This I started watching Layedbak a few weeks ago randomly, I don't know what made me click it, led me here very quickly. Never watched reactions at all (outside of video gaming) but watching people listen to shit you love for the first time is actually awesome
I'm a 46 year old white dude, been listening to heavy metal since the late 70's. Was fortunate enough to have been exposed to many genres from an early age . Metalheads need to experience funk, R&B, blues.
I'm a 38 year old white dude, been listening to Metal since I understood what music was. In the early 90's, I developed an appreciation for hip-hop, R&B, and other so-called "black guy" music. I love watching reactions like this 'cuz it reminds me of my first time hearing artists like Snoop and Ice Cube, but from the other side of that mirror.
No life was my first reaction channel and I love the fact he’s expanding his horizons....I was gonna comment on his pinned post but I don’t have the patience to go thru 500 comments....I’ve been absent from his channel for a minute... #loveyoucoach @nolifeshaq
Ikr. I remember playing a classical song on my iPod back in high school to one of my friends that listened to Katy Perry (yeah...) actually this one: th-cam.com/video/sGnxbWvpueE/w-d-xo.html and he said the same thing after about 5-10 seconds...I was very disappointed, I thought he'd at least give it more than 10 fucking seconds... "sounds like noise" or some shit. I was like well my opinion of you has now decreased 5-fold lol. BTW, the movie that song is in, "Master and Commander" is very, very, very good.
When Shaq got hit with his first face melting shredding solo from Kirk, that was the proudest moment in my metal life. You finally understand what we've understood and felt for decades. Welcome to the family, my guy.
It’s based on the novel “Johnny’s got his gun” and it basically tells the story of a man who lost his eyes, mouth, ears, arms and legs but miraculously survived. He was signalling with his head “kill me” in Morse code, but they left him to rot in his last days.
Idk if you gon reply cause this old but why tf didn’t they just put him out of his misery?? Goddamm that pisses me off so many people went thru fucking hell literally for war.
@@jacksonconstantine5740 I mean shit in this case where the guy is basically dead but alive in his head and is telling them to just kill him to end the pain and suffering seems like the only humane thing to do. That’s all bad
@@jacksonconstantine5740 now we have a document you could sign where if youa are injured, you can legally not receive medical health under law, but it costs the moral health of the medical operator letting you die (the complete opposite of their job)
Appreciate you for this. I'm 48yr old black man. And felt like an outcast since the 80s for diggin on heavy metal. Nice to see you appreciate the genre. Big ups to you.
sean chaney Big ups to you from a 51yr old white man. 80s speed metal was work of art for most part that was ignored by many....white & black etc. When I heard “Fade To Black” I became hooked instantly. My black friends on the other hand , they just didn’t get it.
Diversity is key brother. Fuck stereotypes! I'm 46 and white and hate country music....lol. I'm an 80s kid that loves metal as well as hip hop (old school) Rock on!
38 yo white woman here, and metal is MINE! haha. I listen to everything really, but an electric guitar gets me every single time! Bruh, get you a guitar and get an app on your phone. Can't remember the name of it, but you can learn to play if you want. Nothing stopping you! All the black/white stuff is just noise. One of my absolute favorites is Jimmy Hindrix; a black guy killing the guitar. Jawga Boyz have a black guitar player and this dude is ANOTHER of my favorites. He'll kill on a guitar too. :)
Man.. I've been listening to metal for the better part of 40 years. I've even spent my time behind the microphone in a few bands. I just wanted to thank you. You just helped me see it the same way I saw it all those years ago. With awe and respect. Thank you.
If you gonna lose your metal virginity, Metallica is the best way to do it. There are others, but they all pale in comparison to these guys when it comes to their craft. Very few artists in the music world can make a guitar talk the way they do.
....And Justice For All!!! A nine minute epic song!!! Love it!!! Four Horsemen, Seek and Destroy, Ride the Lightning, Trapped Under Ice, For Whom the Bell Tolls, Battery, Harvester of Sorrow
"I need to be more open-minded, if I'm missing out on things like that!" - I love this sentence, man. We all need to hear this! The world has a million flavors, no limit to what we each can taste. Great video, loved it.
The song is about a soldier in WW1 who gets blown up by a landmine and loses his arms and legs and ability to see, talk, hear or breath without an iron lung. But he's kept alive by doctors, trapped in his own mind, unable to communicate with the outside world.
@@letsgoooo8006 I was thinkin the same damn thing! This is my all time favorite song! And, I was just sittin here, thinkin to myself, "Dude!? You ain't there, yet! Ya'll bout to be amazed by perfection!"! LOL
"There's always deep meaning behind good music." I've been a musician for 30 years and a lover of music for 40 years. I've never heard that said any better!
I'm a 68 year old child of the "60's". I ran across your vids while browsing. You totally impressed me with your openness and approach to new music. I checked out some other reactors and you are the best I've found, I'm now a Fan and Subscriber. I've watched many more of you reactions but had to come back to the beginning of the new genre your exploring. Your reasoning is sound and I appreciate a young black man stepping outside his comfort zone. You've opened the doors to a whole new world for yourself. By the way I LOVE your reactions and you do need to get a guitar! My suggestion for a reaction is from a band that started out in a garage in Detroit. Grand Funk Railroad is the band and " Foot Stomping Music " is the song.
"I just lost my metal virginity." That's fucking awesome. Dude, your reaction to the solo, same as mine was the first time I heard it. Excellent choice here, this is one of the best metal songs ever written, IMO. I always find it amusing seeing people get into metal for the first time and watch them realize how great it really can be. Welcome to the metal community dude!
"Bro, I had friends in high school that always listened to this bro, and I used to always pick on them like 'bro why are you listening to all that noise.' But now I realize, it's not noise! It's actually relaxing! I gotta call all my friends from high school and apologize." That's growth right there!
I just started watching your videos and I gotta say, you've had the BEST reactions out of everyone I've seen so far. I don't get to WATCH your reactions due to me being a truck driver but I do hear them. Just hearing the wonder in your voice over any type of music is awesome. I couldn't live without it. Thank you for the honestly you show.
Yea I agree. I’m more of a 90s type (Alice in chains, nirvana, the melvins, sublime etc) Even with my rap I prefer more of the 90s stuff But I watch this channel cuz dude is funny and it’s bringing me up to date with today’s rap and England’s rap etc But it’s cool to see shaq react to some Metallica!
Lilly the Service Chihuahua Same, switched off hip hop about a decade ago after I discovered metal properly (cos rap was trash) and now shaq is getting me up to date on uk & us hip hop. I was here for the bars and shaq is funny af but now he’s doing metal too, I’m in heaven lol. I was raised on that 90’s stuff (the best) and now shaq is schooling me on hip hop again. I’m happy! 😁
"I gotta call all my friends from high school and apologise!" 😂 and "I gotta get me a guitar!" 🎸😅 absolutely loved watching this reaction. I was brought up on metal and this song actually came out the year I was born and watching someone's first reaction to it, from a completely different musical background and them loving it really cheered me up! 🤘🏼
When i watch reactions like this i feel like "He finally gets it" ! Must be kind of when religious people get others to join their religion in a way. Metal is my religion and every metal head is my brother no matter what sex, race, size, hair color or if you have fourteen dicks.
James Hetfield - Vocals/rhythm guitar Lars Ulrich - Drums Kirk Hammet - Lead guitar Jason Newstead - Bass guitar I don't know if anyone has filled you in on this, I didn't go too far into the comments. Jason Newstead replaced the position of Bass player after the tragic death of the original Bassist, Cliff Burton in 1988. However, after years of playing together, Jason decided to part ways with Metallica and has been replaced by Robert Trujillo. Also, another little fact, Dave Mustaine, vocalist for Megadeth, used to be a member of Metallica. But, due to differences in attitude and I guess several other issues, they separated and the two bands of the Big 4 were formed. (In case you're wondering, the big 4 are Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer and Anthrax.) If you want complete immersion in Heavy Metal, you should check them out. Thanks for the vid, man. Definitely made me smile. I was waiting for your head to explode during the solo. LOL
@Derek Frampton Right?! I've been into Metallica since the 80's, so I've kinda lived most of the history with them... Or at least in my own deluded little mind. LOL. You're right, you could go on for hours about Metallica, the good AND the bad. I'm not one of those who blindly follow a band just because they make great music, I also see their faults as well. I feel I would be remiss if I didn't at least mention the pyrotechnics mishap of "92 or the fact that he isn't allowed to skateboard while on tour. LOL.
Burton Died in 86 on the Master of Puppets tour in Sweden I believe. This is around the time I started to get into Metallica at the age of 10. When And Justice for All came out I was a hard core fan... The when the Black label came out, My dad took me to their concert for my 16th birthday.
@@jimtysonboatworks117 He did play bass until his death in 1986. Then Jason Newstead filled the slot until a few years ago when they had a disagreement about the time between records and tours. Metallica hired Robert Trujillo and Newstead went to play with Ozzy, whis is, ironically, where Trujillo had been before Metallica recruited him.
One is great.... No question. Just give me some Sepultura instead. Like even if you dont like a band in general, there are still at least one song you like. For me, it is One, and I like old Sepultura with Max over Metallica.
@@brostenen One of the great things about metal is the infinite number of subgenres. I do like Metallica, Sepultura etc. but where I truly space out is slow Doom metal or extreme black metal.
As a kid seeing this anti-war video play on MTV, this song took away my innocence. It was frightening, disturbing, yet compelling and opened my eyes not only to the pain and reality of war, but the potential pain and suffering this life has to offer. It’s definitely the most powerful song and music video I have ever seen. It’s perfect and timeless!
Enter Sandman..Sad But True..Nothing Else Matters.. Unforgiven..Wherever I May Roam..ALL METALLICA is beyond amazing! And sooo super soothing to me the newer stuff sometimes isnt as hard but man these guys always bring deep lyrics and never without a message i.e. The Day That Never Comes and ALL their videos are masterful at painting the full thought and meaning to their lyrics..the BEST! I can go on and on with songs if you want more!
@@cloud_monkey422 I realize most are which is why I also said I could go on and on..didnt wanna list em all at once figured that was an easier way?! There is NO bad Metallica!
Michelle Brown I shouldn’t have tagged you because I was more or less saying it in hopes shaq would see or if someone who primarily listens to hip hop and enjoyed this song could see
being a metal head, i always come back to this video to get a boost of joy. what i would do to have another “first time” at hearing this song. fucjing love your reactions man. ❤️
This was my reaction WAAAAAAAAY back in the day when I started listening to metal. That I just had to pick up a guitar and do those amazing sounds myself.
AYO Shaq...Metallica is my FAVORITE BAND OF ALL TIME! hahaha ...and I'M BLACK! You didn't catch it in this video...but there was a reason he was bobbing his head. In the war he lost his ability to speak and hear AS WELL as losing his arms and legs. He had no way to talk to folk..but remember he was a soldier right? The ONLY method he had to try to communicate with people was thru morse code (a series of dots and pauses like you see people tapping on them lil machines in war movies sending messages). When he was bobbing his head he was trying to communicate in morse code, and one of the soldiers standing around his bed in the hospital caught it, and realized that he was asking them to just kill him because he wasn'T capable of killing himself. This video is DEEP with meanings Bro, and "THAT'S TOUGH!"
I like when people don't keep themselves in a box and experience new things. Although metal is my mainstay, I like a little bit of everything. One of the best times I had at was rocking out with a black guy I met at a Dio concert.
gatorneer oh wow that makes since now cause once the guy mention Morse code n he kept saying help me etc I was like ok he’s tryna say something ..yeah that’s crazy I’m not into rock music but this one definitely had a message
Five finger death punch "wrong side of heaven" Is about what's more up to date war there is alot more to it you may have to watch it a couple times or just pause it. It is very heart felt true statistics you can read and pay attention to who you see inthe video reacting with who and the lyrics. You learn alot about what is truly happening with our soldiers when at war and what they go through if they make it back home. You pay attention to all of these things it will reduce you to tears. I didn't care for it just hearing it on the radio but watching the video taught me alot more than I thought I new. I'll be 54 this Saturday December 1st 2018, I'm not to proud to admit when something can make me cry. There is no physical pain that can but paying close attention to this video absolutely but I've always have had a great deal of respect for anybody that has served is serving or will be. You opened the gate do a true reaction watching this for the first time and let people see the great guy I just discovered with your open minded reaction to this video. There is no shame in tearing up in a reaction video we are all human brother and that is what people truly want to see. Your a good man. By watching your reaction to "one" I can tell you will realy be touched by "The Wrong Side Of Heaven" I have watched it a couple times but I can't watch it much more maybe once in a while it's got that strong of an impact. PEACE BRO
I’m 46 years old and I like reaction videos. Just to see people discover music they normally don’t listen to. Keep it up. Lost in Vegas is the page you gotta beat.
Juan Rodriguez That's the only other reaction channel I watch, lost in vegas, them boys gotta nice touch too. I think Shaq could use them as a example, to get into these other genres. Both channels are great.
Welcome to the world of metal. Like in any type of music, there are some that will blow your mind, and there are some that will bore you to death. But there are some that have become the golden standard, the apex of music, and metallica is one such group. They have got a wide range of repertoire, most of their best work have slow but elaborate melodies seamlessly transitioning into agressive, power-inducing riffs. One metallica song usually contains enough material for 3 or 4 songs, so many different themes can be sewn together with great composition. Listen to "master of puppets", "fade to black", "call of ktulu", "enter sandman", "wherever I may roam". You clearly have the ear for great music, trust me, your musical understanding will widen considerably.
I love how Shaq is freakin out over the Guitar work in the beginning. All of us familiar with the song thinking the same " Just wait bro , you are about to have your mind blown !" Shaq's face at 13:25 says it all.
It was beautiful to me and almost poetic being in the moment where you realize how this music is not noise but art. I’ve been a Metallica fan since the 90’s and everyone around me used to make fun of me or having prejudice just because of the music or clothes I wear. I’m sure black people can relate to this sentiment. At the end, we all just want to be validated, we want to be heard and loved. We all want the same things in life. We’re all here fighting to find happiness and to find meaning. As I watched you react to Metallica, a glimpse of hope rooted in my heart, for karma and it’s beauty has its way around everyone’s life. Thank you for this video. Sending my best wishes from Mexico 🇲🇽 P.S. You should hear the cover of this song from Apocalíptica (a cello quartet, they even open for Metallica - they’re that good -)
You have to go outside your comfort zone to be the Greatest💯 I clearly enjoyed this and glad i made this decision to try heavy metal🔥
Much respect for this one homie
No Life Shaq dude
Please react to
Scroobius pip , introduction
React to Lil dicky pillow talking ft brain
Coach you GOTTA check out my mans Chris Stapelton (Country/Blues) - I was wrong. His voice will blow your mind he can sing anything.
Yo you should check out Token.
_"Now I realise, it's not just noise."_
*He's done it.*
Agreed, good stuff
He has won metal
It is not noise at all...Great music with great musicians.
That was what happened to my dad when he listened to Nirvana for the first time in the 1989 because he used to only listen to funk, soul, rap, and r&b
Some metal is just noise Metallica definitely is bars tho
When you start to realize that watching people that have never heard bands you love has made you relive your very first experience
It's made me realize I've taken a lot of songs for granted having heard them my entire life. I can't stop watching these reactions!!
This is why I watch reactions. It's great.
So true! I love watching reactions for that very reason.
this man im currently in a hole right now watching reactions of songs i loved
This
I started watching Layedbak a few weeks ago randomly, I don't know what made me click it, led me here very quickly. Never watched reactions at all (outside of video gaming) but watching people listen to shit you love for the first time is actually awesome
I'm a 51 year old black man, been listening to heavy metal since 1984. Welcome to the club brother.
I'm a 46 year old white dude, been listening to heavy metal since the late 70's. Was fortunate enough to have been exposed to many genres from an early age . Metalheads need to experience funk, R&B, blues.
It's a brotherhood no matter who you are
@@hardcoremusichead1755 Late 70's? Damn dude, you got into it early~~we're the same age~~I wasn't exposed to it until about 82 \m/ \m/ \m/ \m/
I'm a 38 year old white dude, been listening to Metal since I understood what music was. In the early 90's, I developed an appreciation for hip-hop, R&B, and other so-called "black guy" music. I love watching reactions like this 'cuz it reminds me of my first time hearing artists like Snoop and Ice Cube, but from the other side of that mirror.
My friend played this for me in 87. Been a fan ever since!
"Its actually relaxing" as a metalhead nothing pleases me more to hear than that phrase said by someone for the first time.
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🤘🤘🤘🤘
Bro I was literally looking for this comment ahhhhh like hell yea dude 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
Yeah, I've never quite understood that. Maybe its the mathematical precision that is so comforting? BUT, it is super relaxing!
"Do yall hear this!?"
We heard it 30 years ago and it amazed us, too.
Welcome to the club, brother.
yessir
Yess, much respect to him for trying out something from a genre that's completely new to him, great on him
Lol yes!! Awesome
@Jim E 2 years after they formed damn your a og
No life was my first reaction channel and I love the fact he’s expanding his horizons....I was gonna comment on his pinned post but I don’t have the patience to go thru 500 comments....I’ve been absent from his channel for a minute... #loveyoucoach @nolifeshaq
The moment he relizes metal isn't noise. Man, that was priceless to watch.
Ikr. I remember playing a classical song on my iPod back in high school to one of my friends that listened to Katy Perry (yeah...) actually this one: th-cam.com/video/sGnxbWvpueE/w-d-xo.html and he said the same thing after about 5-10 seconds...I was very disappointed, I thought he'd at least give it more than 10 fucking seconds... "sounds like noise" or some shit. I was like well my opinion of you has now decreased 5-fold lol. BTW, the movie that song is in, "Master and Commander" is very, very, very good.
Yep!!!!!!. 1990.
I had the same reaction😂
@@ghostsade3
Katy Perry Has Been Around For That Long?
It was awesome to watch that man
"what is democracy?"
"it got something with young men killing eachother"
shaq: thass tough
😂😂😂 I died at that part
HAHAHA tough
Lmao
😂😂😂😂
When Shaq got hit with his first face melting shredding solo from Kirk, that was the proudest moment in my metal life. You finally understand what we've understood and felt for decades. Welcome to the family, my guy.
TRUTH
Kirk is amazing, and one of the nicest musicians I ever had the pleasure of meeting.
I want to make enough money so I can bring Kirk to his house as an amazing surprise LOL
Kirk is in the Top 10 of Guitarist of all time.He's heavy underrated been carry Metallica 40 plus years. 🤘🤘🤘
Facts!!!
Dude just listened to metal for his first time, and headbanged out of pure instinct. Metal is life.
Hell yeah 🤘 🤘
"I have to go out of my comfort zone to be the greatest." Im so glad one million people heard you say that.
He inspired me with that quote.. Takes courage to do that! Helps us all connect as one race... The Human Race!!!
We all need to do it more, myself included. Shaq out here spitting truth.....
At 7:15 you're like: "it started out so smooth and then it got so crazy." I'm like: "oh just wait ... wait till you hear the rest!!!!!"
Anybody on gods green earth that’s grown up listening to Metallica said that, and he still was yet to listen to master of puppets😂
@@Overpaid_ATV thats a very good one
I thought the same thing!
Eric Hunter, 🤣🤣🤣🤣, same. Lol
Shaq's reaction to Jinjer's Pisces (Live) - epic as well. Shaq... how long did you end up watching Spongebob?
“I gotta get a guitar” everyone who listens to Metallica. 😂
That's right and that how it all starts.. Of cause of METALLIC!!!
No, only the ones with true love of music and humility.
Correction: everyone that listened to good rock and roll and metal ince
Exactly
Also Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin fans.
I'm a 700 year old Chinese man, and I've been listening to metal since I was black
WTF? 🤣🤣🤣🖕🤣🤣🤣
This might be the best comment on TH-cam
😂😂😂😂 The greatest comment I've read in 2019!!! *TOP 5 FOR SURE!*
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😂😂😂😂
Mr. Tuba thank you for this comment i love you
Best thing i've ever heard. " I think i just lost my Metal virginity." Yup Metallica will do that for ya.
Lots of us lost our virginity to Metallica...both heavy metal and actual virginity. 😂
To bad he wasn’t listening to pantera or obituary 😂😂
I think is lost it to nothing else matters, if that counts as metal.
@@rosetyler5368 I lost my virginity too don't tread on me
You hes white if he says "ya" instead of "you"
It’s based on the novel “Johnny’s got his gun” and it basically tells the story of a man who lost his eyes, mouth, ears, arms and legs but miraculously survived. He was signalling with his head “kill me” in Morse code, but they left him to rot in his last days.
Idk if you gon reply cause this old but why tf didn’t they just put him out of his misery?? Goddamm that pisses me off so many people went thru fucking hell literally for war.
@@Jodyjo99 in lots of places assisted dying is still illegal.
@@jacksonconstantine5740 I mean shit in this case where the guy is basically dead but alive in his head and is telling them to just kill him to end the pain and suffering seems like the only humane thing to do. That’s all bad
@@Jodyjo99 I agree
@@jacksonconstantine5740 now we have a document you could sign where if youa are injured, you can legally not receive medical health under law, but it costs the moral health of the medical operator letting you die (the complete opposite of their job)
Sep 2019, average ordinary white guy banging his head with a black man on a reaction video listening to Metallica.
Is this world peace?
Yes! This black man recently got into ac/DC
Come on with it brother. I've been on here listening to an orchestra cover Ah Ha's "Take On Me"
YES!
That was a religous experience
So true
“So this dude got severely injured in the war, and all he can do is think.
...that’s tough!”
the video is from the movie jhonny get your gun. very sad movie
Well if you think about it this way what he said is very relevant. That is tough just sayin!
Read Johny Got His Gun. This song is based on it.
Appreciate you for this. I'm 48yr old black man. And felt like an outcast since the 80s for diggin on heavy metal. Nice to see you appreciate the genre. Big ups to you.
sean chaney Big ups to you from a 51yr old white man.
80s speed metal was work of art for most part that was ignored by many....white & black etc.
When I heard “Fade To Black” I became hooked instantly.
My black friends on the other hand , they just didn’t get it.
Bro coming from a 51 yrs old white guy metal can b enjoyed by all. Keep rockin peace all
Diversity is key brother. Fuck stereotypes! I'm 46 and white and hate country music....lol. I'm an 80s kid that loves metal as well as hip hop (old school) Rock on!
37 year old white girl... Trust me, my friends and I would have welcomed you to the party. Metal is music and music is for everyone.
38 yo white woman here, and metal is MINE! haha. I listen to everything really, but an electric guitar gets me every single time! Bruh, get you a guitar and get an app on your phone. Can't remember the name of it, but you can learn to play if you want. Nothing stopping you! All the black/white stuff is just noise. One of my absolute favorites is Jimmy Hindrix; a black guy killing the guitar. Jawga Boyz have a black guitar player and this dude is ANOTHER of my favorites. He'll kill on a guitar too. :)
Man.. I've been listening to metal for the better part of 40 years. I've even spent my time behind the microphone in a few bands. I just wanted to thank you. You just helped me see it the same way I saw it all those years ago. With awe and respect. Thank you.
you put that feeling into words which makes me enjoy this type of content.
"I feel like I just lost my metal virginity!... That's tough!!"
He had to call his mama, or did I hear that wrong? :D
Tuff*
If you gonna lose your metal virginity, Metallica is the best way to do it. There are others, but they all pale in comparison to these guys when it comes to their craft. Very few artists in the music world can make a guitar talk the way they do.
Robert Johnston I lost my metal virginity to Megadeth. Holy wars the punishment due has to be my favorite song ever .
I cracked up when he said that. lol. I never get tired of seeing people who lived moslty in a hip and r&b bubble their whole life, discover metal.
"I gotta call all my friends in my highschool and apologize"... You've got my respect good sir.
Mora Africano Camilo Andres I wonder if your grammar has anything to do with you being misunderstanded. lol
@@mr.jameson218 shots fired
@@mr.jameson218 your* :D
We forgive you
"I gotta call all my friends from high school and apologize"
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I would like the heck outta this video jus for that comment... Keep it up man 👍👍🤘🤘
"Bro, thas craaaazy....
7:56 “Only good music make you feel like that”
True words right there!!!
Watching a new Metal Head be born makes me happy inside!
ICE CUBE AIN'T GOT NO HATERS SMOOTH SONG
For real. Love this video
Now he just has to go straight into Meshuggah "Bleed"
@@PuppetMaster-Blade YES DO IT
Thats why im addicted to this channel.
That moment he gets up and yells "I need a guitar" was epic!!
i have 5...
here, have one!
12:28
"If Metallica got anymore great music, let me know"
Me: they gotta a few hits
One or two yeah
Maybe a few albums...
Maybe, I dunno, well over half their discography
Hm idk if they do it would only be like, every one of there songs.
....And Justice For All!!! A nine minute epic song!!! Love it!!! Four Horsemen, Seek and Destroy, Ride the Lightning, Trapped Under Ice, For Whom the Bell Tolls, Battery, Harvester of Sorrow
"I need to be more open-minded"
We all do bro, we all do. And not just about music.
"I need to be more open-minded, if I'm missing out on things like that!" - I love this sentence, man. We all need to hear this! The world has a million flavors, no limit to what we each can taste. Great video, loved it.
"It started so smooth... then it just got crazy!!!!!" welcome to heavy metal my friend
Heavy*
Nathaniel Perez
Annoying*
These guys changed my life!
Metallica is thrash metal :) not heavy
Labete Dulac
If you don’t like Metallica, then why the hell are you here?
10:14 "Do y'all hear this?"
*James Hetfield nodds aggressively*
I laughed too hard on this comment than I should've..You just made my day :-)
James Hetfield: YEEEAHH
Damn it. “Listening to this and holding my middle finger to the world” damn it
"Yeah-HEAAAH!!!!"
A little fun fact the beat that Lars is playing on the double bass actually is code for SOS
Which in itself is a miracle because 9/10 Lars wasn't on beat when he played 😂 always having to restart songs because of it on tour
He wasn't bobbin his head. He was banging his head on the table in Morse code saying kill me
Wtf
The song is about a soldier in WW1 who gets blown up by a landmine and loses his arms and legs and ability to see, talk, hear or breath without an iron lung. But he's kept alive by doctors, trapped in his own mind, unable to communicate with the outside world.
@@ryanmchenry6694 In the song it's a landmine, but in the actual film it was an artillery shell. Man, I hate sounding like that *one* guy.
@@darkagedrifter this was just being helpful
He was using his head to translate in morse code yes. But he was headbanging 🤘🤘
Me the whole time
"But wait, there's more"
Me too 😂😂
Yes!!! I was like "wait for it.....wait for it!....lol
That is exactly my thought
Me too! I'm like, just wait bro, just wait.
@@letsgoooo8006 I was thinkin the same damn thing! This is my all time favorite song! And, I was just sittin here, thinkin to myself, "Dude!? You ain't there, yet! Ya'll bout to be amazed by perfection!"! LOL
Movie - "He's saying 'kill me'"
Shaq - "Bro, I NEED to get me a guitar!"
🤣
I Was Dying Laughing 🤣🤣🤣 Like Sir ! That Man Is On His Death Bed 🤣🤣🥲
😭😭 no stop that's messed up 😭😭
@@izzatothman4532 Shaq has a iq of 50
He's poppin his head, nah sir he's saying kill me in Morse Code. 😭😭😭
I can tell that he actually enjoyed this song and wasn't faking it.
Shaq you are in my opinion the greatest reaction guy on TH-cam, truly humble and honest.
watch lost in vegas
waaaay better detail on lyrics but yeah that was a good reaction.
This guys naturally fun and honest reaction is great.
true. i never enjoyed all the reaction stuff till i saw his channel
By far
"He was bopping his head" We call it head banging. Welcome to metal. Great reaction.
Billy Bong I think he was talking about the guy in the bed
Either he was bopping or he was dying (prolly both)
Thats the morse code they were talking about in the video. Only thing he could use was his head.
He morsed „kill me“
Billy Bong He wasn't talking about the members of the band, ffs! He saw Johnny twitching in a hospital bed, ltrying desperately to communicate...
over a year later and he really did change the reaction genre
Dats tuff
"I wanna be the greatest."
And now he is. So proud of you Shaq.
"There's always deep meaning behind good music." I've been a musician for 30 years and a lover of music for 40 years. I've never heard that said any better!
B-52s make great music and I would say their songs are mostly silly
@@bbranett2188 Loveshack baby
"It's not just hiphop; other genres, they have Bars too." - Shaq 2018
Preach. Preach.
Tomas Justine Falconitin amen
Lol....they got bars too. Awesome 🤣
I read that sentence with Shaq's voice . haha and it's true!
"I gotta call all my friends from high school and apologize"....Bro I'm dead....LMAOOO
At the end he said "I gotta call my momma" ROFL!
@@INDOMINION😂🤣😂😂😭
Shaq: hears first small solo and gets hyped
Me: laughs knowing the dope solo to come
*Mid-video : "It starts SO SMOOTH then it just gotten CRAZY!"
*Me: "This dude don't know what the fuck's gonna happen to him."😫
Ikr, little kirky hadn't shown his real skill yet
This song will eventually rip your eyes off
Bro this song calms me then juices me
This reply comes after metal head shaq.. yea my friend. Clearly correct. Check his channel. He changed... yyeeessszzss
Mirroring my thoughts
There’s something really cool watching someone experience new music that you love
Its as if you listen to the song again for the first time, you know you love that song when that happens 😂
I'm a 68 year old child of the "60's". I ran across your vids while browsing. You totally impressed me with your openness and approach to new music. I checked out some other reactors and you are the best I've found, I'm now a Fan and Subscriber. I've watched many more of you reactions but had to come back to the beginning of the new genre your exploring. Your reasoning is sound and I appreciate a young black man stepping outside his comfort zone. You've opened the doors to a whole new world for yourself. By the way I LOVE your reactions and you do need to get a guitar! My suggestion for a reaction is from a band that started out in a garage in Detroit. Grand Funk Railroad is the band and " Foot Stomping Music " is the song.
Dave L yes Aman right on Grand funk........
Yes, Dave, he is the BEST!!! Please listen to my favorite album ever: Band Of GYPSIES💜
boomer
"I just lost my metal virginity." That's fucking awesome.
Dude, your reaction to the solo, same as mine was the first time I heard it. Excellent choice here, this is one of the best metal songs ever written, IMO.
I always find it amusing seeing people get into metal for the first time and watch them realize how great it really can be.
Welcome to the metal community dude!
"Now I realize, it's not noise!"
Welcome to the dark side young Padawan.
"Bro, I had friends in high school that always listened to this bro, and I used to always pick on them like 'bro why are you listening to all that noise.' But now I realize, it's not noise! It's actually relaxing! I gotta call all my friends from high school and apologize." That's growth right there!
Anyone else thinking in their head while he flipping out about the guitar....JUST WAIT. Wait for the solo homie! He bout to flip!
YES YES YES....LOL
Yes I was lmao.
Omg I was thinking the samething
Yoooo lol. I was thinking the same shit
I was saying that whole time, "Oh, you just wait!"
I just started watching your videos and I gotta say, you've had the BEST reactions out of everyone I've seen so far. I don't get to WATCH your reactions due to me being a truck driver but I do hear them. Just hearing the wonder in your voice over any type of music is awesome. I couldn't live without it. Thank you for the honestly you show.
Every day that a metal head is born, is a damned good day.
Spot on
Shit dude that was a great reaction. I watched this whole video with a smile on my face. So much fun watching people breaking into new stuff.
Metal head here loving you even more for this shaq! I loved you anyways...
Sending love from the uk 🇬🇧 😘✌️
Yea I agree. I’m more of a 90s type (Alice in chains, nirvana, the melvins, sublime etc)
Even with my rap I prefer more of the 90s stuff
But I watch this channel cuz dude is funny and it’s bringing me up to date with today’s rap and England’s rap etc
But it’s cool to see shaq react to some Metallica!
Lilly the Service Chihuahua Same, switched off hip hop about a decade ago after I discovered metal properly (cos rap was trash) and now shaq is getting me up to date on uk & us hip hop.
I was here for the bars and shaq is funny af but now he’s doing metal too, I’m in heaven lol.
I was raised on that 90’s stuff (the best) and now shaq is schooling me on hip hop again.
I’m happy! 😁
MetalRocksMe \m/ Another metalhead from the UK! 🤘🇬🇧🤘🇬🇧
"Only good music makes you feel like that bro"
Facts. No matter the genre.
"I feel like I just lost my metal virginity!" Hahaha, welcome aboard, brother.
My favorite moment ever
He picked a damned good song to lose it too.
We gained one from the deepest part you thought hed never come from
@@Mr92cadi 2nd favourite. My favourite ws when he jumped outta his damn chair and did air guitar with the stuffed tiger XD
You feel metal..... Makes me wanna flip everything the house... Lol
I love how headbanging is like instinct. Lol
He started doing the Staley headbang right along with me at 12:28
Shaena Mason moreso i loved when his instinct was to grab anything he had (a giant stuffed toy) n do some air guitar
Haha yes!
Good to give all music a listen
@@largemouthhunter5014 Word. Eclectic listening is dope.
Energized? Welcome to world of metal and rock there's no turning back now
Mark Greer I’ve never turnt back🤟🤟🤟
Heard master of puppets just now I need more more please
@@jacobmesser8284 master of puppets that whole album ride the lightning bad ass my fav
@@Izzygjskkskfkrf my favorite album is 100% ...and justice for all
\m/ /m\
"I gotta call all my friends from high school and apologise!" 😂 and "I gotta get me a guitar!" 🎸😅 absolutely loved watching this reaction. I was brought up on metal and this song actually came out the year I was born and watching someone's first reaction to it, from a completely different musical background and them loving it really cheered me up! 🤘🏼
Dude I'm metal fan, and your reaction when you appreciate and heard and know the lyrics is made me cry, nice reaction brother
Absolutely agree with you..always awesome to see somebody's mind absolutely blown. Wish I was him for a minute there.
"I feel like I lost my metal Virginity" ........Yes sir, you dam sure did !
To the John Holmes of metal, no less .....
Best band to lose it to. Wish I would have lost mine to Metallica.
I very proudly lost my metal virginity to One by Metallica. Welcome to the club!
Also lost mine to Metallica-Sad but true lol....for real
😂😂😂
Your reaction got me laughing.. welcome to our metal world.. metal music is very big brotha..
arise212x unlike newer hip hop**
Watch some proper fans and a band Slipknot live at download festival 🤘
When i watch reactions like this i feel like "He finally gets it" ! Must be kind of when religious people get others to join their religion in a way. Metal is my religion and every metal head is my brother no matter what sex, race, size, hair color or if you have fourteen dicks.
You know it's a sincere heavy metal reaction when you say,
*"I got to call all my old friends from high school and apologize to them now."*
I'm a bigger metalhead than a rap fan, so I'm pleased with this, and a great song to start with.
Same here.
This Was The First Metallica Song
I Ever Heard Then Enter Sandman Was My Second
James Hetfield - Vocals/rhythm guitar
Lars Ulrich - Drums
Kirk Hammet - Lead guitar
Jason Newstead - Bass guitar
I don't know if anyone has filled you in on this, I didn't go too far into the comments. Jason Newstead replaced the position of Bass player after the tragic death of the original Bassist, Cliff Burton in 1988. However, after years of playing together, Jason decided to part ways with Metallica and has been replaced by Robert Trujillo. Also, another little fact, Dave Mustaine, vocalist for Megadeth, used to be a member of Metallica. But, due to differences in attitude and I guess several other issues, they separated and the two bands of the Big 4 were formed. (In case you're wondering, the big 4 are Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer and Anthrax.) If you want complete immersion in Heavy Metal, you should check them out. Thanks for the vid, man. Definitely made me smile. I was waiting for your head to explode during the solo. LOL
@Derek Frampton Right?! I've been into Metallica since the 80's, so I've kinda lived most of the history with them... Or at least in my own deluded little mind. LOL. You're right, you could go on for hours about Metallica, the good AND the bad. I'm not one of those who blindly follow a band just because they make great music, I also see their faults as well. I feel I would be remiss if I didn't at least mention the pyrotechnics mishap of "92 or the fact that he isn't allowed to skateboard while on tour. LOL.
I thought Cliff was on base
Burton Died in 86 on the Master of Puppets tour in Sweden I believe. This is around the time I started to get into Metallica at the age of 10. When And Justice for All came out I was a hard core fan... The when the Black label came out, My dad took me to their concert for my 16th birthday.
Dammit, I dont know how or why I typed 88.... He died Sept 17, 1986. You're right.
@@jimtysonboatworks117 He did play bass until his death in 1986. Then Jason Newstead filled the slot until a few years ago when they had a disagreement about the time between records and tours. Metallica hired Robert Trujillo and Newstead went to play with Ozzy, whis is, ironically, where Trujillo had been before Metallica recruited him.
Its about war...and the man with no arms no legs no voice no vision...he's trapped within himself...that's tough
10:37 when Shaq entered the world of the headbangers. The rest is history.
James Hetfield guitar and lyrics. Kirk hammett on guitar. Jason newstead on bass. Larson Ulrich on drums. Welcome to greatest classic heavy metal.
Enjoy rhe ride Shaq. This for me in the best album in history, hands down game over, and thank your mother for the rabbits.
*Newsted *Lars Ulrich.
One is great.... No question. Just give me some Sepultura instead. Like even if you dont like a band in general, there are still at least one song you like. For me, it is One, and I like old Sepultura with Max over Metallica.
Heavy and Thrash Metal
@@brostenen One of the great things about metal is the infinite number of subgenres. I do like Metallica, Sepultura etc. but where I truly space out is slow Doom metal or extreme black metal.
“I GOTTA GET ME A GUITAR”! Lmao, priceless.
lmao he grabs the tiger lol
Lmfao, “I gotta go crazy”!
That was my exact thought when I heard this song as a 10 year old in 1995.
not much quite like that first experience plugging in and cranking up with some distortion.. skills or no skills.. it's powerful!
Getting a guitar is the easy part lol
As a kid seeing this anti-war video play on MTV, this song took away my innocence. It was frightening, disturbing, yet compelling and opened my eyes not only to the pain and reality of war, but the potential pain and suffering this life has to offer. It’s definitely the most powerful song and music video I have ever seen. It’s perfect and timeless!
Enter Sandman..Sad But True..Nothing Else Matters.. Unforgiven..Wherever I May Roam..ALL METALLICA is beyond amazing! And sooo super soothing to me the newer stuff sometimes isnt as hard but man these guys always bring deep lyrics and never without a message i.e. The Day That Never Comes and ALL their videos are masterful at painting the full thought and meaning to their lyrics..the BEST! I can go on and on with songs if you want more!
Michelle Brown that’s pretty much all just one album, the black album.
They have so much more great songs on the other albums too!
@@cloud_monkey422 I realize most are which is why I also said I could go on and on..didnt wanna list em all at once figured that was an easier way?! There is NO bad Metallica!
Michelle Brown I shouldn’t have tagged you because I was more or less saying it in hopes shaq would see or if someone who primarily listens to hip hop and enjoyed this song could see
@@cloud_monkey422 no biggie girl..I'm psyched he has lost his heavy metal virginity to Metallica in Hope's we get more reactions on Metallica!!!
Michelle Brown the black album
“I feel like I lost my metal virginity!!!” Hahahahaha. Amazing.
Mark Krow i gotta go call my mama.
Not only did he lose it, he lost it to a BIG one!
He totally did. We all watched him pop his metal cherry! 🍒
9:10 "There is always deep meaning behind good music"...Love It!!
Fucking a right. Thats an intelligent observation. But when he jumps up and say, I GOT TO GET A GUITAR. THATS THE FIRE!
Brilliant observation for sure.
being a metal head, i always come back to this video to get a boost of joy. what i would do to have another “first time” at hearing this song. fucjing love your reactions man. ❤️
Same, Metalhead Shaq fucking rules, best reactions on YT.
James Hetfield - guitar and voice
Kirk Hammet- solo guitar
Lars Ulrich - drumms
Jason Newsted- bass
There's a bass on And Justice for All?
You forgot Dave Mustaine man, I know he's not Metallica anymore but damn, he in my opion was the best and Megadeth is EQUAL with Metallica!!!!
@@R-BURQUENO So, if you mentioned Mustaine, maybe it would be cool, if you remember Cliff Burton too.
*lead guitar
@@liewithinsun died when the tour bus crushed him.. so sad..
''I've got to get a guitar'' *Starts playing guitar on a stuffed animal*
Relateable...
Lmao😂 that part was funny asf!
This was my reaction WAAAAAAAAY back in the day when I started listening to metal. That I just had to pick up a guitar and do those amazing sounds myself.
Classic
Shit...I made guitars out of cardboard and make a fake whammy bar..ya know to hit the fake harmonics.
AYO Shaq...Metallica is my FAVORITE BAND OF ALL TIME! hahaha ...and I'M BLACK! You didn't catch it in this video...but there was a reason he was bobbing his head. In the war he lost his ability to speak and hear AS WELL as losing his arms and legs. He had no way to talk to folk..but remember he was a soldier right? The ONLY method he had to try to communicate with people was thru morse code (a series of dots and pauses like you see people tapping on them lil machines in war movies sending messages). When he was bobbing his head he was trying to communicate in morse code, and one of the soldiers standing around his bed in the hospital caught it, and realized that he was asking them to just kill him because he wasn'T capable of killing himself. This video is DEEP with meanings Bro, and "THAT'S TOUGH!"
I've heard this song before, but I've never "listened to it". Your explanation gave me a better appreciation for the video
No problem fam. I LOVE bars of all kinds too bruh. Glad to see Shaq step out on this one...
I like when people don't keep themselves in a box and experience new things. Although metal is my mainstay, I like a little bit of everything. One of the best times I had at was rocking out with a black guy I met at a Dio concert.
gatorneer oh wow that makes since now cause once the guy mention Morse code n he kept saying help me etc I was like ok he’s tryna say something ..yeah that’s crazy I’m not into rock music but this one definitely had a message
Five finger death punch
"wrong side of heaven"
Is about what's more up to date war there is alot more to it you may have to watch it a couple times or just pause it. It is very heart felt true statistics you can read and pay attention to who you see inthe video reacting with who and the lyrics. You learn alot about what is truly happening with our soldiers when at war and what they go through if they make it back home. You pay attention to all of these things it will reduce you to tears. I didn't care for it just hearing it on the radio but watching the video taught me alot more than I thought I new. I'll be 54 this Saturday December 1st 2018, I'm not to proud to admit when something can make me cry.
There is no physical pain that can but paying close attention to this video absolutely but I've always have had a great deal of respect for anybody that has served is serving or will be.
You opened the gate do a true reaction watching this for the first time and let people see the great guy I just discovered with your open minded reaction to this video.
There is no shame in tearing up in a reaction video we are all human brother and that is what people truly want to see. Your a good man. By watching your reaction to "one" I can tell you will realy be touched by "The Wrong Side Of Heaven" I have watched it a couple times but I can't watch it much more maybe once in a while it's got that strong of an impact.
PEACE BRO
"It's actually relaxing!"
Understatement of all time.
I use that, in my own life. It ACTUALLY relaxes me.
You picked a great song for your first one.
michael l ahhhhhhhhh I see what u did there u sly bastard gg boi gg
Lyrically anyway yeah. Puppets is all about drugs and alcohol addiction and thats pretty dope too
michael l I agree.
@@famousfraank When you say Master of puppets for me it is politicians.
Veej Saurty me too
Key he said "I gotta be more open minded ". We all do bro
I was like, wtf you doing Shaq. 10 mins later here I am loving it along with you haha. Earned yourself another like bro.
Apolonio McPollo facts
Just a PSA.. do not drive on the highway listening to Metallica. Your gas pedal hits the floor every time! Crazy how that works
Hah. Many tickets in my teens. Think I've got all their albums. And many other pedal thru the floor bands
Don’t listen to instrumental prog Metal while driving that stuff will make you fly off the road
Every time
I’m 46 years old and I like reaction videos. Just to see people discover music they normally don’t listen to. Keep it up. Lost in Vegas is the page you gotta beat.
Juan Rodriguez
That's the only other reaction channel I watch, lost in vegas, them boys gotta nice touch too.
I think Shaq could use them as a example, to get into these other genres. Both channels are great.
Those are two favorites also, and I like the LawTwinz too.
53 here and still rocking. Another good channel to check out is King KTF.
I agree. King KTF is great. Got tired of Lost In Vegas though.
right here too
as a hip hop loving metalhead im digging this reaction
Ikr
Same here
Same! I'd love to see him react to some really, really heavy shit too. Love nolifeshaq.
You’ve been exposed to another form of art. Welcome aboard brother
When those drums come in I get goosebumps every time. It’s literal perfection
Welcome to the world of metal. Like in any type of music, there are some that will blow your mind, and there are some that will bore you to death. But there are some that have become the golden standard, the apex of music, and metallica is one such group. They have got a wide range of repertoire, most of their best work have slow but elaborate melodies seamlessly transitioning into agressive, power-inducing riffs. One metallica song usually contains enough material for 3 or 4 songs, so many different themes can be sewn together with great composition. Listen to "master of puppets", "fade to black", "call of ktulu", "enter sandman", "wherever I may roam". You clearly have the ear for great music, trust me, your musical understanding will widen considerably.
Yo you gonna grow like you have no idea .. this is growth Shaq.. this is growth..
Facts
..and now he begins his journey.
Dead (and i can not stress this enough) ASS
Yep, you leveled up
This song is sad, and horrifying at the same time.
And amazing
and amazing all at once. "Lest the ages Forget"
This song scares the shit out of me.
@@University_of_Shawn_Ryan Yea. Quad amputee with no hearing, sight or speech = 2 words. FUKING KILL ME.
@@TedBrogan that's three words
What a great song!! NoLifeShaq, I'm here 5 yrs later and LOVE this!!!
My man, you probably gained 100k fans from metal.
do i get any respect? i can play all the solos to this... just putting that out there
Derek Hornsby I bet a lot of people can do that
He got me and I hate all things pop
Thats how he got me
War Pigs By Black Sabbath. It's mind blowing.
I love how Shaq is freakin out over the Guitar work in the beginning. All of us familiar with the song thinking the same " Just wait bro , you are about to have your mind blown !"
Shaq's face at 13:25 says it all.
🤘🤘🤘🤘
"I gotta get me a guitar" said every kid who ever listened to Metallica. :)
I just lost my metal virginity!"
That's a pretty metal sentence for being new to the brotherhood haha. Welcome my friend :)
Thats tough!
I lost it 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🙌🏻
It was beautiful to me and almost poetic being in the moment where you realize how this music is not noise but art. I’ve been a Metallica fan since the 90’s and everyone around me used to make fun of me or having prejudice just because of the music or clothes I wear. I’m sure black people can relate to this sentiment. At the end, we all just want to be validated, we want to be heard and loved. We all want the same things in life. We’re all here fighting to find happiness and to find meaning. As I watched you react to Metallica, a glimpse of hope rooted in my heart, for karma and it’s beauty has its way around everyone’s life. Thank you for this video. Sending my best wishes from Mexico 🇲🇽
P.S. You should hear the cover of this song from Apocalíptica (a cello quartet, they even open for Metallica - they’re that good -)
Best comment ever
I agree Apocalyptica made a great ONE cover,harvester of sorrow by Apocalyptica is awesome too ^^
Shaq: This is a solo right here!
Metallica: Yeah, yeah, hold my beer...
James:"yeah"
Shaq:"hol uppp"
Literally started banging my head at the same time he did. This is my childhood lol
This channel has just gotten a whole lot better.
Hope he does more Metal.
Hoping for him to do a Tool song