Metallica - Battery (BANJO cover)

May-tallica continues!
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[@marcofunes7535]

How could we define this new music style?
Farm metal with agricultural influences?

[@zzhub5060]

Agri-core

[@lhfazdeap2034]

+Zach H. HAHAHAHA! BEST!

[@simonfr3496]

agriguttural influences

[@bwdminer1012]

+Zach H. ha I see what you did there

[@joey0joe0joe0junior]

Someone said "cowpat metal" on another of his vids. That cracked me up.

[@omermirzakarsloglu9796]

Ah yes... My favourite guitarists James Hayfield and Kirk Haymet

[@martinkuliza]

and don't forget their pa
Lars Old rick
haha

[@jhainje83]

Farms ulrich

[@aybarsyesil846]

aga hll

[@NiiloT]

farms ulrich

[@liljay1512]

Ahhh I see why you did there

[@elijahwindle3579]

When the bassist is wearing a megadeath shirt when playing a Metallica cover

[@sander3153]

he's a bassist anyways, he doesn't know what he is doing.

[@doodlepig1670]

+Sander :3 Wow dick

[@sander3153]

+DOODLEPIG just telling the truth

[@pkj77]

Its spelled Megadeth no a in deth

[@YMSHE]

So?

[@PanzerMan332]

lol 4:18
"Pounding out aggression,
turns into obsession,
hubablyl-BATTERY!"

[@harveyportier1906]

Panzer Man 😂😂

[@martinkuliza]

haha

[@joshsteffen]

I knew that middle riff woulda been badass on a banjo.

[@jonneofsiekkinen]

Hello Josh. We meet again

[@VitorAcePlay]

Sir Kanni the intro

[@2dTones]

Josh Steffen I'm not there yet and I already know which one you mean. It's gonna be hot

[@MikesOblvionPlane]

Josh Steffen Yo, Josh! :D \m/

[@titouanpierce3390]

Josh Steffen As soon as i saw this, i was thinking "Man, Josh Steffen should see this" :')

[@Falling2Grey29]

I don't know his name, but the bass player in the farm scene opens his shirt and it looks like he's showing off a Megadeth shirt, hahaha. What an awesome troll.

[@robscallon]

Falling2Grey29 that's Justin Yates, and he's trollin' pretty hard.

[@MrLocochino]

Falling2Grey29 hahahahaha i didn't realize that hahahaha

[@turtoilesmasher4976]

Rob Scallon HEY ROB!, play One on your Electric Cello next week. It would sound sweet :3

[@Baka_Oppai]

Rob Scallon next time add more cowbell tho, seriously

[@JustinYates]

Ciana Martino I like both bands, but come on, I had to. ;)

[@streak1burntrubber]

4:23 "Run and tell your family these videos come out in May."

[@akshitjha6251]

Wtf can't unhear this!

[@PandeyPrashant]

isn't that what he actually said?

[@NightDweller]

lol what xD

[@simonsimon4131]

Haha yes!

[@jatheshadow]

@@simonsimon4131 i heard this too ! :-) And it's may , I want /we need another 'Tellica cover ! Pleaseee !! :-)
That's fuckin awesome!! :-)

[@snapperjessen]

ok. that longhaired farmer scares me :)

[@young_shnook1632]

same

[@xWarPlays]

when he wears the hat he isn't so scary. if he can keep it on. haha

[@jon8015]

Blahblah Bluhbluh same

[@acousticzombiechoir]

That's some True Detective shit going on.

[@xWarPlays]

lmao

[@littlepucchini]

Mettalicur albums - Master of farming
And first cousins for all
Lynch em all
Ride the tractor

[@gabrieleberle4422]

Ironically, the US and Canada are the only places where marrying you First Cousin is extremely Taboo.

[@jackhealey5088]

@@gabrieleberle4422 With all due respect my man, your profile pic is a Confederate flag. While you probably don't marry your first cousin, (hopefully) you're kinda setting yourself up for this one.

[@gabrieleberle4422]

@@jackhealey5088 I figured the Jokes already been made, They can't do it twice just because I'm from the South.

[@martialbecquevort9004]

Master of haystacks

[@martialbecquevort9004]

Ride the pitchfork

[@Zdenda1990]

I wanna hear Fight Fire with Fire on banjo.

[@Mezurashii5]

***** I doubt he's going to make anymore banjo metallica covers, it would be kinda boring. Maytallica is about variety.

[@Mezurashii5]

***** A single one. First one on the channel.
Yes, I did forget "anymore" there because I write comments while listening to other vids and shizz, but it still makes sense.

[@migcaro7151]

*****
Cover a death metal song lol
Hammer smashed face

[@FabioOldTime]

***** Yeah.... Without mediator ! In Scruggs style !

[@HideousConformity]

***** I'd like to see him do something by Nile, like The Burning Pits of the Duat for example.

[@bigchunges4280]

This sounds weirdly good. Is there some deep connection between blue grass and metal?!

[@twstdlzard9659]

Guitars,basses,drums stuff like that

[@theflev-matic4892]

Bluegrass -> Country -> Rock -> Metals
or more incorrectly...
Bluegrass -> Blues -> Metal

[@jatheshadow]

@@theflev-matic4892 and grass 😏😜😎

[@spencermccombs1044]

Alot of metal musicians take inspiration from country. Also the banjo is a fantastic instrument

[@robertbisson9499]

Blues morphed into rock n roll morphed into Slayer...

[@vaggelispapadopoulos3507]

2:48 ... He shows the MEGADETH T-shirt .... AHAHAH

[@i.c.y.]

+vaggelis papadopoulos epic epic! hahahahahahaa... these guys are awesome!

[@vaggelispapadopoulos3507]

ahahah yea , they are really funny and i love this cover , this vocals ...

[@manahatizamorano8942]

hahaha.. gadeth crush em?

[@AriesWarlock]

And I think the other farmer has a Death shirt.

[@apae_rafael196]

vaggelis papadopoulos

[@sethdillard5840]

Vocalist is fucking awesome with that beefy tone. If he's not kicking ear-asses somewhere on the regular, he oughta' be.

[@adriangoodman8901]

+Seth Dillard dude his voice knocked me over, holy shit. totally awesome i'd like to hear him elsewhere too.

[@ChePennyDK]

+Seth Dillard I like him better than James Hetfield

[@lablueguy2000]

+Seth Dillard if that guy ever fronts metallica, then i will definitely listen to their music and buy the albums. for now were stuck with the lame voice of the current vocalist. smh.

[@MuhammadFarukh]

Cain Marco Lmao. Nigga, James has always been the vocalist.

[@IsntGwen]

The closest to this I've heard is Machine Heads cover

[@thekout]

am i the only one that waits for may to come so we can have some metallica covers again?

[@ladyheroin.1239]

no

[@mus-dos4763]

+Gibloski13 i would prefer a maygadeth to be honest

[@lavatube1888]

+Gaseous Snake lol megadeth not maygadeth xDD

[@mus-dos4763]

paul lavaur rob made metallica covers on may and called maytallica,why cant i do that

[@LuchoCastle_11]

+paul lavaur Last year Rob dedicated the whole month of May to Metallica, named it Maytallica.
Therefore, making a whole may dedicated to Megadeth, would be Maygadeth.

[@robinfarstaddey1990]

Mom can we have metallica?
Mom: We have metallica at home
Metallica at home:

[@clankinnpc5460]

We have Metallica on the farm

[@lennon7978]

You did it wrong, it's supposed to be worse what you have at home 🤦

[@theflev-matic4892]

Why would you need Metallica when you have this?

[@StillAliveAndKicking_]

Ah, thresh metal, my favourite genre.

[@VaughanDavies]

This is fucking great!

[@robscallon]

Vaughan Davies thanks!

[@VaughanDavies]

Rob Scallon Thanks for the reply haha

[@OscarPanGhan]

Vaughan Davies hey man im vaughan to and im from nicaragua xD and yes this great!

[@michaelparr3247]

LOVE THE HEADBANGING NATIVE!

[@MetaITurtle]

Pan Ghan that means nothing because so am i

[@miracleofsound]

Awesome. Vocalist kinda sounds like Oderus Urungus :D

[@Pukancsek]

miracleofsound oh look who it is :D

[@ChristianIce]

miracleofsound
And looks like Chuck Billy :)

[@harlock24]

ChristianIce perchè non fate un featuring ?

[@ChristianIce]

harlock 24
Magari ce casca :)

[@miracleofsound]

ChristianIce Chuck Hillbilly

[@revelationishereeverhart8864]

I'm a chick guitarist, and I think that this is one of the most original concepts that I've ever seen! God Bless you guys man!

[@51909relapseminem]

Glad to see that Rob is such a big fan of TF2

[@51909relapseminem]

All the hats he has in this videos

[@LG_SmartFridge]

I see what you did there :)

[@ahmadirsyadadli]

Lmao this guy

[@JakeJarvi]

Rob Scallon can do anything.

[@benaaronmusic]

pineappleboyfilms YES! Rob Scallon is the man! (so is PoPS!)

[@themightymcb7310]

Obviously you've never tried stapling jello to a tree

[@suschi64]

pineappleboyfilms oh hi jake :D

[@hichamBBB]

pineappleboyfilms Except Enter Sendman :)

[@JakeJarvi]

He can do that action forwards and backwards, sir.

[@lbentforleather9654]

Banjo Em All
Ride The Banjo
Master of Banjos
And Justice for Banjos
The Banjo Album
Banjo
Re- Banjo

[@joebentley2803]

MetalManiac 879 And banjos for all?

[@tommyt1971]

Banjo Magnetic
Hard Wired to Banjo

[@tommyt1971]

Live Banjo: Binge and Banjo

[@LP004]

St. Banjo

[@gatekeeper1140]

MetalManiac 879 banjo magnetic

[@ruassmarkt]

Can we all just appreciate the EPIC headbanging at 3:03?

[@honorablejay]

When you love metal but the power's not on.......

[@Mopsspoof]

Yessss lmao

[@johnmarques1611]

Maytallica? Why not some Iron Mayden?

[@robscallon]

John Vitor idk, May-be

[@MrYourfavoritezombie]

John Vitor Iron mayden? why not some Maygedeth?

[@TheSapientity]

MrYourfavoritezombie Gotta be careful where you put that ay there.

[@JoeMyvalyir]

John Vitor I reckon it would be better if he smashed out some Mayshuggah personally.

[@jpnkyari]

John Vitor Both sucks no matter

[@brianevans594]

Huge Metallica fan, and you guys kicked this covers ass!!!
GREAT FUCKING JOB!!!!!

[@ImALombax]

The vocals are the thing I love most about this cover

[@noanoxan]

4:42 is when I lost it

[@wompwomp1658]

moo. His face omfg

[@yuvaltankel5193]

The banjo actually goes extremely well at the start.

[@MrShant007]

That other guy looks like Robert Trujillo

[@mckeesk]

+RAN_ doomer No, it's the chic from The Ring.

[@mursu24]

+mckeesk boy, she really let herself go.

[@smokeyarmstrong8292]

You mean the dude with the long black hair? He's what the offspring of Dave Grohl and Sloth from the Goonies would look like.

[@MrAlcalde23]

+RAN_ doomer also like Luis Suarez...

[@thomasbryant9483]

yeah, thinking the same thing. but nothing replaces Cliff Burton.

[@teodor8686]

This electric banjo is simply a masterpiece! Rock forever, boys! :)

[@bobbyhill1005]

Simply Amazing!
I need a Banjo now!

[@komsununoglu1322]

*shows car battery*
BAT-TE-RY!!

[@teriscallon]

RigaWatt ah...now I get it

[@burny6666]

RigaWatt 4:20 Wrawhrarah Battery.
Run and tell your family these videos come out in May...

[@behemothokun]

love the drummer at 3:57

[@MrHuararei]

this is so friggin awesome... Congrats guys, I really like this interpretation.

[@vpajuluoma]

an amazing beginning to an amazing album

[@SuperEd86]

fuckin awesome dude!

[@ca15erkaos]

SuperEd86 Lol Ed, never thought I'd see you here

[@gumbleshumble6666]

SuperEd86 OMG ED, MY LOVE

[@korvegott]

You guys should collab! Hah

[@ChristopherMcLarenExperience]

SuperEd86 Look at these guns!

[@6radda]

SuperEd86 ED HERE ? WUT ?

[@themastema1189]

A Metallica cover with a Megadeth shirt, NIIIIIIIICE

[@dylanweiss5763]

When the video is sponsored by Duracell

[@mp40g]

Never laught so much same time hearing quality music! You guys are awesome!

[@ericspero996]

Dude, you got me banging my head to banjos!

[@pit19931]

FARM THEM ALL
HARVESTER OF CROPS
MASTER OF FARMERS
SHORTEST STRAW
THE FOUR FARMERS
RIDE THE TRACTOR

[@HyperactiveNeuron]

It's like the intro was intended to be played on banjo and the solos are amazing on banjo.
Love to hear the banjo with distortion 😁
Years later I still absolutely love this! More banjo, more ukulele and more Sarah Longfield. You two are magic together

[@padrino678]

MORE HEAVY, go direct to the brain.
Great work and great music.
Well done !!

[@royfablooo2810]

When your a metalhead but you live in a farm

[@elliothimperial9769]

Mis respetos para ustedes camaradas....todo excelente!!!🤘

[@homerjaysimpson1890]

the best cover ever! Awesome!

[@mkozanek]

Just AMAZING you guys!!!

[@mannym]

I would purchase an entire album of you doing Metallica banjo covers

[@thedocjps6198]

3:58
still a better Artist than Justin Bieber

[@stangerdeath9555]

How can you even compare juastiuan biebireu to this legendary horse. Of course the horse wins

[@edwz8152]

ok boomer

[@stangerdeath9555]

@@edwz8152 wtf

[@EgregiousNajajjs]

Edw Z
Wtf

[@edwz8152]

@@EgregiousNajajjs
i love slayer
but i don't like to offend other artists

[@buliwyf3236]

Listen to this at least once a month! Love it ROB!

[@ethanbickel]

Chilling this is amazing

[@billsmith3493]

Well, all you hear is drums so you know Lars mastered this.

[@93Rockforlife]

I love how the horse is just chillin there with the drums like, "the fuck you want me to do here?"

[@user-qo4dc6hk1k]

Love from Greece!!keep it alive guys

[@mario4life1985]

Those drums sound perfect!

[@jagzed]

When he says crushing.
Brutal.

[@waragainstgreed]

4:24
"run and tell your family these videos come out in may!"

[@jonathonradke987]

That's friggin awesome!!🤘

[@britgilbert8736]

Just awesome absolutely awesome!!!

[@emmywillow6599]

The intro was so beautiful.

[@altose5248]

Pre-production meeting:
Eddie - we need hats
Rob - ok, but the budget isn’t huge, how many hats?
Eddie - 10
Rob - but there’s only 3 of us???
Eddie - what’s that got to do with anything?

[@bjornjarnsida7241]

Still sends shivers down my spine, I like Banjo metal 👌🏻

[@Timliu92]

Some of the best thing I have seen all year. XD :) :)

[@jonahss10garage53]

I Love the turkey banjos at 0:49

[@steveristich9727]

GOD DAMN IT ROB!! I'm busy I can't sit here and watch Metallica BANJO all day but guess what! It's really good, GREAT FUCKING JOB! I love it! BANJO TALLICA & HORSE DRUMMERS RULE!!

[@zRockin1]

By far, the funniest video I've seen in a long time, Rock On! lol

[@ericwalter9295]

I LOVE the Bass!!!

[@loweffortproductions1985]

Fade to Bluegrass

[@sean4209]

the vocals sound like john cena mixed with devin townsend

[@joshgreen2164]

Beautiful song even more beautiful cover, excellence speaks for itself.

[@travisguy6044]

Love your videos Rob and crew ever since the phyco social the raining blood many props fro newcastle PA bro👍👍👍👍

[@burny6666]

4:20 Wrawhrarah Battery.
Run and tell your family these videos come out in May...
LOLOLOL!!!, Am I the only one who got that?

[@addeck]

burny6666 Indeed, didn't notice at first, but when you pointed it out it's really there :D

[@burny6666]

addeck Yeah, it took me a few times to get it.

[@Flabuse01]

burny6666 I heard it too! Nice little easter egg :)

[@burny6666]

Flabuse01 yup

[@TheWanderingChemist]

burny6666 Looominatty confrmd

[@mildlymild5229]

James Cornfield's riffs are awsome

[@travisguy6044]

All and the nixon coweboy and crazy banjo cliwn were fkn great bro!!!

[@campsite21]

This is great, good job guys

[@freakcoin3594]

he can sing, love his growl.

[@shans4167]

I am from the Middle East and we arabs have so much in common with people from American south.
We love our religion, we love guns, we fuck our cousins, ride camels (horses for you) and play native instruments to our favorite American bands.
We need to stop hating each other! We are brothers from a different mother!

[@tfos993]

... you know that's... a bad thing... right?

[@crotchman]

+Bung The Booce How?

[@Edgeofthebrink]

Love to y'all from the south! Salam Alekum (no idea how to write that brother, sorry, can't expect too much from a southerner hahahahaha)

[@tfos993]

***** They're fucking killing machines.

[@chemicalwarfare6307]

ihhh Arabs

[@art970207]

Rob you don't even know how many people you brought to smile with your videos :)

[@stalnaker576]

Love it!

[@lxkrny]

I love the horse as the drummer :D

[@joshAKAtheman]

I'm in religion class rn and CZcams notified my phone of this video and I fucking jumped. Watching in class cause idgaf banjo cover of battery is coolest thing of life. Great video

[@ScottishMuskateers]

joshAKAtheman "Watching in class cause idgaf" wow, you are fucking hardcore, man.

[@spookyskelebloke5388]

How's middle school goin' m8?

[@joshAKAtheman]

Pretentious Pedantic Prick
ha, is actually grade 11

[@spookyskelebloke5388]

joshAKAtheman You ain't making yourself look good by saying that.

[@alvarokas]

joshAKAtheman religion class doesn't need much attention, so pretty legit :D

[@rogerleeson1256]

Too fkn good lads, so well done...

[@jlw35cudvm]

This is awesome! Where have I been over the last few years

[@dryued6874]

Hey, I don't see the horse in the credits!

[@Mayhemzz]

Hahahaha I lost it at the Horse with drums

[@GreenSabre187]

thats just awesome!!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Alt-C-Gamer]

2021!!!! great clip! great music!

[@marcellosandoval459]

I like how the orher guy just came in the video awkwardly playing the lead😂

[@burningfarts]

3:56 Laughed my ass off at that part XD made my day

[@brookesanders1621]

Love it!!

[@ByKtor432]

súper cover!!

[@stevo54838]

The first Metallica song that I ever heard was Battery. I remember hearing the intro and thinking to myself "aren't they supposed to be a heavy metal band" Then when the intro was finished my question was answered.

[@Thedudewiththeshades]

How many fucking hats does the singer have??????

[@rudolffrajman3914]

This video is now 3 years old.... Love it :D

[@matinirudolph8420]

i can't stop watching!!!!

[@bubyacobozzi1457]

Wondering where they got that drum track from. Sounds pretty close to what's on the album

[@bubyacobozzi1457]

I tried that got a bunch of video game versions of it

[@MVrockersPS3]

+bub yacobozzi While the real multi tracks are out there because of rockband it is probably a cover because otherwise they would be violating copyright.

[@KJ-fy6qh]

+bub yacobozzi The guitar hero version is the real thing.

[@bubyacobozzi1457]

Doesn't sound like it
Kyle Jackson

[@TimeToSk8OrDie]

Ask Fluff on his ask.fm, he would know. ask.fm/RiffsAndBeards

[@lotriguitarist]

i'm sorry i have to tell you… but… those hats will never stay on your head…

[@JDSquire]

BRILLIANT!

[@yavuzoruc5752]

Dude, This is awesome .