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  • @terryosborne272
    @terryosborne272 2 роки тому +642

    Don't care what people say Kirks Solo in this song is one of those classic Metal Solos.

    • @dp471
      @dp471 2 роки тому +45

      I don't think anyone would argue that FACT!

    • @kimsmith797
      @kimsmith797 2 роки тому +29

      Goosebumps every time at the end..

    • @mikesguitarfoundry4698
      @mikesguitarfoundry4698 2 роки тому +1

      I'd argue that fact lol

    • @one-minutemetal1290
      @one-minutemetal1290 2 роки тому +30

      @@mikesguitarfoundry4698 are you one of those people who say kirk hammett is a "intermediate" player

    • @mikesguitarfoundry4698
      @mikesguitarfoundry4698 2 роки тому +1

      @@one-minutemetal1290 I mean, he is lol. Do you know much about music theory and technique? Dude wrote some classic riffs but nothing he does is ever unique.

  • @capp00
    @capp00 2 роки тому +918

    My all time favorite song. Helped me through a very tough time in my life many years ago.

    • @KrypticGhoul
      @KrypticGhoul 2 роки тому +11

      Same bro🤘🏼

    • @michaelcollier3893
      @michaelcollier3893 2 роки тому +18

      Lot of us out there.

    • @leebicke
      @leebicke 2 роки тому +16

      Totally agree. The best song ever written ever.

    • @aua3893
      @aua3893 2 роки тому +5

      I feel yiu, their best song

    • @KrypticGhoul
      @KrypticGhoul 2 роки тому +3

      @@leebicke hell yes

  • @OriginalMiztiki
    @OriginalMiztiki 2 роки тому +605

    This is what emotion sounds like.

    • @ryanforsythe8923
      @ryanforsythe8923 2 роки тому +19

      I bawled my eyes out the first time I heard it

    • @burialofficial8913
      @burialofficial8913 2 роки тому +2

      true true

    • @Metal_Mary
      @Metal_Mary 2 роки тому +4

      Exactly!! Love all the Riffs🎸🤘 Seen them in their prime 4x!! Excellent! This Albums pure 🔥 Thanks Alex!!

    • @goldorder6657
      @goldorder6657 2 роки тому +1

      if you think this is what emotion sounds like listen to cemetery gates by pantera

    • @lisemzarate4029
      @lisemzarate4029 2 роки тому +1

      I realized something just recently, Metallica especially, but thrash in general, pulls emotions from your body you can't put enough words to, I think people who deal with emotional and mental health issues benefited from being encouraged to use this music like a form of anger therapy, it was a healthy outlet for rage, pain, and just boredom, witch to someone who has issues focusing, and concentration,boredom is a slippery slope, moshing was litterly exercise. Intensely therapeutic. Grateful that music was the one thing my family was very open minded about, probably saved my life.

  • @Richie_RHD
    @Richie_RHD 2 роки тому +413

    i love how the titles dont even have "rap fan reacts to - " anymore
    man has evolved by opening his spectrum, now my mans learning guitar, and rocking out

  • @TheRipeTomatoFarms
    @TheRipeTomatoFarms 2 роки тому +428

    Always love that this song ENDED on a solo fading out......so rad.

    • @kirat666
      @kirat666 2 роки тому +10

      Just my life...solo, fading out....

    • @justinscott2991
      @justinscott2991 2 роки тому +12

      @@kirat666 Hang in there pal.

    • @BrottenGuy
      @BrottenGuy 2 роки тому +5

      Ditto. It’s the perfect ending, to this song. Just like everything else, in it, it just fits the emotions & mood meant to be felt.
      His life & sense of self is facing out, as he loses himself into some form of tranquility in the thought of it al ending by his own hand.
      At least that’s how I take it, & what it does to/for me.

    • @jesuscondom15
      @jesuscondom15 Рік тому +3

      It faded to black...

    • @francescoferri7062
      @francescoferri7062 5 днів тому

      Spettacolare.

  • @jayb7775
    @jayb7775 2 роки тому +164

    "I was me, but now he is gone..."
    *chills*...every time.

    • @andrewpercy7096
      @andrewpercy7096 2 роки тому +10

      Death greets me warm. now I will just say goodbye.
      Chills. Every. Time.

    • @codingwiththebros1314
      @codingwiththebros1314 2 роки тому +2

      Tears everytime for me my man, captures the feeling so perfectly

    • @prihanantozh
      @prihanantozh 2 роки тому +3

      "je vous aime..
      je dois partir.."
      chills. everyday.
      *oopss...

    • @shwabbob8576
      @shwabbob8576 Рік тому

      @@codingwiththebros1314 going through depression and hearing this song might be the greatest thing on earth. Really captures the energy

    • @murilon4kayama989
      @murilon4kayama989 8 місяців тому

      ​@@prihanantozh "fade to monde"

  • @bluecomet1109
    @bluecomet1109 2 роки тому +300

    Fun fact: this is James hetfields favorite song out of their entire catalog

    • @briansaldersonsanchezrimac3645
      @briansaldersonsanchezrimac3645 2 роки тому +9

      I think in an interview he said he was unforgiven

    • @kaylimdonoghue4371
      @kaylimdonoghue4371 2 роки тому +4

      It's mine also

    • @lucusmearolsen6351
      @lucusmearolsen6351 Рік тому +8

      @@briansaldersonsanchezrimac3645 nah all the unforgiven’s where his favourite to write

    • @jerodwolford2743
      @jerodwolford2743 Рік тому +15

      ​@@lucusmearolsen6351 makes sense because they're supposed to serve as some kind of journal for him to write about his tribulations with the demons he has. 1st one blaming his parents for his struggles, 2nd one being his relationships, and the 3rd him finally recognizing that his problems are because of himself. They're still there because of the choices he made, nobody else's.

    • @GhostTeller
      @GhostTeller Рік тому

      ​@@jerodwolford2743 very nice comment dude. Bravo 👏

  • @NoelJames_
    @NoelJames_ 2 роки тому +139

    The Intro is hauntingly beautiful!

    • @tlee656
      @tlee656 2 роки тому +8

      It just grabs your soul in it's fist, and doesn't let go until the end fadeout. Perfect, if you ask me.

  • @vandango901
    @vandango901 2 роки тому +279

    Metallica genuinely wrote some of the greatest rock music of all time. The Mozarts of metal.

    • @janiepowell3218
      @janiepowell3218 2 роки тому +31

      Been calling Metallica the Mozarts og Metal for 30 years. You're the only other person to say it that I've ever heard. I think the classical Icons, Beethoven, Bach, Mozart, Wagner, Strauss, all of them, would be jammin Metallica if they were alive today. #GOATSknowGOATS

    • @AI-ke9pp
      @AI-ke9pp 2 роки тому +5

      @@janiepowell3218 Cliff would have genuinely fit in with the rest of those composer's time period

    • @Jason-to5cs
      @Jason-to5cs 2 роки тому +5

      At 30 I’m honestly way more into Metallica than I was as a teenager. Something that I’ve just grown to really appreciate.

    • @swoleshaggy937
      @swoleshaggy937 2 роки тому +2

      @@janiepowell3218 I swear I’ve seen the Mozart comment under tons of Metallica songs, along with your same exact comment saying the same thing

    • @ericdrisgula3879
      @ericdrisgula3879 Рік тому +2

      @@Jason-to5cs same hear brother , I'm 39 , and up until 7-8 months ago , I honestly don't know I could say I listened to a single one of their songs in the last 10+ previous years. From 11 years old until my early thru mid 20's they were absolutely hands down by far my favorite band of all time , I mean to the extent my room was decked out in their posters , practically all I wore was black jeans and Metallica t-shirts , and by the time I was 14, almost 15 , I was able to put on Kill'em'All from song.one and play through every last one of their songs , start to finish with what I believe was pretty good accuracy on guitar, and was not a song of their i couldn't and didn't always want to play along with all the way through to the ending of the final song from the " black album" , so back then its safe to say that Metallica was an enormous part of my every day life , though for reasons I'm still not totally aware of I just suddenly stopped listening to Metallica , and soon after just left my guitars and amps collecting dust , for well over a decade, and it wasn't until I accidently on youtube have a video of them playing creeping death live in Russia , randomly begin playing through UA-cam auto-play, and it was then memories began flooding back to me , and I began not until into this current year (2022) that I "refound" Metallica and all of their music rhat was such an emormous part of my life in my younger years, and I began not only listening to all their old stuff on a daily binge style basis, and have fallen back in love with them all over again, quickly in just a couple months time all over again becoming not just my favorite band by far , but almost literally all I even listen to at this point once again, it having a deeper effect on me , more so than ever before , and began being moved and motivated in many aspects of my life all over again and not just that but I now appreciate and see more musical talent in their music than I ever before have. Its giving me both the long needed courage and motivation to begin trying to finally make a battle plan as to how to try to over come and rise above a few very troubling and difficult aspects of life that I've previously had not the know how or even fighting motivation in me to even attempting to make such necessary changes to begin to over come my problems. I owe that entirely to thier music , and also am able to only just now see the level of true genuine talent in all their music , which somehow I could not see the depth of until now , not even in my past as a very active musician myself. Refinding metallicas music , especially their first 5 albums is even pushing mw towards really really wanting badly to pick the guitar back up again , I'm so damned mad at myself now also for even putting the guitar down to begin with , wish I never let myself do such a thing , hoping Ill be able to relearn how to play such a large part of their entire catalogue once again as I once was so easily able to do , I listen to alotta their stuff today and am shocked when I think to myself constantly "how the hell was I able to play this so easily" lol. So I totally can see where you come from with your comment.

  • @pauljansen1137
    @pauljansen1137 2 роки тому +352

    Can't go wrong on those early Metallica songs...ever!!

    • @ronmo671
      @ronmo671 2 роки тому +5

      Except for Trapped Under Ice. That's an automatic skip for me

    • @barbaramcmillan2275
      @barbaramcmillan2275 2 роки тому +6

      Can't go wrong with this album..

    • @ryanforsythe8923
      @ryanforsythe8923 2 роки тому +2

      @@ronmo671 I skip it too. But I think it’s still nice, just doesn’t give me the energy that this song or creeping death gives me

    • @bluecomet1109
      @bluecomet1109 2 роки тому +13

      @@ronmo671 the fuck is wrong with you....

    • @ronmo671
      @ronmo671 2 роки тому +1

      @@bluecomet1109 it's an average song at best. It's like eating flank steak in between an album of fillet mignon. That's what the fuck is wrong with me 😆

  • @billymaus6287
    @billymaus6287 2 роки тому +278

    This song brings back a vivid memory. I was 14, spending the night at a friends house, it was the night we heard that had Cliff died. We put this song on a fell asleep remembering Cliff. 😔 I’ll never forget it.

  • @BamaXander
    @BamaXander 2 роки тому +41

    The song itself "commits suicide", in a way. The final bit has the rhythm guitar playing a descending progression while the lead "soars in the heavens". The drums mimic the sound and energy of a pounding heartbeat as life drifts away. Brilliant songwriting.

    • @Gabriel_hickson
      @Gabriel_hickson 4 місяці тому +1

      The solo fades away, all alone, with only the descending rhythm behind it.

  • @windyhead7960
    @windyhead7960 2 роки тому +98

    How is it possible for someone to hear this and not listen to it again and again and...?

    • @placidblack836
      @placidblack836 2 роки тому +5

      Yeah ... He said years in between..
      Like come on Alex ..!

    • @Finn_Perkins
      @Finn_Perkins 2 роки тому +1

      It’s a beautiful song Ik

    • @mikel7417
      @mikel7417 2 роки тому

      I thought the same thing. Im 46. Back then, when i heard 1 great song from an album, i was probably buying it asap.

    • @martinlehotan8373
      @martinlehotan8373 2 роки тому +4

      Been listening to this since it came out 1984 I believe. Gets better with time.

    • @dylanlopez3155
      @dylanlopez3155 2 роки тому

      Cause they have way better songs fade to black is the worst song on ride the lightning

  • @mrscottanderson1
    @mrscottanderson1 2 роки тому +534

    This is the song that they were playing in Montreal Canada when James Hetfield accidentally stepped into a tower of flames pyro and burnt half of his body. Guns and Roses were co-headlining and Axel refused to go on officially solidifying his position as the biggest dickhead in rock and roll history

    • @shanedavidson454
      @shanedavidson454 2 роки тому +23

      Actually it was in Montreal not Toronto

    • @LordSpongy
      @LordSpongy 2 роки тому +32

      It was something like 5,000 people he made wait around while he refused to play. The whole show went down and Axel was like whatever, pay me.

    • @kurtcobain1981
      @kurtcobain1981 2 роки тому +41

      @@shanedavidson454 yeah and big riot happen right after fuck Axel ...

    • @mrscottanderson1
      @mrscottanderson1 2 роки тому +14

      @@shanedavidson454 You're right, my bad. Corrected

    • @GreatOldOne9866
      @GreatOldOne9866 2 роки тому +21

      I heard the crowd got pretty chaotic after James was hauled to the hospital.

  • @_Darth-Revan_1
    @_Darth-Revan_1 2 роки тому +38

    I doubt anyone will read this but, this song basically saved my life, I was going through some tough times. First my best friend died (grandpa), then both of my grandmas, and on top of everything I moved far away from my family and friends (Utah -> Texas)(I was also going into 6th grade). I was basically just trying to make it through life, but in 10th grade I started listening to music everyday and I came across Fade to Black and... it just saved me. The lines that saved me were, “
    Things not what they used to be
    Missing one inside of me
    Deathly loss, this can't be real
    I cannot stand this hell I feel
    Emptiness is filling me
    To the point of agony
    Growing darkness, taking dawn
    I was me, but now he's gone
    No one but me
    Can save myself
    But it's too late
    Now I can't think
    Think why I should even try”
    Thank you MetallicA

  • @rickbendel
    @rickbendel 2 роки тому +52

    I’m so old I remember when this came out. This album changed our lives. Nobody, regardless of what anyone thinks, can write this good today.

    • @MindGamingMantis
      @MindGamingMantis 11 місяців тому

      I won't say all that, but not many can. I feel like Vektor among several other bands can write at a similar level.

  • @d00mnoodle62
    @d00mnoodle62 2 роки тому +88

    I've found some weird form of comfort in this song, i used to put it on when i felt absolutely misserable because the lyrics felt like they described perfectly what i felt at that time. I put it on regularly during a horrible period of my life, in which my granddad passed away, we were evicted from our house and i was doing horrible for school. My mother was also clinically depressed and stayed in bed all day while my older brother had struggles in his relationship. Meanwhile my dad worked NONSTOP to keep us financially afloat but since my granddad was his father he had it really tough and used work as a way to cope. Whenever i put on this song i went through an emotional rollercoaster and it got more intense as the song got more intense. The guitar is so full of emotion and it made me cry out and completly broke me. i often used a blade to cut myself during the solo as that was the height of the emotions, i hated myself and the song sort of encouraged me to do this, but i helped in a way. I'm not saying this to be edgy but the song really made me want to die, but the beauty of it also kept me from doing it. Sort of like "there's beauty like this to live for" My life has gone so much better since those dark times, mainly because of music. It became my reason to live and i'm a very happy person nowadays (minus the ocassional struggle ofc). I'm doing very well for college and should graduate next year normally. We also live in a new house and our building our very own in our free time. My granddad is still gone but i've given it a place and moved on. I haven't listened to this song since because it brings back a lot of the pain. So sorry to say this alex but i'm gonna watch the video muted and unmute whenever you say something. Idk if anyone even read this but if you do, thanks and remember, there is beauty in this world that's worth living for! much love!

    • @Flschbrger
      @Flschbrger 2 роки тому +7

      If you can take it, the pain builds character. Onwards and upwards my friend.

    • @TedBrogan
      @TedBrogan 2 роки тому +3

      Proud of you for putting this out there, bro.

    • @d00mnoodle62
      @d00mnoodle62 2 роки тому +4

      @@Flschbrger yeah it made me into who i am today. I wouldn't want it any other way, because now i can more appreciate what's nice in life

    • @Ice-vk7rl
      @Ice-vk7rl Рік тому +1

      Hey we all got are coping methods but I'm glad to hear your doing well now

    • @Rayvn7
      @Rayvn7 7 місяців тому

      ...Yes, that's literally the point of emotional music, we all know this already except for those who are douchebags and have literally never felt pain...

  • @punisher2971
    @punisher2971 2 роки тому +111

    I LOVE THIS SONG MORE THEN ANYTHING!!!

    • @thelonewolf7443
      @thelonewolf7443 2 роки тому +9

      Than*
      (Sorry, my OCD kicking in)

    • @brendanperrett8248
      @brendanperrett8248 2 роки тому

      Absolute ripper track 🤙🤙🤙🤙

    • @user-gr8uz6mn3t
      @user-gr8uz6mn3t 2 роки тому +1

      bu... bu.. but One?

    • @gennyreese420
      @gennyreese420 2 роки тому +2

      @@user-gr8uz6mn3t 😊✌️IMHO...ONE is a masterpiece of the material plane..FADE TO BLACK is a multidimensional masterpiece of the soul plane 🤘🏼💕

  • @debbiep6612
    @debbiep6612 2 роки тому +79

    This song is a MASTERPIECE!🙌🙌🙌🙌

  • @wethomas3
    @wethomas3 2 роки тому +30

    Hands down, one of the best songs of all time... from anyone.

  • @krissya.k.aspecialk3293
    @krissya.k.aspecialk3293 2 роки тому +59

    This song saves me everytime that darkness surrounds me...helps bring me to the light...thank you Metallica...

  • @Confident-Village148
    @Confident-Village148 2 роки тому +46

    THIS IS WHY THIS SONG IS MY ALL TIME FAV OF THEIRS!! UGH PERFECTION!

  • @mario9249
    @mario9249 2 роки тому +27

    The final solo is filled with emotion, man. The song is a masterpiece.

  • @TheGutlessRunner
    @TheGutlessRunner 2 роки тому +21

    I've listened to this song 1000 times over the years and it's still gives me goose bumps..... Every time! One of the best metal songs ever.

    • @SinclairMoon
      @SinclairMoon Рік тому

      Same man. This song is pure emotion.

  • @jackfruit9439
    @jackfruit9439 2 роки тому +34

    Goosebumps! This has been my favorite song for 30 years.

  • @Knaztr76
    @Knaztr76 2 роки тому +11

    This is why they’ve been around for 40 years.

  • @goncalopratas7244
    @goncalopratas7244 2 роки тому +37

    This song saved my life :)

  • @TheRipeTomatoFarms
    @TheRipeTomatoFarms 2 роки тому +72

    ...and that was JUST side A!

  • @jeroenkoster1366
    @jeroenkoster1366 2 роки тому +30

    At a very young age James already knew how to write lyrics that were deep and hit hard with every word in the right place and not a word to many, some real talent.

  • @elahiac8372
    @elahiac8372 2 роки тому +164

    I'm excited about your reactions to "Trapped Under Ice" "Escape" "Creeping Death" and "The Call Of Ktulu", these last two are a gem, the last one, I recommend you close your eyes because it is an intrumentation, in which is based on the work of the succulent HP Lovecraft.
    Some facts that I can give you about Fade To Black are:
    -James wrote it because he had such a tragic moment, which was the theft of advanced instruments and equipment from him, in addition to the poverty he had to get other equipment, that is how James was inspired to create this iconic song.
    -Cliff had a greater contribution here because the band sought to open new horizons and fields, combining Thrash with powerful ballads, knowing himself that Cliff has greater fluency due to his highly developed musical knowledge.
    -This was the music that unfortunately woke up the pure metal people (true metalheads) negatively, starting by criticizing the band for looking for musical material with soft tones so that more listeners could get to know them and sell a lot of what they wanted, calling them that " sold out".
    -This was one of Kirk's biggest contributions with his alone from him.
    -This was the music that really made them change the way they played the music they wanted.
    -That was also the gap that would give way to Metallica to find a way to be heard on radios around the world, and in which they obtained quite a few successful sales on their album, having a figure of more than 6 million copies ( which is equivalent to 6 platinum records).
    -This album was the gap that Cliff would open to have a strong bond of friendship with James and help him work on his musical compositions, helping him first with the help of music theory (in addition to creating another band where they would work even more than James asked him).
    - In the time of the 90's, around 1992 to 1993 (one of those years) they had a tour called Wherever I May Roam Tour in which they were accompanied by the dangerous and beloved Guns N 'Roses on their Use Your Illusion tour , in which James was unfortunately cremated while playing this song, in which they diagnosed with a serious degree of two to three levels of damage caused by accidentally cremated, knowing that he could not continue with the show, Guns N 'Roses It caused serious problems and an immense and massive disturbance in the public, which caused and generated a kind of war between the authorities and the people, starting with; flipping cars, throwing Molotov cocktails, looting, robbing and destroying private property, all for the whims of how superb he is (it wasn't because he still is in lapses) Axel, by refusing to sing, since he and his band passed it by drugging himself and drinking alcohol massively with his producers and managers, for making himself the victim of the members of Metallica, beginning with his voice beginning to cause harm and discomfort.
    My humble opinion, Ride The Lightning is the musical cusp (not technical because it clearly leads "... And Justice For All") where clearly Cliff Burton (rest in peace, one of the best bassists) handled all the lyrical and musical material, besides that he was the main cause of having internal fights with Lars and the friendship with the producers to make this work very memorable.

    • @igortokarski9517
      @igortokarski9517 2 роки тому +5

      "Trapped" and "Creeping" are my fav

    • @kybamclane9357
      @kybamclane9357 2 роки тому +10

      Ooh I can't wait for the Ktulu reaction. That song is an underappreciated masterpiece.

    • @elahiac8372
      @elahiac8372 2 роки тому +3

      @@kybamclane9357 unfortunately yes my dear metalhead :(

    • @elahiac8372
      @elahiac8372 2 роки тому +2

      @@igortokarski9517 To me the whole album is maximum shawty

    • @tristramcoffin926
      @tristramcoffin926 2 роки тому +1

      That last one you literally just cut and pasted from another comment. WTF?

  • @rbsayegh31
    @rbsayegh31 2 роки тому +9

    Notice the ballad song are both track 4 on both master and ride

    • @CMill78
      @CMill78 2 роки тому +8

      And Justice of the ones he's listened to, but also Black Album, both Loads, and Death Magnetic

    • @ajpj10
      @ajpj10 2 роки тому

      Notice the title tracks on RTL, MOP, and AJFA are the second song on the album

    • @ajpj10
      @ajpj10 2 роки тому

      Notice the 1st song on RTL, MOP, and AJFA has an epic guitar intro

    • @aagamanpant936
      @aagamanpant936 2 роки тому

      @@ajpj10 probably they want to start album with a kickass intro😄

    • @aagamanpant936
      @aagamanpant936 2 роки тому

      @@CMill78 st anger, garage inc, hardwired too man!!!!!

  • @cristealaurentiu2440
    @cristealaurentiu2440 2 роки тому +15

    One of the greatest songs ever written!

  • @darthkso3745
    @darthkso3745 2 роки тому +41

    My all time favorite Metallica song.

  • @troyv8302
    @troyv8302 2 роки тому +61

    This song and Suicidal Tendencies How Can I Laugh Tomorrow When I can't Even Smile Today got me through many tough times. That guitar solo at the end is the most soothing sound and needs to be about an hour and a half longer, other than that, flawless song.

    • @susanconstable2113
      @susanconstable2113 2 роки тому +2

      Both songs for me too and I’d add suicidals lovely to that. It’s my favorite thing to say at work when everyone asks how I’m doing. If they only knew the sarcasm. Lol

    • @chrishirini5414
      @chrishirini5414 2 роки тому +1

      And suicidal tendencies song ....heaven .is another master piece

    • @MikeysMorgue
      @MikeysMorgue 2 роки тому +1

      Both songs are amazing! That is Suicidal Tendencies best song in my opinion.

    • @JPindanga
      @JPindanga 2 роки тому +1

      I love both of this songs too.

    • @troyv8302
      @troyv8302 2 роки тому +1

      @@MikeysMorgue Totally agree. As much as I like their heavy stuff, that has been my favorite since I first heard it. To think, I almost didn't buy this tape because I thought the cover was lame, LOL

  • @AmaraJordanMusic
    @AmaraJordanMusic 2 роки тому +52

    Gah, amen! I hate it when people assume listening to depressive lyrics will make you sad. For some people, definitely. For others, it’s cathartic and you know you’re not alone, and feel seen and/or understood.
    My first serious boyfriend could play that intro like nobody’s business, and even as a teenager I realized, “holy crap he’s talented.” I had a voicemail of him just playing it for years. 😂
    I love, love, love this song.
    Keep rockin, Alex!!! 🙌🏻

    • @davidmatheny1993
      @davidmatheny1993 2 роки тому

      That is how I look at it after some depressive episodes in my past. For me bands like Alice in Chains, Smashing Pumpkins and Soundgarden were able to touch on personal pain and addiction in a way that was more encouraging than adding on.

    • @MrDizzle715
      @MrDizzle715 2 роки тому

      @@davidmatheny1993 same with Korn for me in my 20s.

  • @LuisRdzG10
    @LuisRdzG10 2 роки тому +8

    Fade to Black has always been my personal favorite song. Not because I've had suicidal tendencies, I never had that thankfully. But because it's a fucking masterpiece of composition. The outro is legendary. The acoustic riff is one of the best ever written. The lyrics are profound, is everything.

  • @seanaries4323
    @seanaries4323 2 роки тому +14

    This band was my whole childhood and has shaped me into the metalhead I am today!

  • @clarky2394
    @clarky2394 2 роки тому +76

    It blows my mind that they were in their early 20s when they wrote this masterpiece. Absolute legends. I didn’t know you’d already reacted to this, I assume it was blocked in the UK as I can’t find it anywhere.

    • @tallycahamuhlhetru26
      @tallycahamuhlhetru26 2 роки тому +1

      Yeah, several people have asked Alex to react to a certain song that he's previously done, and most of them can't find it because they're from overseas.
      I wonder why that is exactly? 🤔

    • @harrybailey4772
      @harrybailey4772 2 роки тому

      Yeah I looked just as im from the UK aswell and its defo not available for us 😫

    • @revyaanshu
      @revyaanshu 2 роки тому

      Yup... Neither for us here in India. I was completely unaware Alex had already reacted to this song!

    • @mrx...223
      @mrx...223 2 роки тому

      @@revyaanshu oh man hi... Kese ho

  • @thelonewolf7443
    @thelonewolf7443 2 роки тому +43

    One of my all-time favorite Metallica songs (next to No Leaf Clover & The Unforgiven) as I said before in Fade to Black. I can empathize with what James was feeling since I was diagnosed with Suicidal Thoughts and feeling about 4+ years ago. It’s a reassurance to know anyone can have those same feelings in living and never feeling alone like Alex said during his review.
    Side Note: I loved playing it on Guitar Hero: Metallica (proud to say I can 5-star on expert at about 95%+ accuracy of the notes). The acoustic, second half and the ending solo makes it a complete masterpiece.

    • @kybamclane9357
      @kybamclane9357 2 роки тому +3

      Dude this song cured my depression and suicidal thoughts, and was the song that got me into Metallica. One of my all time favorites.

    • @emilyhill6971
      @emilyhill6971 2 роки тому

      Guitar Hero is one of my favorite games

    • @d00mnoodle62
      @d00mnoodle62 2 роки тому +1

      Gonna copy paste my comment here since i understand what you feel. However for some this song helped for me it was a blessing and a curse;
      I've found some weird form of comfort in this song, i used to put it on when i felt absolutely misserable because the lyrics felt like they described perfectly what i felt at that time. I put it on regularly during a horrible period of my life, in which my granddad passed away, we were evicted from our house and i was doing horrible for school. My mother was also clinically depressed and stayed in bed all day while my older brother had struggles in his relationship. Meanwhile my dad worked NONSTOP to keep us financially afloat but since my granddad was his father he had it really tough and used work as a way to cope. Whenever i put on this song i went through an emotional rollercoaster and it got more intense as the song got more intense. The guitar is so full of emotion and it made me cry out and completly broke me. i often used a blade to cut myself during the solo as that was the height of the emotions, i hated myself and the song sort of encouraged me to do this, but i helped in a way. I'm not saying this to be edgy but the song really made me want to die, but the beauty of it also kept me from doing it. Sort of like "there's beauty like this to live for" My life has gone so much better since those dark times, mainly because of music. It became my reason to live and i'm a very happy person nowadays (minus the ocassional struggle ofc). I'm doing very well for college and should graduate next year normally. We also live in a new house and our building our very own in our free time. My granddad is still gone but i've given it a place and moved on. I haven't listened to this song since because it brings back a lot of the pain. So sorry for alex but i'm gonna watch the video muted and unmute whenever you say something. Idk if anyone even read this but if you do, thanks and remember, there is beauty in this world that's worth living for! much love!

  • @dr.edwardkevorkian5439
    @dr.edwardkevorkian5439 2 роки тому +12

    Never believed in suicide.
    But this song will play at my funeral.

    • @fredriksvard2603
      @fredriksvard2603 Рік тому +1

      The song depicts how it feels to be suicidal, but if you think about it... they're around to record it and to perform it for millions who also are around to listen to it. I think of it as therapy and a triumph over depression.

  • @MaddogJones
    @MaddogJones 2 роки тому +17

    I was 14 when this album came out and going through some very dark times, this song saved me. Every word in the lyrics was what I was feeling but the final solo was so inspiring, so uplifting so impactful that it showed me that there was a little light within the darkness and there was hope... I'm 51 now and have had battled depression all my life yet this song is my life line...

  • @satoricrush
    @satoricrush 2 роки тому +6

    Favorite line. " I was me but now he is gone"

  • @caneface87
    @caneface87 2 роки тому +12

    One of their best and heavy hitting songs as far as the lyrics

  • @kingexclusivo
    @kingexclusivo 2 роки тому +9

    Best song I’ve ever heard. I don’t even like metal. I like rock, but this song just makes me cry every time

  • @jaybird455
    @jaybird455 2 роки тому +12

    My favorite Metallica song of all time. It stays at #1 always, but my top ten shuffle often.

  • @pennywise3381
    @pennywise3381 2 роки тому +22

    I listen to this song on the daily, I deal with suicidal thoughts still to this day, I’m glad I got to see you seeing the true meaning of this song. Peace be with you all.

  • @vaginagas
    @vaginagas 2 роки тому +26

    I used to listen to this song on tape over and over in my bedroom just hating my stepdad. I had all the albums layed out on the floor in order just staring at the covers.

    • @afigueredo88
      @afigueredo88 2 роки тому +2

      Can relate a lot! Just that it was my real dad.

  • @michaelfunk9939
    @michaelfunk9939 2 роки тому +2

    They played this song at my buddy's funeral in 1993/1994. He needed the end to set him free and finally found a way to just say goodbye. I have always found a dark inspiration to live in hearing it.

  • @nigerianprince4195
    @nigerianprince4195 2 роки тому +14

    If this song ain’t played at my funeral, I’m not attending

  • @adrianjarvis129
    @adrianjarvis129 2 роки тому +23

    U can't beat perfection and this is it epic

  • @micro96
    @micro96 2 роки тому +3

    I've seen Metallica 3 times live, and every time they played this song, I started crying for no reason, is one of their best songs, it's extremely well created, everything is so perfect.

  • @kelk8453
    @kelk8453 2 роки тому +31

    Been waiting for.days Alex..... yay 🤘

    • @baldvale5418
      @baldvale5418 2 роки тому +3

      Me too, you took your time Alex especially as he said that it would be the next day.

  • @jonesygarcia21
    @jonesygarcia21 2 роки тому +14

    One of Metallica’s best guitar solos imo

    • @ignacioduplan8422
      @ignacioduplan8422 26 днів тому

      The first one for sure, don't know about the last outro solo

  • @siakh9456
    @siakh9456 2 роки тому +11

    Been listening to this song since I was 7 & will continue listening 'till I die...

  • @warhammer_studios
    @warhammer_studios 2 роки тому +45

    This song for me reminds me of an attempt I made many years ago which thankfully failed, I have since raised two awesome daughters one of whom has gifted me with a beautiful grand daughter. If you're out there thinking those thoughts please consider my words, there are reasons to carry on though you may not see them. I played this song when I made my attempt and every time I hear it now it brings me to tears knowing what it is I would have missed. Yeah, life sucks sometimes, but the truth is that we all have a purpose and value though we may not see it. Peace!

    • @Rayvn7
      @Rayvn7 7 місяців тому

      ...Go away, this place isn't for teachers.

  • @TravisTouchdown4Smash
    @TravisTouchdown4Smash 2 роки тому +14

    Holy shit I'm early, I have to be because Fade to Black is the GOAT

  • @RandomParrot
    @RandomParrot 2 роки тому +14

    I've missed a lot here lately, but damn Mamma Hef, should have been here for this one!

  • @xaviergutierrez4382
    @xaviergutierrez4382 2 роки тому +36

    This is the song they program robots with so they can learn how to feel.......... 🤘😛🤘

    • @TedBrogan
      @TedBrogan 2 роки тому

      Like the turrets in Portal.

  • @ajadonBass61
    @ajadonBass61 2 роки тому +4

    One of my favorite songs ever. I’m glad you didn’t skip it.

  • @german2501
    @german2501 2 роки тому +11

    Can't wait to the best song from the album: "Trapped Under Ice" lml

  • @danielcallaway4581
    @danielcallaway4581 2 роки тому +10

    Finally!! I love the metallica vids lately keep it up!

  • @MrBern91
    @MrBern91 2 роки тому +17

    Confession time:
    It took me years to realize that "Good byyyyyyyyyeeeee" after "Death greets me warm, now I will just say good bye~" :) I think it's about the limits of old days digital compression.

  • @PongGod
    @PongGod 2 роки тому +2

    Perhaps the best intro/outro combination of any song I've ever heard. So so good!

  • @just.gajche
    @just.gajche 2 роки тому +2

    This song is most solid proof of how simple things can dig deep into us and bring out emotions we almost forgot about.

  • @bobbyfan418
    @bobbyfan418 2 роки тому +6

    That outro solo, though. My own personal favorite, by far. I remember learning this song at 11 years old. My, how time flies.

    • @jameswatt1509
      @jameswatt1509 2 роки тому +1

      dude.....the goosebumps it gives...this is when Kirk was at his A game.....it just grabs you be the scruff of your neck and takes you on a full throttle ride.

    • @fredriksvard2603
      @fredriksvard2603 Рік тому +1

      How in the world did you do that, i've played casually for ages and i'm not even gonna try it

    • @bobbyfan418
      @bobbyfan418 Рік тому

      @@fredriksvard2603 Oh, I can't play the entire outro. I wish I could.

    • @fredriksvard2603
      @fredriksvard2603 Рік тому +1

      @@bobbyfan418 Same dude. I figure I could if I put effort into it for a while, but there's still the feel and phrasing even if one gets the notes down.

    • @bobbyfan418
      @bobbyfan418 Рік тому

      @@fredriksvard2603 I get lost with the quick parts. I've never put much stock into playing lead. This song, though, it's always been a dream. This, and War Pigs.

  • @gerryweed7697
    @gerryweed7697 2 роки тому +5

    Fade to Black and To live is to die is my favorite songs from Metallica 😎👍

  • @MikeFewMusic
    @MikeFewMusic 2 роки тому +1

    same here one of my favorites, I have been in a wheelchair for 18 years now and depression is a constant presence in my life, yet I go on with my music and my other interests..
    We Shall Fight on

  • @apexblyxx
    @apexblyxx Місяць тому

    31 Years Ago, at the Age of 21 I attemped the Unthinkable. My Da, he saved me, I miss him every single day. Thank you, for putting this Video up my friend.

  • @Brucecoetzee
    @Brucecoetzee 2 роки тому +15

    Love this song. And they do it so well live as well...

  • @jcbass2u
    @jcbass2u 2 роки тому +3

    This was the song that got me through some very dark times, there was always hope, and this song lead me back from the edge....I played it every day and the album as a whole got me through high school. that was ages ago, I am here still and living a good life because of this album/song. Thank you Metallica. Well said Alex, you nailed the feeling of so many of us.

  • @lauriep9067
    @lauriep9067 2 роки тому +2

    They still play this live today and it's awesome.

  • @placidblack836
    @placidblack836 2 роки тому +2

    The best dark
    ballad they have .. This song hits me every time I listen to it .. Never gets old
    When I pick my guitar up I usually end up playing the opening riff every time.. It’s so addictive... METALLICA..!

  • @farls1290
    @farls1290 2 роки тому +12

    The last song that Jason ever played with Metallica

    • @stufrankie8332
      @stufrankie8332 Рік тому

      What are you talking bout? This album was Cliff before he died.... Jason was on the Black Album, Load, Reload, etc before leaving.... unless you mean live in concert

    • @farls1290
      @farls1290 Рік тому

      @@stufrankie8332 clearly that's what was meant, since he didn't record the album with them

  • @thefatman2780
    @thefatman2780 2 роки тому +11

    MY #1 METAL JAM.
    FUCKING A!

  • @erikhill1980
    @erikhill1980 2 роки тому +2

    I have heard this song a billion times and I still get goosebumps every time I hear it.

  • @chasehaynes2974
    @chasehaynes2974 2 роки тому +2

    I love this guys reactions because he listens to all the instruments and ties to find a meaning to the sounds

  • @DMax32570
    @DMax32570 2 роки тому +3

    Alex my man, you are the only "reaction" content producer I watch anymore. Seeing someone personify and express the emotion so many of us felt the first of many times we heard all these songs is priceless. All the "Oh SHIT!!!" , "man, that's heavy" & "right in the feels" moments that have guided and defined rock and roll fans' lives are put on display here and you show that positive side we all feel. Keep doing it Bro, we love it.

  • @Ryltar45
    @Ryltar45 2 роки тому +3

    Amazing for sure my second favorite Metallica song

  • @codelingmusic4559
    @codelingmusic4559 2 роки тому

    this is not only my favorite metallica song, but my favorite rock & metal song ever

  • @achillescolettas211
    @achillescolettas211 2 роки тому +1

    Fade to Black always one of my favorite the composition of this song is unreal

  • @CrystalDragon22
    @CrystalDragon22 2 роки тому +18

    You really should watch the live performance the thumbnail is from bro. The whole band killed it, but the shots of Kirk playing the end solo are god level rockstar true real life guitar hero type shit. You have to react to it for us.

    • @alextrainor4038
      @alextrainor4038 2 роки тому +1

      which concert is that from exactly? need to make sure i’ve seen it too lol

    • @CrystalDragon22
      @CrystalDragon22 2 роки тому +1

      @@alextrainor4038 Truth be told I am not sure where they were or when it was, but the footage has mission Metallica at the bottom. If you search that on youtube it will come up. Its my favorite performance of the song and my absolute favorite song by my favorite band.

    • @FelipeVillegasuy
      @FelipeVillegasuy 2 роки тому +2

      @@alextrainor4038 Bonnaroo 2008!

  • @Silent.Gun_
    @Silent.Gun_ 2 роки тому +3

    Man, react to Eurovision winners Måneskin, The Italian rock band. They are bringing rock back here in Italy and Europe and that's incredible! Zitti e Buoni and Coraline are two masterpieces

  • @mrspgp
    @mrspgp 2 роки тому

    live at the end(right before solo) the crowd usually starts chanting"whoa ohh ohh ohhh" so epic 🤘🏻🤘🏻

  • @SimonvanTilburg
    @SimonvanTilburg 2 роки тому +1

    That solo at the end.....
    No words for it. So good that it is 🤟🏻🤟🏻🤟🏻🤟🏻
    Love the song. Love the band

  • @Eddie-ui2ev
    @Eddie-ui2ev 2 роки тому +4

    To say this was on their second album, a song penned by a bunch of very young men, 20 - 22 years old... with such depth lyrically and musically, is just phenomenal. I think its songs like this that put Metallica head and shoulders above the rest of the big 4. Metallica have always played the music that they wanted to hear and have never had to pander to anyone.

    • @fredriksvard2603
      @fredriksvard2603 Рік тому +1

      Big 4 was just about thrash. Metallica went on to become something completely different. Like Elton says, these are classical musical songs, not just metal songs. I love slayer but thrash has such a limited palette and dated sound imo, that's why metallica has more impact and longevity for me. Death metal, prog, pop, melodeath, industrial and so on come and go but i always find my way back to some metallica song or live clip, sometimes after years of other types of music.

  • @Ratfink123
    @Ratfink123 2 роки тому +10

    This is the best Metallica song by musical talent and story, this album is a roller coaster of rock.

  • @hectormorales4090
    @hectormorales4090 2 роки тому +1

    Legend has it that Kirk is still playing that solo... Bringing hope to all around.

  • @dmac80
    @dmac80 2 роки тому

    "Death greets me warm" might be my favorite lyric from this one. Brilliant.

  • @masonb9788
    @masonb9788 2 роки тому +21

    In my mind this has always been a sort of sequel to Judas Priest’s “Beyond the Realms of Death” yep. Check it out.

    • @joaquinlezcano2372
      @joaquinlezcano2372 2 роки тому +3

      And Cemetery gates a sequel of this 😂

    • @zleggitt1989
      @zleggitt1989 2 роки тому

      Wow...never thought of that and Judas priest And metallica Are my top 2 bands

  • @kathycrutcher2671
    @kathycrutcher2671 2 роки тому +5

    I’ve always found comfort in this song and sanitarium .Metallica will always be my favorite band just due to the relatability of their music as well as the quality.call of the Ktulu will be another good instrumental from them!

  • @slitheriz
    @slitheriz 2 роки тому +2

    Had dark days in my youth. Depression can be the worst this song got me through. Metallica will always be an icon

  • @geodude205
    @geodude205 2 роки тому +1

    One of my favourite songs of all time

  • @dionshare7103
    @dionshare7103 2 роки тому +10

    Finally Fade To Black. I think you should finish this album Alex and change bands to Pantera. Do a full album reaction to some Pantera. Cowboys From Hell, Vulgar Display Of Power, or Far Beyond Driven.

    • @rick-vista1612
      @rick-vista1612 2 роки тому

      as much as I love other metallica albums, I agree with you, like RTL, MOP & AJFA are the trinity of conceptual albums from metallica, but getting deeper into the woods of pantera or judas priest will be such a wonderful experience as well

  • @user-kn9ef6dl8u
    @user-kn9ef6dl8u 2 роки тому +8

    This is cool,Alex

  • @josephcrowe2908
    @josephcrowe2908 2 роки тому

    Hard to pick a favorite metallica song. This is right there.
    First song I learned to play on the guitar.

  • @michelesimpson8613
    @michelesimpson8613 2 роки тому

    I think I might be the only bride at the wedding reception play Fade to Black. New hubby loves this song and wound up taking me to see them in concert when they hit St. Louis. AMAZING!! 😯 Was totally blown away both musically and atmosphere. No one sat down the whole concert, and when James told you to say HEY you better believe everyone was screaming HEY or you punched the person next to you in the arm and say, "James gave you an order and you better F'n say HEY!" When you see new people discover music or see a movie for the 1st time, It's like re-discovering it through their eyes. Thank you so much Alex! My husband and I love re-discovering that music with you. Have a blessed day. 😇🤗

  • @drewcliff82
    @drewcliff82 2 роки тому +3

    Thats the thing with Metallica that sets them apart. They are imo the best all time at combining their individual instrument styles into one signature sound. They also have serious lyrics with deep meaning. Not many metal bands have that complete package.

  • @amberreed5964
    @amberreed5964 2 роки тому +29

    You outta check out more slayer, the older stuff

    • @adrianjarvis129
      @adrianjarvis129 2 роки тому +2

      Reign in blood etc agree

    • @jspntr
      @jspntr 2 роки тому +1

      Skeletons of society Is one he should check out

    • @yahshgarcia3689
      @yahshgarcia3689 2 роки тому +1

      @@jspntr silent scream

    • @jspntr
      @jspntr 2 роки тому

      @@yahshgarcia3689 another good one

    • @jspntr
      @jspntr 2 роки тому

      @@yahshgarcia3689 how bout dead skin mask as well

  • @fr4gl3
    @fr4gl3 4 місяці тому

    Their first 4 albums are pieces of art from start to finish.

  • @sourgir-wh6xd
    @sourgir-wh6xd 2 роки тому +1

    Awe Metallica... My super beautiful awesome bad-ass Metallica 😚. Love them so much 🔥🤘😍