Elton John called this song a masterpiece which made James tear up. That shows how great this song is.

This song was written when they were on tour for the "...And Justice For All" album when James Hetfield was missing his girlfriend circa 1989 to 1990. This was a personal song for James and he originally didn't want it to be on The Black Album until Lars Ulrich heard it and pushed for it to be on the record. The orchestration was handled by the late conductor, Michael Kamen who also conducted the San Fransisco Symphony Orchestra for the first S&M album from 1999. And you are absolutely right Lilly, this is a love song. Can you believe that couples have actually gotten married to this song? The footage that was used for this song was taken from the documentary "A Year and a half in the life of Metallica" which showcased the making of The Black Album. The guys in the band were definitely angry during the making of that record because they kept butting heads with producer Bob Rock and James and Lars also butted heads with each other a lot too, and Kirk had to be the peace keeper which was something that happened a lot back then. Metallica ended up touring in support of The Black Album for 2 and a half years due to the unprecedented success of the album. Elton John called this song "One of the best songs ever written" when Metallica was on the Howard Stern Show a year ago which absolutely blew James Hetfield's mind.

This is a masterpiece 40 years of rocking and still going my fav band

It is a love song... James Hetfield wrote it on tour to his then-gf circa 1989 - '90(They eventually broke up after this album was done in 1991... In fact, the other 3 got divorced that same year). Composer Michael Kamen did the strings for the track w/ an orchestra... the late maestro also conducted Metallica's 1999 symphony concerts w/ an orchestra. I think the song was very personal to James, so he did the guitar solo. The video footage was from the making of the 1991 self-titled 'black' album, shown in the 1st half of the documentary "A year and half in the life of Metallica'... which captured the 1991 - 1992 studio sessions and tour (cutting off at the end of the Guns N' Roses tour that year). Metallica kept touring into 1994 before they finally took a year off. If u think the band looks mad in the video... u are correct. They spent a year in the studio and kept butting heads w/ themselves (and producer Bob Rock) over the direction of the record... Towards the end of tracking, it cost 1 million $$$ of studio time and their personal lives were in disarray, which is why they took off on the road for years on end... They didn't settle down until 1995. If u want listener-friendly Metallica, check out 'Until it sleeps'... or 'Hero of the day'... Heavier Metallica, check out - 'Blackened'... or 'No remorse'... 🤘🤘🔥🔥

Their most popular song, absolutely timeless, James voice is untouchable.Metallica are G.O.A.T.

James never has given himself credit of how great of a musician he is. A lot of people don't like METALLICA because of their attitudes towards certain things. But they like getting paid for their music. It's their job, and they take it very seriously. They will forever be my favorite band.

One of the most beautiful rock songs ever written. It's a complete masterpiece.

Loving your metal reactions. Coming from the hip hop and rap world, your take on metal is awesome 🤘 PS: Disposable Heroes please

And to think, Metallica almost never released this song. James wrote it never intending for it to be on an album and finally it took Lars to insist how good of a song it was to bring it forward. It’s been recognized by Elton John as one of the greatest songs ever written.

James plays all the guitars on this one. Beautiful song... Beautiful solo.

This has one of the greatest solos ever!

the process of recording "the black albim" was immortalized on the video set a year and a half in the life of metallica, so they put some heartwarming bits that got captured in the video

I grew up with METALLICA and this is my first song I learned to play on guitar. They are still just legendary. I dont know how they came up with the solo's. Pure Genius. If you want have a listen to Live - Dolphin's Cry. I seen them play and they are on another level. They did tribute to Johnny Cash - Walk the line. Brilliant.

James also does the first solo in Master of Puppets too, after the double harmonized bit that comes after the clean part in the middle.

your emotional experience is so intense i can feel it in PA, expressing something from long ago for me,such an experience to see it transend time....amazing!!!!

this was the song that played at my 19 year old daughter funeral. It’s a double edged sword for me. It’s bittersweet to hear it.

This band gives us everything we ever asked for emotion, heavy and perfect performance by everyone member, my favourite song has to be "Master of Puplets" 🖤🤘

GREATNESS AND BEAUTY CAN BE FOUNDED IN SIMPLE THINGS 🤘🏼🎶

Ohhh myyy godnesss i don't believe this, you really did it, thanks! 😭❤️❤️

The Symphony and Metallica songs are fire too. That was refreshing and original af.

Absolutely amazing song

Great reaction, I'm hoping you finish off the Unforgiven series as the last part is a personal favourite of mine. This is a very personal song to James and he was at the time scared to show it to the others, but the rest loved it and encouraged him to add it to the album. It's about taking a chance and showing your true self to the world.

OH yes ! I LOVE this song!

PLEASE react to MAMA SAID by METALLICA. James makes peace with him mom in the song.

This song is how I fell in love with Metallica. My brother was listening to it when I was 11 yo and that was it. I then learned the rest of that album and the others. Thank GOD for my siblings and parents or I wouldn't know the music I do!! 😜🤘🏻❤❤❤❤

If you wanna check out something newer from them, I recommend Halo On Fire and Spit Out The Bone off their last album! 🤘

It’s a song to the fans. Keep it going 🤘🏼🤘🏼

Lilly Jane great job with your reaction to Nothing Else Matter from Metallica.

30 años me hiciste retroceder !!!!! que buen temaaaaaa

Here is a list of a few of my favorite videos that I would love to see you react to: Metallica - Blackend Metallica - Sad But True Evanescence- My Immortal Sia - Chandelier Skid Row - I Remember You 2Chellos - Thunderstruck Thank you and love your reactions!

if you like these you should check out the memory remains (S&M2 live concert, trust me) also from metallica... it slams

Really first time?? I m so jealous that you are discovering metallica now 😪wish I could have this journey again 😪🤘

Thanks for the video. I enjoyed it.

This song is amazing💯

Amazing reaction!!! Please please react to “To Live Is To die” an instrumental dedicated to the original and fallen bass player, Cliff Burton RIP

You should totally do the song "welcome home (sanitarium)" it's an absolute banger of a song really worth the listen

Ayo I'm quick today, you spoiling us with these reactions my friend! More Metallica lets GO. Have a good weekend!

Lilly ❤️❤️ excelente video 🤘🤘 genio Metallica abrazo desde Quilpué 🇨🇱

A real Masterpiece!

The backlash this track got at first in the Metal Community...And now it´s their most popular song ever. It´s a really good track with deep lyrics, good instrumentals and just an amazing singer who´s voice fits perfectly to this track.

Kirk actually didn't play a single note in this song's studio version, so basically every rhythm and lead guitar you hear is James. Live however Kirk usually starts this song up and then James joins in and also plays the final solo.

MetallicA Forever

Oh yes, my favorite Metallica song! I can relate to this song a lot and I’ll blast it when I can and I sing every word every time! Also the video footage with this song is taken from the documentary “…A year and a half in the life of Metallica” which is centered around the recording, release and tour of their self titled album or better known as “The Black Album” it has songs on it that get a lot of radio play- “Enter Sandman” , “Wherever I May Roam”, “The Unforgiven” and this one as well as a couple of other songs. This song was “written” when James was on the phone with his then girlfriend and he had his guitar and the first notes you hear is what he just started playing at random and this is what came of it. He talks about it in the documentary I mentioned

This is quite frankly one of the greatest songs to ever be written ever by humanity

Woooohoooo

Whiskey in the jar is one of my favorites from that era of Metallica

there is a version of Nothing Else Matters called the Elevator Version symphony and James Hetfield singing and playing acoustic guitar , no base or Drums its amazing

This song was Almost my wife and I's wedding song, instead we chose Firehouse " Love of a lifetime ".. which was perfect for us!! Keep on rocking Beautiful young lady!! 😎🤘

I'd like to see reactions to 1) Welcome Home (Sanitarium) 2) Call of Ktulu (Instumental) 3) Orion (Instrumental, but features Cliff Burton on Bass RIP Cliff!)

I would like to see your reaction to a few of my favs ⭐️Disposable heroes off master of puppets album ⭐️Welcome home (sanitarium) off master of puppets album ⭐️My friend of misery off the black album It would be cool to see 1 if not all of these. Rock on and keep the reactions coming🤘

You should react to their song Dyer's Eve, which is probably their heaviest song yet one they would never play live. The song is also very personal with the lyrics.

One of their best pure songs ever. Music and vocals and meaning. The black album lots of old Metallica fans stopped supporting them after this album and I think it was their best ans showed just how talented they are.

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I had my first dance at my wedding to this song

Thanks for the reaction, I am slowly going through your whole catalog. I love your reaction to the guitar and drum solos. The song "Nothing Else Matters" by Metallica is about how difficult life can be, but that we should always remember to live our lives and not let those things ruin us. It's about overcoming adversity and realizing that the tragedies of life are just something that happens to everyone, regardless of their position

METALLICA!!!!!!!!!

Eye of the beholder !

Lily Jane looks like she could play Rogue from X-men.😎😎🤘🤘👍👍🔥🔥🇺🇸🇺🇸

I always thought it as a friendship song

I'm a little too old to be a huge Metallica fan but man, they can write and play some heavy shit! I love this song!

The strings section of *_Nothing Else Matters_** and *_Disarm°_* are the two songs that got me to love a strings section in Rock and all its sub-genres.🎻 *being Metallica, °being The Smashing Pumpkins

Live version of "For Whom the Bell Tolls" with Cliff Burton is just nasty!

27 years ago this November this was my wife & my wedding song

Great reaction to a great song! I would love to see you do something super aggressive and a display of the power of a Metallica concert with "Battery" live in Seattle 1989. You will get a lot of requests for the legendary Seattle show. They were on top of the world and nobody could touch them in the '80's. If you listen to the studio version you will love it but they play it even faster and more angry in that live show. I would also like to see you do "Outlaw Torn" from the S&M concert. James is such a great song writer and performer. The best front man ever in my opinion. There's nothing that he can't do. Again I loved your reaction and am loving you getting into the greatest metal band ever. THANKS!

I’d really like to see you react to something off of Load…Bleeding Me is amazing

You should check out the two that James wrote about his parents' deaths in the hands of cancer, 'God that failed' and 'Until it Sleeps', they are very deep and emotional, and I believe that you are going to dig them.

I can play this on guitar it's very easy same as fade to Black and one but never thought I would hear this at so many of my friends funerals

You must their masterpiece, "Orion" from master of puppets. It is the band at it's absolute best.

not there hardest song but a symphony for the ears thats for sure good video

Great video

My favorite band james is awesome person

Great reaction, as always! If you're daring, check out the instrumental 'The Call of Kthulu' from Ride the Lightning, and its follow-up, 'The Thing That Should Not Be', from Master of Puppets!

I believe ELTON JOHN stated this is one of the GREATEST SONGS EVER WRITTEN. Period.

GOD I LOVE YOU 💘 Song started off as a LOVE song for an EX...but as their popularity grew and he forgot some of the lines he wrote down...turned into...their FANS

the clips for this music video were taken from the Documentary "A Year in the Life of Metallica", which chronicled Metallica during the making of The Black Album and the first leg of the Black Album tour. If you liked Some Kind of Monster than I highly recommend this documentary!

I walked down the isle to this song.......

It's refreshing to see that the younger generations like Metallica.

I seen you last night for the first time reacting to Megadeth and that was very cool this song Here is a masterpiece Metallica one of the greatest bands of all times💚🤟🏽🤟🏽

You should listen to Mama Said, or The House Jack Built.

This song and others are much better when they are older live in Berlin

The blonde guitar player not James Passed away I don't know how but I think this song is about them before he passed away

Wait a minute, was that solo from James? His picking matches the solo. That was nice to see.

This was my Senior Year of High School

This song always makes my eyes wet. Not much of a Metallica or metal fan in general, but I know a masterpiece when I hear it.

Originally James wrote this for his girlfriend but over the years the meaning has changed

Miley Cyrus doing this song with Metallica on the Howard Stern Show was actually pretty awesome.

You need to check out the Metallica concert in Russia 1991. Amazing crowds

You should check out still of the night, by Whitesnake

Hi Blackie Lawless! Allow me to call you that, since you have hair like him. It's not a "love" song, it's a lament and an outburst from James about what he was going through at the time. A bad phase of his life, addicted to alcoholic drinks, etc., and also talks a little about the longing we can feel for people who are far away. And as @Jameson First sayid about Elton John it's very true and after that they finish the interview playng the song and Miley Cyrus sing it! 🤘

its when get went sobber, so nothin else hurrles

If you like this kind of soft rock ballad , you should check out "Silent lucidity" by Queensryche... Greetings from Argentina.

The scenes for this video are from the documentary "A year and a half in the life of Metallica".

for me it is most harsh song cause by brother died in SEATTLE, WASHINGTON , US (I hate that land)

It’s definitely now time to react to “Disposable Heroes”……🔥🔥🔥🤘🤘🤘…..it will become your new favorite song 🔥🔥🔥

Nice vid! You should react to "The God That Failed", it's a top song for me in the Black Album and I don't ses many reactions of that song... Go for it!

James write this song about being away from he's girlfriend. Such a incredible and amazing track. And fantastic music as always by Metallica. If I can lilly I'd recommend mercyful fate, that is very awesome track too. Keep being awesome

Two great covers of this: Apoptygma Berzerk and Chris Stapleton.

Мужчины создают шедевры, и это неизменно

Not long ago, the acapella group Voiceplay release their cover of this song. Can you please check it out?

Try Stone sour BOTHER or for a completely different approach Otis Redding Sitting on the dock of a bay