5:47 right before the solo

Not to brag, but I've got the first E chord hit down perfect.

The key is to breath and focus on relaxing all your muscles. This kind of metal is heavy and fast, but you have to play like a feather. It takes surprisingly little effort to fret a note and pick a string, it's just a matter of training yourself to relax while doing it.

Some people on KZfaq are so dumb. Why would you ever give the thumbs down to this kick ass backing track? This guy is doing us all a favor by providing a perfect practicing tool. Thank you

The moment when the solo is easier than the intro

welcome to down picking hell!!!!!!

An add right before the harmony solo. Took the progressive element of this track to all new highs.

they forgot to play the guitar dude wtf

to all the guitarists having problems and doubts to play this: yes, it‘s f*cking fast but just practice it, every day, when you have your guitar in your fingers just strum the chords! with the time it automaticly happens that you become comfortable with this, everything will seem easy, the technic and power in your wrist muscles, the speed! just keep playing it, im talking out of experience!!

Me: *Finally finds a groove for the interlude and thinks he’s gonna kill Jame’s solo* The Devil: Think again, *slaps down ad right in front of solo*

There are days where i could do this and some days it just fucking hurts XD

10years old and still the best backing track on KZfaq

That feeling when you nail a song like this 😍

Just wanna thank you for posting these. And if your the one who made them, much appreciation. They are outstanding.

1:08 I'm dead till then

much appreciated! there's no other way ive been getting the first solo timed right without this thanks

It played 4 ads throughout the song. I almost threw my guitar

I've been using this to learn the whole of master of puppets from a couple months ago and now I can play it start to finish all down picks pretty decently. sooo glad this vid existed.

Used this one so many times, I owe you big time.

WTFFFF I WAS PLAYING THE SOLO AND AN AD POPS UP, IM SO MADDDD

Wtf? Ads in middle of the song?

Огромное спасибо. Играл уже раз тысячу с этим треком

Incredible work! And thanks for bringing us the real vocal track!!! This is perfect!!!

I can downpick this now. I remember being at 170BPM and 190BPM, but here I am, at full speed. All it takes it effort and consistency. I still consider myself a noob, and so if I can do it, anyone can lmao

Put an ad in the middle. That would be great said no one.

oh wow, all of my years playing guitar, and just now i end up here... this just inspire me to play metallica again hahahah

Just one heck of a track. Cant play with the original tempo but getting there, glad I found the custom play back speed option on youtube.

Real studio backing track-awesome!!

Nice to play with Cliff Burton :)

sometimes when i can play this song i fell great, and play the guitar all day, but other times when i cant keep up with the speed and fuck up, i feel like i really suck at guitar

Thanks for this and all other backing track videos. You are the best!!!!

James Hetfield is a guitar god and is criminally underrated. I tried doing all the down picking and I'm like how tf does he do this and I've been playing for 17 years.

8:08 Finally I can hear the delay part at the end!!!

Was quickly humbled by this

God KZfaq thanks for slapping ads in a backing track video

Rapaz, que trabalho bom danado! Eu acho que poderia ser interessante ter uma guitarra base no fundo, mais baixo um pouco por que fazer os solos sem a segunda guita é difícil, mas quem está procurando um Bakcing track pra gravar está ai o melhor do KZfaq

Remember that moment when you could play this through without failure? Me neither.

Perfect BT with original vocals... If only I could play more than the first 15 seconds...

I hate that theres an ad right in the middle of the solo but other than that, best backing track on yt

Guys... In case you're not doing it yet... Arc your picking thumb... Like an OK shape with your hand. 👌 Take a look at how Papa Hetfield grabs it. That takes a lot of the stress away. The index and thumb nailtips should practically be touching. (Also, James uses both his index and middle finger, but I don't think that's actually necessary...)

4:16 - 5:50

Cheers man, so so helpful, the best backing track I have found

James Hetfield is unreal. It’s hard as hell to play this at the right pace and timing… then add singing into the mix? Jesus.

The advert in the middle makes this impossible 😂

La mejor manera de poder perfeccionarla!!! :)

anyone else trying to play the first minute for years?

Thanks you tube for putting a advertisement in the middle of the track good going guys 👍🏻

Was it really necessary to put an ad in the middle of the first solo?

5:49 2nd solo

I could play this all day.

This is awesome -- thank you.

This is a good down picking workout. Great for building the technique, thanks my dude. A good tip is to practice to a metronome at a faster tempo and the original will be a breeze

Ads right in the middle of the song…

how does james hetfield not have tendonitis???

this video is really helpful to record yourself , thx a lot ;)

I'M NOT DOWNPICKIN' THAT! *returns to alternate picking*

this is one of the few posts in youtube that doesn't have a comment like "who is down picking in 2020"...

3:51

Thanks dude about every backing track ;)

I just tried to play it all after 14 years.I had a band and this song was must on every concert.Guess what i fucked up in the most of the parts but thank god my downpicking is still great :)

Man this feels so good to nail

been playing guitar 3 years and can play this whole song fluently :D

To the guys having trouble with this, ... remember you can click the three dots in the top right hand corner of the video when it's paused and slow the playback speed to 0.75 and it helps tremendously... then work your way up to full speed.

I found practicing very helps to do downpicking. It REALLY helps, guys!

5:49 Solo

45 secs in my toes are tingling

Finally..FINALLY, got this jewel xD Next stop, seek and destroy!

NAILED IT. YEAH BOI :D

I got midroll ad at the solo😒

Why tf is there an ad in the middle of this

nailed it.

my writs hurt like hell after playing this once, felt like my hand had lead in it

That enhanced bass sounds like and justice for cliff

i've been practicing 272 bpm downstrokes for a while and i thought that i could do this but i was already tired 1 minute after lol

Used this backing track for a cover.. Thanks ;)

For all the people In the comments that say it’s easy to play; until you upload a video. The only thing you are playing is a skin flute.

no puedo llegar vivo ni al segundo riff que ya usa las dos cuerdas, mi mano se cansa xD

My trick to get the intro perfect is so drink and energy drink and then go

Sick, dude.

We can finally hear the bass

Played it in my head perfectly haha

How the fuck is it humanly possible to play the intro with only downpicking?? Edit: Finally got it right, after 618462 days of practice

Thank you!!!

i did it ...after many years finally

Awsome \m/ Thanks!

5:46

I'm literally sweaty from that..

Finally got it perfect :)

james the down pick king no one can touch him and the young can even get to his level good luck with that

My friend just played the whole damn flawlessly

fractal axe 3 - 0004 - Scene 2 - instant master of puppets sound!!

Thanks dude

I came here bcoz somebody told me this is a great guitar exercise. now i can't hold a glass of water lol

End of passion play, cramping hand away...

Keep going guys! You’ll get it! And remember there’s no shame in alternate picking!!

Damn how you finna have an ad in the middle of the song?

I was practicing the first 1 minute for about an hour, then my girlfriend comes in the room with a jar of pasta sauce she wanted me to open for her, needless to say, we had our pasta with ketchup :)

Wow i nailed the intro

my wrist! its on fire!!

Them down strums really kill the rist