Haha. Rob is the best. He's the longest-standing bassist in Metallica's history, but you can tell he's STILL just happy to be there. He's impossible to hate.
James is a riff genius, Lars is a genius drummer. Kirk has written some of the best solos ever imo. They are all masters. Ppl give kirk shit but you try to play their set list every night see if you can nail every note.
@@Anjohl At that level they don't even pay for it, the makers feel it an honor to give it to them, plus their sponsors make them stuff in their custom shops or have custom builders make them very nice guitars so they'll stay on board.
The white V is the original he bought as a teenager. It’s a (probably Korean made) fake Gibson with a bolt-on neck and upgraded pickups. If it weren’t for the history behind the guitar it would be almost valueless. Pretty cool he still uses it.
@@Jahomey505 yea and he has ALOT to do with the overall arrangements of the songs since the beginning. He is also a genius business man they dude is criminally underrated overall in the group. No its not the greatest drummer but he sure as shit aint the worst by a long shot. The stuff on justice was wicked drum wise.
@@midnight347 true shit bro. Like I get that his drumming got sloppy after the 90s because he stopped practicing but AJFA has some of the best drum tracks of all time. People sleep on him cause it’s trendy to hate Metallica. He’s by no means one of the greatest of all time, but he’s released some brilliant work and inspired a ton of drummers that a lot of people have in the top of their lists. The hate is ridiculous
Or how good he actually is at drums like he isn't out of time because he's bad he's out of time because that is the metalica sound it sounds more heavy metal and evil
3:00 the riff that plays after every official Metallica clip now. Usually when that kind of riff is used like that you get sick of hearing it even in the song. Nope. It's just that sick, that tail keeps it going and going just like Metallica
James has one of the best right hands in thrash metal. His high speed downpicking is cleaner than just about anyone else I’ve heard. Like seriously, who’s got a CLEANER right hand than James’ for downpicking? Even Petrucci stands there like “😣” while covering their stuff.
@@oanafelicio7764 Definitely. He's just as good at downpicking as Hetfield and on a whole other level once we talk about gallop, tremolo picking and precision. Schaffer's a machine. Have to see a tighter rhythm player yet.
James is a beast and just seems like the nicest guy ever. Lars got me to start playing drums at 12 after I heard the And Justice For All album, then later I picked up guitar, now I write and record my own music. I have to thank Metallica for all of it! Thanks for the upload!
It scares me that James can downpick that fast, like in all honesty, I’m in awe that he doesn’t have a combination of Parkinson’s, Arthritis, and Carpal Tunnel from downpicking that fast. And the way he makes it look and sound so effortless is even more awe-inspiring.
Gosh, if I could just sit in there for one day and hang with them while they do all this, I would have a permanent smile on my face and think I'd died and gone to heaven.
Seeing this makes me appreciate "Hardwired..." a lot more from a production / compositional perspective. Stripping back the theatrics a bit and peering into the raw bone structure of the band is refreshing
He may not get as much attention as lead players but. James is hands down one of the greatest rock guitarist ever. His picking and riffs are top 5 at least. Dude is a beast and while singing too. Another highly underrated guitarist is Michael Sweet from STRYPER. Absolutely killer singer, riff writer and one of rocks best guitar solo writers. And again, all while singing.
Lars scoping the room out for a sandwich..lol.... ~Ride The Sandwich ~The Sand-Wich Could Not Be ~Enter Sandwichman ~One [Sandwich] ~Creeping Sandwich ~ Sandwichtarian ~ Toasted Sandwiched ~Fade To Sandwich ~Nothing Else Sandwiches ~Master Of Sandwiches ~ Sandwiches For All ~The Four Sandwichmen ~ Sandwich But True
0:49 Nirvana! James Hetfield is one of the very few who can write music in homage to Kurt Cobain. Lars even suggests the lyrics... "Still standing and smiling".
"That the Nirvana version?" Seriously thought he was gonna bust into a Nirvana riff. No dice lol. Admittedly a bigger fan of Nirvana but big respect for these legends.
@Nemesis 86 Because people don't stop to think before making a judgement. It's basically saying "Hey carpenter, I saw your wood laying out on the street and you weren't looking so I just took it, thanks!" Of course everyone would just be fine with that, right?😅
I'm kind of a Schecter guy myself and I used to think a Les Paul was too "traditional" looking but I'll be damned if a Les Paul done right isn't the most badass looking thing out there. Especially when it's blacked out so to speak.
This album was his simplest and worst. I think it was "Am I Savage?" that had some really unimaginative drumrolls on the snare. It's probably the age, so I understand.
I love how lars is like "i just walk right up and touch james hetfeilds guitar while he's playing"! That shit made me laugh my ass off. After Tony Iomi, James is the riff master!
@@jooooeeeeyyy - incorrect. Jimmy Page was creating great riffs before Tony. Plus there was Pete Townsend, Jeff Beck and Eric Clapton. And let's not forget MC5 and Steppenwolf. Tony was a huge influence but he also had huge influences
Wish I could be there with use having a blast 💥 it’s amazing to see all the equipment So many guitars to mess about with I Betcha it’s hard to pick a favourite because they’re all mad 😡
Hmmm, yes, because it’s not like TH-cam or any other streaming service compresses their audio. Real talk, if you actually bought the album on a physical form, that’s probably as close as you’ll get to the least compression.
Some people live to complain. I got the CD and loaded onto my laptop and then synced to my phone. Sounds great. Everything these days is compressed. People who claim to hear all this compression are again looking for something to complain about. Get a life
Yea, kirk really has no input on making the songs. He comes in an harmonizes and solos. I am sure he tried to make some riffs, but then he loses his phone.
@@jbjohnson4728 you are striking those strings. The vibration flows through the entire string and is picked up in the recording. The wrap/tape is similar to palm muting.
@James Williams But he did not mute the string below the nut here. He did it above the nut. If it helps, it helps. I'll have to try it out some time, though I'm skeptical it'll make much of a difference on a regular guitar and rig above the nut.
People ripping on Lars: "MOM!!! We're out of Hot Pockets!" Meanwhile, Lars: "I think we need to buy another original Monet if we're going to make this paper mache coaster work."
40+ years and still recording and touring. Pretty freakn impressive. Oh, and selling out every arena the play. That’s a serious feat for any band, let alone a rock band, and even more let alone a thrash band.
2:57
Rob walks into the room:
Instant headbanging
Haha. Rob is the best.
He's the longest-standing bassist in Metallica's history, but you can tell he's STILL just happy to be there.
He's impossible to hate.
He's just happy to be there.
@@ThisHandleFeatureIsStupid His Bass Skills are awesome, but JAson sounds better than Cliff and Rob, the BAss played with Plec, just sounds harder.
The power of bass, what can i say
Man, James is one of the cleanest riffin machine,He literally plays everything so clean.
Exactly!!
And not only that he sings on top of it. I don’t know how he does it, one of the greatest!
@@BA99253 Dave Mustaine too. With more difficult riffs
@@matttucker4269 Dave has a horrible voice though
James is a riff genius, Lars is a genius drummer. Kirk has written some of the best solos ever imo. They are all masters. Ppl give kirk shit but you try to play their set list every night see if you can nail every note.
Lars starts to look like Hannibal Lector. They should make a biography of him and call it “the Silence of the Drums”.
better still: “The Silence of the Bass”
@@piecaptain991 😂
Reminding me of Jack Nicholson in the shining... Here’s Johnny!!!
Your killing me lol
@@piecaptain991 you beat me to it
They have so many BEAUTIFUL guitars. Good grief, I'd be like a kid in Candyland in that studio.
For a musician at that level, money is no object when it comes to gear. And better yet, it's a tax write off!
@@Anjohl At that level they don't even pay for it, the makers feel it an honor to give it to them, plus their sponsors make them stuff in their custom shops or have custom builders make them very nice guitars so they'll stay on board.
@@snap-off5383 fair point.
I know bro same
The white V is the original he bought as a teenager. It’s a (probably Korean made) fake Gibson with a bolt-on neck and upgraded pickups. If it weren’t for the history behind the guitar it would be almost valueless. Pretty cool he still uses it.
I don’t think many people realize how much Lars actually contributes apart from drums.
He wrote the guitar intro to Ride the Lightning that everyone loves so much
@@Jahomey505 yea and he has ALOT to do with the overall arrangements of the songs since the beginning. He is also a genius business man they dude is criminally underrated overall in the group. No its not the greatest drummer but he sure as shit aint the worst by a long shot. The stuff on justice was wicked drum wise.
@@midnight347 true shit bro. Like I get that his drumming got sloppy after the 90s because he stopped practicing but AJFA has some of the best drum tracks of all time. People sleep on him cause it’s trendy to hate Metallica. He’s by no means one of the greatest of all time, but he’s released some brilliant work and inspired a ton of drummers that a lot of people have in the top of their lists. The hate is ridiculous
@@Jahomey505 you said it best it is trendy to hate on metallica ECSPECIALLY Lars lol. People really undersell his overall value to the band imo.
Or how good he actually is at drums like he isn't out of time because he's bad he's out of time because that is the metalica sound it sounds more heavy metal and evil
9:53 best part
😂
3:00 the riff that plays after every official Metallica clip now. Usually when that kind of riff is used like that you get sick of hearing it even in the song. Nope. It's just that sick, that tail keeps it going and going just like Metallica
Yeah ı know
I love how robert enters the room and instantly starts headbanging
It became shadows follow on 72seasons!!
James has one of the best right hands in thrash metal. His high speed downpicking is cleaner than just about anyone else I’ve heard. Like seriously, who’s got a CLEANER right hand than James’ for downpicking? Even Petrucci stands there like “😣” while covering their stuff.
Slayer
@@youreadopted3960
LOL no...
Jon schaffer
What about the dude from Kreator. That's a pretty clean Rhythm hand as well
@@oanafelicio7764 Definitely. He's just as good at downpicking as Hetfield and on a whole other level once we talk about gallop, tremolo picking and precision. Schaffer's a machine. Have to see a tighter rhythm player yet.
The more hair Lars loses, the fewer drums he has in his kit.
He should put on a wig then
@@KevinGsWK then it's back to the 88 - 93 kit but with his now signature random fills
Perhaps you should dial up some Kip Winger if hair is equal to music to you.
LOL! All in good fun.
Lmfaoooo, comes with age 🤣
@Nargathron666 and he's still gonna play it out of time
Amazing riffs just non stop from Hetfield. Thanks for posting this master piece!
Riff Life
2:08 i love how hype lars is about that riff
9:47 Rage Against the ManUNkind
Some musicians are just players. James is that and he is also a creator which is another talent altogether.
James is a beast and just seems like the nicest guy ever. Lars got me to start playing drums at 12 after I heard the And Justice For All album, then later I picked up guitar, now I write and record my own music. I have to thank Metallica for all of it! Thanks for the upload!
He's not a nice guy. He's just really good at checking himself when on camera.
It scares me that James can downpick that fast, like in all honesty, I’m in awe that he doesn’t have a combination of Parkinson’s, Arthritis, and Carpal Tunnel from downpicking that fast. And the way he makes it look and sound so effortless is even more awe-inspiring.
That doesn’t make much sense my dude.
It’s inflammation that causes these.
Playing for 50 years will do that
@@Down_Pat and probably everday for hours on end
The only other guy I’ve seen on this level is John Browne from Monuments and even he’d say Hetfield is the GOAT
08:10 james playing his old "eet fuk" explorer for the album
Is that his KEA V in the next clip too??
@@localmusiclover605 yep
James riffing is unbelievable
He's a riff master
I love these studio videos. The process is cool, I love the making of music
Gosh, if I could just sit in there for one day and hang with them while they do all this, I would have a permanent smile on my face and think I'd died and gone to heaven.
Seeing this makes me appreciate "Hardwired..." a lot more from a production / compositional perspective. Stripping back the theatrics a bit and peering into the raw bone structure of the band is refreshing
He may not get as much attention as lead players but. James is hands down one of the greatest rock guitarist ever. His picking and riffs are top 5 at least. Dude is a beast and while singing too. Another highly underrated guitarist is Michael Sweet from STRYPER. Absolutely killer singer, riff writer and one of rocks best guitar solo writers. And again, all while singing.
13:57 HOLY SHIT! Young Hetfield voice crack! That was insane!
2:26 Lars looks like Beetle Juice.
Okay hahahaha that one got me
That’s an insult to beetle juice
That's it! Couldn't put my finger on it.
😆😆
Nothing makes me happier than seeing james use his iconic white flying V. Lars is right, i’d pay money to touch that guitar.
3:27 when Lars's kids didn't do their homework.
James definitely got his mojo back on this album
More like Lars used a good drum set
@@liammonas4762 Honestly I think it's because they're free from the record labels. They have more freedom with what they can write.
The mojo never left.
He never lost it
@@thoryan946 labels have never told them what they can write, you fuckin idiot
crazy to realize Robs been their longest bassist
6:07 - 6:29 Lars is feeling it a little too much 🤣💀
Lars scoping the room out for a sandwich..lol....
~Ride The Sandwich
~The Sand-Wich Could Not Be
~Enter Sandwichman
~One [Sandwich]
~Creeping Sandwich
~ Sandwichtarian
~ Toasted Sandwiched
~Fade To Sandwich
~Nothing Else Sandwiches
~Master Of Sandwiches
~ Sandwiches For All
~The Four Sandwichmen
~ Sandwich But True
Pretty cool to see this behind the scenes stuff.
0:49 Nirvana!
James Hetfield is one of the very few who can write music in homage to Kurt Cobain.
Lars even suggests the lyrics... "Still standing and smiling".
nice drum work lars keep it up
God i hope they vid record everything on their new album..
For real, its so cool to see that!
they didnt sadly, but hey, 72 sounds great regardless
Excellent video. GRATEFULLY .
0:33 well to be fair Lars, theres probably a million drummers who'd kill to do the same thing on your drums lol
also lars is probably got better arms than almost everyone his age
I’d disagree simply because Metallica truly needs Lars. Without him, they’re just a random collection of riffs. 🙂
What song
@@jadendorsey3472 Hardwired to self destruct
@@brianrobertson9580 you must be a drummer hahaha
You’re back!
"That the Nirvana version?"
Seriously thought he was gonna bust into a Nirvana riff. No dice lol.
Admittedly a bigger fan of Nirvana but big respect for these legends.
My names james hetfield and i go WOOOOHHHHWOOOOOH YEAAAAAYA
BIG GREET from me ! I like this "picking" so much and love what said James , his voice to do with me amaze feels and give for me big enjoy
This is a masterclass.
0:49 Hardwired To Nirvana
Hetfield still had some banging riffs in him
10:20 Bass solo. Take one. Cliff always there
Hetfield respects Burton a ton
This is the Actual Gibson V from the kill em all Era, damn...
Its not an actual Gibson.
Every Metallica comment section:
1. Lars can't play drums
2. Sound of bass
3. Naapsteeer!
U forgot the"MEGADETH IS BETTER"
@Nemesis 86 right? i guess people just saw lars and began to hate regardless of the subject
@Nemesis 86 Because people don't stop to think before making a judgement. It's basically saying "Hey carpenter, I saw your wood laying out on the street and you weren't looking so I just took it, thanks!"
Of course everyone would just be fine with that, right?😅
@Nemesis 86 You said it right there, ignorant. It runs rampant lol
How can u forget about st anger troll
James is a legitimate brilliant player. Awesome guy!
Great clip! I love ESP, own many myself, but have to say the Gibsons in the video sound punchier and meaner.
James is definitely a riff master!!
I love how James, being the one that’s had a rough childhood, head the “feel” of a lot of the songs.
I know this compilation is for James but the fill Lars plays at 7:35 is pretty badass. 🤘🤘
I can't wait to get to Jam with him!! Soon!
Excellent!
These sounds make me smile bro..
Not the Master of Puppets, but the Master of rhythms 🤘
I love how he's still using the flying V from Kill Em' All in the beginning of the video
It's hilarious how James looks younger now than he did 30 years ago when they made the black album.
He got rid of the porn stache
beetlejuice is playing drums for metallica now
I'm kind of a Schecter guy myself and I used to think a Les Paul was too "traditional" looking but I'll be damned if a Les Paul done right isn't the most badass looking thing out there. Especially when it's blacked out so to speak.
You got that right!
Pure talent
11:03 james wear BATIK from Indonesia, im so proud
Not downpicking but JAMES!
Some of Lars' best drumming since AJFA.
This album was his simplest and worst. I think it was "Am I Savage?" that had some really unimaginative drumrolls on the snare. It's probably the age, so I understand.
@@HipnikDragomir So what you are saying is that you don't know anything about drumming.
All Hail Riff Master Hetfield!!! \m/
James and Lars are what I would imagine what brother energy is like
I notice he and Kirk both play Gibson's alot when not on stage.
The band seems to be Lars and James, Robert seems misplaced and Kirk is nowhere to he seen during any of these rehearsals
James and Lars have always been the primary song writers. Kirk comes in to do the solos and learn the riffs that James came up with.
@@danielx1224 except this time kirk didn't really write anything since most of his solos were on his phone, the phone which he lost
@@cheezy8492 Those solos have kirk written all over them though.
@@danielx1224 no, kirk only played them, he wrote some of them sure, byt the majority of the songs were James and lars writing his parts
Kirk was searching for his mobile phone.
Gonna say it, best rhythm guitarist bar none.
Wow love this, I liked the sound of the V best. All the guitars sounded so different! The V sounded the most “Metallicish” (LOL but yeah!) to me:)
this james's t shirt is awesome, i want to buy it
Anyboy knows whats the song on 2:48 that James is playing? Thanks
notice james uses his middle finger to hold the pick as well as his thumb and first finger.
Rockin🎸🎤🎹🥁🔥🎧🍀
2:48 anyone know what song that’s from if it is?
sounds like hallowed be thy name
Just came to the comments to see how many trolls we have hating on Lars.
That beat up V is fucking sick. Naturally broken in Tallica style
I love how lars is like "i just walk right up and touch james hetfeilds guitar while he's playing"! That shit made me laugh my ass off. After Tony Iomi, James is the riff master!
*Dave Mustaine joined the chat *
After? There are a ton of cool riffs not related to Tony Iommi
Tony is the father of metal. And, the king of the riff. Without tony, there would be no metallica or megadeth
@@jooooeeeeyyy - incorrect. Jimmy Page was creating great riffs before Tony. Plus there was Pete Townsend, Jeff Beck and Eric Clapton. And let's not forget MC5 and Steppenwolf. Tony was a huge influence but he also had huge influences
@@jooooeeeeyyy approved, I just wanted to say that Dave Mustaine wrote awesome riffs.
6:32 Nothing Else Matters (volume II)
Not even close
5:18 gagagaga 🤣🤣🤣
Wish I could be there with use having a blast 💥 it’s amazing to see all the equipment So many guitars to mess about with I Betcha it’s hard to pick a favourite because they’re all mad 😡
Does anyone know if that is THE Flying V Mr Hetfield is playing? If it is I might faint! That guitar is almost as legendary as Metallica itself.
Indeed IT IS, but he changed the duncsn invaders for emgs, and repaired it again
The John and Paul of Metal.
Is it just me or does Lars turn into Anthony Hopkins when he starts getting into the groove on drums?
"I like gagga gagga, but gotta get back in gagga's shape" is a line a lot of us can relate to
0.30 I think James doesn't smack him is because he is way to cool 😎
At 2:25, is that Lars or Beetlejuice?
2:47 Which song is this? or just improvisation? sounds sick🤟
6:00 that sounds so much better there than on the album. Since the album is compressed to shit.
Hmmm, yes, because it’s not like TH-cam or any other streaming service compresses their audio. Real talk, if you actually bought the album on a physical form, that’s probably as close as you’ll get to the least compression.
Some people live to complain. I got the CD and loaded onto my laptop and then synced to my phone. Sounds great. Everything these days is compressed. People who claim to hear all this compression are again looking for something to complain about. Get a life
@@Sean-yd4uk I believe they limit to -13 dB now it’s not the same as old TH-cam compression...
You don't know what compression is and you are making a fool of yourself.
I've just realised the last album is basically a NWOBHM tribute
Didn’t knew that Kirk is a session guitarist
Yea, kirk really has no input on making the songs. He comes in an harmonizes and solos. I am sure he tried to make some riffs, but then he loses his phone.
@@puppets1979 not completely true, it is quite known that he's come up with a few iconic riffs here and there.
@@todessehnsucht Yes, I know. There are few.
Kirk made some great riffs in the past, but he didnt contributed for this album, only the solos
8:55. How does taping above the nut mute the strings or otherwise help?
helps prevent the strings behind the nut from making noise while recording guitar parts. see what he does at 8:50
@@ultex But why would you be concerned about those strings making noise when you don't strike them while recording riffs?
@@jbjohnson4728 you are striking those strings. The vibration flows through the entire string and is picked up in the recording. The wrap/tape is similar to palm muting.
@James Williams But he did not mute the string below the nut here. He did it above the nut. If it helps, it helps. I'll have to try it out some time, though I'm skeptical it'll make much of a difference on a regular guitar and rig above the nut.
It helps if you are recording direct
James and Lars 🤘🏼
People ripping on Lars: "MOM!!! We're out of Hot Pockets!"
Meanwhile, Lars: "I think we need to buy another original Monet if we're going to make this paper mache coaster work."
Is that white Flying V at the beginning his original Flying V or is it another one?
What really had no idea. Wow
5:13
Would you look at that. after 40 years of abuse James picking hand finally said:
*_"f*ck this im out"_*
James has the coolest job in the universe
Playing some of those songs many times every week may become annoying after all those years.
James really is, the sound of Metallica.
It's crazy that he holds his pick with three fingers
Yeah this is hard work
So, where's Kirk at?
It's cool James and Lars and Kirk never quit being Metal.
1996 Load has entered the chat
40+ years and still recording and touring. Pretty freakn impressive. Oh, and selling out every arena the play. That’s a serious feat for any band, let alone a rock band, and even more let alone a thrash band.
@@HerotsLament Aint my Bitch is one of the best and heaviest Metallica songs.