Metal Musician STARCOMA reacts: Metallica - Halo On Fire (First Reaction) 

I plan on buying the album at the end of this series, listening to it all properly, and the. Doing a ranking video. We’ll see if it’d position changes 😅

@@Starcoma i look forward to hear your view on the second half of thks album. Traditionally the consensus has been that the first half is much better while the second half is more lackluster.

Not a fan of these songs?

i love that hard cut , yes this song feel like few song stick together, in a nice way though. alwysa enjoy their transition.

Yeah, I am deep into this song now after repeat listens. How wrong I was originally 😅

More of Tallica’s songs need more than one listening....as more point out they must grow on one before realizing the amazing and unique skills the band posesses

Agreed.

Hey, even Devin took me some time. So you never know.

I have since grown to like this song a lot.

I am certainly enjoying the album as a whole. Hell, when I first listened to Master of Puppets, there were songs I didn’t like straight away. I’m certain I will take more of a liking with repeat listens for sure.

I actually think this one doesn't translate as well to live performances compared to a lot of their other tracks. I think part of it is the vocal range is pretty challenging, and Kirk's timing on some of his lead lines isn't as good in the live performances. Plus the quality of the audio mix on the album version gives it a lot more power, especially with James' vocals in the chorus, and the guitar lines in the intro. I agree with you that Hardwired in many ways feels like a great combination of Metallica's various styles over the years. I absolutely consider it to be one of their strongest albums if you take each one of them as a whole.

nah, last solo is james, it's too obvious. True that Kirk plays it in the videoclip, but it's still a James solo

@@99FLC *nod* not just the tone, definitely the same as the rhythm previously... but also "too perfect". That's not a criticism, the man's played super-precise rhythm guitar for decades, and it shows up in solos as a specific quality. Hard to explain properly.

That’s an interesting bit of trivia!!

Some times a song just doesn’t grab you straight away, and you need multiple listens. I have since grown to like this one a lot.

I usually love a good cut. I just wasn’t expecting it. I’m sure it’ll be better on repeat listens.

@@Starcoma I'm sure

Yeah translates brilliantly live this song..

Don’t worry, my friend! In a later video I admit I was very wrong.

Since this video, I have taken a liking to it, that’s for damn sure.

There are a few songs I prefer live - the S&M Master & Ktulu being the best examples.

Haha. We’ll have to see.

Macrov except for track 12 😁. Everyone loved track 12

He will probably will like Here Comes Revenge the song has a “special vibe to it”. After 8 years of not listening to new music from Metallica (Not counting Beyond Magnetic as they are leftover songs from Death Magnetic [even though I love them] and Lulu doesn’t exist) when I first listened to Halo On Fire I felt that something that was missing returned on that very same moment. This song reminded me a lot of Fade to Black structure and melody. Then I saw a comment in Spit out the bone video where they said that listening to that song felt like when you reencounter a long lost friend after 25 years of not seeing each other. THAT exact same feeling is what I felt when listening to Halo On Fire.

@@GeniusCenaa Revenge means something personal to James, so it got the extra emotion.

Unfortunately, on repeat listens - you may now be the only person 😅

@@Starcoma great reaction channel btw bro! keep it real , im suscribing now

@@ork_oz Yes the outro solo is played by James

@@playermartin286 Nope.

The video argument is already here, but Kirk plays it live as well. Doesn't seem like James would just hand over such a major solo in a regularly played song. Nothing in the behind-the-scenes shows James playing it either IIRC, and he's very much the type to make sure he gets credit for whatever he plays, all the way back to the "all rhythm, acoustic, harmony guitars by Hetfield" bit in the Justice liner notes.

Breakdance Bartholomew just listen to the sound. It’s not kirk’s tone.

@@playermartin286 Around 6 and a half minutes into the making of video, James/Lars/Rob are listening to the ending which fades out on the lead melody. James says there's supposed to be a solo in there somewhere - by a minute later he says they'll choose whichever version of the vocals are better and "he'll solo over the other thing", referring to Kirk. A little after 12 minutes in the whole band are playing the same part and Kirk is handling the lead, though it also seems to be before there was an extended solo at the end. Aside from some improvisation, the tone itself is not dissimilar to what's on the album. Nothing concrete but it's food for thought. I can see James having tracked the melody that starts everything off, but to these ears it could very well be Kirk playing the actual solo from there (and there is plenty to support that being the case). The final note even has his typically fast vibrato.

Part of reactions is you react to what happens… If it helps, I now play this song regularly on my streams. Opinions are allowed to differ, as well as change with time. 🤟

I believe you. Because it has already happened. I love this song now.

@@Starcoma i was sure, the way you understand and hear the music... Usually people dont feel easy the melody, epecially the hard listening melodies and songs. Great reviews on your channel. Keep rocking. My his from Greece!

Oh don’t you worry. I have proven myself wrong with repeat listens, and I have already learned how to play it for my livestreams 😅

@@Starcoma I respect your opinions and I know ya can out play me it's kinda like everyone looks for the wrongs of metallica instead of it flow through you like a amp does to the guitar sorry if I sounded like a d#ck and thank you for replying

Not at all! No need to apologise 🙂👊

@@Starcoma Ty I used to hard on anyone's new stuff from sabbath to acdc than a year later I would think wow was I so wrong so I really support any half way decent band and we know the mighty met we expect alot more than other bands but in the old days u had 8 songs now its twenty songs and half a epic album

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