I was a session player at Music America at the time and got to know Cliff and Kirk. Cliff was such and interesting guy. He would come in to the office at around 3 or 4 in the afternoon before their studio time to hang and talk with Paul the owner and I was around a lot at the time. I really liked him a lot. He was a thinker and super passionate about what they were doing. At the time I would say Cliff was the adult of the band... He was kind of an old soul. When we heard he passed it was a huge shock to everyone at MA and the label... horrifying. RIP Cliff.
Cliff didn’t play his first show with Metallica until early 83. So that opening scene on this video of the Stone is 83 and not 82. Minor detail but if you’re going to do a documentary it’s gotta be accurate.
This clearly wasn't made with proper rigorous standards. About 23 minutes in, after the narrator says 'Fade to Black' (a 7-minute song) was seen as selling-out, some guy says by the time 'Ride the Lightning' came out (which was July 1984) the 'term was coined' for the Big Four of Trash. Megadeth released their first album in 1985. No doubt they were playing shows, but I can't believe a band without a record out would be included in a 'Big' anything.
Justice is my number 1 album of all time since its release. I didn't realise there was no bass on it until about a year ago when i saw a documentary. I swear I can still hear the bass. Still the best sounding album ever. :)
@@Cowboy1Brian I'm talking about when I first got kill em all nobody knew who Metallica was except the underground metal heads until that black album dropped. Wha choo talkin bout Willis? Nobody knew who they were around here anyway.
@@Cowboy1Brian hell when I first got Master of Puppets when it came out I was playing it for a bunch of college people at myrtle Beach and nobody had heard of em and kept asking who it was. Lol so yeah they were an underground band in my book back in the day.
Justice was the peak.... that was a thrash masterpiece. And metal history still agrees. Load and Reload were different but they were supposed to be. Go learn every song on guitar ( I know every song they ever recorded ) and then tell me it sucks. Outlaw Torn, Bleeding Me etc. They suck? Get lost... Too many great songs to mention. Metallica sits atop the throne and theres not a close 2nd. They are the OGs. Hate em cuz you aint em.
@@michaelschnepel5000 Depends.. once you learn the basics of them they all are similar ( chord/note structure wise ). Kirks solos are all pretty easy honestly once you learn how he plays.. appregios, scales etc. But I'd say probably being able to down pick like Hetfield with the precision and speed and tempo is the most challenging. Takes some time. Anyone can play 1 song but to play 6 in a row and do it right and at the right tempo is no easy task. I love all there stuff but if I had to pick 1 song as a favorite it's Orion.
@@michaelschnepel5000 Been playing since 89... I absolutley love Inamorata! That is such an epic gripping song that it's close to Orion in its badassness.
Kirk and Lars... they dont get credit for the boundaries they Shattered... The Genre bending triumphs and emotional qualities they FORGED... From Kill to Black, they ReInvented themselves with every album....| After that,,, you can do anything you want.... Apparently the masses have spoken on that ~
Trujillo has been a force in the studio, more so than Newsted ever was (or ever was allowed to). That statement about Rob was disrespectful. But that's his opinion. My comment is just my opinion. We can be both right and both wrong.
it was conceived in a garage, then perfected in a studio, as are most remarkable recordings, if you knew anything about music you would know that...nevertheless they did record garage days in a studio and Metallica owes you a personal apology, someone call James Hetfield or lars Ulrich right now, this is an emergency!!!!!
DM and 72S is a bit too much on the B-side when it comes to song quality but Hardwired almost has that OG song writing quality they're famous for. IMO HW is their best work post-S&M.
Nobody has to decide because its already been proven who the true Metallica fans are. Its the fans who were there during the first 3 albums but also stuck with Metallica after the Black album and all through the decades to present day. The Black album was the big turning point. It was the first time Metallica lost so called 'die hard' fans but for every fan they lost, they gained tens of thousands because of the Black album. Metallica had a pretty solid base of loyal fans after the first 3 records but some bailed on the band from the Black album. Who stuck around? The true fans stuck around. They accepted the shift, embraced it and are still here today. Thats a just a fact. Its fan history.
This documentary is a masterpiece-an incredible deep dive into Metallica’s journey and the making of one of their most iconic songs, 'Nothing Else Matters.' Seeing James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich open up about their creative process, struggles, and legacy is a real treat for fans. It’s amazing to witness the passion and dedication that went into creating such timeless music. Metallica continues to set the standard for rock documentaries! 🤘🎸 #Metallica #NothingElseMatters
Nah, MoP is better. Stronger, better composed songs that Cliff helped create. Justice will definitely go down as the last great thrash metal album they made though.
Great Doc. 🤘 I feel back in the early 90's when metal was really putting it's footprint on the mainstream of music, the black album wasn't well received when you compare it to what other metal/new metal artist's were putting out at that time. During an era where bands were pushing themselves to produce louder, heavier and faster than their previous albums, Metallica slowed down which turned off the true die hard metal fans. Then they followed it up with load and re-load which turned into two albums that were a Load of crap (pun intended) in most metal fans opinions. To this day I couldn't name one song from the load albums except for Fuel. When St. Anger came out, I felt like the Metallica of old was back. I may be a bit bias because I play the drums but I didn't mind the snare tuning, it was raw and unfiltered and really fits the music and vision they had for that album. Some Kind of Monster docu with an in depth look at creating St. Anger really opened my eyes to their thought process, insight to their personal/professional battles and it gave me a more profound respect for the album than I had previously. 🤘
This documentary bites! It's old and not up to date at all. And every real fan knows the best albums were the first three. Can't even say which one was my fav because they were all great. I was fortunate enough to see them in 86 on the master tour. Playing with metal church. Justice and black were also pretty awesome too, but after that I couldn't take it anymore lol couldn't listen to anything new from them until death magnetic. The 90's was a bad time for them especially Hetfield. They seem to have their shit together again though. Good for them for fighting through the shitty times. Will always be my favorite metal band. Slayer was my close second.
Hate it or love it ... the Black album made them world famous. They still play the Black album on the radio to this day lol. Just got 4 tickets to see them in june of 2025 hell yeah
If only people would focus a bit more on what the Justice album HAS to offer, instead of rambling on what it's missing. Yes, low in bassguitar volume, and No, i don't really mis it!
Well it’s very choppy lol, the transitions are rough like it’s riffs from when cliff was around but they didn’t know how to put them together so on so forth…technically MOP is greatest
I didn't really start listening to them til the Black album so I never got into their thrash beginnings,but I can see how those early fans didn't care about the Black album forward.However, Master Of Puppets is one of my favorite MT songs.
Cliff is the one that harmonized Metallica all those kick ass guitar harmonies you hear on ride and masters was cliffs masters music theory at work in thrash metal he had a masters degree in music theory from a college so he would sit with kirk who couldn't do that and transcript all the solo to harmonies and I loved that guitar sound to this day I work on guitar harmonies I think there coolest sound and it takes a bit of thinking that was cliff a thinker the degree in music theory and the spent hours transcribing the solo to double guitar harmonies proof the man was a serious thinker
Ok so i have a few comments.... 1. Load and reload...I think these two albums were just not understood when they were released. Now that those same fans that grew up with Metallica are now iun their 40's and 50's, we can look back and see how much better those albums are then what we gave them credit for at the time. 2. As great as both Cliff and Rob are, Jason is...was...and always will be Metallica's bassist. He fit the band the best. He filled in on backing vocals 10x better than anyone else. HIs energy and love of the music was amazing and infectious, besides just being a great guy. 3. I actually like the idea the guy mentioned towards the end. As much as I love Kirk, personality wise he doesnt have the...force...the influence the band. He just goes with the flow. If you did take him out and put Dave back in, or maybe had both of them in for a new album...that would be amazing. Id also take Lars out, cause honestly...he can barely play nowadays. Put Jason back on bass. Maybe even bring somebody in to help with vocals cause James' voice has been pretty bad lately. Then and only then do I see them making a good album again. That being said, it wont ever happen and I think at this point, Metallica sticking around is just hurting their legacy.
If you do that then you wouldn't have Metallica anymore but a different band. Without James there is no Metallica. He is the musical force behind that band. He has writing credits on almost every song except Clliff's bass song, and even Mustaine himself, in books, has confirmed this. The one song that Mustaine has the most writing credit is Jump in the Fire, but even that song Dave said that James helped him in crafting the finished product.
@@Shadownian Just go to the Metallica channel here on TH-cam and you'll find tons of performances. Watch maybe 5 or so and you'll see how much better he plays now.
That guy that mentioned the big four, Metallica, Slayer, Anthrax and Megadeth without mentioning Iron Maiden? In my book its always the big 5, you can hardly mention Metallica without talking about Iron Maiden, for me they're like two sides of the same coin.
@@DarkKastle13 no way is that lame or cringe. Dave would probably not go for it but it would be killer having Dave throw down some riffs with Metallica. Dave, Kirk , and James all three together would be like the Outlaws of metal. How is that lame or cringe especially being that Dave started out with Metallica.
Black album .,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,., th e mixed feelings kept coming ...........Heres MY band tht no one knows about, theyre my heros . ...... and theyre on MTv ....... Finally people will see MY band. ....... few days later, wow lots of people are seeinmg MY band. a week later,awards, wow cool. MY band is on tv Agaian. .a week later wow MY band is at the awards, how MY band seem s to be loved by lots of people, cool. My band steadily became way way too many other peoples band ................ to a point ya couldnt even avoid them. bitter sweet
Let's be honest i know people like to assume that Cliff would have kept the rest of the band grounded that they would have not changed their sound or style of play but Cliff would have gone along with the crap they have recorded since And Justice for All. Metallica with the first 4 albums were unstoppable but beginning with the Black album just went downhill.
To me Metallica is the drunken, goofy, musical love child of black Sabbath Motorhead and diamond Head. Heavy metal is the punch in the face society needed.
As much as I had that love hate relationship with Metallica especially in the 90s were I pretty muched worshiped there first 5 I learned so much Metallica on guitar it's insane but I fucking hated them in the 90s but since those days I come to respect the shit out of that band even with all the hate and people trying to tell them what to do they stuck to there guns yes it all sucks but it was there choice not anyone else I respect that and they still sold millions I think load went triple platinum and reload sold way over a million that shit saint anger sold millions as well obviously they new what they were doing and made choices that really only kept them in the big leagues yes it sucks but I definitely don't hate them anymore and having 50 kick ass song the first 5 is still way more great songs then most bands keep moving Metallica suck if you want but no one will tell you what to do mad respect even for the last 30 years of shit music lol
@@adambane1719What point are you trying to prove? It was *because* of their first five albums that people recognized Metallica as a powerful force in the industry in the first place, so when something new came up it would not disappoint too much. What universe are you from? I can name at several metal bands that's “legacy” is from their first five albums. Slayer, Megadeth, Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Pantera,Anthrax, Sepultura…c'mon. Metallica would STILL outsell them all with how successful Load and Reload were upon release! These bands all had a decline in popularity after their first five it seems (except for maybe Judas Priest or Slayer).
I actually love the black black album one of greatest straight ahead metal albums ever what I hate is what the album did to the band it destroyed them being good song writers because that was there last album that was any good and it's the black albums fault and no Metallica was not metal in the 90s pantera was the biggest true metal band of that decade I love around 50 Metallica songs and that there first 5 I don't listen to anything from after black why because it sucks straight up
They had a few hick ups just getting started . Sacking Dave Mustaine and bringing on Kirk H. Even more talented that Dave and he also kept his chit together. What a setback losing Cliff. Jason N. Was great for 15 years then they got Robert T.
This is most asinine journalism I've seen. Most of these critics are living paycheck to paycheck giving their own 2 cents on how the be the biggest metal band ever. 😅
I stopped watching at 42.00 Because they were talking about the Black album but still showing and playing music from and justice. Do better next time. And this mismatch was going on during the whole thing.
pretty much... some songs on those albums still slaps though, if anything at least load albums are a good way to introduce non metal fans to metal as a bridge to black album and later master of puppets and lastly justice :D
The difference is Dave was an ass when he was drunk. He sicced his dog on then-bassist Ron McGovney's car (scratching the side of it really bad), poured beer over his bass and equipment/amp which nearly electrocuted him, had a tendency to get physical or violent when drunk or did drugs, was verbally abusive to James and/or Lars, and punched James when he called Dave out on his nonsense. This wasn't the first time he acted like this when drunk or high, and all this happened in *the same day.* James was still emotional about kicking him out the day they did, and Lars always felt really bad about the whole situation, seemingly having the most empathy towards Dave even at his worst. Dave's unprofessionalism was why he had to go.
@@_PuppetMaster86 Load, St Anger etc.... is a band that dont care about the fans who put them there. Metallica are a total disgrace to their core, and they know it.
@@adambane1719 Totally not. Load, Reload, and St. Anger are a reflection of a band who put out the music that they want to put out whether the fans like it or not and not cater the same style that they don't want to make to satisfy fans for business…like Slayer did.
After the black album Metallica lost their mojo.. then when jason left they really sucked. I only listened to old school Metallica. I don't care if I get hate. Rob sucks.
I agree with you John....Rob walked in to the "reformed" Metallica.... After Jason saved the band after Cliff, gave 110%....& got 14 years of disrespect & B. 💩 for his trouble......
It's cuz they toured it too long. They should've worked on another record in like 93 after doing just one sort of regular world tour and taking some months off. But hey, they're still living off the money they made on that tour. Everything since has just been bonus
Cliff Burton was a *bassist* in Metallica. He was highly influential to James and Lars and put them onto a lot of ideas and different music, but he did not write an entire song. Those duties belonged to the aforementioned writers. Each member brought something to the table that was their own, and it was never one man that did it all. Hell, even if there was, it would be, once again, James or Lars.
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I was a session player at Music America at the time and got to know Cliff and Kirk. Cliff was such and interesting guy. He would come in to the office at around 3 or 4 in the afternoon before their studio time to hang and talk with Paul the owner and I was around a lot at the time. I really liked him a lot. He was a thinker and super passionate about what they were doing. At the time I would say Cliff was the adult of the band... He was kind of an old soul. When we heard he passed it was a huge shock to everyone at MA and the label... horrifying. RIP Cliff.
Cliff didn’t play his first show with Metallica until early 83. So that opening scene on this video of the Stone is 83 and not 82. Minor detail but if you’re going to do a documentary it’s gotta be accurate.
This clearly wasn't made with proper rigorous standards. About 23 minutes in, after the narrator says 'Fade to Black' (a 7-minute song) was seen as selling-out, some guy says by the time 'Ride the Lightning' came out (which was July 1984) the 'term was coined' for the Big Four of Trash. Megadeth released their first album in 1985. No doubt they were playing shows, but I can't believe a band without a record out would be included in a 'Big' anything.
Justice is my number 1 album of all time since its release. I didn't realise there was no bass on it until about a year ago when i saw a documentary. I swear I can still hear the bass. Still the best sounding album ever. :)
I was actually happy that the world now knew my favorite underground band since 3rd grade when the black album dropped. They deserved the recognition.
what are you talking about. they hadnt been "underground" for years before that. they were very well known in 85 for sure
@@Cowboy1Brian I'm talking about when I first got kill em all nobody knew who Metallica was except the underground metal heads until that black album dropped. Wha choo talkin bout Willis? Nobody knew who they were around here anyway.
@@Cowboy1Brian hell when I first got Master of Puppets when it came out I was playing it for a bunch of college people at myrtle Beach and nobody had heard of em and kept asking who it was. Lol so yeah they were an underground band in my book back in the day.
LMAO
@@jasoncrump1886 Thats just because you hanging out with the wrong people .
Everybody knows who MetallicA are !!
Justice was the peak.... that was a thrash masterpiece. And metal history still agrees. Load and Reload were different but they were supposed to be. Go learn every song on guitar ( I know every song they ever recorded ) and then tell me it sucks. Outlaw Torn, Bleeding Me etc. They suck? Get lost... Too many great songs to mention. Metallica sits atop the throne and theres not a close 2nd. They are the OGs. Hate em cuz you aint em.
That's no small task, well done, been learning there stuff on and off over the years, what song did you find the hardest
Correct!
Metallica is legendary but threres other bands that blow them off the map,like Motorhead or Pantera,but thats just my humble opinion
@@michaelschnepel5000 Depends.. once you learn the basics of them they all are similar ( chord/note structure wise ). Kirks solos are all pretty easy honestly once you learn how he plays.. appregios, scales etc. But I'd say probably being able to down pick like Hetfield with the precision and speed and tempo is the most challenging. Takes some time. Anyone can play 1 song but to play 6 in a row and do it right and at the right tempo is no easy task. I love all there stuff but if I had to pick 1 song as a favorite it's Orion.
@@michaelschnepel5000 Been playing since 89... I absolutley love Inamorata! That is such an epic gripping song that it's close to Orion in its badassness.
Kirk and Lars...
they dont get credit for the boundaries they Shattered...
The Genre bending triumphs and emotional qualities they FORGED...
From Kill to Black, they ReInvented themselves with every album....|
After that,,, you can do anything you want.... Apparently the masses have spoken on that ~
Is that supposed to be James in the thumbnail for the video? Looks nothing like him. Must be stupid AI.
Destroy AI, before it increases!
Took the words out my mouth, I agree
Looks like Brad Pitt😂
Trujillo has been a force in the studio, more so than Newsted ever was (or ever was allowed to). That statement about Rob was disrespectful. But that's his opinion. My comment is just my opinion. We can be both right and both wrong.
Best comment I’ve read today!😂 🤘
Beg to differ but i respect your opinion🤘
Btw, the statement was wrong so on that matter i agree.
Ride the lightning was the first album i ever bought i was 8. And my moms hair turned gray that day 😂
same same, and i was spending my summers with my granparents! Rocking Metallica and riding 1,5hp mopeds really heavily
SAME HERE 💯👊👋🇦🇺🍻
😂
Garage Days Re-Revisited was not recorded in Lars’ garage. It was recorded in an actual studio.
Ohhhh..🤫
it was conceived in a garage, then perfected in a studio, as are most remarkable recordings, if you knew anything about music you would know that...nevertheless they did record garage days in a studio and Metallica owes you a personal apology, someone call James Hetfield or lars Ulrich right now, this is an emergency!!!!!
Love you Jason. Miss you Cliff. xo
And then came Death Magnetic, Hardwired and 72 seasons.
DM and 72S is a bit too much on the B-side when it comes to song quality but Hardwired almost has that OG song writing quality they're famous for. IMO HW is their best work post-S&M.
I know.... the story just keeps going down hill
James, Lars, Dave and Cliff is the best line up Metallica ever...
Absolutely!!!
JFK was the best president ever
I agree 100% Shame it was so short lived.
Wrong. I'll take James, Lars, Kirk, and Rob over that lineup any day.
@@_PuppetMaster86 You're a complete chimp, lol !
There are fans who like new albums better than the old ones and vice versa. Who the hell are we to decide which ones the true Metallica fans?
If you even like 1 metallica song your a fan and apart of the family
The original people decide. The ones who were there first.
agreed no matter what be proud Metallica family \m/
I say I’m a true Cliff Burton fan but I strongly like Metallica…I’d that makes sense
Nobody has to decide because its already been proven who the true Metallica fans are.
Its the fans who were there during the first 3 albums but also stuck with Metallica after the Black album and all through the decades to present day. The Black album was the big turning point. It was the first time Metallica lost so called 'die hard' fans but for every fan they lost, they gained tens of thousands because of the Black album. Metallica had a pretty solid base of loyal fans after the first 3 records but some bailed on the band from the Black album. Who stuck around? The true fans stuck around. They accepted the shift, embraced it and are still here today. Thats a just a fact. Its fan history.
Justice...sue me, it was my first Metallica album. \m/
This documentary is a masterpiece-an incredible deep dive into Metallica’s journey and the making of one of their most iconic songs, 'Nothing Else Matters.' Seeing James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich open up about their creative process, struggles, and legacy is a real treat for fans. It’s amazing to witness the passion and dedication that went into creating such timeless music. Metallica continues to set the standard for rock documentaries! 🤘🎸 #Metallica #NothingElseMatters
That greyhound bus ride was where Dave came up with the band name “Megadeth”.
BEST BAND OF THE WORLD❤
....until 1991
ps ~ Justice was EQUAL to Lightning and Puppets
3-way tie
Nah, MoP is better. Stronger, better composed songs that Cliff helped create. Justice will definitely go down as the last great thrash metal album they made though.
Thank you
Thank God for Metallica
I love Metallica regardless ⚔️
Lucky to have seen them a couple of times 🤘🏼
Live In Heaven Cliff Burton
Great Doc. 🤘
I feel back in the early 90's when metal was really putting it's footprint on the mainstream of music, the black album wasn't well received when you compare it to what other metal/new metal artist's were putting out at that time. During an era where bands were pushing themselves to produce louder, heavier and faster than their previous albums, Metallica slowed down which turned off the true die hard metal fans. Then they followed it up with load and re-load which turned into two albums that were a Load of crap (pun intended) in most metal fans opinions. To this day I couldn't name one song from the load albums except for Fuel. When St. Anger came out, I felt like the Metallica of old was back. I may be a bit bias because I play the drums but I didn't mind the snare tuning, it was raw and unfiltered and really fits the music and vision they had for that album. Some Kind of Monster docu with an in depth look at creating St. Anger really opened my eyes to their thought process, insight to their personal/professional battles and it gave me a more profound respect for the album than I had previously. 🤘
This documentary bites! It's old and not up to date at all. And every real fan knows the best albums were the first three. Can't even say which one was my fav because they were all great. I was fortunate enough to see them in 86 on the master tour. Playing with metal church. Justice and black were also pretty awesome too, but after that I couldn't take it anymore lol couldn't listen to anything new from them until death magnetic. The 90's was a bad time for them especially Hetfield. They seem to have their shit together again though. Good for them for fighting through the shitty times. Will always be my favorite metal band. Slayer was my close second.
Robert also played bass for Black Label Society.
Robs Ozzy gig is the one I think Robs most recognized for,obviously before his current gig which started out with a 1 million dollar offer
Hate it or love it ... the Black album made them world famous. They still play the Black album on the radio to this day lol. Just got 4 tickets to see them in june of 2025 hell yeah
If only people would focus a bit more on what the Justice album HAS to offer, instead of rambling on what it's missing. Yes, low in bassguitar volume, and No, i don't really mis it!
agreed, my favorite from them
Justice has always been my favorite album by Metallica.
Well, you did miss an s in miss... soooo.... you obviously dont know what youre talking about !
Well it’s very choppy lol, the transitions are rough like it’s riffs from when cliff was around but they didn’t know how to put them together so on so forth…technically MOP is greatest
And definitely NOT as musically advanced lol
I didn't really start listening to them til the Black album so I never got into their thrash beginnings,but I can see how those early fans didn't care about the Black album forward.However, Master Of Puppets is one of my favorite MT songs.
Screw these critics. Load and Reload forever!
Which band is playing in the background playing kill em all?
Cliff is the one that harmonized Metallica all those kick ass guitar harmonies you hear on ride and masters was cliffs masters music theory at work in thrash metal he had a masters degree in music theory from a college so he would sit with kirk who couldn't do that and transcript all the solo to harmonies and I loved that guitar sound to this day I work on guitar harmonies I think there coolest sound and it takes a bit of thinking that was cliff a thinker the degree in music theory and the spent hours transcribing the solo to double guitar harmonies proof the man was a serious thinker
Ok so i have a few comments....
1. Load and reload...I think these two albums were just not understood when they were released. Now that those same fans that grew up with Metallica are now iun their 40's and 50's, we can look back and see how much better those albums are then what we gave them credit for at the time.
2. As great as both Cliff and Rob are, Jason is...was...and always will be Metallica's bassist. He fit the band the best. He filled in on backing vocals 10x better than anyone else. HIs energy and love of the music was amazing and infectious, besides just being a great guy.
3. I actually like the idea the guy mentioned towards the end. As much as I love Kirk, personality wise he doesnt have the...force...the influence the band. He just goes with the flow. If you did take him out and put Dave back in, or maybe had both of them in for a new album...that would be amazing. Id also take Lars out, cause honestly...he can barely play nowadays. Put Jason back on bass. Maybe even bring somebody in to help with vocals cause James' voice has been pretty bad lately.
Then and only then do I see them making a good album again. That being said, it wont ever happen and I think at this point, Metallica sticking around is just hurting their legacy.
If you do that then you wouldn't have Metallica anymore but a different band. Without James there is no Metallica. He is the musical force behind that band. He has writing credits on almost every song except Clliff's bass song, and even Mustaine himself, in books, has confirmed this. The one song that Mustaine has the most writing credit is Jump in the Fire, but even that song Dave said that James helped him in crafting the finished product.
@@awallner1 All that for something i never said. I said bring somebody in to help with vocals, not take James out of the band.
Have you watched their performances on the 72 Seasons tour? Lars has improved dramatically. Sounds like he's actually practicing again.
@@vio2112 Gasp! I will have to investigate!!
@@Shadownian Just go to the Metallica channel here on TH-cam and you'll find tons of performances. Watch maybe 5 or so and you'll see how much better he plays now.
The last 3 albums are 3 of my favorite albums of all time.
Definitely 3 of the albums of all time.
Love the guys as much as anyone out there, but 72 is not a great album.
@@jarrettfullerton2580 . Thats fair enough. I wont try to persuade you. But I cant get enough of it.
@@andrewowler1522 oh I love the game...but I think that's players more than him.
To each their own, but I think they're pretty mid. A lot better thsn St Anger for sure, but that's a really low bar to pass LOL.
How do you go over Trujillo’s resume and skip over Ozzy?
Why didn’t they use a picture of James for the thumbnail haha, is that a singer in a Metallica tribute band lol?
The Metallica story, as told by Heathen
But I like Reload.
Do you all think Lars and Cliff had a good friendship?
Lars snare on anger was digital Lmaoo
Was it tho?
This thumbnail is a crime and should be punishable by jail time. For that alone I refuse to watch this video.
This documentary is so old
2005/6 sounds like
That thumbnail pic of James is terrible...lol. You can't be using AI or whatever on a legend like that.
That guy that mentioned the big four, Metallica, Slayer, Anthrax and Megadeth without mentioning Iron Maiden? In my book its always the big 5, you can hardly mention Metallica without talking about Iron Maiden, for me they're like two sides of the same coin.
Iron Maiden was like the bee gees compared to the big 4.
This was made in 2005??
Great idea about getting Dave back in Metallica. How rad would that be.
lame and cringe
@@DarkKastle13 no way is that lame or cringe. Dave would probably not go for it but it would be killer having Dave throw down some riffs with Metallica. Dave, Kirk , and James all three together would be like the Outlaws of metal. How is that lame or cringe especially being that Dave started out with Metallica.
“Sammy Hagar Hetfield can’t hurt you”
Sammy Hagar hetfield -
How does this dude say that Reload is their second worst album.... wtf? Its way better than Load as a whole
"THE" Metallica? 🤣
😂😂😂😂
That's hilarious 🙄🤡
The Pink Floyd and The Megadeth 😂
Black album .,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,., th e mixed feelings kept coming ...........Heres MY band tht no one knows about, theyre my heros . ...... and theyre on MTv ....... Finally people will see MY band. ....... few days later, wow lots of people are seeinmg MY band. a week later,awards, wow cool. MY band is on tv Agaian. .a week later wow MY band is at the awards, how MY band seem s to be loved by lots of people, cool. My band steadily became way way too many other peoples band ................ to a point ya couldnt even avoid them. bitter sweet
Let's be honest i know people like to assume that Cliff would have kept the rest of the band grounded that they would have not changed their sound or style of play but Cliff would have gone along with the crap they have recorded since And Justice for All. Metallica with the first 4 albums were unstoppable but beginning with the Black album just went downhill.
To me Metallica is the drunken, goofy, musical love child of black Sabbath Motorhead and diamond Head.
Heavy metal is the punch in the face society needed.
Mustaine made them period two front men would never had worked though so glad he went his own way with megadeth
That thumbnail is so stupid. Words cannot describe how much I despise AI. 😡
As much as I had that love hate relationship with Metallica especially in the 90s were I pretty muched worshiped there first 5 I learned so much Metallica on guitar it's insane but I fucking hated them in the 90s but since those days I come to respect the shit out of that band even with all the hate and people trying to tell them what to do they stuck to there guns yes it all sucks but it was there choice not anyone else I respect that and they still sold millions I think load went triple platinum and reload sold way over a million that shit saint anger sold millions as well obviously they new what they were doing and made choices that really only kept them in the big leagues yes it sucks but I definitely don't hate them anymore and having 50 kick ass song the first 5 is still way more great songs then most bands keep moving Metallica suck if you want but no one will tell you what to do mad respect even for the last 30 years of shit music lol
The ending of this video has not aged well
What's with the silly AI Hetfield for the video thumbnail?
Teeth for days
Take away their first 5 albums.... and this band aint selling out no stadiums today !
That same theory could be applied to any band.
@@jarrodblakely6031 Most bands dont make 5 albums
@@adambane1719What point are you trying to prove? It was *because* of their first five albums that people recognized Metallica as a powerful force in the industry in the first place, so when something new came up it would not disappoint too much. What universe are you from? I can name at several metal bands that's “legacy” is from their first five albums. Slayer, Megadeth, Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Pantera,Anthrax, Sepultura…c'mon. Metallica would STILL outsell them all with how successful Load and Reload were upon release! These bands all had a decline in popularity after their first five it seems (except for maybe Judas Priest or Slayer).
@@_PuppetMaster86 You're a disgrace to your name here ! You are a pretender mate. A plastic "metal fan"
@@_PuppetMaster86 You're a complete chimp, lol !
''Put Mustaine back in the band'' LMAO!!!!
Damn, that AI thumbnail is ugly 🤢.
Very good 😊
I actually love the black black album one of greatest straight ahead metal albums ever what I hate is what the album did to the band it destroyed them being good song writers because that was there last album that was any good and it's the black albums fault and no Metallica was not metal in the 90s pantera was the biggest true metal band of that decade I love around 50 Metallica songs and that there first 5 I don't listen to anything from after black why because it sucks straight up
They had a few hick ups just getting started .
Sacking Dave Mustaine and bringing on Kirk H. Even more talented that Dave and he also kept his chit together.
What a setback losing Cliff.
Jason N. Was great for 15 years then they got Robert T.
This is most asinine journalism I've seen. Most of these critics are living paycheck to paycheck giving their own 2 cents on how the be the biggest metal band ever. 😅
I stopped watching at 42.00
Because they were talking about the Black album but still showing and playing music from and justice. Do better next time. And this mismatch was going on during the whole thing.
What the fuck is "THE Metallica"?
Not gonna go into the Trujillo albums? Weak.
Its nothing got to do with him. Hes just a hired hand
wtf... kick out Kirk and bring in Dave to make a great album ?
Unfortunately it's not just one member who's a trembling, delicate flower with a carefully curated ego as fragile as fine China...it's all of them.
boring..just another repeating story..everybody knows metallica's history
Load, reload & st Anger = 💩
pretty much... some songs on those albums still slaps though, if anything at least load albums are a good way to introduce non metal fans to metal as a bridge to black album and later master of puppets and lastly justice :D
Jason was the heart and soul of the band. I don't listen to anything after the Black album. They still kick ass but no.
Stutter dude gets on my nerves
There were such a great band until they released Load and Relaod. Both albums were awful and they never recovered from that.
It could have been a great one album with 10 or 11 songs
As if we need yet another Metallica documentary. **yawn**
I think we know all we need to know about Metallica..
Nobody made read nor watch it now 2:27 go back to bed😊
MEGADETH.
MEGADETH
😂
Lmao, "Jason was hired because he played bass well and could drink alot."
"Hey Dave, you're fired because you drink too much.
Bravo Alcoholica 👏.
There’s some people who are fun drunks and some who are not…Dave was not, from all accounts.
The difference is Dave was an ass when he was drunk. He sicced his dog on then-bassist Ron McGovney's car (scratching the side of it really bad), poured beer over his bass and equipment/amp which nearly electrocuted him, had a tendency to get physical or violent when drunk or did drugs, was verbally abusive to James and/or Lars, and punched James when he called Dave out on his nonsense. This wasn't the first time he acted like this when drunk or high, and all this happened in *the same day.* James was still emotional about kicking him out the day they did, and Lars always felt really bad about the whole situation, seemingly having the most empathy towards Dave even at his worst. Dave's unprofessionalism was why he had to go.
TRUE MetallicA fans bailed on MetallicA when MetallicA bailed on their fans in 1991
True fans don't bail on their favorite damn band. They don't know Metallica.
@@_PuppetMaster86 Load, St Anger etc.... is a band that dont care about the fans who put them there.
Metallica are a total disgrace to their core, and they know it.
@@adambane1719 Totally not. Load, Reload, and St. Anger are a reflection of a band who put out the music that they want to put out whether the fans like it or not and not cater the same style that they don't want to make to satisfy fans for business…like Slayer did.
@@_PuppetMaster86 You're clearly not qualified to give an educated opinion on Metallica or the metal industry
After the black album Metallica lost their mojo.. then when jason left they really sucked. I only listened to old school Metallica. I don't care if I get hate. Rob sucks.
Then you are surely missing out on some seriously good metal my friend.
Let me stat😊e mojo is my dog and one blin😊d an he's just fine....N you not so much!
I agree with you John....Rob walked in to the "reformed" Metallica.... After Jason saved the band after Cliff, gave 110%....& got 14 years of disrespect & B. 💩 for his trouble......
It's cuz they toured it too long. They should've worked on another record in like 93 after doing just one sort of regular world tour and taking some months off. But hey, they're still living off the money they made on that tour. Everything since has just been bonus
Death Magnetic is an amazing record
What the f*** is up with the guy stuttering
He obviously has a stutter. What is it with the stupud questions ? Some of you in the comments arent to bright huh 😂
I bet you're the kind of guy that would fart in a taxi cab
Ttttttttttoday jr!
And the English guy with annoying voice/faux hawk.
I bet you're the kind of guy that would fart in a taxi cab
Master of puppets, that's where it's at.
Same than every documentary, old footage and the same guys talking the same than older documentaries
Cliff Burton was Metallica
Cliff Burton was a *bassist* in Metallica. He was highly influential to James and Lars and put them onto a lot of ideas and different music, but he did not write an entire song. Those duties belonged to the aforementioned writers. Each member brought something to the table that was their own, and it was never one man that did it all. Hell, even if there was, it would be, once again, James or Lars.
…And Justice For All is the best Metallica album….and this is the worst Metallica documentary I’ve ever seen!