What Is Metallica's Greatest Song? | Rockers React

[@danclyrogaming85]

Anselmo saying Creeping Death is just as heavy as the song.

[@gizzad]

Well said

[@inakinahuelsantosangel3460]

Yes

[@benjamminify]

Yep

[@14littledude]

Almost sounds like Bautista

[@rogeliohw]

They played it together in Mexico City 30 april 1999. I was there. Awesome!!!

[@jackeast1880]

Orion was and still is one of the most unique songs in that part of metal

[@robertomacias2831]

Thats what im saying

[@la0tsu]

I played that one for my very stodgy, classical loving dad. His response: "I can see why you like that. That's actually good music!"

[@aaronzywicki8683]

Most Definitely

[@mileschow5961]

Its just so different, it’s awesome

[@blackpopepaul]

A masterpiece

[@TranceSFX]

Disposable Heroes. Monster rhythm, incredible solo. Everything about it is flawless.

[@tylerarnettay4144]

Disposable heroes is their most underrated song. It is an absolute masterpiece

[@Morbutt]

It was OK. Felt like a song that was way too long; long for the sake of being long. They could have trimmed a minute or two from it.

[@chrisrodsa210]

Yup

[@aaronbanga3212]

@@Morbutt yeah I think a lot of Metallica songs in that era were about "we can play better than anyone and so we're going to play 10 min songs just to rub that in your faces", but the songs were still masterpieces.

[@JimVincent]

Back in '87, Disposable Heroes was the first song I'd heard of theirs and it made me say, "who the fuck are these guys and how much more is there?!?" It's still my favorite song.

[@AlzirFilho]

2:45 I love the way Geezer just appears sitting on the couch like a regular guy. This sir is simply a supreme god of Metal. The greatest metal bassist ever 🤘🏻💀

[@xbmpr]

Bruh i didn’t even see him at first lol I love Geezer

[@hariomvishwakarma1403]

This guy inspired Cliff Burton and many other many metal bassist.

[@andrefrazao5281]

I was paying attention to guy talking, but all of a sudden I just perceive "IS THAT GEEZER BUTLER, WHY THE FUCK THE DONT ASK HIM"

[@4Realzeaz]

Just found out Geezer wrote most of the lyrics for Sabbath. What a legend.

[@brendantoungate8287]

@@4Realzeaz Ozzy-Sabbath, yes. Paranoid-beyond being incredibly heavy-is one of the best albums in terms of lyrical cohesion that I've every heard. To think tha tthey recorded that whole record in two weeks is unbelievable. Geezer's an underappreciated legend.

[@pauleurban4804]

Phil saying creeping death is the best thing ive ever heard.

[@uyokudantai]

Yes

[@ErebosTalia]

absolutely!!!! i was just laughing my ass off cause he picked my all time favorite pick

[@alexanderirato3845]

Fade to black that guitar conveys more emotion then I have ever heard in a song

[@kylepatterson9256]

Cemetery gates by pantera and so far away by avenged sevenfold are also great examples of having wonderful emotion in guitar

[@seanmcadams1216]

@Shane Culliton I wonder what your favorite Metallica album is?🧐

[@seanmcadams1216]

@Shane Culliton I was joking because it’s your profile picture, but mine is RTL as well

[@chokovok7231]

@@seanmcadams1216 hey what’s your favourite Meshuggah album? Bit off-topic but I’m curious so

[@seanmcadams1216]

@@chokovok7231 funny enough it’s actually Koloss, although I like the album cover for obZen better which is why it’s my pfp, wbu?

[@arsonfly252]

When you finally see other Disposable Heroes fans *I'm so proud of this community*

[@killboybands1]

Ya..what the hell? Nobody in the video mentioned it...they just mentioned the 'hits'.

[@schwaahly]

G.O.A.T

[@mikepastry1162]

My people.

[@stazjohnson8618]

Disposable Heroes is definitely my favorite, can't believe no one mentioned it. MoP & Creeping Death are pretty damn awesome too tho, so at least they picked those.

[@3du76]

Honestly, the B side of Master of Puppets is the greatest thing done in the HM genre

[@smithrock876]

The Shortest Straw. That raw energy of that song still gives me goosebumps. And the drum is sick in that song. Unbeatable.

[@ilovebutterstuff]

Definitely the peak of Lars. He never got better. Damage Inc. is their best song though.

[@gustavovasconcelos9857]

Holy shit that's a great one indeed

[@ariel1k2]

Absolutely agree! It also contains one of Kirk's very unique solos!

[@Cheddar_Wizard]

Certainly a hot take but fair

[@SippyTango]

Jason Newsted was the backbone of the best version of metallica.

[@airyskies8160]

To live is to die: it’s a masterpiece of instrumental.

[@mrhamburgler480]

yesssssir. I've made it clear that better be played at my funeral

[@michaelblaine6494]

Such an excellent tune,Orion gets all the love and it’s definitely great but I think To Live...perfected the Metallica instrumental

[@user-tq1bj3fn7h]

I think the Call Of Ktulu is better, but that's my opinion. To live is to die is also good 🙂

[@cadenyourearent8174]

Anesthesia is my way to go I love the raw ness and distortion to it and love when the drums kick in

[@ksj2936]

and orion

[@Oct8pus]

I love talking to metalhead about metal. It's a whole language in and of itself

[@LawrenceGaming]

Metalhead language most common words: heavy chug djent tone axe gain shred

[@brenomordida]

@@LawrenceGaming da chug chug and a brwwwŵwwwwwwwrrrwwwrwrrrrrwwwrrrrwrw

[@KTF0]

Yeah, especially going to a concert, you meet people that feel like you've been friends for years.

[@Mitchery]

@@KTF0 For real?

[@ngochien4704]

@@Mitchery Ive been to metal concerts, I can confirm his words

[@KidSillyFresh]

Dyers Eve never gets enough respect

[@mfree80286]

St. Anger never gets respect...

[@lynchmob72]

It's not there best song, but Phantom Lord gets no respect either.

[@phaeleon1006]

Dyer's Eve for me, hands down

[@MansonXdrums]

which i dont understand, because is the most Metallica powerful song

[@DannyDevitooo]

@@mfree80286 as it SHOULDNT

[@ktmansfield1016]

"No Leaf Clover" is my personal favorite. Their performance with the S&M orchestra was magical.

[@JoeLink56]

Yep!!! Was there in Berkeley too!!! Fuck yeah!!

[@smmusicplus96]

Did you not listen to the first four albums?

[@pavlosrousiamanis]

​@@smmusicplus96 of course he has.

[@378MUSKIESLAYER]

Have you ever heard any other Metallica song?

[@pavlosrousiamanis]

@@378MUSKIESLAYER he has.

[@MattKittredge2112]

I’d say a tie between Blackened and Disposable Heroes, IMO

[@ianerskine8408]

I totally agree.

[@faithhealer5601]

disposable and the thing that should not be

[@BiggestBoy625]

Exactly both are kinda my favorite but I also love "one" and "escape

[@averytaylor2001]

I would say Disposable

[@lifeisdead01]

It's a 3 way tie between those 2 and Damage, Inc. for me. Maybe 4-way, My Apocalypse is insanely addictive

[@jamesamsler2418]

It's like asking "who's ur favorite child"

[@vicrattlehead5530]

@chris smith Sad but TRUE

[@johnpanning4133]

That question is easier to answer tbh

[@sambechard9949]

The fact that blackened wasn’t even mentioned

[@yeetfeet1878]

Blackened is probably my personal favorite it is what got me into metal itself

[@H.E.M.]

Is too long and boring. Like everything in AJFA.

[@antoniochilimbar3385]

@@H.E.M. ?????

[@H.E.M.]

Rust in Peace >>>> AJFA Don’t @ me

[@willhelmbrightraven3429]

Thank Jason Newstead for that one. Genius

[@Conundrums._]

I have a unpopular opinion, Fight Fire with Fire because I honestly don’t know I just love it.

[@InfinityX2]

Though not my favorite it is the most special for me, first Metallica Song I ever heard. Intro: “this is weird classical music” then 🤯. Hooked for life 🤩

[@alm5966]

It's the track I used to put on the 6th Form Common room stereo. Everybody looking at me, like, what's this classical guitar shit and then bang. I just sat back and smiled.

[@hunternixonfishing2500]

Definitely their most underrated song

[@ericochoa4271]

I love that song.

[@glens911]

My first Metallica song. Sitting on the school bus with my cassette Walkman with a tape my friend said you gotta listen. Music changed at that point.

[@sergesmets5685]

Metallica - One , starting slower , after it kicks up , with great drum rythm and guitarwork . Best metal song ever imho .

[@mattmoves5920]

One is fucking iconic

[@isopropyltoxicity]

One is the stairway to heaven of metal

[@TheEndless_]

@@isopropyltoxicity and M.o.P is the kashmir of thrash metal

[@misdesk9148]

Kicks ass would be better

[@Lucretia916]

@@isopropyltoxicity overplayed and overrated?

[@max051472]

Because Metallica are such a commercial success, they pretty much blew the doors wide open to the world of metal and introduced it too so many.

[@orlock20]

Too bad the metal acts didn't follow like the '80s metal followed the '70s metal. Now I feel like an outsider when it comes to new metal. Guitarists either noodle or chug, singers do that growl mumble unless it's symphonic metal and then they just shreek, drummers often have triggers and bass players are irrelevant unless the band has no guitarists.

[@orlock20]

@Phil Kirk I don't believe only the absolute underground is following the Iron Maiden style of metal. Even Metallica seems beyond the ability of many of these metal bands.

[@Masivemaster]

Sabbath fucks zeppelin talking about who is heavier

[@diddykongViX]

@John James You have no idea what you are talking about

[@foxxysoxxs]

@@Masivemaster Zeppelin is just heavy blues, so yea not metal

[@owl509]

My favorite is 'One', but then there's Fade to Black, Ride the Lightning, Welcome Home (Sanitarium), Fight Fire With Fire, Disposable Heroes, Phantom Lord, Seek and Destroy, Orion, Call of Kthulu, Harvester of Sorrow, Master of Puppets, Battery, The Unforgiven, Nothing Else Matters, The Things That Should Not Be, King Nothing, Until it Sleeps, Sad But True, Hit the Lights, For Whom The Bell Tolls and so many other great songs not too far behind

[@howardweingard43]

Welcome Home (Sanitarium) is a classic... bit where’s Creeping Death on your list?

[@simonettacarsonelli]

@@howardweingard43 He basically loves all and hasn't the patience to type the whole early discography. Lol

[@wizkid196______3]

@@simonettacarsonelli Same here

[@gators9570]

I’m surprised to see almost no mention of seek and destroy

[@gregoryvigneault1824]

Here's an underrated masterpiece: Trapped Under Ice is my favourite Metallica shredder. I love the intro solo where Kirk sort of spools up the tempo and then absolutely let's it rip into some of the saddest and fastest riffing in their arsenal. Also some of James' fastest and most aggressive singing. The whole song is full of explosive energy that sticks true to the first album, it's not mid tempo chuggy pounding like most of the stuff thereafter.

[@jeffreyjensen8618]

Fuck yes

[@Herollce]

Yeah !

[@senseiwu6415]

Hell yeah man, happy to read that one

[@samshepard8234]

The Call of Ktulu. One of the best metal instrumental songs ever written. Its like a timeless classical song.

[@MsCristyful]

Hangar 18? Mustaine?

[@Atlas65]

@@MsCristyful Ktutlu takes Hangar 18 .. and if you are thinking about those riffs that sound similar. that line is pretty basic really. Can be found in many songs prior those two. For example Kashmir.

[@MsCristyful]

@@Atlas65 listen here that exact note structure was taken and recreated by Dave in both bands but you obviously know which solo is better right the amount of virtuosity in Marty Friedman's notes are way more advanced and orgasmic compared to the bluesy little ktulu licks yes both are good but lets get real which song is better musically obviously theres more music in 18

[@hombrerusode40anos72]

It sucks

[@akiwii9925]

@@MsCristyful music is subjective

[@LuisInkjet]

Disposable Heroes, Blackened, The Thing That Should Not Be, Orion, And Justice For All, Fight Fire

[@Dwendele]

Dude, add Damage Inc and Harvester of Sorrow to that, and you got my list!

[@yeetfeet1878]

I love blackened

[@LuisInkjet]

@@Dwendele i love those two as well

[@mattiasjp]

I’m like “Ever heard of Disposable Heroes?!”

[@UnbrokenFlame]

I review metallica albums on my channel if anyone is interested

[@yeetfeet1878]

Oh hey man I’m subbed to your channel by the way loved your alter bridge review you did and the tribute to Eddie at the beggining

[@UnbrokenFlame]

@@yeetfeet1878 yeah, my phone was being weird and letting me respond to you directly on my fortress video.... thanks so much, I never got to see VH in concert which I hate, but we'll always have his songs!

[@rb-kd4ry]

NOT EVEN CLOSE.

[@christophercollins9333]

My thought exactly! (Ever hear of...DH)

[@UchihaZoSo]

Personally, I have to say Orion. The reason I think so highly of Orion in particular is because it's so different from the rest of Metallica's catalog. It's still heavy but the melodies are technical and beautiful, it's easily the best bass performance we get from a Metallica song, and Lars's drumming is just the cherry on top. No lyrics even required, just a breathtaking instrumental and a testament to the musical prowess of Cliff Burton. I truly think it was their masterpiece song from their masterpiece album.

[@djikopgot]

I know I might be alone, but I love “Fight Fire with Fire” and “Ride the Lightning.” Those songs are the heaviest.

[@yeetfeet1878]

I love playing fight fire with fire on drums

[@jeffwillemain6098]

Heard Fight Fire last time I saw them! Blown away!

[@rob22347]

Ride The Lightning is one of my favorites too, a bit surprised I haven’t seen many people say it

[@kelvzonegameplays7811]

You are not alone!

[@victorachim3951]

Yeah, the RTL solo is absolutely awesome . . .

[@SovalleFGC]

I love Phil Anselmo's input in these interviews.

[@user-yi7td2sq9b]

I'm surprised he didn't just yell "white power"

[@patrickanselmo6615]

@@user-yi7td2sq9b get over it. It's an old story.

[@jayceeguitar]

@@patrickanselmo6615 yeah man get over racism 😐

[@patrickanselmo6615]

@@jayceeguitar he apologized. What else should he do?

[@jayceeguitar]

@@patrickanselmo6615 we know he has it doesn’t mean that people are going to ignore it

[@GrungeJeans]

Disposable Heroes, Escape, Metal Militia, And Justice For All

[@reptilewinter9664]

Finally some one saying escape

[@chalupacabra1727]

Disposable Heroes is HANDS DOWN the GREATEST Metallica song of ALL TIME. IMO.

[@arnaudberil3553]

And justice for all / blackened / trapped under ice / ride the lightning.

[@CrackidoodlE]

Yes, Escape is great, finally someone said it!

[@afgh1408]

Disposable is my favorite by far.

[@michaelscott9974]

Eye of the Beholder The lyrics are just spot on about today's world

[@antonioramonconcepcionvida4489]

Great song

[@RastaganTheGreen]

"Freedom of speech is words that they will bend" is the best lyric I've ever heard in any song ever.

[@n1ckpower]

It's fucking awesome song, they MUST play it one more time live

[@uyokudantai]

Yes

[@marzrazavi5394]

I have so many favorites but “The thing that should not be” really sticks out. Welcome Home(Sanitarium) really helped me out through some “rough” times as an adolescent coming of age. So many great memories

[@MountainKing626]

The Thing That Should Not Be is Hetfield's favorite song. At least it was

[@krod4278]

im listening to welcome home right now, and i know exactly what you mean

[@mayonnaisepsychology1014]

The Thing that Should not Be is pretty underrated imo, it’s such a good song

[@yeetfeet1878]

Welcome home (Sanitarium) helped me too.

[@Kyle_Evers]

Sanitarium is severely underrated!

[@murfdog19]

Dyer's Eve The Thing That Should Not Be Harvester Of Sorrow

[@tyschuster5407]

100% all the way

[@michaelblaine6494]

Oooohh Dyers Eve🤘

[@Jeff_HellensBridge]

TTSNB is SEVERELY underrated

[@chokovok7231]

Dear mother dear fatherugh

[@georgimilanov9198]

Me as an intellectual: The Frayed Ends Of Sanity

[@HectorReyes-lm7xp]

I see you are a man of culture as well

[@davesargent8748]

@@HectorReyes-lm7xp This is such a cultured thread i must say,

[@HeavyMetalLukex]

Yes.

[@ocsanahuel]

Yeah 🤘

[@Lancelot30]

I can definitely agree

[@asymptoticspatula]

Sad But True is in my top five. My seventy-year-old mother loves that song. "It brings tears to my eyes..." she says.

[@oddlilfella]

Sad But True got me into metal as a fresh new hit song.. it's easily in my Top 3

[@rofyle]

Somebody should have said Escape just to piss off Hatefield.

[@digbick9261]

HAHAHA

[@thequintessential5503]

James Hatefield

[@dojonane]

Escape is a banger though. When they played it by request you could see Jaymz instinctually nodding his head like 'O shit, maybe I was wrong about this one.'

[@rubbersoul4960]

Phil Anselmo is so down to earth. He himself is a god of metal.

[@willemsikkema3604]

And a nutcase 😆

[@michaelmcdonald8452]

If I was that high I'd be "so down to earth" too 😂😂😂

[@atvena]

Being chill doesn't make you down to earth

[@xxGHPlayaxx]

I might catch some shade for this, but I think The Outlaw Torn is up there with their best songs. What a freakin masterpiece, especially live, that’s overlooked by so many

[@__Diego__Aguilar_]

This is what i was looking for!

[@cheezy8492]

I prefer the s&m or s&m2 versions but yeah I agree nonetheless

[@brandoncardenas258]

Underrated af

[@kadenzook3826]

Such a killer song

[@joshuacanipe7688]

YES! Load and Reload don't get enough respect. I would add Bleeding Me, Fixxxer, and Carpe Diem Baby.

[@PartyPoison24]

Dyer's Eve is definitely my favorite. It's super fast and heavy while James is clearly pissed off because hes singing about something that's clearly a raw nerve for him just adds that extra element to it

[@nezukokamado4238]

That song was my metal turning point. That album came out when I was in 8th grade and that song blew my mind. I was into crappy hair metal and hearing that I wanted more faster and aggressive music.

[@gustavovasconcelos9857]

I love Dyer's Eve damn, it's sad they don't play it live (probably because it's obscenely hard to play lol)

[@mseddie]

This song was written in memory of Cliff

[@randommetalhead7]

@@gustavovasconcelos9857 lars lol

[@moondawwg]

Ride the Lightning is the ultimate metallica song in my opinion. Epic in every way. And that solo, holy shit.

[@paulchaplin2032]

Totally agree with you. The best album

[@metalzonemt-2]

Yes, the solo is epic!

[@kenkaneki575]

Yes, not my favorite anymore, but Master of Puppets and Ride the lightning scream metallica, describes the band real well. I think it's kirks best solo.

[@jefffredenburg7231]

Kirk can up with the name of the song from steven kings the stand. But it was written by James, lars, clif, and the last song with dave

[@xXxMrRazorxXx]

Yooo Fight Fire With Fire is where it's at! That solo, it's just way too good and otherworldly.

[@_Slicedbread]

Welcome Home (Sanitarium). A Masterpiece.

[@cargovroom8244]

Ye

[@1891Vilmer]

Sameeee

[@_Slicedbread]

@Shane Culliton my kinda people here. It's goes through the full spectrum of Metallica.

[@-eternal-1087]

this is so underrated

[@JuanMendoza-ho5wi]

My fav song is def Welcome Home

[@metfan4l]

No love for St. Anger? Haha.

[@kingtong1174]

I wanted to say I love that album I was born in 97 so that was like my first Metallica CD I never understand why it gets so much hate

[@kingtong1174]

@Dr. Hannibal Lecter why you sorry for speaking your mind you good bro lol

[@DerEchteBold]

Haha, well, it's the best Metallica song ...behind all those mentioned in the video and most others from the first five albums.

[@PazBinv1]

No love for Load and ReLoad either. Can't imagine why.

[@DerEchteBold]

@@PazBinv1 Because there's not a song on either good enough to be mentioned along with any song from the previous albums. I bought 'Load' back then, one of the worst purchases I ever made.

[@darkjedi447]

Never get sick of FADE TO BLACK, but I just love FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS when they sing it live. Keep smiling🤘🙂

[@archieohare]

- What Is Metallica's Greatest Song? - Yes.

[@robertkarlsson7238]

Best answer PERIOD!!

[@ministryoftruth1451]

Not so sure. I can't listen to anything after Justice. Its just not good.

[@carterkiser5225]

Exactly

[@MrPink497]

Orion.

[@problemseeker6664]

Yeah St Anger

[@magenticka]

'Fade to Black', 'Master of Puppets', 'Creeping Death'...all classic songs, but people that hate on 'The Black Album' fail to realize that the commercial sound of that LP was a gateway for the masses to discover metal. After hearing 'Enter Sandman', 'Sad But True', or 'Nothing Else Matters' back in the 90's, it opened up the doors to discover their back catalogue, and introduce the masses to heavier bands like Pantera, Sepultura etc

[@michaelward5370]

Totally, dude, Enter Sandman was the first Metallica song I heard, seen it on MTV, it blew me away!! I bought Kill Em All a couple of days later, (the Black Album hadn't been released yet)!! Next thing I know, I'm listening to Pantera, Sepultura, Slayer, etc!!

[@mileschow5961]

Metallica is a great introduction to metal for people who’ve never heard metal before

[@centralia83]

One was the first song I ever heard. I was like 3 years old and I watched mtv instead of cartoons. I remember seeing the music video.

[@magenticka]

@@centralia83 that’s cool. MTV wasn’t widely accessible to people in the U.K. though, and I’m guessing Europe-in-general, during the early 90’s. The concert that gave Metallica massive tv exposure in the U.K. was opening the Freddie Mercury Tribute concert (I think that was 1993?). That’s where I first got exposed to Metallica, seeing that tv broadcast. They played Enter Sandman, Sad But True, and Nothing Else Matters. Those songs got me hooked and I bought all their albums over the following weeks. Soon after I was listening to a ton of metal, all thanks to the Black Album.

[@EmilForsberg_GRYBO]

Sure but that doesn't mean that The Black Album is their best album. It might be like their 5th or 4th best album.

[@matthewseebach7291]

The Thing That Should Not Be is killer, especially the live in Seattle in ‘89 version! James almost seems like he is possessed during that performance!

[@alexg4751]

Especially in the last refrain when he sings "Face the thing that should not be". Seattle '89 was probably their best ever concert ngl

[@Kondratbl]

It's almost like he dwells in madness...

[@funkypeanuts4631]

They were talking about the heaviest riffs and all that and im here like.. no mention of the thing that should not be? That whole song just feels like you have a huge mountain on your head heavy.

[@onehitwonder1697]

89 Seattle concert is in a class of its own

[@kalediangreyicelander9252]

"What is Metallica´s greatest song?" YES

[@repomanpapashangolegionofd9982]

Outlaw torn is pretty damn underrated song

[@yournostroleeoleeolees.]

Fixxxer. Bleeding. Judas. Suicide. Clover. Disappear.

[@burialofficial8913]

i listen more to load and reload but my favorite metallica album is and justice for all and always will be

[@hornmoviereviews8739]

Fantastic song. But doesn't get the credit it deserves cause it was on loud.

[@kkshady]

my favourite

[@spacejesus4747]

@@burialofficial8913 I found my brother

[@xpointmockerx7532]

My top 5 1. Creeping Death 2. One 3. Master of Puppets 4. For Whom the Bell Tolls 5. Welcome Home (Sanitarium)

[@spurezurko]

Sanatorium is certainly my fav!

[@hombrerusode40anos72]

@@spurezurko SAAANEEETEERRAIOO

[@daichitengri9980]

Same five but a different order for me

[@getowtofheyah3161]

Fight Fire with Fire, Battery, and Blackened are the best Metallica openers. They’re the songs that for three albums straight, diehard Metallica fans probably popped in each of those records for the first time and were able to verify to themselves right away that they were not going to be let down.

[@radicalcat4942]

...And Justice For All, itself. For me, it's like the peak of it, has everything, heaviness, trashines, lyrics, drums, harmony. If you look at the Remix and Remastered version of Ahdy is like going to heaven. For me, the most complete, meaningful, Metallica song.

[@vicrattlehead5530]

So far NO ONE has mentioned The Frayed Ends of Sanity

[@metetural9140]

Yep. Frayed ends of Sanity and Thing that Should not be are my personal favourites

[@moseyballad7954]

Bcuz that the worst song on justice if there was one

[@abeschwartz1019]

@@moseyballad7954 nah dude the incredibly powerful use of the A# tritone in the main riff is huge. And of course the extremely fast thrash riff near the solo

[@OHBJJ9634]

@@moseyballad7954 no. If there jad to be a worst. To live is to die. I like it Its fucking cool. Ill admit it But ive never been big on it. My big hit was dyers eve or frsyed ends

[@Buraz93]

I was scrolling to find this comment, THANK YOU! Frayed Ends of Sanity, numero uno. That song has tons of amazing riffs. Proof why James is one of the best metal rhythm guitarists ever!

[@jason25vorhees33]

Dude dyers eve is just so good,that solo is when Kirk said “no more messing around”😂 God it is tough,my choices are “to live is to die” “Master of puppets” “Ride the lightning” “One” “Creeping death” and “The unforgiven”.Personally my favorite album is between justice and master of puppets

[@andrewharrington6953]

Good call man, 'To Live is To Die is the song that made me a fan.

[@larrycooper5328]

Dyers Eve, is such a great choice

[@Masivemaster]

Dyers eve is absolutelly killer, so fucking fast

[@wahmeister666]

For me Dyers Eve is one of Hammett's best works, along with Ride the Lightning and Blackened.

[@davegordon6943]

4 horseman. Kill em all was an awesome album.

[@vio-lence7267]

Yea thats one of my favourites too!

[@SpacemanXC]

You mean Mechanix? That's Dave's song!

[@codyreynolds1574]

Honestly, without controversy, most of that album was written by Dave:)

[@SpacemanXC]

@@gersongomez6501 True. But 4 Horsemen is also played way too slow and has a much shittier ballad style guitar solo. They took all the aggression out of the song. I'll take the angry mechanic over a horse with no balls.

[@philipbegole6940]

Close enough... we all know Dave's a beast.

[@buniteer]

So many to choose from but I'll throw one in there that hasn't been mentioned: Wherever I May Roam. That first minute takes me from super chill to pure adrenaline. Love the lyrics too. "By myself but not alone" and "My body lies but still I roam" has stuck with me since i was 7 years old. Currently 33 y.o.

[@sgt_slobber.7628]

Love that song too!!!! The Anthem of the Gypsy!!!!!

[@TheRealMerenat]

Does anyone think that trapped under ice is a really underrated song.

[@DeadRingerMachine]

It would make a list of “Top 10 most underrated songs in all of metal.”

[@Top10Dylan]

Trapped under ice is my favorite Metallica song of all time!

[@esteven1587]

One of my favs

[@drumaticpageofmusic4148]

One of my favs

[@Emelefpi]

'SCREAM! From my soul! FATE! Mystified! HELL! Forever more!" The whole section is fucking insanely amazing

[@nevermind4611]

The Unforgiven. Super heavy verses full of anger and tension that get resolved to the beautiful chorus. Not to mention one of the most badass solos ever.

[@thewaysofthrash8883]

but the black album sucks

[@nevermind4611]

@@thewaysofthrash8883 nope black album and justice are their best albums.

[@thewaysofthrash8883]

@@nevermind4611 your mind is fucked then

[@thewaysofthrash8883]

it goes kill em all, ride the lightning, master of puppets and and justice for all

[@nevermind4611]

@@thewaysofthrash8883 name an album from load all the way until hardwired that comes even close to the black album

[@bobbyv7903]

My number ONE favorite if I had to pick ONE, would be that ONE song from that ONE album called And Justice For All, and that ONE song is called ONE

[@cadenyourearent8174]

I'm still trying to think you're saying one is your favorite song I'm not sure yet lol

[@yournostroleeoleeolees.]

Which One Was It Tho. ???

[@AngelGarcia-xk6sc]

I would spend days deciding which one is my favorite. But what I do assure you is that it is among these 6: Dyers Eve, One, The Shortest Straw, Blackened, Disposable Heroes and Spit Out The Bone. That's for sure

[@LuisRdzG10]

That guy said it right... "You can't go wrong with Metallica" .... tons of great anthems of different styles. I'm totally OK with someone saying Creeping Death, Master, Fade, One or even with Enter Sandman... tons of quality songs. Metallica is legendary

[@Rutinuiva]

Fade to black, Orion, To live is to die.

[@psychosalad6653]

Finally someone mentioned Orion!

[@kristiankonev5190]

orion,one,for whom the bell tolls,my top 3

[@drmemer3633]

@@psychosalad6653 everyone mentions Orion and not call of ktulu or to live is to die which are better

[@psychedpanda3333]

to live is to die is my shit

[@michelstein4828]

And THIS is the most accurate comment on here

[@carlosq1020]

Damage Inc has my favorite Metallica riff so that one

[@omicron5529]

Youre talking about that gallop riff towards the end right?

[@omicron5529]

You laugh we scream and shout!

[@carlosq1020]

@@omicron5529 yup!

[@russkate88]

@@omicron5529 the break down part. That's my favourite part too.

[@sesmar99]

After reading a lot of the comments below, i cant believe nobody mentioned" the four horsemen" truly an underrated masterpiece.

[@FabioZCandioto]

The video did

[@ilovehmetal]

Written by Dave Mustaine

[@captainjefferies9047]

@@ilovehmetal Mustaine fans are delusional.

[@johnmcfayden9273]

Blackened!!!

[@VonCreeps]

dealing with anxiety and depression 'Until it sleeps' is my favorite song because I can relate to the lyrics in some way 🤘

[@medulgurlroxx885]

Me too lol

[@stephenpemberton9943]

Good one bro!✌💛🤘

[@svenheuseveldt7188]

BLEEDING ME

[@jcglowka]

Creeping death, call of ktulu, fade to black, master of puppets, the thing that should not be, battery, one, shortest straw, blackened, harvester of sorrow, the frayed ends of sanity, and justice for all, there’s no way to pick a #1

[@CHlEFFIN]

Can’t believe Ride The Lightning wasn’t mentioned in your comprehensible choices!

[@eliasprodger]

And welcome home sanitarium

[@davidporter671]

Leper Messiah! This question is impossible.

[@tracemasters620]

The Day that never comes, spit out the bone, moth into flame, half of load, fuel, basically all of death magnetic. Hwtsd. Dude metallica has great songs after black

[@davidporter671]

@@tracemasters620 Yea but they don't compare to the early stuff.

[@filipdzero8739]

Objectively Master of Puppets, but... My favourite is Fight Fire With Fire, multiple reasons why: -The intro Bach-inspired harmony -The jaw-dropping 'complex riff' -The James' evil "We all shall die" -Kirk's solo + the drunk harmonizing -The first Lars double bass section (Horsemen 's one is just a gallop) -the "bomb drop" ending

[@derekobs9688]

I am no guitarist but I always felt fight fire with fire to the their simplest song riff wise..

[@filipdzero8739]

​​@@derekobs9688 Not the very first riff (that's just brutal downpicking), I meant the 2nd riff, THAT'S the complex one. Sure, the rest of the song may not be that complex to play, but it offers so much cool stuff.

[@natewarner7576]

Definetly Blackened is my fav, or Disposable, but the best imo is Fade

[@sortflag]

How can you say that heir best is not your fave? thats idiotic! All Music is subjective

[@richard4649]

It's not idiotic, I too rate Fade to Black 'objectively' as their best song, but not it's my favourite. My favourite is Frayed Ends of Sanity.

[@joaquinlezcano2372]

@@sortflag lol, it's not idiotic 😂. Probably on some bands are songs that objectively is the best of the band (for example, BYOB by System of a down). But that song isn't even yout fave song for some reason and you have other fave (in my case, Highway song)

[@fabiankellquist4630]

@@sortflag No its not, one is more complex and well written. What you like is subjective.

[@CarterBews]

Great choices. Probably my top 3 as well but can swap Fade with Creep

[@mr.sassycat1522]

My favorite Metallica song is Leper Messiah. That being said though, I can probably listen to Kill Em' All, Ride the Lightning, Master of Puppets, and And Justice For All in one sitting in just about whatever order you put the songs in. Everything about those first four records is just amazing.

[@EmilForsberg_GRYBO]

I could probably listen to all of em too... if you took away Leper Messiah from the playlist

[@lodovicoconrado3297]

BOW TO LEPER MESSSSSIIIIIIAAAAAAAHHHHHHH TUM TUM TUTUM TUM TUTUTUM

[@user-yi8pf8on6w]

100%

[@sergiomeliamarti2215]

One.. Two... Oneeee twooooo treeeee four....

[@user-yi8pf8on6w]

@@sergiomeliamarti2215 ....five!!

[@dominicmcfadden1678]

In terms of heaviness and aggression, Blackened or the Four Horseman. But looking at pure melody and songwriting value, it's gotta be the Unforgiven! That song is just so unique. They broke new ground with that one

[@UnbrokenFlame]

I review metallica albums on my channel if anyone is interested!

[@peir77]

"Fight Fire with Fire" is my favorite. Brutal and merciless.. the music equivalent to war. Nothing sounded like it at the time.

[@TrevzTv]

“To live is to die” is the correct answer.

[@sergiomeliamarti2215]

Yes I think that to...

[@RosenrotVideos]

Thats my pick too.

[@TrevzTv]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/qX2ap2t6p9aUY6c May Cliff have mercy on our souls.

[@unknownartist7191]

It's the best but there is no right answer

[@snake7156]

For me it’s Damage, Inc. I mean it’s a realllyyyyyyy underrated song

[@lhsailo]

the middle riff is definitely one of my favourite riffs ever

[@aidenunderdown7831]

Heck yea!

[@kg0173]

Like Struggle Within.

[@lhsailo]

@@kg0173 i feel like Struggle Within is the only song on the album with a thrash feel, so the majority of the black album audience underlook it

[@cargovroom8244]

I agree like the riff is fast the solo is probably one of my favourites it’s in my top 5 songs from Metallica

[@koolbiga]

The Shortest Straw is my favorite Metallica song.

[@Topper_Harley68]

Yeah that is an awesome song, so is No Remorse.

[@Anybodyelse2294]

Yes. Shortest Straw is #1

[@alina7986]

I’ve been looking for this comment, because same!!

[@koolbiga]

Simply a Masterpieces \m/ \m/

[@cargovroom8244]

It’s in my top 20 heavy and cool solo

[@ericsparks]

I really wanna say “St. Anger” just to piss everyone off. LOL 😂 But, on a serious note, it’s “Master of Puppets” for me. That song was brilliantly assembled in the 7th level of Hell. Pure genius…

[@darrenb9359]

hehe st anger, some of their live versions of it ain't half bad creeping death is the best though

[@yournostroleeoleeolees.]

DAMN AND IVE BEEN AT 6TH LEVEL.... OF THEM FLAMES🔥🔥🔥🔥 BUT TO BE AT THE 7TH LEVEL....

[@laur131306]

Okay but Frantic wasn't SO bad 😂

[@MrLEE-pf6fv]

Not gonna lie..... I actually like st. Anger. Im sorry but that song pumps me up here an there when i work out.

[@laur131306]

@@MrLEE-pf6fv I dont understand a lot of the st anger slander. It's not that bad 🤷‍♀️🤣

[@danielyarnell1995]

I’ll go from God That Failed, Welcome Home Sanitarium, Creeping Death, Master of Puppets, Battery, One, and Harvester of Sorrow as my favorites. A continuous cycle of those songs

[@KeolaKaeoUkuleleDemon]

"Creeping Death" is their greatest song. "Disposable Heroes" is their most underrated song, IMHO......Honorable Mention to "The Thing That Should Not Be".

[@jeffayers65]

Their most under-rated song is on a non-album "Beyond Magnetic" and it is REBEL OF BABYLON

[@zaarongaming8174]

Imo their most underrated song is Suicide and Redemption.

[@pantallideth9250]

Ok i think Leper Messiah is definitely the most underrated Metallica song. Its my favorite song by them and you never hear anyone talking about it.

[@muttonbuster]

Call of Ktulu by a mile. Cliff's writing in that reminds me of Randy Rhoads. The bass jumps from rhythmic to 1 - 2 second long non rhythmic essentially lead guitar fills, then right back to rythmic bass without missing a beat. It's abrupt and schizophrenic, and yet fit in perfectly. Definitely Dave's best writing in Metallica as well.

[@thegreatsambino659]

Here is an easier question - What is the best MetallicA album? Personally I’m a Ride the Lightning guy.

[@katiereints3070]

Agreed

[@danzemacabre8899]

Im a MOP guy, but i won't argue the point.

[@thegreatsambino659]

All of the first ones with cliff are the absolute best. Justice is great too.

[@RastaganTheGreen]

We have this one guy in our group. Every single time there's a party, without fail, at some point in the night he will ask what everyone's favorite Metallica album is, and we have the whole conversation all over again. Shout out to Nick!

[@Xx_bread.sticks]

Kill em all ride the lighting or ... And justice for all

[@anthonywheeler2082]

The House Jack Built is very underrated. It's so creepy and weird.

[@wahmeister666]

Definitely! Cool riffs!

[@trevorbyrne4668]

Yeah, very cool and weird song. Cool partly because it’s so weird. It’s difficult to put a label, or a specific genre, on many of the Load/Reload songs.

[@TheMarizanebogdan]

I have part of the lyrics tattoed on my ribs. Is one of my life mantras.

[@jamesbennett5189]

Outlaw torn is fantastic

[@InuranusBrokoff]

Just thinking that... Never thought I'd see this in the comments. 👍

[@ioker2398]

Damage inc, Dyers eve, Master of puppets, Disposable heroes, Fight fire with fire, Blackened, Metal Militia in my opinion

[@ricardogodinez1333]

Finally see Damage Inc. lmao

[@facestabber51]

Really cant argue that list

[@jery3385]

Fight fire with fire is definitely one of my favorites.

[@relicreapers571]

Damage inc. Favorite on that album

[@jjonchh]

Nobody talking about Ride The Lightning or To Live Is To Die? Damn okay

[@EmilForsberg_GRYBO]

Lol the comment right under yours was like RIDE THE LIGHTNING!!!

[@relicreapers571]

Ride the Lightning possibly my favorite album, then Kill em all, then master of puppets. Notice most these favorites in the comments are from later albums, you can always tell who the real early fans were 😉👍

[@crystaloffrost]

To live is to die.. and orion are my favourite..

[@Skarakis.1]

@@crystaloffrost exactly mine too

[@rodhester2166]

ONE.. it is an adventure with meaning. tragic, anger, frustration, a cry for help.. and on and on.

[@dougsworld7533]

5 way tie between - No Remorse - Whiplash - Trapped Under Ice - Creeping Death - Disposable Heroes

[@UnbrokenFlame]

I review metallica albums on my channel if anyone is interested

[@Topper_Harley68]

It's hard to choose but i also hold a button on No Remorse. Shortest Straw is also a killer track.

[@chrismartino3519]

someone knows ... Seek and Destroy... a concert staple .... crowd!!! come on dude it's all about the show

[@curtisfranzen986]

Thank You, Disposable Heroes is my favorite Metallica song. Both my Gramps and my Son, Josef served. I'm not ashamed to say that I "get dust in my eyes" every time I hear that song.

[@cheesy4582]

No shot

[@GK-il3fn]

Battery gives me chills every time I listen to it. Even though there are more technically brilliant songs and all-round classics like Master of Puppets, Battery is just so freakin cool. Love it. Also Hit the LIghts is Metallica at their most 'punky' if you ask me. I think that track is worth a shout out.

[@kobainage]

+1 for Battery. Gives me chills even today.

[@frfoljek68]

Even Load/ReLoad is amazing

[@nervigeskind3131]

One is always my favorite. The emotion in that song sends rumbling chills through me, because i have met first world war veterans, and it makes me teary eyed to this day. The way it transitions into that ultra heavy thrash part with the dark lyrics and that solo, jeezus. “Darkness, imprisoning me, all i see absolute horror I cannot love I cannot die Trapped in my soul Body my holding cell”

[@kmatthe4]

I’m sure the black album introduced a lot of kids to the heavier side of music. I remember after I discovered they had other albums before the black album, and were even heavier, I was sold on metal.🤘🏻

[@Weremoogle]

Same.

[@llahhsoj7651]

They have been doing Arenas to this day because of that album. If they continued on the path of their first few albums, they would be playing similar venues as Slayer. I tried so hard to like the Black album, I was in high school at the time, I just couldn’t. I was a Pantera guy back then though.

[@revolutionday1]

Yeah, even though I didn't appreciate the older material nearly as much, it kinda' blew my mind to discover this, because it's normally the opposite with most other bands.

[@joetroutt7425]

@@llahhsoj7651 did you not see all the arenas they were playing during AJFA? Come on, they were a massive success then. Black album just made them a household name.

[@llahhsoj7651]

@@joetroutt7425 True but they still play them to this day mostly because of the Black album IMO.

[@ratsalad178]

this is such a beautiful video; there's just so much love from these people towards this one thing, one entity called metallica. i love seeing people geeking out about their music, or how influential they were to them individually/personally. everyone who likes metallica has a story about it and it's always full of warmth. i know they have their fair share of haters but this band has brought people joy and togetherness and each their sense of identity for 40 years now and it's such a wholesome, beautiful thing.

[@JacksonSanders22]

It's hilarious because you can't argue anything anyone claims because every song brought up is so good

[@88949597]

For. Me i always flip flop between One, Orion, & Sanitarium. Orion just perfect, and the fact it's just the 4 of them just hamming, no words, makes it 100% better! If I had to pick, it's One. That song not only conveys the pain and suffering of the soldier, but when the kick drums and chugs hit, it's life you're taken instantly to the Battlefield and his tournament inside his head DARKNESS! ....it gives me goosebumps every single time.

[@xKisukeX96]

There are SO many absolute amazing Metallica songs. Of course Master of Puppets, Fade to Black and One were named but !Blackened! deserved to be mentioned as well. Its so fast, heavy, badass riff, badass solo, great lyrics. I love that song!!

[@thatchadlmiller]

I'm surprised One didn't get any love. That was my intro to Metallica, watching Headbanger's Ball when I was ten years old and just being blown away by everything about that song and video.

[@unoefxz]

It got a little love in this vid. Best Metallica song is such a hard fucking question with every answer being right aside from anything on St. Anger....

[@donaldwestfall6143]

Fade to Black, For Whom The Bell Tolls, Creeping Death, Disposable Heroes are my favorites.

[@jasonrhames6182]

Master of Puppets is the greatest metal song, and that album is the greatest album of all time. It changed metal forever. The first 4 Metallica records are phenomenal. Kill em all, Ride the lightning, Master, and And justice for all, are masterpieces. I was there from the beginning. I am in my 50s, and remember reading rock magazines and seeing a tiny little ad in the very back of the magazine advertising Metallica. Back then, anyone could pay a minimal amount, and have an advertisement placed at the end of the mag. Sometimes it was free. Like a want ads type of thing. And then came, Master of Puppets! No radio play, just underground between us all back then. The 80s were great.

[@DrummerTed]

"The frayed ends of sanity" is and will forever be the BEST Metallica song of all time

[@mnemic9564]

Was looking for this comment

[@hathaway.1166]

This and tornado of souls is my favorite songs to play when i’m pissed over something

[@gingermarshy007]

yessss what a tune

[@JohnPaulHare]

Oooh yes Frayed Ends is amazing.

[@tezbertzero1915]

Super trash & crazy!!!

[@kevsnyder]

Not my favorite Metallica song but the first time I heard Battery it changed my life and my entire outlook of what music could be. The sheer attitude coming through the speakers was astonishing.

[@zaarongaming8174]

Fight Fire, Battery, Creeping Death, One, Dyer's Eve.

[@BigBass-xf5yi]

Ride the lightning “ is the ultimate heavy metal epic.

[@peace_love_unity]

My favorite song is Bleeding me. Best written: Master of puppets. Honorable mention : One.

[@johnyalexander5702]

One 🤮🤮🤮

[@jackeast1880]

Bleeding me is criminally underrated

[@TheDukeOfLukes]

Holy shit, I actually found someone else who has Bleeding Me as their favorite song! Actually, now that I think of it, I also agree with you on Master of Puppets, (although I like Fade to Black more than One).

[@powerliftingiscool9548]

@@TheDukeOfLukes I had to scroll so much to find yall

[@bullyinspace]

It’s an Impossible question to answer because everyone has their own favourite so you’ll just go round and round with this one.

[@kmforst]

Round and Round is by Ratt, duh! (just clowning).

[@gymguy25]

You can absolutely answer the question: my favorite is Blackened, I know others may disagree but I've heard several fans agree, Master of Puppets, One, Fade to Black and Enter Sandman seem to be the most common favorites but every now and again, someone names a totally unexpected song and there's nothing wrong with that!

[@wbc1999]

Surprised no one has said "Dyers Eve". That's one of my favorites

[@bradotto2251]

That last story covered me in goosebumps. \m/