THE WARNING (Enter Sandman) | *FIRST TIME* Music Reaction

Today we react to the band ‪@TheWarning‬ and their covers for Enter Sandman
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[@jorvikvand]

I hope you enjoyed the video! For those of you who are suggesting, I did react to the Pepsi Center version. It is in the extended version of this video found on my Patreon!

[@jayhegener3028]

Dany face: a real phenomenon since 2014!

[@Robertsmith-dy3sh]

This is how you make a cover song your own! The pressure to re-imagine such an iconic song, for the band that wrote it originally had to be insane!

[@RussInCanada]

Arranged, recorded and filmed in a week. Can't wait to see what you think of Evolve.

[@spaceknave]

Hey Jorvik, Nice reaction. Of course no one complains about you pausing because you actually have something interesting to say. That's what we're here for. Scanning down the commenters so far after an hour, it's safe to say we all watched these videos 100+ times. Tiny trivia, this place was infested with bats, which makes the vibe even cooler. Early in the video in one of the shots where Alessia is projected (just before it cuts to that aerial shot) you can see a bat fly over Alessia's head. It goes quick and the bat is tiny but it's just a little fun thing. Thanks, and I'm guessing Creep. You'll never be disappointed with these amazing sisters, either together or solo.

[@Amaranthine1000]

It was also infested with cockroaches which Pau does not like yet she was barefoot in the Prayer part which made her uneasy with so many roaches scuttling about.

[@oregonlt3]

The video was done during the pandemic & Alessia is Canadian. So Alessia filmed in Canada & DPA took that video & filmed on location in Monterrey with Alessia projected on the wall.

[@juanletona3546]

Monterrey México 🇲🇽👍

[@jasonremy1627]

The version of this from the Pepsi Center with the full string section is FANTASTIC.

[@chasingbirds3073]

I honestly prefer it without the strings.

[@Pascal-the-Rascal]

Yeah, while I do like the fact that they had the strings on stage at The Pepsi Center, I actually prefer the Teatro Metropolitan version of Enter Sandman. When it's just DPA playing, you can clearly hear all the changes they did to the song, that turned it, in my opinion, into a TW original. It sounds like it would have, if they wrote it, and Metallica's version never existed.

[@MrJest2]

Pau's good rhythm is kind of what started this, really. When they got into the "Rock Star" video game, their father observed that she in particular was very good at it using the little "drum pad" controller. So he asked her if she's like to play real drums. The hardest part was finding someone willing to teach a tiny seven-year-old (Pau says, "I looked like a toddler!!!"). As a rather film-creation-obsessed person myself, I'm always happy to hear your thoughts on that aspect - especially on, of course, OMVs. Absolutely nothing wrong with that IMHO. In this instance, as others have noted the collaborators were separated by pandemic restrictions, so Alessia gets to be a projection. She was the artist to whom _Metallica_ actually extended the invitation to participate in the _Blacklist_ charity 30th Anniversary album first. However, she's a pop singer and really had no idea where to go with this request - she was utterly unfamiliar with the genera, really... however, she is under the same overarching label collective (UMG) as _The Warning_ so someone at UMG (someone else here probably knows who; there are so many labels under that umbrella it's insane) observed that she could do worse than hooking up with the ladies from Monterrey... after all, they gained initial attention world-wide with the first "viral video" you reacted to. It was a time-crunch situation. The recordings needed to be submitted in approximately 10 days to make the "press date". So, after a flurry of phone calls and video chats, the two collaborators A)agreed to collaborate, B)got _Metallica's_ approval, and C)created the arrangement musically... almost inhumanly fast. Then sketched out and designed the video. Alessia's team filmed her part, sent it over the internet to the Warning video team, who gathered at a filthy and stinky bat-infested abandoned textile factory on the outskirts of Monterrey. The result of this is what you see here, and yes, I think it's better than the original. Not that I was ever a big _Metallica_ fan either. _Iron Maiden_ was more my style. 😋

[@gerstelb]

9:42 Even though there’s no real connection, in the shot at the beginning of the Blacklist version video, Ale’s tall, thin silhouette with the tiny bit of flyaway hair reminds me of the comic book Sandman - Dream of the Endless. When The Warning performs the Blacklist version live, Dany does all the lead vocals, but they have Alessia’s “Whooaa-oooo”s on a backing track, and they do give her credit. I think they performed together with Alessia Cara just one time, in LA. Also, for all the live performances of the Blacklist version that I’ve seen, Dany’s used a Gibson Explorer that was given to her by Lzzy Hale, during a tour when The Warning was opening for Halestorm. (You can find video of the actual handoff, onstage in the middle of a concert.)

[@mikew1991YJ]

The Warning!! 🔥 🤘

[@Amaranthine1000]

Metallica asked over 50 artists from all different genres to perform a cover of any of their songs from their Black album for their charity release of the BlackList Album, they wanted the artists to make the song their own and they could do anything they liked just so long as they did not change the lyrics. Alessia Cara was first asked but she wasn't sure if she could do it justice, so someone that represents both Alessia and The Warning asked Metallica if they could collaborate with The Warning and they said yes. Trouble was they only had 10 days in which to do it, Alessia did her parts in Canada and The Warning in Mexico during the lockdown. The Warning were also the only ones to do a music video for their cover, at the time. There are some beautiful full colour shots in the behind the scenes video; the place was an old abandoned textile factory and it is really a lovely green grassed area on the outside. Alessia and The Warning did an amazing job turning an iconic well known track into something completely new and fresh, yet retaining the core of what made the song so iconic in the first place. Since the re-imagined version's creation, The Warning have continued to evolve the song more and more, their live performance at Teatro Metropolitan is harder, more gritty, but they stepped it up even more with their performance at the Pepsi Center in which they added a string orchestral part to the song that gave it a new level of achievement.

[@chabirandjeanmarc7032]

fun fact . their father put the video on youtube because the video was to big to send by mail to their grand parents so they can see their progress Also watch the pepsi center version with strings orchestra amazing

[@anthonyfisher1670]

Now you are going to have to do another double reaction , Lol. The Metropolitan theatre version , and the Pepsi centre version , ( with an added string section ) , if you haven't already done so , cheers fella .

[@akasetkya6253]

TW MV’s always have an aesthetic, Choke, Materio & Evolve from the Error album are an affordable great looking production style, where as the songs from KMF have more of a we have a budget narrative approach, Pau directed one of them. Very talented women!

[@thontor]

The Warning’s reimagining of Metallica’s “Enter Sandman” for the Blacklist album was an intense, creative whirlwind. Alessia Cara was initially approached by Metallica to participate in the project, but as a pop singer unfamiliar with rock, she wasn’t sure how to approach it. After Metallica approved, Chris Smith, her international manager, reached out to his other clients, The Warning, to propose a collaboration. The band eagerly accepted, learning they had just one week to complete the track. Producer Matt Squire was brought on board, flying to Monterrey the next day to help blend Alessia’s pop sensibilities with The Warning’s rock foundation into a bold reinterpretation. The Warning followed Metallica’s advice to participating artists: “Pick a song. Do what you want with it. If you want to play it backwards or turn it on its head, we respect and appreciate it.” They stripped “Enter Sandman” to its core melody, removed the iconic riff, and emphasized a haunting “Hush Little Baby” section. Alessia’s harmonies added depth, and her “whoa, whoa” vocals remain in the live backing track to this day. Creating the music video added another layer of complexity. Alessia’s footage, recorded separately due to COVID-19 restrictions, was creatively integrated into the final cut by The Warning’s team. With little time to prepare, the band scrambled to finalize outfits and locations, managing to produce a polished video that matched the energy of their cover. Despite the chaos, the final product earned high praise from Metallica and fans alike, cementing the project as a milestone for The Warning. For the band, it wasn’t just a cover-it was a defining moment that honored their roots while showcasing their growth as artists.

[@petemora8408]

Since you know something about filming - it's nice to hear your input on that aspect of a video. 🤙⚡️🤘

[@sirxxl610]

Happy New Year Jorvik !!!! Dany was born to be a Rocker !!!! Stop apologizing, you do your videos your way !!!!! Can’t wait for your next one !!!!!!

[@romeoromo-kt5vn]

Excellent my friend... excellent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@figuerio1]

!!!GOODISM¡¡¡ The Warning is 100% ‍🔥 !!!🎵Ole Ole Ole Oleeee Warning Warning🎵¡¡¡. Greetings from Argentina.

[@Robert_Herring]

Even though the army will always recommend live performances, their music videos are all top notch. "XXI Century Blood" and "Martirio" are stunning.

[@elgonwilliams7624]

Yes, Pau is the one doing the prayer lines in the second video, not Ale. In the live version they do now, Dany speaks the lines. Kirk Hammett commented about their first video, saying "The drummer kicks maximum ass." Metallica offered the second cover to Alessia Cara, a Canadian Pop singer. She was not comfortable in the genre but both she and The Warning share the same international management team. They suggested she collaborate with TW based on the band's history with the song. They recorded this during the Covid lockdowns, which explains the projected image of Alessia on the walls. The studio recording was made remotely with TW being in Monterrey, Mexico, and Alessia being in Toronto. They interacted in creating the arrangement over Zoom. And they had ten days to accomplish the rearrangement and recording. As TW had just wrapped up working with award-winning producer David Bendeth on the sessions that would become their Error album, David also did the mixing and mastering of the new version of Enter Sandman. It was submitted to Metallica and the song appears on their Blacklist album. The OMV was show at a historical abandoned historic textile factory near Monterrey. Since the band was still under the travel and distancing restrictions for Covid, there was a minimum number of people used in the recording process.

[@GreatOutdoors1]

Ale and Pau did the prayer lines in the 2014 version.

[@johnager6226]

Great reaction! No need to apologise for how you present your content, thanks very much. ❤✌🤘⚡🔥

[@RussInCanada]

Fun fact: This Yamaha drum kit reappears in the Automatic Sun video, as her black DW kit had already been shipped to Europe.

[@spaceknave]

Never noticed that, but they left a couple days later, makes sense.

[@RussInCanada]

@spaceknave I recognized it from the 21st Century Blood video.

[@KansaSCaymanS]

Yes, they did project Alessia’s image when they filmed the video. She couldn’t appear in person because of the pandemic travel restrictions, but I think it works better with the projection anyway. 😎👍

[@oregonlt3]

Dany spent as much time on her “James-face” as she did on the song (more than, if you ask her sisters😂). But that work has more than paid off in spades. So much so that it’s now it’s just “Dany-face”🤘🤘

[@iiwdpn]

just keep doing this the way you are, fast forward works for those that don't like the talking. i thought that why we watch these is for your thoughts so it makes no sense of those complaining and is more like reacting to your vids. be good to one another and ROCK ON !!

[@jluisg622]

Tres verdaderos maestros del rock y grandes compositoras ,pero sus presentaciones en vivo no tienen limite ,en vivo nadie supera a The Warning

[@professorg9424]

Ale! 😎

[@RussInCanada]

I don't know how I missed them until October 2023. I even checked out other songs from this album, and missed them.

[@Dale-m9t]

I didn't find them until Jan/Feb of 2024!!

[@IAMisLove]

👍👍👍Excellent, 3 very talented young ladies. 🖖❤

[@dwightjc]

🤘

[@JadeWrenAU]

Later live versions by just The Warning show how much this version has evolved and in my view are stronger and more exciting!

[@MarketplexDistributors-u5u]

❤

[@kellmeister2k]

Now watch the version from CDMX Pepsi Center. So good.

[@GreatOutdoors1]

In this video, he stated that he had already reacted to the Pepsi Center version; it is on his Patreon.

[@mburkitt7678]

Great reaction. IMHO, no performance/song/video/photograph is ever perfect in that it can't please everyone. Each person has their own opinion about arrangement, lighting, setting, etc.I always enjoy hearing those opinions because I learn. Don't stop teaching.

[@paulrowe006]

You mentioned the cinematic feel of the song and part (or all?) of this version was used in a Marvel video game. I don't remember which game.

[@reynaldorodriguez9412]

🤘🤘

[@v6jim2]

THAT WAS PAU!!! 😂😂😂😂

[@carlossaraiva8213]

And now you owe yourself to watch the TWO live versions of their cover from the Teatro Metropolitan CDMX in 2022 and at the Pepsi Center in 2023.

[@DuaneColvin]

🤘🏻⚡️🔥

[@GreatOutdoors1]

Small correction, the song's title is Enter Sandman, not Enter The Sandman.

[@torresilk4277]

Ah good. I came here to be pedantic (aka accurate) but it’s already done. 😁

[@GreatOutdoors1]

@@torresilk4277 He changed it so our work is done 🙂

[@robertkrawitz8237]

As you are a videographer, I suggest the MV's for XXICB (their first, which was nominated for a number of awards and won some) and Que Mas Quieras (which was written and co-directed by Pau). More has some interesting cinematography of its own.

[@Jessicasalsera]

⚠️❣️⚡️❤️‍🔥⚡️❣️⚠️

[@brianslifeafterstroke5990]

both of those are fantastic. but you have to listen to the recent Pepsi Center performance...it is exquisite

[@oregonlt3]

Perfect Sandman 2fer. & there’s still a 2 more (in addition to Pepsi Center) to go. Sandman live @Metropolitan, AND just out: Sandman acoustic kzbin.info/www/bejne/pmTaf4Ckaqtqb6ssi=VUDl5Fwlkl4IEHur

[@v6jim2]

Yup, 5 versions now!

[@solarvanlife8177]

Don't forget the 6th....:) The Warning & Alessia Cara - Enter Sandman - The Troubadour, Hollywood, California May 24th, 2022 (ahhh less eeeah) kzbin.info/www/bejne/omPRd3tur7uqZtU

[@balgus82]

I kinda prefer the live version of this song. Dany sings the entire thing including the prayer and she gives more grit to it.

[@Al_Dzina_TWA]

I don't hate your talking it is your show! I do like the film talk that you do.

[@fantus01]

na, the best version of this song is the live version from the Pepsi Center

[@Jessicasalsera]

Is it Creep?

[@Tobyc1315]

Metallica doesn't have a song titled Enter the Sandman.

[@solarvanlife8177]

Yeah. That's kinda creepy. They have a good laugh about it with the interview with Zac.

[@chasingbirds3073]

It's not Enter THE sand man. It's just Enter Sandman. There is no THE in the title of the song. ffs. Also, you look just like Dr. Bunson Honeydew from the Muppets.