LEARNING TO LIKE CLASSIC METAL... 

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“Your last name comes from what your ancestors did for a living” Bruce Dickinson: *starts sweating*

“I feel like a lot of people have copied this riff” goes for just about every classic Iommi riff, Finn.

Finn has solidified himself as a nerd with the Metal Jesus and JoJo reference

Try this, put yourself into the mind set of what a teen or young person in 1969 would have. Sit down and listen to a few songs off of Abbey Road (Beetles) or Rolling Stones of the same era. This was what audiences and record labels were experiencing, Then put in Black Sabbath''s Debut album and experience the shock and awe of contrast.

I sent this video to a coworker of mine who is a massive classic rock nerd, and now he's visibly furious and wants to fight Finn. Thank you for some of the best on shift entertainment I've had in a while

Mic The Snare is a sweetheart. His father unexpectedly passed away recently and he's decided to understandably take an extended break from making content. But I'm glad you're keeping his name out there because he's awesome and super funny. Just like you Finn! Love you brother!!! 🤘

The Scorpions had been a band for nearly 2 decades when Hurricane dropped (they formed in 1965) so that’s why they looked old, most of the members were well into their 30s at that point

5:20 totally correct Rob Halford made Leather Daddy the heavy metal uniform

You should check out 70's Priest, in particular Dissident Aggressor. Slayer didn't even try to match the heaviness of the original in their cover. Smartly, the original is friggen brutal for mid 70s.

You spent waaaaay too little time on Sabbath. Those first 5 Sabbath records can be listened to start to finish with no skips. I miss the experience of complete albums. It's all about singles now. I think that's one of the reasons Ghost works so well for me now. They're bringing back the complete album experience

I think your mindset is what’s holding you back when it comes to ‘classic’ metal, especially with Judas Priest For context I got into metal via Metallica and slayer when nu metal was king, I gradually got into more and more extreme stuff and was huge into death metal and grind core (still am although not as much as back then) and I think 70’s metal is better than just about anything. If you listen to priest and expect super heavy metal you’ll be disappointed because production values didn’t do the songs anywhere near the justice they deserve, but if you listen to sad wings onwards and realise they were pretty much inventing everything metal was in the 80’s then it becomes a much better experience. Sin after sin for example half of its tracks have some sort of double bass drumming which was rare but they made it a songwriting trait, dissent aggressor played through modern equipment sounds just as heavy as anything released these days. Call to the priest basically invented speed metal which was then perfected in exciter on the next record. I’d love you to listen through there discography from 1976 - 1979 without judgement (there’s a few stinkers I’ll admit here and there) and try to forget everything you’ve ever heard and really appreciate it for what it was. I remember hearing living after midnight and turbo lover and thinking why is this band hailed as gods and never got it till I heard painkiller and decided to give them a proper go. Now I’d say there my favourite band, or at least top 3

"Come on, feel the noize" was originally recorded by british band Slade ten years before Quiet Riot

I'd heard the name Judas Priest all my life and knew they were a band. I had no idea they were a heavy metal band, let alone one of the all time revered icons of the genre, hence their name The Metal Gods. Some of the fastest and most musically proficient works of metal in rock music history were created by them such as Stained Class, Screaming For Vengeance, Defenders of the Faith and Painkiller. In the very early days of getting into metal 25 years ago, I first thought they were dated classic rock (shows how much I knew about metal back then) because they didn't sound like Metallica. Then a few weeks later, I saw the Painkiller video. That shut me up forever on my doubt of Judas Priest's metal status. Then I heard the Jugulator album which is one of the harshest and most gut wrenching works of heavy metal ever made. They went on to become my all time favourite band and I've seen them the most out of any band.

KISS actually had a dope Metal album (Revenge) in 1992, and a GREAT grunge album (Carnival Of Souls) in 1995! Highly recommend them.

Quiet Riot was the band that got me into heavy metal when I was 8 years old. Found the cassette tape in a culvert outside of our house. Took it inside, took the Charlie Brown read-along out of my tape player, and listened as that first drum intro and chord strike of Metal Health hit my eardrums. I was hooked.

I feel like Finn could get into Di’Anno era Maiden because of the raw, in your face punk energy in those two records

Ive never been a huge megadeth fan but rust in peace is a certified masterpiece

Next, Finn deep dives into Power Metal, especially European Power Metal. As for Dave Effelson, he had to keep the fingers in practise.

Personally for me, I just like the call them just Heavy Metal or Traditional Metal, it doesn't make them sound old lmao. Traditional Metal is pretty much what started it for me with Sabbath, Priest and Maiden and slowly but surely worked my way up to the more extreme subgenres. But I always seems to come back to these groups. I just love the pounding riffs and guitar solos with this "larger than life" feel I get from them. There's actually a whole slew of younger bands out there that embrace those sounds, make it their own and do it really well (The New Wave of Traditional Heavy Metal; long winded I know). Bands like Riot City, Traveler, Haunt, Enforcer, Ambush, Eternal Champion and Visigoth all come to mind.

I got a friend who made playlists full of songs by decade. one for the 60's, then 70's then 80's, 90's, 2000's and 2010's. Listening to the full playlist decade by decade. Doing this helped him get a real appreciation for bands like Motorhead, Black Sabbath and Judas Priest.

I've been to many concerts of all different kinds, Iron Maiden's show was still miles ahead of all the rest. The presentation of the stage, the energy of the band, just everything was perfect

Slayer started as a Judas Priest cover band, you can hear some protothrash Judas Priest in their 70s and 80s albums and songs like Stained Class and Screaming for Vengeance. A band worth exploring because every one of their albums is different.

They called them the Metal Gods for a reason. JP was an amazing live band!

As a zoomer who never grew up listening to rock or metal so without looking at things through rose tinted glasses. I want to say that out of all the classic metal bands The Scorpions probably have the most catchy riffs, Iron Madien had the best songs, Black Saabath and AC DC had the most iconic songs, Kiss was the most catchy band, and anything with Dio was really good because he was such a great singer I'd say my favorite old school metal song is probably Rainbow In the Dark by Dio.

When i would live in the early 70s and Metal, Hardcore and Punkrock were not invented yet, i would like this kind of music.

Thanks for speaking good of Mercyful Fate. They don't get the recognition they deserve. It would be awesome if you would do more on them and King Diamond. Also, thanks for another great video!!

Early Sabbath is great (I like their Debut, Volume 4, Paranoid and Master of Reality). Deep Purple is quite good as well. The 70s stuff has a thick sound, and I like that many bands from that era use organ as an instrument of heaviness, not just guitar alone

I personally only really like classic metal (it was the music I grew up with) . But I do love hearing about other people's preference in music and find it makes for a stimulating discussion. Taste is after all very personal and there is no right or wrong.

Favorite quote from this video: “I never thought fringe was brutal.” 😂

The same thing happened to me with KISS. I saw the pics and was like "This has got to be the scariest music ever!". Then it turns out to be fluffy crap.

I would absolutely love a part 2 and more of this series!!

2023 prediction: Finn starts a nardwuar-esque show where he just asks metal musicians if they’re circumcised and how hard they shoot

When finn said shooting his jizzy jizzle I fuckin lost my shit 🤣tommy Lee is a legend for that phrase alone 💯😭🤣

I remember interviewing Ian Hill from Judas Priest and he basically confessed that Rob Halford was objectively the one to bring the leather / s&m look into the metal scene -taken from his experience in gay clubs back then. so hear this, classic metal fans : you're ripping from gay dudes from the 70's y'all

Bark at the Moon is easily my favorite Ozzy song. Got to see him in 2018 at the Ball Arena. Glad he's still with us.

The Scorpions are definitely my favorite classic metal band. They have the most satisfying to listen to of those high pitched classic hard rock vocals, and probably the best songwriting and production of any band in this video. No one like you is an S tier classic metal song in my opinion.

The “Rob Halford as a neighbor trash can discussion” made me LOL

Sabbath created it, Priest gave it an identity, Maiden perfected it

King Diamond sounds like he is having so much fun being King Diamond, thats why I love him so much!

Every time Rock you like a hurricane really kicks in it sounds like the batteries dying on your walkman as the solo kicks in

I love how metal is constantly evolving but I grew up in the 80's so that golden age of metal (NWOBHM, the hair bands, early black/death, etc..) will always be my favorite. Even now though, I'm still finding new-to-me-bands from that era and earlier that I missed since we didn't have the internet back then! Its always good to trace stuff back to the roots, you might fight stuff that really grabs you.

Oh no, before watching this video - please don't switch on me Finn. As of now, you and I are the last 2 people on Earth who do not worship the ground Iron Maiden walks on (for the same exact reason too - grabbed Beneath the Remains from a bargain CD bin and Maiden didn't hit)

People really love Kiss. Dimebag and Vinnie Paul were buried in Kiss caskets for Christ sake.

The lack of Motörhead in this is upsetting

I’m sure some of the nerds besides myself has already pointed this out but part of the reason some of those bands looked old was because they actually were, at least compared to like motley Crue or Skid Row who actually started when they were in their early 20s for the most part. Bands like scorpions, Twisted Sister, and quiet riot had been around since at least the mid 70s and we’re well in their 30s by the time they had hits in the 80s

I’m a total weirdo who got into metal via Alice In Chains post lane Stanley’s death and saw their influences were Black Sabbath and got into everything metal regardless if it was Iron Maiden, king diamond, pantera, morbid angel or suicide silence I just like it all. A lot of my friends growing up never listened to classic metal. Just modern death metal or deathcore. I think it just depends on whether you deep dive into influences of the bands you like. I love at the gates because of the black dahlia murder. Great video as always. Very entertaining.

Hahaha this was great! Before Hardcore and Death Metal there was Ozzy, Dio, Judas Priest, Mercyful Fate, Iron Maiden, Metallica etc...got to admit those were good times growing up listening to that stuff!! Ghost reminds me of Kiss, their look doesn't match the cheesy rock music lol

Ahahaha I can relate so much to the randomly seeing Halford in an airport. While waiting for a connecting flight in I think Copenhagen, my frequent flier mom got us into the fancy lounge area. And then Serj Tankian was just chilling there. I didn’t wanna bother him, and also I dooont really care about SOAD. But he’s a very recognizable dude lol

Motörhead is definitely the one to check out if you like faster songs, they’re not only influenced by metal but also punk as well!

The Scorpions are from Hanover in then West Germany. There was a metal scene in the East. Being a metal fan in the east was enough for the Stasi to open a file about you.

I'm in the same boat as you Finn. I got into metal via Slipknot and then got into all the heavier subgenres before I ever touched classic metal. I understand why it's so impactful and beloved, but I could never get into it. I like songs here and there from all the major bands. I've seen Judas Priest, Black Sabbath, and Iron Maiden live. It just never clicked for me.

Just sat down to watch but as a classic metal fan (especially of Iron Maiden and Mercyful Fate, I think its great your willing to give stuff outside your normal tastes a fair hearing.

Hey Finn! Love the channel and your content and I wanted to say this was a cool video. I always wanted to see you react to old school metal and as a fan of these old bands and what not, I'll admit it's hard to get into it if you prefer the heavy stuff, which I also love alot. Personality my top three old school bands have to be Black Sabbath, Judas Priest and Megadeth (if you wanna put them there like Metallica). I think it's just cool to see how far the genre has come, see the roots, hear the typical sounds and riffs we take for granted then watch it evolve into something even better. It's part of history if you wanna look at it like that. Much love!

Rob is definitely the shit. He was at a random show a doom metal band I like was playing a few weeks back. I think it's rad that he still gets out there and goes to see underground bands play

Guess I was lucky gowing up with Iron Maiden, Ozzy Osbourne, Scorpions and so on. That stuff still speaks to me at 23 yo :)

You should check out the live version of fear of the dark by Iron Maiden to get a true representation of the band

Metal Jesus is one of if not the nicest dudes on the youtube scene. Just a guy sharing his love of retro gaming with all of us!

The song Painkiller is amazing! It never gets old. I hear the intro of that song and it's like I get shot full of adrenaline and I want to start bouncing off the walls. For whatever reason that song triggers my adrenaline probably more so than any other song i can think of.

Kind of feels though like rock and metal fans pay a ton of attention to 50 year old hugely popular bands that are no longer active and overlook a lot of newer bands that are trying to break through or market their ideas. Personally I prefer supporting and engaging in the latter, which just means you probably won't be into a lot of classic metal. Which is fine. All of those people are rich 70 year olds anyway. There are a lot of masterpieces being written today that people will miss because they'd rather try get into Black Sabbath or Metallica or something..

A band called Slade wrote/performed Cum on feel the noise.

"I feel like a lot of people copied this riff" That's the Black Sabbath experience, they did it all first!

What's the section at the right of the videos that has all that RU-vid data?

Before watching this video, I didn't even know that Scorpions and Kiss are considered metal. I listened to them back when I was a kid and mostly listened to rock CDs that I got from my dad and therefore thought of them as classic rock. It's kinda funny what was considered heavy back then, when you're used to today's metal music.

Fun video. One of the biggest bands I had to "learn" to like was Mercyful Fate but I'm glad I did!

The disparity between the imagery and the actual music is insane

I find it fun how somebody who loves poppunk thinks classic metal singing is corny :) Just an observation hehe. I have musical preferences that makes zero sense compared to each other too.

As a weed smoker, I hate how accurate Finn is about weed sometimes

I got into Metal in 97/98, right about the time Metallica put out Garage Inc, which of course had covers of Sabbath & Mercyful Fate. I was also heavy into Pantera, and both of those bands stressed the importance of Sabbath. I remember Anselmo in an interview saying that "anyone who doesn't have the first 6 Sabbath albums isn'ta real metal head" or something to that effect. I had like 2 or 3 Sabbath albums already, and I made sure to go get the others pretty quickly. Understanding the roots and forefathers of Metal seemed important to me when I was first getting into it.

Venom's Black Metal album (1982) has a guitar tone that can be heard on Nausea's Extinction LP.

Any time I see a guy in tights my mind instantly goes to "is he circumcised?". Really, it's the only question that matters.

With metal I only really listen to classic bands. To me they had a lot more about them both sonically and their attitude/character. If someone puts on a contemporary metalcore band I get bored instantly, yeah it'll sound polished and be technically good but just lacks in real substance to me

Metal Jesus rocks is that gen x guy who rented the house next door and had a Sega CD when it was new.

Judas Priest sad wings of destiny is a must listen, Iron Maiden’s first album is no skip,

Classic metal to me is the definitive metal. Originals. The heavier stuff gets more boring as I get older. I like melody and songs rather than blast beats and screaming.

Apparently the whole "they looked so old" thing is a psychological trick our brains play. For most people, their haircuts and clothes they were is pretty set in stone by the time they're 25-30. We then tend to associate those styles with old people, so seeing old photos of them makes you think they look old.

My room mate plays in a classic metal band and he used to wear latex tights where you could deffinetely see that he is circumcised. Shoutout to Venator.

Huge respect Finn! Yeah sure it sounds dated now, but it's brilliant music "Solid songwriting" ...you nailed it

Should check out Thin Lizzy if you haven’t…..anything from ‘75 through ‘83 (especially the late 70s) is great. Riffs for days. People talk about the dueling guitars with Maiden, but Brian Robertson and Scott Gorham had a sound that was untouchable. Spin the Live & Dangerous album. 👍🏻👍🏻

I love you Finn you are always making me laugh and smile with your content 😇😇😇

Hi Finn, I'm a Brazilian fan, I also do BJJ and I really like your channel and I listen to Nu Metal a lot, even though I'm 15 years old. Thanks. A hug from Brazil. 🤘🏻🤙🏻!

By the time rob came out the only response people had was are you getting back together with the preist

Death covered God of Thunder on the At Death's Door II compilation on Roadrunner. That compilation also introduced me to Fear Factory and Cynic.

It was always hard for me to get into this stuff. I grew up listening to mostly 90s and 2000s rock and metal. These classic metal bands felt more like classic rock bands.

11:57 Dude... I love Metal Jesus! Didn't expect that.. nice

First off, I love your content. Secondly, DUDE, I had a similar experience waiting for a flight in Arizona. I guess he lives or lived in AZ and was flying somewhere. He was all by himself and I was pretty positive it was him. Then I saw the golden “RH” monogram on his carryon and I had to go say hi. I said “excuse me, but are you who I think you are?” He looked up grinned just slightly and said “I bloody hope you don’t think I’m Madonna.” PRICELESS! He was kind enough to shake my hand and talk a little bit. I was in the military at the time and he was telling me about some of his friends in the military. I thought about asking for an autograph but the moment was so perfect and cool just being able to talk to him like a friend that I didn’t want to ruin it. This was probably around 06-07.

I'm genuinly curious as to how much Jojo's Bizarre Adventure lore Finn knows.

Qualifying Mercyful Fate as tattoo shop music is so accurate. There's that weird artsy scene that's buoyed to skating where you can't tell if it comes from 70s, or 80s. You'll have fmr skaters get involved in design it seemed like that "Americana" sailor Jerry style was the most prominent. The people involved dressed like 70s' rockers and like they've served at pelican bay at the same time.

Was way too excited that you brought up Badlands! Haha

Sepultura also did an awesome cover of Symptom Of The Universe!!

Painkiller is to this day still perhaps the best metal song out there. At least in my opinion.

Ive watched a ton of your vids and ive heard you reference bands you like . But who are your main bands ? id love it if you listed four or five or so . I doubt you will . but just curious . Thanks for your content .

I love you too dude. Rock on 🤘

As a long time KISS fan, you have to catch them when you're a kid to really let the brain damage of being a KISS fan ruin your life. I also never found them to be classic metal, but that is a band that I would wholeheartedly consider being a step backward in regards to your music taste Finn.

The lore is expanding, I like it! We got hot dog rock, we got tattoo shop music and gas station music now, good. Did I forget something? Also the barbeque friend is now accompanied by the trash can neighbor, good good... Never really into classic metal either, btw, except for some exceptions. One important point about this kind of music: What I feel like with bands like Iron Maiden or Gamma Ray is that these were probably super fun to see live in their prime. From what I saw of Maiden live on RU-vid, they were super energetic, Bruce Dickinson especially was overflowing with energy. And Gamma Ray have a DVD Live in Japan on RU-vid, and Kai Hansen (guitarrist and later on actual main vocalist) is just such a joy to watch. Super virtuosic guy, he is one of those who make it all seem so effortless and fun. Truly awesome guy. So yeah, I think many of those bands offered a great spectacle, def more entertainment than many bands nowadays

i really appreciate your content. much peace and blessings on your life. keep your head cold . and keep yourself to yourself. happy holidays! from guatemala

Other than the occasional judas priest record, thrash is about as far back as I enjoy. Classic metal just doesn't interest me much. Edit - judas prieats painkiller album is probably more up your alley finn You literally said that

Klaus Meine was in his mid 30s for that video. There's a podcast by a reputable journalist about a rumor from within the CIA that they wrote Wind of Change and they have clips of this metal tour that went to the Soviet Union before it fell and it's hilarious seeing this old insightful nice guy next to the guys in Motley Crue. My theory about Kiss is that to get into them you have to have been under the age of ten when you first heard them.

I can add another obscure fact about Badlands, the singer is Ray gillen who was the singer of Black Sabbath. He replaced Glenn Hughes, although he never actually sing on an album himself.

That snare sounds like a sneeze" lmao, can't unhear it