out of the water. It cannot be denied. This is what made this Monsters of Rock so powerful. I am 58. The only time You heard a Metallic song was on between 2 a.m. - 6 a.m. I believe it was on Z-ROK in the Dallas area in the 80's.

[@keltonhutchison5951]

Crepping Death=Passover

[@snezzevp]

Creeping Death, For Whom the Bell Tolls, and Ride the Lightning opened the door for Metalica for me. I bought their EP cassette in the early 80’s, and the rest is history for me.

[@lennyj3300]

The feeling you get with 1 million people screaming, "DIE, DIE, DIE" has got to blow your mind!!! 😮

[@RockinMamaT]

I saw them live 3 times and they kicked my ass every time. 20,000 people yelling die is something you'll never forget 😅 For Whom the bell tolls live is my absolute favorite from them. Check out April Wine..Roller extended version 🙏 Great reaction and Peace out 🙏 ☮️ ✌️BTW in Russia they would get bootlegged cassettes and pass them amongst the citizens..they did it will all music back in the day 😊 James grew up in a really strict religious upbringing and his lyrics reflect his life

[@kellysouther4278]

Seeing them June 20&22! Can't wait. My service dog is going too. He's seen them once before. Slept through must of it. 😂

[@blurpledragon2779]

James Hetfield writes most of the lyrics for Metallica , Lars the drummer arranges the music , the other fellas also contribute but it's mainly James and Lars . They are also the original co founders of Metallica .

[@donnamcmanus7360]

Core concert memory for me was the "Die" chant at each of the five concerts I've seen. Each time I'd stop chanting just to experience the boom of everyone's voices. Amazing.

[@Chevymetal69z28]

Anything from Seattle 1989 will blow your mind, even better, arguably the best show ever filmed by Metallica.

[@DeniseWilcox-kp1dl]

Absolutely 💯 “Battery” 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@tinamakaneole]

Russia was full of rock music bootleg albums, the Beatles and blue jeans were traded heavily. ❤😊

[@BlackPegasusRaps]

I heard the story about Levi’s but I never knew the rock scene was like this. Super cool. Thank you so much for the extra support and much love.

[@tinamakaneole]

@@BlackPegasusRaps ty, btw Putin is a huge Beatle fan. Much love.❤️

[@petebrown6356]

One of my favorite M songs...go back to their old work, it's addictive.

[@thefourty-yearoldgamer8289]

this video... man, the whole moscow concert... just mind blowing.. I could not handle being amongst that many humans haha... like 13 is my limit. glad you read the lyrics... that was really cool..

[@billyoliver4000]

Anastasia Pulling Teeth live Chicago 1983 is one you need to check out. Cliff Burtons bass playing will blow your mind.

[@RobertThurman-c2w]

This song was from their second album Ride The Lightning back when they were still thrash metal. This is actually the second big music festival in Moscow. The first was the Moscow Music Peace Festival in 1989

[@Desu-Desu-Chan-San]

3:14 "I would have taken it out of context if I did not read the lyrics" - Ah yes, the 90's Satanic Panic, I remember it well lol

[@julianwaters7192]

Fire reaction man 🔥

[@hk45c62]

BP, Harvester Of Sorrow is also performed at this same concert and needs its own reaction.

[@DeniseWilcox-kp1dl]

@@hk45c62 Yes, “Harvester of Sorrow” from this concert is awesome and crazy footage of the soldiers 🔥🔥🔥

[@LisaPoole-z6r]

LMAOOOO… your reaction, you’re gonna hurt yourself! My husband love love loves Metallica! He’s 63 now and still rocks out to them and others.

[@nickdietz4367]

This is a song about the 10th plague God struck on Egypt, personifying the death of every person who didn’t paint their door with blood; as you may recall in the book of Exodus as Moses leads Gods chosen out of slavery.

[@happyphotoshooter]

It did not kill every person that did not paint their door with lambs blood - It only killed the first born sons, and in doing so killed the Pharos son as well as anyone else's first born son that did not paint their door.

[@DannyBedo]

@@nickdietz4367 or it’s just extremely anti war, mildly sarcastic, and self aware song…

[@Darf652]

Its the Passover

[@RyAnxiety1]

@@DannyBedo it's literally talking about Moses and the Pharoah

[@DannyBedo]

@@RyAnxiety1 or if there’s more room in your forehead, it’s not just a Moses reference. It’s anti war on purpose

[@snezzevp]

There have been a bunch of amazing front men in rock history. But James is a boss ass front man! Not from flamboyance, but from sheer powerful presence!

[@Xtro-1098]

Keep pumping out great content BP #20

[@mrlatenightdrinker3962]

Saw Metallica in 1988 in Philly part of Monsters of Rock Concert, to this day best 13 hours of music and fun

[@ForgeAheadwithMike]

"I didn't know they played this fast",,, That's hilarious!

[@chueysmama2622]

Metallica ARE the Gods, Godfathers and masters of thrash metal. All you need to know. Check out their 80's albums.

[@VadersRage]

The next song on this show's playlist was "Harvester Of Sorrow"........a slow grind that has about as much energy as this one. Maybe one day you'll get to it. I'll be here for it!

[@scottspringer3625]

This song is from their 2nd album Ride the Lightning. This era is when they were still more of a thrash metal band and much less radio-friendly. Some of the biggest differences from this era, as opposed to the post-Black Album years are the length of the songs, more reliance on speed metal, and the range of tempo changes and dynamics with any particular song (listen to Fade to Black, Sanitarium, Master of Puppets, and the instrumental Orion for good examples). Starting with Master of Puppets and even more so on And Justice For All, they incorporated more prog rock techniques into their sound. The biggest difference between those two albums was the loss of their bassist Cliff Burton who was killed in a tour bus accident while the band was touring in Europe. Cliff Burton was a huge influence on the sound of the first four albums, even though Jason Newstead replaced him after his passing on Justice. In addition, for reasons really only known to James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich, the base level on Justice was nearly eliminated in post production. Starting with the self-titled Metallica album, a.k.a. The Black Album, Metallica’s sound shifted to a more radio-friendly production. Mostly the songs were shorter, they leaned more into a classic metal sound as opposed to thrash metal or prog metal, and James Hetfield’s vocals became cleaner - primarily to try and save his voice from being totally shredded. Still, there was enough of a classic Metallica sound to differentiate it from either grunge or the 80’s popular “hair metal” trend. That run of five Metallica albums - Kill ‘em All, Ride the Lightning, Master of Puppets, And Justice for All, and the Black Album - is one of the most impressive string of consecutive album releases of any band at any time in rock history. They’ve had other good albums since - S & M 1 is a live album gem recorded with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra - but those first five are the gold standard. Master of Puppets, in particular, is a no-skips classic!

[@ericteal7118]

I was 14 years old the first time I heard Metallica and I heard it on MTV! Back then, that was our go to , especially Friday nights at midnight on Headbangers Ball! Who remembers headbangers ball?

[@snezzevp]

I saw Metallica in concert in 1986 in Austin TX. they were so loud that 20’ x 20’ ceiling tiles started falling from the roof of the Colosseum they were playing in. It was total insanity.

[@srt8rocketship241]

Harvester Of Sorrow from this is so badass. Try that when you can.

[@carlosdiniz2997]

I met them on my 18th birthday. Working at festival in Lisbon and my boss got me to meet the as a birthday present 😊 I'm 39 now Massive Metallica fan

[@kurthahn8504]

when lars could still hit the double base that good!! they used to be my go to band for a long time. mad respect for the old stuff!!

[@theoddityshoppe]

\m/ METAL FINGERS UP!!! (Grandma is banging her head)

[@myproject13ttt]

This song came out in the 80s my friend, word gets out fast. Metallica took on the speed metal seen pretty early on in the 80s. Vinyl records my friend, they were sent all over the world 🤘🙏

[@thechurn4766]

James parents were very strict Christian Scientists, to the point that when his mother was diagnosed with cancer, she declined treatment. She believed that praying to god would be enough to heal her, and ended up dying. So he had extensive religious education, but also a deep distrust for that life after loosing his mother. Much of his earlier career and music were driven by this bitterness. A lot of that comes through in the song Dyers Eve off of And Justice for All.

[@pyroishere]

I don't know if Hetfield is "God Fearing", but he is a son of a preacher (i think Methodist), and his dad was horrible to his mom. So I think that veered him away from faith...maybe...he couldv'e came back too, I'm not 100% sure though. This song is bangin'!!!🤘😆..they do many songs with deeper meaning than most. Great reaction P! 40!

[@tallycahamuhlhetru26]

James is Christian, but his family growing up, were Christian Scientists, which he resented.

[@drewSmith-il2jh]

BP you cracked me up with your head movements it looked like you were having a fit 😂

[@paulv7454]

1991 seemed to be the year for massive outdoor concerts. Checkout "shoot to thrill" by AC/DC live at Donnington.

[@Boskimiszcz007]

To answer your question regarding on how did they know the music - it was mostly shared by friends. Also there were music shops where you could buy cassettes and (later) CDs and the people working there would recommend stuff to you. If you read books like biography of Motorhead or bands like them you could tell those shops played a huge role in the way the rock culture grew. Additionally, since internet and social media weren't so big, young people used to hang out with people of similar interests on daily basis, especially within subcultures like rockers or metalheads and would exchange information between each other. Also, I don't know about the west but in the east the concept of piracy was not very much known at the time. I'm from Poland, born right after communism fell and I can tell you that in the 90s if you went to a street market (don't know how to call it but back then there were a lot of market with stalls where you could buy basically everything) you could buy all kinds of media that was illegally copied. This came to an end in the early 00s (there were more pressing matters to attend earlier). Another thing is that most of cassette players used to have the recording function so a lot of people would record the music from the radio of just straight up copy music from other cassettes and share them with friends.

[@ForgeAheadwithMike]

Before the internet, there were record labels that worked with distributors to get the music into physical music stores, record shops, etc via cassette tapes, vinyl albums and CDs. And word-of-mouth got out. Homies would spread the word of a badass thrash metal band that destroyed everything in their path. And people went to local venues to see live shows and get blow away. Especially when Cliff Burton (the magic master) was alive and became one with the bass. RIP Cliff. FYI their third album, Master of Puppets, is considered the best album of this genre in history. And I'd say Ride The Lightning is a close second.

[@Lemmys_Mole]

"I didn't know they played this fast." before they were a rock band they were a thrash band, ahhh the good old days 🤘🤘

[@kevinmccann9652]

Welcome to Metallica

[@TornSoul062473]

How did we all know about this music before the internet? Word of mouth. Going to record stores and checking out the new albums. Hanging out in the schoolyard playing basketball with someone who had a boombox...

[@mk719x3]

Saw them when they were just 16/17 yrs old playing the Moore Theater in Seattle. I will never forget that experience and how they have grown! I was 16 at the time as well. Oh the memories!! ❤

[@SoloGamingZA]

James Co founded Metalica at age 18 in 1981 so when they first ever played at The Moore theatre was in 1985 when he was 23.

[@mk719x3]

@@SoloGamingZA Sorry if I was mistaken about their age. I was 17 in 1985 and that was what I was told as far as how old they were at that time. You see, I'm from the East Coast and I had only found out about Metallica by a friend of mine that I met when I moved there. I believed her. I never thought to look into their ages all this time. I really didn't think much of the age thing. I just always thought of them as being near my age. Accept was the opening act and, while we were waiting to get in, in a line around the building, something blew up in the back of a truck that was parked in the street. We were still picking glass out of our hair once we got inside. During Accept, the crowd started throwing things on the stage and James came out and stopped the show. He was not pleased by what was going on and threatened to stop the show entirely if the crowd didn't stop. That left quite the impression on this young girls mind.

[@SoloGamingZA]

@@mk719x3 No Problem.. Hope I did not come off as a know it all lol

[@My0wnSavi0r]

This was one of the best reactions. He wasn't ready 😂.

[@mik9124]

History Man , never before ... never again Epic , Unice , METALLICA SPIT OUT best ever Folk- real Heavy Metal around the World *** Cliff took Place , never been forgotten *** ORION

[@jasondufresne7005]

Goosebumps every time!!!!

[@tapar11]

People got the music by trading cassette tapes back then. One of the coolest things I ever owned was a black market cassette tape from metallica's early days. It had a few of the hits from their first album but with totally different lyrics. I wish I still had it because it feels historically significant now.

[@theoddityshoppe]

Jack Black told a story at Ozzy's Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame induction this week about walking into a record store and wandering around till an older guy pointed him to the heavy metal. This happened to a lot of us or we joined record/tape clubs and they sent us random music every month. We heard things at friends houses or in clubs or riding in other people's cars. That's how you got exposed to new music and different kinds of friends and people from other places brought new stuff with them and good music spread like a virus. :)

[@SeaBeeDave71]

Hearing that song live is an experience like no other. I've seen them twice. You can't tell in that video, but when you're in the crowd and everyone is yelling die die die.....you can barely hear the band. It's insane.

[@JimmyLeeDragon]

Top 5 of my favorite songs from them

[@richparks5197]

Seek and destroy Jump in the fire Old metallica classics 🤘🤘

[@NS1.]

There are SO many bangers by Metallica. 😁👍 10:19 - I was also 11 in 1991 😎 I didn't really start messing around with the internet until about 98 or 99 basically right after high school. Went all through hs with pretty much nobody talking about the internet 🤔

[@bigbigjohnlee666]

Music is the ultimate universal language bro.

[@jamescotner2459]

Seattle 89, 90. Etc. epic!

[@bikerdan62]

When this concert was played, 1991 I was on a US Navy ship, comming back from the Gulf War. We went all over the Gulf. We were inundated with bootleg cassetts from all over SE Asia. We heard Metallica's "Black" album, before it hit the States, Just like Pink Floyd's "The Wall", which we heard in Europe before it came out in the US.

[@decaftycho3770]

Battery live in Seattle '89 is something else man.

[@starburstppl]

Metallica was inspired for the song by the 1956 film "The Ten Commandments" which is based on the Bible of the Plagues of Egypt. While the band members were watching the scene of the final plague killing every Egyptian first-born child, Cliff Burton (the bassist for Metallica until his tragic death in 1986) remarked "Whoa - it's like creeping death", as the plague was represented by a fog rolling into the Pharaoh's palace. The band liked the sound of "creeping death" and decided to write a song about the plagues, with the phrase as its title.

[@Jmab-rv7jc]

Check out “ Fade to Black” live in Moscow. Youll gna love that too.

[@stephanieclark9849]

*Metallica didn't have a video on MTV until "One" (their choice) and never got any radio play until "Enter Sandman" because they were too heavy according to mainstream radio at the time. That should tell you a little about their popularity to have such a huge fan base all over the world without any of the typical ways of being heard to get there.* 🤘🤘🤘

[@Reblwitoutacause]

So, I don't remember the exact movie, but its a very famous movie about Moses, Passover, all that. The band was watching the movie, and the scene with all the plagues and whatnot that was sent to Egypt against the Pharoah from God on behalf of the Hebrews. When Passover scene hits, their bassist, Cliff Burton said the line "Damn. It's like a creeping death." Boom. That's the song inspiration right there.

[@curbowbass6124]

Jason’s tone is so 🔥🔥🔥

[@ReeceyBoy_4]

Metallica always tell a story brother. Proper band.

[@myproject13ttt]

This is True SPEED METAL 🤘 the early music had a lot of the style of playing, just freaking fast 💯👊

[@jordan4748]

If you think this is fast, react to anything off of the live concert in Seattle in 1989. This is the best and one of the fastest live concerts ever recorded. Period

[@bread6085]

God if I could time travel that would be the first place I’m going