The Making of Machine Head's "Battery" Cover

[pp99073]

Despite saying Alexi Laiho as Lohai, Rob Flynn and the rest of Machine Head are my fucking heroes.

Their lyrics and music touches my heart so deeply.

It's almost like their songs are written for me LOL

[ripboco]

"Fuck dude it's Battery , it's heavy hitting as fuck" hahahahahhahahahahhaa i chuckled .

[pivetlord13]

Adams wise words: Fuck dude its Battery its heavy hitting as fuck...

[PJD219]

Best cover on the Remastered album by far! (In my opinion)

[stew2407]

ROFL Dave's long lost brother !!! That got me, shit ! HAHAHA

[moonlightzz666]

its more a tribute than cover

[strato991]

just watched this thru. great video. btw, during the part where he is talking about john mello, the classical guitar luthier, john mello is my cousin.

[xXsetonfireXx]

great to see mr. flynn wearing a caliban shirt :)

[PopInJams]

Can anyone tell me where I can get a copy of this kerrang master of puppets album?

[PatrickFromGermany]

3:24 finally someone giving LARS his well deserved credits... just btw

[strato991]

DUDE. john mello, the guy who made the classical for the intro, thats my cousin!

[KillingKillFire]

what scene is that from the movie at the end???

[Nem33]

@KillingKillFire Deliverence

[chimairakickass]

Jim Fucking LaMarca !!!! Who is no longer in Chimaira....

[MetalDeth777]

Paul Demmel had short hair? Fuck. hahaha

[kix7711therealone]

@MetalDeth777 uh phil

[MetalDeth777]

@kix7711therealone thats what i meant. No idea why i put Paul.

[Jamora]

believe it or not, the bass player actually isn't suppose to play those triplets in the beginning though, i give him props for doing it

[murdersermon]

Holy shit 7:27

[ErzetDEMOn]

This is brutal version of Battery. I like it! Good work Machine Head!

[The666emokiller666]

0:41 i thought that was James Hetfeild!?!?!? then i paused and it was phil haha

[johnvanoevelen2]

Jim fucking Lamarca!!

[munchy040]

deliverence

[thatguynick]

"Fuck, dude, it's BATTERY."  'Nuff said.

[bonnertom032]

in the beginning of the video, robb names three covers they recorded - this, a faith no more track, and "one that shall remain nameless". Is that third one supposed to be hallowed be thy name?

[shawnfactor]

@bonnertom032 He's referring to a covers contest they did for the message board. They recorded Battery, Jizzlobber, and another song, which was Exodus' Toxic Waltz. They didn't want to do it, but a prominent board member (at the time) said he would leave the board if they didn't. They did about 1/2 the song then ended it screaming "Fuck you Tharsh!!!" One note, this cover is not the same they did for the message board, those were done on an 8-track in their studio. This was done at Sharkbite. :)

[nakase001]

@shawnfactor also Besides the song message in a bottle - the police

[JackFriedRice]

Dave is a fucking BEAST!

[borninkilladelphia]

hahahaha that bit at the end is amazing

[ninety6angels]

:) phils my uncle haha

[butterknucklez]

rob should get a deal with esp

i would buy his signature

also, i hope he found the fucker who stole his guitars

[mrshef666]

why does Rob always refer to his fans as "kids"?

[MattPurkis]

@mrshef666 alot of em are. they are the ones that are up the front , such as myself. so maybe there the fans he sees.

[TheJosh142]

@mrshef666 Cuz hes Jesus ?

[mayainabsentia]

I love seeing them play. They're so fucking talented. It was an honor meeting them~

[MrDavid0381]

F**** man!!! Machine Head forever!!! I love!!!!

[nmillwater33]

8 thousand dollars for a fukin classical guitar

[TheImorrtalOne]

Love Phil Demmel's Hetfield 'stash xD

[KINGofDIAMONDsMAGIC]

"And just, pch, fuck dude it's battery it's heavy hitting as fuck" XD.

[desimate]

JIM FUCKING LAMARCAAAAA haha. Low End is such a hero..."Jim LaMarca lives with his parents at the cool age of 32..."

[MrSlowSkyline]

saw machine head when they opened for slayer and megadeth in vancouver. amazing.

[iceheadstudios]

How the balls does Dave keep his kit that wide???

[rosso155v6]

Machine Head loves Metallica......

[666Napalm666Death666]

if any1 on this earth is the worlds biggest metallica fans its machine head!

[porkuespinhu]

Lets say, GIVE SOME FUCKING JOB TO DAVE!!!! This is easy for him >.>

[tuberkulosis666]

I think this version is much better than the original one

[petelard]

I have to agree man, but that's probably just because i prefer Robb's Voice

[speedstick1314]

fuck larz and his stupid hat thank god this song has a real drummer fixing this masterpiece up...nothing against the rest of the band i just think larz licks duck butter.. that is all bahahaha

[DoucheNozzle101]

@speedstick1314 How can you fix a masterpiece? I thought a "masterpiece" was perfect.

[ScottR467]

@speedstick1314 shut up and fuckin' die you justin bieber fan boy

[lolerz222]

2:09 so true.

[MrSocialdisease]

Is there Tom Araya at 1:54. Guy at the backrow behind Kirk looks like him.

[damatria07]

Hetfield is a hero..

And a genius..

[Chris580rulez]

wat was the FNM song robb said?

[juddrizzo]

Ha - You heard it right. ... FNM "Jizzlobber"

[sjvp75]

Basically no one's allowed to cover metallica but this one's great. MH Kixx ASS!!

[xnoselfesteemx]

Can't believe that this was only three years ago. Killer cover, killer band.

\m/,

[beyondthefiction]

*sigh* looks like i have some left hand 'exercises' to do...

[Acidtripped]

That was effin' awesome.

[rockerguy015]

god the double bass after the solo...machine head cant wait to see them NOVEMBER WITH MEGADETH!!!!

[mottaveigajunior]

lucky bastard... my dream is: machine head + kreator + megadeth

[MiloMetalHead]

...and my love for Machine Head continues to grow. Fucking brilliant.

[MissyVair]

lol at the end haha

[Kevinmm777]

Hahaha. The ending part with the banjos was FUNNY!!!! ROFLMAO!

[nedley666]

7:00 looooooool. JIM FUCKIN LA MARCA!

[godlikecharacta]

Cool cover the bass player seems like a cool person.

[puppyald]

It's a great cover this. It had the potential to be an absolute train wreck. I mean it was tuned down, the production wasn't very tight and the vocals were "growly metallica" - which can rarely work.

HOWEVER, they definatley pulled it off, Machine Head rule anyway but they really did this song justice. A quality cover, by a quality band.

Tbh, they've toured with Metallica for so long now they cant headline, but supporting 'tallica is just as good as tbh ;)

\m/

Oh and fall out boy suck dick!

[WaddupYo]

hahhaaaa, the ending is epic too

[gfro9912]

its nice the guitarist has the hetfield mustache \m/!!!!!!!!!!

[faqyaself]

the deliverance clip at the end!! fucking hilarious!!

[XxspRAkVideosxX]

The bass player looks like he stomps on kittens in his spare time.

[smitla321]

Jim Fucking La'Marca! HAHAHA

[Jasonk89]

Robb Flynn's probably one of the best rhythm guitarists around these days, right up there with Hetfield and Mustaine. Those intricate rhythm riffs are pretty fuckin hard to play while singing, he's an accomplished lead guitarist as well (and singer, but that's too obvious). The Blackening's definitely their magnum opus. It'll be hard to top that, that's for damn sure.

[SmittyBaGitty]

yeah for sure!

[deathrecycle]

right on!

[uzzell111]

yea, but when/if they top if, its gunna be fucking insain!!

Machine Fucking Head

[Spghlax9]

@Jasonk89 Mustaine plays leads also. Megadeth does trade off solos. But yes that is true. Flynn is a great Rhythm guitarist, up there with Hetfield.

[alexkooy]

anyone know the tuning that they play this song ?

[l0lercaust]

Probably C#

not drop

[Stovanovich]

yeah at about 6mins robb says its c#

[alexkooy]

What song is the Song thta shall remane nameless ?

XD

[hiyabuddy69]

hallowed by thy name i think

[AlexStasXXXParanoid]

Yup, Hallowed be thy name

[brandonwayne]

TharshKargenEAtzenBallz

by that band EXOMUDUS

[ChemicalRMH]

This Ain't A Scene, It's An Arms Race by Fall Out Boy. I know because I went to their concert where they announced it.

[alexkooy]

What? Are? You? Talking? About?

[XblCheeseofdeath2008]

Fallout boy suck dick

[TubasherTim]

to right

[sinister789456]

i love robbs beard

[Shreddersebbes]

what's up with the Hetfield mustache on Phil while recording?

[alexkooy]

that bass guy is Awsome looking >:D

[sinister789456]

adam deuce :)

[NaypalmDEATH]

Jizzlobber from Faith no More would be a fuckin KICK ASS COVER from Machinehead

[jackyDoofer]

dave mclain is a fucking beast, how his legs survive hour and a half long sets every night i will never know, especially when they close with davidian and the like, that's just 5 minutes of double bass haha. possibly he biggest piece of thrash ever

[Thrash648]

you said it yourself

If you did hour and a half long sets every night, youud have fucking sick skillz aswell haha

[ifjtoledo]

Please what is the movie at the end of this video?

[NE14ABJ2DAY]

It's called Deliverance m8

[ifjtoledo]

Thanks NE14ABJ2DAY

[NE14ABJ2DAY]

Anytime bud

[fretboardlord]

The song that shall remain nameless...Hallowed be thy name by any chance?

[100riq]

haha that funi at the end lol

[rockerguy015]

best metallica cover ever fucking machine head and METALLICA for life!!!

[MetalMassacre45]

i just wish in machine head's version everyone screamed BATTERY like Metallica did. that would have been epic!! but it's still an amzing cover

[weenic1978]

"fuck dude...it's battery"....that sums it up brilliantly

[waterhead4life]

they played the song better than metallica as far as im concerned. and by the way did you see the chimaira t-shirt much love for chimaira and machine head 2 of metal un sung heroes

[JamesKBoyd]

They definitely didn't do it BETTER than Metallica, but it is a damn good cover version of the greatest Thrash tune ever written.

[trawford1]

see i do like this song but off the whole master of puppets album i prefer disposable heroes the solo is quality

[KHfan4ever23]

this was a great cover no doubt but deff not as good as Metallica's version

[metalandanimeyes]

Adam is such an underated bassist.

[uzzell111]

i think the whole band should be bigger than they actually are, they dont really headline and tbh i think they should cuz theyre actually killer

[metalandanimeyes]

Yeah I saw em live last year, great night.

[richiek8900]

haha Phil looks so good with that tash!!

kinda resembles Hetfield with the cap at one stage!

[joeldude76]

hetfield is the man!

[6412cmr]

Una de las mejores canciones de la historia, versionada por un pedazo de grupo machine headddddddddd

[oOAnUb1sOo]

Message in a bottle!?

[dmiller1447]

what was the song they covered that he said would reamin nameless? lol

[pweidmann]

hallowed be thy name by iron maiden

[Mephistos100]

Dave is the best man ever! :)

[guitarguymusthaphawa]

dats never phil with the mustach is it?

[comosar51]

Nice work Shawn.

[CodyHarris0069]

jim fucking lamarca!

love it

[jimmyktc]

8:28-8:56 lol

[dmacthemac]

caliban shirt!

[MaggotIam]

I got huge respect for these guys and Metallica... puts a lot of energy into their production of music and shitloads of energy on stage... Metallica and Machine head <3

[myfriendsrspecial]

that ending was the shit!

[KillingYouForMe]

i do have to admit...those acoustics sound sweet

[KiwiManoCornuta]

Shawn my dear, I want your job!

[carchis]

BATTERY the best fucking song metallica created it !

[julandoodoo]

Fuck man !

This song is a killer ..

[TheMetalhed]

they fucking nailed this song, spot on, flynn deserves more credit, he is a really talented guitarist as he has proved on the blackening

[megabassist]

and finally dave mcClains long lost brother!!

hahahahaha

[xurxo12]

i think they should do damage inc instead of battery, but...

[kevon32]

well u cant help but compare it to metallica as it is their song. "power singing" doesnt work for this song. or any other song in my opinion.

[strikeatic]

good point man..but you got to love how they got the fans involved..i voted seek and destroy lol

[kevon32]

ok then most of us

[kevon32]

well i think we all can agree that james' singing is better than this guy's.

[xurxo12]

i agree, james sings way better, although his voice isnt so talented as this guy, but i dont know, people just like james' voice, its a pretty ''normal''singing, instead of all these profesioal singers. Great James'!!

[SpawnCall]

James' voice not as talented as this guys?

[kevon32]

cant wait for and justice for all remastered. !!!!

[kevon32]

this version sounds great. great sound quality i love the drums. i would say its better than metallica's EXCEPT that the singing is horrible. the singer screams and i dont like that thats why i like metallica cuz james doesn't scream, he sings.

[corpsedeathmaggot]

i love the thunder the 'head put behind this already amazing song! it makes it kick even harder ass, i think!

[fridogg]

great writing on hetfields 's part. Guitar harmonies are insane. This version it great but not a fan of the tuning. It has no bite to the riff.

[thewererabbit]

it's less biting for sure, not as tight and thrashy, I can dig it, but it's really sinister and thunderous like this, y'know?

[danlevy4]

OMG LOLOLOLOL

THE ENDING WAS SO FUNNY LOL

Dave is one of the best in the world !!!

Awsome song :D

[fretboardlord]

hah deliverence lol

[nossraaL]

"metallicakixtotalass" Agreed! And I can't see how anyone could say otherwise after they've seen this video. FUCK :P

[metallicakixtotalass]

dave mclain is an awesomely underrated drummer

[666wrathchild]

awsome

[redabatteur]

battery is one of the best songs and machine head play it with great performence

[NikoBustos]

nice