Metallica - Seek & Destroy (REACTION!) 

Just a heads up! This is an older Patreon exclusive reaction that we did wayyyy back in 2019 guys fyi!

Cliff Burton was the oldest member of the band when this was recorded. He was 21. James and Lars were only 19.

This song is 41 years old. That's a long time ago. Listening to this today is like listening to "Chattanooga Choo Choo" when this came out. It's nowhere near as dated. Teenagers in the studio just kicking ass.

I was 15 with my first guitar and my dad had me sit down and learn this song note for note. He had it on cassette and I was locked in a little room in a single wide trailer and he outside working on a lawnmower giving me hints. I still play this song on guitar from time to time. Best Metallica album to me

These guys were 19-20 years old when they made this masterpiece of thrash. I was making 4.25 an HR at 19, Sigh.

Something that I see nobody else is talking about is how Metallica would go see hard-core punk rock bands at the Mabuhay Garden in San Francisco when they were first coming up. They loved this music by such bands as the Misfits and Discharge. So they took their love of Heavy Metal and combined it with the speed and aggression of Hardcore Punk and created Thrash. It would be amazing if you guys did an old Misfits or Discharge song on this channel

I can't imagine what it was like to be a hard rock/metal fan in the early 80s and then Metallica enters the scene. Had to have been life changing. This is my favorite Metallica song because it's so raw and it was so different at the time. Glad y'all got to it.

I remember playing this in my bedroom in the 80's after high school, BEFORE my parents got home from work, HEADBANGING and playing my AIR GUITAR 🎸

I remember when this came out... I was 18 and a senior in high school. Time flies as they say...

My favorite thing about these guys is their artistic ability to actually GET the song, the genre, and the context. Ryan mentioning the rawness with thrash versus modern metal- a casual listener wouldn’t know the difference. Massive respect, as always. You guys rock. 🤘🏻

This is the album that started it all. CLASSIC!

Kill Em All was Metallica's introduction to the world. They were raw, young and full of piss and vinegar. They were tired of the "pretty boy" hair metal scene. They have evolved over time and sound nothing like this anymore, mostly because they are in their 60's now. But this was definitely what they aimed ro be and kept this fire for many years

That is such an old school song , from the time I use my cassette player to listen!!!

That’s the first and actual breakdown in metal history ❤ Damage inc for the next reaction would be fine guys

Am I Evil, THE FOUR HORSEMEN, I love this Whole album

The outro cures cancer

Four Horsemen is the best from this album, do it.

The end of the song is the first true metal breakdown as we know it today. It gets zero love on the list of best breakdowns of all time, but it’s top five in my book. How they speed up the first breakdown and then transition into the second is unreal for 1983.

I always click so fast when i see Metallica!

I'm glad you reviewed this song! That means you're saving the killer track FOUR HORSE MEN for New Years Eve!

It's not Christmas without your Metallica drops!!!!! Thanks boys!!!! Happy Holidays guys, enjoy!!

You guys gotta do Metallicas "I Disappear" next!!!

FOUR HORSEMEN!!!

Metallica - The Four Horsemen reaction is a must! From the same Album. remastered version.

Thank you for the Metallica! And man, I'm sorry you didn't go on the initial journey with us from the beginning. Glad you found them!

I think you guys would have a blast comparing this to Metallica's 1993 live recording in Mexico City a decade later, available in the Live Shit Binge & Purge set. There's extended crowd participation and improvisatory jamming that convert this song into almost an entirely new one.

Cliff was 21, James was 19, Lars was 19, and Kirk was 20 when this album came out. The inspiration for the lyrics depends on when the band was asked that question. Years ago, they said the song was about inner-city violence, but in more recent times they've said it's just about them rockin' with the fans (a recurring theme on that record).

I've heard this song live twice and it gives me chills every time. What an incredible song

always enjoy yalls videos and your music appreciation

Seek and Destroy was an infantry tactic used in Vietnam. It just sounds hard which is the only point of the lyrics

RAAAAAAAIDERS! James is a huge Raiders fan too so that hat fits in real well. Merry Christmas, thanks for another Metallica vid!

I can't wait for you guys to eventually get to either Battery or Damage Inc

So glad you guys finally got to the first Metallica album! Oddly enough Seek & Destroy is probably the slowest/tamest song on the whole album...they should have called it Fire and Lightning instead of Kill 'Em All. Love this song but both musically and thematically/lyrically, Whiplash is probably the most "this is the beginning of thrash metal" song on the album. Arguable of course but that's always been the song I point people to for that purpose. Merry Christmas, Ryan and George!

Can you please do Disposable Heroes next? 😊

Kill 'Em All is a bit raw and unrefined and they were really wearing their influences on their sleeve. But there's no denying it's a lot of fun. I'd love to see you guys do something from Load or Reload. Very divisive albums amongst the fan base. Definitely not thrash (or even metal) but there are some fantastic hard rock songs on those albums in my humble opinion. Check out Outlaw Torn or Bleeding Me for something epic, or maybe Ain't My Bitch or Bad Seed for something a bit more fun.

Always heard Priest in this album, love it.

those riffs are so simple to play and so satisfying ! First song I learned on guitar. Love it

Metallica for Christmas again let's go!

Metallica whiplash, the four horsemen, am i evil, the small hours, last carress

i love how metallica has become a christmas tradition for this channel. i can't believe yall have been at this for 2+ years

Can't even tell you how excited I was when you did Blackened on Xmas. Love to see this. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year dudes.

The first track they wrote and also the first one they recorded was Hit The Lights, not this one. It's track #1 on the album... and still gets played live. One of the best opening tracks on any album!!! Seek is such a fun track live, and a great way to end their shows, or the first set before the encore

This is by far my favorite metallica album. Probably one of the best thrash metal albums of all time

This is the song that got me into Metallica when I was about 7 or 8. One of my childhood friends older brother listened to metal and one day he had Seek and Destroy on and I was instantly hooked.

This is the first Metallica song I ever heard back in 1985! I’ve been hooked on them ever since!

Can I just say that I really love whenever you repeat something that you read somewhere or heard somewhere you also give a citation as to the publication you read it or heard it from.

Merry Christmas @LOSTINVEGAS. Thank you for the metallica reaction

This was and still is amazing

Great album. No Remorse is my favorite song of all time by them. Bleeding Me is great too.

I heard the song last night i Denmark. It was just killing 😎🤟🏼

George I'm not sure that it would have grabbed you in the same manner if you had heard the Metallica songs in chronological order. Your musical taste in metal has been thoroughly refined since you started a few years ago. In the *_Opeth - Blackwater Park_* video, you jokingly said: _"We should've gotten this shit first!"_ I wondered about that, and I think that the song might very well would have been lost on you, back when you heard Ghost of Perdition in stead. Likewise, I don't think that you would have have enjoyed Seek & Destroy as much, if you hadn't already heard a lot of Metallica's other songs beforehand. These are of course the interesting questions that ponder after the fact, unfortunately without having any way to ever find out =)

I just binged all your Metallica reactions last night lol great timing

You guys should’ve seen it live back in the day. It was an incredible time to be a teenager.

Out of all the songs in thrash metal history, this is very high on the list of songs that are awesome to hear live. Whole crowd just screaming that chorus is fun as hell

This album is what got me into playing instruments. Hearing this in a garage with your friends for the first time was freaking incredible, you were on the money by saying imagine what i was like when there was nothing else quite like it.

@Lost In Vegas @George. You mentioned chronological order and it makes me think about when I went back thru their catalog the first time. I noticed that you can hear the sound carries thru. For example after listening to "Kill "Em All" and going to "Ride the Lightning", you can hear what they are doing. Same for R.T.L going into "Puppets, and so forth (up until Load and Re-Load). But they do bring it back. This also reminds me of when Ryan mentioned the changing of the groove, and how that was a thing Ryan noticed about "Spit Out the Bone" You can hear THIS in THAT. Plus the shit just jams!!! Love you guys. Been watching since like video 5 or 6!!

Kill'em"all is still after all these years my favourite Metallica album

Great reaction - just heard them live Friday In Parken, Copenhagen Denmark. Second half is same place In 6 hours time🤘🤘🤘

The fact that this is the first time in a studio is 🔥

DA BEARS! Bears fan in GA, here! Love the channel, and all your reviews/insights/breakdowns. One of the best reaction channels

Y’all, we NEED RIDE THE LIGHTNING UP NEXT!!! Absolute fire 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Saw them in a bar with a couple hundred people in 83 couple weeks after it was released

I saw this tour in a club front of the stage , sick concert!

Seek & Destroy really comes alive when played live. It's one of the best parts of the concert.

You guys are great! I've been watching from the beginning. You guys are the first. The OGs. Much love 😎🤘

When we heard that in 83-84 we lost our damn minds....12-13yr old me and my friends wore that shit out. Remember Metallica did not get played on the radio, at that time. First time I ever heard them on the radio was like 1988 on my way to the LA Coliseum to see them on the Monsters of Rock tour. Best riot/concert ever!!

Hetfield voice - metal perfection.

Dam and you just now released it to the public we Metallica fans we need more Metallica on your platform please bands like this keep me interested but THANK YOU you playing something off the album that started THRASH METAL. 🤘🏼🤘🏼👍🙏

As a group of young snowboarders in the early’80’s at Mt Baker Washington, our mantra was “Seek and Destroy”. This album and Anthrax Among the Living where in my cassette deck every weekend heading to the mtn.

Hey guys. This is one of the times that my vast amount of useless knowledge comes in handy. When the released Kill 'Em All - James Hetfield was 19 (about to turn 20). Lars Urlich was 19, Kirk Hammett was 20. Cliff Burton was also 20.

Widely regarded as one of the greatest debut albums in Rock history. Y'all been sleeping on Kill'em All. ON EDIT: You should do Anesthesia and Whiplash as a single reaction for your next Kill'em All pick. ...just saying.

The 1984 Jump in the Fire single has a killer live version of this on the B side

Hetfield is THE greatest rhythm guitar player.

this is the weirdest thing i was searching for this reaction on your channel this morning and now you post it😭

Ryan speaking the truth when he says that bands today doesn't play out their grooves. It makes such a different, it feels much more organic and it the difference between a quality song and a bad one in my book.

This remains my favorite Metallica album to this day. So raw and KILLER. 🤘

This blows me away because I remember what I was up to as a teenager. Wasn’t up to any good lol. They were kids killing it.

that's one of my favorite metallica songs, since I was a kid. Been listening to them since I was a kid, as far back as I can remember. That song is just a banger. That whole album killed

This is one that me and my band did every day to warm up. Pariah was or name. We rocked!

Whole album holds up till this day and will do so forever.

the next Metallica song you guys should react to is " Am I evil" holy shit, it kicks ass

I love watching the '89 performace of this, for that bash-your-face-in aggression, and then skip to watching it from a 2012+ performance, where it's become a family singalong, with beach balls being dropped on the crowd. I love taking it ALL in.

Some must watch Metallica songs/shows u guys didnt do yet: - Creeping Death - Disposable Heroes - To Live is to Die - Wiplash - Four Horsemen - Hit the Lights - Battery - Dyers Eve - Unforgiven 1 - 2 - 3 - Harvester of Sorrow live moscow 1991 - Creeping Death live moscow 1991 - Enter Sandman live moscow 1991 - !!!!!!!Master of Puppets, Battery, Blackened, Wiplash, Whom the Bell tolls live Seattle 1989!!!!!!! - Master of Puppets live 2019 Manchester Just to list a few ... keep rocking guys! Love that u always keep it real!

It's not outdated

Hit the Lights is the first song they recorded. It appeared on the Metal Massacre compilation disc before they wrote and recorded this song. So, whoever told you this was their first studio recorded song has their info incorrect. If they mean the first song they recorded after being signed to a professional contract, I don't think that would be accurate either since they recorded the whole album in that time.

YESSS FINALLY I WAITED FOR THIS DAY ❤

I have been really waiting on this one. One of my fav Metallica songs.

Some people say listen to other songs on this album, and while I really like many of them, your guys's tendency to like a "medium thrash" this is about the best you can get for that on this album. The rest of them are mostly much thrashier lol.

“Hit The Lights” must be done off this album

Thank Johnny Z for taking a chance on these youngsters

Dual reaction ... Queen and Metallica Stone Cold Crazy Cmon....

Merry Christmas, Father's Day. And a Happy Mid-Year.

You just can't help banging your head at these old Metalica songs. I only saw them two times: Once at Monster of Rock in Seattle, and again in Billings, Montana.

We Canadians play this at our hockey games! 😉 Crowd goes wild!

One of the most recognizable rifts in metal. Iommi is smiling 😊😊😊😊😊😃

This song is one of the best to hear live. Especially when they get the fans to participate in the song.

Ooooh YEAH brothers! Seek and DESTROY! Nothing like listening to this song with a bit of the devil's lettuce! The ending riffs put you in a place, man!

One of those songs every up and coming Metal band played at practice.

This is the way all five of their first albums were, nothing bad on any of those. They’re great stuff was in the 80s. I first heard this at the age of 11 in 1983 and every new album they came out with was fire the last being and justice for all.

You need to hear No Remorse, Jump In The Fire, Phantom Lord & The Four Horsemen off this album.