@Carlos Alcaino I have a feeling we are gonna have a bass solo somewhere in this album. Just listening to the first two songs, I got a feeling it's coming.
Lars has always been such an enigma to me. I love how he's not afraid to play the most basic of 4/4 beats, but can then break into crazy off-rhythm beats while still capable of breaking into wicked blast beats if the song calls for it. Because of the band's style change on the Black Album, his cheesy acting roles in movies, the Napster fiasco and however you want to take how he came off in their documentary counseling sessions, too many people started ripping on Lars like any of that has anything to do with what he can do on his kit. Lars is a truly talented drummer and I hate seeing how much hate he gets. Whatever he chooses to do outside of playing the drums has nothing to do with his abilities on them. Good song review man and thanks for keeping it honest 🤘
5:54 - "I don't even care if ya know this new stuff isn't as good as their classic shit. I'm just glad they're making new music. Yeah, I'm really excited to hear the rest of the album." My thoughts exactly!
I'm glad you liked and reacted to it. The haters are out in full force. It gets better the more I listen, James sounds fantastic. The leads are the only thing I'm not big on, but whatever. Thanks Samus
@@standardaussie it's not that. Metallica gets bandwagon hate for being themselves, I didn't care for Lux Aeternae, but this is killer like a mix of Load and Death Magnetic, definitely on the thrashier side.
@@standardaussie he's right tho. It's perfectly OK to not like, but there are a lot of people that will hate it just because it's metallica. That or they go out of their way to show their hate knowing they won't like it to begin with. I actually disliked a reaction, not because it was negative, but because they dude paused it 5 times before the 3rd riff even finished to go on a rant about how trash it was. There's a big difference between not liking it, speaking your opinion, and being a hater.
I liked Lux Aeterna instantly more, but I reckon this is growing on me really strongly after repeated listens. Absolutely LOVING both songs off the new album!
At the end of the day these legendary blokes are pushing 60 years old and STILL! banging out ripping beats that still shred better than some of the crap that some of the younger generations are pushing out. I think this album is gonna be epic! Thanks for reviewing mate love your content 👍
@@neiljackson81 Not all of it. Dirk and Kiko both have writing credits on the new album. And Kiko doesn't get credited for writing the solos, no lead guitarist does. Metallica still has 3 of the 4 guys on the first album! Mustaine has had 18 plus members! He couldn't even have the original debut album lineup, Gar is dead and Chris can't withstand the touring. Nick is dead. Check Behler is washed. Marty wants to play Japanese Pop in Japan. I mean, Metallica deserves credit for keeping it basically the same since their debut! It 100% helps Mustaine to keep hiring younger guitarists and drummers.
You are 100 percent correct brother. While this is simple it fits with these guitars and the melodic feeling of this song which is honestly better than complexity or speed
I still love that both these new songs still have elements of their previous albums, obviously Lux had the Kill ‘Em All vibes but this really makes me think of Load/ReLoad and I fucking love it
I'm getting pangs of Master from the drums -- certainty for the first 3rd ... Bit of One, certainly the 'poppy' Load Influence but for a 30yr Band ... Not a Bad Refresh.
How the fuck do you hear killem all? This shit! You are trying to compare old thrash to a band that should have stopped putting albums sense and justice
Love James's vocals. And what you said at the end is so true: we should be grateful for the fact that they are still making fast and heavy music at age 60.
@66Samus the kit isn't from the Justice tours - that was a Tama Granstar Custom in a blue/grey finish. The white kit is his signature Artstar II from the Black Album tours - I have one of the 25 signature kits. Sorry, I'm a Lars nerd haha! What a banger this song is! And yeah, great to see him break out this kit again! 🤟
I'm digging the new stuff so far. We're not going to get Master of Puppets again, that's just fact. But we're getting some solid throwbacks to the stuff that influenced them, and that ain't bad. Good stuff!
Re-Load sound with more aggression. James also sounds so powerful here, you can tell how much this song means to him. When Metallica post-1991 is not compared to Metallica 81-91, you can enjoy them so much more if you're someone who values their early work on such a high echelon. Kirk doesn't seem to challenge himself like he used to (and I wonder if arthritis limits his creative drive). Lars is....Lars, and that drumkit definitely deserved a shout-out. But like 66Samus says, it's just awesome that they're making new music altogether.
Serious question. How is this wah pedal Kirk stuff "Back" to metallica? This is a way more bluesy sound. This sounds like most of Metallica the last 30 years and nothing like 1988 and prior Metallica.
@@59thfsaviation79 So, then how don't you see the similarity between this sound and everything before Reload. Before that awful metallic trashcan that Lars was passing for drums, the shit distortion they were using trying to be Numetal? I mean, Metallica isn't just a Wah pedal... And seriously? Hamemtt was born hugging a Wah pedal man haha
@@59thfsaviation79 Serious answer, Kirk has used a wah pedal since Kill 'Em All. And LITERALLY every album since then. No Remorse, Fight Fire With Fire, Battery, And Justice For All, Enter Sandman....the list goes on and on. The wah pedal has ALWAYS been part of Kirk's sound!
That new song was giving me some classic early to mid 90s Metallica vibes. Good to see them going back to roots with a bit of new flair mixed in! Thanks for reacting to this, dude 🤘🎶
Agreed, the first sec I heard the song I thought this was a sound mix of Load/Reload and Hardwire. And agreed the visuals looked like the album covers of Load/ReLoad
I’m surprised you didn’t mention the double-bass accents during the main riff that changed to snare accents in the last half of the tune. This tune has some of the best drumming I’ve heard from Lars in years.
I'm not a Metallica fan but I can appreciate their legacy (and tracks like One are classics, ofcourse). That being said I like these new tracks! They may be a bit 'tame' or 'by the books' but they're fun!
It always blows my mind that people scream about how the don't sound the same as when they were 18. Of course they fuckin' don't, they're older, they've lived life, their bodies and minds have aged. You don't have to love everything they've done, I certainly don't, but I respect them for experimenting and not wanting to stay locked in a box of their fans' making. People are dynamic, we change all the fucking time, so why wouldn't the music they make? I'm interested in seeing where the rest of the album goes!
Great! Metallica are like good Italian food. A few, simple, high-quality ingredients put together with expertise for incredible results. Seems easy to copy on paper, but very difficult to get right.
Dude I said the same thing when I seen the kit in lux, I was like ahhhhhhhhh. I learned drums to the live shit binge and purge box so that kit will always hold the place
@@Well_checked834 No, in my opinion, no he hasn't, I check his performance around monthly and he can't hold a tempo to save his life. I'll leave it at that, don't really care if someone likes his playing or not. More power to you if you like his live playing, I don't.
I was scrolling by seen you were reacting to this song. I wanted to see if you also liked it. I agree with you this song is just a banger. I like it alot. Seems they spent some time on this. Not just throwing rhymes around. Killer track.
I love how Metallica always keeps the same sound. They know what works for them and they keep it. Whether you listen to their older stuff or newer, you can always tell it's Metallica just by the music itself before he even starts with vocals.
Hey, Samus... Ya know. I agree with u when u said, i don't care if it doesn't sound like their old stuff.. Im just glad their still making music. U are right because the larger percentage of bands cant stick it out living life on the road for 3 decades or more..Their is No doubt they are True Pioneers and Legends of Metal in every sense of word.. Im Happy for them, it deserves to be commended and i commend the men of Metallica for their true love and commitment when it comes to the Metal World... And lastly deserving respect, for paving the way in a time when the Metal World was a hard profession to make a name in.. Little lone rising to the status as one of the BIGGEST household names in Metal History... Apologies for my lengthy ramble.. Ooh Yuurrrrrrrr!!!!!💀🤘
The drums that Lars Ulrich used on the "And Justice for All tour" I think was gray. Later on the Black Album tour it was the same, but White. The song sounds quite good. The sound of the snare is quite clean.
Good afternoon from New England...Now this song does it for me more than the first tune did...Lars is actually doing some pretty cool double bass fills in the first verses...Peace from the Northeast..✌️🤘
I believe Lars is using the actual kit used in the 80's, beginning of the 90's. Cause in the Lux Aeterna behind the scenes you can look at the some pieces under normal light and you can see cracks from all the beating it had during the time. Didn't expect that
I'm just stoked that they sound so good. Don't care if it's the album production that made it that way. I won't be seeing them live. I just want the album to listen to.
I think this album is gonna be a heavy metal with nwobhm influences. I think this album is a tribute to the music they listen in there first 72 seasons of there life.
There is a female drummer Tamu Murata for the band Nemophila that smiles so much when that everyone around her is smiling. Its funny because you can see her trying not to smile in newer videos. So, nice to see someone having that much fun it makes it fun to watch. Oh yeah, shes is really smart and a good drummer emily〖WHEN DESTINIES ALIGN〗LOVEBITES HARUNA－Drum Cove 2021
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