My music teacher turned this song on today and said this is how music should be

Context on the lyrics: James Hetfield has been struggling with alcoholism almost all his fucking life, he even went to rehab about 2-3 years ago. He has been facing those demons for a long time and he has been able to channel that shit by writing music like this song instead of doing something stupid. Temptation is always there for him, like it happened years ago...

I’m a older guy 51 and I have seen tons of metal bands over the years and no one puts on a show like Metallica. In August I’m going once again but this time I’ve got terminal cancer. I find myself lost listening to there music and will be something I do Until I leave this earth. Looking forward to your concert experience video. 🤘🏼

I'm gonna say it again - when Metallica comes to a town near you, you need to be there. This journey is not complete until you see these guys LIVE. Loved your reaction to this song. It was a joy to watch you banging those young metal heads. Made me smile, made me laugh -- you made my day !

So, this 65 year old lady is thrilled to see your reaction to this head banger (not my normal cup of tea to be sure) as I've always been a Motown baby myself but found myself loving this brilliant banger of a song.

Im glad you guys react to a lot of different genres but Im also glad you did some more Metallica as well! They still got it!

The album title “72 seasons” is meant to represent the first 18 years of one’s life and how it forms you. This is the third song released so far. Album release in April and I can’t wait! Love my Metallica!

Brandon saying "Sometimes I think I know and then I'll be dead wrong" is such a positive growth moment :) and one small victory in the war against ignorance.

James has struggled with drugs and alcohol most of his life. He's been sober now for a few years. His mom died from cancer and then his friend Cliff Burton (Original Bassists) died in a horrific accident while they were on the road. I am glad he has an outlet for his disease. Praying for you man. Keep on rocking !!!

James grew up in a family of Christian science. If someone had a broken leg, they wouldn't go to a doctor, they would pray for it to heal. Then he watched his mother die of cancer. All this had him question his faith. Many of his lyrics are about this. He also writes his lyrics so they are open to interpretation. They can have different meanings to everyone. I think he's a lyrical genius.

Metallica is my all-time favorite group I seen them twice in concert. You have to go see them in concert that is a must see.

Can we appreciate the fact that metllica are now in their 60s, Lars is using more double bass than ever, James voice is as strong as it's ever been, I mean, these guys are just incredible, to be at this Point in their career and still have the stamina to play this kind of music

Metallica “ Don’t tread on me” needs to be your next reaction. It’s a banger for sure!!!

Sounds to me like they're getting back to their roots. So reminiscent of their earlier work. Blasting out the drums, super crunchy guitars...just amazing 👏 Thanks for sharing this one!

Even after so many years of writing James still comes up with the best lyrics! Genius! Unfortunately they come some bad shit that he’s been through. He shares his feelings with us in a way that we can all relate his words to our own life. It’s just genius. He always tells the audience that we are not alone in our feelings to always ask for help- that usually right before they play fade to black.

Boys, they are releasing all the music videos in one shot as the biggest album listening party, which is through a one-night right before the album release date, it will be in the cinemas worldwide (that's April 13th, and damn I sound like a promoter lol) Outside of reactions, I think you guys should all experience this, would be cool to be part of that imo.

That's how you know they truly enjoy Metallica, they all headbang in sync!

I appreciate that the lyrics get everyone thinking and generate so much discussion. Nice job. Killer song.

I’ve been listening to Metallica since 1984. I’ve throughly enjoyed watching your videos and your journey discovering Metallica.

You guys are killing it! Can't tell you all how much happiness and entertainment we get from all you guys together! Keep doin what you all doin it 🔥

Hey guys, diehard Metalhead here. I love your open mindedness and reactions. I heard this brand new Metallica song the other day and it totally resonated in me. Not sure if James has ever been so open about his inner demons. I have them too. Maybe the Unforgiven songs come close. Musically, it is a 100% banger! The honest spiritual aspect and heaviness of this song digs deep into my soul! Keep exploring my friends!

even though the group has changed a lot over the years they still continue to release great songs!!

Love that you guys unpack the lyrics and talk about them.

LOVE that I got to watch this video/hear this song for the first time with you fellas!!!

That outro was fire! And a reminder that the Metallica boys are probably older than your parents and they are STILL making tunes like this banger!

Now imagine they are your grandparents age ! Metallica forever ! I took my 12 yo son to Italy all the way from the UK 🇬🇧 to see their concert.he said it was his best day of his life my fav memory. Then we went to se them in Dublin thsie were the days

Just Love you boys!!!!! I love you appreciating great music no matter when or where or who it's from...you guys are so fun to watch...thank you!!!!❤️❤️

THEY WENT CRAZY 🤪 LISTEN TO EYE OF THE BEHOLDER THEY COULD BE BROTHERS. LOVED THE REACT YOU STILL HAVE IT GUYS CAN'T WAIT FOR THE ALBUM

Fellas… here’s my meaning of this James grew up in a very religious home, his parents were very controlling and also never really allowed him to be his own in his thoughts and curiosities. When he finally was able to break free, he struggled with alcohol and addiction and figuring things out. The world full of temptations that he could not resist, even to this day as an adult he still struggles with alcohol and temptations. #BANGER 🤘🏻🤘🏻

Man, I love you guys. Totally keep your minds open, and keep it real with honest commentary and discussion...and you're not afraid to like what you like and proclaim it to the world. God bless you. You are what I would like to now call "Awoken" (as opposed to "Woke"). As for the song...remember that James has struggled with sobriety for years, and while the song itself is written so that it can apply to multiple circumstances (as so many of their songs have), look at it specifically in the context of his struggle with sobriety and addiction. That may flesh its meaning out for you a little more. Bravo Zulu. Keep doing what you do!

Awesome video guys! I love the fact you all analyze and discuss the lyrics.

Hi 👋 new subscriber here. I saw Metallica 31 years ago and will be going to see them this November in St. Louis. ❤ I love your reactions and commentary 😀

Love it when you guys break out the Fire Extinguishers !!!! Pure Fire

Another AWESOME reaction guys. Fantastic👍

This reminds me of the temptation song idea from the St Anger jam sessions. It’s at the beginning of the movie “Some Kind of Monster”.

i love all your reactions!! make me feel identifiqued with these type of music...rap, rock...very good channel and vibes!!

You guys are awesome. I dig hearing you guys banter on your reactions. This song is a banger. Metallica hadn’t had this good of a reception on a song since 3 Leaf Clover or maybe even Enter Sandman…just a great tune. A great reaction too fellas.

Good videos my brothers. First saw you guys a few weeks ago with a metallica video. Now I watch you guys daily. Keep it up

Absolutely awesome reaction fellas looks like Metallica has another massive record on their hands great riffs and killer production.

22 years sober and I can relate to this song. However, if I do my daily steps the temptation has been lifted.

ABSOLUTELY A BANGER! LOVE YOU GUYS!!! LOVE YOU GUY'S ENTHUSIASM!!! ROCK ON!!! 🤘🥁🎸🙏🔥🤜🤛👊

I'd LOVE for you guys to meet Metallica and document it for a video. Hoping someone in their circle sees all your reaction videos and can make it happen 🙏🏽🔥💪🏽

I wouldn't be too concerned about the criticism of how quickly you get to suggested videos; it just shows that people are enthusiastic about what you're doing. Ditto on the comments about teaching your audience as much as we're expanding your horizons. I have learned so much in a short period of time about a number of musical genres (rap, heavy metal). You five are definitely Renaissance men and it gives me hope for the future. Rock on. Suggestions: "Radar Love" by Golden Earring "Whammer Jammer" by J. Geils Band "Frankenstein" by Edgar Winter (studio version)

Hey Guys, I live in Germany and I love it to see your reactions when you hear Heavy Metal 🤘 You must see Metallica Live... The Metallica Family is one of the Greatest ❤️🤘 I wish you all the best and God Bless you

Great reaction guys! Great great song... It's a grower too, so be sure to listen to it a couple of times and it all comes together.

Guys, you are awesome..Love your reactions and discussion afterwards..Keep it going...

Two nights in November at Ford Field for this rocker!!!! Can’t wait!!! You guys should go to the show if they come to your city or close by. HOFers don’t come around very often anymore. Take this opportunity to see them. A night you can tell your grandkids about!!🤘🤘🤘

This sounds like another song that our war fighters will be blasting wherever they're sent next. Metallica has been on the front lines for a couple generations now.

I listened to it for the first time along with you! I'm taking my daughter to their Chicago show as a graduation present!

YES!!! I waited for you guys, to react to this song !!!..I'm a big metallica fan, GUY'S it was hard seeing pop ups PLINGPLING and not be attempting to jjjjjust .. .. t!!SO HELL YEAH!! Finally!! VOLUME UP!!!🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🔥😝 THANKS AND CHEERS from Holland.....

Really appreciate hearing your guys’ conversation about it. Metallica are one of the good ones, you guys. 👍

It's pretty cool to see some brothers jamming to Metallica \m/

Those lyrics are deep . It's telling one not to fall into temptation look at me if darkness had a son it's me . Look at my life I keep falling into temptation . Stay away from it.

Love yalls show. 💜

Thank you grew up in the 90's as a teen.This brings me bck to there record. When I first heard them.35 years ago Justice For All.

To learn to appreciate music without waiting for lyrics, is a different kind of listener 😊 Just appreciate what’s given to you and don’t anticipate the lyrics, just appreciate the music. 😄

That KZfaq plaque looking good on the wall back there guys. Love y’all videos keep them coming

HARVESTER OF SORROW!!!

Both still cranking it out good to see.

Love this video. You guys are great!

Really good reaction to a great new song!!

This album will be dope!

August 18 and 20 in Dallas..you gents need to make sure you go see Metallica!

Yo, yall inspire me... this was one of my favorite reactions!waiting for you to react to Queensryche... "take hold of the flame"

such a great powerful and groovy riffs solo

This song is dope and the bridge. Just everything. Lyrics are great. I’m glad y’all are into Metallica! Ma dude on the far left is getting it. Basically through all of James’s struggles, he is identifying that if darkness had a son, then he’s the “poster child” of that darkness. And temptation being his father is his struggle with addiction. So he bathes is in holy water to cleanse him from what he feels he was born into. So he’s trying to fight from that life. It can fit anyone really who struggles from all things in life that they feel only darkness follows them. #MetallicaFamily

HARVESTER OF SORROW by Metallica!!!!!!!!!! Hurry up and do that!!!!

All hail METALLICA!!! From kill ‘em all till NOW!!! 🤘🏾🤘🏾

You guys are great. Thanks for the review

HARVESTER OF SORROW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

These are the best reaction videos!

Love you guys! 🇨🇦💛😊🌷Lars is the best.....!

Love you guys this is so good

Let’s go! New Metallica has been AMAZING.

just a tip, take a listen to wherever I may roam live in San Diego 1992. also by metallica. it’s one of my favorite songs by them.

As always, great conversation. 🙂

My brothers in heavy metal! All the metal heads back in the 80's were blowing up rap to...its got the same attitude metal and rap! Love it gentleman!

Make sure you guys go to the listening party on April 13th. In a theater near you 🤘

Every head nodding for the outro riff says it all.

their playing is so tight and crisp

Just what I thought and hoped honestly might happen.. after my first listen I was completely just at eh ok straight down the middle. After my second listen just now it jumped up a considerable amount.

love the draft opening and closing the door all the time lol

Tae's Metallica energy is goated

Joe Cocker - Now That The Magic Has Gone (LIVE in Dortmund) HD.....You fellas will say...THAT WAS PHUCKING AWESOME.

FIRST TIME WATCHING/ HEARING THE NEW SONG TOO!! Wanna see it with you guys!!😁

Watched this one a couple times.... love the banging heads...

Favorite Metallica reaction channel

Your best reaction was ... unconscious!!! At the beginning of the vid you were all happy, hyped up, smiling ... riff started ... you banging ....still up ... and, as the song progressed ... you stopped smiling, you stiffened, your faces/eyes were frozen .... tense! That's the most honest reaction. Not faked ... pure. Not all emotions are good, happy, whoop dee-daa .... some are dark, some are just ... fucked up! This song FUCKED YOU UP in 5 minutes ... and that was it is all about!

KEEP IT UP FELLAS!!!!! MUCH LOVE

I swear Metallica just gets better with each album 🖤🤘🏻

MORE METALLICA

Awesome 👍👍 song reaction Cool dudes here video

I can't wait

Must see performance... "Working Man" by Rush (Time Machine Tour: Live in Cleveland)

James has fought alcohol and pain killer addiction his whole adult life. Temptation is always there and sometime you go backwards instead of forwards. He has been in extended rehab at least 2 times, including a year or so ago, but otherwise thankfully been sober. The darkness is the feeling of always going back into the addiction. Holy water to cleanse the soul and love religion and the faith but the thoughts are always in your mind, hence Temptation over and over. The song about his mother was "The God That Failed". His parents did not believe in doctors or health care at all. They thought prayers would cure everything. James watched his mother die of cancer because of that, hence "The God That Failed".

********** The Band METALLICA is SO Bay Area that they had Their OWN FLOAT in All3 3 of the San Francisco GIANTS; World Series Victory Parades in 2010/2012/2014

If you guys want to branch out even further: Country-Kenny Chesney "We Do," Florida Georgia Line "Cruise;" Hair Bands-Poison "Nothin' but a Good Time," Skid Row "18 and Life;" Heavy Metal-Dream Theatre "Pull Me Under," Pantera "Walk;" Acapella-Pentatonix "Hallelujah;" Pop-Ariana Grande "Break Free," Glee Cast original "Light Up the World;" Rap-Too Short "In the Trunk," Celly Cell "It's Going Down Tonight;" Hard Rock-AC/DC "Shoot to Thrill," Motley Crue "Same Ol' Situation." Have fun on your guys' journey through new styles and artists. Love the content; keep it up!

Metallica is the ULTIMATE!!!

Awesome video.

this is a great all killer no filler and no ballads