This is the most HAUNTING Metallica intro EVER...

This is the intro of the song Blackened by Metallica. The story is that they first recorded the normal part and somehow decided to use the REVERSED audio for the actual song. It's so beautiful and bittersweet and I decided to cover it. Enjoy.
#metallica #guitarcover #cover #guitar #blackened #andjusticeforall #music

[@pzkpfw6864]

If you watched this and didnt immediately start playing the song in your head as soon as the intro stopped, you are fucking wrong.

[@Cool_Guy_2437]

@@pzkpfw6864 AMEN

[@Jesus_loves_you2004]

I literally started headbanging, then realized the video was over and was sad….

[@okkitrinanda]

At the end of the video, you can hear the drum starts in your head

[@mareker]

So true! I almost exploded not hearing drums and guitars after that intro!

[@alexguitarman100]

Reversing this is what creativity is all about. I still don't understand how they wrote such a good intro for it to be reversed and sound unbelievable

[@patientmental875]

Thank the producer who thought the original was weak so he reversed it

[@vincent2053]

@@patientmental875I thought it was Jason’s suggestion?

[@A_Final_Hit]

@@vincent2053Bingo.

[@robertbordevik5072]

Arguably the best intro of all time in a metal song. It’s plays just as good in reverse for crying out loud. AND, it sets the tone to an album where the world’s greatest metal band were at their peak, and they pushed their abilities as musicians to the limit. It’s my favorite album, and Blackened is just a pure work of art.

[@ernaldorivas7943]

That beautiful Ibanez. Nice job.

[@aminaryanmusic]

It really is beautiful :) Thanks🤘

[@MicahD14]

Yeah Ibanezes just hit different... My first 2 basses were ibanezes I dont think i could play a different brand. Wouldnt trade one for a fender.

[@Rackus82]

Honestly never knew it was played in reverse, im a bit bummed out now....😅

[@Cool_Guy_2437]

I know. But it’d be cool to see this intro played the reversed way but actually played.

[@wojciechszeler2]

@@Cool_Guy_2437 lots of ppl do that :D

[@Cool_Guy_2437]

@@wojciechszeler2 How have I not found it 💀(stupidity active)

[@alexanderlaw8411]

Few years behind bud

[@New.Beginnings88]

How are you not fascinated at how beautiful it sounds like from reverse ? That’s pure talent and art

[@mattjones708]

One word.....Awesome ! Seriously Awesome !!

[@solac388]

The way the tension builds and builds. So beautiful. Understandable why they reversed it

[@righty-o3585]

Dun dadun da dududDUH! DE DE DE DE NE EH DE DE DE 🤘😁

[@GazzaRSTURBO]

This is awesome. Don’t want it to end, playing on repeat 5 times will have to do! 😂🤘

[@manocornuta]

You opened my eyes! Thank you! So great! ❤

[@matheusassis9322]

This intro sounds like a national anthem

[@HprFcs]

Agreed, but more like an anti-anthem. It’s so harrowing. One of the best intros ever imho. Reversing it was amazing. The non-reversed version is just bland and boring.

[@kenmandelin7812]

Some how in the late 90s the tape got flipped over on my cassette in my Walkman and the intro played like he originally played it. It was like discovering uranium when in played it for my friends

[@eddy85harris47]

Great intro great song great cover

[@josiahsegovia04]

This is really good man 🤘

[@aminaryanmusic]

Thanks man. Appreciate it🤘

[@british-boy6703]

An absolute masterpiece from beginning to end

[@schoolgamer9592]

I Have Just Subscribed! And Happy Early 40th Birthday 2 Ride the Lightning!

[@MasterRandleYT]

Oh my gosh that's beautiful

[@jackytruite1890]

Wow, such great !

[@wojciechszeler2]

great tone!

[@seagullz.1019]

honestly, i feel like the song "that was just your life" has one of the most haunting metallica intros.

[@randomhandle]

Whoever made the decision to reverse that opening needs to win a Nobel Prize in something. Rock? Bad Assery? Who knows. But there should be eternal recognition for that level of brilliance.

[@arthurcoutinhosilva3641]

Dude!! Awesome

[@tdub52]

Awesome!!!!!

[@GREG-SC]

SUPER COOL. good job

[@Viktor47917]

According to the case, the intro might have been inspired by the song "An Old Fashion Love Song" by Three Dog Night. No joke. Take a listen to both songs.

[@boardersr]

Awesome!

[@gorstone36]

I haven’t found any direct confirmation, but I believe this intro was most likely played by James. For this album he didn’t only play the rhythms, he played all the harmonies and even the slower leads (which this qualifies as). Guitar-wise, he played pretty much everything except for the solos.

[@okkitrinanda]

Yeah, that's right. On the sleeve cover of the AJFA album, it says that all the rhythm guitar and harmony parts were played by James, and Kirk only played the solos... I read an interview where Kirk said he only started playing rhythm on the Load album...

[@TT99C5]

Woah. This blew my mind and after digging in finding out it's true?!?!? Today I learned. Great vid!!

[@farbodhoseinkhani9995]

Nice bro🔥🤘keep going parchamet balas

[@jtrueman]

Damn! That’s cool!

[@michielpoortvliet3003]

Tatateratata....tedatadatadata

[@Cool_Guy_2437]

We should just get everything but the lyrics and drums reversed. So just reverse the guitar parts 😃

[@dochu24]

I get the reference!

[@aminaryanmusic]

Haha and no bass for all...

[@jackblackbeard5699]

I vote 'yes'.

[@Cool_Guy_2437]

@@dochu24 👍🏻

[@dacechasinghawk3910]

Oh dude! That pumped me up!!!

[@patientmental875]

So they got lucky with something that sounded generic but backwards sounded really good

[@GreasyNeilTyson]

If I’m not mistaken Cliff Burton is the one who came up with this intro. He was a true genius

[@neptr7653]

Sounds like an Emperor intro

[@markmason7117]

DAA duh duh DAA dududu DUH!!

[@khazza930]

one of my fav intros

[@herbvasquez9945]

Normal playing it sounds like Mercyful Fate riff

[@gregmeir]

One of the greatest intros of all time justice would of be such amazing album good battle for top spot lack of bass just hurts it for me as much as i love the album lack of bass just hurts

[@Rodrim777]

Sick dude, what model Ibanez is that?

[@EJU6NEL89P]

xiphos

[@gdr1174]

Blew my mind when I discovered this recently 😂

[@New.Beginnings88]

It’s pure genius

[@FuelAirSparkTime]

Damage Inc is their most haunting intro in my opinion

[@jamesd1944]

Blackened is the end... but that is the beginning... I am so confused. 😕

[@metaltim]

You should upstroke the forward part so the reverse looks normal!

[@redactedredacted8107]

Normal gives Dethklok energy. Reverse gives Metallica

[@SolamenteVees]

There’s already more bass here than on the entire AJFA record.

[@Addict2FX]

3months ago you are finally learning this?.. kids these day..

[@martinkuliza]

I still feel that there weren't enough guitars in the mix

[@sirhamalot8651]

I love the first 15 seconds of All Within My Hands. I hate the song but the intro could have made a great riff for a real Metallica song.

[@bdawg2513]

Blackened intro reversed?

[@poseidonas6113]

Am I the only one who loves the reversed part more?

[@HprFcs]

Of course not. The reverse is infinitely better.

[@robertomingo9822]

I think they should have left both normal and reversed on the album, like this.

[@BENDYKILLER698]

this is the Blackened intro?

[@SimbyDimby]

Yes

[@BENDYKILLER698]

@@SimbyDimby i just didnt realise it was backwards at first lol

[@marc3d]

kinda chuck S guitar?

[@ivangorban5456]

Ibanez Xiphos

[@myringains]

I've never seen a video of the Blackened intro played with guitars and bass. Was it originally recorded with just guitars?

[@aminaryanmusic]

Yeah it's just 4 layers of guitars.

[@VicHalen07]

@@aminaryanmusicmore like 4 quad-tracked tracks maybe…

[@olegrolik]

ты разрушил мою жизнь 😂

[@traceyshaw3412]

Mega dave never done anything like this 😂🤘

[@pglove9554]

Or did he play it in reverse then play the reverse backwards 😂

[@jayw9879]

hmmmm... nope.

[@jayw9879]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/qXucXquGftp6qZI Id say this is far far more Haunting, but its Testament so.. slightly different style.

[@user-vt8kz5xs3e]

i liked the non reversed better

[@MrJasonodonnell]

11 Year old me could not understand for the life of me how they got such a Esoteric Tone.....

[@fattybolger]

Nah, the INTRO to "One" is WAY more HAUNTING than this ONE.

[@carlosrobles5591]

You have no vibrato.