Sweet Savage - Killing Time

[@zafylo_]

Why are people bashing on Metallica? As far as they're concerned they're just making tributes to great NWOBHM bands. Ulrich came to America as true metal head and introduced Hetfield to all of these great English bands. He even followed Motorhead around for one of their tours and was one of the first people in America to start the wave in the West. Metallica's doing a community service by introducing new fans to all of this great old school heavy metal. To all interested in further information I would greatly recommend to read The Sound of the Beast: The History of Heavy Metal.

[@jeremyr4812]

Cause they suck

[@jgvv]

Jeremy R your life sucks

[@dontcallmerudy9044]

Jeremy R lol na you suck

[@dontcallmerudy9044]

Millio they're only bashing because them poser kids always have to say some bullshit like "metallica did it better" but who gives a damn its just their stupid opinion anyway

[@morenoarts4759]

Millio trust me American musicians had enough influence from other American Artist more than enough trust me

[@kaalikuets3494]

I bet you also didnt know that the guitarist for this band (Vivian Campbell) is now and has been since 1992, Def Leppards Guitarist, who also played guitar for Dio and was the guitarist for Whitesnake.

[@tapmetal73]

And he has a band called Riverdogs.

[@bonefaithsenseless]

and Shadow King with Lou Gramm...

[@robertorivas4889]

And currently last in line

[@nailskarnayna]

And he's Irish, hail Vivian! Great guitarist who has more than served his time...

[@IMajst3RI]

I didn't knew to butt now it makes sense. Sounds 100% like him

[@darblackthorn4158]

Everybody knows that 80's metal was the best :)

[@dontcallmerudy9044]

Dar Blackthorn cradle of filth would beg to differ

[@leonardocaballero9718]

70's and 80's!!!!!

[@todensarg]

90s and 2000s in my opinion

[@Thirdfish]

@@dontcallmerudy9044 COF are shit.

[@rockettaco]

Of course! :D

[@metalblade8787]

damn, this is thrashy for '81!

[@shagstars]

this is just heavy metal.

[@unabandapoporra]

again kids will start fighting about the genre

[@Haxprocess]

@@unabandapoporra I know right? I'm so glad I'm past the age about calling things this and that genre...

[@jimmyneut2702]

Early Twisted Sister sounds similar

[@Frodojack]

​@@jimmyneut2702 Which Twisted Sister songs sound similar? Anyway, this came out before anything from TS.

[@RUDI-UK]

I can say this from first hand experience. This band truly encapsulated the sound of Northern Ireland from 1979 to 1982. This was metal set to a backdrop of real life bombs, bullets, death and mayhem. True art folks.

[@michaelstephen819]

Didn't they support Motorhead at the Whitla Hall in '81 or '82?

[@RUDI-UK]

@@michaelstephen819 Maysfield Leisure Centre, Belfast 1981

[@hulksmash8159]

@ws 2019 No, that's just a crappy glam band that stole the name.

[@springbloom5940]

The irony of their being considered NWOBHM

[@RUDI-UK]

@@springbloom5940 You just had to introduce your pathetic IRA ideas. Although one can expect nothing less from ideologues who insist on their narrative and kill everyone else who has a different one.What you've just achieved here is to show the world how bigoted you are.

[@Katana2097]

Usually I think 'Tallica covers of songs sounds better than the originals, because they sound more polished and the guitars and vocals sound better to me. But this is fucking KILLER! This is awesome! Its just as heavy and fast and aggresive, and sounds much more modern that a lot of other old school metal. Well I am aware this is only '81, so not super old.

[@wervenom4219]

Sweet Savage has some of the BEST NWOBHM songs EVER!

[@kondred3985]

not only!what about diamond head and angel witch? i like this rock bands too.pretty cool

[@dontcallmerudy9044]

Rust In Peace diamond head is dope

[@777Eliyahu]

amazing vocal performance

[@fatihalt]

Thank you Metallica, for making epic music, while at the same time showing epic music of others!

[@jpmnky]

Loved their b-sides through the years. When Load was coming out the Until It Sleeps single had Queen’s Stone Cold Crazy was the b-side.

[@Frodojack]

This is thrash. It has all the elements of thrash. Fast tempo, thrash guitar tone, raspy, shouted vocals, and raw aggression. People want Metallica to be first, and they were. They were the first thrash band. But there were thrash songs before there was a thrash band. Venom's first album was thrash too, and the first thrash song was probably "Overkill" by Motorhead. That's the song that launched the genre.

[@Environmental-Time]

venom was speed metal but yeah they were superrr influence to thrash even more so than to black metal (sorry if this doesnt make muchh sense i’m drunk)

[@generalshamic4777]

Wow, lots of metallica haters for some reason. People always get so defensive and pissy when one band covers anothers bands song

[@gymguy25]

I prefer the Metallica version by far... you disagree, just listen to this one and shut up!

[@heresyify]

Because Metallica sucks in general.

[@brennanshane146]

​@@heresyify oh screw off. And try to quit being such a douche

[@dandylion18]

Metallica were great songriters in their own right, but they also had AWESOME taste in which songs to cover.

[@Mojirock86]

one the best metal music tracks of all time !

[@alexandreteixeirabenjamin6539]

The guitars in the beggining of the song reminds me Van Halen! Wonderful song!

[@springbloom5940]

Yup

[@dangiven2686]

I'm glad I'm getting old. Had I been born any later and I would have completely missed the 80s metal wave.

[@WALDENSOFTWARE]

The guy in the middle reminds me of the leader of the rogues from "The Warriors", haha.

[@handsolo1076]

David Patrick Kelly.

[@dedespedida4515]

And the one on the left reminds me of the guitar player for Def Leppard 😉

[@patrickcassidy4493]

I seen these guy's 3 times in Belfast, first time '79 at the students union, it was clear Vivian Campbell was destined for greatness.

[@rongohring3029]

Wow. Call me stupid but I was looking at the picture of Sweet Savage, and at one quick glance I said and thought to myself , "Hey. That guy on the left looks like Vivian Campbell." And then looking at the comments and someone said something about 'knowing Vivian Campbell was destined for greatness', and I about shit myself.

[@skaterbelicus]

im going to see them soon 6th nov with motorhead :D can't wait !!!!!

[@ericolsen5592]

I feel like a time traveler now

[@domsrecords6353]

Eric Olsen lol

[@fz7091]

@@ericolsen5592 Its as if these comments were frozen in time

[@ericolsen5592]

@@fz7091 Yeah it's crazy man

[@axeburst7]

Lucky for him that he didnt know what will happen in next 5 yeara

[@1wervenom]

Could be one of the best songs of the NWOBHM era...way ahead of its time as far it almost being speed metal. love the guitar work throughout the song.

[@AzhwynMetalRockLoverss]

Epic Songs & Masterpiece Powerful Voices GUYZ. Wow.Appreciate It.

[@AzhwynMetalRockLoverss]

"OLD IS GOLD" Forever & Ever For Decades To Come. 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘.

[@mjb1995]

I can't wait to see these!!!!! When they support Saxon!!!!!!!!

[@AzhwynMetalRockLoverss]

Still Have Album CDs & Cassettes.Worth Buying.

[@wesmcginty803]

I used to party with this group, based out out of San Antonio, Tx. They had a set of identical twins in the group, one playing drums, and one playing guitar. They played at the Battle of the Bands in Hellotis, Tx and They stomped ass !!!

[@Renegade666]

this is a different sweet savage from Ireland lol

[@autumnrain2110]

yeah SS out of texas sounds great -- but Renegade is right, this SS has campbell in it, an ocean away -- and now metallica is paying off their mortgages

[@Renegade666]

there are/were 2 Sweet Savages... one from america one from Ireland.

[@Renegade666]

dude... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweet_Savage theyre from Belfast, Northern Ireland, and very proud Irishmen too, if you knew anything about these guys you wouldve known that, they cover a bunch of Thin Lizzy songs live as well.

[@Renegade666]

...not sure where you're from mate, but im English, and I have Irish friends and no one says "im from the UK", they say they're Irish, regardless if theyre from NI or Eire, speak to ANY Northern Irishman and they dont consider themselves part of the mainland, no one over there likes the fact they're associated with the English, not sure if you know about UK politics but NI is UK by politics only.

[@Danny011189]

hahaha i love those vocals

[@brianbozowski]

Thanks for posting this...I've been looking for it for a long time. Awesome tune!

[@sabace]

great band , saw them in dublin supporting wild horses great gig !!

[@emwolbemwolb]

Freeeeeekin SWEET! thanks for sharing!

[@thisbambibites]

It will be the second time I've seen Ray Haller live, but the first time I've seen Sweet Savage as a band.

[@BrianStevens-n2z]

Vivian Cambell is completely underrated. Yep I said it….this guitar legend is completely underrated!!!!!

[@billyfoster3223]

Whoever highlighted my comment, thanks!😁 Who are you? Please reply!😁

[@billygonzales7675]

Viv Campbell needs more respect more than ever , this song is brutal for its time 1:11

[@marcelogonzalez3096]

Vivian Campbell .

[@ravenmad9225]

Back when used to play rock.

[@wesgoodrich7983]

Killing Tom

[@whytegroovin]

metallica can say a huge thank you !!!

[@RevoltingRudi]

they did with covering it.

[@kennethshiro9500]

Yeah this song on Garage Days really made their career.

[@carlosdiaz7897]

Sound of gunfire comes through the night Killing and hatred, it's a terrible sight Reports come in of the heavy attack Message is seen, we're moving back Preparations are made for the journey back It's a survival, supplies are packed No more nights in this eternal hell Destination is simple, we move out Killing time - you left from the line Killing time - your turn to kill Killing time - what do you say? Killing time - aha, killing time And he knew what he needed to keep us alive No time for cowardice, kill and survive Like a killer kid with a switchblade knife Nasty word, he'll take your life The silence is over, they attack again Killing and hatred drive me insane Reports come in of a heavy attack Message is seen, we're moving back Killing time - you left from the line Killing time - your turn to kill Killing time - what do you say? Killing time - aha, killing time Sound of gunfire comes through the night Killing and hatred, it's a terrible sight Reports come in of a heavy attack Message is seen, we're moving back And he knew what he needed to keep us alive No time for cowardice, kill and survive Like a killer kid with a switchblade knife Nasty word, he'll take your life Killing time - you left from the line Killing time - your turn to kill Killing time - what do you say? Killing time - aha, killing time

[@jistikoff2361]

you can clearly hear what kid he is singing about, nice try but the racism is loud and clear

[@hugolafhugolaf]

@@jistikoff2361 Ugh... get a life.

[@irushforth]

Isn't the first line of the chorus: "Your life's on the line"? Also, the last line is "I'm killing time" (which reinforces the wordplay of the song's title).

[@JasonReese1962]

Wow, it holds up today.

[@ericolsen5592]

At the time this video was posted, this band was going on tour with Motorhead. Myspace was still a thing when this video was made...

[@marcelorock-mz7xq]

Rock n roll valeu

[@jerryteacup]

Learn something new every day - this is is the first time I hear the original version of this song. So far I've only heard Metallica's version.

[@allanchrist666]

I had a bootleg cassette back in '88 called The Bus Has No Brakes. It was a tribute to Cliff. But it had an earlier recorded version of this song. Now you can just click on a link and it's there, but before that it was a hidden gem. Also had a cover of (Savage) Let it Loose as well!

[@protosleezboy]

it's so strange that everyone is talking about Def Leppard or other bands while overlooking Sweet Savage's masterpiece of antiwar song. I heard a lot of cheesy antiwar song with some very unoriginal and cliche lyrics, but Sweet Savage is able to come up with something original and gives us a perspective on the soldier. Great lyrics with some cool music and vocals.

[@cheese0tron]

man vivian campbell is amazing here

[@Deepstate-d1w]

great riffs they deserve credit...lars

[@manicmaniac4060]

IT'S KILLING TIME!!!

[@JDCUSA]

Phenomenal guitar by Vivian Campbell

[@markbro4427]

Sweet Savage had two guitarists at that time, Vivian and the late Trevor Flemming.

[@Wujek_Deth]

Metallica's version is good, but this is awesome.

[@thrashtilwedie]

fuck metallica, you fucking poser

[@felixmejia205]

Wujek_Deth Es más poser decir que algo o alguien es poser v:

[@IwieIch123]

***** I wonder if you spanish people ever understand that nobody understands your shitty language

[@magikkid78]

***** fucking awesome

[@elsebarraza]

***** y yo me pregunto si alguna vez, los yankis prejuiciosos que se creen que son el ombligo del mundo, van a poder aprender mas de un idioma.

[@alejandrohernandezyanez2695]

¡¡¡q buena rola! el rif y los solos son buenisimos!!! son una clara influencia de Metallica

[@Helltyrant88]

n.w.o.b.h.m. at its best!!

[@AngelPap]

metallica send me here!

[@JoeyArmstrong2800]

These vocals just fukin smoke

[@Oiak1086]

Long, long time ago... There was an era.. An era that this was the things that suounds on the radio when you turn that shit on... Yes, that era was there somewhere in time....

[@brox68]

R.I.P Trevor Fleming : (

[@koolbiga]

Pure Rock n Roll 💀🤘🏿

[@hdaaap]

sweet savage probably made a good amount of money thanks to the metallica cover.

[@spacecowb0y717]

I'm pretty sure Metallica's cover was so popular that these guys started making music again

[@worldrummer]

And gained a whole new swath of fans.

[@ThomasSpychalski]

Is it me or are Het's vocals inspired by this front man?

[@rmrm1002]

Their is some likeliness….They do a lot of these covers because some of these bands were influence of theirs. Their huge but Metallica are fans too

[@theloner6063]

Try Holocaust - Death or Glory

[@JustGuitarThings]

Sounds more like mustaine

[@basicallysnake]

In the demos, Hetfield tried more to sound like Sean Harris of Diamond Head

[@andrewwelch5017]

Sounds much more like Mustaine. Listen to the original version of “Blitzkrieg” by Blitzkrieg if you want to hear a Hetfield influence.

[@karolydravucz823]

NWOBHM Forever!!!!!!!!!

[@Saundful]

This version is much better than the version on the album!

[@dethangel9082]

Dude if I didn't know better Killing Time could have totally been a Dio tune.

[@thatguy106]

dude they did covers because thats who their metallicas were. That was their idols. Its just like if you do a cover of a band and you like it, but eveyone else hates you for it

[@dedespedida4515]

Guy on the left reminds me the guitar player for Def Leppard 😉

[@РоманСвиридов-е6б]

Vivian Campbell? It's him

[@seanbrooking485]

sucks that you cant really find this version anymore. Only their remake from 1996 which isn’t as good.

[@ericw.9907]

Vi Cam can shred!

[@pkj77]

pretty good first time i actually listen to the original...always enjoyed Metallicas cover

[@jerryteacup]

Like I said: learn something new every day. :) Thanks for info.

[@arlos21]

Vivian Campbell super powers

[@alecixweed]

great dio

[@KrissRadioUSA]

🤘2023 Rock-Tober

[@gymguy25]

I came here after some guy commented that Metallica had nothing on the original... now I only think that guy's full of it!

[@caiocesarheadbanger]

❤️

[@evyatarof]

good song

[@skaterbelicus]

lol its actually the 9th im going on and its in ulster hall in belfast :D

[@dethangel9082]

Sounds like We Rock!

[@Evry1lovesmegadeth]

Can't wait to see em supporting Maiden!

[@alejandromartin7045]

am i actually the only one who listened the original before the metallica cover?

[@MrGodzilla90]

like this version better than the one that made it to the full length "killing time", its more gritty, raw, but still pure heavy metal.

[@artfleshgordon]

Killer track Viv Campbell 🎸🎸

[@SkittersTractorfist]

Am I the only one not hearing "killer kid"?

[@Gunslingerwashere]

You're not, there is a no-no word in this song.

[@evann1136]

The lyrics are SUPPOSEDLY killer kid haha oof. Been wondering the real truth for 9 years

[@billyfoster3223]

@@Gunslingerwashere Oh, get over it!

[@Gunslingerwashere]

@@billyfoster3223 That would imply I already haven't.

[@billyfoster3223]

@@Gunslingerwashere Oh, allrighty, then (Jim Carrey-Ace Ventura)

[@KillJoy353]

@Graaaainy I like the vocals.

[@HeavyMetalBeliever]

@CITALIA22 Actually, they're still making music. Awesome.

[@РоманСвиридов-ф1ц]

1:18 Н И Г Г А

[@ADeadHeaDz]

dis ofends me vry much :(:(:(:(

[@mackk123]

VIVIAN CAMPBELL!

[@emersonpauferroribeiroemer9028]

Com Vivian Campbel ????

[@datafabrics5039]

Like a teenager kid with a switchblade knife Nasty word, he'll take your life

[@jamescte4641]

Vivian campbell!!!!!!!!!

[@andymcb10572]

great tune all the same

[@billygonzales7675]

Wow ....heavy and aggressive

[@marcelorock-mz7xq]

Metal classico

[@jankokgm]

ovo kida brate

[@Gunslingerwashere]

2:27 oof

[@Snoopaloop1981]

Are they dropping N bombs? I thought it was “killer kid” the lyrics say killer but its not what I’m hearing.

[@RustInPeace1990]

Lol I heard it too. This is the only version that says it, it seems

[@hugolafhugolaf]

Shhhh... it will get removed if you say it out loud...

[@zddeakzoltan]

The original is a very good set of Metallica! \mm/

[@franzeror]

i said get kind of softly because just look testament they continued making all like they did even if they didnt got the recognisement they deserved

[@smw211]

Another one of the best NWOBHM songs of all time - Metallica did a nice cover but this, the original, is so much better.

[@暴動温泉芸者]

like a RAVEN, i like it

[@riffmachine01]

Check out john sykes' old band. Tygers of pan tang

[@kennethshiro9500]

Did he say "nigga kid with a switchblade knife"?

[@coat.thik1]

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

[@_PuppetMaster86]

Yeah. These guys were either products of their time or just trying to be extreme edgelords who were a product of their time.

[@bobbyberetta4206]

Almost has a GBH kinda vibe & sound.

[@karllogan8809]

yea i totally hear that.

[@AfterSabbath]

Wow

[@michaelstephen819]

How do you go from this to Def Leppard in one career??????