It is my opinion, that Jay Smith is the most talented performer to ever win Idol, in any country. Not to sound obnoxious, but I have a very discerning ear and the way he masters performances from Madonna, to Phil Collins, to Metallica, and even performances he has on Facebook are proof of his depth, range, ability to play and sing (easier said than done). He has an amazing stage presence. I wish one day they would have an international Idol (bring it back once in the US), and have a competition amongst all winners collectively. I truly believe Jay Smith would be the winner, and I hope it comes to fruition.
Jay Smith and Erik Grönvall are the best ones in my opinion, but those are only the winners, Danny Saucedo is awesome and so were Calle Kristiansson! :)
Thank GOD for Sweden being actually open to music and real talent, confidence and energy. Not the same re-hashed pop and rap heard in the mainstream, ROCK ON!
Excuse me, please go out and see some local fucking musicians instead of listening to fucking radio bullshit! There are literally thousands of great musicians trying to make it out there, we are NOT lacking. Top 40 music is what sells, it is not a reflection on the quality of our talent, it is a reflection on the majority of the countries shitty taste in music. If more people took the time to go out and support local bands, instead of buying whatever pop dog shit is put out you might know this!
Many thanks Pascal for to upload this FANTASTIC "Enter Sandman" version!... this is my very first time to see and hear your post...GREAT JOB! ...greetings from Santiago, Chile.
I f'n love this performance. I'm a metal head even now....especially now at 53. I do appreciate a good vocal and I believe there is none more kickass than metal vocals. Chills. If I don't get them, then you have lost my interest. Got to be chilling.
Yep you can. Just check out the Wakken Open Air festival in Germany. There are a lot of old people, young people, babies, little kids. It is like a big family weekend over there. I'm listening to The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg (Iron Maiden for those who don't know). Brucie is still one of my faves.
Looks at American Idol, Voice US etc. sees Adele and other shit idek Looks at Sweedish Idol, Voice Sweden etc. sees Metallica, Iron Maiden. Looks at American economy Looks at Swedish economy Looks at American pollution Looks at Swedish pollution Looks at American Healthcare Looks at Swedish Healthcare Looks at American Airlines Looks at Swedish Made Wallet Fuck
MacHead G5er He's a hard rock/heavy metal singer. And he is singing one of the most well known metal songs of all time. That makes sense to me. And if you care enough to look it up you'll find that there are several amazing swedish bands. Mainly pop and rock/metal. I'll just say ABBA and leave it up to you if you're interested. TL;DR version. Sweden is awesome. ABBA.
The flames were a nice touch. His voice was spot on, same with his guitar playing. I give it an 8/10 for lack of a solo. Very nice still Keep on rocking \m/
je ne sai pas si les noms de Gojira (nommés pour les Grammy-Awards/album de l'année décerné par le magazine Metal-Hammer) ou Dagoba vous disent quelque, c'est juste qu'ils ne sont pas médiatisés en France.....
Sweden, one of the best countrys in the world for metal! \m/Arch Enemy, In flames, evergrey, Tiamat \m/ sweden, Finland and Holland surely have the best bands right now!
LeThayle believe me, if I raise them in Colombia (where I am from btw) they are not only potential victims from that (in an increased rate) but also way more violence, poor educational system, poor heatlh care system, way more corrupt government. Dont get me wrong, I love Colombia and our more close to nature and all that but here we have way too much violence.
diascrive yeah well if you live in a city here in Colombia you are stuck in an apartment as well. I guess in Sweden you may pay more taxes but at least you get to see the results of paying those, here the corruption is soooooo deep in everything that its really frustrating. I rather pay more taxes knowing that My government really works haha 😅.
I love how the Rest of the World Follows Everything America does 1st, 20 years ago . Don't take me wrong I love seeing Swedish kids singing 20 year old MetallicA love it!American Idol, Swedish Idol Still the World Leader ! But really Brings me back to 1991! Thanks for that MetallicA will never Die !
Dude freaking rocks, best version I have heard in awhile, aside from the original; then again Scandinavia and the entire region produce some brilliant rock and metal artists.
A metal band has never sold out more and wrote music as poppy as Metallica have. They are a pop band. A great deal of pop stars/groups have a hell of a lot more talent than the whole of Metallica. As a metal fan, i'd much rather listen to people like Taylor Swift than Metallica.
***** Royal Blood. Pop band and has a guitarist (bassist) that is far better than Metallica. Infact, Royal Blood are one of the best bands to come out in a long time and it's pop. It's also a lot better than Metallica.
It is my opinion, that Jay Smith is the most talented performer to ever win Idol, in any country. Not to sound obnoxious, but I have a very discerning ear and the way he masters performances from Madonna, to Phil Collins, to Metallica, and even performances he has on Facebook are proof of his depth, range, ability to play and sing (easier said than done). He has an amazing stage presence. I wish one day they would have an international Idol (bring it back once in the US), and have a competition amongst all winners collectively. I truly believe Jay Smith would be the winner, and I hope it comes to fruition.
This was 2009
Jay Smith and Erik Grönvall are the best ones in my opinion, but those are only the winners, Danny Saucedo is awesome and so were Calle Kristiansson! :)
say he's talented but he skipped the whole solo sounds like he's a pussy
He's wearing fingerless gloves come on bro. Get real.
Craig Shafer What do you think of In the getto, from Elvis, that was amazing
only in Scandinavia you could win with a metal song. Huge respect!
Well not anymore every one says that this music is bad :()
lol "everyone"
So true, and so sad...
Dark_6 almost Everyone :(((
Yes it's true
Welcome to the Nordic Countries. Even our bullshit pop shows are metal.
+Toveri Juri thank Nordic Gods for that. and i am from another hemisphere of the planet and i thank those countries exists!!!
I'm fuckin moving house to Sweden
🤣🤣 we rule!
Thank GOD for Sweden being actually open to music and real talent, confidence and energy. Not the same re-hashed pop and rap heard in the mainstream, ROCK ON!
Sorry to burst your bubble, but at any time approx 25% of the main stream music on the top ten list have been written and/or produced by Swedes.
Merecir Maybe cause they're unsuccessful in Sweden?
Yann Negri Swedens top lists looks very similar to the US top list, just replace the rap and country with songs in Swedish.
nestor tomaselli Like Stongbad says, Scandinavia is the only place where death metal will still get you chicks.
not anymore tho
You Sweeds just know what good music is!
*Swedes :P
overTIMe HALLELUJA!!!
overTIMe Thanks!
It sucks nowadays, now there is something called "orten rap"
Luke Madman ahh yes the famous orten rap
Why in the name of Metal Gods did they put those dancers?
+Jay-R Reyes In case someone there didn't have a brain
+Jay-R Reyes
Ah I think I know what's happened. The studio people don't know their Metallica. They thought this was Until it Sleeps.
+Jay-R Reyes hahah in the name od Metal Gods!!! fucking good one man!
+Jay-R Reyes first of all, this was in 2010, and its swedes that were talking about.
+Jay-R Reyes Because Mastodon.
Idol 2009 och 2010 var bästa någonsin, så jävla mycket rock!
Hi from Greece !
And glad to see that people there still know what music is !
Sweden seems like my kinda country
Hell ya me too
Damn right it is! Have you listened to the bands "In Flames" or "Avatar"?
Also Iron Fire!
Wait till you see the amount of muslims
Jävla rasist
Why can't we have music like this in America?? i mean, its not quite like the original, of course, but this is still awesome!
Yeah they have to cut it to a certain length, so I guess they pick out the best bits and mash 'em
***** Actually he put more growl into it than James does. Sounded fine to me and I've been a Metallica fan for decades
Jen Dowie I think he`s actually holding back on the growl....
DaisyEpicness Sweeden doesnt have pop as much as us, in fact most eroupean countries favor rock over any other genre
Mike Quinn at least this is better than pop in nz pop is way over played on radio and its very annoying
Damn! I’m blown away by his stage presence and his talent. Amazing. What a strong voice
I. Have. Goosebumps. SERIOUSLY he is so good
Finally! A country that knows their shit! THIS is what should win all round the world, IMO
So true!!
Beyond amazing. Why don't we hear more of you brother?!?! Please don't let your talent go down with the lines of charlie. Shape up and sing!
Agree 🥰
Swedish Idol is another level !!!
Finally someone who is worth it to cover a song from Metallica and doesn't ruin their song xD
Ha ha , he looks like If James Hetfield and Kurt cobain had a Swedish kid.
lol, I thought the same thing😂
Ha ha😂
Haha wow
Basically Chad Kroeger.
He looks simply sweed ;)
Okay, he has fucking dancers for some reason and screwed the lyrics up at one time, but he's born to be on stage :D I rate this 9,9/10
+BewbsAreAzum He said later that he blacked out while singing, because of the pressure. Thats why he messed the lyrics up.
asshat I don't blame him.
+BewbsAreAzum I'd give it a solid 5/7
+Valters Vagotiņš- Vagulis Good reference. Take my like.
When Jay was on idol in 2010 i was 10 yo... i loved him and i still do 7 years later. He is amazing and this kinds of voices always gets my attention.
HELL YEAH!!!!!
now here's a real winner!
That voice...
I thought Thor had a hammer! That is one HELLLLLL of a Viking in the 21st century! LOVE it
gotta move to sweden....
YESSS MANNNN
Sweden Can we borrow some of your musicians? America is really lacking in that department
haha well...
Excuse me, please go out and see some local fucking musicians instead of listening to fucking radio bullshit! There are literally thousands of great musicians trying to make it out there, we are NOT lacking. Top 40 music is what sells, it is not a reflection on the quality of our talent, it is a reflection on the majority of the countries shitty taste in music. If more people took the time to go out and support local bands, instead of buying whatever pop dog shit is put out you might know this!
karldammann U Mad Bro?
David Bajen U 12 years old bro?
karldammann I bet you are 12..
he's the best, I'm in love with his voice!
i have seen him and his band live a few times now and i can deffenetly say it is one of the most awesome times i've had!
Damn.. feel like going to a concert already.. u rock dude
Man, Sweden has a better taste in music then at the U.S.
bro look at all the metal bands we made. Rock on bro!
Metal bands per capita in the world. i.imgur.com/P5Yfz.png It's good to live here up north \,,/ (>.
I miss this time. Now a days everything is about pop, you can't come in with a rock voice. I hate it.
You still can, easy, you just need to have a good enough voice.
Metal voice😑
Long live Rock
Many thanks Pascal for to upload this FANTASTIC "Enter Sandman" version!... this is my very first time to see and hear your
post...GREAT JOB! ...greetings from Santiago, Chile.
what a voice .. i love to hear more of this guy..
I'm in love with his deep and raspy voice
He rocked it! I grew up listening to Metallica and he did a damn good job.
Stay Rock Jay! Standing ovation from Italy
love swedish...... you have alot of great musician.. i love in flames...
OMG Sweden has the best "Idol" and "The Voice" rock singers. I got to get Swedish TV :)
I f'n love this performance. I'm a metal head even now....especially now at 53. I do appreciate a good vocal and I believe there is none more kickass than metal vocals. Chills. If I don't get them, then you have lost my interest. Got to be chilling.
you can still be a metal head even at 82 (proved by a grandpa who sang let the bodies hit the floor sur american's got talent)
Yep you can. Just check out the Wakken Open Air festival in Germany. There are a lot of old people, young people, babies, little kids. It is like a big family weekend over there. I'm listening to The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg (Iron Maiden for those who don't know). Brucie is still one of my faves.
well i live in switzerland so why not check it out if i have the time during vacation or something
SO THERES A DIFFERENT UNIVERSE CALLED SWEDEN WHERE A ROCK STAR CAN WIN A SINGING COMPETITION.
Yes, we even celebrate the Waffle Day.
Sweden rocks man, true appreciation from India here.
As a Swede, i feel very proud to the fact that Sweden is classified as a metal country! :)
Ja lite synd dock att det typ inte är då med den yngre generationen, man känner sig lite ensam ibland bland all ortenrapp
Adam Aksoy Aa exakt, ungjävlar 😂
David Klys typ😂 man går till skolan å hör massa skitmusik i deras jävla bluetooth högtalare. ”Kan ni inte spela lite slayer förfan!?”
Adam Aksoy Jo precis! Det är så det ska vara 🤘🏼
Why can't we have this in America? :(
You read my mind bud.
our country is fucked, thats why lol.... we have justin beiber, taylor swift and a bunch of crock singers
Sweden is just the most badass country ever. Nothing beats Sweden.
4lchera Yeah and u know the swedish girls, they´re badass to!! listen to this gurl /watch?v=HKtNhX8kFcg a badass girl singing no woman no cry
4lchera Except maybe for Finland.
Looks at American Idol, Voice US etc. sees Adele and other shit idek
Looks at Sweedish Idol, Voice Sweden etc. sees Metallica, Iron Maiden.
Looks at American economy
Looks at Swedish economy
Looks at American pollution
Looks at Swedish pollution
Looks at American Healthcare
Looks at Swedish Healthcare
Looks at American Airlines
Looks at Swedish Made Wallet
Fuck
Noah Vieira looks at Swedish women:)?
How many good bands come from Sweden though?
Antony Walton Too many to list. :)
Erik Ljunggren and yet he is singing what song in the finale? from what band? That's what i thought. Next! lol
MacHead G5er He's a hard rock/heavy metal singer. And he is singing one of the most well known metal songs of all time. That makes sense to me. And if you care enough to look it up you'll find that there are several amazing swedish bands. Mainly pop and rock/metal. I'll just say ABBA and leave it up to you if you're interested.
TL;DR version. Sweden is awesome. ABBA.
oh my fuckin gawd!
that was an absolute eargasm
Www.. Waoww Jay Smith , u hv amazing voice ...keep on rockin, best regard from Indonesia
thats the best cover I'vr ever heard on this song. nice vocals, perfect for this song.
Freaking Sweden.. I love this country
This is great!! I wish they'd do this stuff in america.
now if we could get something like that on The Voice Belgium, that would be awesome!
The flames were a nice touch. His voice was spot on, same with his guitar playing. I give it an 8/10 for lack of a solo. Very nice still
Keep on rocking \m/
Damn, this guy can tear it up! Rock on brother
This is the time when you are proud off being a swed, but Jesus Christ why the godamn dancers?
Yeah im swede xD I think the dancers ruin the metal feeling u know brah :)
yah
must have been fucking embarrasing to be one of those dancers, dancing whores to a crowd that big plus its on tv
we need more testosterone in new music
I COULDNT AGREE MORE
Hahaha sad but true
YES
Agreed.
Agree
För i helvete... Dansarna sabbar fan allt.
Bjov ja de måste få pengar på nåt sätt
wow!!! nice vocals....LOVE IT DUDE!!
This guy is so talanted. He can sing everything from this to madonna to soft ballads. Miss him, where did he go!?
Thank God Metal still lives in some Countries. time for TRUE Metal to come back to the States.
w-wait, why don't we have this here in France :'(
+FlipperWolf Non , dommage :/
cuz we have cancerous music like Jule... french rap...
SheiitanR6 Enfin un français.
je ne sai pas si les noms de Gojira (nommés pour les Grammy-Awards/album de l'année décerné par le magazine Metal-Hammer) ou Dagoba vous disent quelque, c'est juste qu'ils ne sont pas médiatisés en France.....
Christophe MARTINEAU oh mais pas de soucis je connais très bien nos groupes Français ^^
Only in Sweden. They appreciate good metal \,,/!
swedish knows music well~salute & greeting from Asia.
ahhh i remember this time! i was in per brahe school in sweden at this time! and i was so hypte when i head they say jay smith with enter sandman
the best "come on" ive ever heard
Sweden, one of the best countrys in the world for metal! \m/Arch Enemy, In flames, evergrey, Tiamat \m/ sweden, Finland and Holland surely have the best bands right now!
So glad to see metal finally in Idol....
ive never been interested in listening to pussy Pop covers....
This is right up my alley, fuck yeah!
best live covers ive seen and i love how hes useing james signature guitars
Can't tell if the guitars are de-tuned but somehow his vocals give this song even more punch and darkness, Hetfield would be proud
God bless Sweden and their metal
I want my kids to grow up in Sweden xD
Lol, 35 likes (that is a lot for me). I guess a girl from Colombia 🇨🇴 is not alone 🤟🏼.
+Isabella López Cifuentes You don't, trust me.
many mams from africa want it to
In other words you want your kids to be victims of rape and degeneration?
LeThayle believe me, if I raise them in Colombia (where I am from btw) they are not only potential victims from that (in an increased rate) but also way more violence, poor educational system, poor heatlh care system, way more corrupt government. Dont get me wrong, I love Colombia and our more close to nature and all that but here we have way too much violence.
diascrive yeah well if you live in a city here in Colombia you are stuck in an apartment as well. I guess in Sweden you may pay more taxes but at least you get to see the results of paying those, here the corruption is soooooo deep in everything that its really frustrating. I rather pay more taxes knowing that My government really works haha 😅.
I seriously need to move to Sweden.
No please
I love how the Rest of the World Follows Everything America does 1st, 20 years ago . Don't take me wrong I love seeing Swedish kids singing 20 year old MetallicA love it!American Idol, Swedish Idol Still the World Leader ! But really Brings me back to 1991! Thanks for that MetallicA will never Die !
I love your cover it s the best cover of Metallica
The Sweeds are just to SWEEEEEETT!!!!!🤙🤙🤘🤘🤘🤘
Europe was a Swedish band wasn't it? I actually liked them. My wife's 1/2 Swede.
Chicks and metal. Beautiful Sweden.
Aussie here
bästa idol deltagarn ever
I need to move to Sweden.
Sweden is fucking awesome... If this was in England.. In fact, let's face it, this would not be mainstream media in the uk
wtf they actually let them perform metal unlike any other country
fuck yeah thats awesome!
holy crap that was just awesome!
moving to sweden
He also has alot of Corey Taylor in his voice =)
He really does
at least sweeden has a better taste of music than the usa
o why can't we have music like this anymore and shows like this
Awsome performance. Great voice.
Cant some fucking big american rock producer sign this guy? Instead of our zara larsson and the other shit we got?!
but he's in jail for drug abuse right now
Lina Yamada HAH No.. Hes playing in my town tonight!! :D Gonna see him tonight. So exited!
Oliver Persson oh really? i saw like in some newspaper that said that.. Well, i guess you really can't trust everything you read. Have fun! :)
That was fuckin' awesome!
sweden is fucking awesome
Dude freaking rocks, best version I have heard in awhile, aside from the original; then again Scandinavia and the entire region produce some brilliant rock and metal artists.
Gotta move to Sweden! Just watched Run To The Hills cover by a Swede and now this?! Wow.
Where is the mosh pit!?
This wins idol shows in Sweden? Dammit man, why are we such pansies in America?
This is why literally ANYWHERE else in the world is better than America.
I'll never understand why America hates metal so much...
***** Not really, metal heads wish we still lived in the 80's where metal was huge, we're a minority now and it sucks.
Same with the UK here too, it sucks so much. Loads of poppy crap everywhere.
...as he plays along to a recorded karaoke version of a Metallica song.
Brendan Tynan There is a band in the background, watch the beginning again.
I'm an American. Metal/Rock are my main genres. Thanks to my dad.
But you're right. America sucks ass music wise.
this is actually pretty good good job
Have almost forgotten how fu....king awesome this is
this blows away Metallica. yeah Sweden Rocks.
Blows away Metallica ? Your drunk
Dude go look up Metallica Monsters of Rock Moscow 1991. The audience size is 1.6 million. One point six million. And see what they did there.
R u high
This guys spits out biebers when he had something bad to eat. His freaking brilliant wow
this is james hetfield or kurt cobain XDDDD
+Ricardo Rodriguez mix between them
Ricardo Rodriguez kurt cobain no!
Ricardo Rodriguez it s a mix but him voice it s the same of james hetfield for me i m a fan of Metallica
i would say St. Anger Hetfield mixed with Cobain
THOMAS CRISTER James hetfield
Love this cover
Thanks for sharing. Hope he's okay
I love that everyone is saying about how pop sucks and how this is uber metal when Metallica are a pop band.
What the Fuck 😂 you obviously have zero clue what the hell your talking about
A metal band has never sold out more and wrote music as poppy as Metallica have. They are a pop band. A great deal of pop stars/groups have a hell of a lot more talent than the whole of Metallica. As a metal fan, i'd much rather listen to people like Taylor Swift than Metallica.
***** Royal Blood. Pop band and has a guitarist (bassist) that is far better than Metallica. Infact, Royal Blood are one of the best bands to come out in a long time and it's pop. It's also a lot better than Metallica.
***** Go listen to them. It's supprisingly not hard to be better than a crap bend like Metallica.
Officer Greg Slayer has the word Slayer in it, does that mean the kill stuff?