Metallica: Blackened (Paris, France - May 17, 2023) 

5:08 how James flicks his pick and grabs another one right before the harmony is so slick! Hetfield is still the fucking man.

I’ve heard this song maybe a thousand times and I still get goosebumps when that intro hits. Every. Single. Time.

James is a symbol of hope for me. To see all the shit he’s been through in his life and the battle with his personal demons yet continue to fight and come out on the better side of things just inspires me to apply that fight to my own life. I know he’ll never see this but it had to be said.

It’s super rare that a band gets better as they age!

King Het’s voice is incredible,Rob’s bass sound is monstrous,Lars’s double kick is awesome,Kirk’s solo is amazing…Metallica kicks ass…🤘

James's voices killing it!!! 🤘

I was in the snake pit in front of Lars during this one, and I can tell that the dude is giving EVERYTHING he has during the double bass part. From song one till the end of the show the guy is playing every beats like it’s the last one

Trujillo's bass sounds so thick! Sounds KILLER!!!

I pray that they release the whole show on Blu-ray disc! Absolutely killer!!

"Blackened" is one of my favorite songs ever, and so damn powerful. A must in every Metallica concert as far as I'm concerned.

This is their best album ever. I will NEVER understand how Jamez can play some of their songs while singing. He's literally the greatest front man to ever live "musically" and "lyrically" in my opinion. Greatest band to ever exist.

130 BPM! How does Lars keep a 130bpm tempo at this age? That was pretty much flawless.

I was there, it was so amazing to experience this song live in 2023, thank you Metallica !

What I am seeing here is a band that is in their absolute prime considering their age. NO ONE could complain about this performance.

James at 60 is still a powerhouse of down picking and energy in general. It’s absolutely amazing, I don’t think there’s another band at their age who keeps the energy as if they’re still in their 20’s.

Wanna feel old? Rob has been in Metallica for 20 years 😱😱😱

Lars's double bass is pretty much flawless these days ! It's crazy compared to just a few years back.

Papa Het at 60 still downpicking and singing is insane, not to mention also Kirk's playing during the solo!

Dude I gotta give credit where credit is due. Lars has definitely stepped his drumming up and Papa Het's voice is good as ever.

1:22 Lmao it's my buddies and me shouting "OUAIS LAAARRRSS ! LAAAARSS !". The stairs conducting to his drumkits was just in front of us !

LONG LIVE METALLICA!!! 🤘🏼

Bravo Metallica! The only bad thing about this performance is that it's not the full version (I miss that part at the end of the solo)

Pick up a guitar and try to keep up with this concert. When you fail miserably, realize James is 60 years old.

That harmony at 5:09 has never sounded better. I love it

This is my favorite Metallica song. When you experience it live it is just beyond awesome

Watching Metallica in 2023 on a 4K TV 33 years after hearing Blackened for the first time on a casette tape with a childhood friend. Amazing!

40 years through tough times, rehab time... and still rocking like this... age is just a number ! solid band !

Been air drumming this song for years and never get bored

Very nice and solid performance by Lars!!! 😍😍😍

Wow metallica is going full on classics with blackened. ❤🔥

4:36 Lars from 1989 taking over old man’s body as a host. Just killing it!!!

imagine writing riffs this brutal all those years ago, imagine being 60 playing them till this day still being as fucking Brutal, best band to walk earth.

I Don't think any of us will ever get tired of hearing this record. And Justice For All Is a Masterpiece I hope they live until they are 200

Insane man, I was there both nights for my first ever Metallica concert… just epic 🔥 Watching James downpick live is also a blur 😂

Goosebumps Metallica is just above everything else. Legends!!! My heroes

The Lars improvment is insane! He got his game back up top LEVEL!

4:40 one of the many drum fills in AJfA that's very satisfying when you listen to it, though it may seem simple to nail it

this honestly sounds better than they have in 25 years live. wow

4:45 great drum roll !

Is it just me or does James' live vocals get better and better with every tour

I hate how they cut out the post solo part with the straight drum beat. One of the best parts of the song in my opinion.

Just saw this played live at Download in the UK and it blew my mind how good it sounded. Easily the most epic song of the night. What a show

These guys sound tighter than ever. Also, it's really nice of them to upload such high quality tour videos for free.

They are all on point. Lars was killing it. Glad to see hes been putting in the work to get back to what he was.

Glad they're releasing vids of them doing their older songs for this concert 🤘🏻

The start when James starts playing live is absolutely amazing and still shocks me to this day

This song is the benchmark of how well they’re still doing at their age imo. And after seeing this, I’d say they’re no where close to being done.

Lars has improved a lot his skills for this tour. No absurd fills, better double bass technique.

I hope Blackened gets played at the LA dates

Paris fans are passionate for great rock. I'm glad Europe is having fun!!

I've been very critical of Metallica's performances and their overall sound the last 10 years, but I have to say that has all improved with this tour. Their performance is almost flawless and the sound guys has improved also I believe. Lars plays better now than he did 5 years ago, and he also has a cooler color finish on his drums, lol. Yellow looks way better than his old purple or orange sparkle.

Their best song. Never gets old. Love it.

Give the sound guy a raise. The uploads for the last few months have sounded amazing… On another level

They are getting better and better. Incredible!

Trujillooooo 🤘 Massive respect . Bass King !

5:09 My favorite part of Blackened 🎸🎸

I would have to say that this is the best Metallica has played live in years. It's like they care again & have a little fire in them, as they did when they were young. Only difference is back on the AJFA tour, I seen them and the Cult for $30 a ticket. Now it's $250 to $300 for nosebleed, if you're lucky to get a ticket before they sell out 6 months before the show?

King Het and Count Hammett - the indisputable masters of down-picking for 40+ years and at their peak as a band right now. Fucking blessed 🤟

James voice is like some sort of Metal ASMR for my anxiety. He converts my anxiety into amped up energy and pure happiness. Forever grateful to Papa Het!

Bass's sound is awesome

That double kick part sounded sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet

The first album that I have bought from Metallica, was "And Justice for All" and guess what's immediately my favorite track (nr.1 "BLACKEND")! HELL YEAH 🤘🤘🤘

probably one of my favourite metallica songs EVER, the guitar drums vocals so powerful!!! the intro is something Norse gods listen to before fighting wars in heaven

So powerful. What a show. That crowd is amped up. This is Metallica on top form. Takes me back to seeing the band tour ‘and justice for all’ at the Hammersmith Odeon in London. That whole set was killer apart from Jason Newsteads bass solo. I remember at the end of the show they played Iron Maidens ‘The Prowler’ and a jokey version of ‘run to the hills’. Some of the guitar work on Blackened has always reminded me a bit of Iron Maiden. There is no other monster like Metallica, there were others but they died off, disappeared up their own arseholes or just became meaningless. Will the torch be passed on to another set of up and coming bands? Or will Metallica be the last of their breed. Whatever happens they will forever be tattooed on my soul. 🤘🏼

Wow, they killed it, I'm shocked at how amazing they're sounding considering they're pushing 60, they're performing at a level of men half their age and they're sounding downright incredible. Rob Trujillo's bass adds so much punch to this, fuck me, I hope to see these guys live sometime soon, because what a frigging show.

I hate that they don't play the whole solo section but what they play here(and fir their age)is incredible 😎👌 love metallica, I don't sometimes think people understand how physically demanding these songs are and that for the most part they are still playing them 👏♥️🔥

I must say that this tour is special. Through their smiles, their energies, the interaction with the public even before the beginning of each show... They show us that they take as much pleasure as we do. I can't wait for the next show, you know the one Lars promises at each end 🤘🇫🇷

Amazing performance

James down picking stamina is amazing.. looks like a jackhammer chugging away on the guitar on that intro shot. 🤘🏾🔨🎸🔥

Intro never fails to leave me in an out of body experience

Absolutely amazing they are so locked in and Lars is kicking some major ass

THE LION ROARS AGAIN

Uff, Rob's style bass. So great!

I’m so glad they release videos like this. Metallica is always best live!!! Long may they reign!!

These guys are 60 still playin stuff from this record flawlessly. Respect

what a time to be metallica fans

Amazing to see ‘em blasting the stage and being in such kick ass shape!!🙏🤟

You see how much they enjoy it ❤️

These guys are at a late-career peak and they know it. Good on them!

Blackened forever 🎸🤘

6:03 love how Kirk runs to the wah pedal 😅

They just nail it live, I can't believe how awesome this performance is. This is a hard song to play. I've probably listened to Blackened more times than any other metal song, and it never grows old.

Fantastic, oneof my all time favorites! You guys sound great! You haven't aged a day.❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

You guys should never retire 🤘🤘

I was at this show and this set list was so good! Loved every second of it!

Holy cow! I was NOT expecting the ol' boys to sound this good. THis is absolutely EPIC! Brings a tear to my eye as I headbang 🥲🤘

Forever the GREATEST band of Metal!!!! Long Live Metallica!!!!

This guys are in their 60s a d their playing at a Top level. Amazing. The 4 did and amazing job. The mixing is top notch.

all justice songs are deadly monstrous live because everything is in place!!

One of the best songs and so relevant

Wow, this looks like the beginning of the concert .... what an opening!

Espetacular!!!

5:33 kirk actually nailed the solo. Expected him to be sloppy but nah. Not even a bit. Props to him

They sound absolutely incredible and a fantastic performance. Man i really want to go to one of these shows!!!!

Lighting / sound quality was flawless. the camera crew was on point too. Awesome job guys ❤️🤘🎸

This intro is the best that ever existed 😭🔥🔥🔥🔥

I am so grateful for this band and for that song especially! I was born in the early 80's, so this has been around most of my life, and unlike me, it has not gotten any worse with age.

Awesome mix. Sounds great. James voice sounds better than ever

I feel like Trujillo is just every Metallica fan just living his dream getting to rock out with Metallica every day.

This is the one song I pray I have the opportunity to see live... A beast of a performance!