Papa Het has the most badass guitar playing stance ever. Looks exactly like what he was put on this Earth to do... Rock the shit out of us.

I love that most of these guitarist reactions are like "alright so I can't do the down stokes like Het but you get the idea...".

I JUST WANT TO SAY: 1983 IS BACK AND IT'S NOT A COINCIDENCE!! NEXT YEAR IT WILL BE 40 YEARS FROM THAT "KILL'EM ALL" ALBUM!!!!! 🤘🏼🎶

“Then we modulate to E minor because , why wouldn’t we?” 😂🤘🏻. Great video , man .

I know that Metallica are fans of Motorhead, and I see this track as a tribute to Overkill by Motorhead, with a very similar guitar vibe, similar opening drums and even the drum reprieve at the end. Great tribute, great track, and as always, great work Michael.

7:56 “This is old-schools Metallica… holy shit!” Lol and the look on his face. I have to say I had that same look and the same thoughts when I first heard this. HELL YEAH!!

I love watching you just thinking about the song, your head shaking, with your hands not even on the guitar. You are processing the song and we are watching it. It’s cool to see.

Man it blows my mind how you can hear something for the first time and instantly play it.

A basic explanation of the inverted power chord totally made my morning. Great learning video all around.

Liv these breakdown vids and how you explain how the guys put these licks together. The music theory behind the madness is awesome.

Wow I loved to hear Lux AEterna with you Michael! really nice vibe!

Just found channel, I has to subscribe just for the face you make when concentrating on music, love it!! Glad to find

Hey man, just signed up for a year of Guitar Gate yesterday. It is exactly what I've been looking for as a self-taught guitarist. I would highly recommend that you advertise more often the fact that you have a FREE multi-lesson course on there. I had no idea and I bet that a lot of others don't as well. I am super excited to dig into the lessons you have on there, especially the theory. Anyway, thx for everything.

Feels like an homage to Hit the Lights

The more I listen to this song the more I like it!

Dads can teach their kids how they used to shred hit the lights. When I did the metallica as a kid my dad showed me some sick humble pie riffs.

Awesome MP, thanks again!

Yes! Can’t wait to watch this! Great old school Metallica song, short and hard

It's a total banger. Thrilled about the release! Super pleasant surprise.

I always love your videos Michael. You always give us the guitarist perspective and I love that. Agreed it’s a classic Metallica song. Reminds me of breadfan/blitzkrieg/hit the lights/motorbreath

Great video man. I love the new song.

Thank you for introducing me to something new. The guitar solo, excellent.

Biggest hit I got from the thing, If you were an exceptional guitarist as a teenager you find in Metallica obtainable shred and you feel like a golden god. They're setting up the kids with new shred to show them the way. Hit the lights redux is a good thing. I was eleven when I played hit the lights. Pumped for this new album.

The solo is just four Signature Kirk Licks and I ain't complaining. Sounds great. This song is a modern-day Hit the Lights, lyrically and musically. Sounds straight off a Diamond Head album.

Really impressed with the breakdown man dude.

Really loving the new track, and a cool reaction as always Michael! As much as I love the folk/country singer-songwriters, I'll always be a die hard metal head at heart! Metallica was of course one of the first bands to start me down that path years and years ago. More hard rock and metal reactions please! Classic bands like Testament or Pantera, newer heavy bands such as Alter Bridge or Gojira... Rock on and happy belated Thanksgiving from Bangor, Maine!

Love this channel.

Great video !!

The morning is looking better already! Metal on straaaaats LOVE IT!

For the solo, when I learned it, it was the A, to the G, to the E, or 17, 15, 12, you pick A note 4 times and the G and E 2 times each

I was so stoked to hear this song! Immediately reminded me of Kill em All and Ride the Lightning.

I love the old school vibe there is some Motorhead in there also, looking to hearing the new record

This song is a tip of the hat to the old school metal with a freshness 👌🏽White tama kit, white Flying V 🤘

Well done again mate, 😃

I just love seeing people play metal on a strat ❤

Real Lemmy/Motorhead vibes on this. Very Hit the Lights too. Amazing tune!

So refreshing to see a positive response to new Metallica music. So popular nowadays to shit on them instead of celebrating they’re still here and putting out music. Father Time is undefeated, so we need to cherish this while we still have it.

Metallica is the reason I started playing guitar 20 something years ago. I still can't down pick as fast as James no matter how much I practice but this new song is absolute🔥🔥. You are also an incredible down to earth person. I really enjoy your videos and your insights on how you break down the music you are listening to

The main riff sounds like a pull off instead of a bend

Old school BABY!!!! Wooooohoooooo

Its really interesting to see how different players (non metal players) interpret the chromatic riff and the main riff. My ears are telling me the chromatic riff (and the hook) is played on the A and D strings as opposed as what you did.

"I'm a mortal" I like that.

Right at 8:00 is the highlight of the video 😂 “this is old school Metallica HOLY SH*T!” Love it

I feel like that solo has started to grow on me 😂

It's Electric, Overkill, and Hit the Lights all mixed together with the Hardwired production. It's not bad, but only 3 minutes of a 77 minute album so who knows what all flavors will be on there.

Bit of a nod to Eddie Van Halen in that riffing too. Good old school style banger. 🤘

I learn more from you in one video than I do in one day

Cool video!

I usually only show for Benjamin Tod, but MetallicA raised me, I'm 37, from 6th grade to age 25 listening to exclusively MetallicA. Mixed feelings on if that was healthy, but yea love it

The bass is rippin, best Metallica song in quite awhile. It s like a locomotive

The natty light makes it for me

Hell yeah, just in time for break time at work

This reminds me of hit the lights off kill ‘‘em all days very thrash very old school metallica

Lux Æterna is Eternal Light.

August by flipturn!!! Audiotree live performance is amazing. You’ll love them and start seeing them every time they come to Baltimore (which is often)!!!

Coffee and 'Tallica!!!! Great way to start the morning!

Video pauses at 1:40ish and EVERY Metallica fan in the world knows exactly what's coming when you hit play next. It's formulaic, it's derivative... and it's awesome. Classic Metallica. Love your work, and your joy Mike.

old school metallica "YEAH!"

at the start you start at 5and7 and hit that slide 2 downstroke on a and do that till u get to the first fret the it is as 5 7 power chord slide 3 5 power chord then a open a all this is on the a and d strings

James singing is epic as always, as so is Lars´s drumming, many hate on Lars, he is very good at Metallica drumming, works great for the band same with Kirk, and Robert is just a beast...

I heard a few "Hit the Lights" moments in that solo.

Wow......Metallica is incredible.....props for rockin to Metallica in a Sierra Hull cap.....

Yes ! Metallica ! More !! 🤟

Listen to respite on the spitalfields by ghost next!

IMHO, best track on the album. Solo is killer as well

They are regressing to their early Diamond Head worship, and I ain't even mad!

Great video! I have same guitar, how you getting your metal tone there? Thanks for what you do!

I said the exact same thing when I heard this.... like a missing track off of KILLEM ALL. Def old skool!!

I said the same thing about the downpicking! Been a while since I've been this excited about Metallica - reminds me a bit of the intensity of the covers in Garage Inc. - so freaking good.

I have to eat my shoe a bit on my comment I left under the Pantera vid. I have only heard one song off the album and I didnt care for it, but as soon as this song began, I could hear the "hit the lights" feel and this song definitely hearkens back to some good old thrash. Probably wont see them on this tour. The tix are outrageous. 4Gs to be in the pit, but Im anxiously awaiting BLS, Anthrax and Exodus. Just saw Priest with Queensryche which was phenomenal as usual. Anyway, I guess I need to dive into the rest of the album before complaining, hah.

So much Motörhead vibes in here, James and Lars pays tribute to Lemmy here for sure...

i've seen and heard this many times and its funny you caught the wah part.. and it wasn't in the solo.. amazing.. I knew Kirk had it in him.. This song makes me think someone important sat them down and said aren't you guys the ones that did Kill'em All, Ride the Lightning and Master of Puppets, if so act like it.." This has some Kill'em all feel to it and it has a very strong Motorhead riff which is awesome. And no Wah was damaged in the solo. Hope the rest of the album is like this. And finally Lars is earning his money again, just wonder if he'll play it live like this? Image this song w/ the Ride the Lightning tone..

New song definitely reminds me of motorhead old school love it

Instant headbanging tells something...

The look at 6:36 is classic

"I have to downpick, I'm a mortal" 🤘😂

“This is old school Metallica……holy shit!” Lmfao

Mike I love your videos, and your talent and intuition are second to none, but I gotta ask you about the elephant in the room. How do you not hear that it’s a pull off and not a bend for the beginning of the main riff? (e.g. GNR Perfect Crime)

Alright love this new Metallica song. And James is the downtroke God we all know that BUT we must give Kirk praises because he’s right there with him down stroking us to oblivion on all the riffs. Great stuff from that amazing guitar duo.

They are channeling Motörhead ! Finally a Meta Lica song I like

I can hear the Budgie/Motor Head influences, Love it !!

"I'm a mortal" and then there is Metallica. i feel you bro. shred on

4:27 there that’ wah, you know it’s coming😂 oh Kirk😭💀

No Wah on the Solo!

Stone Cold Guessing. Fully produced Stone Cold Crazy parody for your next video?

Never thought I'd hear Metallica riffs with spring reverb lol

That pull off riff sounds a lot like Big Wreck's Locomotive. Not that there's anything wrong with that.

James Hetfield, still the coolest looking guitarist in the world

please react to Purple Rain covered by the Martin Miller band and Chris Buck!

Hey Mike, may I ask what type and size of strings are you using on this beauty?

interestingly i notice Kirk doesn't appear to be using a gibson based on the body shape. Even though he's with Gibson.

How did you included the track without getting copyright claim ?

Micheal! Please please please check out Leon Majcen ain’t no sunshine cover …… it’s is one of the coolest sounding guitars ive ever heard…. The kids got it

Do dress blues by Jason Isbell next!

Kinda reminds me of some of old Bullets for my Valentine 👀👀👀🙄😆

Lars channeling his inner mikkey dee here

now do one for the new megadeth!

Happy to hear Metallica sounding like Metallica again. Been a long time.

I think the bar part is a whammy pedal

Very Judas Priest and I’m all aboard for this tune!