Black album is great. Everything after is avg at best imo. If they "sold out"(depends on definition) it was with load. They clearly went after MORE RADIO friendly songs with load and failed to sell anywhere near the black album. Then had a failed attempt to return to thrash with st anger. Imo. 5 consecutive classics to start career. After that they got rich, lazy, and wrote less inspired songs. I respect their right to change i just think the songs suck. Great band, but i literally dont know 1 person that cares about Metallica post black album. Just saying...
@JustJoshingYT I really liked (DM) it when it came out, but i tried listening a few months back and i couldn't get through it. easilt the best after 1991. Havent heard hard wired other than the thrashy single.
@@integrity101 the guys simply made the music they liked. In many interviews, they stated that they were listening to mostly rock music and its what influenced them at the time. Selling out is making music to sell records. Metallica didn't need to do that. They did what any musician should. Make the music for you, not your fans. Just because you start out as a thrash band, doesn't mean you have to end a thrash band.
Sort of. They made a predetermined effort to over-simplify the songs from multiple riffs down to one or two, grabbed Motley Crue's producer, and even made a ballad. It was a pretty concerted effort to reach as many fans as possible. Sure, they couldn't pack any more riffs and changes into songs as they did on Justice, but it was their concept (or possibly Bob Rock's influence) to go as far as they did. Load took it another step further (to the point of changing their look to match).
Yeah when you surround yourself with certain music, especially songs like this that have been around forever, they become part of you and part of who you are. It is hard to imagine not having a song such as this in my life. It is even harder to even imagine anyone not knowing the songs. Haha..There was someone else that reacted to Nirvana's Smells like Teen Spirit. I mean like them or not, it is just a part of my life and the life of most people that know anything about music. I couldn't even imagine anyone under 75 or 80 not knowing the song. lol..But then I guess I am that way about other genres to some degree. Just funny how when something has been a part of you so long and had such an influence on the music industry in general, how there are people out there that have no clue about it.
Lol when my grandma hears sandman she knows Metallica does it lol I jammed everyday when I was a kid in my cassette tape the black album was my first metal album when I was 9.......... 🤘🤘 lol and my grandma loves Metallica
Congratulations Sori on being the only person on the planet to never have heard this song😂 when are you guys gonna do One? Will you please do the video, the video packs an emotional punch, love to hear your take on it.
I can't even begin to describe what I felt when I heard this song for the first time. I was still high on ...And Justice For All which is what I discovered Metallica from, it was their newest release back in '89 and I heard the band being mentioned all the time and I just knew from looking at the album cover and the artwork that they were heavy and badass. and then this song started to sound on the radio and I just remember thinking it was the freshest, most powerful, most cool thing in the world, I felt nobody could even understand how amazing and cool Metallica was and I couldn't wait to get the album, I remember I got the cassette, I had to buy it twice because some friend of mine stole my first, and then I bought it on CD maybe 2 or 3 times because I kept losing it. Anyway, a glorious and unforgettable moment, this song is perfection
This has a cleaner and more polished production, not huge at all. Dr. Feelgood has a massive production because everything sounds enormous on that album . Same producer after all. But this song is fucking trash
Part of me is envious of Sori... getting to hear these AMAZING songs for the first time. I would love to go back and experience them for the first time (as an adult).
React to "The Thing That Should Not Be" by Metallica! I would recommend reacting to the live performace in Seattle 89, because it may be even better than the studio version.
If they do The Thing That Should Not Be I hope they do the trilogy of songs, similar to how they did The Unforgivens. IIRC, The Thing That Should Not Be is a song about Cthulhu, and there are two others: The Call of Ktulu, and Dream No More.
i believe that the live version is way to fast, the studio version is slow, dark, mysterious and heavy. Live version feels so rushed and not at all as heavy because the production is pretty weak on the live version.
DIDUKNOWDAT .URANIDIOT? You are entitled to your own opinions. I like the ‘89 version more then the studio version because the guitar distortion + James AJFA vocals makes the song heavier.
oh yeah i love the distortion on the live version much more, i totally agree, but doesn't he sound like he is straining himself with his voice? it sounds like he is straining alot to me.
Let's get really crazy, and do Enter Sandman! Sorry, I couldn't help myself. At least it's not Bohemian Rhapsody. I see a new "hip hop freak reacts to Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody" on my recommendations literally about every day. So many copycat reactors out there.
I think it has to do with the Queen movie coming out and YT's algorithm reacting to the release. Bohemian Rhapsody being tagged as one of their most popular songs. You can call them copycat creators, but I would take a look at the release dates of those videos.
When I looked at one of the recommended Queen reactions I found it was a channel with only 5 or 6 videos , all Queen reactions, all new. th-cam.com/channels/EKFaE5WCSFC3uJ6MMI4_tw.htmlvideos
Vin and Sori Written by band members James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, and Kirk Hammett, this is about nightmares and things that go "bump" in the night. It has by far the most radio play of all of Metallica's songs. >> James Hetfield's original lyric was about Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (Crib Death), when a baby dies inexplicably in its crib. The line, "Off to never never land" was, "Disrupt the perfect family," and the "sandman" kills the baby. Pretty gruesome stuff, so their producer Bob Rock convinced him to change it to make it more accessible and meaningful. The band had a policy of not commenting on each other's individual contributions, but Rock was an outsider and felt free to speak up. To his surprise, Hetfield took it well and altered the lyric accordingly. Speaking with Uncut in 2007, Hetfield said: "I wanted more of the mental thing where this kid gets manipulated by what adults say. And you know when you wake up with that s--t in your eye? That's supposedly been put in there by the sandman to make you dream. So the guy in the song tells this little kid that and he kinda freaks. He can't sleep after that and it works the opposite way. Instead of a soothing thing, the table's turned." The line in the chorus, "Take my hand, we're off to Never Never Land" is a reference to the children's story Peter Pan, as Peter lives in the magical world of Neverland. In this song, the Sandman lives in Never Never Land, and it is a much less pleasant place. >>
I used to love this song when it first came out. But after awhile, it just became mediocre for me. And now, it sounds very dated. Something about the songwriting where it's just missing that something. Don't know. Riffage is good. Too many open spaces I guess. Don't know....
Enter Sandman is just like Smells like Teen Spirit, probably the 2 songs that were most played during the 90's. At least in this time people made popular and mainstream the really good songs, if only they did it now lol.
+Kurtis Viktor you know nothing, Black Album was great, perfect even, it's not their fault James lost his metal voice and had to go more rock in the next albums, if James didn't lose his voice i bet they would have made more black album style music and that would have been the best thing ever, but life doesn't work like that, bad luck is fuck up, at least we got a song like The Unforgiven, that is basically the best song ever made in my opinion, so that's already worth it more than words can say.
VIN - Iron Maiden...easily the loudest voice in the comments the last few months. The most liked comments in almost all recent videos are Iron Maiden requests. Need an official Maiden Monday's.
I think "Enter Sandman" is simpler than your analysis paints it. The song is from the child's perspective even though the lyrics are directed to the child, and so the singer takes on the parent's voice while they're present but then shifts into portraying the nightmare thoughts that take over once you're left alone in the dark. It's a good Halloween song, actually.
Vin nailed the metaphor. Kids are too young to reason out their fears, but they come from somewhere. They tend to be manifestations of tensions in their surroundings - namely their family life. Definitely my personal experience., as anecdotal as that may be.
U usually react to less known bands or songs so here are some suggestions especially for sori.. Cheers from Portugal 🇵🇹! Theatre of tragedy - venus Theatre of tragedy - lorelei Theatre of tragedy - venus After forever - monolith of doubt Anathema - one Last goodbye She past away - kasvetli kutlama Oh and for great known metal from Portugal u ll love moonspell - opium for example
the song was written by james hatfield about his nameless friend about SIDS, after his friend and wife lost their baby to sids, and the demon/beast formentoned at end is portraying the angel of death or some other ungodly force taking life from the baby.
Fun fact: The song's original lyrics were about Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, or Crib Death (when a baby dies suddenly and inexplicably during sleep at very young ages). Their producer thought it was too grimm so he convinced them to change the lyrics for the final release.
The Sandman is the mythical being who 'rubs sand in your eyes' when you go to sleep and gives you your dreams. The song makes him into a malevolent being,the rest is self explanatory,religious undertones....... ohhhhhhh please 🤣🤣🤣
The first verse (Say your prayers...) is the parent talking. The second verse (Something's wrong...) is describing the child's imagination after his parent leaves. The prayer is just the best place for this part. The last little bridge (Hush, little baby...) is the Sandman stoking the child's fear after he has "entered".
Requested this one a couple of times during the live stream, but it may have been overlooked. Please do The Sword song "Apocryphon". Hope everything is working out with the car! Love you guys. Stay blessed.
Was at MGS ( N.Y) during the album release party. They played the black album front to back over the speakers. Afterwards the Metallica members came out and did a q and a session. It was a surreal experience and the first time I had heard enter sandman
I have always thought that "Enter Sandman" responds to the same motivation that can be found in "Silent Lucidity", only "Enter Sandman" is darker and heavier. Being a father myself I have used both songs as guidance when my daughter was scared (which did not happen often). However, "Silent lucidity" can be used even when kids grow and become adults. I love heavy metal.
Childhood PTSD. It grows and develops with you and shapes your abilities to create to function normally. As a kid, you don’t have the words to describe horror happening or has happened.. but you can’t escape memory, usually. It effects sleep for sure. Involuntary Daytime thoughts. This one time I was having a problem with the thoughts in my mind and I was experiencing major anxiety although I didn’t know or understand that yet. I went to my room and lay down. As soon as I closed my eyes the thoughts I was having came into full view in technicolor. I immediately got up, left my room went hit the front door running. Ran all the way to the town park to the end of the pier and jumped right off and immediately my concern was about the life and death situation I found myself in. All thoughts and memories were gone. And as I got older the actions became more drastic to rid myself of that haunting/memory. PTSD is live memory. I have found that nothing really helps except a full on reassessment of my life and rebuilding my foundation that I stand on. Anyway I talk to much. It’s a great song and Metallica was always thought-provoking in a good way. 😘
MOONSPELL "Tenebrarum Oratorium [ Andamento I ]" & "Tenebrarum Oratorium [ Andamento II ]" from 1994 EP "UNDER THE MOONSPELL" (not to be confused with the re-recorded versions featuring in 2007 compilation "Under Satanae").
I love it! You younglings are so cute..Vin gets it, this was the BIG radio song that launched Metallica into the mainstream in the early 90's...But Sori...she's still got some metal learnin' to do...
Damn every video on this channel gives me a new view of the songs you react to. I would've never connected this song to James childhood. You're a smart guy vin
Mama said. It's about the story of his mom. She passed while he was on tour. He had an argument with her before that because she wouldn't get medical help with cancer and she died. She was a believer in healing though God but some things need doctors. That's why we have them..
The iconic Enter Sandman riff Kirk actually took from his time in Exodus, but it was only played 1 time, James and Lars liked the riff but wanted to have 3 repeats instead of 1.
Guys, you have to check out Viginia Techs football team coming out of the tunnel to this song, and the fans jumping in the stadium. Greatest entrance in football
I agree with Vin ..............having the kid say " there's nothing there' is way better psychologically then the parent saying there's nothing cause if one day there is something the kid might lose trust in the parents affirmations. I as a kid was told monster stories by cousins and older siblings , its part of growing up . The older kid laughing at the younger kid . So yes , every night i'd check under my bed , keep my feet away from the sides of the bed etc . It's like a FUN innocent ritual performed from old to younger kids . Not like as if they said there's a pedophile or some nasty shit like that hiding in my closet..............there are limits . Not knowing is a tough subject . It can benefit as what you dont know so thus you dont think about it so you dont fear or love it cause you dont know about it . Knowing , breaks down barriers and possibly ruins the beauty of perception but it's educational . Our minds are full of imagination and originality , but if you KNOW everything as facts your imagination is based on reality so it's blacl or white oriented instead of full colors .......make sense ? Revenge best served cold BY Prong
Vin looked like he didn't believe in the Sandman 😂...Vincent, "Sudden Death" by Megadeth is overlooked for some reason...badass technical solo to start it off, then few little solos in the middle then badass technical solo to finish it...this is easily on my top 5 Megadeth songs
The song was originally about crib death. But Bock Rock, the albums producer, felt that it would be a bit over the top to write about that. So James changed the lyrics to be about nightmares and the sandman.
Interesting. Those people who push dislike button are weird. Metallica (they are indeed legends etc) aren't supposed to be the band that every metalhead/listener must enjoy or worship. I think this type of song is some kind of threshold or stepping stone, when you are just getting into the genre. For others, more proficient listeners, this song might be really boring. But thats a fact, the longer Vin and Sori are making reactions, the harder metal music can surprise them, especially these mainstream songs definitely don't have a single chance.
Wait what, People use the up/down to rate the song? The rating is for the video. Did they do a good job or are they babbling idiots. Rating the song is like using Amazon's product rating to rate the mailman.
I for sure thumbs down this record and any record by them after this. It blew my mind that they went from And Justice For All to this heaping pile of shit.
You guys are fun.. good show! and yes, Metallica fans would be the most vocal :D Metallica - The Memory Remains / Metallica - Sanitarium / Megadeth - Trust / Megadeth - Reckoning Day
React to more Amorphis! If you want to grow more hair on your chest, "Death of a King" If you want to feel aggression, Daughter of Hate If you want to feel medieval, Message in Amber If you want to cry, Silent Waters (story about a mother after losing her son) Amorphis has a song for everything :)
I was a Metallica fan from the beginning, and I love this song. Yeah, it's not Kill 'Em All or Master Of Puppets-style metal, but it (and the whole black album) is great. Snoopy-Meter: 0-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10 Kamelot - March Of Mephisto (w/Shagrath from Dimmu Borgir) -----------------------------^---
Vin, not wanting to resort to violence, and not having to are 2 very different things. There is a saying that states "It is better to be a warrior in a time of peace than a farmer in a time of war" This is a paraphrase from memory and I'm not sure if it is Chinese or Japanese but I'm pretty sure its one of the two. Pacifism is an ideal that cannot always be kept
At first, seeing this one, I thought "meh" Enter Sandman. Then watching Vin laugh at the fact that Sori had never heard this song was funny, you almost have to go out of your way to have not heard this over the last 30 years. Watching Sori experience this song was comedy gold, when it hit "its just the beast under your bed". Discovering this album on my 13th birthday 5 days after release introduced me to Metallica and led me to discover the first 4 albums before it. Some of the best albums of my generation. Thanks for taking me back for a minute.
I'm pretty shocked that someone in 2018 i've never heard this song??!!!How can this be possible Sori??Probably the most played metal song in the world since 1991!!
This song was originally written about sudden infant death syndrome but the producer thought it was too dark. So they just made it about the typical "things that go bump in the night" theme.
To this day no one lived there longer than 3 months and now been empty for 6 years no one will touch it people wont even mow their lawn..I can sense energy and things that we can not see..when I drove by house got out loooked at house..I felt very heavy disturbing energy and voices saying leave I got in car drove away I never walked close to their house I was about 100 feet away felt it..the. Neighbors put house up for sale too 1 on each side of it. He right there are unexplainable things in this world we being here on earth is a miracle
interesting point about adults dismissing children's fears: in the beginning, the "snuffleupagus" on sesame street was a character that ONLY big bird ever saw. big bird would strike up a conversation with snuffleupagus, then ask him to stick around so he could introduce him to his friends. before big bird could return with his friends. snuffleupagus would wander away. then big bird's friends would accuse him of making him up. ----- the show's writers abolished this recurring plot line, because it sent children a message that no one would believe them if they tried to go to an adult with their problems. today, snuffleupagus is a regular character who interacts with all the other characters. (without mysteriously disappearing at inopportune times)
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I don't recall ever being afraid of the dark or anything like that as a child. Nor have I ever experienced anything supernatural. As usual, I have no clue what Vin is talking about when he says we've all done something. I am curious though, Sori mentioned a "supernaturally bad feeling". Can you describe how this feeling feels? Andrew Jackson Jihad - Big Bird Carcass - A Congealed Clot Of Blood Corrosion Of Conformity - Clean My Wounds Green Carnation - Light Of Day, Day Of Darkness
It is interesting because growing up in a Catholic household I was never taught that the Devil would listen to your fears, but I did have this mentality that if I thought of plausible things (car crashes, unexplained fires, or sudden explosions, etc.) than me just speaking it out loud would make it more likely to happen, but fantastical things (like demons, monsters, or undead) were not plausible so it didn't concern me talking about them. Likewise, I could 'speak' good fortune into the world or into my life by talking about good things. So even before I had an understanding of atheism, string theory, consciousness, or manifest destiny... I exhibited more belief in IT than I did the supernatural or divine, even as a child, growing up Catholic, and I didn't turn away from religion completely until after I was Confirmed.
Did Sori live a sheltered life when she was younger? Lol Vin is like are you kidding me you never heard this shit before? Theocracy Mirror of Souls Theocracy I Am Theocracy Nailed
I know a lot of people think metallica sold out with the black album, but I think Jason said it best. "Metallica sold out....every show"
Black album is great. Everything after is avg at best imo. If they "sold out"(depends on definition) it was with load. They clearly went after MORE RADIO friendly songs with load and failed to sell anywhere near the black album. Then had a failed attempt to return to thrash with st anger.
Imo. 5 consecutive classics to start career. After that they got rich, lazy, and wrote less inspired songs. I respect their right to change i just think the songs suck.
Great band, but i literally dont know 1 person that cares about Metallica post black album. Just saying...
@JustJoshingYT
I really liked (DM) it when it came out, but i tried listening a few months back and i couldn't get through it. easilt the best after 1991. Havent heard hard wired other than the thrashy single.
@@integrity101 the guys simply made the music they liked. In many interviews, they stated that they were listening to mostly rock music and its what influenced them at the time.
Selling out is making music to sell records. Metallica didn't need to do that. They did what any musician should. Make the music for you, not your fans.
Just because you start out as a thrash band, doesn't mean you have to end a thrash band.
@@MetalRob81
I never said anything about thrash and obviously the black album, a great record, isnt thrash.
Sort of. They made a predetermined effort to over-simplify the songs from multiple riffs down to one or two, grabbed Motley Crue's producer, and even made a ballad. It was a pretty concerted effort to reach as many fans as possible. Sure, they couldn't pack any more riffs and changes into songs as they did on Justice, but it was their concept (or possibly Bob Rock's influence) to go as far as they did. Load took it another step further (to the point of changing their look to match).
Sori? How could youve never heard this?? My 80 year old grandmother give the devil horns to this song 😂😂😂😂😂
Thank you !!!🧐🧐🧐
@@VinAndSori both of you guys are good people but when you listen to metal you guys should be head-banging
Yeah when you surround yourself with certain music, especially songs like this that have been around forever, they become part of you and part of who you are. It is hard to imagine not having a song such as this in my life. It is even harder to even imagine anyone not knowing the songs. Haha..There was someone else that reacted to Nirvana's Smells like Teen Spirit. I mean like them or not, it is just a part of my life and the life of most people that know anything about music. I couldn't even imagine anyone under 75 or 80 not knowing the song. lol..But then I guess I am that way about other genres to some degree. Just funny how when something has been a part of you so long and had such an influence on the music industry in general, how there are people out there that have no clue about it.
I bow to Grandmama! 🤘
Lol when my grandma hears sandman she knows Metallica does it lol I jammed everyday when I was a kid in my cassette tape the black album was my first metal album when I was 9.......... 🤘🤘 lol and my grandma loves Metallica
Metallica- Welcome Home Sanitarium!!!!
yup...sanitarium is a must, or shortest straw/eye of the beholder
hell yes one of my favs from them
YES!
@Reactionary Hermit I would like studio first
Congratulations Sori on being the only person on the planet to never have heard this song😂 when are you guys gonna do One? Will you please do the video, the video packs an emotional punch, love to hear your take on it.
You must be from another planet if you never heard this song.
I can't even begin to describe what I felt when I heard this song for the first time. I was still high on ...And Justice For All which is what I discovered Metallica from, it was their newest release back in '89 and I heard the band being mentioned all the time and I just knew from looking at the album cover and the artwork that they were heavy and badass. and then this song started to sound on the radio and I just remember thinking it was the freshest, most powerful, most cool thing in the world, I felt nobody could even understand how amazing and cool Metallica was and I couldn't wait to get the album, I remember I got the cassette, I had to buy it twice because some friend of mine stole my first, and then I bought it on CD maybe 2 or 3 times because I kept losing it. Anyway, a glorious and unforgettable moment, this song is perfection
JM Revelo you heard this song in ‘89?
It says they discovered Justice in 89.
The production of this album is so HUGE. I've listened to it hundreds times and each time I am impressed by the sound.
Brios Yeah they spend a million dollars I think on that album or mixing
This has a cleaner and more polished production, not huge at all. Dr. Feelgood has a massive production because everything sounds enormous on that album . Same producer after all. But this song is fucking trash
@@TheUltramarine762 "not huge at all"
LOL. Have you ever turned up the volume on the "Black album"? This is one of the best produced albums.
TheLoneWolf873 we’ve found the hipster everyone.
@@vin_9028 Lmfao! Look I found the jackass
Part of me is envious of Sori... getting to hear these AMAZING songs for the first time. I would love to go back and experience them for the first time (as an adult).
Are u for real?? This is a song about the Sandman bringing nightmares and monsters under the bed.
Exactly. Not much interpreting needed. It's all pretty much straight forward.
Perhaps the concept of Mr. Sandman is lost on the younger generation.
And most don't know that it was originally written about Sudden Infant Death Syndrome but it was too dark so they made it into this.
Angela Burnett True! I heard James say that recently on some show.
Right? LOL
"“Once again you've put your keen and penetrating mind to the task and as usual come to the wrong conclusion!” - J.K. Rowling
React to "The Thing That Should Not Be" by Metallica! I would recommend reacting to the live performace in Seattle 89, because it may be even better than the studio version.
If they do The Thing That Should Not Be I hope they do the trilogy of songs, similar to how they did The Unforgivens. IIRC, The Thing That Should Not Be is a song about Cthulhu, and there are two others: The Call of Ktulu, and Dream No More.
i believe that the live version is way to fast, the studio version is slow, dark, mysterious and heavy. Live version feels so rushed and not at all as heavy because the production is pretty weak on the live version.
DIDUKNOWDAT .URANIDIOT? You are entitled to your own opinions. I like the ‘89 version more then the studio version because the guitar distortion + James AJFA vocals makes the song heavier.
oh yeah i love the distortion on the live version much more, i totally agree, but doesn't he sound like he is straining himself with his voice? it sounds like he is straining alot to me.
DIDUKNOWDAT .URANIDIOT? It sounds guttural and raw and I fucking love it. You may not like it and you don’t have to like it, but I do!
Let's get really crazy, and do Enter Sandman! Sorry, I couldn't help myself. At least it's not Bohemian Rhapsody. I see a new "hip hop freak reacts to Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody" on my recommendations literally about every day. So many copycat reactors out there.
I think it has to do with the Queen movie coming out and YT's algorithm reacting to the release. Bohemian Rhapsody being tagged as one of their most popular songs. You can call them copycat creators, but I would take a look at the release dates of those videos.
When I looked at one of the recommended Queen reactions I found it was a channel with only 5 or 6 videos , all Queen reactions, all new.
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megadeth - holywars is the nr1 copycat.
Vin and Sori
Written by band members James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, and Kirk Hammett, this is about nightmares and things that go "bump" in the night. It has by far the most radio play of all of Metallica's songs. >>
James Hetfield's original lyric was about Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (Crib Death), when a baby dies inexplicably in its crib. The line, "Off to never never land" was, "Disrupt the perfect family," and the "sandman" kills the baby.
Pretty gruesome stuff, so their producer Bob Rock convinced him to change it to make it more accessible and meaningful. The band had a policy of not commenting on each other's individual contributions, but Rock was an outsider and felt free to speak up. To his surprise, Hetfield took it well and altered the lyric accordingly.
Speaking with Uncut in 2007, Hetfield said: "I wanted more of the mental thing where this kid gets manipulated by what adults say. And you know when you wake up with that s--t in your eye? That's supposedly been put in there by the sandman to make you dream. So the guy in the song tells this little kid that and he kinda freaks. He can't sleep after that and it works the opposite way. Instead of a soothing thing, the table's turned."
The line in the chorus, "Take my hand, we're off to Never Never Land" is a reference to the children's story Peter Pan, as Peter lives in the magical world of Neverland. In this song, the Sandman lives in Never Never Land, and it is a much less pleasant place. >>
Thank you. Now I'm not the only one who knows this. Cracks me up when people are way off about this song. 😉
Annihilator - Alison Hell
It's a song about a little girl who sees the Boogeyman but her parents don't believe her and she finally goes insane.
Yes, great song!!
If you're going to do Alison Hell, you have to do Brain Dance well.
I used to love this song when it first came out. But after awhile, it just became mediocre for me. And now, it sounds very dated. Something about the songwriting where it's just missing that something. Don't know. Riffage is good. Too many open spaces I guess. Don't know....
Refresh the Demon is my favorite track by them
There's nothing wrong with Enter Sandman, it's the people's fault that they made it so popular and mainstream...
Enter Sandman is just like Smells like Teen Spirit, probably the 2 songs that were most played during the 90's. At least in this time people made popular and mainstream the really good songs, if only they did it now lol.
Meh, Death was never mainstream, and they were top notch.
Everything is wrong with enter sandman. It was step 1 in writing trash metal and the beginning of the end of the "good" Metallica.
+Kurtis Viktor you know nothing, Black Album was great, perfect even, it's not their fault James lost his metal voice and had to go more rock in the next albums, if James didn't lose his voice i bet they would have made more black album style music and that would have been the best thing ever, but life doesn't work like that, bad luck is fuck up, at least we got a song like The Unforgiven, that is basically the best song ever made in my opinion, so that's already worth it more than words can say.
on the black album Metallica changed from a heavy metal band to a stadium rock band.
Iron Maiden - Alexander The Great.
VIN - Iron Maiden...easily the loudest voice in the comments the last few months. The most liked comments in almost all recent videos are Iron Maiden requests. Need an official Maiden Monday's.
Yes out with Metallica in with Iron Maiden on mondays. begin with phantom of the opera or empire of the clouds!!
Daniel santiago- thats me
YES! Maiden Mondays! Phantom of the Opera (Live at the Rainbow or live at Ullevi)
Hell yeah this
I think "Enter Sandman" is simpler than your analysis paints it. The song is from the child's perspective even though the lyrics are directed to the child, and so the singer takes on the parent's voice while they're present but then shifts into portraying the nightmare thoughts that take over once you're left alone in the dark. It's a good Halloween song, actually.
Yeah, You got this right. It's about dreams turning to nightmares.
Where's the Megadeth love at?
Megadeth - A Tout le Monde, Burnt Ice, Symphony of Destruction and Washington is Next!
@ruben echeverria eusa Which sucks
SLEEPWALKER
dave cant sing for shit. ruins the music.
@@hdaaap not really, especially when they are much better guitarist than Metallica
michael andrews he can sing, u just dont understand why sings like that.
Iron Maiden - Caught somewhere in time
Iron Maiden - Lord of the flies (Death on the Road live)
Iron Maiden - Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
THIS!!!!!!!!!!
The whole album is genius.
iron Maiden - To Tame Land - 1983
Metallica - Low Man’s Lyric
Iron Maiden-Dance Of Death-En Vivo.
Or Fear of the Dark En Vivo or Flight 666. Either way!
First metallica song I ever heard never looked back one of the best band's in the world
The song is popular for a reason.
Vin nailed the metaphor. Kids are too young to reason out their fears, but they come from somewhere. They tend to be manifestations of tensions in their surroundings - namely their family life. Definitely my personal experience., as anecdotal as that may be.
Iron Maiden "Alexander the Great" and "For The Greater Goods Of God".
Megadeth - Looking Down The Cross, Megadeth - My Last words, Megadeth - Ashes In Your Mouth, Megadeth - A Tout Le Monde.
My Last words, A tout le monde and Sweating bullets are lyrically brilliant.
Iron Maiden - Paschendale
*Ghost ghuleh zombie queen*
Second that 😀
My favorite Ghost song!
U usually react to less known bands or songs so here are some suggestions especially for sori.. Cheers from Portugal 🇵🇹!
Theatre of tragedy - venus
Theatre of tragedy - lorelei
Theatre of tragedy - venus
After forever - monolith of doubt
Anathema - one Last goodbye
She past away - kasvetli kutlama
Oh and for great known metal from Portugal u ll love moonspell - opium for example
Thank-you for the weekly Metallica , I look forward to it every week !
One of the biggest Metal songs in history...
Metallica- The Thing that should not be!!!!!
the song was written by james hatfield about his nameless friend about SIDS, after his friend and wife lost their baby to sids, and the demon/beast formentoned at end is portraying the angel of death or some other ungodly force taking life from the baby.
In fact he's saying: The God you're praying to won't help you. Which is true.
Fun fact: The song's original lyrics were about Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, or Crib Death (when a baby dies suddenly and inexplicably during sleep at very young ages). Their producer thought it was too grimm so he convinced them to change the lyrics for the final release.
Iron Maiden- Revelations or Powerslave.
Revelations from Flight 666 is life-changing. That crowd participation is unreal.
agreed, fellow Tyler, agreed
Gothenburg 2005 is also great!
You need to do ONE BY METALLICA
CHRISTOPHERRISES S go away
Thought they already had
J G okay?
I requested ONE but they responded like they didn’t want to react to it. Can someone explain?
They don't want to do it becouse everyone does it
The Sandman is the mythical being who 'rubs sand in your eyes' when you go to sleep and gives you your dreams. The song makes him into a malevolent being,the rest is self explanatory,religious undertones....... ohhhhhhh please 🤣🤣🤣
Metallica - fixxxxer or outlaw thorn
Megadeth - a tout la monde
Bad wolves - zombie
🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
The first verse (Say your prayers...) is the parent talking. The second verse (Something's wrong...) is describing the child's imagination after his parent leaves. The prayer is just the best place for this part. The last little bridge (Hush, little baby...) is the Sandman stoking the child's fear after he has "entered".
Good one!
Requested this one a couple of times during the live stream, but it may have been overlooked. Please do The Sword song "Apocryphon". Hope everything is working out with the car! Love you guys. Stay blessed.
Enter Sandman = For the birds. Why has no one asked for OVERKILL - FEEL THE FIRE?! Time for some Overkill me thinks.
Blind Guardian - Valhalla live
Was at MGS ( N.Y) during the album release party. They played the black album front to back over the speakers. Afterwards the Metallica members came out and did a q and a session. It was a surreal experience and the first time I had heard enter sandman
I have always thought that "Enter Sandman" responds to the same motivation that can be found in "Silent Lucidity", only "Enter Sandman" is darker and heavier. Being a father myself I have used both songs as guidance when my daughter was scared (which did not happen often). However, "Silent lucidity" can be used even when kids grow and become adults. I love heavy metal.
Megadeth - She Wolf - Live - Rude Awakening rly guys,mind blowing song and show \m/
good choice
Yesssss!!!!!!
Metallica- The Unnamed Feeling!!!!!!!!!!
It's so awesome live when the drums come in!
Childhood PTSD. It grows and develops with you and shapes your abilities to create to function normally. As a kid, you don’t have the words to describe horror happening or has happened.. but you can’t escape memory, usually. It effects sleep for sure. Involuntary Daytime thoughts. This one time I was having a problem with the thoughts in my mind and I was experiencing major anxiety although I didn’t know or understand that yet. I went to my room and lay down. As soon as I closed my eyes the thoughts I was having came into full view in technicolor. I immediately got up, left my room went hit the front door running. Ran all the way to the town park to the end of the pier and jumped right off and immediately my concern was about the life and death situation I found myself in. All thoughts and memories were gone. And as I got older the actions became more drastic to rid myself of that haunting/memory. PTSD is live memory. I have found that nothing really helps except a full on reassessment of my life and rebuilding my foundation that I stand on. Anyway I talk to much. It’s a great song and Metallica was always thought-provoking in a good way. 😘
MOONSPELL "Tenebrarum Oratorium [ Andamento I ]" & "Tenebrarum Oratorium [ Andamento II ]"
from 1994 EP "UNDER THE MOONSPELL"
(not to be confused with the re-recorded versions featuring in 2007 compilation "Under Satanae").
alexander the great by iron maiden
I love it! You younglings are so cute..Vin gets it, this was the BIG radio song that launched Metallica into the mainstream in the early 90's...But Sori...she's still got some metal learnin' to do...
I thought sori shaved her head when i seem the link. Thank god i was wrong lmfao
Thank You Sori for fixing Vin's collar...it was bugging the heck out of me. :D
Hahahaha Sori scaring her siblings into coming to her room is too good. OG psychology.
Please do Harvester of Sorrow live in Moscow 1991! It's by far one of their best performances ever
Damn every video on this channel gives me a new view of the songs you react to. I would've never connected this song to James childhood. You're a smart guy vin
172: Epica - Consign to Oblivion (live at the Zenith)
Love the live version of this from Moscow 1991 (?) The crowd is insane and the energy is over the top.
Mama said. It's about the story of his mom. She passed while he was on tour. He had an argument with her before that because she wouldn't get medical help with cancer and she died. She was a believer in healing though God but some things need doctors. That's why we have them..
The iconic Enter Sandman riff Kirk actually took from his time in Exodus, but it was only played 1 time, James and Lars liked the riff but wanted to have 3 repeats instead of 1.
Guys, you have to check out Viginia Techs football team coming out of the tunnel to this song, and the fans jumping in the stadium. Greatest entrance in football
My mom used to use a fake monster repellent spray all over my windows closer, bed, etc. Helped a lot
I agree with Vin ..............having the kid say " there's nothing there' is way better psychologically then the parent saying there's nothing cause if one day there is something the kid might lose trust in the parents affirmations.
I as a kid was told monster stories by cousins and older siblings , its part of growing up . The older kid laughing at the younger kid . So yes , every night i'd check under my bed , keep my feet away from the sides of the bed etc . It's like a FUN innocent ritual performed from old to younger kids . Not like as if they said there's a pedophile or some nasty shit like that hiding in my closet..............there are limits .
Not knowing is a tough subject . It can benefit as what you dont know so thus you dont think about it so you dont fear or love it cause you dont know about it . Knowing , breaks down barriers and possibly ruins the beauty of perception but it's educational . Our minds are full of imagination and originality , but if you KNOW everything as facts your imagination is based on reality so it's blacl or white oriented instead of full colors .......make sense ?
Revenge best served cold BY Prong
Carcass - Heartwork
Vin looked like he didn't believe in the Sandman 😂...Vincent, "Sudden Death" by Megadeth is overlooked for some reason...badass technical solo to start it off, then few little solos in the middle then badass technical solo to finish it...this is easily on my top 5 Megadeth songs
Try listening to Fixxxer by Metallica
Love that song!
The song was originally about crib death. But Bock Rock, the albums producer, felt that it would be a bit over the top to write about that. So James changed the lyrics to be about nightmares and the sandman.
iron maiden journey man or live
Interesting. Those people who push dislike button are weird. Metallica (they are indeed legends etc) aren't supposed to be the band that every metalhead/listener must enjoy or worship. I think this type of song is some kind of threshold or stepping stone, when you are just getting into the genre. For others, more proficient listeners, this song might be really boring. But thats a fact, the longer Vin and Sori are making reactions, the harder metal music can surprise them, especially these mainstream songs definitely don't have a single chance.
Happy to be weird then,I think this one of the weaker songs from the Black album!
Wait what, People use the up/down to rate the song?
The rating is for the video. Did they do a good job or are they babbling idiots.
Rating the song is like using Amazon's product rating to rate the mailman.
I for sure thumbs down this record and any record by them after this. It blew my mind that they went from And Justice For All to this heaping pile of shit.
Dawn - The Knell and the World
At The Gates - Blinded By Fear
Carcass - Heartwork
Gates of Ishtar - The Dawn of Flames
Yes please, At the Gates
You guys are fun.. good show! and yes, Metallica fans would be the most vocal :D
Metallica - The Memory Remains / Metallica - Sanitarium / Megadeth - Trust / Megadeth - Reckoning Day
Fun fact:
5FDP's "Wash It All Away" is Enter Sandman's riff backwards. Jason Hook said so in an interview.
This is hillarious that they react to songs that are so widely established. What will be next? Wham - Last Christmas?
Gojira - Where dragons dwell Hellfest 2013
React to more Amorphis!
If you want to grow more hair on your chest, "Death of a King"
If you want to feel aggression, Daughter of Hate
If you want to feel medieval, Message in Amber
If you want to cry, Silent Waters (story about a mother after losing her son)
Amorphis has a song for everything :)
The more i see you guys the more I get used to see your faces the more I love you. Kisses from France.. 💖
you should do Motorhead's cover of this too. Lemmy's vocals on this song are insanely awesome.
My favorite part was Filthy Animal Taylor's echo of the Lords Prayer that I love.
I was a Metallica fan from the beginning, and I love this song. Yeah, it's not Kill 'Em All or Master Of Puppets-style metal, but it (and the whole black album) is great.
Snoopy-Meter: 0-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10 Kamelot - March Of Mephisto (w/Shagrath from Dimmu Borgir)
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Love your videos. Vin seems like a supernice funny guy, and Sori is so funny and superhot.
Vin, not wanting to resort to violence, and not having to are 2 very different things. There is a saying that states "It is better to be a warrior in a time of peace than a farmer in a time of war" This is a paraphrase from memory and I'm not sure if it is Chinese or Japanese but I'm pretty sure its one of the two. Pacifism is an ideal that cannot always be kept
At first, seeing this one, I thought "meh" Enter Sandman. Then watching Vin laugh at the fact that Sori had never heard this song was funny, you almost have to go out of your way to have not heard this over the last 30 years. Watching Sori experience this song was comedy gold, when it hit "its just the beast under your bed". Discovering this album on my 13th birthday 5 days after release introduced me to Metallica and led me to discover the first 4 albums before it. Some of the best albums of my generation. Thanks for taking me back for a minute.
I'm pretty shocked that someone in 2018 i've never heard this song??!!!How can this be possible Sori??Probably the most played metal song in the world since 1991!!
"Trust" by Megadeth
This song was originally written about sudden infant death syndrome but the producer thought it was too dark. So they just made it about the typical "things that go bump in the night" theme.
To this day no one lived there longer than 3 months and now been empty for 6 years no one will touch it people wont even mow their lawn..I can sense energy and things that we can not see..when I drove by house got out loooked at house..I felt very heavy disturbing energy and voices saying leave I got in car drove away I never walked close to their house I was about 100 feet away felt it..the. Neighbors put house up for sale too 1 on each side of it. He right there are unexplainable things in this world we being here on earth is a miracle
interesting point about adults dismissing children's fears:
in the beginning, the "snuffleupagus" on sesame street was a character that ONLY big bird ever saw.
big bird would strike up a conversation with snuffleupagus, then ask him to stick around so he could introduce him to his friends.
before big bird could return with his friends. snuffleupagus would wander away.
then big bird's friends would accuse him of making him up.
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the show's writers abolished this recurring plot line, because it sent children a message that no one would believe them if they tried to go to an adult with their problems.
today, snuffleupagus is a regular character who interacts with all the other characters. (without mysteriously disappearing at inopportune times)
Wow I’ve never thought through the meaning of this song this deep I always just enjoyed the musicality if it... great breakdown
SEPTICFLESH🤘SEPTICFLESH🤘SEPTICFLESH
Portrait of a Headless Man (official video)
Anubis
Vampire from Nazareth
Prometheus (official video)
Martyr
Virtues of the Beast
Sangreal
Communion
🤘PLEASE!🤘
The song is about crib death and is the anthesis of what a lullaby is meant to be.
You two should have listen to the Moscow 91 live, it's the best version and best concert ever.
Metallica - My Friend Of Misery
I don't recall ever being afraid of the dark or anything like that as a child. Nor have I ever experienced anything supernatural. As usual, I have no clue what Vin is talking about when he says we've all done something. I am curious though, Sori mentioned a "supernaturally bad feeling". Can you describe how this feeling feels?
Andrew Jackson Jihad - Big Bird
Carcass - A Congealed Clot Of Blood
Corrosion Of Conformity - Clean My Wounds
Green Carnation - Light Of Day, Day Of Darkness
You guys need to do Megadeth- Washington is Next
I second this nomination and I forsee a good fire chat being spawn from this listen.
Excellent song off one of my favorite Megadeth albums.
Virginia Tech uses Sandman as an intro, too, in much more impressive way I dare to say
Aces high
It is interesting because growing up in a Catholic household I was never taught that the Devil would listen to your fears, but I did have this mentality that if I thought of plausible things (car crashes, unexplained fires, or sudden explosions, etc.) than me just speaking it out loud would make it more likely to happen, but fantastical things (like demons, monsters, or undead) were not plausible so it didn't concern me talking about them. Likewise, I could 'speak' good fortune into the world or into my life by talking about good things. So even before I had an understanding of atheism, string theory, consciousness, or manifest destiny... I exhibited more belief in IT than I did the supernatural or divine, even as a child, growing up Catholic, and I didn't turn away from religion completely until after I was Confirmed.
MY DYING BRIDE "The Cry of Mankind"
"She is the Dark", "My Hope, the Destroyer"
"The Sexuality of Bereavement"
"Your Shameful Heaven", "Your River"
Did Sori live a sheltered life when she was younger? Lol Vin is like are you kidding me you never heard this shit before?
Theocracy Mirror of Souls
Theocracy I Am
Theocracy Nailed
the song that made metallica the biggest band in the world. lol it never gets old!