One of their most underrated songs such a dirty groovy bassline and a kickass riff james hetfield wrote it about how his mother refused treatment for her cancer since she was a Christian scientist if i remember correctly

You guys should listen to Dyers Eve if you want to hear James being angry.

“The healing hand held back by the deepened nail” what a powerful line.

I still can't get over how great the guitar tone on that album was and the mix overall. Say what you want about the black album but the production on that album was ahead of its time. Also id like to recommend you do leper messiah next

*_"The healing hand held back by the deepened nail"_* - I feel like something got skewed during the analysis. The healing hand is a reference to modern medicine and not to Jesus. It is held back by the deepened nail, which is a reference to religion.

I was raised a strict catholic so when I was around 14 when the album dropped, this particular song was so confusing to me --On one hand, listening to the lyrics made me believe that I was "sinning" but on the other, hand I absolutely CANNOT deny the musicality of this song; This is one of Metallica's best songs ever.

Metallica Dyers eve if you want angry Hetfield

When James was young, because his family were Christian Scientists, he wasn’t allowed to go to science or health classes.. he would have to leave when it was time for that subject. It made him feel judged by his classmates and it was embarrassing for him. In the Metallica behind the music episode he explains all of it. This song is about his frustrations with his mother not seeking treatment for her cancer and his anger when she eventually died from it. “Healing hand held back by the deepened nail” , she refused treatment because of her religion.

When I showed this song to my Christian friend in 1991, he was way so Pissed and did not talk to me for about 2 years.. Tried to tell him it's not a song that about badgering the Christian faith but about how Jaymz felt when his mum decided to put her faith in her religion in curing her sickness..

I feel like you reason very well about your religious tribulations after you've listened to a song. I can't help but feeling these lyrics might mean something new to you after a second listen Vin.

You guys have different lighting every episode! :) Great video as always!

He was angry...grew up Christian Scientist . A lot of his childhood was being feeling as an outsider. But yup this is about his mother’s death. He’s come a long way,dealing with his addiction, finding his so called “higher power”.

I just subbed to you guys. I'm a Christian that struggles with faith and doubt and I really really enjoy listening to you guys, it helps. Plus, I love metal too so it's perfect. Thanks.

OPETH "BLEAK" - Don't be scared Sori baby girl, don't be scared of lord Opeth finding a place in your heart!

Great reaction and great discussion Vin and Sori. I truly appreciate how you two really have in depth, intelligent, open-minded discussions about any particular song. Love you guys! While the black album is not my favorite, this song along with Through the Never and Of Wolf and Man are my favorite songs on it.

I’m also going to make two other song suggestions that I haven’t seen before \m/ Allegaeon - Proponent For Sentience III The Extermination Black Dahlia Murder - Goat Departure Rock on Vin and Sori!!! Love the channel, love the talks, love the effort you both put in!

I loved the Black album when I was 7 and I live it now(35). I don't listen to it too often these days and I feel mad nostalgia when I do. Not sure why people say Metallica fell off here.

React to Sodom. They're a German Thrash metal band who had a big influence on the early black metal and death metal scenes. Any of these songs would be fine - Nuclear Winter - Christ Passion - Bombenhagel

I haven't finished listening to this one yet, but holy crap!!! This is so spot on. The other night I watched a video where you said you are a partial preterist. Last night I really wanted to ask you what your thoughts were on healings and miracles. It's been a tough thing for my wife. I've come to terms with it, but at times, she had not. I really appreciated hearing your views. Thank you!

Great reaction! You can only get the lyrics if you know the backstory on Hetfield's mother. Kudos to you for knowing it. In fact, I was curious what you would say about the lyrics. So, again, kudos to you! That came a bit as a surprise, but a good one.

This song it is about his religion when he was a child and see his mother die for not going to be treated because of their religion. You should react to “Until it sleeps” video from the load album. I enjoyed your reactions thank you🤘🤘🤘👍

Wardruna: Helvegen After Forever: Follow in the cry live at PINKPOP Borknagar: to mount and rove Nightwish: Weak Fantasy

I really want a *'...And Justice For All'* reaction or let's speed it up a bit and go with *'Hit The Lights'* or *'Battery'* . It's interesting since I've heard that God is everything. So not seeing a doctor and pray instead is like asking for God's help yet deny him (the doctor) in that sense.

While you guys were talking about whether James was angy or not, all I could think about was when moms say " I'm not angry, just disappointed."

James' story behind the song is really sad to me, but I love yall's reactions.

Incredible episode guys!

This is the first time I've clicked on a VinAnd Sori video and had a youtube advertisement popped up beforehand :eek:

The outlaw torn-metallica

This is a recurring theme for James as you also see in Holier Than Thou and Leper Messiah (2 others you should review). Not that he is angry at Christianity, but at the Christian churches and the corruption of their flock. The churches essentially preying on their members like a business, guilting people into attending and contributing and instilling a sense of righteousness in the members that is projected outward through virtue signaling. They took and felt pride while kneeling in church, but not pride in the actual word or love of god. They are prideful simply for attending. A child to save. They are prideful for sponsoring the needy. Not a horrible thing in itself, but in the context, they are seeing themselves as more virtuous than others, or only do the sponsoring so that they can feel more virtuous. He sees faith in their eyes but they will not admit to their motives/ not hearing the lies. Jesus' job was to bring love to everyone and bring his flock to his father, and his word has been corrupted by the church and man into focusing on making themselves feel superior to others because they show up to churches on Sundays. His healing hand was held back by man's flaws of pride and vanity. He has failed to convey the actual message to his own followers.

Great video you guys!!! I would recommend listening to Mama Said by Metallica. It in no way sounds like a Metallica song but it’s honestly a really good song and James truly expresses himself about his mother

I really like your views on the songs that you two react too. It opens me up to different mind sets. Vin and Sori, can you possibly react to Motorheads Orgazmatron and Black Sabbaths After Forever. Two songs that are polar opposites of one another in dealing with religion. Thanks.

Why are you people so pissed off when they post a Metallica reaction? They've reacted to more black/death metal stuff than Metallica, Ghost or all the thrash stuff, for that matter...

Iron Maiden - Seventh Son Of a Seventh Son. Alexander The Great. Powerslave. For The Greater Good Of God...

I really like your reactions and the way you analize everything and sometimes you even relate to the lyrics. Can you please react to Judith by a Perfect circle. Thank you =)

Waited for your faces when he said the Healing hand held back by the deepened nail. Half expected you to stop it. Glad you didn't. I love this song.

Death - Spiritual Healing next. Awesome reaction btw.

HELLO! Please review something by Therion, maybe "Via nocturna" or "Land of Caanan or Rise of Sodom and Gomorra"

Love this song thanks guys 😎

I like how you listen to it straight up then dig deeper, so many people stop and start and thats absolutely no way to listen to a song for the first time. I appreciate you guys churning out your own meaning of the song and its fascinating to watch.

Nice breakdown on this one. But now i want Helloween - Keeper of the seven keys! 😁🎃🤘

I'm sample man when I see metallica I hit like

Cattle Decapitation-prophets of loss music video plz

Great chat :)

Hey, after this one you have to try "My Friend Of Misery". There's a phenomenal solo there. Btw., thanks for doing what you're doing. It's a nice thing to watch some smart people reacting to good music and breaking it down like adults. You're officially my favorite people on the interwebs \m/

18:49-19:02 - When your Christian wife sneezes 3 times and you don't say "Bless you"!! 😱 lol

Opeth - Bleak!!

Vin, I am glad you made that point about miracles at 24:49. I have thought that exact same thing.

You should definitely give Woods of Ypres a try, their last album really spoke to me with their lyrics that have an atheistically theme to it. Woods of Ypres - Death Is Not an Exit Woods of Ypres - Keeper of the Ledger Woods of Ypres - Traveling Alone Woods of Ypres - Adora Vivos Woods of Ypres - Kiss My Ashes Goodbye Woods of Ypres - Modern Life Architecture Woods of Ypres - Everything I Touch Turns To Gold (Then To Coal) Woods of Ypres - Mirror Reflection & The Hammer Reinvention

Do megadeth - family tree or train of consequences... Dave’s vocals in these are great, you won’t be disappointed

Septicflesh - Portrait of a headless man (official video) Septicflesh - Vampire from Nazareth Septicflesh - Prometheus Septicflesh - Anubis Septicflesh - Virtues of the beast Septicflesh - Martyr Septicflesh - Sangreal Septicflesh - Pyramid god

Hahah I love that Sori twitched when the drums came in

Shout out to the big homie vin! You looked so pissed mid way through the song but I loved how you kept your composure. So shout out to that big homie

If Sori want's a raw Hetfield... (Don't) listen to *'So What'* . Might wanna cover your ears >:}

A very underrated song.. now do Metallica- Dyers Eve!!! Or any song by Metallica tbh it will be great anyways

Cant believe I haven't thought of this before but you guys have got to react to Silent Planet. Literally any song.

You 2 are so well informed and intelligent.

Metallica - Dyer's Eve and Hate Train Megadeth - Burnt Ice and Washington is Next!

Bloody Angel by Avatar please

“Words darker than their wings” by Alter Bridge live at the Royal Albert arena

Someday....someday I have faith, that you’ll check out Between The Buried and Me - Extremophile Elite Live Performance:)

Of all the songs off the Black Album, this one is probably the least sold out of all the tracks. Could have been on And Justice for All and I wouldn't have flinched, except for the presence of bass. Speaking of And Justice for All... hope your next Metallica reaction is Blackened.

Theater Of Tragedy - And When He Falleth

I read "the healing hand held back by the deepened nail", meaning her faith in God kept her from getting medical treatment, which is exactly what happened to his mother.

Speaking of Behemoth cool Nergal mentioned you guys on instagram for the review of the new song god=dog.. Love this channel keep it up guys

React to Good Mourning / Black Friday from Megadeth. Please!

Megadeth- sweating bullets

Love your channel!! React to a change of seasons by dream theatre next!!

The black album was the first metallica I heard. It's basically what started my metal journey. That being said, I forgot this song even existed, it's easily been 15 years since I heard it. I haven't listened to the black album in ages, it was a good starting place for me, but my tastes in metal have definitely evolved.

One of the best solo part from Metallica! Solo and lars part are just so perfect!

Please just listen to Suicide Note (Parts 1&2) by Pantera...

I feel u Vin when it comes to birthdays . Mine and my brothers birthday are on new years but different year. I felt like my birthday wasn't celebrated only my brothers . Favoritism doesn't help it either . Favoritism decays a kin way to communicate cuz one is value higher than the other . Which I turn , his value within himself is lowered . What do u think

I see nothing wrong with the duration of your videos personally I had rather them be a little too long than rushed through I enjoy learning the things I do from you guys much love

Katatonia - The One You Are Looking For Is Not Here

Metallica - Bleeding Me

Theatre Of Tragedy - And When He Falleth Carcass - A Congealed Clot Of Blood Arsis - The Face Of My Innocence

Exactly. Looking away just like that. Thank you.

You should listen to Sabaton The last stand you would probably love it

This song reminds me of an old joke.. where a man is trapped on his rooftop during a flood with rising floodwaters.. along comes a rowboat.. the guy in the boat offers to rescue the man, who declines, saying "God will save me..." later, the waters have reached the edge of the roof and a motorboat stops by, offering to take the man to shore. The man again declines, stating again that God would save him. Later, the waters have reached midway up the roof, and a helicopter arrives, lowering a rescue basket.. but yet again the man declines, placing his faith in God to save him. So.. the waters continue to rise and the man is swept away and drowns. In the afterlife he goes before God and asks why God did not save him... to which God replied : "I sent two boats and a helicopter..." Peace

Hey, I know you get a lot of Tool requests but I'd recommend H or Third Eye, so much deeper meaning than meets the eye, would love to here your thoughts about them

I had an urge to listen to this song after hearing many times before, but i read there was a pump-lever reload sound in it, i had to listen for it. It gave this song for me an extra element to it than from what i heard before. When i listen to this since then, i always wait for the pump-lever sound.

Bloodbath - Eaten

Draconian - The Morningstar

you guys should react to Powerwolf - Fire & Forgive :), anyways keep up the cool videos, and hopefully you will finaly talk to Nergal since he posted a picture of your video on Instagram :D

About the "Pride you took" line, I always thought of that as a comment about how she took pride in her suffering and the fact that she didn't "give in" to common wisdom and go to a doctor.

Going to a doctor and praying ... Studies show one of these two work. Guess which.

Draconian - The Morningstar. :)

When will you PLEASE do #MyFriendofMisery? The guitar work is some of the best ever.

Vin I'd love to see you're breakdown of Iron Maiden's Powerslave! Cheers y'all!

I think non-believers "deny" the existence of miracles because of the religious connotations. In my experience, when Christians speak of miracles, their definition of "miracle" includes that they are "god-driven", for lack of a better term. Now since we don't believe in God, we reject their definition of miracle, we deny the existence of god-driven miracles. What we don't deny (or at least I don't know anybody that does) are instances in which people are healed *miraculously*. Sure we can't explain why they pulled through against all odds, but that doesn't make God a reasonable option. It could have been many things that we don't understand yet, why would God get special treatment here? Some people are just extremely lucky I guess. Great reaction once again! I'm still hoping for some Rammstein though! That translation offer is still on the table. ;)

Please do Running Wild - Genesis (The making and fall of man)

Hi, I just recently discovered your channel. I’m a big fan of metal, growing up in the 80’s I really enjoy your thoughts about each song and it’s lyrics. Could you please listen to Fixxxer of the Re-load album by Metallica. Thanks 🤘🏽

please could you share the link about this vision women or give me the name to read it .

Please Do BRAVE by KATATONIA :)

Katatonia - Leaders

do alter bridge - words darker than their wings! its a song about a conversation between mark and myles (band members), mark being a christian, and myles being an atheist (or atleast agnostic). Also if you do decide to do it, listen to the royal albert hall live version than just came out, its incredible ;)

I'd love to see your reaction to "The Prophet's Song" by Queen. Queen did not shy away from religious songs, indeed their first album had a song titled "Jesus" which was about the sermon on the mound. Its worth checking out too, but "The Prophet's Song" is a stunning piece of music which also celebrates a biblical story.

Am i the only one who Thinks, that Vin Looks a Bit similar to timbaland ? 😀 Great reactions tho. Greetz from Germany 🤙🏼

metallica - harvester of sorrow

Know the song, love the song, never paid attention to the words. Almost makes me think of what the soldier who nailed Christ to the cross might have been thinking. "healing hand held back by the deepened nail" .

James Herfield has always had strong comments about his religious upbringing and the struggles he's had with it. His mothers death had a big influence on him and driven some of his addictive nature. Great Reaction as usual. Testament - Native Blood