Fun fact. When they did this masterpiece of a song they were 21/22y olds. Kids barely out of their teens.

That might be one of the greatest written songs of all time.

It's ironic you say it felt like lightning all through your body because this song is off of their 1984 album Ride the Lightning

Wrote lyrics to this song in a notebook in high-school. Forgot in classroom and next day had to talk to the counselor because they thought I wrote it as a poem and was suicidal. But in their defense my father had just passed away a month or so before I wrote it down.

This song has saved countless lives I’m sure of it.

When I was riding with a friend, he just got a new system in his car. He wasn't into this kind of music but I told him just give it a chance. I played this song. Halfway into it, he had the volume cranked up to 80 & I could see he was holding back tears. When it was over he kept rubbing his eyes & I had goosebumps on my arms still. I got to hear most of the song at over 1,200 watts full range lol. He got hyped af to hear more, I let him have the album.

The one thing that blows my mind about Metallica is how young they were when they wrote and recorded this song. They are geniuses

Such a beautiful song with such sad lyrics. Classical music with distorted guitars is how my grandma described it when I was s kid, when this came out. Haha. she was pretty close to right. Of course then she said turn it down, she was cool but still old. Miss you grandma.

Since you the S&M squad, it is almost necessary for you to react to something from Metallica's S&M concerts *Symphony and Metallica* It makes their music even more epic when played with a full orchestra. The Outlaw Torn, No Leaf Clover, Hero of the Day - hell any of them.

Their musicianship is top notch. Song writing hits you hard and makes you think. 🤘🎸✌

When she said she felt all the pain in that performance, I thought "she gets it". She understands metallica

Yall want to see the impact Metallica has on the world? React to creeping death live in Moscow and witness what 1.6 million Russian people think of them

I was me and know hes gone. It gets me everytime. This song saved my life.

Some may think this is a song about giving up but it's quite the contrary. This is a song about no matter how tough life is. It's about you... you being the only one to find inner strength to never... NEVER GIVE UP & TO KEEP FIGHTING FOR LIFE IN THIS 🌎!

This song was an anthem for a lot of teenagers during the 80s , when discussing mental health and depression was shunned. This song saved my life years ago as a teenager when I was considering suicide. It gave me an outlet for my emotions.

Mine too! Greatest band ever!You’re going to get tons of views if you keep reacting to METALLICA. METALLICA fans are an army! React to Damage Inc. -Spit out the bone-Blackened-Sad but true 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻✌️

Metallica really has a knack for composing powerful songs. You don't just listen to their music, you FEEL it.

Kirk’s best solo at the end of this song, in my top 2 of Metallica songs.

She's starting to headbang I love it! you go girl. You can't help but do it on this song

Love how he says "bring it home" exactly when they start to bring it home.

Holy shit...gets better as i listen to it....love reaction videos.

Shout out to my brothers that couldn't take it no more...always loved, never forgotten. X

It’s a masterpiece...

James the singer wrote this song after their equipment was stolen when they were around 20. What hurt him the most was the marshal amp that his mother got him before she passed away and that’s what put him into a deep depression

My good friend was killed by a lightning strike. 16 years old incredible guitarist This was his favorite band. WPLR played this for us on the way to the cemetery our favorite song song.

10:10 You'll find that the deeper you dig into Metallica the more they become your favorite band. I'm not just talking about their song library - I'm talking about their history, their dynamics, their attitude, their perseverance, etc. They ARE the best band. Period.

I get goosebumps every time I hear that outtro solo

Been a Metallica fan sense I first herd them back in 1986 when I was 7 years old. This is still my favorite song. It's helped me get through some really hard times.

I’ve listened to many bands but Metallica is hands down my favorite band.

This was my favorite song when my mom and dad. Weren't fighting over me. Just child support so this song was what I went to

That clapping sound at 4:00 scared the shit out of me😂😂 awesome reaction y'all, that solo still gives me chills to this day.

The song was written after their gear was stolen from a truck in 1983 while on tour, including a Marshall amp James got from his Mom before she died, one of their finest songs !

This song was made in 1984 and is relevant to this day!! I love the way you guys love Metallica gotta go to a show that’s where you will be over the top!!

One of the greatest songs ever written.

love to see younger generation enjoying my generations music

You have Now graduated to my favorite Metallica song....Orion....its simplistic intricacies ......The greatness of Burton....the sheer brilliance of the song. Please consider from this cool cat in Dallas. Love your passion. Welcome to the metal community....All are welcome with open arms.

Greatest band ever!!

Thanks for putting your heart out there to hurting people. Nice words, and some people watching this video definitely needed to hear it. ❤

This song expresses exactly how I feel!!

Yea think bout this ..Hatfield wrote this when he was very young....phenomenal...thank you two for your reactions brightens my day in these very rough times...after work I look forward to your reactions...cheers from kansas city...

This song saved my life.. just because I knew someone felt like me.. in 1986..

Not saying you won’t feel the same way after hearing more, but there are some serious contenders you need to check out or check out more of! Pink Floyd Led Zeppelin Queen Black Sabbath Guns N Roses AC/DC Lynrd Skynrd The Who Deep Purple Creedence Clear Water Revival Aerosmith Just to name a few!

My second favorite song by metallica.

That's a deep song very deep

Metallica is one of the greatest Metal bands in the world. Most people will agree. Great reaction guys.

My kids have been told for decades to play this song at my funeral.

Nice reaction guys, and I love you guys understood the song.

(Welcome Home) Sanatarium, Creeping Death. James is probably the best songwriter in rock music

Please review Alice in Chains "Nutshell" the MTV unplugged version. It was one of the last performances before the singer Lane Staley committed suicide and is considered one of the best performance by them ever. You will not regret it

Metallica is arguably the best and best selling metal band of all time. I have been listening to them for 25 years and they still sell out any venue they do world wide.

Man, Metallica until their Black Album are untouchable, unbeatable!!! This song is a masterpiece, probably their greatest ballad ever!

My favorite Metallica song by far. Second favorite song ever. Love the cover of it by those high school kids in the video on YT somewhere.

That was one friggin' epic, amazing, mind blowing masterpiece! :-)

Some more metallica suggestions 1. Creeping death 2. For whom the bell tolls 3. Ride the lightning 4. The shortest straw 5. Orion 6. Welcome home (sanaterium) 7. Broken beaten and scarred 8. The thing that should not be 9. The small hours 10. Am i evil 11. Seek and destroy 12. The four horsemen 13. Battery 14. Disposable heros 5. Blackend.

I love the guitar chorus at the beginning 🔥🔥🔥🔥

For whom the bell tolls ..... is a must

Great reaction you guys are killing it👍🔥🔥 Another rabbit hole Shinedown.smith & myers🙏

I was listening to this song when i got a call that my brother died .now my favorite song that celebrates life and memories because they can fade if you don't

u guys never fail , love always

My Top 5 Metallica songs to play on drums, Fade To Black, Master Of Puppets, Through The Never (which has zero reactions on YT), Welcome Home (Sanitarium), and Fight Fire With Fire, even though that last one always left me me sucking air and my legs feeling like they're about to detach from my torso. Ad Infinitum - I Am The Storm.

A great song written for a band member

Hellz yeah 🤘🏻🔥🤘🏻 great reaction

3 - 16 - 21 To think these guys were in their early 20's when they wrote the best three heavy metal albums of all time.....

Yes Metallica is hands down the best band from my childhood. There are many great bands but Metallica is the king for me.

My Brother listen this song everyday but this was not enought... rest in peace

Looks like you guys were enjoying that one! I enjoyed it as well, along with most of what Metallica produces. 👍🥳

You are 100% correct, that band is freaking awesome!!! Great video as usual guys!

I love y'alls energy!

Check out the live version Metallica live at binge and Purge Seattle 89, for whom the bell tolls, Fade to black, you won't believe how good they are live, this concert is one of the best if not the best! D DAY DAVE.

this song is even more enjoyable with you guys

Metallica music speaks to the soul. 🙏

Girl you made love to that song AWESOME ❤️💯🇺🇸

You guys are awesome! So much fun watching your expressions as you listen to the songs that i love! Keep up the good work--I love it!

Finally discovered the best band in the land ! Metallica are real musicians and can play anything with anyone !! Music for the ages!!

Fade to black is the best Metallica song and there were about a dozen that fought for the number one spot.

This is my favorite song of all time

I would LOVE to see a reaction to the song CREEPING DEATH off of this same album by Metallica. One of my all time favorite songs of theirs, It is about The Passover

Beautiful reaction, beautiful words at the end. Welcome to the Metallifam! Can't wait to see you react to more from them!

They wrote this when they were 20-21 years old. Theyre way ahead of their time.

Song saved my young life

Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, The Doors. The Original Big 4 of Hard Rock.

Metallica at their best. Just an amazing track!

Disposable Heroes or Wherever I May Roam are both 🔥🔥. Metallica Rabbit Hole I love it!

It is amazing how a song about suicide can be so beautiful.

One of my favorite albums all time. Ride the Lighting and Master of puppets. Recording them right before Cliff Burton died in bus accident.

METALLICA, SLAYER,MEGADETH,ANTHRAX. THE BIG 4 OF HEAVY METAL.

Metallica is one reason I subbed. The second reason is your energy. I wish you peace and love.

Welcome to the Metallica family.......Cheerz from Oz.

You guys are metal heads I think that awesome because if you like metal you heave a hidden family people like me and I think is awesome you have an open mind...free thinkers!!!

One of my favorite Metallica songs! Keep up the journey, you won't regret it!

This is from 1984.... second Album from some beer drinking, 20 year old metalheads... Masterpiece! One of them....

Their singer, James Hetfield, wrote this song while going through a depression because his Amp was stolen which his mother gave to him. They were all in their early 20s when they wrote these classic albums.

Yeahhhhh!!!!Now you know it s good..........

Creeping Death live in Moscow 1991. 1.6 million people were at that show

Masters of transition, some of the best musicians ever to do it!!!!!! Lars mastered the double bass method on them drums, Kirk Hammett is an incredible lead guitarist....the content of their music is dark and twisty but so many can relate, as depression and anxiety is at an all time high!!!! LOVE Metallica and love u S & M!!! ❤️ 🎸

The band wrote this song after a ton of their gear was stolen back in 1983. Including James favorite Marshall amp, prompting him to start writing the song

When i Was like 10 or 11 i told my father i want guitar hero metallica, i doesnt know its a Band back then, and i through the word "metallica" is a overall word for rock/metal music. My father asked me "are you sure you want that and not a other guitar hero game?" Because he know the Band and lyrics. English is my second language so i did not understand any word they say at that age on All there songs, but i really loved it and fade to Black was by far my favorite song because it Sound so happy, i through it is a happy song. Then i forgot the Band a bit and around 8-10 years late i discovered it again and listened to it very close, i was like wtf are these lyrics that song always Sound so happy to me xD Now i understand why my dad ask me if i really want that, but im not regret it, its an awesome band for sure

Glad you enjoyed the song... you hit the nail on the head... song is about depression/suicide... controversial... this song saved many people ( including my cousin )... my cousin was depressed and couldn't understand what he was feeling, after he heard the song, he realized he was depressed and was able to move on 😎🙌✌

For me, Metallica were one of several bands who defined my generation. If you are minded to do so, dig out Living Colour- Cult of Personality. A band who made me view things differently (and still do), a band who challenged the perceived reality of the USA particularly and who are as relevant today and there were in the '80s. Love your reactions

Amazing reaction to an amazing song, from one of the most amazing bands thats ever been. Im glad that you guys understood the meaning and the depth of the song. This song is what really got me into Metallica, cause it came out when I was in tenth grade and I was into shit like Motley Crue and Ratt and stuff. My buddy in my book keeping class loaned me his copy of the "Ride the Lightning" album, and at first i didnt really like it, until this song came on, and I was just mesmerized by the musical and lyrics, that I went out and bought the cassette myself the next day. Thats where my journey began with them, and Im a huge fan still today. Ive been fortunate enough to have seen them live several times, and there's nothing like a Metallica concert...