Yeah, I agree dude. I absolutely loved Kirk's solos on the first 4, after that it's like he just threw the towel in a bit. His Wah usage is cool but he over uses soooooo much it just kills it to me. He's still a badass regardless but still, lololol
@@morningstar6506 People can speak about Kirk's playing what ever they want, but almost there's no other lead guitarist that write so many amazing solos as he did through the career, one of the greatest influencers also
tbh my brain was adding the wah sound to the solos as your were playing them without me noticing it. theyre so engrained in our minds at this point with the wah sound, its hard not to hear it even if its not there
LOL the slow hand @1:58. Seriously though, without the wah you don't get that whole neighing horse vibe that is all throughout Kirk's solos on this album.
I think the first original name for the album was supposed to be called “don’t tread” or “don’t tread on me” that’s why the coiled snake is on the cover, but I’m not really sure about that.
For all you guys who equate heaviness with downtuning, remember that every song off Metallica's first 5 albums (with the exception of The Thing That Should Not Be, Sad But True, and The God That Failed) are in E standard.
@@Keykey70 Dystopia,Super Collider all in D Youthanasia Eb, plus numerous other singles like Angry Again etc. But yea, Megadeth AND Metallica both make standard heavy af too. 🤘🏻
Kirk has said before that he uses the wah for energy. For him it just gives the solo an extra punch. Once you know that about Kirk, I think it makes total sense that he writes the solos without it and adds it in later.
It was the epitomy of the music industry. They had money to spend on seemingly "alternative" stuff to make them mainstream and earn even more money. Best studios, best producers, best technicians, best equipment, as much time as needed to complete the work. Now things are "easier" to do, and even I can record my own songs, but it's hard to reach that same level of perfection without such a great team of talents. People still make the difference. Less money per song, less (qualified) people per song, less perfection.
Just so you know, the Black Album wasn’t the first time Kirk used a wah pedal. Now that I think about it, I’m pretty sure he even used one in Hit The Lights.
He did use one in Hit the Lights. But other than that, he doesn't wah that much in the first 4 albums and after that Kirk used Wah for half of each album except St. Anger which actually had 2 wah parts, both intros to Shoot Me Again and All Eithin My Hands.
At this point the wah is now part of Kirk's sound because of how much he uses it. The wah isn't always a bad thing in guitar especially on melodic and bluesy solos where the Wah actually complements the melodic solos a bit.
My favorite solo from the Album is the Unforgiven Solo, which has no Wah. Also you can say what you like about Kirk's playing but I've always found it really unique. He's not the most innovative player or the best player or anything, but it always fits the music, but also doesn't sound anything like what I imagine most guitar players would come up with. That means something.
For me the black album had a seriously modern sound. It was punchy and heavy. But it lacked something. It just didnt have the raw aggression I love about the first 4 albums. Ride the Lightning is my favorite album from Metallica. You guys remember Trapped Under Ice? Now THAT was mean.
honestly i dont get how tim has never heard the black album, im basically his age and it was playing STILL on the radio going into y2k lol i never thought about it until now, i just figured it came out around that time but holy shit was that album milked dry on the radio back then
Of course he's heard some of the songs. It was all over the radio and still is. But it's a big difference between hearing a random song in the background on a speaker and actually sitting down dedicating time to really listen through the album.
My connection with the black album is that it introduced me to Metallica. Having only been 9 years old at the time, the fact that it went "mainstream" is what brought it to my attention. I'm not even afraid to admit that for far too long, I thought the black album was their first album! Then I met a kid at school that was into heavy metal at the time thanks to his older brothers and he said, "If you think the black album is good, you have to check out their first 4 albums!" And thus started my 30 year following of Metallica.
As someone born in 93' who's pops has been listening to Metallica since they started, black used to be my favorite. Until I listened to AJFA. Then ride the lightning, and master of puppets. Don't get me wrong, black is great but.. it became heavily over played and every other album feels like a breath of fresh air. And once I heard dyers eve it was all over. Absolute favorite song.
Man, you are so lucky to have gotten to hear Metallica getting better by going in reverse chronology!!! Even though "Black" was in my Discman... it didn't hold a candle to the others. I could still listen to it to this day though... it was only the "transitional album to full sellout status"... still decent but starting to lose the bite.
@@stefanfyhn4668 That's silly, of course not. They are sellouts for consciously making music to appeal to the mainstream and the radio that's devoid of much real feeling or effort. Some bands keep their original style/feel and still become adored by the masses, but the allure of "even more money/fame" is too great for most bands. Yes, I said most bands... it's a natural progression when fame and fortune are your only goal.
I know far more ex-Metallica fans within the group that grew up with them. That says something. Going d1ckhard for Napster was a loser move, as well. If, as a culture, we rewarded artists with a semi-rational paycheck, they would continue to work hard and be true to their art. I don't think Picasso, Mozart, Da Vinci, Beethoven,etc... lived in equivalent digs as musicians, fine artists or sports figures of today. Granted, I hold art in high regard and that paycheck should be significant.
To further illustrate, I grew up listening to my uncle's AC/DC records. They took "Fly on The Wall" and "Flick of The Switch" in a slightly different direction and they were decent albums, though not huge commercial success. They started selling out with "Who Made Who" then carried on for the next two albums.
Of Wolf And Man could've easily been a B-Side for AJFA, especially if you listen to certain riffs during the bridge. It's my 2nd favorite song from the Black Album, the 1st being The God That Failed.
I got into heavy music, and particularly Metallica, when I was around 15 and in high school (right around when "Load" came out), and I was always wearing White Zombie and Marilyn Manson shirts. One day I was borrowing my friend's copy of the Black Album on cassette, and this girl, who was always for whatever reason trying to convince everybody that I worshipped Satan or maybe that I in fact WAS Satan, takes it and starts underlining lyrics in "The God That Failed" and showing it to people as proof that I was a Satanist. This was my life in high school.
Ride the Lighting is my fave. Puppets is a close second, but Fade to Black, For Whom the Bells Toll...so many heavy as hell tracks, including the heaviest instrumental of all time The Call of Ktulu. It's the first album I bought of them in high school, so it has a special place. Every album has some special meaning to all of us metal heads.
my birthday is tomorrow and my parents got me a james hetfield signature esp and the black album box set. I’m so lucky, not trying to brag but i’m rlly excited to play it
Like hearing you play Tyler, sounds great! Man, we all need a band to make another great album! Back in the 70s great albums came out often! Im not stuck there but Will we ever hear another one?
Sorry I would rather listen to st. Anger..I was so disappointed when I heard the black album..I wanted my money back!..but the unforgiven solo is my all time favorite..sic solo
Cool hearing that solo without wah . Kirk gets so much hate for his use of the wah but his sound is part of what makes Metallica. The core was the 4 of them back in the day but when Cliff died the core became 3 and thats how it will be until the end. Each of them have their strengths and weakness as players but remove one of them and Metallica wont have whatever magic that makes them so awesome anymore.
Although Load and Reload have some what you might call 'more jam songs' than A++. Kirks Wah solo's on Load and Reload are overlooked, actually his entire lead work on Load and Reload is awesome IMO. It spans across quite a few different styles
Sorry good album but they sold out! First 4 were great much better then the lame songs on the “black album” plus is there an easier riff then enter sandman?
You need a balance the right amount of poppiness to get a good song. Too poppy and you end up with something like Dance Monkey that makes you wish you never had ear drums. Not poppy enough and you end up with Cookie Monster metal that also makes you wish you never had ear drums.
Wat do u mean this was the first time kirk ever used a wah on an album/song he used it on hit the lights and no remorse and more even before the black album
@@Mike_H76 I mean, I'll say it: Load is a killer album. It's hard rock, not metal - but there are some incredible tracks on that disc that I'd listen to regardless of what band's name was on the cover. The Outlaw Torn alone is worth the price of admission, IMO.
@@ICantStopMakingNoise I'm glad you enjoy it. Honestly, I didn't give it THAT much of a chance... I did try out every track, some I made it 20 seconds, some I gave a minute to. Personally, couldn't find any that made my hair stand up.
It's rare that I hear someone and instantly like their playing, but I honestly love your playing. Unlike so many players that miss all those itty bitty teeny tiny nuances, you just seem to make them ooze out. It's clear you've put a HUGE amount of time and effort into that. Good job, well done.
That record was overplayed and made me hate Metallica. I can't take hearing it anymore. I do still like the first 4 records when they played faster more like a speed metal or thrash band. They slowed down on the black album and although it did sound good it wasn't like the old stuff. I prefer the old raw sound they had over the polished sound they got with Bob Rock on the black album. I didn't care for much after that record either. Just lost my taste for them. Well at least I still have the first 4. Almost like a different band on the first 4.
"A little over 30 years ago The Black Album was released by Metallica and the wah pedal made its first appearance under Kirk's foot" *WROOOOONG* Kirk had been using it since KEA. Heck, who knows maybe even back when he was still in Exodus!
Umm Metallica used Wah as far back as Master of Puppets. Listen to solos like Damage Inc and Disposable Heroes. Even farther if you check out his trapped under ice solo. Personally as far as wah in the black album solos, it adds some personality from Kirk to the song. Its not so much how much wah, but WHERE to wah. And he puts it in just the right places in my opinion.
I have purchased probably 10 copies of this album lol it is in constant rotation in my car and I never get sick of it. The entire album is a masterpiece. Enter Sandman is the only song I skip from time to time, purely because it was so over played when the album was released.
What's your favorite Black Album song?
Nothing else matters
99 Problems
Sad But True 🤘🤘🤘🤘🌚
Probably wherever i may roam, enter sandman, or sad but true
The struggle within
Only one example of a wah-less solo?! Come on, man, let’s hear some more! Always enjoy your content, much love from Texas!
Yeah, he could have played the solo to enter sandman which is by far the most famous wah-solo in the metal universe!
Outlaw torn would be funny with no wah.
Yeah, I agree dude. I absolutely loved Kirk's solos on the first 4, after that it's like he just threw the towel in a bit. His Wah usage is cool but he over uses soooooo much it just kills it to me. He's still a badass regardless but still, lololol
@@morningstar6506 I feel the same exact way!
@@morningstar6506
People can speak about Kirk's playing what ever they want, but almost there's no other lead guitarist that write so many amazing solos as he did through the career, one of the greatest influencers also
Of wolf and man is the hidden gem
soooo.... yeah.... we're gonna need more of this... and again also, i think Music is Win should meet The-Art-of-Guitar
tbh my brain was adding the wah sound to the solos as your were playing them without me noticing it. theyre so engrained in our minds at this point with the wah sound, its hard not to hear it even if its not there
LOL the slow hand @1:58. Seriously though, without the wah you don't get that whole neighing horse vibe that is all throughout Kirk's solos on this album.
It's not on the black album but Eye of the beholder is one of most underrated Metallica songs.
I think the first original name for the album was supposed to be called “don’t tread” or “don’t tread on me” that’s why the coiled snake is on the cover, but I’m not really sure about that.
There was wah on the solos on the master of puppets album too..
My friend of misery had gotta be my favorite
Makes it sound like godsmack
Kirk and/or James on the cover of Guitar World?!?!!?!!
First time for everything I guess...
That is exactly what I was thinking! That solo sounds very Marty Friedman like and then this guy says it 😁
For all you guys who equate heaviness with downtuning, remember that every song off Metallica's first 5 albums (with the exception of The Thing That Should Not Be, Sad But True, and The God That Failed) are in E standard.
I honestly don't know of a single Megadeth song that's not in E std either, and they sound heavy as hell, too
@@Keykey70 the entire dystopia album is
I'm trying to learn Fade To Black and I was honestly stunned to learn it was in Standard Tuning
@@Keykey70 Youthanasia is in Eb
@@Keykey70 Dystopia,Super Collider all in D
Youthanasia Eb, plus numerous other singles like Angry Again etc.
But yea, Megadeth AND Metallica both make standard heavy af too. 🤘🏻
The solo sounds good with no Wah, but it just gives it a bit more with. I totally get why he uses it, gives it a unique sound, a vocal quality almost.
Kirk has said before that he uses the wah for energy. For him it just gives the solo an extra punch. Once you know that about Kirk, I think it makes total sense that he writes the solos without it and adds it in later.
yeah man more with I feel that
width?
@@Theopholly he also said he heard warriors by thin lizzy and bought one
To me, the tone of the Black Album is simply perfect.
How come an album released 30 years ago sounds better than most of the metal nowadays??
Metal nowdays a lot of use autotune, digital software, etc
Thrash metal died
I think it’s the best sounding album ever made.
@@MusicisWin 100% agree🙃
It was the epitomy of the music industry. They had money to spend on seemingly "alternative" stuff to make them mainstream and earn even more money. Best studios, best producers, best technicians, best equipment, as much time as needed to complete the work. Now things are "easier" to do, and even I can record my own songs, but it's hard to reach that same level of perfection without such a great team of talents. People still make the difference. Less money per song, less (qualified) people per song, less perfection.
Just so you know, the Black Album wasn’t the first time Kirk used a wah pedal. Now that I think about it, I’m pretty sure he even used one in Hit The Lights.
He did use one in Hit the Lights. But other than that, he doesn't wah that much in the first 4 albums and after that Kirk used Wah for half of each album except St. Anger which actually had 2 wah parts, both intros to Shoot Me Again and All Eithin My Hands.
All over every Metallica album he just never really "wah wahed' with it. Just kinda swept it slowly
At this point the wah is now part of Kirk's sound because of how much he uses it. The wah isn't always a bad thing in guitar especially on melodic and bluesy solos where the Wah actually complements the melodic solos a bit.
Dyers Eve as well, I'm pretty sure
@@Phillip-DeFreitas.
Yup, as well as Fight Fire With Fire, Battery, and ...And Justice For All (off the top of my head, at least).
0:04 first appearance?
fight fire with fire, battery, damage inc solos: are we a joke to you?
Same dude
"The thing that should not be"
Fade to black technically
Hit the lights, their very first song
Phantom Lord too
"Of Wolf and Man" is an absolute gem. It's easily one of my favorite songs off the album.
Does everyone forget trapped under ice? That is the true unveiling of Kirk's wah power 😂
That and parts of Ktulu
My favorite solo from the Album is the Unforgiven Solo, which has no Wah. Also you can say what you like about Kirk's playing but I've always found it really unique. He's not the most innovative player or the best player or anything, but it always fits the music, but also doesn't sound anything like what I imagine most guitar players would come up with. That means something.
We all know Ride the lightning is the best album
I'm a bigger fan of Master, but then it's Ride.
Truth.
I think master of puppets is best but after definitely ride the lighting
"Kill 'em All". Nothing compares to Whiplash, and that interrupting solo in it.
*cough* only good metallica was with cliff-
I still dont understand why his basses are in the toilet 💀
*BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE THEY BELONG*
@@dominikweber4305 lol my line
Because that's where the brown notes go!
@@blackened247 ok now thats a good one
For me the black album had a seriously modern sound. It was punchy and heavy. But it lacked something. It just didnt have the raw aggression I love about the first 4 albums. Ride the Lightning is my favorite album from Metallica. You guys remember Trapped Under Ice? Now THAT was mean.
yeah i hated the black album, havnt liked them since
You guys aren't serious right??!
@@zzapzzap1102 I'm completely serious
@@yamahar1ish same.
Okay then, ill never understand why.
honestly i dont get how tim has never heard the black album, im basically his age and it was playing STILL on the radio going into y2k lol i never thought about it until now, i just figured it came out around that time but holy shit was that album milked dry on the radio back then
He obviously has heard it and was just trying to sound cool.
If you watch the whole video turns out Tim does know a bunch of songs off of it.
@@Vivi_9 thats what i rekon. Hes very up himself tim henson. Poor scott le paige gets no recognition and he half the band.
Of course he's heard some of the songs. It was all over the radio and still is. But it's a big difference between hearing a random song in the background on a speaker and actually sitting down dedicating time to really listen through the album.
@@Vivi_9 definitely has. Tim Henson seems like a jackass.
My connection with the black album is that it introduced me to Metallica. Having only been 9 years old at the time, the fact that it went "mainstream" is what brought it to my attention. I'm not even afraid to admit that for far too long, I thought the black album was their first album! Then I met a kid at school that was into heavy metal at the time thanks to his older brothers and he said, "If you think the black album is good, you have to check out their first 4 albums!" And thus started my 30 year following of Metallica.
As someone born in 93' who's pops has been listening to Metallica since they started, black used to be my favorite. Until I listened to AJFA. Then ride the lightning, and master of puppets. Don't get me wrong, black is great but.. it became heavily over played and every other album feels like a breath of fresh air. And once I heard dyers eve it was all over. Absolute favorite song.
Man, you are so lucky to have gotten to hear Metallica getting better by going in reverse chronology!!! Even though "Black" was in my Discman... it didn't hold a candle to the others. I could still listen to it to this day though... it was only the "transitional album to full sellout status"... still decent but starting to lose the bite.
@@Mike_H76 How are they sellouts again? By making new albums that weren't something they had already made?
@@stefanfyhn4668
That's silly, of course not. They are sellouts for consciously making music to appeal to the mainstream and the radio that's devoid of much real feeling or effort.
Some bands keep their original style/feel and still become adored by the masses, but the allure of "even more money/fame" is too great for most bands. Yes, I said most bands... it's a natural progression when fame and fortune are your only goal.
I know far more ex-Metallica fans within the group that grew up with them. That says something. Going d1ckhard for Napster was a loser move, as well.
If, as a culture, we rewarded artists with a semi-rational paycheck, they would continue to work hard and be true to their art. I don't think Picasso, Mozart, Da Vinci, Beethoven,etc... lived in equivalent digs as musicians, fine artists or sports figures of today. Granted, I hold art in high regard and that paycheck should be significant.
To further illustrate, I grew up listening to my uncle's AC/DC records. They took "Fly on The Wall" and "Flick of The Switch" in a slightly different direction and they were decent albums, though not huge commercial success. They started selling out with "Who Made Who" then carried on for the next two albums.
Tim Henson: "I've never heard it."
Everyone: *kicks Tim out of the guitar club*
Kirk used the wah before the black album
Exactly! A good early example is at the end of the Phantom Lord solo.
@@Cochran752 or trapped under ice
Of course, but his use of wah on the Black Album influenced every rock and metal guitar player to come after him.
It's the way you said it
No hate or anything
@@Sir-Thrash or Dyers Eve
Of Wolf And Man could've easily been a B-Side for AJFA, especially if you listen to certain riffs during the bridge. It's my 2nd favorite song from the Black Album, the 1st being The God That Failed.
God That Failed has always been my favorite off that album. The riff, solo… just everything works. My Friend of Misery is another.
Tbh I'm really more of a Justice guy, but through the never is deff the best song on the album imo
My friend of misery was the best song on that album
Agreed.
Same
My fav also!
True. It is Jason Newstedt's Orion, and super underrated
Definitely, Jason’s bass riff is amazing and the volume swells in the solo are amazing
I got into heavy music, and particularly Metallica, when I was around 15 and in high school (right around when "Load" came out), and I was always wearing White Zombie and Marilyn Manson shirts. One day I was borrowing my friend's copy of the Black Album on cassette, and this girl, who was always for whatever reason trying to convince everybody that I worshipped Satan or maybe that I in fact WAS Satan, takes it and starts underlining lyrics in "The God That Failed" and showing it to people as proof that I was a Satanist. This was my life in high school.
Didnt kirk use a wah in every album or at least in the first 5
The black album isn't the first time wah was used. I'm pretty sure its on battery and the thing that should not be, as well as trapped under ice
Black album has some Wahlicious solos
Yes good joke. I know
Black album is not the first time Kirk used a wah! Jus saying! 🤷🏻♂️
Ride the Lighting is my fave. Puppets is a close second, but Fade to Black, For Whom the Bells Toll...so many heavy as hell tracks, including the heaviest instrumental of all time The Call of Ktulu. It's the first album I bought of them in high school, so it has a special place. Every album has some special meaning to all of us metal heads.
I am Fade To Black and I approve of this comment
@@FadeToBlack1989
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Thumbs up
James literally said he calls it the black album😂
I've never heard that solo without wah and you did great with it! Still sounds awesome.
I MARKED OUT SO HARD when you said THE GOD THAT FAILED. The chug alone. 🤯 I love the entire record but that one is underrated as HELL.
What is marking out ???
@@88Nikoli It's a wrestling term. Means to freak out in excitement for something basically.
I love the wah peddle, I use It for alot of things, also it was awesome meeting you at guitsr center in July
ACTUALLY, the first time i REMEMBER wah coming into Kirk’s solos are in AJFA. Soooo…😌
He used wah throughout his career. Even when he was in Exodus.
2:34 - I... I don't even know how to respond to that.
This album has the ultimate, best, baddest, best, ultimate sound ever. So perfect. \m/ PS. Loved your Wherever solo!
my birthday is tomorrow and my parents got me a james hetfield signature esp and the black album box set. I’m so lucky, not trying to brag but i’m rlly excited to play it
Nah dude - Marty’s solos are something else.
And Jason Becker's were better still !
It sounds like Countdown to Extinction era Megadeth
Through the never is the hidden jem in my opinion
Like hearing you play Tyler, sounds great! Man, we all need a band to make another great album! Back in the 70s great albums came out often! Im not stuck there but Will we ever hear another one?
Might just have been called Snakey McSnakeface
Sorry I would rather listen to st. Anger..I was so disappointed when I heard the black album..I wanted my money back!..but the unforgiven solo is my all time favorite..sic solo
'rock history changed forever that day'
*Feeling offended with million others*
Hello kim
If the "Justice" album had been recorded the same way they did the "Black", we would not even be having this conversation.
Wah in metal has still been explored shockingly little, considering it's been 3 decades since it was so iconically pioneered
I do the same thing with new speakers!!! If Sad But True sounds good, then I can reasonably expect anything I listen to to sound good.
Without a Wah, Kirk would have sounded like an actual lead guitarist. This video is the proof.
Kirk is too sloppy to play without a wah.
Cool hearing that solo without wah . Kirk gets so much hate for his use of the wah but his sound is part of what makes Metallica. The core was the 4 of them back in the day but when Cliff died the core became 3 and thats how it will be until the end. Each of them have their strengths and weakness as players but remove one of them and Metallica wont have whatever magic that makes them so awesome anymore.
Me through the whole ‘no-wah’ solo: STEP ON THE WAH!!!
😂🤘🏻
Same
Although Load and Reload have some what you might call 'more jam songs' than A++. Kirks Wah solo's on Load and Reload are overlooked, actually his entire lead work on Load and Reload is awesome IMO. It spans across quite a few different styles
0:04 wrong! Hit the lights uses the wah
Sorry good album but they sold out! First 4 were great much better then the lame songs on the “black album” plus is there an easier riff then enter sandman?
Erroneous - the "Black Album" is not the first instance of a Wah Pedal in a Kirk Hammett solo or lead.
And Justice for All was their best album. The Black Album is kinda poppy.
You need a balance the right amount of poppiness to get a good song. Too poppy and you end up with something like Dance Monkey that makes you wish you never had ear drums. Not poppy enough and you end up with Cookie Monster metal that also makes you wish you never had ear drums.
They are 3/4th of Metallica now Black Album has soul Jason was the soul of the band!
Doesn't Metallica call it the "Black Abulm" themselves?
Also "my friend in misery" is an overlooked gem imo
doesn't matter what "they" call it, it's officially called "Metallica." pretty simple concept really.
I gotta go with Master of Puppets for my favourite Metallica album or ride the lightning
Yeah man Sad But True has been also my main sound equipment tweaking tool for years, cheers
Wat do u mean this was the first time kirk ever used a wah on an album/song he used it on hit the lights and no remorse and more even before the black album
Things a true metalhead will never say: "the black album is my favorite Metallica album."
Agreed, or "Load was a good comeback album".
Public Service Announcement: Don't try to flush a CD down the toilet, it's a costly repair!
@@Mike_H76 I mean, I'll say it: Load is a killer album. It's hard rock, not metal - but there are some incredible tracks on that disc that I'd listen to regardless of what band's name was on the cover. The Outlaw Torn alone is worth the price of admission, IMO.
@@ICantStopMakingNoise
I'm glad you enjoy it. Honestly, I didn't give it THAT much of a chance... I did try out every track, some I made it 20 seconds, some I gave a minute to. Personally, couldn't find any that made my hair stand up.
No true metalhead doesn't realize the Black Album is an incredible record.
@@johnp82
Calm down fanboy.
"How many hours have you spent learning Metallica songs?"
Yea
I’ve always like holier than thou, good tune
Bob Rock was adamant that it should be the first single.
@@thromboid wow really never knew that, I always liked that song the most on that album. Sad but true a close second
I also totally thought that the Wherever I Roam no wah solo sounded a lot like something Marty Friedman would do!!
It's rare that I hear someone and instantly like their playing, but I honestly love your playing. Unlike so many players that miss all those itty bitty teeny tiny nuances, you just seem to make them ooze out. It's clear you've put a HUGE amount of time and effort into that. Good job, well done.
Nothing else matters chord progression is almost perfect
I totally heard the WAH even when you were playing it WAHLESS...
He just called one of metallica's baby riffs "the sickest riff in the univers" :D Well... its faaaar from sickest
Kirk's solos sound so very Megadeth without the wah... You called it.
That record was overplayed and made me hate Metallica. I can't take hearing it anymore. I do still like the first 4 records when they played faster more like a speed metal or thrash band. They slowed down on the black album and although it did sound good it wasn't like the old stuff. I prefer the old raw sound they had over the polished sound they got with Bob Rock on the black album. I didn't care for much after that record either. Just lost my taste for them. Well at least I still have the first 4. Almost like a different band on the first 4.
Are u tripping the wah was used on master of puppets and I think even kill em all and ride the lightning
The God That Failed is perfection. Heavy riffing, deep and intricate lyrics, amazing solo. You know your stuff, man.
4:30 my test song for new speakers, headphones etc is Dream Theater's The Glass Prison
If you do not own a Wah all Kirk Hammet solos become Wah'less...
did kirk not use wah on like every single album before the black album lol
Omg that was like an hour too short!!! 😂 great vid👍🏼
Kirk Hammett always had a wah pedal. What are you talking about?
The question is: How much more black could this album be? The answer is none. None more black.
Tyler missed the fact that the Black Album sounds so great because the amps were all turned up to 11.
I feel like Of Wolf and Man is the best track on the Black Album.
100% agree!!!!
kirk didn’t start using the wah pedal on the black album, he used it on every album including kill ‘em all
Yeah The God That Failed One of My most fav metallica song
Of Wolf And Man (track 9😘) has always been a favorite. There is no intro MORE metal than that. God damn. Such a sexy song too lmao
"A little over 30 years ago The Black Album was released by Metallica and the wah pedal made its first appearance under Kirk's foot"
*WROOOOONG*
Kirk had been using it since KEA. Heck, who knows maybe even back when he was still in Exodus!
I never understood why fans thought they sold out on this record. Yeah it was huge but they were still heavy AF and so many killer tunes.
It's not actually called the black album but anyway the black album
Didn't Kirk use a wah on Justice for All?
Bro, get a haircut lol
Umm Metallica used Wah as far back as Master of Puppets. Listen to solos like Damage Inc and Disposable Heroes. Even farther if you check out his trapped under ice solo. Personally as far as wah in the black album solos, it adds some personality from Kirk to the song. Its not so much how much wah, but WHERE to wah. And he puts it in just the right places in my opinion.
I’m pretty sure there’s at least a bit of wah on every album.
3:43 That sounds like something off of Rust in Peace
Didn’t Kirk use the way as a filter on a lot of his leads.
I have purchased probably 10 copies of this album lol it is in constant rotation in my car and I never get sick of it. The entire album is a masterpiece. Enter Sandman is the only song I skip from time to time, purely because it was so over played when the album was released.
I'm a bassist, but I gotta admit that Metallica can write some pretty sick guitar riffs