Wow. James really has some balls to play this with the surviving members after all of the shit talking he did on Staley back in the 90's. Both him and Lars are unbearably prickish.
James gave the best tribute to Layne by singing this song as Layne would have done. That doesn't make one better or worse than the other, but this is THE best version of this song that didn't have Layne actually singing that I've heard. Ever. And calling James greedy or whatever....did you not watch the video? He couldn't have genuflected more than he did. Layne did a great job singing Jerry's lyrics, but make no mistake that this is Jerry's brain child. I love Layne as a singer.
Well, I love Metallica. I love Alice in Chains. I admire both singers. Hetfield is a capable singer but this song, and many MANY of Alice in Chains songs, has a lot of high notes. He may have been able to sing this in his hey-day but definitely not now/then. He did an okay job but that was more a tribute than anything of substance. Very forgettable.
Clearly, Hetfield had to use far more of his head voice than Layne would have and that's what makes the performance sound off and sluggish.
James Hetfield you're a big hell of a hypocrite or realized what Layne went through after you hit the bottom with booze. You made fun of Layne's misery on stage, in the tour of 1994. not one, not two but a couple of times. and also offstage he made some indirects. You should apologize to AIC fans who felt dissapointed at you and Metallica, fans that were also your fans. (Metallica also made their last lp in Laynes memory and wrote a song for him. concience eating them from inside or what?)
James you are a great musician but an awfull person! you made fun of Layne and then you sang his song! WHAT THE HELL???!!??? I love Alice in chains and Layne sang this song as no one !!! James continue singing your own style because you suck at this one!
james hetfield I have something to say to you. Why the hell would you be playing with a great band like Alice in Chains if ten or so years ago you were making fun of Layne staley pretending to shoot up. WHAT THE FUCK IS THE MATTER WITH YOU!!!
@alanraymondowens they hated each other for a long time but became friends in the end, and this isnt alice in chains, its not alice in chains without Layne, and i hate this cover, Layne was the greatest singer of all time, and James does this anoying thing when he sings where he ends every word with an A, like "AHHHEHH YEAHHHA!" which hes done in every song since the black album, i like megadeth and metallica but James and Dave cant sing
@alanraymondowens He was an alkoholic these days, so maybe hes was damn drunk as always, I seen this video it made me angry, his behaviour and whole band was pretty shity and lame, but it's only way to explain this...
@alanraymondowens Metallica and AIC are friends. Yes, James and Layne were not good friends but they only make fun each other. AIC and Metallica are the best. R.I.P Layne Stayle and R.I.P Cliff Burton. they are the best. period
I think the most offensive part about this is that Hetfield was known for talking shit about Staley and his drug addiction. It's just typical of him to posthumously "bury the hatchet" and perform with Layne's former bandmates. They should've lured him into it and then kicked the shit out of him backstage.
This is when hetfield begins to wish he could still sing. Layne has to be laughing in his grave seeing this douche that made fun of him try to sing his song. All respect to old metallica but since the 90's they sold out hard. Its songs like creeping death that cemented them as a real metal band
FUCK YOU JAMES HETFIELD you sold yourself in the name of fame and money, you made fun of AIC and now that you have the chance to play with them, everything's ok. SO IRONIC. At least show some respect for Layne, asshole.
RESPECT! that's why rock is dying, instead of telling bullshit about James Hetfield or that Metallica songs are better, we should support and respect everyone that still rocks!!!
@tomanders1 Wherever bro, I know and respect Layne for his music and no for his personal adicction,its obvious, so fuck the haters, and fuck the who comments in here like a fucking chat , good vibes and good bye !
Respects. If any heard a cover of the same song in some bar, people WOULD be like " wow what a good job guys". Here is a great singer covering a great song vocally and instuMENTALly. Is James supposed to imatate Layne? James is James Layne is Layne. Respects
It's rarely often you see James in a position where he is not completely comfortable, I thought he pulled this one off really well but yeah! what a contrast to his live shows!
Lol!!! why many people here hate james hetfield??? Some AIC members were actually influenced by Metallica including Layne Staley... Now Shut up and Listen to the music posers!!!! and if you don't like this... gtfo of here
@MrAlfre1979 Layne was a fucking junkie. If Layne wasn't so selfish he would still be alive making good music. He also blew off tours with Metallica because he was too fucking strung out on dope. So fuck him.
@tomanders1 Some could say if he had not those demons, we would not have been gifted the music he gave to us. Metallica has put out nothing but shit since getting sober. Alcoholica > Metallica
what the hell is going on with all this assholes?? He is James Hetfield, he is a mith! Layne was a great singer too, but this sounds soo fucking good!! some people say that it sounds horrible just because james sings, that's all! well damm you haters!! JAMES HETFIELD and METALLICA gonna live forever too! Like Layne with AIC
I mean , shut up telling that james can't sing this song. I wanna see Layne sang Master of Puppets or Battery. He wouldn't be able to sing, because they are in different styles.
@p3druptt He just could have. Maybe he would have screwed it like Hetfield here. He really sucked in here. Maybe he didn´t get much money, I mean, we all know he (and the whole Metallica) did and does music just for money.
@dgemivm Oh man. You are so wrong. Metallica is a legendary and awesome band. Hetfield did his best. His best wasn't enough. If Layne sang master, he would screw that shit because they are in different styles.
@p3druptt Define "Legendary". I mean, "legendary" bands get that name cause of their comercial succes. We can´t say who is the best or the worst, cause there are great bands in every country, is just that they don´t make it to the top, cause the market just can´t reach them.
@p3druptt well I think he could. Layne was a singer, unlike James that is a vocalist. singer and vocalist aren't the same :), the range vocals of Layne could archive and overpower Metallicas old songs.
Nice job of showing you have a cock in your ass hetfield you gay ass haircut wearing fagott motherfucker. YOU SUCK. Stick to enter sandman you fuck. Another shit 'tallica' tune...
love metallica but Alice in Chains with Layne SHITS on them. Hey james, Layne ran circles around you on the mic. Layne is a motherfucking rock n roll GOD. RIP.
I still don't forgive Hetfield for the way he treated Layne... Being a drunk and alchoholic doesn't mean you become a different person, you're exactly the same, you just say and do the things you wouldn't do when sober...
@arenas00100 Yeah there is and you should already know this. You shouldn't deprive yourself. Because if your asking me if there is,your just wanting someone to confirm it.
@aisidlait Totally agree. And also I can say that Metallca has no one deep hit as Would?. They have no tragic theme of creativity only the alcoholic tragedy of James's voice.
Well...Hetfield (slightly) redeems himself in my eyes.
...slightly.
If they were friends...he wouldn't have called him out like he did. MY friends wouldn't mock my personal problems in front of thousands of strangers. If they did, I'd make sure they couldn't breed.
I'm sick of meddle-dicka, and their constant, flagrant mocking of their peers in public.
James, you are a dick. Dicks are good for nothing but fucking shit, and pissing on everything. That sums you up.
James has sinced realized through his own achohol addiction that he was no better than other musicians he would make fun of who were on drugs. He said he use to pin that on everyone else never seeing his own problem. But one thing about him is that he's a work horse. He is probably the most dedicated rocker out there. No matter how bad he was, he never missed a gig and he always had the same expectation of others.
@nopp1 Ive been drumming since I was 7 and Im 30.. He had fast feet back in the day but the dude never does anything on the rest of his set.. its all single stroke crap! Hes a average drummer at best! :)
Wow you faggots are taking this way to personal. Metallica also made fun of Iron Maiden and Judas Priest, but 2 of these bands were one of their biggest influences.
@Nikolabetterman I couldn't have said it better myself. James is a bitch. He can make fun of people but has no balls. Example: James had a shoe thrown at him after he made fun of Staley. Instead of doing something about it, he just whined and said stop throwing shoes at us if you want us to play good. What a bitch. Layne attacked a "nazi supporter" at a show. He hit him off the stage (its all over youtube just look up Layne attacks nazi supporter). James can get fucked.
@GuitarRHCPfan James didn't make the guy get up there so he could punch him...James handled himself like an adult...He made the guy feel like a dumbass in front of everyone...and his "making fun of Layne" was a joke...Layne has said things about Metallica too
@capnkdawg Right, and making fun of someone with a disease in a kid "like" fashion is totally an adult thing to do. It wasn't a joke. It was out of spite. James was upset he lost some money because Layne was too messed up to perform with them. So he pulled a BITCH move and out of malice, made fun of him. You wouldn't punch a NAZI? If you had someone ruining your show and making racist remarks and stating "ARYIAN SUPREMECY" you wouldn't kick his ass? Sometimes you have to fight fire with fire.
@GuitarRHCPfan Dude...punching a nazi? If you have any intelligence, you can make them look like assholes and let the crowd deal with it themselves.....It was a joke, and it's not a disease...it's a choice...I know drug addiction fucking sucks, but Layne ruining shows and not being able to tour is bullshit...I love Layne, and I love James...they were friends and fans of one another's music who made fun of each other...get over it...if Layne had gotten clean, like he should've, you wouldn't care
ok heres what pisses me off, fuckin dip shit fans bitchin and fuckin moanin over something james said years ago, heres a question, did u personally know layne staley?! WHAT???!!! u didn't?!?! oh well then i guess its safe to say that if the guys who DID know him, ya know, the other alice in chains guys, if they don't have a problem with hetfield why the fuck do u?!
@danathor99 had you met Hetfield or known him at all and made your previous statement i'd say fine but for all you know he could be the nicest guy on the planet, and at the end of the day you are just tryin to defend a dead junkie. i can say layne staley is a dead junkie coz thats a fact i know to be true, he is dead and was a junkie. you sayin Hetfield or anyone you have never met or known personally is an asshole is complete bollocks coz you've first hand proof
@SetAbominae88 i don't need to know him on a personal level, there's plenty of first hand accounts from people that do and say he is a complete dick... no more need be said.
@danathor99 so you always believe what you hear/read comin from people that you don't actually know and probably have an agenda for sayin whatever they're sayin?! and i always thought that rock fans were intelligent and knew the truth about the media, guess i was wrong
Fuck you self righteous assholes man. Waah James said something mean when he was hammered. Get over it. Alice in Chains obviously has and if Layne was still alive he would be too.
One of them is dead, one of them is alive. The alive one is the better one ;) HETFIELD AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.
thechrisandjimmyshow 1 week ago
y would u guys do this to layne they never liked each other. and he fucks it up real bad.
drlt7190 1 week ago
Is James trying to look like Layne?
MetaI4Brains 1 week ago
@MetaI4Brains are you crazy??
DM25ful 4 days ago
@DM25ful
No, why?
MetaI4Brains 4 days ago
How. dare. you.
EVILWS666 2 weeks ago
It is impossible to reach Laynes voice
Wolfenstahl 2 weeks ago
Alice In Chains has never sounded better.
DetroitThrash 2 weeks ago
@DetroitThrash hahahahahahahahahahahahaha..
anormalnick 2 weeks ago
Wow. James really has some balls to play this with the surviving members after all of the shit talking he did on Staley back in the 90's. Both him and Lars are unbearably prickish.
SRsyndrome 3 weeks ago
Layne drew the design on the bass drum. Its from his Mad Season days.
EyEsEnBeRg 4 weeks ago
Wow James is really not a good singer. Horrible performance. Compared to Layne his voice is a joke!
lec0rsaire 1 month ago
EPIC!
79lammy 1 month ago
James gave the best tribute to Layne by singing this song as Layne would have done. That doesn't make one better or worse than the other, but this is THE best version of this song that didn't have Layne actually singing that I've heard. Ever. And calling James greedy or whatever....did you not watch the video? He couldn't have genuflected more than he did. Layne did a great job singing Jerry's lyrics, but make no mistake that this is Jerry's brain child. I love Layne as a singer.
cwjswag 1 month ago 3
Stop arguing... best part of this video is the crowd surfing bunny, 3:03
Dezpimp 1 month ago
Way to ruin the song, James.
divine0enigma 1 month ago
god awful. p l e a s e don't do that again james.
13sam2lucky 1 month ago
Alice in chains are bad fuckin ass no doubt... but what the hell is lola bunny doin in the crowd 1:54
Malis420 1 month ago
Layne still sings better, and he's dead.
av8orguy 1 month ago 2
What a loser
av8orguy 1 month ago
WOULD. DICK. PLAY. WITH. PEOPLE WHO HATE HIM?
T11LMG 1 month ago
@T11LMG Wow, that was just lame as fuck.
Doyledeth 3 weeks ago
Probably the best thing Hetfield has done since '88!
fishdog666 1 month ago
e voice of layne was so much better than the voice of james, that's for sure
NegativeCreep06 1 month ago
@NegativeCreep06 in alice in chains songs yes :)
MetalJosip 1 month ago
@NegativeCreep06 thats an opinion
NHL12ForLife 1 month ago
@NHL12ForLife yeah, that's my personal opinion, i know that some people may think that james is better and I respect that.
NegativeCreep06 1 month ago
anselmo did it far better
Poligistor 1 month ago
01:54 WTF!!!!! xD
marihuanox 1 month ago
James trying to sing a great song like "Would" is like you trying to touch up your sister, hands off don't fucking do it!
temseti 1 month ago
Whoa... that was a terrible effort, hetfield.
pabloftw 1 month ago
know me... broken by my master, MASTER!
ermonski 1 month ago
Its kinda obvious the lyrics have a meaning because they fit in with the Jason situation imo
spaceorbison 1 month ago
Well, I love Metallica. I love Alice in Chains. I admire both singers. Hetfield is a capable singer but this song, and many MANY of Alice in Chains songs, has a lot of high notes. He may have been able to sing this in his hey-day but definitely not now/then. He did an okay job but that was more a tribute than anything of substance. Very forgettable.
Clearly, Hetfield had to use far more of his head voice than Layne would have and that's what makes the performance sound off and sluggish.
HappilyWithMonotony 1 month ago
Hetfield butchered this epic song what a fuck head!
RockStarJmac 1 month ago
His voice at the beginning is not great, but towards the end it gets better. So in my opinion, it wasn't perfect but not bad.
EmberToInferno18 1 month ago
James Hetfield you're a big hell of a hypocrite or realized what Layne went through after you hit the bottom with booze. You made fun of Layne's misery on stage, in the tour of 1994. not one, not two but a couple of times. and also offstage he made some indirects. You should apologize to AIC fans who felt dissapointed at you and Metallica, fans that were also your fans. (Metallica also made their last lp in Laynes memory and wrote a song for him. concience eating them from inside or what?)
Kjirkoh 1 month ago
James you are a great musician but an awfull person! you made fun of Layne and then you sang his song! WHAT THE HELL???!!??? I love Alice in chains and Layne sang this song as no one !!! James continue singing your own style because you suck at this one!
laww2010 1 month ago 2
@laww2010 Agreed
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james hetfield I have something to say to you. Why the hell would you be playing with a great band like Alice in Chains if ten or so years ago you were making fun of Layne staley pretending to shoot up. WHAT THE FUCK IS THE MATTER WITH YOU!!!
alanraymondowens 2 months ago 10
Because people move on and get over silly shit@alanraymondowens
revengetragedy 1 month ago
@alanraymondowens they hated each other for a long time but became friends in the end, and this isnt alice in chains, its not alice in chains without Layne, and i hate this cover, Layne was the greatest singer of all time, and James does this anoying thing when he sings where he ends every word with an A, like "AHHHEHH YEAHHHA!" which hes done in every song since the black album, i like megadeth and metallica but James and Dave cant sing
DrFuckenstien 1 month ago
@alanraymondowens He was an alkoholic these days, so maybe hes was damn drunk as always, I seen this video it made me angry, his behaviour and whole band was pretty shity and lame, but it's only way to explain this...
Moradin21 1 month ago
@alanraymondowens Metallica and AIC are friends. Yes, James and Layne were not good friends but they only make fun each other. AIC and Metallica are the best. R.I.P Layne Stayle and R.I.P Cliff Burton. they are the best. period
MetalJosip 1 month ago 7
@alanraymondowens MONEY GREEDY LITTLE UNTALENTED CUNT!!! That's what's the matter with him!
FecalMatter1988 1 month ago
@FecalMatter1988 are you mad ? They are two musicians honoring a fallen brother, shut the fuck up
NHL12ForLife 1 month ago
EW! after james hetfield made fun of laynes herion addiction he shouldnt have been allowed to do this
zombiefreecdc 2 months ago 2
I think the most offensive part about this is that Hetfield was known for talking shit about Staley and his drug addiction. It's just typical of him to posthumously "bury the hatchet" and perform with Layne's former bandmates. They should've lured him into it and then kicked the shit out of him backstage.
dubq 2 months ago 2
@dubq lol...
FjompeNiZZe 1 month ago
This is when hetfield begins to wish he could still sing. Layne has to be laughing in his grave seeing this douche that made fun of him try to sing his song. All respect to old metallica but since the 90's they sold out hard. Its songs like creeping death that cemented them as a real metal band
reiddajuiceman 2 months ago 7
@reiddajuiceman you are a giant tool...crawl back into your parent's basement, where you belong.
mmcfarla1 1 month ago
Layne's is better but I give credit for James cause he actually did really good
AliceInChains1995 2 months ago
just not the same....
foxracing9295 2 months ago
I really hate to see this fucking-shit guy playing with my band!!! FUCK HERTFIELD!!!!
chaiteli 2 months ago
@chaiteli Learn how to spell first before talking shit
Hetfield is an awesome guitarist/vocalist so stfu
Hingatzu 2 months ago
This is so ironic, how James made fun of Layne and his addiction then sings with the band?
jorock01 2 months ago
I am sorry but layne staley takes the cake
ki6433 2 months ago
nice one
tubeswifty 2 months ago
FUCK YOU JAMES HETFIELD you sold yourself in the name of fame and money, you made fun of AIC and now that you have the chance to play with them, everything's ok. SO IRONIC. At least show some respect for Layne, asshole.
fofing13 2 months ago
@fofing13 After he made fun of AIC , they talked about them and they are friends now.
p3druptt 2 months ago
Hetfield takes the piss out of layne staley, then gets to sing his music? fucking asshole.
27twolizards 2 months ago 3
@27twolizards This is 13 years after the fact -_-
RockstarDaniel 2 months ago
i actually liked it :D
vsmash14 2 months ago
James has really matured. He used to dog on Layne back when he was still alive. I think this truly was James' way of saying sorry.
TheManinacave 2 months ago
Imagine all the rockstars who we idolize come back, peace Layne, we all love you
jammysau 2 months ago
RESPECT! that's why rock is dying, instead of telling bullshit about James Hetfield or that Metallica songs are better, we should support and respect everyone that still rocks!!!
sapoudsman 2 months ago
james has a random voice man. nothing compared to laynes. hes voices was unique so stfu
xDudeHimSelfx 3 months ago
I'm a massive Metallica fan, but this just shows you that NOBODY can get close to Layne!!
gromeroskwelch 3 months ago
2:37 slash hat
johnmichaelosbourne7 3 months ago
this just an insult to allow a Piece of Drunken untalented trailor trash sing the song Would
JadaBlaze01 3 months ago
well..that was terrible..
Flowerpunkt 3 months ago
Metallica makes fun of Layne Staley and gets owned! /watch?v=uWYnSEZKcVw
PremaritalSex1 3 months ago
This gave me shivers. Didn't expect it at all, but it did.
fizzle96 3 months ago
@tomanders1 Wherever bro, I know and respect Layne for his music and no for his personal adicction,its obvious, so fuck the haters, and fuck the who comments in here like a fucking chat , good vibes and good bye !
MrAlfre1979 3 months ago
it's not that he's bad. It's just that his voice doesn't match with the song.
ba773r1na 3 months ago
james sounds great
Maiden4eva1995 3 months ago
Respects. If any heard a cover of the same song in some bar, people WOULD be like " wow what a good job guys". Here is a great singer covering a great song vocally and instuMENTALly. Is James supposed to imatate Layne? James is James Layne is Layne. Respects
Joseph100ization 4 months ago 10
Anselmo dicks all over Hetfield on this tune.
smokebomb213 4 months ago
This is just great stuff to watch.
It's rarely often you see James in a position where he is not completely comfortable, I thought he pulled this one off really well but yeah! what a contrast to his live shows!
ESPLRG 4 months ago
This song always gets me through hard times.
When I hear that opening bass, everything is allright.
Even with James on vocals. :)
avgdvl 4 months ago
Lol!!! why many people here hate james hetfield??? Some AIC members were actually influenced by Metallica including Layne Staley... Now Shut up and Listen to the music posers!!!! and if you don't like this... gtfo of here
oldinfant23 4 months ago
he sings like a shitting cat on the desert :) sorry James but this song just doesn't fit you
OlgaMatusik 4 months ago
i dont evn know what to think of this video, i guess its ok but james is not even cloes to the singer lane was
Shockleberry 4 months ago
0:59 mike to william "we'll be okay we got it...fuck what was that noise?!?"
bikibaws 4 months ago
How can they let James stand up there after being such a prick about Layne. I'm sure it's water under the bridge by now, but still... He's a dick.
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uugghh.....give it up already.....like you should of 20yrs ago...uugggh.shameful
camaro6914 4 months ago
uugghhhh.....give it up already.....like you should of 20yrs ago...uuggggh.
camaro6914 4 months ago
here are a lot of AiC fanboys......
metalmusicfan555 4 months ago
If Hetfield did this back in his prime, it would pretty badass. This isn't bad, but it's not his style.
ItHurtsWhenIPee100 4 months ago
UUUghghghgh, that was awful. Go die James.
TAOAHNJM 4 months ago
...this sucks ! You wish you were born Layne, asshole.
dreakslidemaria 4 months ago
Fuck James Hetfield ! This asshole make fun of Layne for drug addiction ..so Fuck James Hetfield !!
MrAlfre1979 5 months ago
@MrAlfre1979 Layne was a fucking junkie. If Layne wasn't so selfish he would still be alive making good music. He also blew off tours with Metallica because he was too fucking strung out on dope. So fuck him.
tomanders1 3 months ago
@tomanders1 Some could say if he had not those demons, we would not have been gifted the music he gave to us. Metallica has put out nothing but shit since getting sober. Alcoholica > Metallica
PremaritalSex1 3 months ago
@tomanders1 no, fuck you!
thiscreepingmalaise 3 months ago
james = GOD!!!
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this just wasn't jamess song.
I'd love to hear layne singing master of puppet tho. oh wait a min he's dead haha.
stop saying metallica sucks cuz it doesn't if you're really into heavy/metal/grunge music you would appreciate metallica and aic both.
so yeah james tried and wasn't that bad , nothing replaces the original , in the end , rob. can't ever replace cliff in bass guitar(metallica) right?
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vsmash14 5 months ago
what the hell is going on with all this assholes?? He is James Hetfield, he is a mith! Layne was a great singer too, but this sounds soo fucking good!! some people say that it sounds horrible just because james sings, that's all! well damm you haters!! JAMES HETFIELD and METALLICA gonna live forever too! Like Layne with AIC
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Pocletros 5 months ago
I mean , shut up telling that james can't sing this song. I wanna see Layne sang Master of Puppets or Battery. He wouldn't be able to sing, because they are in different styles.
p3druptt 5 months ago 11
@p3druptt He just could have. Maybe he would have screwed it like Hetfield here. He really sucked in here. Maybe he didn´t get much money, I mean, we all know he (and the whole Metallica) did and does music just for money.
dgemivm 2 months ago
@dgemivm Oh man. You are so wrong. Metallica is a legendary and awesome band. Hetfield did his best. His best wasn't enough. If Layne sang master, he would screw that shit because they are in different styles.
p3druptt 2 months ago
@p3druptt Define "Legendary". I mean, "legendary" bands get that name cause of their comercial succes. We can´t say who is the best or the worst, cause there are great bands in every country, is just that they don´t make it to the top, cause the market just can´t reach them.
dgemivm 1 month ago
@p3druptt he can't
kingjojothegreat 2 months ago
@kingjojothegreat Layne wouldn't make too if he sang Battery.
p3druptt 2 months ago
@p3druptt Well, unfortunately we'll never know right?
kingjojothegreat 2 months ago
@kingjojothegreat Yeah but we can tell because they are in different styles. Layne's voice is really different than james voice
p3druptt 2 months ago
@p3druptt layne staley is the best singer ever walk this earth so im pretty sure he could sing any song there is
MsJilsephonie 2 months ago
@MsJilsephonie Dont be a fanboy. He isn't the best singer.
p3druptt 2 months ago
@p3druptt first of all im a girl nd second sorry to break it down to you but nobody ever was or will be even close to layne
MsJilsephonie 2 months ago
@MsJilsephonie Fangirl then. It a matter of opinions. You think he is the best, well i don't .
In the 80's and early and mid 90's James Hetfield was the best singer.
p3druptt 2 months ago
@p3druptt well I think he could. Layne was a singer, unlike James that is a vocalist. singer and vocalist aren't the same :), the range vocals of Layne could archive and overpower Metallicas old songs.
Kjirkoh 1 month ago
Nice job of showing you have a cock in your ass hetfield you gay ass haircut wearing fagott motherfucker. YOU SUCK. Stick to enter sandman you fuck. Another shit 'tallica' tune...
bitchomad 5 months ago
Nice try Het!!! But this song is for a kick ass voice like the late Layne or even closer Mr Phil Anselmo.
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Hetfield sings like a drunk fucking hillbilly... Layne Staley is a fucking god!!!!!!! We miss you Layne..rip
DomaDMT 5 months ago
Fuck James Hetfield. Punk ass bitch.
morsemill2001 5 months ago
enjoy the music fuck haters
raw2is2jose 5 months ago
love metallica but Alice in Chains with Layne SHITS on them. Hey james, Layne ran circles around you on the mic. Layne is a motherfucking rock n roll GOD. RIP.
UPTHEREAPPARELCEO 5 months ago
He was just drunk all of '94
willchord 5 months ago
I honestly think this is amazing. I'd rather have AiC with Hetfield instead of AiC with DuVall.
SmellsLikeNothing 5 months ago
I still don't forgive Hetfield for the way he treated Layne... Being a drunk and alchoholic doesn't mean you become a different person, you're exactly the same, you just say and do the things you wouldn't do when sober...
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1:54 lol rabbit dude
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mrnobodyunoe 5 months ago
poor jameses voice is gone ta fuk...40 years of roarin wud do that tya
JohnnyDevaney 5 months ago
lol, james is having a bit trouble with mic :D
arenas00100 5 months ago
this made me laugh
Humahbruhuhdah 5 months ago
Whatever...I'm not sure Layne WOULD have liked it....anyway you can see the difference between a genius and some kind of singer..
ElFred69 6 months ago
metaldicka is full of over rated stupid dickheads. not just hetfeield.
so give him a break. bwahahahaha!!!!!
woodsplitter6 6 months ago
@woodsplitter6 STFU
enzo12yfranco9 5 months ago
what if James was the one hired to sing for AIC? That would've been real badass!
but DuVall's ok for AIC, he's doing a good job. No one can beat good ole Layne!
ermonski 6 months ago
@ermonski phil anselmo would be even better
valdivia562 6 months ago
Metallica sucks
brodemonz 6 months ago
@brodemonz you are a pretty damn brave motherfucker when u have the urge to say kinda stupid thing, that has absolutely no fucking arguments.
arenas00100 5 months ago
@arenas00100 i got big balls of steel brotha, I like Metallica,but the last 3 albums were horrible.
brodemonz 5 months ago
@brodemonz and there is a band with better songs than metallica?
arenas00100 5 months ago
@arenas00100 Yeah there is and you should already know this. You shouldn't deprive yourself. Because if your asking me if there is,your just wanting someone to confirm it.
brodemonz 5 months ago
Everyone get over it and just listen to the music. If you don't like James, go watch a different video.
mattrusb 6 months ago
GET A VOICE FUCKER, LANE CAN TEACH YOU!
aisidlait 6 months ago 5
@aisidlait Totally agree. And also I can say that Metallca has no one deep hit as Would?. They have no tragic theme of creativity only the alcoholic tragedy of James's voice.
Zhunezhen 5 months ago
@Zhunezhen fade to black?
tillman40 5 months ago
@tillman40 Return to alcohol theme. The only one man who's faded to black was Cliff Burton.
Zhunezhen 4 months ago
Well...Hetfield (slightly) redeems himself in my eyes.
...slightly.
If they were friends...he wouldn't have called him out like he did. MY friends wouldn't mock my personal problems in front of thousands of strangers. If they did, I'd make sure they couldn't breed.
I'm sick of meddle-dicka, and their constant, flagrant mocking of their peers in public.
James, you are a dick. Dicks are good for nothing but fucking shit, and pissing on everything. That sums you up.
eclipsespilce 6 months ago
WTF WAS THAT EASTER BUNNY!? 1:48
MaliceMods 6 months ago
Stop talking shits about James.
Mount your own band and reach 1/5 of their sucess... and maybe you can talk some shits... MONKEY TALKING!!!
pauloxe 6 months ago
@pauloxe Alice in Chains didn't even have 1/5th of their success, doesn't make them worse.
mashui99 6 months ago
@mashui99 absolutely... even because I like AIC. I said these comments to people that are cursing him...
pauloxe 5 months ago
James has sinced realized through his own achohol addiction that he was no better than other musicians he would make fun of who were on drugs. He said he use to pin that on everyone else never seeing his own problem. But one thing about him is that he's a work horse. He is probably the most dedicated rocker out there. No matter how bad he was, he never missed a gig and he always had the same expectation of others.
ricadrew 6 months ago
@ricadrew AMEN!!
MsMetallicaFan1996 5 months ago
Id rather a james hetfield than a axl rose aaany day........
Iamfukenripped 6 months ago
James must really enjoy playing with a quality drummer...
JaMeZBoNg1 6 months ago 15
@JaMeZBoNg1 Lars Ullrich is a good drummer.
nopp1 6 months ago
@nopp1 Ive been drumming since I was 7 and Im 30.. He had fast feet back in the day but the dude never does anything on the rest of his set.. its all single stroke crap! Hes a average drummer at best! :)
JaMeZBoNg1 6 months ago
@JaMeZBoNg1 yeah i admit hes not the best but he keeps up
nopp1 6 months ago
@JaMeZBoNg1 Must be strange for him though, letting the drummer keep time for him rather than the other way round.
Spoonface370 5 months ago
Wow you faggots are taking this way to personal. Metallica also made fun of Iron Maiden and Judas Priest, but 2 of these bands were one of their biggest influences.
VlaDuZa 6 months ago
I love James to death, he's my biggest influence and he's a role model to me. But when I heard this cover....
Just no, James. No.
dontcrytomeohbaby 6 months ago
oh my fucking god oH MY FUCKING I CANT BELIEVE MY EYES WYH I HAVENT SEE THIS BEFORE
Xorgasmicmassacre 6 months ago
Hahahahahahahahah this is so funny, he made fun of Layne but he can never ever be as good as him.
Nikolabetterman 7 months ago
@Nikolabetterman I couldn't have said it better myself. James is a bitch. He can make fun of people but has no balls. Example: James had a shoe thrown at him after he made fun of Staley. Instead of doing something about it, he just whined and said stop throwing shoes at us if you want us to play good. What a bitch. Layne attacked a "nazi supporter" at a show. He hit him off the stage (its all over youtube just look up Layne attacks nazi supporter). James can get fucked.
GuitarRHCPfan 6 months ago
@GuitarRHCPfan James didn't make the guy get up there so he could punch him...James handled himself like an adult...He made the guy feel like a dumbass in front of everyone...and his "making fun of Layne" was a joke...Layne has said things about Metallica too
capnkdawg 6 months ago
@capnkdawg Right, and making fun of someone with a disease in a kid "like" fashion is totally an adult thing to do. It wasn't a joke. It was out of spite. James was upset he lost some money because Layne was too messed up to perform with them. So he pulled a BITCH move and out of malice, made fun of him. You wouldn't punch a NAZI? If you had someone ruining your show and making racist remarks and stating "ARYIAN SUPREMECY" you wouldn't kick his ass? Sometimes you have to fight fire with fire.
GuitarRHCPfan 6 months ago
@GuitarRHCPfan Dude...punching a nazi? If you have any intelligence, you can make them look like assholes and let the crowd deal with it themselves.....It was a joke, and it's not a disease...it's a choice...I know drug addiction fucking sucks, but Layne ruining shows and not being able to tour is bullshit...I love Layne, and I love James...they were friends and fans of one another's music who made fun of each other...get over it...if Layne had gotten clean, like he should've, you wouldn't care
capnkdawg 6 months ago
ok heres what pisses me off, fuckin dip shit fans bitchin and fuckin moanin over something james said years ago, heres a question, did u personally know layne staley?! WHAT???!!! u didn't?!?! oh well then i guess its safe to say that if the guys who DID know him, ya know, the other alice in chains guys, if they don't have a problem with hetfield why the fuck do u?!
SetAbominae88 7 months ago 3
@SetAbominae88
Exactly, these youtube losers are serious bitches.
krone900 7 months ago
@SetAbominae88 Hetfield is a complete asshole full stop, get over it.
danathor99 5 months ago
@danathor99 So you personally know James Hetfield do ya?
SetAbominae88 5 months ago
@SetAbominae88 No, and good lord i hope never do... But it's well documented that he is an asshole. like i said get over it.
danathor99 5 months ago
@danathor99 had you met Hetfield or known him at all and made your previous statement i'd say fine but for all you know he could be the nicest guy on the planet, and at the end of the day you are just tryin to defend a dead junkie. i can say layne staley is a dead junkie coz thats a fact i know to be true, he is dead and was a junkie. you sayin Hetfield or anyone you have never met or known personally is an asshole is complete bollocks coz you've first hand proof
SetAbominae88 5 months ago
@SetAbominae88 i don't need to know him on a personal level, there's plenty of first hand accounts from people that do and say he is a complete dick... no more need be said.
danathor99 5 months ago
@danathor99 so you always believe what you hear/read comin from people that you don't actually know and probably have an agenda for sayin whatever they're sayin?! and i always thought that rock fans were intelligent and knew the truth about the media, guess i was wrong
SetAbominae88 5 months ago
Fuck you self righteous assholes man. Waah James said something mean when he was hammered. Get over it. Alice in Chains obviously has and if Layne was still alive he would be too.
DSJTV 7 months ago