So true, I feel the same way about what Eloy Casagrande did to Slipknot. Someone who can just play with such brutal accuracy and heaviness can completely revitalize a band.
Lars half wrote all these tunes - and I don't mean with the drums, he literally has musical ideas and tells the rest what to play for a significant part of all of their shit. Metallica wouldn't be half the band without him.
Also rest of Metallica was surprised they need to follow the drum on every tact precisely :) to keep the song in one piece :) Rob was kicking ass on his bass when he has heard Dave's crazy double drums :)
The fact that Dave isn't fully aware of the breaks and timings somehow makes it more impressive - because it shows he really did wing it with no time to prepare. Even when he gets them wrong his ability to recover is inhuman. Absolute legend.
YES thank you. I tell people/newer fans that gush over Lars and dogpile me when I say Lars isn’t good to go watch this from a guy who doesn’t even know the song lmao.
They're so used that Lars butchers the 3:48 come back part that the band is early and Lombardo is perfectly in time, because he knows how to count the 4 times bar and finishes the phrase beautifully, even leaves a clear space to reintroduce the verse. VERY PRO.
There's supposed to be a 7/8 bar there on purpose. Even on the album version it sounds messed up if you see that missing 1/8 as a mistake but they do it on purpose to make it feel extra rushed and trashy. In the studio they had all the time to make that sound how they want, so the 7/8 there is what it's supposed to be. Things like that make Metallica's drum controversial. And at the ending of this video the band isn't even tight anymore with Dave's drumming, I think it's because normally Hetfield is more like the timekeeper and Lars follows his rhythm guitar while Dave tries to take the lead and the band fails to play in sync at some parts because of it. Imo this is not a better version of the song and Lars won this battle.
I was there that night. It took Metallica to a whole new level for me with Dave on the drums, every hit of that snare felt like I was on the receiving end of a prime Mike Tyson right hand to the chest.
If only they had the privilege of playing with Robert Trujillo for the rest of their lives... It's not every day you get a bassist capable of...oh, I don't know... Everything????!!!!
Relentless attack from Lombardo, really keeping the band on its toes. That double kick-drum is just next level, and yet it feels like he's barely pushing himself...Monster!
@@raminbohlouli1969 no. They are two different drummers with different styles. To be honest Jordison did a bit of "overplaying", Lombardo did exactly what was needed to play the song.
Crap, that was some of the best Metallica I’ve heard. Dave’s approach to drumming is natural and proficient. Man, that double-kick sounds even more ferocious on Metallica.
It’s interessting how many people always makes Party about that Double Bass, but no one say something about daves bad fill timing all the time… His Performance was terrible in my eyes … Double Bass is really not most important thing , but you can see and feel - Dave only focused for that 2 Double Bass parts … Really Bad Performance … Lars do it better , much better -> Even 20 years later ;-) :)
Yep. Normally Hetfied is driving the tunes and Lars is meandering around them. Sometimes fast sometimes slow sometimes I. The pocket. This shows how Lombardo was driving Hetfields tempo…early on there is a really crisp slightly ahead of time cymbal hit that demonstrates this perfectly. The drumming at the end is all perfectly consistent in its timing despite all hell being unleashed on that kit. It’s Lars gig but you can’t deny they sound more metal with Lombardo
Back in the day, he would come into a session to do his live recordings for Slayer, play the entire album, no warm ups no practice and that was it, he did this over and over again for the albums, most famously south of heaven. 1 and done, the man is a drumming legend.
I was honored back in 2022 at Masters of Rock in Czechia. I witnessed Dave Lombardo's live performance with Exodus and was blown away instantly. Poor Lars
@@mikek1274 Shite take. Nah, like most metal musicians, they are Metallica fans in one form or another. I'm sure Dave knew the song, but you're givin the man a few hours notice to play a legendary song all while he has his own set list to think of. All the drummers killed it that day, but just think what these songs could/would sound like if Lars actually gave a shit about bein a better drummer.
Now we see that James ve got somerimes problem when the drums alk time on tempo and when he is a little in not time Rio early or After he have to try plays to bee on time not that Lars that they Wach other plays wrong and im time on feeling
very true. lars ain't no drummer. he just happened to play drums for metallica but a drummer he is not. that being said, his clumsy drumlines somehow fitted very well with james' riffing
K let's get this right I can understand Cliff and Jason sitting this one out but there is no excuse for Lars to not be there wtf is going on here!? Don't get me wrong... Dave sounded good on what looked to be Lars's set? Or did Dave bring his own? 2nd ly ... what happened to James's voice!? Omg! That singer can actually carry a good note James must have been lip syncing that's not what Metallica is supposed to sound like the Metallica I remember had some excellently distorted bass guitar even some slap going on from a complete genius in Cliff Burton Jason was an entirely different animal but one of the best ever in my opinion nuff said there James's singin is something totally different than what I grew up to and I'm not sure I like it why man...why did you do it?!
You can tell how much Rob enjoyed having Lombardo as the drummer. Rob gets a lot of hate but let’s be honest, his musicianship is incredible compared to the rest of the band. He was waiting for a badass double bass drum.
@@bookofthedamned all of them are slacking it lmao. theyre all like 60+ atp and are done. metallica hate in the big 2025 is so forced, just move on dude.
Dave Lombardo always gives powerpacked performances. Every hot is great and knocks the audience. He completely changed the environment when he played the drums.
I bet every member at this point in time said to themselves: dam I wish Dave was our guy full time behind the kit!!!!! You could tell they all really enjoyed the fullness Dave brings with his drumming style!!!!
Apparently they were trying to find a way to get Dave in to replace Lars, even if they had to form a new band. But when Cliff died, they scrapped that plan and focused on staying together.
The bass line definition is stratospheric. Rob TRUJILLO you're a f***ing monster of a bass player man. Mean that with utmost respect though. Downright crazy
I'm not even particularly a metal fan, a Metallica fan or a Slayer fan, but this is absolutely insane. Lombardo is incredible. It's like a steam train at full power. 4.35 is truly mental.
I mean they're all so used to Lars messing up the tempo so often that it probably shocked them to have someone play their song the way it's supposed to be played.
Lol bro...Dave Lombardo is very accustom to playing behind ultra shitty solos...you can't hate Kirk's leads in defense of slayers...slayers leads are trash lol
Which is expected for a band that big... I'm just a casual Metallica listener more of a British Metal guy but this was night and day. If I was them I would quit Metallica and form a new band with a good drummer and take the songs. Kinda like KKs Priests. James' Metal Buddies.
I was lucky enough to be there for it, you could feel how James, Kirk and Robert were absolutely loving every second of playing with Dave, his frantic energy and style are unmistakable.
This is a much better version of this performance than other videos I’ve seen - you can see more of Dave. I can’t stop watching it. Thanks for uploading!
I'm an old time Metal guy and I have to say this is some of the most powerful drumming, rhythm guitar and bass I have ever heard! Such incredible energy! I should listen to this and go work out in the gym
It was fascinating to watch the communication between Rob and Dave and also Dave looking at James for the cue to go into the solo part. Near the end, it sounded like James was having trouble keeping up with Dave. Such a great performance overall.
it was kirk hehe :D, he is in right ear, in left is james and theres everything alright ofc, lol now i realized that james looks like hes not picking that palmuted 0 between powerchords
@@danielvician6339 he doesn't. He still does it but I think he made a smart choice here and skip it. Kirk was trying to play that notes in between but the speed was brutal. Specially if you haven't played like that in a while
Such a technical drummer. There is a consistency in his playing that is really hard to define. It's especially notourious here where one is used to Lars' more raucous approach.
I once saw James drum for Metallica back in September 1989. Am I Evil? was the song. Lars was singing, Kirk was playing bass, and Jason was guitarist. This was at Irvine Meadows Amphitheater.
As a drummer myself,Dave Lombardo is the best double bass kick pedal genius and his technical work with Tom toms and cymbals is a absolutely joy to watch an absolute icon with any metal band👍👍🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
Same thought, they weren't used to this, I recall back when this happened it was like an inevitable life line for the band at that time cuz they were fucking baaaaad in the early aughts, like shitty bad,
Credit to Lars for writing the music and getting the band going and all that but this is another level in terms of live performance, which is nothing to be ashamed of.
Yep. No Metallica without Lars, but they would sound amazing live with a more powerful and consistent drummer. It's just a fact. Lars is legendary, but he's never been the tightest.
@@Ibanez527 Of course this wasn't tight. I don't know if they even rehearsed and Dave was playing too fast for the rest of the band. Who said this was tight? Read my comment, dude.
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This really highlights how much a drummer can influence the sound of a band. Metallica has not sounded this good in decades
So true, I feel the same way about what Eloy Casagrande did to Slipknot. Someone who can just play with such brutal accuracy and heaviness can completely revitalize a band.
So true
Lars half wrote all these tunes - and I don't mean with the drums, he literally has musical ideas and tells the rest what to play for a significant part of all of their shit. Metallica wouldn't be half the band without him.
@allrequiredfields agreed...but good lord lombardo blew the pants off his drum set
@allrequiredfields yea people love hating on Lars like isn't a all time great as well it's really dumb
I love that Dave sits in for another band and then completely drives the tempo. "This song is mine now and it wasn't fast enough."
He ran away from the rhythm section at the end.
Also rest of Metallica was surprised they need to follow the drum on every tact precisely :) to keep the song in one piece :) Rob was kicking ass on his bass when he has heard Dave's crazy double drums :)
@@belanagy5595 Rob definitely stepped up here.
Yep 😂😂
@@shrapnel77He literally has to stop playing for a second @3.52 for everyone to catch up
It's a scientific fact that Dave Lombardo's drumming makes everything 812% better. 🤘🏽🤘🏽
Fake news! No need to exaggerate, its 666%...
101% BETTER ...
@@oliverarceo6137 i don't think its even possible to go over 100%. Im going to ask my teacher.
I agree completely
I believe it's 813 actually
James's smile is playing Battery at Album tempo for the first time in 30 years.
It was 18 years since mop
@@GuilhermeSevero07 I mean, mexicans aren’t really known for their mathematical prowess
@@-Swamp_Donkey-and Americans aren’t known for being intelligent at all. He’s Brazilian
He's so happy he's racing.
Sounds a little faster than album tempo- they RIPPED with Lombardo F YEAH
That kit sure walked funny after the concert...lol
Best comment!! 👍😎
Saying I never got beat like this before! I really like it.
Lars to wymyślił,Lars to nagrał i Larsowi należy się szacunek,a Lombardów no cóż,zagrał to samo tylko szybciej
That drum kit is gonna think about Dave everytime Lars plays it.
LMAO!
😅😂😂
🤣🤣🤣
LOL!
daymmm that's gonna leave a scar
Kirk Hammett was under so much pressure from Lombardo being there that he NAILED THE SOLO DEAD ACCURATE ☠️ 😂
Lol. He didn't though. I mean, it was a solid solo, but parts of it were nothing like the original. He clearly improvised a few times.
Right from the moment i read the video title I knew the three of them were going to be pushed to get his pace😂 indeed
Not even close to accurate. He bullshitted a lot of it.
... Whether Kirk played it accurately or not who are we to complaint. That's his music..... It's upto him to play it exactly ....or to improvise it...
Not note by note, but he was more spot-on than usual.
The fact that Dave isn't fully aware of the breaks and timings somehow makes it more impressive - because it shows he really did wing it with no time to prepare. Even when he gets them wrong his ability to recover is inhuman. Absolute legend.
Lol everyone knows Battery
Mind you Dave is used to playing very fast tempos in the song with Slayer .
@@Tupadre8976 knowing the song from listening isn’t the same as knowing the song from playing it.
@@MDK2_Radio No
Yeah, they do it different live....
Dave was makin them boys work
Robert was loving it though.
What James said: Aahahaha..
What James meant: This is fucking awesome!!!
You know Robert Trujillo was loving it. He's playing with Metallica and a member of Slayer. Dude must of been pumped!
They both play together in Infectious Groove anyway
Suicidal Tendencies - Punk!
@@Ryu_AkeRecently? Cuz Dave isn't the original drummer for I.G.
@@leopardcubpupkryky6940 recently
@@leopardcubpupkryky6940But he did get to play for Suicidal Tendencies though
4:38 It was at this moment James realizes he now has the rhythm section he's always wanted.
yeah it really goes into hyperspace there
YES thank you. I tell people/newer fans that gush over Lars and dogpile me when I say Lars isn’t good to go watch this from a guy who doesn’t even know the song lmao.
Pero hetfield y hammett van fuera de tiempo
the fucking laugh he does just makes it even clearer how much he loved it lol
Too fast for het, dave came to do the 80s version
Hearing Dave ultra confident double bass work on that was really something
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По русскому
As a drummer his double bass kick pedal work has always been legend a percussion god🤘🤘
THAT BOY BAD
Lombardo is a master of doubble bass. Lars is not exercise doubble bass
It's amazing how the whole band sound tighter with a drummer that keeps the tempo.
Stfub. They have a drummer who keeps the tempo.
Stop hating on Lars
@@ClassicRock1973 Lars couldn't keep a tempo if he could hold it in a box. If he COULD, we wouldn't be saying this shit, would we.
@@ClassicRock1973can have on Lars all we want. Nothing you can do about it, bud
They're so used that Lars butchers the 3:48 come back part that the band is early and Lombardo is perfectly in time, because he knows how to count the 4 times bar and finishes the phrase beautifully, even leaves a clear space to reintroduce the verse. VERY PRO.
And James adjust beautifully amazing
Good catch! exactly what happened
It's notes inbetween that caught them off guard 😅
True that. They quickly adjusted to a drummer who stays in time.
There's supposed to be a 7/8 bar there on purpose. Even on the album version it sounds messed up if you see that missing 1/8 as a mistake but they do it on purpose to make it feel extra rushed and trashy. In the studio they had all the time to make that sound how they want, so the 7/8 there is what it's supposed to be. Things like that make Metallica's drum controversial. And at the ending of this video the band isn't even tight anymore with Dave's drumming, I think it's because normally Hetfield is more like the timekeeper and Lars follows his rhythm guitar while Dave tries to take the lead and the band fails to play in sync at some parts because of it. Imo this is not a better version of the song and Lars won this battle.
Battery with Dave Lombardo sounds much brutal!!!
Sound Like a true Drummer
Nailed
@@inm-i9u you can't compare them... Lars is old and rusty but gave us great, great material. And Lombardo is the best thrash metal dummer of all time.
@@blackysalamankaDave and Charlie share the spot
I was there that night. It took Metallica to a whole new level for me with Dave on the drums, every hit of that snare felt like I was on the receiving end of a prime Mike Tyson right hand to the chest.
Why was Lars not playing ? It seems as if Dave was preferred over Lars by majority of fans
Dave got the power to play
I believe lars had food poisoning and had to go to hospital@@humanactivated1017
Joey Jordison absolutely crushed his set with them that night also.
@@humanactivated1017Lars had some kind of mental breakdown right before the show. This guy and some others filled in at the very last minute.
"If only I could play with this guy forever..." (Trujillo)
It's just back to Suicidal tendencies 😬
@@sgrul1 so true!
If only they had the privilege of playing with Robert Trujillo for the rest of their lives...
It's not every day you get a bassist capable of...oh, I don't know...
Everything????!!!!
didnt he play w infectious grooves only? ah no, hes on lights camera plus :)
+ James
Relentless attack from Lombardo, really keeping the band on its toes. That double kick-drum is just next level, and yet it feels like he's barely pushing himself...Monster!
It's probably a warm up for Dave, tbh. Lots of metal bands consider Metallica to be classic rock at this point.
De hecho apura a todos! Van corriendo tras el , Trujillo parace que se hacer a a calmarlo un poco😂
@@ryanslauderdalenone no one gives a shit about it.
Save BOMBardo
I was there.... Metallica sounding the best since 1989... Even james had a massive grin at how devastating lombardo was...
Best Metallica drumming ever.
Dave is awesome but look at the small kit that Dave’s playing he’s playing Lars setup the drums aren’t set up for Dave
@@brianpatrickreddington1750 And still sounding like Dave Lombardo !!!!
yeah, double bass and accents,,,, wow
Joey jordison was by far the best one!
@@raminbohlouli1969 no. They are two different drummers with different styles. To be honest Jordison did a bit of "overplaying", Lombardo did exactly what was needed to play the song.
Crap, that was some of the best Metallica I’ve heard. Dave’s approach to drumming is natural and proficient. Man, that double-kick sounds even more ferocious on Metallica.
Sounds generic boring
@@Tupadre8976 You repeating the same comment over and over again is boring.
@@ym73770 generic thrash drumming. No wonder every slayer album sounds the same
@@Tupadre8976 like all trash metal albums
Yeah man, double bass was really accurate
Dave is a fucking machine. That double tapping at 4:38 was incredible. Listening to that and imagining James working out how to tell Lars he's fired
and then it gallops away like it's never done before
Dave brings a rickety wooden rollercoaster on a terrifying descent into hell kind of vibe to it
Sounds like it could be a buildup in a trance track
It’s interessting how many people always makes Party about that Double Bass, but no one say something about daves bad fill timing all the time…
His Performance was terrible in my eyes …
Double Bass is really not most important thing , but you can see and feel - Dave only focused for that 2 Double Bass parts …
Really Bad Performance … Lars do it better , much better -> Even 20 years later ;-) :)
@@Metllica83his fills are triplets 💀 they're not "bad fill timing" you don't even know shit about drumming
@@coppereddie4199 i don’t care! I don’t Like it! Lars is the only One for Metallica
I love the expression on Daves face at 2:09, it was kind of like "I knew these guys still had it" smile.
With Dave Lombardo one can always expect really tight drumming. Those double bass drum parts gave me f'n goose bumps!! Hell yeah!!
That driving energy of Lombardo is just wild. The main beat comes so naturally.
Yep. Normally Hetfied is driving the tunes and Lars is meandering around them. Sometimes fast sometimes slow sometimes I. The pocket. This shows how Lombardo was driving Hetfields tempo…early on there is a really crisp slightly ahead of time cymbal hit that demonstrates this perfectly. The drumming at the end is all perfectly consistent in its timing despite all hell being unleashed on that kit. It’s Lars gig but you can’t deny they sound more metal with Lombardo
Lombardo might be the cleanest drummer ever. The dude does not miss, zero mistakes even live.
He just forgot to stop but you are true
@@Schnumetaldead You can't stop a wild horse like you want...
@@vjulien68 exactly !
Back in the day, he would come into a session to do his live recordings for Slayer, play the entire album, no warm ups no practice and that was it, he did this over and over again for the albums, most famously south of heaven. 1 and done, the man is a drumming legend.
Zero mistakes? There were quite a lot of mistakes in this performance
The sound of this tune with Lombardo is unreal and spectacular
If youre deaf then yeah..his fills were all over the place
@@ilyesh1lol troll
@@heresjohnny999 why troll ? It's reality
@@ilyesh1 Lombardo had no time to prepare for this since Lars was rushed to hospital. Even so it's spectacular and you are a troll. Bye bye now
@@heresjohnny999 spectacular if you're deaf maybe
I was honored back in 2022 at Masters of Rock in Czechia. I witnessed Dave Lombardo's live performance with Exodus and was blown away instantly. Poor Lars
Dave is by far the goat drummer of metal EVER!!!!!!
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So *that's* what Metallica sounds like live when the drums are in time!
@@mikek1274 Shite take. Nah, like most metal musicians, they are Metallica fans in one form or another. I'm sure Dave knew the song, but you're givin the man a few hours notice to play a legendary song all while he has his own set list to think of. All the drummers killed it that day, but just think what these songs could/would sound like if Lars actually gave a shit about bein a better drummer.
yea and it didn't even sound good 💀😂
Now we see that James ve got somerimes problem when the drums alk time on tempo and when he is a little in not time Rio early or After he have to try plays to bee on time not that Lars that they Wach other plays wrong and im time on feeling
kkkkkkkk!
@@mikek1274 Yeah, it's not the obvious fact that lars plays it better.
Dave winged that but still completely kicked its ass..those double kicks were so powerful and accurate..made the whole song sound way better!
Look how powerful the drums sound. You can easily feel the strength, the agression and the fullness of the drums because a real drummer is on the kit.
Different but Lars IS METALLICA. No Lars , no Metallica.
very true. lars ain't no drummer. he just happened to play drums for metallica but a drummer he is not. that being said, his clumsy drumlines somehow fitted very well with james' riffing
Sounds generic. Pass
K let's get this right I can understand Cliff and Jason sitting this one out but there is no excuse for Lars to not be there wtf is going on here!? Don't get me wrong... Dave sounded good on what looked to be Lars's set? Or did Dave bring his own? 2nd ly ... what happened to James's voice!? Omg! That singer can actually carry a good note James must have been lip syncing that's not what Metallica is supposed to sound like the Metallica I remember had some excellently distorted bass guitar even some slap going on from a complete genius in Cliff Burton Jason was an entirely different animal but one of the best ever in my opinion nuff said there James's singin is something totally different than what I grew up to and I'm not sure I like it why man...why did you do it?!
He's a wannabe.
You can tell how much Rob enjoyed having Lombardo as the drummer. Rob gets a lot of hate but let’s be honest, his musicianship is incredible compared to the rest of the band. He was waiting for a badass double bass drum.
Why do people hate him? He’s an excellent player
@@tsalal7597 I think he is great, but still to this day, he looks odd in Metallica.
We don't "Hate" him we just loved Jason's playing more since Cliff was unable to be there
@@kenf3752Jason was great but Rob is wayyyy better!
Metallica would be the greatest band..... With a dedicated drummer. I've never heard Metallica this good.
yet Metallica now is a very mediocre bloated rock band because their loudmouth drummer is slacking it.
@@bookofthedamned all of them are slacking it lmao. theyre all like 60+ atp and are done. metallica hate in the big 2025 is so forced, just move on dude.
@@cratemeister well they should go to a retirement home then. Rustica.
3:40 gives me chills!
We were all waiting for it and it did not disappoint
У меня тоже!👍😃
and 4:35 Lars is thinking "WTF?" 🤣
What the fuck🤣
Question,how did this happen and how long did they keep Lars tied up
Super sick to hear them play it at late 80s speed again. Such a sick performance!
Agree, wheres the groove…
Daves feel & power are second to none. Plus he can actually keep a tempo
LOL
Dave Lombardo is the god of double bass, king of the sticks and father of pace!
Knowing that Dave was under prepared and kinda winging this song honestly makes this performance all the more crazy
It's such a joy seeing the rest of the band struggling to keep up with Dave : D
Dave Lombardo always gives powerpacked performances. Every hot is great and knocks the audience. He completely changed the environment when he played the drums.
The laugh at 4.42 is acknowledgement of real insane drumming.
Yes! I felt that too
I was there man how time flies am 39 now and was happy to witness this.lombardo was amazing 😂also joey jordison of slipknot played a few tracks
Damn Dave. Beating those drums like they owe you money. I love it.
I bet every member at this point in time said to themselves: dam I wish Dave was our guy full time behind the kit!!!!! You could tell they all really enjoyed the fullness Dave brings with his drumming style!!!!
Nope
Apparently they were trying to find a way to get Dave in to replace Lars, even if they had to form a new band. But when Cliff died, they scrapped that plan and focused on staying together.
The bass line definition is stratospheric. Rob TRUJILLO you're a f***ing monster of a bass player man. Mean that with utmost respect though. Downright crazy
I'm not even particularly a metal fan, a Metallica fan or a Slayer fan, but this is absolutely insane. Lombardo is incredible. It's like a steam train at full power. 4.35 is truly mental.
Go listen to Pink Floyd then
@@Bumbaclot213he complimented the music damn
This was so good it almost hurts
Bro I’ve never seen this I got cold chills
ok, i don't think i will ever be able to listen to battery again with lars playing... i cannot believe what i just watched...
Best drummer Metallica ever had !!!!
Yep
Joey was pretty cool too.
Big improvement on this song
i agree cuz Lombardo can make better everything with his inhuman style@@albertoroberto7705
Metallica drummers ranking. 1. Dave Lombardo 2. Joey Jordison 3. James Hetfield 4. Lars Ulrich
I love Dave's take. I felt he made it hard for them to keep up!
I mean they're all so used to Lars messing up the tempo so often that it probably shocked them to have someone play their song the way it's supposed to be played.
With Dave on the skins, even Kirk had to solo properly. If only James's voice was like it was in the old days. Perfect!
His voice is better wtf are you saying lmao
@@chrisbenj3819 san diego 92 and ofc seattle…
Lol bro...Dave Lombardo is very accustom to playing behind ultra shitty solos...you can't hate Kirk's leads in defense of slayers...slayers leads are trash lol
@@galsaksida8977 he means james sounds better today than how he sounded in 2004
No. I dont Like James voice anymore... His voice was best Till the late 80'...@@chrisbenj3819
They have never sounded that tight. The feeling when the whole band is locked in together is a beautiful thing.
Which is expected for a band that big... I'm just a casual Metallica listener more of a British Metal guy but this was night and day. If I was them I would quit Metallica and form a new band with a good drummer and take the songs. Kinda like KKs Priests. James' Metal Buddies.
I was lucky enough to be there for it, you could feel how James, Kirk and Robert were absolutely loving every second of playing with Dave, his frantic energy and style are unmistakable.
I've seen this video everyday for the past month and I don't get tired of watching it...Dave gave this song life....
Dave Lombardo.. my favorite drummer 🔥🔥🔥🤘🤘🤘
The double bass is what Metallica would sound with a trully competent drummer: EVEN MORE LEGENDARY.
Dave hops in and LEADS that song ... what a stud !
No wonders why Dave Lombardo is the fucking best ever drummer in music history... ❤️❤️❤️
Lombardo is a legend. Respect!
This is a much better version of this performance than other videos I’ve seen - you can see more of Dave. I can’t stop watching it. Thanks for uploading!
3:49 - incredible speed and power. Dave is a real beast!
The guy at 1:24 knew they were on to something good.
I'm an old time Metal guy and I have to say this is some of the most powerful drumming, rhythm guitar and bass I have ever heard! Such incredible energy! I should listen to this and go work out in the gym
He absolutely epically killed it. Dave is a beast
Lombardo : Patrimonio Metalero de la Humanidad.
Confirmo
It was fascinating to watch the communication between Rob and Dave and also Dave looking at James for the cue to go into the solo part.
Near the end, it sounded like James was having trouble keeping up with Dave. Such a great performance overall.
it was kirk hehe :D, he is in right ear, in left is james and theres everything alright ofc, lol now i realized that james looks like hes not picking that palmuted 0 between powerchords
Having trouble keeping up LOL.
You mean Lombardo messed it up.
@@brettelder8023 it sounds weird cuz its off beat, maybe u dont know, maybe u know idk hehe
@@danielvician6339 he doesn't. He still does it but I think he made a smart choice here and skip it. Kirk was trying to play that notes in between but the speed was brutal. Specially if you haven't played like that in a while
This for Dave is like no difficulty, the sheer awe of his driving tempo and still smiling and moving with the music makes this perfection.
Dave wants Metallica to become even more metal.
In this video - they have the right drummer for it.
No
That would be their best move, right now. But James has to go back to vocal school and ditch that same ole "yeah-yeah"; vocals.
@@danieltucker8837 you mean dave mustaine needs vocal lessons
He was definitely going to fast for them but I think it made it sound better. They're all pros so the adjusted
When that double bass kicked in James looked back at Dave like, "it's gonna be like that huh?"
This is totally the right song to do with Dave on Drums.
Dyers Eve would have been more insane
Wow. The drumming at the end takes this into hyperspace .
Dave absolutely killed it!!! Good God what an experience to hear him play with Metallica
Such a technical drummer. There is a consistency in his playing that is really hard to define. It's especially notourious here where one is used to Lars' more raucous approach.
He simply put the effort to understand music.
Easy to define. In time.
The way Lars came to the table with a more punk rock approach to thrash drumming is what helped differentiate Metallica from the others.
@@silvercloud1641bruh just stop
@@Buskeeeeeeeehe’s right
Dave brought metallica back to the way they sounded back then, and then some. Dave is a beast of a drummer.
I once saw James drum for Metallica back in September 1989. Am I Evil? was the song. Lars was singing, Kirk was playing bass, and Jason was guitarist. This was at Irvine Meadows Amphitheater.
Thats the best version of Battery, i just cant listen to any other to this day.
Dave is top 3 all time.
As a drummer myself,Dave Lombardo is the best double bass kick pedal genius and his technical work with Tom toms and cymbals is a absolutely joy to watch an absolute icon with any metal band👍👍🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
Gene
@@robertwalker3357hoglan?
Lombardo is Lombardo otherwise - king of thrash drumming
Absolutley a brillant DRUMMER simple as that@@Bumbaclot213
Thomas Haake enters the chat....
Lars' kit really took a beating that night. lol
And when we think that Dave never took drum lessons and it s a self thought drummer .....the word genius is the most appropriate 🤟👍🤟👍🤟👍🤟❤❤❤
Como que no tomo clases?, el fue pupilo de Gene Hoglan
@@elguaperas4639 he took lessons but for a very short period of time ....
The self taught as always the best
Robert and lombardooo uffff 3:36
So beautiful, it makes me want to cry
No Words Man... The Great Dave
I would like to see Lars trying to play Slayer's "Silent Scream"... 😄😄😄😄
He’s legs would fall off 😂
@@robertwalker3357 stop acting like Lars can't play fast or has never played fast yall must not have ever seen their 80s gigs.
Lars is lower then lombardos skid marked jock strap
Ja
I would not 😅
Dave getting things properly done! That double bass it's just obscene 😂 the day complete Metallica struggled to keep up
Same thought, they weren't used to this, I recall back when this happened it was like an inevitable life line for the band at that time cuz they were fucking baaaaad in the early aughts, like shitty bad,
bro, the ending riffs of this were awesome! they need this dude on the drums, no questions asked.
Seeing Rob rock out like that at the end... makes you remember that Metallica was once a thrash metal band. It took Dave to bring that out in them.
Lars is experiencing his own music being played right.
4:35 the heaviest moment ever caught on tape
Absolutely 💯 correct mate
Rob is in the best mode ❤
Sin duda, Dave está en otro nivel , mucha pieza,mucho baterista el grande Lombardo ¡!!!!!
Metallica needs Dave Lombardo !!!💪🥁
DAVE LOMBARDO the best 💥🪙🥁
Dave is the real thing man! No triggers, no special pedals. That's pure adrenaline fueled metal drumming. Still my favorite drummer!
Credit to Lars for writing the music and getting the band going and all that but this is another level in terms of live performance, which is nothing to be ashamed of.
I've been drinking this evening, and my liver performance right now is off the charts.
Yes, truly, I think I hear a beep.
Yep. No Metallica without Lars, but they would sound amazing live with a more powerful and consistent drummer. It's just a fact. Lars is legendary, but he's never been the tightest.
@@gringochucha this wasn’t tight at all, what?
@@Ibanez527 Of course this wasn't tight. I don't know if they even rehearsed and Dave was playing too fast for the rest of the band. Who said this was tight? Read my comment, dude.
Lombardo es una bestia tocando! Que ejecución tan perfecta y thrashera se aventó 🤘🎸 Brutal versión de Battery! Yeah, gracias Dave 😎
Lombardo : king of Metal drumming !!!!!!
Metallica had never been heard before, even James smiles at how good and comfortable they feel with Dave Lombardo on drums.
My god, what a beast! Lombardo's kick was both fast and so strong at the same time. I love this version.
Esa velocidad del doble bombo es brutal..!!!🔥🔥🤟🏼, Dave un maestro, el mejor baterista, el padrino del doble bombo 🔥🔥👌🏻🇨🇱