Metallica - To Live Is To Die All Guitar Cover (No Backing Track) 

Thank you friends, it happened a few years ago but seems like yesterday. Mitch was a Metallica maniac, a great drummer and a close friend. We had a practice room set up next door to my old work which we jammed these songs at ridiculous volumes everyday. Everything about this song reminds me of him and the good times we shared, my thoughts are always with Mitch and his loved ones. Thank you

This is easily one of Metallica’s most underrated songs.

6:13 that's when you become a true Metallica fan. When you hear this for the first time. Most likely the best riff Metallica has ever written. I love the harmonies and the way they blend. METALLICA \m/

07:25 When a man lies...

who else cry's at 4:50 ? that sound is just so phenomenal it's beautiful. for me that transition sound like life In so many different levels .

4:51 my favorite part of the whole song! It's beautiful

If you understand what it is to grieve, then you understand this song. Great job.

This song more so than Orion reminds me of my dad. Sorry for your lose dude. Cannot the kingdom of salvation take me home

where is respect button just hats off man

I can feel your rage at 4:50 dude. You're great inspiration for me. Live long dude. Sorry for your loss. You're the best on youtube seriously.

1:02 One of the main benefits as a guitarist, you can flip off everyone and they won't even notice. Joking aside awesome cover :D

First off, great cover ! I've really enjoyed listening to the intricate harmonies without the backing track. Excellent work. This song has always intrigued me because it seems like several songs rolled into one ( I know it was an amalgamation of pieces that Cliff Burton was writing before his death) . The different parts seem to have such distinct and separate emotional values. Then it occured to me. I think Metallica may have written and arranged this song to be a musical representation of the 5 stages of grief. 0:00 Denial 0:58 Anger 2:26 Negotiation 4:23 Depression 6:13 Acceptance 7:25 Then it goes in to the verse and outro. Just a thought.

Ooooohhhh man, it's sooooooo fucking awesome.....!!!! The whole song, how you played it... It made me almost to cry at 5:46, and it made at 6:15 when the logo appeared... You play it with respect and ...you feel what Metallica is. :D Thank you.

Totally kicked ass bro, super impressed with how well you captured the essence of the original! Your friend will be watching proudly.

When you know something deserves that something be said, but you almost don't know WHAT to say. Like now. While watching this, I thought about the time you spent working on it, your friend present in your thoughts, in your purpose, the emotions. I feel like I (us,we) have touched your pain somehow. I mourn with you. At the same time, I my jaw hits the floor again and again as behold the finest rendering I have yet seen, of a timeless and beautiful metal classic. Thank you, sir.

This is the best cover I have seen on RU-vid ever I think.

You had me at windmill.

Loved the Wish You Were Here shirt.

I can't hear the bass... Oh wait, I remember...

It was really nice to hear those chords ring out clean, crisp and loud after the second solo.6:13

I'm currently going through tough times. Every time I'm in a depressed mood, I've been coming back to this cover and this song helps me get through the 5 stages of grief. Thanks for making this!

7:19 easily the best part of the song to me, that harmony is something else

It's incredible how you can pass all the emotion that this music has in one 'simple' cover. I admire you so much for this. Sorry for your loss.

The most goosebump-inducing cover I’ve ever seen

WOW just wow :'( never thought a cover would make me cry. Such accuracy and emotion. Greatest thing I've heard in a very long time. No exaggeration.

You're an amazing guitarist, I always love watching your videos, man. You actually inspire me to be better at guitar myself.

Dude, thank you, you were the one who introduced me to this song years ago when you posted this video , I still hadn't listened to this album. It's a really good cover man, sincerely a fantastic job!

absolutely fantastic cover, one of the best metallica songs and surely the most emotional one. I always get goosebumps when i hear it, and the raw sound of the guitar makes it even better.

so far the best cover I've seen for 'To live is to die',and you are really doing a good job in getting those tones perfectly

Incredible!! I always get a notification about your videos while I'm in class and I always get anxious to see them!! Amazing job!

Sounds awesome Metallica the greatest band in the World

This song still kicks ass, and you play it perfectly, amazing

This is possibly the best cover I have ever heard... Amazing job.

this is so beautiful

Wow just wow. Perfectly played gave me goose bumps. The feeling behind this....hits hard.

You absolutely killed it. Great production.

I have never seen this much emotion and skill at the same time in a cover video. Perfect playing and perfect little touches at the right moments. Thank you very much sir, this is a very special work. Really sorry for your friend also, may God rest his soul.

what a masterpiece, you absolutely nailed it man.

Oh my god!! What an amazing job you did here, absolutely spot on, and it sounded awesome!

Sweet Jesus...this cover is soooo clean!! I cannot believe my ears. Well done! Wow, just wow. 😳

Just sublime!

I remember buying this album and hearing this song the first time in 1989. At that point, I'd been a fan of Cliff's (and Metallica, Slayer, Anthrax, Testiment, Suicidal Tendencies, Prong, and so many other metal bands from that era) a few years, having just turned 15 at the time (48 now). Still to this day, metal is and always will be my favorite form of music, and influence my own playing heavily (but that's beside the point). Metal isn't just a music, it's a lifestyle, a state of consciousness, and the air that I breathe. This song has always been one of the my favorite Metallica songs. As much as I'm a fan of most of their library, particularly the first 5 albums, To Live Is To Die always kinda hit me close to home --and nowadays, we're seeing in mass, the costs of lies --so once again, this track takes on hardcore meaning. Hope this comment (5 years afterward) finds you alive and well in this ...whatever it's become. :)

ah yes. I love that he even tracked the original bass for the song as well

Anthony, thank you for this emotional and sensitive cover. You bring you soul to this song, it feels very natural. It's difficuilt to lose friends, but keep doing that you do. Great work!

Nothing much to say just perfect... sorry for your loss bro

You absolutely nailed this. Anyone who knows the music will know how much work this will have taken.

The distortion blew my mind, brother! Absolutely fantastic! Great guitar show!

This is true art..completely amazing

Beautiful

I don't even know the dude who died and I'm still fricken crying wtf-

this is by far the best cover i've seen of this song, i really enjoyed watching it, it is so fucking amazing it just blew my mind completly.. great job

That tone is amazing

Such a great video on so many levels. Really amazing in every way, very true to original and very authentically and tastefully done, and recorded perfectly. Such a great tribute and memorial, so well done.

Amazing, best cover I've ever seen.

An amazing job - just incredible, and a fitting tribute. Very sorry about the loss of your friend.

@Amadej Raner I have a Mark V with a 2c+ setting which nails the tone but for this recording I used Bias. There's more details at the top

Man awesome cover and insane ajfa tone.Love your content

Beautiful.

One of the best covers I've seen yet! Hail Mitch! I'm sure he'd be proud!

Sorry about your friend Dude And you Did a very Good Job on the Entire Cover \m/ Keep On rocking \m/

@Oğul Avcı Thanks mate, it's a Japanese Jackson Dominion pro model.

This was just awesome, I can imagine the time and effort going in to learning and recording this! Many thanks!

Incredible work !

Im sorry for your loss man :( You are a very talented man and this cover definitely proved as a worthy tribute

Super impressed man! Fabulous job!

the solo at 5:47 is so beautiful it brings a tear to your eye

I love how on some of the riffs you made it sound choppy without it sounding bad

What you do for fans of Metallica is mind blowing, your the best!!!

love this song

The best cover of any song. RIP Mitch. keep shredding.

That overdrive tone is fucking fantastic, it's identical to the album and more, very impressed !

Still remember first hearing this song on my friends Stereo in 2003 and was blown away. Epic song.

The 'Windmill' strumming in top RH Corner from 4:22 just made my day. Great Cover - as always.

Awesome performance and perfect realization !

The best cover of this song on youtube 👏👏👏

Omg that clean tone!!!

dude that was fantastic. great job!

Flawless work peace and love

This Vid is as amazing as the first time I watched it. You are awesome sir.

i love the tone of your guitars! awesome cover man \m/

that into so beautiful gives me goosebumps

Have loved this song for a long time. Well done.

Great cover as always!

I'm surprised your channel is not bigger, i am a Metallica fan and I am very impressed with your talent keep up the good work with your videos:)

Wow, what an amazing job you did. Love that song and I like the way you arranged the video.

Pure art !

Wow! This is almost better than the original. So clean and well produced.

AMAZING

Beautiful&perfect👍

Superb work man! What an outstanding song.

This cover almost made my cry.. Reminded Cliff.. God bless him.. Good job bro, i appreciate that!

Amazing sound, best cover!!

The best cover! Absolutely!!! You're very good!

awesome 3 in the morning blasting my ear drums to this sweet noise

This is amazing

So well done!

I love playing drums to this chopper your amazing

beautiful cover

Outstanding.

BIIIIIIG LIKE DUDEEEE!!!! I'm impressed!!!