Such good synergy. Wonder what the drummers up to nowadays? I see the guitarist Mom runs this channel. Ma! Have these boys do a reunion.

If you listen closely, you can hear the crowd singing the lyrics. Such a beautiful sound.

im sorry... 14 years ago?! and youtube recommended this ABSOLUTE PIECE OF ART TO ME NOW????

I am 14 years late but damn they killed it.

I was so impressed by how on point both the drummer and guitarist were that I was thinking "even if they don't play the solo, they still killed it" but then they built up to the solo and my jaw hit the floor. The solo was incredible! I'm just mad I got this recommended to me 14 years after it was posted lol

This was the last day they sat by themselves during lunch.

The drummer freaking kill it . Soo good and the guitarist hit ever note perfect

They'll tell their kids a hardcore "When i was at 9th grade" story

I went to this school and was there for this performance and I was blown away! Michael and Westin are so talented!!

All those nights alone in your bedroom finally paid off. Rock On Brother!

The fact he pulled off the solo without backing guitar is impressive in of itself.

Imagine having to go after them 💀

Shoot I'm like 16 years late to this masterpiece they both did an awesome job

Imagine how much better both of these guys are eight years later.

KZfaq: Let's recommend this 12 years later

The best part being that he learned this all in an hour using Simply Guitar!

This brings a tear to my eye. Well done, young men!! I was a longhaired D&D nerd, metalhead in the 80's. Metallica was OUR band. We didn't care that all the cool kids thought it was noise, in fact we loved it. Years later I walked out to Master of Puppets for all of my mma fights. Hearing it today still gets me pumped!

The fact that these guys are now nearing 30 yrs old is insane.

We all know the guitarist is the star but let’s give props to the drummer, he killed it too!

As a guitarist, I am very jealous. I want a drummer like that in my band.

The parents of these 2 really need a HUGE Thank you for getting an instrument in their hands!!! Well done, even watching this 14yrs later, you guys ROCK!!!

Damn, played it even faster than Metallica did. Impressive

Dad: "How is the guitar coming along son?" Son: "I've got a handle on it"

These kids deserved first place. This is some real talent. They are so good at their instruments. If they aren't in band, I'll be even more impressed. This is encouraging me to start practicing my guitar again, and hopefully get this good. And the fact they played this song fast enough to fit in in a performance under five mintes! The original song it twice as long, at 8 minutes!! They definitely deserved first place.

i love when youtube recommends things from a decade and a half ago

Can’t believe they managed to hire Jason Newsted to play the bass

This gets recommended 14 years later... this is crazy, a lot of memories passing through my mind...

Holy shit, this is insanely good, they didn't miss a single note. JESUS CHRIST, i would be disappointed if they didn't get 1st place

Both of these guys can probably find success in a band together. They were on point and in sync with each other for the whole song, and that is NOT easy to do for any song, let alone this one

I guess you guys aren't ready for that yet..... But your Dads are gonna love it!

Things I appreciate about them: 1. well performed 2. they didn't play in a dark parallel universe full of monsters 3. they didn't die after performance

i wish my talent shows were like this. I played the end part of One by Metallica with my drummer friend logan and my guitarist friend Ale and my bassist friend charlie. I was on lead guitar. We were in 10th grade at the time and we did it perfectly but our dumbass school gave the first place and second place awards to little kids and one of them was a second grader who sounded like they were tapping random keys on their piano for 2 minutes straight.

With a lot of talent, Master of Puppets is one of the hardest songs to play. Even adults get tired!!!

I think the reason the drummer looks so big is because we're only used to seeing the top of little Lars' shiny head behind a kit

BRUH THE GUY ON THE DRUMS IS OWNING IT TOO🤩

i may be watching this 16 years after all people, but this a master peace

every few months this pops up in my recommended, and i watch it every time and get hyped like i was in the crowd. these dudes played their hearts out.

I’m most impressed with the kids guitar tone. Nothing to note about the drummer, which considering he was 14yo, is actually a great thing. Solid tempo keeping and no flubs .

I honestly don't understand how two 14/15 year olds could sound so amazing.

Really really cool, the drummer was definitely high on anxiety or at least energy and kept it going too fast but the other guy kept up with it, so still amazing, well deserved win

I LIKE THE GIANT DRUMMER ON THE JCPENNY KIT.

If I was there I'd be screaming singing "MASTER MASTER... " 😭

16y later and still a banger

I like to come back to this video every couple of weeks. As an (almost) 9th grader myself who is a beginner-intermediate guitarist, you’re a massive inspiration to me. Awesome cover.

When a kid in 9th grade is twice as good a guitarist as you.

Damn these guys are 26 now, only reason I know this is cause they were a grade above me when me and all my friends who saw this were in 8th grade (12 years ago) wanted to do the same thing for our middle school talent show. I'm now 25 and it feels super weird large parts of my childhood memories have been immortalized by the internet.

This guy needs to make an update he’s gotta be an absolute guitar legend by now

It is every teenagers fantasy to be play this good in front of the whole school. You both killed it 🤘🤘

Damn. The crowd passed the vibe check. Amazing performance if that was my son id be the proudest dad ever!

After 15 years I'm still here to listen this masterpiece

16yrs and still and an absolute banger

Look at that Lars

0:26 Light man be like: ‘Oh the drummer gonna do something cool!, welp nevermind”

The one video I've seen most at KZfaq. Probably seen it +50 times. It washes away all those dreadful school comcerts I survived in my life

14 years ago and now it my recommendation, I love it

He just broke the eleventh commandment: "Thou shall not playeth master of puppets with alternate picking"

**sees "9th grade"** : oh, so they're about 10 years younger than me **sees "12 years ago"** : oh, so they're 2 years older than me

i think i saw this when i was 9 bro! 15 years is insane!!!! the drummer is still my favorite part. i can tell he loves this music. his fills and chops are great. i hope theyre both playing

This is one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen!

Doesn't the drummer look a bit big for that set lmao

The sound of the bass guitar is on exactly on point.

Major respect to both of them

It's always good to see a ninth grader with a good taste in music, it's a rarity these days.

Legend has it they drowned in a sea of training bras after this

The fact his mother is still supporting him here warms my heart so much

This actually had me just as pumped as the real thing! Awesome job!

Insanely impressive how they’re both in sequence with each other

14 years, 2 months, and this day later and they are still masters.

37 dislikes from the others competing in the talent show.

16 years later and this still hits hard

For a pair of 9th graders, with no vocals, no 2nd guitar and bass. ....in front of their whole school. ....They killed it! They condensed it a little bit because of being only 1 guitar by skipping the middle interlude. Much easier to pull it off that way, needs 2 guitarists for it to sound right, so they made the right decision. Missing the other two players threw them out of timing with each other right after the solo, but hey......stuff happens, right?Throw two more talented kids in there with them, and I am willing to bet that they would have nailed it in its entirety! Great job!

14 years and still seeing this. If mom still checks this account then I gotta say you raised one hell of a kid. Hope he’s doing well and still playing! ❤️

One of the greatest vids on KZfaq

16 years ago, still kicks ass.

Fun Fact : this video is older than most fortnite players

Just saying, i see a lot of people shitting on the guitarist kid for having expensive stuff and thats just ignorant. Main reason the kids i knew growing up had expensive gear was usually because they had a relative that played. The only kids i knew that had expensive gear simply because of rich parents usually werent this good. And yeah you can rag on him a bit cause its not perfect, but i couldnt come close to playing this at his age. Its a very difficult song, and those whove never played on stage, if you havent practiced it to the point of muscle memory, youre going to fuck something up. Give the kid a break, he killed

And it is now 2022. And these guys are still awesome🤘

I'm glad there are gems like this on youtube. better than some things on this platform now.

James Hetfield: *laughs in all downstrokes* (just a joke, the little guy is 100% great)

It does my 61 year heart good to see these real kids, playing real instruments, playing real music 🎶🎶🎶

Both kids absolutely nailed it! So impressive!

I was 12 days old when this absolute masterpiece of a video dropped on youtube

Drummer absolutely killed it!!

He absolutely deserved that 1st place spot I may be 12 years late but that was amazing

stumbled upon this, and didn't expect to enjoy it this much

This is one of the best covers Ive ever seen!

For a two man show covering that song...that was pretty freakn' great! Congrats guys!!

what a tight drummer! every beginner band would want a drummer that good

You know its a good performance when your clapping after the video finished! Great job guys you did so well!

For some reason, the KZfaq algorithm brought me here. It was worthy

And suddenly they would be revered as gods for the rest of their time in high school.

How cool! Well done,guys!!

This is INSANE- I’m getting ready to learn how to play and Master of Puppets is one of the songs I strive to learn as I get better

Legend has it Lars took 3rd place in this contest playing drums

Totally rocked! They earned 1st place.

I SAW A PIECE OF ART 15 YEARS LATER KZfaq WHAT !!!!!

It’s really sad with kids that have so much musical talent, were probably made fun of and bullied before this show.. So happy for you two!!! You’re a internet sensation now!!!

12 years later and this on my recommended 😂

I couldn't possibly be more impressed. wow

to think I was only one years old when this video cam out, so much life you never see.