Talent Show Master of Puppets (9th grade) 1st Place!!

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Ok, here we are almost a yr after the last talent show.
This is my son Mike (guitar) & his friend Weston (drums) @ their 9th grade talent show. They had to perform in under 5 minutes so they compiled some of their favorite bits in Master of Puppets and sort of came up with a MOP medley you might say?
Thanks for watching! Oh and... they got 1ST PLACE!! Good job guys!! \m/ Woot!!
The Mom

[@restinmurderface]

Such good synergy. Wonder what the drummers up to nowadays? I see the guitarist Mom runs this channel. Ma! Have these boys do a reunion.

[@xenslar7818]

damn pinned comment was written a day ago

[@timmyturner6575]

@@xenslar7818 shit just noticed lol

[@kaandogan7715]

@/dev/etresevo This is epic

[@dariusboykin750]

Kaan Dogan ^^

[@sav-]

@rerunturbografx moms will do almost anything to support their children! 🖤🖤

[@yippee8734]

If you listen closely, you can hear the crowd singing the lyrics. Such a beautiful sound.

[@Plumbsss]

so i wasn’t going crazy?

[@overworkedunderpaidandtoos2818]

@@Plumbsss I swear I was telling myself I must be going crazy. That makes this even better.

[@Plumbsss]

@@overworkedunderpaidandtoos2818 lmao

[@marth_6126]

@@overworkedunderpaidandtoos2818 Definitely heard "Master master" being shouted.

[@Plumbsss]

@George Britten watch again and listen for it

[@leonametalian]

im sorry... 14 years ago?! and youtube recommended this ABSOLUTE PIECE OF ART TO ME NOW????

[@parkerdalrymple4398]

You can thank stranger things for that I guess lol

[@leonametalian]

@@parkerdalrymple4398 lol yeah! but i do love Metallica and i guess they saw that on my searches

[@GimmieImmie]

IKR ME TO

[@mayalaurr]

LITERALLY

[@TowelsGotTheFunk]

BRUH I KNOW

[@Gabberdude95]

The drummer freaking kill it . Soo good and the guitarist hit ever note perfect

[@weezy894]

he blotched the solo but you could barely hear it through the people cheering so it worked out

[@uknowwho4105]

@@weezy894 No wonder he blotched the solo, One of the hardest solos to ever be played. Surprised a kid in 9th grade managed to even play the normal song

[@shalazoo8806]

@@uknowwho4105 what grade your in doesn't matter. How long you've been practicing for is relevant, I'm in 7th grade bur with 5 years of experience under my belt

[@nataliebaca9788]

Yeah it's so effortless

[@weezy894]

@@uknowwho4105 I wouldn't say it's one of the hardest but I'm not discrediting his work. He's shredding that fretboard 🤘

[@SpatIsScared]

I was so impressed by how on point both the drummer and guitarist were that I was thinking "even if they don't play the solo, they still killed it" but then they built up to the solo and my jaw hit the floor. The solo was incredible! I'm just mad I got this recommended to me 14 years after it was posted lol

[@xpedalpusherx]

100%

[@MrRedrick94]

“Let the jaws hit the floor! Let the jaws hit the floor! Let the jaws hit the….FLOOOOOOOOOOOR!”

[@daveg6227]

It really is amazing

[@derlich09]

Those two should have been drowning in cooter after that.

[@imastermindz1561]

@@MrRedrick94 I get that reference.

[@rcredmon]

The fact he pulled off the solo without backing guitar is impressive in of itself.

[@SneakyFruitBat]

gottfer yes

[@zasha9539]

gottfer yes

[@esatgursoy7076]

@ yes

[@megalodon5675]

@ yes

[@shuheihisagi7514]

@ yes

[@Kyle-dj2gv]

All those nights alone in your bedroom finally paid off. Rock On Brother!

[@benquadinaros2210]

K. David all that MASTER MASTER bating

[@machine2477]

Ben Quadinaros 😂😂😂

[@scottandsnow4876]

Kyle Yeah they totally paid off, he’s set for the rest of his life after this isn’t he....

[@confusedsponge4013]

All these idiots like rap nowadays and it’s so bad I’m just glad we still have people who appreciate good music

[@mrworldwide1213]

@@confusedsponge4013 yeah mate let's just say a whole genre sucks

[@TheGavPav]

We all know the guitarist is the star but let’s give props to the drummer, he killed it too!

[@wavydre8547]

Drummers in metal bands are under appreciated in general. The amount of arm swinging required for some songs is insane.

[@KalerMotorsports]

@@wavydre8547 and they can kinda change the beat

[@Alex-om2jt]

@@wavydre8547 The Bass

[@dankyodaincorporated111]

Metallica should just hire him lol

[@maximushernandez2583]

@@wavydre8547 yes but I think the original comment was just saying this because of Metallica's drummer, but I'd say the drummers get appreciated just as much as the bassists in metal bands

[@angelette921]

I went to this school and was there for this performance and I was blown away! Michael and Westin are so talented!!

[@wes_azdrummer93]

Thank you, that means alot! I hope you are doing well!! 🤙🤙

[@KevvyHeikkinen]

​@@wes_azdrummer93I just wanna say you're my role model and you're really fucking cool. Have an amazing day, sir 👏🏻

[@LiveLaughLoveLightYagami]

@@wes_azdrummer93you and Michael are awesome

[@wes_azdrummer93]

@@LiveLaughLoveLightYagami thank you 🤙🤙🤙

[@wes_azdrummer93]

@@LiveLaughLoveLightYagami who's this??

[@Calbenmike]

Imagine how much better both of these guys are eight years later.

[@ayoutubeaccount2003]

Maybe they gave up on music

[@jeevan999able]

10

[@tylerallenwade]

Jeevan prakash 37

[@baberahamlincoln3095]

Calbenmike I can’t math right now

[@yaboyblue4003]

12 years now.... 🤯

[@stevenmichael5710]

I am 14 years late but damn they killed it.

[@monke6705]

Same

[@Billyitsangel2]

Me too

[@philliph8991]

Agreed! My son tells me he plays the skin flute so well, but ihavent seen it myself. His grandad told hes the best skin flute player in at least a hundred years. Im hoping to see how well he plays it. He told me he usually only plays it for nursing home men. It helps them hang on. So proud.

[@mrgiblet7379]

Same

[@hazeldawncreations]

Agreed

[@jeanluc1313]

This was the last day they sat by themselves during lunch.

[@sirmi9868]

They already were sitting by themselfs looking down the mere mortals

[@astronautgamer5877]

Sirmi98 I’m dying 😂😂

[@Mojave_Ranger_NCR]

I guarantee the girls were being extra nice after that performance lmao

[@scoundrel7011]

666 likes!

[@randomraisins7954]

😂Took me a second but still SO FUNNY 🤣

[@KnightInGale74]

Imagine having to go after them 💀

[@IndividualGrowth11]

Fr ☠️

[@beaneyguy3815]

Don’t worry, my magic act will blow them out of the water ✨ (I’m cooked)

[@roadrunnakb]

Shiddd, I’m pushin the piano out and playing Easy by Lionel Richie (The Commodores). I’ll take 2nd place😂

[@FallNorth]

Dad: "How is the guitar coming along son?" Son: "I've got a handle on it"

[@Seandeci]

Well done. 👍🏼

[@goblinpee2577]

Is the pun intended?

[@kirkfanbigtime]

😆😆

[@fantommme]

Steve Vai approves

[@xjunkxyrdxdog89]

Hahahaha jem puns

[@monstabishi]

I guess you guys aren't ready for that yet..... But your Dads are gonna love it!

[@bababooeydude]

Marvin' you know that sound you been looking for? Well listen to THIS!

[@kimmathison6471]

And some moms!!

[@Ant_carr]

Hahah well played

[@wyattgameradams1364]

Awesome comment man. Best one here

[@carsonmcgraw7739]

Great Scott you a Genius

[@cheezy_urbz5310]

The fact that these guys are now nearing 30 yrs old is insane.

[@Gashdal]

i'm only a couple years younger than these guys so please do not make such comments in my presence. i'm still in my mid 20s okay you cant take that way from me!!!!

[@reecechang1454]

@@Gashdal ok grandpa let’s get you back to bed

[@omerege3495]

@@reecechang1454 lmaoooo

[@togglerunner]

@@reecechang1454I should not be laughing for I am older than the guy but lmaooo

[@tenzing2090]

Funny how time works eh?

[@V9-77]

They'll tell their kids a hardcore "When i was at 9th grade" story

[@derschwereGustaf]

One of the good things about the internet is, that they will be able to show this video to their children.

[@V9-77]

Hey me from 9 months ago, this video still hits fucking hard

[@XMX.Italian-Gamer]

​​@@V9-77how about 9 days ago?

[@V9-77]

​@@XMX.Italian-Gamerit still does

[@tomatenherbert5874]

Things I appreciate about them: 1. well performed 2. they didn't play in a dark parallel universe full of monsters 3. they didn't die after performance

[@avizoid3462]

lol

[@muffinhead2032]

IM STILL SOBBING 😭😭

[@similarultra5760]

O7 eddie

[@briggs5569]

and they probably lost their virginities the following weekend.

[@lanakat]

Lol rip eddie

[@el_rolfo]

This gets recommended 14 years later... this is crazy, a lot of memories passing through my mind...

[@maisiesmydog5194]

Probably because of stranger things

[@thund3r94]

most likely cause of stranger things

[@ilovepepsis]

for real

[@Godzillaforlyfe2]

it’s because of stranger things.

[@blackout4328]

Cry harder

[@TheChadPad]

Damn, played it even faster than Metallica did. Impressive

[@kirkfanbigtime]

The tiny time slot they had to perform in played a big role lol.

[@memesfromdema5032]

@@kirkfanbigtime 12 years later still replying to comments, legend

[@Jaws258]

Man I thought I was going crazy, nobody else was mentioning that it seemed way faster lol. No kidding though, I’m impressed, it’s a little straining playing it at normal speed even

[@manwhite]

Он использует шрединг, а Хэтфилд downstroke

[@RagingInsomniac]

@@Jaws258 Metallica if it were actually thrash metal

[@nonu_2o9]

Shoot I'm like 16 years late to this masterpiece they both did an awesome job

[@tacotago000]

Ikr same, this just randomly popped up on my recommended

[@this-is-my-youtube-account]

yeah same

[@Alex-to1xb]

Bro same but still hits

[@tacotago000]

@@Alex-to1xb Fr

[@A_river_dirt_cheese]

Real

[@RTPxPJ]

I think the reason the drummer looks so big is because we're only used to seeing the top of little Lars' shiny head behind a kit

[@ilikeboltthrower4119]

Pj harwood the toms aren’t covering his neck and there aren’t 50 of them

[@baseballfan20]

Made my night. Cheers.

[@dablindscooter1973]

shiny head😂😂😂😂

[@sumathiwilson9650]

Lol

[@kapzet9951]

Naaa, the set is too Big for him.

[@indywashere]

I’m most impressed with the kids guitar tone. Nothing to note about the drummer, which considering he was 14yo, is actually a great thing. Solid tempo keeping and no flubs .

[@homedepotfreepole]

the dude’s 28 now jeez

[@kikithewitch8252]

What’s that supposed to mean i am 13 and play to?

[@indywashere]

@@kikithewitch8252 i played when i was 13 too. i sucked. not a whole lot of 13yo drummers are great at it by that point. so in that regard, and this kid being 14, no news is good news.

[@AnniPandaRawr]

“nothing to note about the drummer” *continues to note about the drummer* 💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀

[@AnniPandaRawr]

@@kikithewitch8252 honestly i don’t think it means anything. you can be good at any age tbh just bc they weren’t doesn’t mean you aren’t or can’t be. keep it up

[@Taika_talvi]

As a guitarist, I am very jealous. I want a drummer like that in my band.

[@wes_azdrummer93]

Thanks man, I was on drums, I appreciate it!

[@CDTKen]

@@wes_azdrummer93 yo fr? you killed it

[@dipsyshit471]

​​@@wes_azdrummer93 hey, are you in a band

[@mufbread21]

​@@wes_azdrummer93that was AMAZING

[@wes_azdrummer93]

@dipsyshit471 no I am not, hbu??

[@p1nnacle870]

Can’t believe they managed to hire Jason Newsted to play the bass

[@MachSea]

Lol

[@solidbella]

FR

[@timandshannon03]

Ouch. LoL

[@thebaddestlarry9424]

Oof

[@domix537]

speedwaifu?

[@attilamagnus1304]

KZbin: Let's recommend this 12 years later

[@whirligig_saw]

ikr?

[@justjamesAMX]

Feel that

[@nickyiacobazzi8271]

seriously, feeling that

[@stapeld]

Yup

[@Moreion]

yep

[@gh0sty_b00_]

BRUH THE GUY ON THE DRUMS IS OWNING IT TOO🤩

[@dreamsessionsphotography2728]

Bruh???? This is metal, Drop the ghetto verbiage

[@gh0sty_b00_]

@@dreamsessionsphotography2728 um I’m literally just saying the guy on the drums sounded good, no need to get all butthurt abt it.😐

[@StarionEdits]

@@dreamsessionsphotography2728 dude it’s literally not a ghetto verbiage, it’s bro verbiage. you racist uncultured dude.

[@averageaudiophile4505]

@@dreamsessionsphotography2728 when elitism gets this bad is just plain sad.

[@peepee9446]

@@dreamsessionsphotography2728 why’re you getting offended over a compliment? Lmao goofy ass

[@ForeverYoungKickboxer]

This brings a tear to my eye. Well done, young men!! I was a longhaired D&D nerd, metalhead in the 80's. Metallica was OUR band. We didn't care that all the cool kids thought it was noise, in fact we loved it. Years later I walked out to Master of Puppets for all of my mma fights. Hearing it today still gets me pumped!

[@johnnywidlowski2222]

Eddie confirmed?

[@lucasmurray7504]

what a walkout theme man

[@chrisbrochu3663]

@@johnnywidlowski2222 💀

[@JonathanHarker_]

is this not edward munson

[@EvelynSucksAtLife]

@@johnnywidlowski2222 no? I play DnD and a huge metalhead too but i am no way eddie

[@d.c.california1856]

I LIKE THE GIANT DRUMMER ON THE JCPENNY KIT.

[@Sethojones]

He still killed it

[@wes_azdrummer93]

lol that's me, its a Yamaha stage custom, I just liked my toms low! lol

[@d.c.california1856]

LOLZ,NAW MAN,JUST FUNNING WITH YA,U KILLED IT BRUH! ;)

[@wes_azdrummer93]

lol thx

[@bearneedsabeer1877]

the way that shit sounds definitely craftsman

[@santiagogonzalez2564]

Doesn't the drummer look a bit big for that set lmao

[@badasshredder1o357]

+Cyber Bully lies.

[@Sethojones]

Lol

[@aamdelaney9458]

IKR xD

[@wes_azdrummer93]

lol that's me, its a Yamaha stage custom, I just liked my toms low! lol

[@erikdevaney4781]

i figured it was the high school set used...

[@mattberry7057]

Legend has it they drowned in a sea of training bras after this

[@andrewvercolio3238]

LMAOOO

[@daneruz6558]

HAHAHAHAHA

[@aodhanodonnell2148]

Very funny

[@axlrose9054]

LMFAO

[@stevenlee1075]

When it was recorded probably, but now adays it’s all about trashy hip hop and rap like it sucks

[@donomytecreative]

The best part being that he learned this all in an hour using Simply Guitar!

[@owenpriddy]

@@wes_azdrummer93bro you’re an absolute badass

[@applejustice]

@@wes_azdrummer93YOOOO DUDE YOURE SICK

[@Pat-Mustard]

It is every teenagers fantasy to be play this good in front of the whole school. You both killed it 🤘🤘

[@kaede6470]

REAL

[@Elemented]

Teenager here, can confirm

[@Noodles410]

I’ve always wanted to play One In front of my school. Not good enough though

[@bingbong4276]

Can confirm as a teenage musician. My school is lame and only does stuff for football smh so I wouldn't even hsve the chance

[@wes_azdrummer93]

Thank you so much! I was on drums

[@zachallen9315]

When a kid in 9th grade is twice as good a guitarist as you.

[@speediablo]

Blueclue - No, it’s just painful

[@hufflepuffguy2212]

Well yeah probably because he's been playing longer than you and if anything kids learn faster than adults so don't beat your self up.

[@speediablo]

dumb chanel 109 I’m in high school still and have been playing for a couple years already

[@hufflepuffguy2212]

@@speediablo cool, keep it up! I know it's hard with home work and stuff but there is still time \m/

[@zachallen9315]

@Frank Wilson the solo isnt

[@funnymanatwork]

Damn these guys are 26 now, only reason I know this is cause they were a grade above me when me and all my friends who saw this were in 8th grade (12 years ago) wanted to do the same thing for our middle school talent show. I'm now 25 and it feels super weird large parts of my childhood memories have been immortalized by the internet.

[@atescobleachbottledrinkme4314]

Did u know there names

[@bigboi2.071]

What are they doing now?

[@sandorclegane874]

@@bigboi2.071 guitarist works 9 to 5 and still shreds as a hobby

[@wes_azdrummer93]

Thanks man!!! Hope you are doing well!

[@wes_azdrummer93]

​@@atescobleachbottledrinkme4314I'm Westin and Michael was on guitar

[@TheMadDog1173]

These kids deserved first place. This is some real talent. They are so good at their instruments. If they aren't in band, I'll be even more impressed. This is encouraging me to start practicing my guitar again, and hopefully get this good. And the fact they played this song fast enough to fit in in a performance under five mintes! The original song it twice as long, at 8 minutes!! They definitely deserved first place.

[@Cynder757]

**sees "9th grade"** : oh, so they're about 10 years younger than me **sees "12 years ago"** : oh, so they're 2 years older than me

[@stinkysean8243]

I had to do some serious math for that.

[@Cynder757]

@@stinkysean8243 And so, the final question on the test is: What is my age?

[@mvksk3809]

In 9th grade you are about 15, since you are 10 years older I think you are 25.

[@Cynder757]

@@mvksk3809 Ha, you didn't factor in that my birthday hasn't passed yet, I'm 24 Jk, here's a juicy slice as a reward 🍕

[@mvksk3809]

@@Cynder757 creers!

[@itzadamtrust]

Damn. The crowd passed the vibe check. Amazing performance if that was my son id be the proudest dad ever!

[@kirkfanbigtime]

I was the proudest mom ever 😉

[@KalerMotorsports]

@@kirkfanbigtime i would be too!

[@yukimikako]

@@kirkfanbigtime awesome mom to this day

[@Zarkcoluv]

@@kirkfanbigtime I love your children they killed it

[@blvrstrange780]

@@kirkfanbigtime you're an amazing mom, I'd be so proud too! my dream is to master this song on my guitar!

[@iantamez9560]

0:26 Light man be like: ‘Oh the drummer gonna do something cool!, welp nevermind”

[@54origin78]

lmao

[@longpecker5279]

I mean, he is playing like Lars lol

[@I.M_Tech0]

i wish we could have talent shows like this these days

[@dalediji]

Look at that Lars

[@hooligan8595]

Ludwig van Beethoven This time the Batterist saved the guitarist in many occasions, he has potential.

[@ogwillikers5608]

Lolz

[@kudos4201]

how do you know who Lars is. you're dead

[@chrisk23571]

Look at it lars...LARSSS

[@fuzzgutterwins3]

With a single kick too...

[@levonbradbury1048]

He just broke the eleventh commandment: "Thou shall not playeth master of puppets with alternate picking"

[@TheDeeeen]

You have made my year

[@missedtheapexracing3787]

Oh my god lol

[@LardyMongusHunnter]

It’s all good, I guess

[@TheRealityfades]

Yes, he did. The song is played with all downstrokes. Technically, alternate picking isn’t accurate for the song however, it doesn’t matter to me because it’s difficult to get through if you stick to only downpicking which requires a lot of stamina.

[@jacksonk7566]

It's never mattered to me it sounds the same whether you down pick or alternate

[@sackofmonkeynuts]

i wish my talent shows were like this. I played the end part of One by Metallica with my drummer friend logan and my guitarist friend Ale and my bassist friend charlie. I was on lead guitar. We were in 10th grade at the time and we did it perfectly but our dumbass school gave the first place and second place awards to little kids and one of them was a second grader who sounded like they were tapping random keys on their piano for 2 minutes straight.

[@kirkfanbigtime]

Sorry that happened to you. Sounds like the talent show didn’t separate into age groups.

[@megapussi]

While I get why you're frustrated, getting 1st place at a talent show when your competition is half your age doesnt exactly feel great either lol. One of my friends was in a music program in uni and their school partnered with a local public school to do a talent show as like a community event. So you had these 20 year olds absolutely dunking on 8 year olds and feeling completely embarrassed the whole time 😂😂😂

[@NULL_1-o7t]

They probably dont like metal Or it is rigged

[@The_Real_BD_Cooper]

The fact his mother is still supporting him here warms my heart so much

[@Impalaman1968]

For a pair of 9th graders, with no vocals, no 2nd guitar and bass. ....in front of their whole school. ....They killed it! They condensed it a little bit because of being only 1 guitar by skipping the middle interlude. Much easier to pull it off that way, needs 2 guitarists for it to sound right, so they made the right decision. Missing the other two players threw them out of timing with each other right after the solo, but hey......stuff happens, right?Throw two more talented kids in there with them, and I am willing to bet that they would have nailed it in its entirety! Great job!

[@pashion71gaming97]

Impalaman1968. My car is a 71 stang with 429 988 hp. Rebuilt numbers matching. Pic is in my profile

[@flipierfatalbina4757]

There's also no way it would have sounded good at all without the bass in the interlude. You could potentially make it work playing the main line doubled on two strings but without the bass with notes that high it would just make the room feel dead.

[@cidoet3360]

i think the kid on guitar downpick the whole thing(except solo of course) just like James did which is pretty hard

[@danieldelaparra7708]

And no monitors... a lot of so called pro musicians couldn't even play without monitors

[@AS-Stardust]

@John Constantine "Metallica didn’t need bass" how? Most metallica songs are lifeless without bass + all their bass players have been an important part of songwriting.

[@-alexpoe8394]

14 years, 2 months, and this day later and they are still masters.

[@eetuhietala8301]

...of the instruments?

[@ashermonsey]

@@eetuhietala8301 of puppets

[@eetuhietala8301]

@@ashermonsey that works too

[@mercy6549]

@@eetuhietala8301 pfttt

[@pogi-ng8di]

i love when youtube recommends things from a decade and a half ago

[@olliefitzyy9153]

Fun Fact : this video is older than most fortnite players

[@teresamiranda5994]

Truth

[@OyEvers]

Fun fact: no one asked you

[@Gm-ce5kg]

*FACTS*

[@rikers5915]

Its more a sad fact😂😂

[@daddy-its-you14]

Fôrtñîte îs gãy

[@thegingerpowerranger]

The sound of the bass guitar is on exactly on point.

[@d21bash]

There was no bass

[@thegingerpowerranger]

@@d21bash Thank you captain obvious

[@lotanowo]

lmaooo

[@thatsahumanperson1049]

You could hear the newsted inspiration

[@azariasthelast]

@@d21bash What?!? Next you’re gonna tell me that the singer was off key.

[@BrickInTheWall82]

37 dislikes from the others competing in the talent show.

[@reyfire7538]

BrickInTheWall82 I love this

[@veilard3469]

one of them from lars

[@ЛевРепин-г3д]

Нет, просто игру рифа переменным штрихом я воспринял как оскорбление.

[@anjeshjoshi6959]

Dayum! 😂😂

[@ccww9]

Now it's 152, I guess the others competing had their parents dislike it too.

[@cottonbomb8272]

fk, we did pretty much the same thing while we were at collage..... Man I miss that time while I was at the attic playing these with my friends... Our drummer was a fking machine! now he is a middle school music teacher, these kids have no idea how crazy their teacher was when he was 20 y/o.

[@noway7809]

Just saying, i see a lot of people shitting on the guitarist kid for having expensive stuff and thats just ignorant. Main reason the kids i knew growing up had expensive gear was usually because they had a relative that played. The only kids i knew that had expensive gear simply because of rich parents usually werent this good. And yeah you can rag on him a bit cause its not perfect, but i couldnt come close to playing this at his age. Its a very difficult song, and those whove never played on stage, if you havent practiced it to the point of muscle memory, youre going to fuck something up. Give the kid a break, he killed

[@sleepdeep305]

Dern Tillamisu Agreed. I played on shitty equipment when I started (and I still use the same beginner guitar and practice amp) but I think it’s awesome that this kid has the opportunity to use this equipment. If you have the skills to justify getting good gear, who’s to say you don’t deserve to play with it?

[@thecampfire4877]

Dern Tillamisu Very well said, 100% agree

[@bradhargis2261]

Word. And this kids Amp setting didn't look that expensive. Looked like a cheap head on a regular Marshall cab. The guitar was probably the most expensive part of his setup with it being a Vai signature axe. people shit on other peoples gear when they get jealous of talent or money. Who cares what the kid plays on? He ripped! I agree with you 100%

[@StalkerStang]

Honestly Kirk's playing isn't much better these days.

[@toshiroyamada2443]

Dern Tillamisu he messed up in places but most professionals do from time to time on stage it just a quirk of the industry lol its how you deal with them that determines pulled the performance off or not lol As for the equipment I still use the guitar I pulled out a dumpster and restored lol even a crappy £5 off ebay can sound half decent with a good musician

[@arronblaze6872]

14 years and still seeing this. If mom still checks this account then I gotta say you raised one hell of a kid. Hope he’s doing well and still playing! ❤️

[@BerndThomasSchuller]

James Hetfield: *laughs in all downstrokes* (just a joke, the little guy is 100% great)

[@agarcia1080]

Under appreciated comment

[@Stefan-du8br]

He is 27 now bro

[@deaneastment3947]

isnt master of puppets meant to be all down stroke

[@Godef.]

16y later and still a banger

[@mickey6696]

Just like Metallica, no bass

[@Markus-cx8ij]

Are you stupid? Did you forgot about Pulling Teeth?

[@xotticgamer2702]

The bass player in metallica is just....useless

[@Markus-cx8ij]

@@xotticgamer2702 is this a joke?

[@martinvarasrojas3566]

Xottic Gamer what about for whom the bell tolls, the main riff is bass

[@xotticgamer2702]

@@martinvarasrojas3566 well yea what I said was just a joke

[@JLeo1134]

It’s really sad with kids that have so much musical talent, were probably made fun of and bullied before this show.. So happy for you two!!! You’re a internet sensation now!!!

[@danielkramer7356]

this is from 2008 my guy

[@ecool6463]

@@danielkramer7356 fr💀

[@clamdak7589]

How would you know

[@danielkramer7356]

@@clamdak7589 by the date posted on the video lmao

[@clamdak7589]

@@danielkramer7356 I’m asking how he would know they were bullied

[@duckfilms5812]

Ahhhh, the days when you could wear a Ride the Lighting t-shirt and actually be a Metallica fan

[@WannbeSomeGuyWithLongHair]

Ah the posers, I always buy the band shirt after going to their concerts and listening to every one of there albums and such. But yeah I totally get what you are talking about. It irritates me to no end. Just like Justin Beaver were in a Megadeth shirt. Absolutely sickening.

[@MacDeece]

@@WannbeSomeGuyWithLongHair yeah I really hate posers. I’d never wear a band shirt without getting to know their music first

[@jimmynuetron9946]

The posers probably go on spotify and pick their most popular songs and then say their huge fans

[@lunahetfield]

WannbeSomeGuyWithLongHair first it was beaver dressing up as ozzy and lip-syncing to crazy train, now hes wearing Megadeth shirts?!

[@seba24503]

@@jimmynuetron9946 no they just wear the t shirts cause they think it’s a shirt brand

[@Jwertubroelmaspro3477]

bro just perfomed a whole concert in 5 minutes and free

[@hollyaltitonante8028]

It does my 61 year heart good to see these real kids, playing real instruments, playing real music 🎶🎶🎶

[@fun2001whatsWrong]

Drummer absolutely killed it!!

[@wes_azdrummer93]

Thank you I was on drums, I'm Wes

[@gringopablo]

Better than Lars, for sure.

[@leonardocamacho9888]

​@@wes_azdrummer93 You are amazing bro!!!

[@lazzRussell]

what a tight drummer! every beginner band would want a drummer that good

[@Nathan-wk9dd]

If only Metallica had a drummer that good.

[@wes_azdrummer93]

Thank you so much!

[@WatchOutForSpidersMan]

@@wes_azdrummer93replying to comments after 15 years, such a legend 😂

[@wes_azdrummer93]

@youngentertainment8482 hahaha thank you!!! 🤘🤙👊

[@Puff_123]

Holy shit, this is insanely good, they didn't miss a single note. JESUS CHRIST, i would be disappointed if they didn't get 1st place

[@broodingsoap9469]

They missed some notes and a whole sequence but its perfectly normal and still good tho

[@decades5125]

@@broodingsoap9469they only had 5 minutes for their performance so they needed to shorten the song

[@Elchema-eo8bo]

12 years later and this on my recommended 😂

[@piotrek5946]

Me too

[@bradleymorris8875]

It comes around every election year.

[@unidentifiedgarbage2163]

He absolutely deserved that 1st place spot I may be 12 years late but that was amazing

[@su3ify.]

This is INSANE- I’m getting ready to learn how to play and Master of Puppets is one of the songs I strive to learn as I get better

[@madman5411]

You a Stranger things fan?

[@bsod88]

@@madman5411 why does that matter

[@madman5411]

@@bsod88 just curious, as that seems to be only reason why people want to learn this specific song. Not necessarily a bad thing before you get the wrong idea, just simply an observation

[@bsod88]

@@madman5411 ure the reason why metalheads have bad rep

[@madman5411]

@@bsod88 how am I the reason? You have no idea of my intention. I thought it was pretty cool that st is bringing a new generation into metal. Or people finding new hobbies because of it. Yes looking back now I could have worded my comment better. But you came at me twisting it to seem bad.

[@CevaQ]

That drummer seems so unassuming in his style but he was tearing that shit up.

[@laterport_0956]

If you listen closely you can hear a legion of demon-bats flying and screeching

[@pyrofox5126]

Jesus christ, these god damn stranger things fans.

[@skbff5968]

This is so amazing! I’ve never seen anyone that young put on such a convincing and well prepared performance! It seems like a concert BY Metallica, it’s so good. Im a Music Education student, and it’s truly so rare to find someone with that kind of talent at such a young age. I hope they’re both doing well now!

[@kirkfanbigtime]

They had a great music teacher. When my son (the guitarist in this vid) was plying sax, he wanted to play a song that he couldn’t find sheet music for. His teacher took the time and wrote it for him ❤️ It’s teachers like that who make a difference. Wish I could remember the song.

[@CSTEnjoyer]

@@kirkfanbigtime teachers that have passion for their subject are the best thing a child could wish for

[@kirkfanbigtime]

@@CSTEnjoyer Well said NeTTeB

[@cunx1]

@@kirkfanbigtime can i ask what the guitarist is up too now?

[@dylanwright3362]

@@cunx1 probably completed the guitar, now playing guitar and sax at the same time

[@gokusgames]

Good drummer, guitarist went out of bit and drummer saved it most of the time

[@KidRage]

Not uncommon.

[@MrAwsomeshot]

nerves playin in front of crowd prob wasnt quite used to it yet. he still crushed it.

[@maximus6327]

Barak Levy you are a drummer I'm guessing?

[@giftjohnson9613]

Dude he is playing master of puppets Its one of the most difficult song to play on guitar

[@maximus6327]

Giftson Johnson I'm gonna disagree on that one but it really depends on how long you've been playing

[@BethJoy47]

THIS KID IS SO TALENTED OMG!!!

[@2djc860]

Oh mY gOd Is ThE SoNg FrOm StRaNgEr ThInGs

[@M1A1.]

*oH mY gOd 🤓*

[@Rad-Dude63andathird]

And suddenly they would be revered as gods for the rest of their time in high school.

[@calebheney302]

metallica isnt evil enough for that. Theyre pretty wholesome on the religious scale

[@MrFluffytheTurtle]

KZbin needs a 'Vintage' catalog for this exact era of video. What an Artifact! For 9th graders, that was virtuoso.

[@ZephyrusAsmodeus]

Really really cool, the drummer was definitely high on anxiety or at least energy and kept it going too fast but the other guy kept up with it, so still amazing, well deserved win

[@jackplumley9654]

Think the person who uploaded it said they sped it up to fit the timeslot

[@thecircleofgaming]

I applaud these dudes

[@JohnBS]

For some reason, the KZbin algorithm brought me here. It was worthy

[@subhrajyotiroy6042]

I can hear the lyrics in my mind

[@nai6587]

what is the song called ??

[@phill-alexx9755]

@@nai6587 Master Of Puppets

[@treallen1471]

Just not getting recommended this after 16 years 😳😳😳!! These guys KILLED AND NAILED IT, EVERY NOTE!!! I was already hype about them nailing it and was wondering was they gonna do the solo or not! Either way it was a FANTASTIC performance but then they built up to the solo and the guitarist leaned down and hit it… MY SOUL WENT INTO ANOTHER REALM …. I hope they are still playing today

[@Switchblade29]

Eddie would be proud

[@dylandylan438]

He would 🥲

[@g.s.cdragon1870]

🤓🤓

[@littlebillb4168]

Legend has it Lars took 3rd place in this contest playing drums

[@Rhyciz]

Rare footage of Eddie Munson in his freshman year

[@dylandylan438]

Lol true

[@g.s.cdragon1870]

🤓

[@DMLGhoops]

Both of these guys can probably find success in a band together. They were on point and in sync with each other for the whole song, and that is NOT easy to do for any song, let alone this one

[@jacobjones1457]

The drummer for the band that made the song cant even do that Well to be fair he couldnt keep time on smokr on water

[@chicagoray1972]

They did great. I'm a 52 year old guitarist and remember learning this song for the first time. Makes me glad that kids still pick up a guitar and play rock.

[@mrhoffame]

For a two man show covering that song...that was pretty freakn' great! Congrats guys!!

[@yoitsmegabe]

These kids are like 24 now....time flies Hope they're still playing wherever they are

[@lohst1672]

Probably working.

[@jubjub567]

28 now lmao

[@sabbyjrs]

@@jubjub567 sup 12s ago

[@hodornation6528]

I would have been 17 when this happened. This is the exact type of thing I wanted to do in high school as a guitar player who was super into hair metal. They killed it.

[@souleater307]

now thats a proud parent moment. id be crying like a baby to see my kid slay a song so good and to take first in show is just a cherry on top.

[@rudraghosh20]

*" THIS. IS. MUSIIIICCC !!! "* - Eddie Munson, the Hero.

[@rudraghosh20]

Epic performance by the (then) kids, regardless !

[@egg3624]

This is music eddie.

[@c2mpared145]

💀

[@yadii2lit262]

wtf 💀😭

[@nicseye4916]

bro..shut up

[@pochiluis0570]

I always loved when KZbin randomly recommends me this type of old unknown videos, Is like having a encyclopaedia of just moments recorded and almost forever save for the rest of the world to see that otherwise I would have been impossible

[@murilocarvalho3628]

+10000 aura

[@RKfromPartsUnknown]

Even though this vid is like 12 years old it still blows my mind every time. I was like 16 and I was truggling to learn the guitar back then until a friend of mine showed me these two guys rocking it out. It gave me the drive to do what I can in my earnest, as well to my then bandmate who was on drums. I hope that you guys are doing well, and I hope that this video keeps on getting recommended so it can be an inspiration for people.

[@youknoweverything7643]

If you click on the account tons of videos of this kid on guitar at talent shows and at home great playing at his age good job mom and dad. I started playing guitar when I was 10 and I still play I'm 30 so hopefully they are still playing the guitar even if they're doing something else that's a profession hopefully he's still playing guitar for fun and then bars and stuff and cover bands and parties they're playing at

[@kirkfanbigtime]

You started around same time as my son and he’s 29. And yes, his life with his job takes priority but that doesn’t stop him from a few forearm burner sessions. Always a good way to blow off some steam. Nice to know you are still playing too. ❤️

[@crazylazycol]

@@kirkfanbigtime yo can you give us a update on them in the present

[@Muggers77]

This warmed my heart 🥹

[@sirragealot4593]

@@kirkfanbigtime Were they ever able to join a band?

[@v.harlot]

0:22 Wow, I didn't know that James himself was on that performance

[@hakonh2968]

*Y E A H*

[@chefbrittan84]

You should have WAY more thumbs up than this. The reason I hate Metallica, is “yea-ah” every sentence. Yeah!

[@kyleepikee]

I wish we could bring talent shows like this back lol

[@harryboyy27]

most of the kids today are just talented in making tik tok videos

[@victorbarrales6654]

Facts, kids these days can’t do shit😂😂

[@Nuthinbetatadu]

@@victorbarrales6654I’m 14 and I can play a good amount of guitar. It isn’t that kids aren’t talented in things, it’s that schools don’t hold these kinds of events anymore (atleast in my area)

[@glonkfpv]

last talent show I went to had someone play keyboard and stuff, there was nobody who could even come close to this though

[@rodge816]

I don’t think anybody in the audience had any clue of what song this was.

[@PoofyKittyPants]

This is from '08

[@harry_mair]

Evrmeryone knows who metallica are and you can even hear a group if the audience are singing the lyrics in the first verse

[@erikiceberg]

Guarantee the audience (who were all born in the early 90’s) would at the very least recognize the first riff

[@Lvl4Henchman]

In 08 people knew of Metallica.

[@lookforthegood1]

@@Lvl4Henchman in 2020 peopple know metallica..

[@joeydaniel3111]

You did not search for this video.

[@a..3657]

Well I did search Master of Puppets because I wanted to see the Stranger Things scene.

[@oklmao8300]

Teacher: So Class, what’s are your talents? Eddie Munson:

[@goobiethegreat_2484]

For the past few weeks, I’ve been getting myself into rock more than ever! Listening to soundgarden, Metallica, pantera, slipknot (I know some of those aren’t considered rock, but they are sub-genres of rock) I wouldn’t call myself a Metallica fan because it’s only recently that I’ve started listening to them and I don’t wanna be a poser, but I love master of puppets, sad but true, and most of all, One. These 9th grades did one hell of a job, especially without a second guitarist and a vocalist, but god they pulled this off extremely well. Thank you mom or dad or both for supporting these kids! They definitely deserved that first place and give me even more courage to learn to play the electric guitar a lot better

[@elderrusty541]

Alright, get your speakers (or headphones) crank em up high and blast Ride The Lightning, it’s their best album

[@goobiethegreat_2484]

@@elderrusty541 I got a huge speaker so I gotchu my guy

[@tyrancarter9684]

@@goobiethegreat_2484 if you enjoy the band, you are a fan. You are one of us

[@goobiethegreat_2484]

@@tyrancarter9684 I love it sm 😭and betttt, I am so grateful to be a fan of Metallica!

[@tyrancarter9684]

@@goobiethegreat_2484 no problem, rock on brother

[@mrmimeguy]

Are we gonna ignore that this kid has a steve vai lookin ibanez and a mashall stack in 9th grade

[@challengerssb]

His dad believes in him...and has money LOL I had to work for a year straight to get my ESP LTD DJ-600

[@challengerssb]

back in high school*

[@cristiaolson7327]

My now almost 16yo son got an Ibanez for last xmas (he'd been borrowing my old Cort with half-busted pickups and an acoustic from my dad for a couple months at that point). We had a deal that it was birthday/xmas gift, because I had to start saving up the money starting from his birthday in Oct in order to buy it. But he plays daily, often for 3 or 4 hours or more, and can do a big chunk of Metallica's catalog (and a bunch of Iron Maiden and other classic metal) now. He's also playing my bass a lot, starting to learn keyboard, and has been creating music digitally since junior high. His goal is to start a band of his own and get signed (backup plan is becoming a psychologist, so yes, he's still planning to attend college). Best investment in a kid's confidence is music. :) Parents: buy your kid a guitar, or whatever instrument that interests them. It's important to support their creativity.

[@femboycyan]

I borrowed my dad’s JEM lol, no marshalls though

[@longinuscyclone213]

@@cristiaolson7327 let us know if he gets signed sounds like he's got a plan and I respect that