Metallica on Being Called Sellouts for “Fade to Black” (2013) 

As Jason always said, 'we did sell out......sell out every seat in the house'.

Love how James and Kirk both simultaneously can't resist playing the FTB riff at the 3 min. mark.

"It´s all relative to where your world is, and how small your world is" - James Hetfield Such a polite way to say "close narrow minded people"

Fade to Black is still my all-time favorite song of any band

one of the best metal songs released period. fucking beauty

Fade to black is one of the best metal songs ever!

Metallica always did what felt right for them at the time. You gotta respect that.

As a lifetime metalhead, I can attest that metal fans are both the best and the worst. I have been guilty of this. Thank-you Metallica for doing what you guys have wanted, always.

I love that Howard has many millions of dollars but still uses a less-expensive Neumann microphone. That's awesome!

Fade to black is one of Metallica’s best songs hands down

The guitar solo at the end gives me chills all the time absolutely love this song

I love how Kirk and James have the need to play along with their own song while hearing it 😍

Howard: give me chill James & kirk: play guitar Lars: *eat*

Metallica is amazing and fade to black has amazing harmony.

For some reason I always look up when James says “ Now I will Just Say Goodbye! “

I mean they are alright. Hope they make it big one day

I will now consider ‘Metal Joe’, as one of the god fathers of metal music.

One of my favorite songs to pick on the guitar. The song is legendary.

Creeping Death...is responsible for most of my hearing loss... DAMN WHAT A GREAT SONG !!!!!!!

The album Ride The Lightning is what got me into Metallica. The album art was crazy and intriguing to a 6 or 7 year old.

I love how when the riff comes Kirk and James automatically start playing it😄

Hear a Metallica history with fade to black in the background is something else my friend...

Metallica brought something new into metal music at that time with Fade to Black. You can metal with acoustic guitar in your song and that the song doesnt have to be trashy from a start to an end. FtB is a great reliever in the middle of the album.

one of the one most beautiful metal songs ever made

I can't recall how old I was, but my brother bought me "Master of Puppets" tape as a birthday present, and that got me exposed to Metallica and blew my socks off. So I had to get more, naturally, and I remember buying "Ride the Lightning" and when "Fade to Black" came on, just chills everywhere. I didn't know you could make such orchestra-like riffs with a guitar and harmonize it so well. So many riffs on "Fade to Black". Gorgeous song from beginning to end, and when you get to the end, you just hit rewind before it got to the B Side because you want to hear it again and again.

Fade to Black is one of my favorites. It also reminds me of my brother who passed away 🖤

They have sold MILLIONS of albums, iconic band. And yet I still think they are under appreciated for how talented they actually are.

dont get how you can be called a sellout . That album is metal masterclass.

Metallica is a great Rock and Roll band. End of story. They can play anything. Seem like good guys. They write, record and play great. What the fuck else do people want from these guys.

They got alot of $hit for the Black Album. It's freaking great.

If Metallica had not done the Load and ReLoad albums and instead kept forcing thrash metal albums they would have gone stale and died.

3:04 James and Kirk pretending to play while Lars eats in the background

Mad respect to the legend Metal Joe

ANYONE WHO THREW THE SELLOUT LABEL ARE NOT FANS OF THE BAND BUT ONLY FANS OF AN ALBUM OR A SPECIFIC SOUND. TRUE FANS OF THE BAND WILL BE TRUE FANS OF MUSIC BECAUSE WHATEVER ALBUM THEY MAKE WILL HAVE SOMETHING THAT SPEAKS TO YOU. THEY DIDN'T GO OUT ON PURPOSE TO TRY MAKE EVERY ALBUM SOUND LIKE THE WAY COMMERCIAL BANDS AND FANS WANT THINGS TO SOUND - THEY FOLLOWED AND MADE ALBUMS TO THE WAY THEY FELT AT THE TIMES - EVERY SINGLE METALLICA ALBUM HAS SONGS ON IT THAT ARE AWESOME AND SPEAK SOMETHING TO EVERY PERSON DIFFERENTLY...

Epic song! I agree with Howard, it always gives me chills! I can’t help thinking of Cliff! RIP Cliff Burton !

what a story, legendary band.

Metallica fan since 92, seen em live in Halifax, Fade to black.. favorite song.

Metallica are the most evolving band in the metal world, that’s why there the most successful in the genre…

Fade to Black? A sellout? Geez. It's so beautiful I use it as my alarm tone. No wonder I never wake up on time. I attended their concert a night before my birthday in 2019 at London and was gutted they didn't play one of my favorite songs. All the way from Mumbai, India!

I can't stand people who think they're like the Sellout Police or something. Fade to Black is an incredible song! Thank god they "sold out" and made it.

"Ride the Lightning" is the best Metallica album. Hands down.

It's funny too because Escape is the song that James always hated as being to radio friendly

3:04 Lars still eating his sandwich

Lemmy of Motorhead told the story of how when Motorhead were starting out in the mid 70s and playing gigs a fan came up to him after they got their first record deal and said they'd sold out. So a band can be accused of selling out the very moment they get a record released.

I had hears it was when they made a video for One. Also, so epic to see them go into playing Fade to Black. They still love their job

I love that James just starts playing along....

Thank you Metal Joe, whoever you are. You saved Metallica.

All I know is Metal Joe is cool AF 'cos he's wearing a Mercyful Fate DBTO US tour shirt!

Most other metal bands simply lack the talent to compose a song of such grandeur.

My favorite song .....crazy to think how some people hated it but dam it showed their maturity and guts to create masterpiece hits

My appreciation for Metallica grows more and more..

My favorite Metallica song. Get goosebumps every time I hear that intro.

Greetings from Azerbaijan🇦🇿

Uh....... But they DID change their sound. GREATLY.

Metal Joe now goes by William Murderface, and plays base for some band called Deathklok.

Total BS. Were Slayer branded “sell outs” when they released South Of Heaven in ‘88 and Tom was actually singing on most of the songs instead of shouting? I don’t think so. No matter which direction Metallica go with their music, it’ll always be iconic. Like Jason said in an interview when he heard the band sold out, he’s like “yeah we sold out, we sold out stadiums and arenas with each tour every single night”

Fade to Black gave me and my high school guitar class something to play as Metallica fans on our crappy acoustics that we had to replace the strings ourselves on.

If you are the same exact person you were at the first stage of you're life at any other stage. You're stagnant. Their music is bi-product of their growth as people. There are a few different stages of Metallica . And I love them all.

Why are 2013 interviews coming out in 2021?

The beginning of the album Ride The Lightning has accoustic, intro to Fight Fire With Fire

Fade To Black is one of my favorite Metallica songs!♥️

Love love love Metallica 👍🏾

they did release a very commercially driven album in 1991, which was a huge change of pace for them. so I do not agree with Howard's comments to kick this clip off.

This was the coolest rundown of the story behind the song I’ve ever heard.

My all time favorite Metallica song

To be fair, Fight Fire With Fire also has acoustic guitar. It was because it's a ballad.

I love Fade to Black!

I love how James and Kirk play along with the song

The Black album wasn't commercial?

I love the song fade to black! what a band!!

how can anyone sit there and say they didn't change there sound. have they not listened to the load albums

@2:56 Howard Stern: "and then you come up with this". (and Lars is eating his lunch in the background). LMAO!

Strange, i always heard the 'sell out' label came when they did the Video clip for One

This song always gives me goosebumps

to be fair Reload is gaga you listen once Load is passable due to a couple of songs St. Anger is a worthy experiment

I can’t imagine how pissed cliff would’ve been if someone stole his Rickenbacker

I wonder what happened to the guys who stole their gears.?

Metallica did sell out... every show in every town for the past thirty years 🤘🏻

Hell yeah. I’m a town over from old bridge.

Just lost all my band’s gear in a flood...too relatable

I'd listen to Howard more if he did more of this instead of trying to start beef between people. Its so obvious in his line of questioning.

Ha, usually the one's yelling "sellouts" can't get into the shows because they are, um, sold out.

One of the best songs ever.

Metal Joe should have been inducted into the rock'n'roll hall of fame.

Great song on a great album!

My biggest pet peeve is when people say they sold out on Load/Reload. Those albums are killer.

Obviously somebody gave them a check

Gives me chills too howard!!!!

My favorite song of all time.

Honesty is my only excuse.

Whatever happened to metal Joe

Best song ever !!!!!!!

I love Howard but I highly doubt it that he’s really into Metallica Especially the first three albums

Jesus Christ i live in Old Bridge NJ right now 😳 Weird

Howard rules!!

It was the song that turned me on to Metallica. And then I heard "For Whom the Bell Tolls" and was like HOLY SH*T!!

'Fade To Black' is the best Metallica song in my opinion.

Metallica forever! 🤘

Ppl trippin Fade to *Black* is a masterpiece . Btw listen to: *Kyuss - Space Cadet*

got to say james looks really good here