can you imagine the raw energy? The visceral power of a MILLION people screaming at the same time; the pure power of a wall of sound like that? No one will ever exceed this level of pure gnarly shred again for the rest of history
Many years ago I watched Kanye West open for U2. I kind of felt sorry for him afterwards. It was like a ham sandwich before a world class banquet. Bono probably is evil but that's a separate topic.
I'd say this is the single most influential live music performance in all of human history, it's reverberations are reflected on Russian culture to this day, it was the breaker of the chain in terms of Russian musical stagnation and cultural loss. For an American exemplifies everything that we are, not our government but we as a people, I just hope Russia can break its string of oppression, Even those who promised it's relief from oppression continued it, the Russian people have shown throughout generations that they truly breathe the air freedom, but a corrupt aristocracy has continued to choke the life out of them.
The visuals are unbelievable. The soldiers. The helicopters. The endless sea of people. The setting sun. The band. It's like a concert taking place in an apocalypse and it's glorious.
Classic Metallica certainly. I'm not a fan of modern down tuned, "let the audience sing the high notes in the chorus because James can't anymore" Metallica.
I think James said they stopped counting at a certain point (maybe 1.6mil) so we'll never know exactly how many were there but it was in the millions, that's still insane.
Just think, even if they charged $1 a head, that's a MASSIVE amount of money! These guys are legend. I started listening to them in 1988 and just can't get sick of them. Cliff Burton must be smiling down upon them (RIP).
My dad was a soldier of the Interior ministry doing security here, even while they were working he told me all of his comrades had the time of their life lol
edzio wataszka Lol a few ;3 and hate to break it to you brah, but nearly every single person in that crowd was a “bastard in uniform”. I think you forget conscription has always been a thing in Russia
This is why we all love high-quality music, which makes people united. Those who were at that concert were very lucky. I am sure that at that moment, powerful emotions and pleasure were at the highest level. Greetings from Russia. Peace and love.
Тара Грэгг, представьте себе, что они стали рабочими, врачами, учёными, художниками. Здесь звучит музыка, а не пропаганда страха и агрессии. Агрессия порождает агрессию.
I was obsessed with this video/this footage of the concert when I was a teenager. This is and will always be iconic, and one of the reason why I learned el-guitar and joined my friends' band back then. Both me and teenage-me think this is the coolest thing ever
thank you for saying so.💖 all good, great change happens in the hearts and minds of the people. Did you hear? a group of plumbers went to Flynt Michigan, and fixed the pipes so the people can get clean, safe water. the government has been fighting about this for years. But a group of plumbers whose names we may never know took care of it in a few days just because it was the right thing to do.
Like it or not....believe it or not....WE ARE ALL HUMAN!!!! We live, we love, we admire, we hate, and we DIE!!! But most sadly of all, we despise and distrust one another because our governments encourage us to....and we have never even met one another..... Are you brave enough to defy you ruling party to speak commonly with an American ??? Because I am!!!! I would rather them kill me having friendly tea with the Russian consort than having sex with some foreign whore!! Please pardon my terms....but times are hard..... :)
2019: you need to have the license to fly a drone because it can hurt somebody. Russia 1991: Freakin post soviet helicopter flying over million people's heads.
The guy said the floor was shaking under him and the helicopter was silent flying over head. Man i wasnt even born yet. I always watch this video as if i was there 😢
As an American I'm proud of this concert too because it showed how music can unite people. Our people have much more in common than we have differences.
Free Bird ~ Beautifully stated! I've always said Music is the Universal Language (as is Food!). There must be one million in attendance! This looks to me as the largest concert crowd ever! Does anyone know of a larger one? Certainly not a happier one!
Just think about how art like this impacts foreign relations, how we think about them, how they think about us. The idea that we could form connection over stuff like this is amazing.
is this the most legendary concert of all time? For both musical, political and humanitarian reasons? So insanely epic with Russian soldiers and helicopters swirling around. Finally the soldiers succumb to the epicness of Metallica and starts jumping like the rest of the crowd. I can't even imagine what James and the others of Metallica must have been feeling on that stage.
Kevin Sipos The sad thing about rock nowdays is that it has gone in a direction where things like this 1.7 million people concert wont ever happen, its just the nature rock has taken. But id say it has its beauty nonetheless. Rock aint asleep, its just not selling out stadiums and starring on covers. Rock bands are indie and alternative right now, maybe one day they will go back to their former glory and status of gods.
James Hetfield's face when he saw the crowd is priceless , he knew in that moment that he experience something that no other singer will ever do , 1.6 mill live audience
Holy crap. The lead singer looks like even HE doesn't believe he's singing in front of that many people! I've never seen a crowd that big before. That's just amazing.
This took place right before the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold war, 1.6 Million Russians going crazy for an American Metal Band. One of the greatest moments of the 20th century.
@@roverwaters3875 obviously you’re new to the scene. It was a legit 1.6mil in attendance. And that’s just the ones who were documented, I’m sure more snuck in. It’s in the record books
Can you just imagine how incredible this must have been from Metallica's perspective? Like, LOOK HOW MANY FUCKING PEOPLE THERE ARE! That would have been unreal knowing they were all there for YOU, and see them rocking so hard to the music YOU'RE playing. It's no wonder they sounded so raw and perfect this concert, feeding off that much energy has got to be so fun for a band.
I cant imagine, I get jacked at 45 years old watching this on youtube. Imaging being in the prime of your life and shredding for a crowd like that. How did they not snap their strings from playing too hard with all the adrenalin they must haveve been feeding on?
The no of people in this concert is almost equal to the total population of Latvia. This band is awesome. I want metal to live on but with this new generation...I don't really know.
I grew up in a forsaken village in Russia and when I was 7 (in 1997) I knew Metallica, yet I didn't know who the president of Russia is. THAT is how popular Metallica is, for those who had no idea. There was no internet there, no social media, still Metallica was loved and present.
Orch ....Well, If you know nothing else, just know your libtard lefty Killary tv lies like hell to folks abroad and here in America as well....The elitists corruption is off the charts of insanity....Trump is a great President and Killary and ilk belong under a prison, she is corrupt to the bone, her entire bogus political career is nothing but crimes against everyone....
I came back to this video because I was telling my bf how if I had a time travel machine I would go on all the epic concerts I missed because I wasn’t born yet. So ofcourse I went along and showed him this toplister. I’ve been to a Metallica concert tho but imagine that possibility of time travel. If i had to pick one constant subject in my time travel it would be music. Going to a place you know the best musicians came from, visiting Kingston in the rocksteady times or Seattle in the 80s or 90s. Dreamy
The reason is crazier, people were getting so overheated because of the absolute mass and the only way they could keep the crowd cooled off was by having helicopters fly by close so the draft from the blades would blow over them.
That's what happen, when you replace security guards with army. Chopper just checking that comrades still hold positions and have not deserted to the Land of Headbanging.
Я был на этом концерте осенью 91 года. Был в этой толпе, видел и слышал это живьём. Мощность звука была такова, что звук прошибал насквозь, как ударная волна. Земля вибрировала под ногами, в буквальном смысле. Плюс немыслимая энергетика огромной толпы и эпичный вертолет, круживший на малой высоте "абсолютно бесшумно", так как звук со сцены полностью перекрывал звук работы двигателя. Эмоции зашкаливали. Это было самое грандиозное действо в котором мне доводилось участвовать.
Just got back to our car. It was a great concert.
😂🤣
Best comment! You Rock Bro!
Still looking…..
WAJDJSJSJSH
Bros whole country changed when he got back
people in the first row probably arrived when Metallica hadn‘t even been founded
Mayo lmao
Hahahahaa perfect!
those people are probably deaf now
You are not far from true) some of them came there the day before)
They’re probably still there now
I was there - a 14 years boy then, I escaped from the hospital just to get there. I will remember that experience forever!
Born in 1976
BadAss!!
I'm so jealous! Please tell us more!
maaan can you tell u what was the feeling? cheers from brazil bro
it was a big concert, everyone was there
The 90's were by far the best time in all human history to be a teen.
I wasn't a teen yet, as I was born in 1991 just a couple weeks before this event. But even so young it was a great time to be alive! Miss the 90's.
I was born 1993, even in 2000s As a kid life was more meaningful back then.
Your a decade to late, sonny boy.😂
"the peak of human civilization"
The 2000s werent bad either.
Legend has it that people are still leaving this concert.
They Will!!.
Surely some ppl went missing here....probably they're still looking for them...
Lmao 😂😂😂😂
People are STILL leaving the place.
LOL
Rappers today: "yeah I got a HUGE crowd it was insane"
Metallica: "that's cute"
Your first reply is here
Maanvir and Chhabi Tomar his second reply is here
Third one over here. How many people in this show...?? I mean
Holy shit the crowd goes as far as the eye can see xd
Nacho Cavallo Carbonell about 500k can’t imagine
@@nachocavallocarbonell1863 Google says 1.6 million
The best concert I've ever been to. I went in there as a 7th grader, and went out with a degree in college.
And you got a college diploma? Can young people read "Dick and Jane" today? Wonder.
From the school of Rock!!!
no cellphones, just a pure energy, pure moment
1:20 - officer down, 😂
Dude is straight up vibing
@@sugandesenuds6663 Вы заметили люди, тотже день!
Metallica: so how many people will be in attendance?
Russia: yes
PabloCruise91 I read over a million at this concert insane
Is like all Russia found their way through that concert, the smell and the parking must have been the bad sides of that concert
P
@@jasonbrothers3486 james said that it's roughly 500k people...
some people says 2-3 millions people maybe more maybe less just look at the horizon and all you can see is a sea of people simple just like that...
Nobody is ever going to surpass this concert, however hard they might try.
This. Is. Unreal.
It will never be touched it’s impossible.
Rock in Rio was close
Ես չգիտեմ կգերազանցվի մարդկանց քանակով թե ոչ բայց հաստատ չի գերազանցվի մարդկանց էմոցյաներով։
Swifties causing an earthquake… (still a great concert though)
@@MaybeNatalia Comparing Metallica (purity) to Taylor Swift (utterly repulsive) is a crime.
can you imagine the raw energy? The visceral power of a MILLION people screaming at the same time; the pure power of a wall of sound like that? No one will ever exceed this level of pure gnarly shred again for the rest of history
wish we could have heard just how loud the crowd was singing
It's nuts that this was a real concert. It looks like something you would see in a cartoon where a character is daydreaming about being a rock star.
You gotta love the people that says “there wasn’t 1.6 million people there”...
Yeah, I think Hetfield was thinking that very thought
@@shanatinnin339 well they go past the bloody horizon
Oh my god. So well said. I think ive seen that cartoon. Best comment.
Where do you think the cartoon imagery comes from?
Start crowd surfing there and you find yourself in Ukraine.
Best crowd surf ever lmao
that's not crowd surfing, that's crowd boating expedition.
LMAO
ahahahahah
@@MrNobbless Crowd Cruising 😎
То, что творилось в тот день - никогда и нигде не повторится!!!! Это ЛЕГЕНДАРНЕЙШИЙ КОНЦЕРТ!!!!!!
только в Сибири, если КНР захоят. будет миллиард китайцев давить оленей в любой степи
Many years ago I watched Kanye West open for U2. I kind of felt sorry for him afterwards. It was like a ham sandwich before a world class banquet. Bono probably is evil but that's a separate topic.
I'd say this is the single most influential live music performance in all of human history, it's reverberations are reflected on Russian culture to this day, it was the breaker of the chain in terms of Russian musical stagnation and cultural loss. For an American exemplifies everything that we are, not our government but we as a people, I just hope Russia can break its string of oppression, Even those who promised it's relief from oppression continued it, the Russian people have shown throughout generations that they truly breathe the air freedom, but a corrupt aristocracy has continued to choke the life out of them.
Легендарное видео, прям завидую тем, кто воочию видел этот шедевр вживую
The mother of all concerts. Probably one of the most badass moments in human history
Vedant Agarwal, hell yeah!
Monsters of Rock
Damn right they are the baddest band in the world for sure
Fuck yeah! Big hell
its not there are way bigger concerts then this one this 5 th Rod Stewart got 3,500,000 in Copacabana Beach that is for free concerts
They must have felt like literal Gods playing infront of that crowd.
That's for sure.
James said in an interview that at the time it was so surreal that he didn’t even really comprehend how large it was until later on
I mean, they are gods
They are literal gods. Cmon dude, they're metallica
They were all Vikings in a past life
This entire video is surreal. Absolutely electric. The helicopter is the chefs kiss. Incredible
Я хоть и фанат группы Rammstein, но Metallica уважаю, мощные ребята. Повезло тем кто был на этом концерте, это просто шедевр мирового уровня.
This is exactly how I imagined being a rockstar is..
With crowds crossing the horizon
This is how it's supposed to be.
true
Exactly, imagine going from playing dive bars in LA to this in the span of just under 10 years. They knew they'd made it!
@@mc12358 Absolutely surreal. I wonder if you ever truly get used to that?
The visuals are unbelievable. The soldiers. The helicopters. The endless sea of people. The setting sun. The band. It's like a concert taking place in an apocalypse and it's glorious.
Absolutely, nothing could compare to this.
and that part that some soldiers just give up and enjoy the music is something i bet they will never forget...
I had some Apocalypse Now vibes
The policemen as well
More of an anti-apocalypse, like a moment of power and joy that all present remember forever and whose glory resonates in history!
Legends says the people is still going home from that concert
lmaoo
@@jackforpresident22 Да)
Šerif Simnica hahahahahaha
Traffic is backed up 28 years
True inspiration dude 👏
The raw energy of this moment in history is undeniable and comes through the screen to this day. Unreal.
I guess this is how Metallica's heaven looks like for them when they die. Endless crowd, energy, euphoria and playing badass metal.
Metallica in studio: 10/10
Metallica live: 11/10
Or 10000000/10
just a fact
1,600,000/10
Classic Metallica certainly. I'm not a fan of modern down tuned, "let the audience sing the high notes in the chorus because James can't anymore" Metallica.
@@grahamjohnson7412 I mean that's not really his fault. People age lol
Can you imagine the adrenaline rush that you would get when over a million people who dont even speak your language cheer for you??
they speak it ..It is Americans that only speak English , many European countries speak multiple languages , that is the diffence in education !
It's just crazy))))))))))))
I remember my english - russian dictionary those days, some slang words were a trouble but we could get some understanding from those songs.
gameday491 350 yoooo
Shit.... jizz in my pants
i was 17 when i went to this concert, just got back home 40y/o.
This is the power of music
Estimated 1.6 Million people. That crowd would be the 6th largest city in the USA.
Historically legendary
I think James said they stopped counting at a certain point (maybe 1.6mil) so we'll never know exactly how many were there but it was in the millions, that's still insane.
And then there was this 'gathering'... th-cam.com/video/lIm3jgSHcbs/w-d-xo.html
3.5 actually, people broke the barricades+ it was a free show
Just think, even if they charged $1 a head, that's a MASSIVE amount of money! These guys are legend. I started listening to them in 1988 and just can't get sick of them. Cliff Burton must be smiling down upon them (RIP).
My dad was a soldier of the Interior ministry doing security here, even while they were working he told me all of his comrades had the time of their life lol
excellent.. thx for sharing
Always wanted to hear from the other side. Looks the soldiers and police are enjoying with the crowds of millions.
O yeah, please tell us how many people was beaten up by bastards in uniforms?
edzio wataszka Lol a few ;3 and hate to break it to you brah, but nearly every single person in that crowd was a “bastard in uniform”. I think you forget conscription has always been a thing in Russia
I love stories like this.
Probably the most epic musical event i will ever see in my lifetime
Something about this can only be described as divine. I can't explain it
This is the most legendary concert of all time
Fucking EPIC as fuck
🤘🤘
I'm your 200th like!!!
A rock concert that fucking conquered Russia! we also shouldve had them perform in North Korea..
Trenton Schmitt imagine how fucking loud it was for everyone to hear
I read this after thinking this is the most badass performance of all time
Not even gassing up, if anyone can find better, I wouldn’t believe it
The helicopters, the snipers and the band so casual. F*king legendary.
Looks like a movie scene was been filmed xD
The helicopters were filming the event for the producers...
Giovanni, that was a metal as fuck comment right there
helicopter helicopterr
@@blackandgold676 ACDC RIVER PLATE STADIUM 2009 BUENOS AIRES
I could watch this all day and never get fed up
The sea of people all happy even soldiers enjoying this is life at its best ❤
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This has to be the most insane concert of all time.
My dad told me that he went to this concert a week before I was borned.
What a lucky bastard.
Right
@Samuel Carr no I didn't.
It's my dad not my mom.
If you went you would prob be deaf😂
How wild had that been? It had to be awesome
Borned?
You know the crowd is huge when it’s the horizon.
Haha bang on ha
1.6 million people
@@karam4762 53 deaths and over 1000 military guards
OUR horizon
There were 53 deaths but 75 births
This is why we all love high-quality music, which makes people united. Those who were at that concert were very lucky. I am sure that at that moment, powerful emotions and pleasure were at the highest level. Greetings from Russia. Peace and love.
This is the Mother of all Concerts in the history of mankind! Long lived Metallica 🤟
Still safer than a Travis Scott concert.
The death toll for this concert was like 51
But if you take concert attendance into account you’re right. Travis Scott 0.02% death toll while 1991 Monsters of Rock was 0.0032%
And no Jenner's in sight 😏
@@jesicaowens9031 *Kartrashians
Looks overpopulated
That crowd is larger than the millitary of most countries.
Indeed. In my country theres only 15k
lelomaquina69 which is?
James Hetfield said around 500,000 in an interview
Imagine that they all grow up and hack your computers. 😁
Тара Грэгг, представьте себе, что они стали рабочими, врачами, учёными, художниками. Здесь звучит музыка, а не пропаганда страха и агрессии. Агрессия порождает агрессию.
I was obsessed with this video/this footage of the concert when I was a teenager. This is and will always be iconic, and one of the reason why I learned el-guitar and joined my friends' band back then. Both me and teenage-me think this is the coolest thing ever
34 years AGO 😮 and still Kickin it
This is literally history. Not just metal history, but WORLD HISTORY.
♥
THAT'S FACTS! ❤
Amen! Says one thing, it’s not the people it’s Govt. God Bless All we’re in the battle with evil
thank you for saying so.💖 all good, great change happens in the hearts and minds of the people. Did you hear? a group of plumbers went to Flynt Michigan, and fixed the pipes so the people can get clean, safe water. the government has been fighting about this for years. But a group of plumbers whose names we may never know took care of it in a few days just because it was the right thing to do.
@@sunlotus8 know I had know clue anyone helped the people of Flint, since the fake sip by Obumma and said it was safe. Awesome
Woodstock 1969: Largest Outdoor Concert
Moscow 1991: Hold My Vodka
Woodstock was still bigger. This concert was estimated 700,000. Woodstock was 1.5 million.
polifatts This concert is listed on Wikipedia as 1.6 million.
1.6 million that’s gotta be more than a few countries in the world
Rod Stewart at Copacabana beach in 1994 is listed as having over 3.5m in attendance...
In some statistics its said to be over 2million people on this concert in Moscow!
Nunca me canso de ver éste vídeo...hasta la piel se me eriza...que concierto más épico jamás se verá algo igual en la historia humana
Crazy badass concert! Incredible
It’s almost scary looking into the distance and seeing absolutely nothing but people it’s unbelievable
Its awesome
Absolutely surreal
Imagine if now you had 1billion people......
Like it or not....believe it or not....WE ARE ALL HUMAN!!!!
We live, we love, we admire, we hate, and we DIE!!! But most sadly of all, we despise and distrust one another because our governments encourage us to....and we have never even met one another.....
Are you brave enough to defy you ruling party to speak commonly with an American ??? Because I am!!!! I would rather them kill me having friendly tea with the Russian consort than having sex with some foreign whore!! Please pardon my terms....but times are hard..... :)
People use to worship gods. Now it's concerts.. 😂😂
We need a concert like this when this pandemic is over
The flu pandemic has not ended. And no ones give a fuck. Asymptomatic diseases looks like big screen in Orwell 1984.
It never started for the brave.
Holy fuck these replies are scary
Nihad Asadli I know 🤣😂
@Shaggy Rogers lol
I love that beginning song awesome as heck
nunca me voy a cansar de ver este vídeo
2019: you need to have the license to fly a drone because it can hurt somebody.
Russia 1991: Freakin post soviet helicopter flying over million people's heads.
Lmao, fuck it dude.
That helicopter was still Soviet, btw.
There goes communism
USSR was dissolved in December 1991. This was a real SOVIET heli, not a post-soviet one.
It is a Soviet helicopter, it looks like a Mil Mi-2 to me.
Metallica at their absolute PEAK, new album release and a crowd of 1.6 million, life must have been great
That was mostly an ACDC crowd, who was the main event...
The guy said the floor was shaking under him and the helicopter was silent flying over head. Man i wasnt even born yet. I always watch this video as if i was there 😢
@@RaymondOConnor911its always the napoleon complex short dudes. I would of loved being there..
They stopped counting at 1.6
Yeah, apparently unofficial count says that there was 4 million people watching that concert.
Nothing would ever come close to this! That intro! Wow!
Makes me in the head banging mood!
2:26 Dude came from middle earth just to be on that concert.
Wtf 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂👏👏🤘
BRO THIS GUY WROTE A COMMENT UNDER THIS VIDEO 😂😂😂
Smegol
Looks a bit like Robert Trujillo imo
💀
Rockstars: "We sold out a stadium!"
Metallica: "We sold out a military airfield."
👀
Naw they sold out whole god damn country
@@Kippnod exactly my first thought when I read that comment. It was over for the Soviet Union after this performance 🤣
@@krissanchez4816 think of it as the end credits of the ussr
technically speaking they didn't sell out anything because it was free hehe
Well, them and AC/DC
It's what rock is all about. Keeping the world together. Most amazing video and concert ever.
Strong melodies and catchy guitar riffs from start to finish 👏👏
The most METAL moment in music history. Legendary.
Yes. But fake. This year things beck to normal. 30 years of USA teror around the Planet ended.
Lots of dramatic editing
Yet 'thunderstruck at donnington' is still better :D
I just for the life of me think of another situation where there would ever be over a Million people there live for any act, ever.
@@Org80 completely agree!!
@@poom641 No fkn way
as a russian, I’m so proud of this concert
Yeah man it's so cool in Russia. .bless u xxx
Spotisbo
As an American I'm proud of this concert too because it showed how music can unite people. Our people have much more in common than we have differences.
Russia has given the world so much - great literature, music, art, science. Your people deserve so much better.
i second that
Music brings everyone together, saw them when i was 17, best gig ever in dublin
Это круто!! Уже много раз пересматривал это видео! Супер❤❤❤
You will NEVER see anything like this ever again.
i think this, ac/dc at river in 2009, and indio solari jijiji in olavarria, those are something that we will never see again.
Metalica concert in Nort korea XD
NEVER!!!
*coughs in Queen Live Aid*
@@cadenwilliams2007 That was in 1985
A Soviet crowd cheering on an American band.
Wars may hold us apart, but music brings us all together.
Free Bird ~ Beautifully stated! I've always said Music is the Universal Language (as is Food!).
There must be one million in attendance! This looks to me as the largest concert crowd ever! Does anyone know of a larger one? Certainly not a happier one!
Free Bird Exactly
Suzi Bailey-Pethtal there is about 1.5 to 1.6 million at this concert
Anthony Ta ~ I'd've died and gone to Metal Heaven to have been a part of that! Absolutely Spectacular & Captivating!
I still adore them!
Suzi Bailey-Pethtal there was even heavenly musuc at the beginning
Just think about how art like this impacts foreign relations, how we think about them, how they think about us. The idea that we could form connection over stuff like this is amazing.
My thoughts exactly. Music is the international language. If only it solved world problems
This always brings a smile to my face. Nations, languages, barriers of any kind, all stripped away by music.
no fucking mobile phones. JUST FUCKING HEADBANG!
you don't see headbanging like this at concerts anymore, simply because people are afraid they will drop their fucking phone..
You right,man!!!
Then you're not going to the good concerts.
You should stop going to Justin Bieber's concerts then and attend some good shows.
well ya it's lame ppl don't do it anymore, but the upside of phones, the band is getting a lot of publicity because of cameras
This happened over 30 years ago. This clip was posted more than 10 years ago....
and it still has more energy than anything new could ever have.
True
Good old 90s
ACDC RIVER PLATE STADIUM 2009 BUENOS AIRES
People were People back then not NPC's
Let's face it, anything new cannot match this or the late 80's, early 90's!!!
most badass concert in human history
is this the most legendary concert of all time? For both musical, political and humanitarian reasons? So insanely epic with Russian soldiers and helicopters swirling around. Finally the soldiers succumb to the epicness of Metallica and starts jumping like the rest of the crowd. I can't even imagine what James and the others of Metallica must have been feeling on that stage.
nothing like this will ever happen again, nothing, especially with bands like today.
A. Nilla-or The thing with rock it goes to sleep for a long time and then comes back louder and better. I hope we have better bands.
Kevin Sipos The sad thing about rock nowdays is that it has gone in a direction where things like this 1.7 million people concert wont ever happen, its just the nature rock has taken. But id say it has its beauty nonetheless. Rock aint asleep, its just not selling out stadiums and starring on covers. Rock bands are indie and alternative right now, maybe one day they will go back to their former glory and status of gods.
Alejandro Cortes Morales Dude GNR have sold out concerts.
***** not to 1.6M crowd at 1 gig, that's what I meant.
A. Nilla-or But we still love don't we that's what counts. That there are sparks here and there right?
James Hetfield's face when he saw the crowd is priceless , he knew in that moment that he experience something that no other singer will ever do , 1.6 mill live audience
Rod Stewart played to more than 3m at Copacabana beach
@@garrym5682 i was about to say that
@@garrym5682 Metallica was the first to have a big ass crowd but rod has more
well they have that kind of space in Russia lol
1.8
One of the best - if not the best - performance of Enter Sandman of all time!!🤘🤘
I watch this at least once a year. Epic.
Holy crap. The lead singer looks like even HE doesn't believe he's singing in front of that many people! I've never seen a crowd that big before. That's just amazing.
more mind-blowing is James Hetfield was a shy introvert lol
@@acap4395 Alcoholica
Yeah it's parallel universe shit...
It was like 1.2 million people. One of the biggest crowds for a rock show ever.
1.6 million
Enter Slavman.
орнул
Poor guy
yes
Człowiek-Słowianin XD greetings from Poland
666th like here
Seeing those masses of humanity being set free..... Just blows my mind and saddens the HELL OUT of me that they EVER had to suffer like that.
I'm Australian and it was an amazing performance in an amazing country
This took place right before the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold war, 1.6 Million Russians going crazy for an American Metal Band. One of the greatest moments of the 20th century.
Actually just 6 months before the collapse of the USSR
@@hassanabdulahi4705 actually 3 months, this concert was in September and the collapse happened in December
@@adamgriffith-smith9106 so what your saying is Metallica caused the collapse of the soviet union? Hell yeah dude
1.6 mill is unrealistic, child fairytale
real audience figures are around 500-600k
@@roverwaters3875 obviously you’re new to the scene. It was a legit 1.6mil in attendance. And that’s just the ones who were documented, I’m sure more snuck in. It’s in the record books
Dimitri you are in charge of security today.
1:19 : Yeah, right.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
He was jammin to it hard!
Ахахах)) Russian groupe DDT has song about this "policeman in the rock club" 🤟
🤣🤣🤣 Demitri was having a blast
Hahahaha
Imagine being there ! absolut insane ! pure performance!!
no one with cell phones recording, what a beautiful sight!
***** I dont see the problem with people taking pictures/filming with their phones on todays concerts. Whats wrong with immortalizing the moment?
Daniel Grasletta fuck up
ryan lloyd Fuck up what?
Daniel Grasletta I like to view the concert with my eyes and enjoy it in the moment rather than through my phone.
***** If you take a picture you can enjoy the exact same moment later in your life.
The fact that military were needed to control the crowd is stunning
El brayan qebin Quispe condori Tercero your face are much more stunning i think
TehTarikAis 69 i know, i am extremely beautiful
The military were enjoying it as much as everyone else lol
Lol, looks like most of them said "f#@& a security detail" and started partying with the crowd.
Jajajajaj esa foto no la veía como desde el 2012
no matter what country, state, continent, everyone vibing, thats what music is all about
Noone will ever accomplish something like this again!
Can you just imagine how incredible this must have been from Metallica's perspective? Like, LOOK HOW MANY FUCKING PEOPLE THERE ARE! That would have been unreal knowing they were all there for YOU, and see them rocking so hard to the music YOU'RE playing. It's no wonder they sounded so raw and perfect this concert, feeding off that much energy has got to be so fun for a band.
And you don't know anyone. I sat with Putin last night. We getting the black dogs now for game
@@firstimpressionss ?
They probably had like 50 Russian girls each that night lol
i think it was on Joe Rogan podcast where James said that he has never so many people at one place anywhere since then
I cant imagine, I get jacked at 45 years old watching this on youtube. Imaging being in the prime of your life and shredding for a crowd like that. How did they not snap their strings from playing too hard with all the adrenalin they must haveve been feeding on?
Rap Concert : We sold out a City
Metallica: That's nice we sold out a Country
eZ clap
Lol
The no of people in this concert is almost equal to the total population of Latvia. This band is awesome. I want metal to live on but with this new generation...I don't really know.
KEAHI THE FIERY ONE; The best!!👍👏🤣😎🚬
Nah that’s like a whole continent
Thank you for the music 🎶 🎵 🙏 ❤️
Absolutely amazing concert. I just arrived back home
I grew up in a forsaken village in Russia and when I was 7 (in 1997) I knew Metallica, yet I didn't know who the president of Russia is. THAT is how popular Metallica is, for those who had no idea. There was no internet there, no social media, still Metallica was loved and present.
Orch LOL I would rather have a president who was accused of that then let a child trafficker/rapist be my president.
So to you nothing else mattered .../lol!
Привет, мой друг.
Orch ....Well, If you know nothing else, just know your libtard lefty Killary tv lies like hell to folks abroad and here in America as well....The elitists corruption is off the charts of insanity....Trump is a great President and Killary and ilk belong under a prison, she is corrupt to the bone, her entire bogus political career is nothing but crimes against everyone....
I grew up in New Jersey and didnt know who the governor was but I knew Metallica...thats how unpopular the governor was...
If time travel is invented this is on the bucket list
Can I join ya? I'll be good, I promise.
Its has been, thats why the crowd is so big
for sure on the top of bucket list !!!
I came back to this video because I was telling my bf how if I had a time travel machine I would go on all the epic concerts I missed because I wasn’t born yet. So ofcourse I went along and showed him this toplister. I’ve been to a Metallica concert tho but imagine that possibility of time travel. If i had to pick one constant subject in my time travel it would be music. Going to a place you know the best musicians came from, visiting Kingston in the rocksteady times or Seattle in the 80s or 90s. Dreamy
Save one place for me ❤️
Best example of music brings people closer...remember this was Moscow not Manhattan yet so much of admiration
Это просто невероятно ❤❤❤
Lmao the people in the back probably heard it minutes later
people in the front are deaf now
@sol there is no back
sadly there is no back just moreeeeeeeeeeee
There were multiple repeater speakers throughout
@SOL
my uncle traveled to Moscow just to be in this legendary concert and he said it was the best fucking time of his life
Brad Melgarejo liar
@@jackfahy2283 let the kid have attention
Brad Melgarejo, I can tell with your Stalin profile picture
That’s cool
@@jackfahy2283 dawg a million people were at this show statistically he was probably there.
Jason was awesome. So much energy. Insane concert.
That Army helicopter diving near the crowd is the craziest shit ever 😂😂
The reason is crazier, people were getting so overheated because of the absolute mass and the only way they could keep the crowd cooled off was by having helicopters fly by close so the draft from the blades would blow over them.
@@LordHoth_09 yeah only 1.6 million people there
That's what happen, when you replace security guards with army. Chopper just checking that comrades still hold positions and have not deserted to the Land of Headbanging.
Yeah that and the crowd size is some metalpocalypse shit
@@moofymoo eiy man, in Indonesia we always send army or marine to every concert... that's fact..
Я был на этом концерте осенью 91 года.
Был в этой толпе, видел и слышал это живьём.
Мощность звука была такова, что звук прошибал насквозь, как ударная волна.
Земля вибрировала под ногами, в буквальном смысле.
Плюс немыслимая энергетика огромной толпы и эпичный вертолет, круживший на малой высоте "абсолютно бесшумно", так как звук со сцены полностью перекрывал звук работы двигателя.
Эмоции зашкаливали.
Это было самое грандиозное действо в котором мне доводилось участвовать.
Я посмотрел ваш ответ в приложении для перевода; Вау, должно быть, это был потрясающий концерт, чтобы почувствовать давку людей и музыки!
Как же повезло. Правда потом пришлось 90-е пережить
Блин чувак я тебе завидую. В тот момент я был в армии на гауптвахте😂
олды подъехали)))
завидую
I don’t believe you