Never pause a Metallica solo!!!

They say what happened to him in the song quite clearly.. Land mine has taken my sight, taken my speech, taken my hearing, taken my arms, taken my legs, taken my soul, left me with life in hell.

Black girl here, who is also a metal head 🤘🏽 This is my favorite Metallica song! You guys have to read the lyrics and re-listen to this song! And that double bass on the drums is EVERYTHING. Lars is a beast. This song is what made me want to learn the drums ❤ I’m happy to see other black people give this song a chance though.

Reading more of the comments, I hope you guys will revisit this tune. It deserves more thought than what you gave.

You fellas really missed the mark with this. James literally tells you what’s going on. It’s really one of those songs that demands respect to listen and take in.

Guys, this is not “screamo”. This is Heavy Metal at its finest. The band at the time this video was made had James on vocals and rhythm guitar’ Lars on drums, Kirk on lead guitar and Jason on bass.

The thought, the idea, of being trapped inside your own body like a prison, wishing that you could be deleted to escape, is absolutely terrifying. This song is legendary rock.

This was like watching The Godfather and talking loudly about the cars and suits over the "settle all family business" baptism scene. Soak this in and pay attention. Deep song.

Couple of things: 1) Boy came back from war. Lost his limbs, hearing, eyesight, everything, due to a landmine. 2) Clips were from a movie called "Johnny Got His Gun". 3) The fast "choppy" thrashing before the solo is SOS for "kill me". That's what the officer was saying in the film, "over and over again, kill me". Metallica played that. This song is a masterpiece.

When you listen to any Metallica song you really have to pay attention to the lyrics too because they always have a deeper meaning.

You guys really did this song dirty. It’s emotionally deep and has so many levels. You have to LISTEN to the lyrics and the commentary to marry the deep meaning with the emotional roller coaster in the score.

In 8th grade I just simply loved this song. Now that I’m a 48 year old army wife, it’s meaning is on another level. Lars Ulrich is the drummer. He’s beyond amazing.

This is an anti-war song inspired by the book "Johnny Got His Gun" by Dalton Trumbo. The clips in the video are from the movie made from that book. Metallica bought the rights so that they could use the footage. The book is crazy intense and I do recommend it. This song will mean much more after reading it. Also, I would recommend having the lyrics handy for all of these songs that you are listening to for the first time. So much more meaning in the lyrics when combined with the feel of the music. I really enjoy seeing you all react to the music that I grew up with. My kids and their friends are constantly exposing me to different music and I am always better because of it. Music is the universal language...put yourself where the artist is in the moment and feel the feels...no better way to express humanity in my opinion.

"I feel like system of a down is more of a metal band" the rage that went through my body was intense lol

You guys it’s very very important to pay attention to the lyrics and heavy-metal music. They told the entire story as to exactly what happened to this fallen soldier. Pull up the lyrics and go back and listen to the song again and it will truly blow your mind.

This is song is literal & straight forward how did y’all miss it?

I'm going to be honest, I believe your subs probably wanted a serious intent with this particular song. Its theme is one of a fallen soldier who has given the most and is left with nothing but pain and not even the dignity of death. I think they probably just wanted this to be a seriously reacted song. One thing you might have noticed with the heavy metal fans, we are deeply loyal and FEEL the song. When we ask you for a reaction, its because we want to share that experience with you. I love you guys. You are all the same age as my kids and I love seeing you young men doing your thing so well.

You've completely missed the story, lyrics and the emotional message being portrayed here. This here is not any "rock/metal" song. It is one of the most loved and respected masterpieces in this genre. Definitely not something to be taken lightly when making a reaction video.

" One" is a song about a soldier who loses his arms legs and eye sight, and when he's in the hospital the doctor is talking with the Sargent, because the doctor couldn't figure out why the guy strapped to the bed was shaking continuously in a rhythm, the Sargent side it was Morse code, the doctor asked what he was saying, the Sargent said " he's saying kill me over and over again " . Thanks guys live your reactions Gob bless. Rob Banks ❤

this is one of the most emotional and deep Metallica song, and of course very sad, maybe someday you'll understand what's going on in that one

I will explain the nature of metal music - and this speaks to a lot of your comments: "I feel like the guitar has a voice and has something to say" "I feel the anger" "This makes me want to throw a chair" etc. Metal music has epic and profound lyrics like old-school rap. In fact metal and rap are very similar in their cadences and flow. And rap even samples a lot of metal bass riffs. Metal music is predicated on telling deep stories that speak to some serious and often times dark shit. Just like good rap music does....or did. Think of the lyrics as painting a picture like a movie does. Every good movie has music that enhances the scene. Try watching some horror without the music - not as captivating. Try watching an action scene or adventure scene without the music in the movie - not as exciting or adrenalizing. The instruments in the metal band are playing the mood music to enhance the emotion, to make you feel a sort of way that is congruent with the lyrical message and imagery. Metal music and Classical music are both the two most powerfully moving music out there; so you can see the correlation on how that music is composed in the song - to affect your emotions. Yes the guitar is talking, yes the drums are beating a war like pattern and rhythm to enhance and escalate the feelings of doom or aggression. Just like in a movie. As many have said the movie clips in this music video is from Johnny Got His Gun. The title "One" is asking the question "Well what about that ONE?" In the book that the movie was based off of, it says that a person left in the condition that the young soldier is in after the mortar shell has about one-in-a-million chance of ever surviving the injuries. Well....if there's one in a million....what do you do with that One? Now imagine this happening to someone that went to war so that you can stay home and have freedoms. When you get a moment - thank a soldier for their service.

The movie in this music video was actually bought by Metallica so they could own the rights and its a very sad but great song.

In all fairness, these guys didn't get what the song was based on and what it is about. That is why we, as elder statesmen, to enlightening these guys because I love the delight they have with hearing our generations music. And once they understand what the song is about, they will appreciate it even more. Keep up the good work!

I'm not gonna sit here and tell other people how to react to a song, but after all these years, I still can't listen to this song without crying. It really gets inside my heart and squeezes it hard. 😢😭💔😓 Guys- I love your reactions. But for this song, I would suggest perhaps another listen while looking at the lyrics. If not on the channel, just for yourselves, off of KZfaq.

This is one of Metallica's best songs, Hands down...

The soldier is injured, fighting to live, but in so much pain, he's ready to die. That's what the lyrics reflect.

Johnny's Got His Gun is one of the best anti-war stories. That is one of the most depressing stories and Metallica describes the pain of this soldier like no other. The emotion you can feel in their music is magical!

This is a really deep song that strikes a chord with a lot of people. People who have been injured seriously, war vets who know people who went through stuff like this and just anyone who has ever felt hopeless in a situation where they wanted to die. I know these reactions don’t have to be deep or anything and it’s great that you guys react to songs with the lyrics and the overall theme of the song while listening so you can understand it better. I think it would be awesome if you guys watched the lyric video and looked up the meaning behind this song beforehand. Stuff like the guitar signalling kill me in morse code or some of the references that become quite striking if you know what it’s about.

The story is a soldier went to war, lost his limbs, and when he is moving his head up and down, he's using Morse code to say that he wants to be dead. Landmine has taken my speech Taken my legs Taken my hearing ... I have never seen anyone smiling as they listen to this tune...

Maybe if you would just listen to the song you’d understand what the song was about. It’s about a wounded veteran that has lost his sight, hearing and all of his limbs and he just wants to die but they’re keeping him alive. Imagine how you would feel and the agony of it all if that happened to you.You guys crack me up. God bless and happy memorial weekend.Stay safe

The reason you don't know whats going on is because you all are talking over the song. It's about a troop that got blown up and he ended up deaf, blind, mute, no arms, and no legs. He is alone in the dark, can't move arms or legs, can't talk or even hear them. It's like a dream but he knows he's not asleep and its real. He shakes his head in Morse Code "SOS" for help and "Kill me" over and over again.

Best metal song ever. You don't hear the song as much as you feel it.

Sigh, I knew the video version would confuse all of them. Which is why I am starting to feel that the only real way for this group to react to videos is by using "lyric versions". Because when you have the lyrics in front of you, you KNOW that the song about wanting to die because the horrors of war has taken everything from you physically, mentally and emotionally. That due to a landmine, without arms, legs, speech, hearing, sight, that your body becomes an endless torture chamber of darkness and silence, cut off from the "outside world", slowly driving you insane. Further eroding your ability to cope to or with and comprehend the world around you

Surefire way to trigger a metal head is to pause a video during a solo 😉 Also, the lead guitarist is Kirk Hammett. He's legendary.

you guys are happily making me relive my youth....about your ages now is when this came out for me.

"I can play the guitar like that" run off-reaction: gold

That’s a song you can’t pause or you lose the energy completely!

I feel like some of these reactions require a follow up video after y'all read the comments or after y'all do more research on the song history. I know that some people think that having the lyrics up is cheating but if you're not used to listening to a specific genre it's gonna be hard to understand the words. The message in these types of songs are so deep.

Hey, I know this was 6 months plus but appreciate you guys taken the time to listen to this. This was when Metallica was still respected as true metal. Even if you didn't get it from the first time listening you still gave it a chance. Music in my opinion is the glue that links all of us together.We all enjoy it and can find commonality in music no matter what category. I love metal but I also grew up on the Suger Hill Gang, public Enemy and discovered Robert Cray later. I think music has a little bit of everything for everyone no matter for the most part what it is.

I love what y'all are doing, being open to hearing & experiencing new music... I think this song needed subtitles to understand the meaning of the lyrics.

In the movie a soldier was hit by an explosive and it took his sight and hearing and ability to talk along with his arms and legs. He knows he's alive but can't really live and wants to die.

It's hard to understand what's going on when you have the attention span of an Adderall addicted hummingbird

This song was written after the movie was released, this movie was so powerful and they wrote their music to compliment and intensify the emotion of the visuals

I've played guitar for 26 years and this is a song I've enjoyed playing for years now.

Love that y’all reacted to this! But you’d actually get what’s going on if you pay attention to the lyrics and the video, they go hand in hand

metallica is one of “the big four” thrash metal bands (them, megadeth, slayer, and anthrax). they’re pretty much *the* metal band, tbh. every album they’ve put out has gone at least platinum, one is diamond and another is close to diamond. they’re legit legends. and this is one of their softer songs. edited to add: they’re 100% *not* screamo 😬

This song deals with the movie Johnny Got His Gun (book then movie) by Dalton Trumbo as a middle finger to the perils of war. It deals with a young man who gets hit by a shell, loses his eyes, ears, nose, arms and legs. He's basically a trunk but has all his memories. He's thinking back on his life.

Hey all, Big fan here! Just want to give you guys a shout out! When I watch your vids I literally feel like I'm in the room with you all... Good stuff man!

I love you guys and love the reaction to the instruments, bit you have to do another reaction to this song and really listen to the lyrics. It's an anti war song and the movie clips are taken from the movie Johnny Got his Gun. The lyrics describe a soldier who lost all his limbs, sight, hearing, and ability to talk. The song rocks, but it's heavy. And the dude you called Uncle Sam was the soldier's dad who taught him Morse Code who ends up showing him off like a circus freak. Heavy song on may levels, but would love to see another reaction from you guys after listening to the lyrics and movie clips

If you quit talking over the music you'd know what was going on

This song is like when you get on a rollercoaster and it slowly goes up right before you go all over the place lol

James Hetfield is considered by many the greatest rhythm guitar player who ever lived. He's the one writing and playing all the fingerstyle melodies and heavy riffs while singing the vocals. Kirk Hammett on lead is way lower on the list of guitar players, but he's perfect for this band and a legend in his own right. James plays many of the solos himself. He's a monster talent. One of the best ever to stand on a stage...

The fact that you guys are giving it a shot right now is enough for me 👏. It's hard to hear any lyrics alone especially metal music for the first time for me. I usually do it separately. My brother's introduced me to metal music as a kid and this was one of the first songs. And yes just like old school rap lyrics are very deep.

It’s cool to see you guys grow and expand your minds with different kinds of music. You guys are very intelligent and I respect you.

This was the first metal song I ever heard. My friends made me listen to it and I didn't understand it at first either. In time, I learned, and was humbled

I understand now that the most reserved of you and my favorite reactor of the group just Graduated with a Masters in Business. Congrats young man. Go out and get it!

Oh hell yes! When you learn the lore of this song it goes so deep

Broooo I'm hella hype you guys are making your way into the rock scene!! Can't wait to see some more reactions!!

This cat on the left! LOL he's losing his mind! LOLOL I love it!

One of my absolute favorites! My daughter and I headband to this. James Hetfield-vocals, Kirk Hammett-lead guitarist, Jason Newsted- bass, and Lars Ulrich-drums. The song is about someone with PTSD.

y'all need to listen to the lyrics for context - aint gonna get 10k if you just talking about the 'vibe' and not the actual lyrics. its about an injured soldier who has lost his ability to speak and see and also lost his arms and legs. he's in a mental prison and wants to die. he's about as helpless and isolated as a conscious person caould be

The movie in the video is called "Johnny got his gun". The clips show that he has lost all his limbs, his ability to speak, or do anything for that matter. He can't fight to live or die. He's at the mercy of everyone around him. His father taught him Morse code as a boy and thats the only way he can communicate, and begins asking for them to kill him, over and over again. Love the song and always thought the video with it was so haunting. Chills every time

Love what you fellas do for real. Big swing and miss on this one for you though. A soldier woke up from a land mine and lost literally everything and was just a stump of pain and wanted to die. He communicated that via morse code. It is a tragic but real song of what our dismembered veterans go through. As a veteran this song deserved hit me hard and deserved a lot more respect. Will still keep watching. Give this another listen between yourselves and have the lyrics with it. It will have a totally different meaning for you.

this is one song that always sticks with me 💯 i love your guys conversation and open mindedness 💯 new scriber here i am sure others filled you in on what happened or what the song is about... its about a guy injured during the war, when he wakes up all he can do is hear.

We'll always need a voice, a voice to speak out against atrocities, lies, war and government crimes, no matter the century

One of my fav songs by Metallica‼️ I think it’s about war… but, the way it gets slow then fast… it’s really good.

Metallica grabs the listener's attention with music, but they hold it with lyrics. They are unforgettable. Edit: From a former soldier's wife, if you give little thought to the military on Veteran's Day, let it be about those wounded.🙏 Also, Five Finger Death Punch has a song called, "Wrong Side Of Heaven" that is excellent.

"i can play the guitar... a little bit like that" LOL love these guys

You all need earphones. I think 💭 you should look 👀 up what’s going on & the lyrics. YOU DO NOT PAUSE DURING A SOLO. That’s rule I and 2 show alittle respect to the artist.

Um.....listen to the lyrics. Listen to the voice in the video and look at the images. Put them all together. Also, need to get a speaker you can plug into your laptop or whatever you're using. You'll be able to hear more and understand more with rock music.

Metallica has a talent to express all of the stuff with the music, even if you do not know the lyrics (as we used to listen to it here without knowing english at all), you can feel everything

The whole And Justice For All album is just amazing...

Not in a literal sense, many combat veterans feel this because of PTSD. Yeah...It's a movie soundtrack, but we completely feel it, not a physical sense, but in a mental capacity. You need to listen to Welcome Home (Sanitarium), Master of Puppets, The Unforgiven, Enter the Sandman, Fade to Black, and Nothing Else Matters. The guy was blown apart. He can't communicate except Morris code. He's begging to die.

They explained it but you kept taking over it.

The song is based of a real life story about a young man that was forced into fighting a war he didn’t want to join. Then during his fight he was injured by stepping on a land mine. Which left him with no arms or legs. He also suffered fro hearing loss and blindness for a long time. So he couldn’t communicate the pain he was in but the medics kept treating him thinking he couldn’t feel anything cause they thought he was in a coma. So as they tried to help him he felt all the operations and everything they did till he finally could communicate with them and tell them I felt it all I was praying you let me just die. Cause y’all hurt me tortured me trying to help me. In the end the boy still died after awhile. It’s a tragic story that Metallica tried to tell in a song. When it comes Metallica the instruments really just back up the lyrics story especially in their early yrs.

I watched this at 10 years old and completely understood everything

Literally got chills at 3:17. As I usually do when I listen to this song.

This is not screamo! This is Metal!

You guys are the cutest ever!! Keep it up ❤

You can watch live videos of them in Moscow Russia playing in front of 1 million people and it's the craziest concert footage I've ever seen.

This song was written after they lost their bassest Cliff Burton in a accident. This song to me is about being trapped within yourself and no one can help you. The clips in the video are actually from a movie that James likes.

This was the first Metallica song I heard, been hooked ever since. Now go listen to “for whom the bell tolls”.

It's about a soldier in WW1 and his suffering after the injuries he got in battle and how he just wanted to die instead of being forced to live. A sad truth for many of our soldiers.

I am a 55 year old Metal Head and this song is my #1 most favorite song and music video of all time. Johnny got his gun was an old anti-war movie that Metallica used in the One video. The story is of a soldier who gets hurt in the war and all he wants for them to do for him is to put him out of his misery. It is cool to watch you guys explore Metallica in these videos. Right on.

It starts out "story of the video" the dad talking about honor and having to serve the country when he gets older but basically telling the kid "do you think you can be able to handle it", during the war in video near the solo the lyrics says "Landmine has taken my sight, speech, hearing, arms, legs, soul, and it's left him with a life in hell" the man is literally a torso and can't do anything, having doctors experiment on him, unable to communicate but only through Morse Code (...---...) means S.O.S and then telling them to "just kill me, I don't want to live" P.S. his father thought him Morse Code before he grew up and went to war. Also this was based off of a true story that's why they wrote the song since they really support the military and troops that fight for all of us 🤘❤🤘

I love Metallica, my favorite song by them is Seek and Destroy. Released in 1983 a year after I was born.

Dudes! You blew it with the pauses on this one ! dang it!

This song is based on the book/movie "Johnny's got his gun" it is a song that describes a soldier who has his arms legs, hearing, eyesight and sanity taken away from him because of his actions in a war. He cannot tell if he's awake or asleep, dead dreaming, or remembering. All he can do is hold his breath and wish for death

This was the first metal song I ever heard, when I was 8 years old. Been a fan ever since.

Love seeing you dude's experience this shit. The song is speaking of a Veteran. A soldier who has lost more then most. Metallica - Lyrics: I can't remember anything Can't tell if this is true or dream Deep down inside I feel to scream This terrible silence stops me Now that the war is through with me I'm waking up, I cannot see That there's not much left of me Nothing is real but pain now Hold my breath as I wish for death Oh please, God, wake me Back in the womb it's much too real In pumps life that I must feel But can't look forward to reveal Look to the time when I'll live Fed through the tube that sticks in me Just like a wartime novelty Tied to machines that make me be Cut this life off from me Hold my breath as I wish for death Oh please, God, wake me Now the world is gone, I'm just one Oh God, help me Hold my breath as I wish for death Oh please, God, help me Darkness Imprisoning me All that I see Absolute horror I cannot live I cannot die Trapped in myself Body my holding cell Landmine Has taken my sight Taken my speech Taken my hearing Taken my arms Taken my legs Taken my soul Left me with life in hell

Metal is many times a channel to express and let go of hate and anger, to bring the attention of the things that are wrong with the world and the human race, our darkest sides. That's why so many times when you play metal, you feel you are taking your pain out of yourself. Anger, pain, rage... All should be expressed in an artistic way so we all can have an understanding of it, sharing it, rather that inflicting it to others. ❤

Its so frustrating to see people watch this video and not get it lol. But I still love watching you guys.

This song is based on the 1971 movie Johnny Got His Gun (based on a novel by Dalton Trumbo who was an award winning novelist). It is based on a VERY REAL Canadian soldier. He was seriously wounded during WW1. He lost all his senses and limbs. The only way he could communicate was nodding his head in Morse Code. He wanted them to kill him. He had no life whatsoever. Imagine!

Metallica never made music videos, until this one “One”. ✌🏼🥰 First video…the rest is history. Huge metal fan!👊🏼🤩

At 10:34 when my guy said what is going on bro was the re- discovery of rock ‘n’ roll all over again😂

This is their most iconic song, it was the first video they ever made and it's about a soldier who was blown up by a land mine and basically all that's left of him is his body, no arms no legs and can't talk, he's trapped inside his own body!

Yes; the mosh pits can be crazy. I saw them in ‘18 at ACL and got dropped on my neck crowd surfing when the breakdown of this song happened🤦‍♂️

Hi guys missed you glad to see you're doing well. Metallica isn't just a vibe it's a whole mood. I am still hoping for my YEBBA reaction :(

This is a real heart breaking 💔 song..about a man who served in the military. During ww1. He had his face and body blown away..he can't speak. hear.or react. Towards anything..but his thoughts and wishing for death..and you're see the nurse wants to help him die..but the doctors won't let him die..he's living in pain agony..LORD GOD HELP ME 🙏..this is rough to see and feel his pain... GUYS go back and listen to the story..😢😢😢

13:33 "I can play the guitar a little like that" bruh that shit almost made me throw up my cereal lmao