Metallica - The Unforgiven - Demo

[Chickenpatty878]

Sounds like it belonged on AJFA, James still had some youth in his voice here. But then he actually learned how to sing...

[ErinTurco21]

Idk what I like better, the studio version, or this demo! The solo on this is really good!

[1983the4everbackHD]

The best part is 5:50 hahahahaha

[In4nia]

This solo is played by james and the one in the album is played by kirk...

[TheWashingCat]

Good solo, but doesn't fit at all the song.

[massgilms]

jaymz was a great songwriter

[riotcstrike]

@massgilms why " Was" , He is a great songwriter man! , come on!

[ChocolateTundra]

People hate Bob Rock for many reasons, but one thing we can give him the props for, is pushing Kirk to his limits for the solo on this song.

[USPchan]

I love Hetfield's voice on demos :D

[Elmeromero1]

I love how grainy this sounds, makes it sound that much more surreal. Any one agree? Especially the instrumentals.

[alacar91]

why is it 10 min. long?

[ArtQuakedoom95x4]

and justice for all voice on a black album song is epic

[yaelhdz]

good.

[ZOMLUVER]

o thumbs down thats how I like it

[LaGulaDelNorte]

james sounds awesome to me

[RealSebus]

Really James had problems with his voice

u can hear that he is fighting to make any sound specially in "clean" section you know "what i felt nanana"

[dante4d]

@RealSebus He sounds this way on some of the bootlegs/videos as well. Sounded to me more like he was hungover/had cold. But there is also a video where he's doing some AJFA song and he's having the same problems.

[RAZOR944]

Love that ,

SO awesome , Im speechless.

Fuck Stefanie Heizmann who made unforgiven cover ..

[Doomzdayxx]

@RAZOR944 Oh my good god in heaven dude, I didn't think a cover would be so horrible...I'm speechless.......That cover is garbage and that is beyond my opinion, that is fact.

[XXXkLeCiIj69XXX]

wow man this sounded like young james xD

[ItsTimeIDisappear09]

This may have been recorded before he first blew his voice out.

[mojoejoejoe666]

this sounds better than the original!!

[RhinierZ]

I love demos. One of the great things about YouTube's existance.

[josema43]

muy bueno loco muy bueno seria bueno tambien que hagas lo propio tuyo sacandolo desde adentro pero no esta nada mal lo que haces. Solo haciendo lo tuyo podras ser unico como los metallica

[CrunchDrunk]

i Think it sounds much creepier when the keyboard isnt there.. i like that

[felided0s]

that voicee lol isnt james ;D so no problem

[ps3tna]

@felided0s yes it is he blew his voice out when he was recording back

[Gamez4Lif3]

@ps3tna Well... he blew his voice on the "So What" cover... so it was a little after the black album....... maybe he blew his voice a couple of times.... (that's most likely) but still..

[ps3tna]

@Gamez4Lif3 actually he said the so what cover (like alot of the covers on garage inc. recorded at different times) it was recorded during the making of the black album he said on some kind of monster doc. "i blew my voice out on the black album doing the cover song so what"

[Slipher55]

Lol, demos don't have to be perfect and same as the real song xD

Just listen to the Nothing Else Matters demo, sounds different.

[arlwwe08]

why dont they release cds of all demos? especially justice

[diegosolis05]

maybe because some of them sound really bad

for example the voice kinda sucks in this one

not disrespecting james but....it kinda sucks

[miculinho]

The voice of James sounds weird, because I think they weren't prepared to record the demo. They probably just wanted to save the riffs and lyrics on a tape.

[ps3tna]

@miculinho watch a year and half in the life of metallica he blew his voice out when they were working on black

[accadaccafan07]

@arlwwe08 the load and realod demos have been released on the 3rd fan can

[grisbandet]

@arlwwe08 Not sure why, but maybe most of their earlier demos are just too crude and unfinished. It's known that Bob Rock made the band play together a lot, in the studio, when making the Black Album. Ulrich has said earlier recording sessions were more about nailing perfect, but separate, tracks for each instrument. Also, if a demo sounds really bad, you might regret you ever heard it...

[cipiripica]

i'm totally +++ surprised he sounded this way. it gives an oportunity for other young, not developed artists to hope they can improve with time as much as metallica has

[WizzardOfGlue]

this sounds better because it has more of the AJFA sound mixed in more

[1xcrosswordx1]

hahahaha that is ABSOLUTELY James Hetfield lol. dunno when the demo was recorded, but sounds like '90 to '91, before his voice got hella lot deeper. this is AJFA style vocals.

[guywiththebottle]

Makes one think though... Was So What the last track they made during the black album?.. cause if not then one could get the idea that we would be able to hear on a specific track where his voice sounds a bit messed up or something...

[CkY3221]

well he blew his voice out during sad but true(i think) and once doin so what

his voice changed every year since he could talk so its kinda hard to keep track

[lordsyed]

@CkY3221; I heard his voice got fucked up touring for the black album for 3 years straight. He had to get a vocal coach to really learn how to sing. I have always like his voice. He sounds amazing at all the World Magnetic shows.

[undertakeredgar]

Damm, The solo on the album sounds way better than the one here.

[Rammstein133]

the solo was improvised when the original was recorded

[dante4d]

@undertakeredgar That's probably the solo Kirk made and noone liked it. Then, Papa Het had to come in and tell him how to do proper solo. That would be standard IMHO.

[undertakeredgar]

@dante4d Yeah i seen him play that solo in whats it called a year in a half in the life of metallica and lars cover up his ears.

[dante4d]

@undertakeredgar Yes, that's what I meant.

[BillyOfPyrovore]

@undertakeredgar Bob Rock pushed Kirk like to the brink cause he felt this song needed the perfect solo. So it was bound to be "way better"

[andrewds98]

@undertakeredgar james plays the one on here

[heavymetalfool]

Halls of Justice Painted Green! Money Talking!

[XxHeavyMetalxX]

The 3 years tour supporting the Black album really contirbuted to his voice declining. All of those shows and beers night after night really take a toll on the vocal chords.

[seanjohn135]

lol sounds like me trying to sing along.

[Metguy123]

he sounds like he did during the AJFA days! haha

[NASCAR90]

Yes and No yes he blew hos voice out on the Black Album but he blew his voice out doing So What

[Thewilltodeath576]

this is when james blow his voice