If you can enjoy a 9 minute 80s thrash metal instrumental you are well in your way to becoming true metalheads. Good on ya 👍

Metallicas instrumentals are insane! Cliffs bass just growls on this one. Orion is another great instrumental from them.

We all know Cliff Burton was a virtuoso but let's also give props to Kirk for making such killer solos in the 80s

Their best instrumental is “Orion” - a must listen to! 🙏🏻

If you wanna check out more of their instrumentals, check out Orion, To Live is To Die, and Anesthesia Pulling Teeth, which is a bass solo by Cliff Burton, who died on a bus during their tour in 1986.

I can’t believe you’ve done almost this whole album and haven’t hit “Fight Fire With Fire” yet! It’s so powerful!

As a 45-year-old metalhead that has been listening to them since the mid-80s, this warms my old shriveled heart. It's incredible to see yall enjoy the shit my friends and I would geek out about so long ago. 🤘🏼

If you want a real treat, listen to the live version of this song that they performed with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra on S&M and S&M2. Hearing them play this with an orchestra is really something special.

I say again, Leper Messiah is the massive Metallica Groove.

I’ve never seen reactors so hyped to see an instrumental. It’s nice to see

So imagine this song is the necessary ingredient in summoning forth an alien lifeform living deep in the ocean. It's name is Cthulhu and it sleeps in Its City of Ry'leh deep beneath the waves. It is both asleep and yet not asleep(or not even alive) but one day, when the stars align, it'll wake up. This event - or maybe the first glance of Cthulhu - will basically render everyone infuckingsane, but that's totally fine, because Cthulhu plans to eat us and the planet anyway. Cliff Burton, the original bassist of the band, was a fan of Lovecraft, and would read his stories aloud; Lovecraft worked mostly in short stories, so it was something to do between practing for HOURS in the studio. Sadly, he was killed when their tour bus wrecked on icy roads in Sweden in 1986. The whole bad was there and saw it and..it was pretty gruesome. Burton was only 24. It's affected a lot of their music moving forward after that. Nothing Else Matters deals with his death, which is why it's one of slower, more sombre songs. They've done other Lovecraft songs; The Thing That Should Not Be, Dream No More, and All Nightmare Long.

You guys are correct. Thrash-metal is a subgenre of heavy metal, but heavy metal is also it's own genre. Metallicas first four albums are thrash metal classics. Their fifth is more mainstream heavy metal but still golden. Keep em coming respect

One of my favorite Metallica songs. You gotta give props, these dudes were like 19 - 20 years old in 1984 and the level of song writing and mastery of their instruments was crazy. There were other metal/thrash bands at this time but nobody was laying down tracks like Metallica.

“To live is to die” is their best instrumental hands down. U ain’t lived till you’ve reacted to that song. Love your videos fellas. Keep it up!

"Might as well close my eyes" Listening to this song with your eyes closed is the only way to listen to it. It truly takes you on a journey... Enjoy the ride 🤘

You guys definitely need to do a reaction to Megadeth "Peace Sells" and "Sympathy of Destruction" (Live in Argentina) you guys will absolutely love it!! 🤟

That solo is just so good lol . 1989 live seattle , The Thing that Should Not Be. Possibly one of the best performances they haver done and the song is just insane.

Orion from Master of Puppets is definitely a must listen. One if the best instrumentals I ever listened to!!

I'm totally in love with watching you guys slowly become metalheads.

Do "To Live Is To Die" The song was written as a tribute to the band's bassist Cliff Burton, who was killed in a bus accident in 1986. The music consists of riffs Burton had written that had not been incorporated into songs prior to his death. The song title is a phrase that Burton was fond of. Hetfield plays the second guitar solo during the slower midsection of the song. This is the last song Metallica released that Burton has a writing credit in, and is the band's only instrumental track with Jason Newsted (2nd Bassist) playing bass guitar.

Welcome Home (Sanitarium) Unforgiven I, II and III Battery Damage Inc. Creeping Death Harwester of Sorrow From whom the bell tolls Disposible heroes The Four Horsemen Dyers Eve Orion Atlas, rise! Spit out the bone Many many more. Always pull up lyrics :)

You could do every song off Ride The Lightning and not miss. A masterpiece.

This is the one I’ve been waiting for boys and y’all did not disappoint!!

In my opinion "Orion" is their best instrumental. Just take a listen to it, and I think you all will agree? Also "The Call OF Kutulu" was written by the Jimi Hendrix of bass Cliff Burton. Same with "Orion" written by Burton

You guys are hillarious man! Glad yall dig my fav band since tge 80s. Keep it turnt up my dudes.

The unforgiven, until it sleeps, welcome home(sanitarium) are all good songs by Metallica

Been a while since I've jammed this tune. I got a tear in my eye listening to Cliff on this song. Dude was so talented and ahead of his time. The atmosphere he brought to this song is unmatched

"Orion" is metallicas best instrumental imo, together with cliff burtons bass solo on the first album

Glad y'all are enjoying Metallica. Enjoying your reactions. I strongly suggest you do a double header with Cliff Burton's bass solo Pulling Teeth (Anesthesia) straight into Whiplash ftom the Kill em All album. Never drive to that though.... it's a guaranteed ticket 🤣

Imagine these guys playing like this, when this album came out they were 20 - 22

Hangar 18 and Lucretia from "rust in Peace" are great Megadeth songs (from the same album as the one you guys did). Those and Cowboys from Hell by Pantera are full of energy. In fact anything from Pantera but Cowboys from Hell is probably the most lively album. Also live versions from Metallica's show in Seattle 1989 are insane.

Can't go wrong with anything from the first 4 albums.

To watch From Whom the Bell tolls Live is a different experience. Cliff Burton was one of a kind on bass guitar.

You guys need to react to them playing a song live

Another killer instrumental Metallica - “Orion”

I saw Metallica perform this album from end to beginning at the Orion Festival in Atlantic City, NJ. Went with my Metallica road dog Ruthie. She just passed away in October and I miss her so much!! Rock on guys 🤘

Next you should do "Orion", another instrumental, and just as amazing

I know that I'm a bit late on this reaction video. So, when I hear this song from Metallica. I like to keep my eyes closed for this instrumental masterpiece and visualize myself on a beach on a stormy night. Lightning and thunder in the distance and then from that distance. I see a colossal silhouette far in the ocean. I see the silhouette of Ktulu getting closer and the waves hitting the beach thrashes against the shore. The water rises comes into the land like a tsunami and the wind burst inland like a hurricane. Raining pouring down like no other. The lightning reaches overhead, and the thunder is so loud your ears start to burst and before you know it. Ktulu is overhead and everything goes black. You wake up thinking it is a nightmare even though you closed your eyes on purpose just to visualize this but as you know its just a figment of my imagination that got the best of me.

I've seen Metallica live five times in my life, and i just saw them in New Jersey last month. This probably sounds silly and sappy, but that was the first time I ever heard Call of Ktulu live, and I nearly cried. Always has been my favorite instrumental, and I never expected to hear it played live. So much energy and intensity, and it made my whole night. Glad to see you guys appreciated it. Its such a ride!

So happy you guys enjoy real music!!! I have seen Metallica live 3 times and is absolutely insane! This song is one of my favourites in my running playlist, one of my favourite bands ever! Great channel guys 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

GUYS, IF YOU LOVED THIS INSTRUMENTAL MASTERPIECE, YOU MUST REACT TO "ORION" (TRY THE LIVE VERSION, THE MOST VIEW) AND "TO LIVE IS TO DIE", BY METALLICA OF COURSE. ENJOY THEM!!!🤘🏼🎶

Great track from an epic album. The title track is pretty cool too. About a prisoner going to the electric chair his crimes--hence, Ride the Lightning. You guys would def dig the lyrics too.

Loved watching you guys appreciate this

Once thing ive noticed with this song is not enough people give Robert Trujillo (their current base player) enough credit. He slays this live, dude is a monster. Also one of Kirk Hammett's best guitar solo's.

This is a top 10 Metallica track for me. The 1999 S&M (Symphony & Metallica) version is worth watching - flawless performance, which won a Grammy for best instrumental.

you guys should do "the frayed ends of sanity" its off the same album as "one" and "blackened", its a really good song and has some of their best riffs (imo) in it

"Giant squid monster with wings" poor HP Lovecraft, to have his creation summed up so! LOL Cthulhu is a Cosmic entity created by H.P Lovecraft and first appeared in his short story "The Call of Cthulhu" in 1928. He made repeated appearances in Mr. Lovecraft's work and has inspired many other creators of various media throughout the decades. The most common features of Cthulhu are the humanoid head with lower half comprised of many tentacles, though they tend to be more like an octopus than a squid, the wings, and being bepedal. Oh, and the fact he drives everyone and everything completely bat-sh*t crazy! One of the best Lovecraft/Cthrulhu-inspired pieces I've seen is "In the Mouth of Madness" with Sam Neil. 10/10 highly recommend!

I am 39 year man who grew up with all of this, I am soo entertained on watching dudes react to this stuff for the first time. I’m glad I came across you dudes, love what you do . Would buy every one of you a beer. Keep doing what you do fellas.

Check out the title track for the album, Ride the Lightning. Also, Fight Fire with Fire, Trapped Under Ice, and Escape.

Sad but True, Battery, Fuel, metallica in concert its amazing

Glad you like an instrumental this long. As many have commented, this song has a lot of bass work done by Cliff Burton. All those sounds like growls and screams are actually bass lines and solos. You really should listen to Anesthesia (Pulling Teeth), from their first album. It is a whole bass solo, no guitars. Cliff was able to make his bass cry and yell and it was effin awesome! Ktulu is a track with so many layers, but when you comprehend what's going on with bass, it's a joy listening to it

The dude in blue, thats how i reacted back in the 80's .... blew mah mind back then bruh!!! Thats whats up...someone reacting right to epic track lenghts!🔥🔥🔥

At this point, you might as well react to the whole Ride the Lightning album. Fight Fire With Fire is one of the greatest openings to an album ever.

Orion from Master of Puppets album is another instrumental with some blues influence I’m sure y’all will enjoy. To live is to die is their third instrumental from the Justice for All album that contains a short poem from bassist Cliff burton before his untimely death R.I.P

just discovered your channel tonight, and i've now watched like fifteen fucking videos... LOVE how y'all are getting more and more into Metallica, it's been great watching that evolution of understanding and respect!

This song is a classic. It’s a true testament to just how good, these guys were/are as musicians. Cliff Burton is King!! It’s great to see the music move you guys. That’s awesome 🤘

A good instrumental by Metallica. Orion being my Metallica instrumental favorite. If you want a couple Instrumentals to blow you away check out Death Angel - The Ultra-Violence and Metal Church - It's a Secret.

Y’all need to react to Judas Priest, especially “Painkiller”

Orion and pulling teeth is must. Cliff Burton was a genius. Somewhere I've just read James Hetfield said : were just boys from the garage but Cliff was the musician.

So happy you guys have become such big Metallica fans♡

If you guys are going on a Metallica run you gotta do Battery, but I'm guessing ya'll are college athletes? So do it with plenty of time to recover for the crazy headbanging that song induces. I once strained my neck rocking out so hard to that song.

Pantera- walk

RIP Cliff, one of many masterpieces

Awesome, you have to do Ride the Lightning and Trapped under ice from this album, if you want to hear the best guitar work that is . Piut ya seat belt on though .....

MORE METALLICA! YES! Please do Moth Into Flame next. You guys will love that one.

Y'all rock. I remember being young, like you, and hearing this. Same reaction.

I’ve never seen such angry popcorn chewing in my life. I love your videos, guys!!!

React to TOOL-pneuma, or the pot are good ones

Please REACT to Eminem "My Name Is" or "The Real Slim Shady." The videos/songs are both CLASSIC, FUN Eminem. Each the lead single off his first 2 major label albums.

Love you guys for this one! Metallica are a universal band, I’m glad you picked this song, I love it!!

What's even crazier is how young they were when they recorded this. Lars and James were 21 at the time while Kirk and Cliff were a year older at 22.

Killswitch engaged- the end of heartache🔥 official vid please You won’t be disappointed

Keep melting that Camera! I'm loving your reactions to metal music.

In some spots, you can hear a 'growling' noise. This was the bassist Cliff Burton using a distortion pedal and a wah wah pedal on his bass. I mention it because it's something you never hear. It is extremely rare for a bassist to run distortion pedals, much less other assorted guitar FX pedals, but Cliff was kind of a pioneer. He has a solo track called Anesthesia where he utilizes everything in his tool kit. Definitely worth a listen.

This was by far the best reaction video yet. cool guyz

Yooooooooo This is my favourite Metallica song, as a guitarist its so fucking amazing. If any of you play guitar, you know what im talking about.

Cool facts about this song: - Cthulhu is this monster created by HP Lovecraft, his power is to steal dreams of people. - Cthulhu needs to be "summoned" by cultists, he is like an ancient pagan god that is sleeping in the deep seas. - HP Lovecraft is the father of Horror/Cosmic Horror, his work heavily influentied many writers after him. - The intro was composed by Dave Mustaine (frontman of Megadeth, that was lead guitarist of Metallica). Dave was kicked and Metallica still used his parts with no Dave's concent. - Dave Mustaine uses this composition after in Megadeth on a song called "Hangar 18" (thats a hell of a song, check it out). - The bass guitar by Cliff Burton (RIP, 1986) is kinda low on the original mix, but he tries to create the Cthulhu scream. Check more Metallica instrumentals, "Orion" is my favorite song, it's so groovy and hard.

Really love this song and really love that hoodie yellow black with the face on it that hard as s*** got to get me something like that great reaction see you on the next one peace

This song plays in my head over and over.

Keep up with the Metallica videos! More Metallica Song Recommendations: Hit the Lights, Welcome Home (Sanitarium), Orion (instrumental), Dyers Eve, To Live is To Die (instrumental), Unforgiven, Unforgiven 2, Unforgiven3, Bleeding Me, Outlaw Torn

For Burton fans who know nothing about the song composition, Burton only introduced the book called The shadow of Innsmouth by Lovecraft. Dave Mustaine wrote the intro arpeggiated errie chord (which he later also used in Hanger 18 and other songs) followed by Burton wah absurd bass solo over 2 minute riff pattern written by Hedfield. The solo was written by Kirk, the outtro was written by Cliff, Lars and Hetfield and the whole song was arranged mainly by Lars. And in Orion (for those who keep mentioning Orion as sole Cliff written piece in this comment section), i know the song is all about Cliff and was also dedicated to him but Cliff only wrote the middle section bassline passage/solo and guitar harmony. The whole section was arranged by Lars and the main guitar riff was written by Hetfield. Meanwhile Cliff indeed introduced the band about scale harmonization staring from this 84 masterpiece. Knowledge is power.

OMG!! I'm so stoked you listened and checked out this song.... It's one of their absolute best and one of the best instrumental songs ever written.... Kudos guys on another great selection!!! Now check out Orion...

SHAI - IF I EVER FALL IN LOVE ACAPELLA VERSION (must be this version) DO THIS NEXT GUYS - you will not be sorry. FELLOW COMMENTORS PLEASE VOTE THIS UP!!

I love the direction you guysv keep going with the reactions. Seem to really be hitting on the greats! Just a little advice, you guys should watch some of these bands do it live. It hits different when you can see them hitting notes on the instruments as your hearing it. Makes it real. Led Zeppelin, tool, Metallica, etc. Some bands really blow you mind.

Finally! You got there! Welcome! It doesn’t get any better than this, besides Orion. 🖤🖤🖤

yup... love it yes, its a guitar 🎸 its sick instrumentals is what set them APART never been heard before and done sooooo well... gods on earth 💯 who needs lyrics when you JAM like that 🤷‍♂️

You guys have to check out the version of this song they do with the San Francisco Symphony from their album S&M from 1999. It will blow you away. You guys should do a reaction video to that one

"The Thing that should not Be" is a great compliment to this song.

I absolutely love the respect you men are showing this band. Diving into lyrics and albums….it’s a beautiful thing. Let’s get it!! I’m an old school punk rocker and would love to see some old Bad Brains reactions though….I believe you’re all ready for that shit!!💪💪💪

The Day That Never Comes and Disposable Heroes...both must listens.

"To live is to die"/ " Master of puppets ". Seattle 89 live ...incredible.

Always wanted that bape hoodie lol. Great reaction to a metal masterpiece

Bad ass Glad y’all did this one no one ever does reactions to instrumental!

7:04 I was not expecting that to see that zipped up hoodie mask. Love it!

This Metallica journey is so fun! seeing yall react much like I did when I was 10 is so cool.

Y'all need to do Metallica - The Thing That Should Not Be...It'll blow your mind how crunchy it is

this is Metallica's first song referencing the Cthulhu Mythos by (mostly) H.P. Lovecraft and other authors "Call of Ktulu" (references "Call of Cthulhu") "The Thing That Should Not Be" on *Master of Puppets (1986)* (references "Nyarlathotep", "The Shadow Over Innsmouth", "Dagon", "The Necronomicon", and "Call of Cthulhu" all by Lovecraft) "All Nightmare Long" on *Death Magnetic (2008)* (references "Hounds of Tindalos" by Frank Belnap Long, whose work is considered part of the Mythos ) and "Dream No More" on *Hardwired...To Self Destruct* (references "Call of Cthulhu" once again) James said Dream No More "was basically a follow-up to “Call of Ktulu,” for me. It was, Cthulhu answers. In the mythos he rises up, and if you even gaze at his reflection you turn to stone he’s so hideous and horrible."

You guys are awesome!!! Keep up the great videos and...MORE IRON MAIDEN!!!

Suggestion - if you’re gonna listen to Metallica it’s worth cranking them on a wicked sound surround system. It’s a whole next level experience. Also listen to them with sympathy orchestra as well. Keep it loud boyz!! 🤘🏼

Cliff em All !!! 😈😈😈 Cliff could set a guitar a blaze. Metallica reactions are the best👍👍👍 Love to see y'all hit Sad But True on the Black Album