James Hetfield singing & riffing My Apocalypse

[100PercentJoseph]

They say justin bieber has talent for playing guitar and singing at the same time. I always just say "James Hetfield, Dave Mustaine, Nergal, Lemmy..."

[WMGsuck]

James Hetfield; he can be in two places at the same time

[vlmmosto]

is he playing with his eyes closed,....

[throughTHEnever044]

@vlmmosto yep

[Magiffin]

@vlmmosto He doesn't need to keep his eyes open.

[marcussilvamgs]

Is funny how he only uses the GIBSON Iron Cross guitar instead of the ESP Iron Cross Signature when he's recording ahahaha

[Mrguitarjoy09]

@marcussilvamgs Yes, I was thinking the same thing

[CallOfDuty14ful]

Iron Cross *-*

[Pornogucker88]

@Metallica666Hearts Jamez isn´t your god he is our god ;)

[Avengedsevenfold502]

I want to make a religion which is called "Metallica". There you can choose your god. ;D

[Metallica666Hearts]

James Hetlfied is my god.

[2012Romney]

James has such good technique. He's flawless. Really efficient picking technique, and quick, responsive, consistent fretting.

[metalsim45]

nice cover..dude u look like james!! :D

[DARKWATERWII]

la IRON CROSS es gibson?

ke idiota soy crei ke era ESP

[danielhl22]

@DARKWATERWII si,que idiota!

[DARKWATERWII]

@danielhl22 no manches, ahora estoy mas confundido, ya vi los dvds ke tengo de cuanto tocaron en mexico, y me acabo de dar cuenta que en diferentes canciones aparesela guitarra con las iniciales ESP, y en otras aparese con la marca gibson, entonses o tiene dos o ke onda con la iron cross de james hetfield?

[DARKWATERWII]

@danielhl22 en dvd de mexico, aveses aparese con la marca de ESP y GIBSON o tienes 2 iron cross o ke onda?

[chriss1306]

This video proves that James can be two places at the same time.

[metallicagreatestfan]

This is the original Iron Cross..You can tell, because it's a gibson. Awesome.

[gegegwt]

the iron cross guitar James has is the coolest guitar ever created

[Scarecrow545]

@gegegwt

Fuk Em Up is better :D

[Scarecrow545]

lol creepy laugh at the beginning

[brioshell]

@Scarecrow545 i guess it was kirk's

[GregoryJohnsonJr]

where can i get the whole dvd?

[kgkologlu]

This man is created for riffing and singing.

[Macsk8ing]

Idiots who say James LP guitar is an ESP, heres your answer. 0:10

[ElFrankus]

@Macsk8ing Check out ESP's website.

[taterfamine]

i would kill every single one of you for his right hand.

[KillaKyle4473]

Thumbs up for more cowbell? :)

[RayJToro]

i would do horrible digusting things for that iron cross guitar...

[gingerlad8000]

@RayJToro I'd do horrible disgusting things TO that iron cross guitar...

[AmigoFiell]

@RayJToro would you lick your mom's pussy?

[jeffjeffery210]

@RayJToro i saw one on ebay for $8000...

[MADmemphis564]

@RayJToro Would even consider spending $800 for it? actually i dont know the price of the one with the worn effect but you can make it worn yourself :)

[Magiffin]

@RayJToro The ESP one is just amazing.

[TheRosejam]

9 peolpe couldn't cross that line ^^

[igot2k]

@TheRosejam and one person cant write people

[gunslinger175]

epic

[elpunk1]

i jusst copied james.. og my god

[consensustranz]

Needs more cowbell!

[MrNuznes]

@consensustranz needs more wah

[joshmore]

my favourite bit is the giggle at the end of the song, turn it up reaaal loud!

[shanegalang2]

@joshmore I heard one at the BEGINNING :-(

[Shivard]

For all of you who say that james can't sing like he did in the first albums... that's OBVIOUS people, because now he is like 20 years older than then... they still can play their songs, and he can still SING them...

i prefer him singing that way, and not triying what he can't reach... as, for example, Rob Halford does (my respect to Judas Priest, I really like them too, but his voice has gone... that's the first example that I thought of)

[BulletstormOwns]

@Shivard actually the real reason why james cant sing like in the old albums is that when they were making black album, james pushed it too hard and he lost his voice. then he went to some kind of piano dude to get his voice back. he couldn't make the same voice than before he lost hes voice.

[DelCristo41]

metallica used to be cool..... :(

[raz0rcarich99]

@DelCristo41 wtf u talkin about

[Jonscomin2]

@DelCristo41 Cool sto', breh.

[ottozing]

cccoooowwwwbbeelllllllllllllll­llll

[MetallicaWrhd545]

1973 Gibson Les Paul Iron Cross Edition = sickest guitar ever made

[AndizKiss]

@MetallicaWrhd545

Amen

[jormuskaa]

james have both esp and gibson iron cross guitars? that is gibson what he's playing, you can see it from the headstock but originally the iron cross was made by esp if i'm right?

[vM3TALLICAx]

want to touch guitar

[tomdogg619]

james doesnt even try to sing anymore

[DonnieYen91]

@tomdogg619 are you kidding? now james voice is beautifull man... but it`s not good enought for they old record ...

[tomdogg619]

@DonnieYen91 its beautiful if ur deaf

[DonnieYen91]

@tomdogg619 leason fade to black live and then talk.... james old voice is so power full but it`s vas for fast staffs

[loljoje5]

And I know James Hetfield...

[teenmetalfreak3]

skinning a cat? wtf. u sick basterd :p (im a die hard metallica fan but dave's not that fucking bad. shit)

[DonnieYen91]

@teenmetalfreak3 yeah man I love metallica to but .. i thing dave`s voice is kinda cool for trash metal ;]

[cooliovasquez]

@DonnieYen91 it used to be back in the eighties but now it is really monotonous and this is coming from a megadeth fanboy

[DonnieYen91]

@cooliovasquez he can`t back man... how the fuck he can back? he is old ....

[cooliovasquez]

@DonnieYen91 ....wut.

[juv3ntin]

that guitar is sado maso! I mean...fuck.... James does not love to play guitar, that's not love making that is a rape!! But the guitar says YAYAYA I want more...that s one fucked up guitar I tell you..

[MrExodus91]

Ah right, the Iron Cross andTruckster models, I forgot...

[MrExodus91]

By the way, looks like he´s playing the riff on the neck pickup,is that right or do i just get blind? xD

Gonna try that out now, too^^

[Samuelhj]

@MrExodus91 on some of his guitars he has the switch near the tone/volume knobs

[MrExodus91]

@pelenma Oh yeah!!

[EvilFartHead69]

When he first starts singing, doesn't anyone else hear the old growl in James' voice?! His voice old voice is back!

[Bard666]

Jesus, James has gotten chubby.

[larsulrich19]

@Bard666 cos he replaced alcohol w food, simply as that

[DudewithballsofsteeL]

Gibson:iron cross is fucking awesome guitar^^

[Gamez4Lif3]

@DudewithballsofsteeL It's not even gibson lol

[DudewithballsofsteeL]

@Gamez4Lif3 Yes it is you dumbass!

[Gamez4Lif3]

@DudewithballsofsteeL No man it's an ESP you fuck

[DudewithballsofsteeL]

@Gamez4Lif3 No you are a blind fucker if you cant see that Gibson writing on top of that guitar so you can go fuck yourself if you disagree

[Gamez4Lif3]

@DudewithballsofsteeL Whoo i'm sorry i really missed that

i didn't expect to see that because James normally uses ESP 0_0

Sorry man xD

[DudewithballsofsteeL]

@Gamez4Lif3 Ok.yes he usually use ESP but Gibson is one of his favourites i think.No need to be sorry xD

[MrPoundNote]

@Gamez4Lif3 It's a Gibson Les Paul Custom.

[MrJtFS]

caralho mto bom Ô_Ô 

[TheLittleVirus]

I'm really curious about how their next album will be! They should keep this up! This is great!

[IntoTheVoid1432]

Mano Menezes kkkkk

[MorbidGuardian]

Death Magnetic had some good songs on it, I think, but the production wasn't too great, and there were some moments that I felt weren't too stellar. Still, it's nice to see Metallica getting back on track with their music.

[Metayerthraxadeth]

idk this song gives me hope that they'll one day get back to the old style.

[zacDAguitarist]

thumbs up if this helped you learn the chorus

[MADmemphis564]

@zacDAguitarist i knew the chorus anyway but helped me to end the song like on the record ;3

[Ibik]

Gibson should just make James Hetfield his own sig guitar. I never seen James Hetfield playing ESP's anymore. Thats a lie i have seen him play ESP's. but he seems to be playing Gibsons alot more. and why doesn't he playing his ESP Explorer as much as he used to?

[Stivsh]

@Ibik gibson wanted to make it , and almost made it ... but Gibson also wanted Hetfield to sign with them and "abandon" ESP , and since ESP has been loyal and good to metallica, hetfield didn't do it ... anyway ,gibsons are overpriced and esp are better for metal :) oh , hetfield will always play gibsons but there won't be a James Hetfield Signature Gibson :)

[Ibik]

@Stivsh alright, I never knew that, where did you find that from?And why doesn't he play Explorers anymore?

[Stivsh]

@Ibik i don't really remember ... probably from their site , or some kind of magazine ... i don't remember ... well , m8 that i don't know ... he plays explorers but not gibson's .. esp's

[kakarottoalejandro]

TEH BEST OF EVER RIFF THRASH MEN !!

[goten912]

...Needs more cowbell!

0:32

[Christopherwilder47]

this is my personal favorite song on DM. this and judas kiss. the riffs are amazing.

complete thrash metal.

[jesusvalles54]

@Christopherwilder47 i wouldnt say complete thrash metal, like 1/16 thrash metal...

[DarkFottloch]

aww this shit pisses me off...

if this crap was written and played by anyone else, the world wouldnt give a damn.

But hey, this is METALLICA!!! Its gut to be awesome. People dont relize if somethings bullshit if theres a big name behind it.

Not only just in music, but in pretty much everythig else as well....

This is horrible....

[Christopherwilder47]

@DarkFottloch

maybe dont watch metallica videos on youtube then.

pussy.

[MrCreepingdeath666]

@DarkFottloch

So what are you doing here then?

[DarkFottloch]

@MrCreepingdeath666

havent heard any of their newer stuff so i looked it up. as simple as that.

[69badrocky]

@DarkFottloch do you always talk out of your ass??? or do you just say things to get attention???

[hitman036]

0:30 - Is that a cowbell? EPIC

[likablegenny]

Good song !

[geppebrillo]

@likablegenny Oddio, hai 32 anni davvero? Sei proprio un coglione !!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[likablegenny]

@geppebrillo 32? Ma a me mi sa che tu hai 32 Kili di merda in testa,e dopo questo commento,non ti rispondo più,perchè m'hai cagato il cazzo,se cerchi compagnia ci sono siti porno che fanno per te,mi dispiace ma non sono l'uomo che stai cercando cojione.fatti una vita,ho notato una cosa,fra date e orari...ma c'è un minuto dove non sei al pc? No davvero...parlando seriamente,senza insulti,ti farebbe bene un po d'aria,non sto scherzando.Se sei stressato non dare la colpa a me..

[uorco]

mmmm neck pickup...

[Goldendroid]

Guys give james some credit. He's what in his mid 40s now? He isn't exactly going to have some massive ol' six pack like almost all regular 40 year old men. Anyways his biceps must be ripping through his skin for some of the downpicking he does on Master of puppets and blackened. Ouch...

[Will137]

I wish people would stop commenting on James' weight. He always gets in shape for tours, cut him some slack. He's a family man and he's entitled to put on a bit of chub when it's studio time if he likes!

[AlexM1175]

james its either the way ur sitting or you've got FAT!

[MARINEHOG42]

Im sorry to say this but James looks like a total fatass playing the guitar there

[pedroc501]

me and one of my friends were having an argument that james hetfields guitar is badass (les paul) but my friend said that supposably sinister gates is better than james people thumbs up if u agree with me

[wayne1515]

can u buy dat guitar .

i heard u can buy in only in the usa but its rare

[imbogfootstrato]

@wayne1515 you can, but do you got $9,000?:)

[Metayerthraxadeth]

@wayne1515 yeah go to esp's website theres a section where you can buy signature series guitars, including kirk hammetts ouija guitar, and james's truckster.

[polishskaterdude32]

haha! james bold dosint fit to metal!

[xnerdfumasterx]

i would die to get that guitar!!!!

[DunfermlineParkour]

But then you couldnt play it!

:L

[xnerdfumasterx]

fuk lol well i would still have it!

[Bwick99]

wouldn't be much use for you then.

[xnerdfumasterx]

i would play it but b VERY carefulll

[wassuppeeps]

That divine right hand 0_0

[DB73093]

I spy a Randall, Bogner and possibly a Krank?

[godlikecharacta]

probably the most complex riff, besides the day that never comes. actually this might have the most complex picking.

[wassuppeeps]

especially down-picking at that speed lol. It takes me ages to warm up before i can play this.

[demonizer93]

@wassuppeeps He's not downpicking the low E, it's alternate picking...it's almost impossible to play triplets in downpicking

[wassuppeeps]

@demonizer93

He down picks the quavers on the low E, but comes up on the semi-quaver. They are not triplets.

[88nikos88]

this guitar is so great its so sad that he prefers the esp copy than this....f**k esp GIBSON 4TW!!!!!!!

[Luukjuh13]

love the guitar

[SlurpieMama928]

dave mustaine is better than james hetfield, i love james' playin and all but dave is better

[MKiller5]

No >_>

[miafan89]

Too bad Dave's singing sounds like he's skinning a cat. (In my opinion)

[narutoguy56]

Agreed. I mean dont get me wrong he makes badass riffs but when he starts singing the first thing that goes through my head is God make it stop

[xCMxMach]

wtf are you talking about?

[narutoguy56]

what im saying is dave suck at singing

[GuitarGuru245]

@miafan89 Fuck you

[miafan89]

@GuitarGuru245 Its called sarcasm, I wasn't being serious with that comment.

[LongLiveThrash]

@miafan89 Atleast Dave never thought about hiring a new singer for Megadeth. Metallica tryed hiring John Bush after Ride the Lightning, OH BUT JAMES SINGS GREAT!. Anyone that complains about Daves voice is a fucking pussy.

[afabandjon]

@LongLiveThrash dude he sounds like he's squeezing out a shit every time he sings

[VBshredder]

@LongLiveThrash - actually dave did think about getting a singer - check out his book "Mustaine" he goes into detail about the early making of megadeth.If you're into megadeth i recommend it its a good read. Dave clears up alot of stuff that metal fans have been discussing for years.

[LongLiveThrash]

@VBshredder I'v read it, Mustaine looked for singer when he started the band and couldnt find one good enough he never thought about it after after 2 albums like Metallica did.

[VBshredder]

@LongLiveThrash Yup thats true. I cant imagine what metallica wouldve sounded like with john bush. Either way i think mustaine and hetfield both bring an original, strong voice with attitude to the table. they both work well with the respective bands

[LongLiveThrash]

@VBshredder I agree.

[VBshredder]

@VBshredder - to add to this, i will admit hetfield has had his abysmal singing moments over the years trying out different shit (st anger comes to mind) . there are so many people that think everything metallica puts out is golden. I'm a huge fan, but still look at things objectively

[paddymoep]

@VBshredder I don't even think he tries other singing styles out.

His voice is going downhill for years now, he can't sing even close to how he did on let's say R.T.L.

This " trying out different singing " is actually him sidestepping to other styles because he can't do better than this anymore.

I'm still fond of his voice, of course.

[VBshredder]

@paddymoep yeah i agree - his voice has just changed i mean shoot hes older so that happens. whats cool is the kill em all stuff live lately hes gone back to trying to hit the high notes he did on the album - like the high scream stuff - ive seen some video of it floating around on here

[spector1991]

@miafan89 Dave even admitted that his voice sounds like cats having sex. lol

[skifarterufa]

Hey, look at his picking, he make it appear so simple and natural...while it is not! Rythm God...

[snoognz]

Even Dave Mustain says in the latest Ultimate Guitar interview he has a great right hand, so it shows how awesome his picking is!

[someskater188]

fuck anyone named ladyjusticenow

[LadyJusticeNow]

fuck metallica

[Classdrummer95]

I love his guitar !

[tenaciousdkid99]

@Classdrummer95 good gitar shit player...

[guitar6059]

wtf, no hes not!

[juanchonsboca]

Go kill yourself, YES HE IS

[Stashammett]

Hetfield is gopnik ololo =)

[CliniQm]

obosnui

[Stashitquick]

Yeah a bogner wow i didnt know they were messin with that

[pmanderson]

I love watching James play. It's so inspirational. His riffing style is perfect! I wish he was my uncle or something, lol.

[MrZombay]

Oh god I agree!

[dittohead33]

Yeah!

[ahmedsiddiqi90]

me: hey uncle james! can i touch your guitar?

james: sure son, you can take it with you..its yours...

me: woohoo!! XD

[dittohead33]

lol

[ptschafer]

@pmanderson "uncle James" would be cool, as long as he didn't try to tuck you in every night... lol.

[pmanderson]

@ptschafer Yeah, that'd just be wierd.

[0adireita]

@ptschafer that was.... very scary......

[OLDSW32]

@pmanderson Thatd be one sweet ass uncle. free back stage passes for everyone! lol

[jfkdjfd]

@pmanderson watching Metallica playing is inspirational.

[bliztrieg]

James rulles \m/

Iron Cross *-*

[dsghoul]

I would sell my soul for his iron cross