Metallica - The Day That Never Comes REACTION & REVIEW! FIRST TIME HEARING!

Metallica Fans.....FEELIN' YOU!!! Tonight we're coming back to Metallica, with a song entitled "The Day That Never Comes". How's this one gonna go? Only one way to find out...
Come on in, enjoy the show...I'll see you inside.
Scoring System Guide
10 = Perfection (Unobtainable)
9.0 - 9.9 = Awesome, Amazing
8.0 - 8.9 = Great
7.0 - 7.9 = Really Good
6.0 - 6.9 = Pretty Good
5.0 - 5.9 = O.k.
4.0 - 4.9 = Not So Good
3.0 - 3.9 = Pretty Bad
2.0 - 2.9 = Really Bad
1.0 - 1.9 = Horrible, Awful
0.0 - 0.9 = A Travesty, An Affront To Nature
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[@shmick6079]

Progressively, this song feels more similar to “One” than any other Metallica song imo.

[@8tonystark8]

Halo On Fire

[@shmick6079]

@@8tonystark8 see, I always feel like Halo on Fire follows the Fade to Black template 😂

[@troutymctrouttrout3809]

I agree ^^^ My Apocalypse is the Blackened or Battery of this album.

[@beatmet2355]

I agree with David about the intro: definitely like fade to black, but the second half is like one

[@KeltkeGH]

@@troutymctrouttrout3809 My Apocalypse is the Damage Inc/Dyers Eve, while That Was Just Your Life is the Blackened

[@Kenjames10]

This is hands down one of their best songs ever. However their most underrated/overlooked songs is The End Of The Line from the same album. It has everything you want in a metal song. Energy, bad ass riffs, perfect transitions, genious lyrics that are delivered in style. It is my favourite Metallica song ever and you should check that one out at some point.

[@erkkapehto9125]

I think it's one of their best songs but the fact that it borrows so much from their 80's songs makes me appreciate it just a bit less than their original similar songs (Fade to Black, One etc)

[@Nas_Khan]

I really love this song. Unforgiven 3 from this album is a banger. Probably kirks best solo in my opinion in that song. I agree with you about the amazing song writing in AJFA 🔥🤟

[@andybrett1152]

One off the best Kirks solos ever such a great song !

[@Ahluk1]

I agree with the Fade to Black similarities once the intro ends. I remember listening to this the day it came out and my first thought was "thank goodness, they didn't St. Anger it this time" lol

[@212mochaman]

I was thinking from the get go they finally studied their 80's material and decided thats the way forward again. Surprised it hasnt stood the test of time though

[@SaintStoney]

Really glad that you seemed to enjoy this and I appreciate you and all the others in your fan base that made it happen! It's cool to see you giving a try to more modern Metallica after falling off from them. Hope you continue to find more to enjoy because it's definitely out there! Happy holidays to you and your family.

[@ExileOnDaytonStreet]

I think everyone who hated and wrote off Load and ReLoad should listen to songs like The Outlaw Torn, Bleeding Me, Bad Seed, et al with fresh ears. I wonder how many would still just hate the band for not remaking Master of Puppets for the umpteenth time and how many would begin to appreciate just how well the band could GROOVE on those albums.

[@SaintStoney]

@@ExileOnDaytonStreet I'm all about Load and Reload so I'm with you. Some of my favorite songs are from those albums. While the music is much different stylistically the songwriting is pretty peak.

[@Outlawtorn3711]

@@SaintStoney same here Load and Reload are honestly the most fun for me to listen to because it's personal and different. You can tell by the writing of the songs it wasn't just another typical album for them.

[@SaintStoney]

@@Outlawtorn3711 what I've always liked about Metallica is that truly no albums of theirs sound the same with the exception being Load and Reload I guess partly because all those songs were all written in that time period all at once. Even with the backlash from so called "fans" they just did want they wanted to do and from it all, those two albums, that small slice of life in that period, came some of the greatest songs ever.

[@impek667]

THIS REACTION MADE MY DAY.. NO, MY WHOLE WEEK 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I couldn't stop laughing in the beginning when you were thinking "oh God, please don't be super mellow". I was like "YOU JUST WAIT 🤣" hahaha beautiful!!!!!!!! Not a lot of reactors watch the music video and you can clearly see the importance of it!! The tension rising when the soldiers find the guy asking for help....... Oh boy, just perfection.

[@impek667]

Omg I love this song so freaking much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THE VIDEO IS INSANE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR REACTING TO THIS ❤️❤️❤️

[@Liz-cmc313]

HAPPY Birthday to Kirk Hammett 🤘🔥

[@user-from-Arkaim]

at the moment, this is my favorite song from Metallica. It has melodic softness at the beginning, heaviness in the middle, and unlimited drive at the end.

[@wbspensfan28]

Been listening to them for almost 40 years . This is in my top ten

[@jamesastbury15]

Love this song!!

[@ianfranks541]

Same here! This is a really good song.

[@luisteixeira00]

Damn, I wish you did the live version of this song in Nimes, France. That was an amazing performance.

[@Zorgoth87]

Fully agree ❤‍🔥

[@tedraidergarcia1596]

If you dig this one you should definitely check out Halo On Fire from their last album!... So badass!!! 🤘

[@anthonybotonis4541]

Yes... awesome song🤟 a must to check out

[@symondo5883]

This song should have been called One II ! Incredible track

[@LaredoIsntSoBad]

One of my all time favorite Metallica songs and thats saying a lot in their more modern era. I really couldn't believe you hadn't listened to this one Dave. 🤘🤘🤘

[@stefanjohansson7471]

One of their best songs in recent years. Never get tired of it. And seeing them playing it live is awesome.

[@metalmellie4371]

You should watch, or even react to the live version of this from Nimes France 2009! It was absolutely A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!!!!!

[@RandomPerson-ui3xv]

metallica doesn't usually copyright strike reactors

[@vladp7405]

Great stuff, Dave! Actually, I feel Orion (or late songs of MoP album) in it right from the beginning...

[@joshuamasserant8215]

Metallica's last two albums are as great as any. I fucking love this song. Besides James voice the music is played similar to any of the older stuff. Most people are idiots and dislike MetallicA for no reason, they obviously don't love music. This is SOOOOOO good.

[@PnPproDuck]

My first thought was also that it reminds of Fade to Black! Funny to see you had the same idea! Just as with "That was just your life", the first song on the same album, i got the Battery vibe, somewhat at least

[@jtramelli5464]

at no point have i ever felt like falling asleep listening to Metallica, what makes them the greatest band alive is their ability to be the best thrash band, the best metal band, the best rock band... hell, they've written the best country song ive ever heard.... they are truly a one of a kind band

[@bobbarber2070]

My favorite song ever!!!

[@sancamilobad]

8:42 All Nightmare Long is right after this one in the record, so yeah. Totally right.

[@anthonybotonis4541]

Ajfa is one of the all time best albums and my fav.. each to their own. This song is my favourite since the black album

[@bigalsfoodreviews]

ALSO I have a slayer songg - WORLD PAINTED BLOOD, 5 minutes if furious SLAYER metal fury from start to finish and the epic of all breakdowns too

[@boysrback5690]

Live version from Quebec Canada or Nimes France are Epic

[@bigalsfoodreviews]

Was an epic ballad with everything you want in a metal song. I would rate this song a perfect ten. YOU NEED to review Here Comes Revenge from HArdwired album. I will be surprised if you don't know it, very catchy chorus

[@rawbrob1079]

Metallica is one of my favorite bands. I've come to terms with the fact that they are no longer a thrash metal band. The first 4 albums are the bible of thrash metal. I do really enjoy their later music with the exception of reload and saint anger.

[@sesimie]

Fade is my fav song of any genre of music. I love The Day that never comes. It reminds me of One as well which is also in my top 5 songs of all time! Can you tell I'm a massive 'TallicA fan!

[@thrashandburn10221]

Losing a friend in war: in that moment, front lines fade and the only thing left is a quest for revenge

[@212mochaman]

My brother always said the opening riff reminded him of echo beach. Ive never shaken that

[@hardcorechristopher9174]

Great

[@XOTheHosttt]

Great song I was 7 years old when I heard it.

[@santi141414]

I don't like metallica but this song is stuning

[@brettsaucedo]

So would you say your faith in Metallica would have been restored in 2008? Love your reviews! They are always on point! You make me appreciate songs more then I already did! Cheers!

[@shikarifox4337]

This is my favourite Metallica song.

[@kodiakredneck]

I got a little over 7 minutes into the reaction and couldn't help but notice that the instrumentation and lyrics sounded a little too familiar to " The Unforgiven ". Still a good song so far. ( I haven't seen David Heretic's thoughts yet or the whole song, so I will respond again after listening to the rest of the song and David's review )

[@kodiakredneck]

Halfway through the song, it definitely changed and didn't sound like anything from the Metallica that I remember growing up. One heck of a banger song. Thoroughly enjoyed it.

[@flightgravity7483]

@@kodiakredneck second half is similar to One. The entire song is really. Also funny is that you say it reminds you of The Unforgiven, but The Unforgiven III is also on this album.

[@Bynkowsky]

Hello I’m from Poland so I have 2 sugesttions for U First is Vader -i am who feasts upon your soul Vader is a Polish death metal band from Olsztyn. Formed in 1983, the group was founded by then-bassist Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek and guitarist Zbigniew "Vika" Wróblewski. Vader went through several lineup changes over the years, with Wiwczarek as the only constant member. Since 2011, the band has comprised Wiwczarek on guitars and vocals, guitarist Marek "Spider" Pająk, bassist Tomasz "Hal" Halicki, and British drummer James Stewart. Starting as a heavy metal group, Vader eventually went to thrash, speed, and then in the late 1980s became a death metal band. It would not be until nine years after forming that they managed to release their debut album The Ultimate Incantation (1992); Vader has released eleven more studio albums since then. The band's name was inspired by Darth Vader from the Star Wars film series. Lyrical themes include stories by H. P. Lovecraft, World War II, and horror. According to Billboard magazine, by 2002 Vader sold approximately 500,000 releases around the world. Second is Acid Drinkers - blues beat down Acid Drinkers are a Polish thrash metal band formed in September 1986 in Poznań. Acid Drinkers were formed on 21 September 1986 consisting of Tomasz "Titus" Pukacki (vocals, bass) and Robert "Litza" Friedrich (guitar, vocals). The band's style is thrash metal, with influences of heavy metal and hardcore punk. Acid Drinkers are rated as one of the most important bands in the Polish thrash and heavy metal world. All the best !!! Listen and Enjoy 🤘🏼

[@ianfranks541]

God bless our troops and all who have served before and after me. Thank y’all for y’all’s service!

[@nicksiz8591]

Thanks for being one of the pawns of greedy politicians who are responsible for deaths of millions of innocent people. It's nothing to be proud of..

[@troye43]

@@nicksiz8591 that was a completely unnecessary response. I realize it's your opinion. Your comment though, comes across as uneducated and biased. Unfortunately, peace and prosperity doesn't come from sitting back and hoping for the best while ridiculing people who truly try to do the right thing within this context. I'm truly not trying to start something, since you've already had. My family has endured plenty of death from a 3rd world country under dictator rule. If it wasn't for the United States military, life as I know it wouldn't exist. To each's own, but I'm thankful.

[@nicksiz8591]

@@troye43 ok

[@GODemon13]

I would say Unforgiven more so than Fade to Black. I do get that little bit of Orion, but mostly I think about One later in the song when he does that machine gun snare drum.

[@mr.smithgnrsmith7808]

Love the shirt…Ramones are legendary

[@THEDavidHeretic]

Truly one of the pioneers of rock and punk

[@Megacooler96_]

I say this song and All Nightmare Long are the best songs in Death Magnetic. Definitely a step to the right direction when it came out and since then they've become better and better

[@jackmarshall757]

This album was a pretty good Metallica album.

[@joseespitia1292]

16:26 uff😮

[@rdubya4911]

Their best song in my opinion since One.

[@cnw8891]

I'm not a metal fan, but Metallica is damn amazing. They always do something interesting and fresh, and that's not easy to keep up for decades.

[@SlacktivistWeeb]

This song stands proudly alongside Metallica’s other ballads like Fade, One, and Sanitarium.

[@marcosOA92]

Great review! Can you react some time to My Apocalypse? The same album, feel you'll like it. 🤘🏻

[@pjam1184]

How far down is St. Anger? I'm very curious to see your reaction on that one. I wonder if that one will be in a poll. I may have to join the patreon to vote on that one if its included in a future poll to bump up its position.

[@ExileOnDaytonStreet]

This borders on an act of cruelty.

[@THEDavidHeretic]

St. Anger is not in the que, no one has made it an official request yet.

[@ExileOnDaytonStreet]

@@THEDavidHeretic Allow me to be the first to NOT SUGGEST IT AT ALL. I will happily provide apologetics for what they did in the 90s, but I draw a line at St Anger.

[@ExileOnDaytonStreet]

Actually, let me clarify: I will subject you to Sigur Ros before I subject you to St. Anger. And you would hate Sigur Ros.

[@pjam1184]

@@THEDavidHeretic Oh damn, I thought it was. Ok I'm gonna have to think about gold tier lol.

[@user-qp9so2zo1z]

do Moth into the Flame.. Unless you have that album already

[@adamdunbar8260]

The Nimes version is killer

[@flightgravity7483]

One Pt. 2

[@warhead846]

Do the live version from nines 2009

[@Nickyyzz.]

Try Judas kiss live in Quebec off of this album. Played perfectly

[@BillPassmore]

Move some chili peppers up the list ;) ;)

[@cnw8891]

Yesss

[@212mochaman]

Patreon page. Songs getting moved up the list happen there

[@joeltallic5503]

Listen to Moth into Flame

[@anna45333]

If you liked that you should listen to Anthem by Rush (if you haven't heard of it) It has that kind of power within it like this song has

[@Wither81]

Damn your score was waaaay higher than expected, nice.

[@bigsofty1977]

Please do Dream no more.

[@Telecontari]

for some reason the live version of this song is even better (Paris, France - September 8, 2017)

[@aplaceandathing]

React to the videos that are posted by Metallica themselves. You might think Metallica would take down your videos, but you would be mistaken. The Metallica of today is supportive of these things.

[@coling657]

Hey david. If you can, would you please react to Just a bullet away from Metallica. It’s from the beyond magnetic EP. I personally love the construction of that song and would like your thoughts. Thanks for considering.

[@coling657]

One of the official music videos I don’t mind at all and that isn’t too distracting, like say One. I love One. Don’t get me wrong, but the video is a little distracting for me. Appreciate your analysis as always. 8.8!? Wow. Are you getting back in the Metallica bandwagon? Jk. Can’t wait for the next one.

[@kourosh39]

Listen to My Apocalypse from Death Magnetic album.

[@_kcy033]

People hate me when i say this, but to me it's just lazy to just keep using the same Fade To Black formula after all this year's.. And it's a shame cause the riffs, the solo and the third phase of the song are amazing, if only they would used them on an original way.. Btw great reaction, i always love that you don't overhype the songs for views and give us honest and thoughtful análisis.

[@Outlawtorn3711]

Death Magnetic was a great album

[@Itacamca1]

esto suena al unforgiven pero mejorado aunque evolucionado -_- me refiero al inicio, cuando cambia el tempo mejoró

[@politicalscientist8880]

I don't know but is this in Bm? Like ftb then sanitarium then one... similar vibes lol

[@beatmet2355]

You seem to really like unusual time signatures. Are you familiar with Dave Brubeck, the jazz pianist? He was known for writing tunes with elaborate time signatures, Time Out being perhaps his most well known album.

[@THEDavidHeretic]

Love Brubeck, we would jam out to him in the band room before Jazz Band would officially start a number of mornings.

[@mirkosanders8385]

As a UN freedom corps soldier who got into 3 wars and lost 7 friends let me tell you one thing i have learned : The real hero isnt the soldier that shots tons of enemys. The real hero is the soldier who knows when to not hit the trigger of his gun and saves a life!

[@jymzhetfield5420]

David, how does it feels watching at Metallica still having it?!. Try my apocalypse or the Judas kiss

[@THEDavidHeretic]

It feels great to see them come back to their roots as far as feel and tone goes, but with a more mature and experienced approach to the actual song writing,

[@OGGOAT23]

Good song nothing special, but not bad song i like his voice

[@mohamedharithdzaqwanmohame1499]

Next....cyanide

[@ExileOnDaytonStreet]

I would've loved to see DH react to stuff like My Bloody Valentine, or The Appleseed Cast, or Sigur Ros. But now that I've heard him talk about his sleep issues and severe aversion to mellow songs, I'm gonna say we're all better off without it. Might make for an amusing train wreck, but I'd hate to force him to react to stuff that he clearly would hate regardless of how good it is.

[@vitoravilaj]

My guy gave 8.8 to this song and 9.3 for "The Warning - Evolve". Am I missing something?!

[@THEDavidHeretic]

No you are correct, those are the score I gave them.

[@alexkenley1]

cant stand nothing else matters geez youre tuff

[@simonbrunner3062]

Wow. Didn't think you would go that high with your score. Now I'm convinced you'd dig the entire Death Magnetic album. More so than the Hardwired album probably. Death Magnetic is where they tried really hard (maybe too hard at times) to recreate their 80s style. (And in true 1988 ...And Justice For All fashion they ruined good songs with horrible production.) Disregarding production quality (including the sheer loudness, which makes it dangerous to put these songs in a playlist with songs from other albums and listen to the playlist on shuffle through headphones), I have two main complaints with Death Magnetic. 1) It gets derivative. As you noted, there's a "Fade to Black" part and an "Orion" part in this song alone, and I'd add a "One" part to that. I remember liking the album a lot when it came out, but it didn't stick with me. At the end of the day, if I get to choose between the original 80s version of a type of Metallica song and the 2008 knock-off version, I'll always go for the original. The Harwired album feels more genuine and authentic to me, like something they just felt like doing at the time, as opposed to something they felt they needed to do for their fans that were pissed off about St. Anger. 2) There are lots of great riffs on the album, but some of the transitions are less than smooth. To the point that some of the songs feel disjointed to me. "The Judas Kiss" is a particular offender in that regard. It has some SICK riffs and an incredibly catchy chorus. Easily the best chorus Metallica has written since 1991, if not ever. But somehow, as a song, it's worse than the sum of its parts. But since these are issues that I also have with "The Day that never comes" in particular, they don't seem to bother you too much. So I think you'd really dig most of the stuff on the album. Out of curiosity, are there any other Death Magnetic songs lined up in the queue (if that's how it's spelled)? If not, someone needs to make an official request for "My Apocalypse".

[@JBeck33]

As you said, Magnetic has a lot of good songs with real bad production. I do prefer hardwired, though. Also really good songs. But…great production and James sounds great vocally.

[@socialxperiment3162]

REACT TO LUX AETERNA

[@chicobarreras9646]

Is that Lars using a cymbal aside from his open high hat? Doesn’t happen often.

[@politicalscientist8880]

I hated this at first because I thought it was "messy" I love it now but took a long time

[@jester3xt720]

I always thought this video alrhough respectful to our troops and timely to world events didnt match the vibe of the song. To me it was more atuned to domestic violence and the personal turmoil therein..just me though and a video like that probably wouldnt make it to FCC regulated video broadcasting

[@skog8723]

Saying you cant stand nothing else matters is just riddiculousy

[@jeffvolpe4117]

Just saw Metallica and the Warning and Anthrax among others in Rockville. Anthrax impressed, The Warning exceeded expectations and killed it, a Metallica was disappointing. They were tight but played an opening of 3 older songs- Sanitarium off of MOP was great and so was 4 Horseman of of Kill em All but then they played the ENTIRE Black album in reverse for the 30th anniversary- this album with Load and Reload suck. I know you stopped listening after AJFA but most of Death Magnetic and Hardwired are really good and deserve another chance from you. I am seeing Metallica in San Fran again next month and they better not pull that shit again 😂 Thanks for reacting! Still looking forward to your Warning Disciple reaction which also won a priority Patreon poll 😁 forgot to include that Creeping Death in their encore was great as well and sounded amazing- James voice is really good and Inthink Lars has been practicing during the pandemic 😂

[@Mikeg73070]

The sextuplets evolved into 123-123

[@Owlyross]

"I wish there was more bass in the mix" I would say you must be new to Metallica, but you're not, so I'll simply say *knowing smile*

[@kuplung22]

The live version is better

[@ProudBostonian]

It’s a shame that they paid someone to mix/master that album and it sounds sonically LIKE ABSOLUTE DOG SH**!! I HATE saying anything bad about the MIGHTY Metallica seeing as how I’ve been a diehard fan of them for 30 years, well in two weeks it will be 30 years to the day I heard “Fade To Black” playing in my older sister’s room and asked her who they were and she told me, I was HOOKED from day one. However if I’m being honest, Death Magnetic is my least favorite album of theirs. Yes that’s right I’m one of the 50 people that actually legitimately like St. Anger. I’m not saying it’s my favorite by any means but the only complaints I had on St. Anger is the same two everyone else has. The shi**y snare sound and the lack of guitar solos. DM on the other had just sounds AWFUL PERIOD. I know it was part of the “loudness war” wtf that means. It’s a shame too because I like probably half or slightly more then half the songs on the album. As a fully disabled combat veteran who deployed twice to “The Sandbox” before my medical discharge into my 7th year SSgt. I also liked The Judas Kiss, UN3 (which has Kirk’s best solo on that record), My Apocalypse and All Nightmare long. Great reaction sir and I look forward to seeing you do more Mark Tremonti reactions (especially since his new Album Marching In Time just dropped 6 weeks ago or something like that) and Alter Bridge of course!!!

[@gfbett]

The songs on this album are good, but the recording quality is awful. Having heard the guitar hero version the album version is just unlistenable. For comparison: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bH_JoqOoaN6aick

[@nickcolbert9615]

The video for this song makes no sense. The lyrics seem to be about a battered woman in an abusive relationship, not soldiers. Am I the only one who thinks that ?

[@Owlyross]

The lyrics I believe are about James' childhood again and have some abusive parent elements to them. If I remember correctly, in the official lyric it was written "the son will shine" rather than "the sun will shine"

[@thatsriiiiight4170]

Lars drumming style always feels off to me

[@cnw8891]

I feel that way about Jose Pasillas (Incubus). Something weird in his timing. I can't put a finger on it.

[@Owlyross]

He's always ever so slightly ahead, especially live, like he's literally falling down the stairs and everyone is chasing to keep up. It's what makes Metallica, and if it's on the point and on tempo, then it doesn't "feel" like Metallica. Although in recent performances he seems to have improved his timekeeping and is playing to the correct tempos

[@Paddyvertex]

I really like the song but I'm always annoyed by the sound of the snare. I think it's too loud and "smashy". After St. Anger I believe Lars has a problem with mixing his snare 😅