God, This Metallica Song Is AWESOME!!
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- čas přidán 28. 11. 2022
- I'm in new surroundings on a writing trip with The Darkness in Scotland so please, forgive the strange ah hoc setting. However, great news, Metallica have surprised everyone by releasing a brand new song only yesterday! Its called "Lux Aeterna". They have bestowed some much needed thrash upon our willing ears this week. What do you think of it? Are you happy, disappointed, excited, annoyed...talk to me.
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I really like this. Like a Kill em All riff, but produced like they do it now. I'm excited to hear the rest!🤘🏻
Wow❤
That's not thrash! They should've ended in '86! They've been diabolical for 30 years.
James and Kirk need to kick it up, and switch to banjos... electric banjo's of course.
An upright bass and Lars on bongos
I came here for the rock’n’roll but stayed for the philosophy: ”It's difficult to not sound like James Hetfield, when you are indeed James Hetfield.”
You're welcome.
Thrasher metalsong 🤘🤘
😅🤣
Jim Breurer does the best Hetfield impersonation...
Lol. Then there's.... mama said.
James' voice, for a man in his 60s is insane. It's almost like he's found his higher range from the early Metallica days. The fact it's Metallica meets Ac/Dc, meets Motörhead, meets punk, meets old thrash, meets heavy rock WITHOUT a thinly veiled reskin of old Metallica is just *Chef's kiss
Don't age the man! He's 59 until August of next year!
It's a fun mix of styles. "Back to the roots" isn't fully true because as Justin said, it is more on the "rock end of trash" which is spot on. Clearly has Motörhead feel but some of the licks really remind me of heavy rock or hair metal more than Kill 'em all, to be honest. Anyway, it kicks a**!
Not actually 60 yet. Kirk is the oldest
@I Just Wanna Talk About Games There's at least some truth in that, they still had to find their style and the lyrics were quite bold compared to their following records, so Kill 'Em All probably wasn't the best reference for my statement, but I hope you get the idea.
Metallica doing Motorhead. As always JH is spot on! 🤘🤘🤘
Best single theyve done in years, fast, exciting, and catchy!.... they came back and NAILED IT!!!😉👹👍
Always overreaction.
@@stephanea5364 and that can go to the exact extreme.....one thing for sure, Metallica gets a reaction
Love it, very Motorhead, especially the Overkill double ending.
Yeah I told my wife there's definitely some Motorhead in there even before Justin mentioned it. Overkill to be more exact, that double bass drum part is right out of Overkill.
@UseTheSupeRsonic this song absolutely SCREAMS "The Prince" by Diamond Head
@UseTheSupeRsonic Absolutely. 8:28 “Lightning the nation” - obvious nod to Diamond Head.
@@samswales9280 I was thinking more like It's Electric.
@@samswales9280 All I was thinking was 'Hit the lights' but yeah absolutely
Justin Hawkins - I am a classical and bluegrass Mandolinist. Hearing mandolin on "Love is only a feeling" and more prominently on "Rock and roll deserves to die" (well done!). Would love to hear any mandolin influences you (and maybe Dan) have had.
Justin Hawkins is the living embodiment of a Matt Berry voiceover!
That's the best thing I've read all year
Haha this is bang on
Yes I can hear you Clem Fandango
You're probably having a HEART ATTACK!
Never thought that, now it’s all I hear😂
"Life can be thrasher."
...words to live by.
I’m more excited about the fact that The Darkness are on a writing trip! Can’t wait for more music boys! 🥳🤘🏼👏🏼
I love that you're so positive and supportive! Not to mention funny, honest, and charming. I also love how truly turned on you get by the ART of it all. You're a true artist: love all you've been given (others' art) and all you can give (your art). Cheers!
Love that you are so dedicated to your subscribers that you continue making content even whilst away or on a writing trip👏🏻
Thanks Jen :) You guys comes with me everywhere!
Awesome! Can’t wait to see which direction your creativity goes in next. Enjoy Scotland🏴 Safe Travels.
Alright!! Hearing you’re with the band writing made my day!!! Yous have been on a mighty epic streak. Banger after banger after banger! Keep the vinyl releases coming, please. And some reissues of the first three would be grand!!
ya know what Justin?...I think YOU are AWESOME!!!!
For me, this particular video has cemented this channel as THE BEST (and probably the only) place one should experience new music. Keen for you to please keep riding again, and again, and again, and again! (Thanks heaps too, this channel is beyond awesome 😊) 🤘😁
Yay! New Darkness action in the works!
It's happening!
Man I really enjoy seeing you fan out on the shit you like. It brings so much life and honesty to your channel which is why I stayed; I'm not even that big a The Darkness fan, but shit man, I dig the heckfire out of your channel. Well, that and your mention of Canada's Lassie, The Littlest Hobo. (I still sing that theme song frequently.)
Thank you. Continued success. Keep your stick on the ice.
Seen people complaining about Kirk's solo, that it wasn't elaborate enough, but anything too complicated I don't think would have fit with the feel of the song. To me, this is just classic Metallica with a punk twist...i.e. Garage Days
If Kirk turned up playing any differently we'd be asking where the real Kirk is!
I think the pentatonic/chromatic shredding just fits this kind of song well, especially looking at it as revisiting Kill Em All
@@ChrisFranklyn Probably looking for his Wah pedal 🤷🏻♂ 😉
Youre right! Its totally like the covers album. Its very much like crash course in brain surgery or the motorhead covers
james hetfield is such an underrated singer, he's always done great vocal runs!
I wouldn't say hes underrated. I mean, Metallica are generally considered the greatest metal band of all time, which is mainly for jame
Someone recorded a video of me on my last day in country on one of my deployments. I was vibing to the darkness(as one does on their last day of deployment), and started playing air guitar on my M-4 and pretty much mimed the whole song. I wish I could find that video. It was a great end to what was a heartbreaking deployment for me and my guys- and your music was a key part of that insane roller coaster that was that chapter of my life. Thanks for letting us have that music. It was a great gift that came along at the perfect time. Cheers, bud.
Love to start my day with a cup of tea and another Justin Hawkins video! This is the life!
Good stuff thxs again for riding again Justin
From Prescott AZ
Thanks Gary!
8:12-14 of Justin's video is the outro motif on Hit the Lights which begins at 2:34 and is soloed over by Kirk Hammett. His trills and tricks on HTLights is very similar to the Lux solo ( why reinvent the wheel, it works and sounds great)
What I'm most impressed about with this song is that they managed to get a retro Metallica feel while still sounding fresh. That's really hard to pull off!
Absolutely
Well that woke me up! Pretty inspired song, hope the rest of the record is as high quality as that. Best wishes on your writing session! Cheers! 👍
Thanks so much Reid, appreciate it!
Haha, I've already learned the main riff...its so badass! Good stuff Justin!
I saw the Music video Yesterday and immediately was Looking forward to your reaction to the song, with guitarsolo and everything!! Amazing Channel Good sir of sirs!! Thank you for the great and always insightful entertainment and for always being a lux Æterna in these (at least sometimes) musically dull days 🤘🤘🤘 Keep on rocking Mr. Hawkins 🤘🤘🤘
Balance on earth has been restored!! Metallica new music!!! Oh wow, they have basically wrote the soundtrack to my life, been a fan since my early teens, 13 to be precise! Which by my reckoning is over 35 years! Literally first time I saw them at age 15 was just mind blowing! Seen them 60 times since and they are still on top of their game!! Incredible live band.
So this new song is just exceptional, Kill em All type riff immediately sprang to mind, maybe a little tip of the hat to Diamond Head but just different enough to say, yeah definitely Metallica and definitely can't wait to hear it live. One more important fact about Metallica, I saw The Darkness because of them! Dublin 03? Anyway, great video and great song! Cheers
Lars sounds great quantized!
Hahah
Everyone does it. Like having a go at a vocalist for comping vocals.
@@andrew6978 not everyone does.. Just those that need it.. Can't wait to see Lars perform it live! 🤣🤣
Lol finally somebody gets it. People are making comments everywhere "Lars' drumming sounds so clean!" Yeah, no shit, it's a fucking STUDIO RECORDING lmao. We all know shit's gonna be sloppy as hell live, especially the double-bass (although I would be fucking ELATED to be proven wrong by Lars).
No way that's Lars playing XD
8:06 Ooo to my ear, it sounds an intentional harp back to the middle 8 of "Hit The Lights" - Kill 'Em All (their first album) ... if purposely so, also a very welcome nod and fitting of the concept of this track / album as you described! VERY EXCITING!
P.s, maybe Kill 'Em All be worth reviewing on your prestiguous chanel?!
Cheers for the review Justin - loving ya stuff!
Sounds absolutely lovely!
Starts out thrashy from the go!
Very cool, I get like British punk 2000 vibes in the best way from this. He IS sounding fantastic. Lars is doing a Steve Hewitt in Sleeping with ghosts type thing, I just get lots of similar vibes from it.
Hubby agrees Motorhead for sure.
That guitar has fat shoulders!
Much love to you Mr. Hawkins
It's got a "hit the lights" feeling.. love it
Isn't it basically the same song?
That bit in your video starting at 8:06 is a riff from Hit The Lights. Nice nod to that first song on Kill 'Em All and quite appropriate since this song has that first album feel to it.
I saw the darkness open for metallica in Dublin when I was 16! 🖤 Loved yous ever since, Christmas time is one of my all time fave Christmas songs 😁
Cool, I have the same headphones as you, as well as the same issues managing the cord. And its cool to see THE Justin Hawkins doing the same head bobbing and whipping that I have always done to "Black Shuck".
Well now I'm excited! Can't wait to hear the rest of it. Same goes for The Darkness, sweet anticipation. Here's to shaking the ether! 💡
Quite a jam. Stoked to hear more of this record.
Seeing you guys in Blum next year, can’t wait!!!!
"That's very AC/DC" - that's exactly what I said when I heard that part!
Loving this tune. A breath of fresh air.
I confess, I’ve avoided them since the mid 90s because as a teen every damn person I knew had the Black album on repeat for months (and months, and just when I thought it stopped, more months, which became years) and I got bloody sick to death of hearing just that one album over and over. But secretly, I love them and don’t listen because then I’d have to admit it. Also, love that jumper.
I was one of those damn people - sorry 🤣🤣
Reminds me of Hit the Lights.
Its nice to see ones old heros doing so good and sounding so great again....makes a old, broken metalhart weep fpr a bit, but only for a bit because this is a good song, indeed.
and my home city, which you just visited recently and hoping to see you back at soon may I add, of Edmonton is one of the very few that will be graced by a touring Metallica..couldn't be more excited, or proud to be chosen, for it.
Can you perhaps tell us more about your writing trip(s)? How does that look like? How long are they? Do they work? Maybe for next comments day! Thanks Justin, keep on riding again!
I heard this for the first time yesterday. It's fantastic and I agree I think the break served them well. They sound so on point to almost way back to their early thrashier years. Excellent! Have a great writing time in wonderful Scotland!
Thanks for this thrasher of a review, and have an exciting (and fruitful) writing trip yourself up in The North. Love Scotland!
8:05 is kind of reminiscent of the breakdown in Hit The Lights, before the solo. Cool song that definitely has more of that old school vibe.
The whole song feels like Hit the Lights, its great 👍
Well well now, Metallica channelling Motörhead? Sounds like a return to the spirit of Kill 'em All - also amusing to note how your initial chord exploration sounded like a diabolical Hot For Teacher! Missed this version of Metallica, never could deal w the slower variant - also that solo bend brings fond memories of the Canadian band Piledriver and their iconic Metal Inquisition LP \m/
Pleeaassee let the rest of the new record be on a par with this.🤞🏻🤞🏻
This sounds really good. I haven't liked much of their more recent stuff but I love this one!
It reminds me tonally of the Metallica cover of Stone Cold Crazy by Queen. That let them stretch out and away from three note thrash and do melodies. It's a positive step that it points back at the garage covers as inspiration without being johnny one note.
As soon as you mentioned Scotland you got a like from me 👍 beautiful place. Bon Scott approves 😁👍
Ps. James and the boys just get better and better....... Love this one 💪
( Unfortunately, nothing can beat Motorhead's false ending from overkill (gravedigger have an excellent go tho)
Welcome to Scotland! Can't wait for a new album! Hope you guys are somewhere beautiful, even my drive to work is awesome.
It's so sick this song and I can't believe how good James' voice is. It sounds like a hidden track from Garage Inc which is from 24 years ago!!! Best thing they've released since I Dissapear.
Dissapear? Really? Ok, to each their own I guess. Personally I think there's all kinds of good stuff on their last couple albums. All Nightmare Long comes to mind instantly.
@@samuelferrell9257 There’s a few good songs for sure but for me it’s mostly sections of the songs I like and I’ve not liked the production since reload but this new song, the guitars and drums sound awesome again and it’s a short snappy song, James is actually singing Melodie’s again rather than shouting one word lyrics and it’s just kick ass
I very much got a "Garage Inc." vibe from it, when I first heard it.
Great song, great review as always and good use of the sound deck lol 😂❤
When I listened to this for the first time last night, I was already looking forward to Justin's reaction!
I LOVE you're using a Rodecaster board like myself. This song is a BANGER and IMO could be one of the best songs Metallica's written in their career. It's new, so I gotta give it time before I crown it as one of the best. Keep Rockin JH. If you would cover a Metallica song live or recorded, which would you be all about covering?
The things I’d give to be mentored by you, dang… your musical intellect and presence is second to none!
Ooooooo a writing tour, how exciting is that! And extra exciting that it's in the bestest country that ever was. 🏴 ❤ That good highland water will get your uber talented creative juices flowing right proper like! Slàinte!
“It’s like metallica doing Motörhead” that was my reaction. Sooooo awesome 🤘🏻
This is such a great song. Great reaction vid.
Motorhead, Diamondhead and kill em all into one.
Holding-off before coming in on that final chorus was an epic choice! Such a tease
Awesome content, sir! Thx very much.
I'm a fan of this song I must say..motorhead influence for sure..your channel is great by the way..I have few originals written if ever bored and want to check out..thank you beer
Love your take on it Justin 👌
I’m as excited as anybody about new Metallica and a tour and such, but that D18 has really got my attention. I fortunately own a 1968 D35 that I’ll never part with. With any luck I’ll be able to pass it down to the next generation in my family in due time.
With that said, every time I walk into any music store I always pick up a D18 (or a 000) and I’m always in awe of how they sound. You certainly have good taste in guitars
06:15 yes! its a china cymbal, and its lars's signature sound, he replaced the ride cymbal for a china in the early 2000`s some people dont like it, but i personally found it amazing and i think thats what makes lars drumming unique. and there also a million memes about lars using a china instead of a ride.
A Chinese Ride.. should be called a Tuk Tuk
I haven't been excited about a Metallica song in decades. But this is very good. James sounds great and it's a proper thrash riff.
Is it good or have they just been so crap for so long people are over exited for something really mediocre???
@@gibfear
Well anymore I don't expect much from them so it could be a little of both.
@@dave9242 I guess the test is, if this wasn't a metallica track, would you listen to it?
@@gibfear
Yeah that's a great way to look at it. I would listen to it if it wasn't Metallica. It gets better and better after each listen. Back in my teens and twenties I could tell if I was going to like a song in the first twenty seconds but it was easier then because I'd listen to practically anything. But there's only a few groups that I follow nowadays, I enjoy so many different artists that I'm not really bored or starving for new music so I don't seek it out but if I hear it and it catches my ear then I'll check it out.
@@gibfear The last two albums have been decent, this comment would have made more sense after St Anger.
Welcome to Scotland, Justin. Have fun.
Yay! Speed metal! This sounds like it could be off of Garage Days Revisited. Hellyeah!
The line "Full speed or nothing" appears to be a throwback to one of their old songs, Motorbreath
Oh I don't think there is any question.
You can feel his 'seasonedness' though as.hes clearly getting a bit older ...
I must INSIST on acquiring one of those sweaters.
Where from? Lol I want one too
Hope you're enjoying your stay in Bonny Scotland!
I wanted to love it, and am so glad I didn't have to try !!! I saw them w/ Cliff open for Ozzy when I was 16... NOW when are you going to talk about RAMMSTEIN ??? Especially since they are retiring and their last two "final" albums ? I'm so happy you are still amazing and funny and a serious musician as well. And our pibble Murphy is in love with Jussy's Girl. XOXO - Cat
Just seen the title and wanted to say Justin your awesome 🤟
I wish I could pick up a guitar and just play a song by ear including the solo! But that's why Justin's on the big buck's in Scotland and I'm sat in my living room watching CZcams videos living my thrash life.
Diabolical in the best way indeed. Great video again sir.
Thank you!
Man, with so much shit going on at the moment, getting a surprise Metallica song yesterday was the perfect remedy!! 🤘🏻
Great break-down, as always, Jussy.
Cheers mate
I love your reaction videos!
Love it when you go into the Alan Partridge voice, verry funny! Thanks for another great reaction!
7:35 sounds like a hammer/pull-off on the 14th (of the G string) with one finger and doing 14-0-14-0... with the whammy bar diving (sorry for the terrible english).
Hope you enjoy your trip to Scotland. Ours is a lovely country.
Well done guv’nor, nice review.
Like something off No Life Til Leather. Right back to Motorhead on (more) speed and hitting those lights. Great 👊
Where thrash and punk meet. Bit of Motorhead, bit of AC/DC for sure. But also, a good dose of Suicidal Tendencies. Not a huge Metallica fan but this song is great! Looking forward to hearing the rest of the album.
Looking forward to a new Darkness record! And the new Metallica too! Killer track.
Reminds me of Saxon 👍 extremely similar to the song alter of the gods the guitar especially reminds me of what Graham Oliver did in the early days
2:50-2:53 My reaction when you talk about Metallica AND share The Darkness is at work on new music! It's a great day! Much love Justin!!
Greetings from Bishy Vegas! Bishop Auckland, Me Hawkins. Again I wish I could say I was more a Metallica fan but full marks for the return to upper tiers of thrash goddery! Im more of a Punk that an orthodox metaller, there's the likeness to motorhead that I was saying to myself! just as your great and good self mentioned it on your deliberation, but there's a nod into the thrash punk riffs of the Exploited around the album Beat the Bast@rds! I just wanted to ask you how you feel about the amount of alcohol ads and the nature of alcohol over consumption becoming normalised over the festive period! And the possible side affects it can give to people in recovery and of course the people who should be in recovery but haven't embraced the abyss of it yet. I almost killed myself with alcohol and would drink 150units plus a day, in fact I could get up to watch the BBC breakfast news drink a bottle of scotch in an hour and still have the shakes. I ended up with Gastric intestinal bleeding, esophageal varices, accute pancreatitis, liver damage. And when withdrawing full in hallucinations, delerium tremors, the shakes, fits and seizures. My body had that little potassium in it my legs could hold me up and almost had a heart attack. I've been sober 9 years now and hate the fact Xmas is so acceptably booze orientated. After all did the 3 wise men come with a crate of super strength, a bottle of white star cider and a bottle of buckfast? N.b other GUT ROT is available from your friendly neighbourhood death camp shop! X
Live from Rab C Nesbit’s living room. Love it Justin 😂 welcome to Scotland 🏴
Best Metallica song I have heard in a long time! Not bad at all. I will also add that THAT sweater is stunning
New Album.New Tour.
Got to see Metallica with Ozzy when their Master of Puppets came out.
I really didn't know much about them, my brother did of course, but after that concert, fan ever since.
Metallica literally sucked the juice of the Syracuse War Memorial's electrical system and everything went dead and dark.
Kirk was still shredding his strings in a frenzied state until he realized they blew the circuits.
Metallica's show was so loud you could feel the pressure of the gear.
Got to see Black Sabbath with Ronnie James Dio on their Mob Rules album tour at the same venue.
When they did Heaven and Hell, the War Memorial went nuts.
Ronnie is from CNY, which is where Syracuse is located.
Ronnie used to play at the Lost Horizon in this little band called Elf.
If you don't know Hoochie Coochie Lady by Elf, you're in for a treat.
Ronnie was so nice to his fans. Always, "Yes, and thank you. I'm glad you like our music".
Got to see ACDC's Back in Black at the same venue. Ronnie Montrose's Gamma opened up for them.
What a time it was to be into hard rock and metal.
Diamond Head's song title says it how it was, *_It's Electric_*
Ha ha. You're on form today m8. Another great video. 👍🏻
Reminds me of KILL 'EM ALL as much as anything. The Motorhead influence that was a big part of KEA is definitely there. Cool!
That snare sound is both new and old at once! Hope that is used through out the album
Stoked for a new Metallica album. Only gripe would be that only UK gigs are the Download festival
Yes. I saw them in Sheffield arena in 1992 (1993?) on the never ending Black album tour. I doubt they will play UK like that ever again.
They'll probably do some arena or stadium shows in 2024
@@ejl1000 I really hope so. I must admit the idea of these stadium gigs ' in the round ' sounds great. The UK arena gigs for Hardwired were great staged in the round with the drones and suspended tv screens
Definitely a lot of motorhead influence on this song which is amazing!
Have great time in Scotland. You should ask bleed from within to come and jam with you, they are after all Scotlands finest 🤘
Ah yes! The return of the classic Metallica and back to the days of Kill 'Em All and Ride the Lightning. They lost me for a while in the mid 90's but this has hooked me back in. I love this and I love them!
Oh, I was SO waiting for this reaction. Excited to let your enthusiasm infect my own.
2 great musical minds collide - Rick Beto is reviewing this today too ❤