Audio Engineers React to "Hardwired...To Self Destruct" by Metallica!

what is present chris’ band called?

You guys missed halo on fire

Spit out the Bone❤️

WE’RE SO FLUCKED!!

Where is Am I Savage ?

Ignorance is bliss. The drums sound great to me. Lol.

My man talks through every single transition

Always funny to me when they say stuff like “Kirk is still wide” when it’s not a super leady part or a solo. Because that is not Kirk lol. James records literally all of the guitar in their songs except for the solos that Kirk does and a few small exceptions like some distinct lead parts, but even then it’s usually still James that records that

No am I savage?

i got 72 seasons for the 1 time

On "tape," that is, on the recordings that are not live, ALL guitars are James, left and right. Only designated solo or lead work is Kirk - ON studio recordings.

jAMES AND LARS WERE THE ONLY TWO TO WRITE ON THIS ALBUM. ROB DID THE MANUNKIND INTRO. WHICH IS THE ONLY TIME THAT HAS HAPPENED IN THE HISTORY OF METALLICA. THEY DID IT ON PURPOSE AS WELL.

I think the best way to listen to Hardwired/Seasons albums is to just...put them both together into one kickass album!

-Disc 1

1: Hardwired
2: Shadows Follow
3: Dream No Morw
4: Too Far Gone?
5: Halo on Fire
6: 72 Seasons
7: Moth Into Flame
8: Room of Mirrors
9: Am I Savage?
10: Lux Æterna
11: Spit Out The Bone
12: Inamorata

-Disc 2

1: ManUNkind
2: Sleepwalk My Life Away
3: Now That We're Dead
4: You Must Burn!
5: Atlas, Rise!
6: Screaming Suicide
7: Here Comes Revenge
8: Crown of Barbed Wire
9: Murder One
10: If Darkness Had a Son
11: Lords of Summer
12: Chasing Light

Confusing times during Confusion 😆

Dig the video ideas and general duscussions that include engineering specific observations involving imaging, soundstage width/depth (especially with respect to individual instruments & segments of the tracks), BUT as a Metallica fan as well as somebody who understands audio engineering terminology, I REALLY started to say hell yes to the comment in regards to James Hetfield almost always ESSENTIALLY being panned dominantly left live performances too btw but then you completely became factually incorrect when you continued and said "Kirk always on the right"...... NOPE! Lead harmonies, sure. Solos in general, depends (if not dead center.) BUT RHYTHM aka riffs.....ALMOST NEVER. Part of the beauty of what makes Metallica's tight rhythm section or "wall of sound," is just that. It's a triple-tracked wall of sound that is ALWAYS, other than certain Death Magnetic & St. Anger tracks(even then still predominantly...), James Hetfield & James Hetfield ONLY. He's very particular about his rhythm tones and having a very tight riff section sonically, especially since he is a natural at having an almost robotic right hand in layering guitar tracks that stack together CLEANLY, panned or not, in the studio. And yes, they have been known to even use danpening blankets over the cabs and several close proximity mics in order to blend the mics how they see fit within the respective tracks. Dry and dry only on the guitar tones, aside from specific lead sections - good observation.

Now, I'm dying to hear what all 3 of your thoughts are, having all heard And Justice tor All, on what you might have to say (or in reaction) about the kick drum sound specifically, since it is quite unique & distinctive from any of their other albums, .... once you know this very true fact - and I can happily back it up-
The kick drum microphone, as in the only internal "dry" mic aimed at the beater pad (oh, and look up Danmar kick pads if you want the REAL secret, as in used by Lars Ulrich, to that clicky sound that'll save on some over-compression & minor eq processing;) on the kick in studio, was none other than, not a classic kick drum mic, but one of say two of the most iconic radio/vocal broadcasting microphones in modern history - the Electrovoice RE-20.
Now - I've gotta hear what you have to say about that 😯🧐😁

Awesome video as always guys! So sad that the studio albums have come to an end. Been watching since the beginning! Anyways, here are a few things I have to say:

1. Garage Inc. disc one is a collection of covers that Metallica had released before 1998 from singles and b-sides, while disc two is a collection of covers that were recorded in 1998 specifically for Garage Inc., so I recommend listening to both discs if you can.
2. S&M2 actually does have some repeat tracks of S&M. While it isn't many, there are still multiple songs that are repeated from before.
3. If you're only doing five songs from Slayer, Pantera, Iron Maiden, and Tool, I recommend these five for each in order to get a good span of their discography in there:
Slayer - Tormentor, Angel of Death, South of Heaven, Seasons In The Abyss, and Chasing Death
Pantera - Cowboys From Hell, Hollow, 5 Minutes Alone, Drag the Waters, and Revolution Is My Name (Also throw in some 80s glam-era Pantera if you can, that stuff is fun)
Iron Maiden - Hallowed Be Thy Name, Powerslave, Infinite Dreams, Fear of the Dark, and The Wicker Man
Tool - Sober, Forty Six & 2, Schism, The Pot, and Fear Inoculum (or Pneuma)

Sorry for the novel, just some thoughts I had while watching. Great stuff guys! Can't wait for next year!

Imaginen si reemplazaban las 5 canciones de la segunda mitad del álbum excepto spit out the bone por lords of Summer y las 4 del beyond magnetic tendríamos su mejor álbum desde el and justice for all saludos desde Argentina

Patrick, you're a wrestling fan, so you're familiar with the meme 'you talk too much.' from Botchamania.

"One" is the worse song ever, "Day that Never Comes" could be my favorite Metallica song. Literally the same songs....

This album is better, more creative than Death Magnetic. Even the solos ...

talking fucking too much through best parts... for GOD SAKE GUYS!

You really gotta chew chocolate right into the microphone? Jesus goddamn Christ....

А где "Halo On Fire"?

I would like to request you guys listen to AC/DC

Metallica approached John Bush to sing for Metallica back in the day. Bush sang for Armored Saint at the time and didn't want to love his band. If you aren't familiar with Armored Saint, Bush later sang for Anthrax for a number of albums. Great singer and James saw that in him... but couldn't get him, so James resigned himself to singing. Personally, I'm happy it went that way, as Metallica wouldn't be Metallica without James's vocals.

"When they play it live, do they slow it down?" No way... if anything, Metallica tends to speed up their songs when they do them live. They ABSOLUTELY did so back when I saw them in 1989. EVERYTHING was faster. Amazing show.

I didn't realize that "Am I Evil?" is on the remastered version of Ride the Lightning. Could it possibly be a live version? I know the studio version was on the 1984 re-release (Elektra Records version) of Kill 'Em All, along with "Blitzkrieg." I remember when I was seeking that album out on CD, I specifically hunted for that version, because I love that album with those two cover songs included. :-)

Patrick keeps talking out of his ass and when Chris and Chris actually have something genuinely interesting to say, you keep interrupting them to talk about your fucking soda you can’t quite make out the taste of… like a child that just NEEDS to feel clever and be heard. It’s okay to let your co hosts run the convo sometimes, Patrick!:)

Garage inc!!!!

I always enjoy your interesting conversations during these reactions. Hours just fly by! These guys should check out another legendary highly influential band called Meshuggah. I think their latest album Immutable could be a great start and gives an indication of their current sound.

Shut f* up during the solos, pls!!

Still think you should do an “all the way through” Megadeth, just because

Spit Out The Bone is probably one of the best metal songs that came out in the last 20 years.. it proved to me that Metallica still got it!

(probably)

Love this album. I prefer it so much more over their new album... (It had some really amazing guitar harmonies and Inamorata was fantastic in the end, but I would say it's much less memorable and more messy than Hardwired)

Updated Metallica Song list (With Lulu, Garage Inc. S&M, S&M2). BTW Kill Em' all is the 2016 remaster. Also (Random Fact) "...dark chocolate has many health benefits, including a lower risk of heart disease and diabetes, preventing blood clots, improving memory, lowering cholesterol and even preventing some types of cancer."
204 Anesthesia-Pulling Teeth (Live) S&M2
203 Last Caress/Green Hell
202 Little Dog
201 Free Speech for the Dumb
200 Better than You
199 Anesthesia-Pulling Teeth
198 So What
197 Metal Militia
196 Die, Die My Darling
195 Cure
194 Crash Course In Brain Surgery
193 Brandenburg Gate
192 Poor Twisted Me
191 Motorbreath
190 Of Wolf and Man
189 The View
188 Wasting My Hate
187 Intro to Scythian Suite (Live)
186 Dragon
185 Cheat On Me
184 Hit the Lights
183 Trapped Under Ice
182 Damage Case
181 The Small Hours
180 Mistress Dread
179 Purify
178 Whiplash
177 Stone Dead Forever
176 Escape
175 Iced Honey
174 Frustration
173 Holier Than Thou
172 Eye of the Beholder
171 Slither
170 The Thing That Should Not Be (Live) S&M
169 Damage Inc.
168 The House Jack Built
167 If Darkness had a Son
166 The Call Of Ktulu
165 Prince Charming
164 No Remorse
163 The More I see
162 Dyers Eve
161 Dirty Window
160 Attitude
159 Of Wolf and Man (Live) S&M
158 All Within My Hands
157 Disposable Heroes
156 The Shortest Straw
155 2X4
154 Lux AEterna
153 The God That Failed
152 Carpe Diem Baby
151 Pumping Blood
150 The Outlaw Torn (Live) S&M2
149 Invisible Kid
148 Bad Seed
147 Loverman
146 My World
145 The Ecstasy of Gold (Live) S&M
144 The Call of Ktulu (Live) S&M
143 Fight Fire With Fire
142 Don't Tread On Me
141 Stone Cold Crazy
140 Astronomy
139 Battery (Live) S&M
138 Ain't My B***h
137 Harvester of Sorrow
136 Overkill
135 All Within My Hands (Live) S&M2
134 The Thing That Should Not Be
133 St. Anger
132 Just a Bullet Away
131 The Wait
130 Through the Never
129 Jump In the Fire
128 Phantom Lord
127 Helpless
126 Blitzkrieg
125 The Ecstasy of Gold (Live) S&M2
124 Crown of Barbed Wire
123 Junior Dad
122 The Struggle Within
121 Blackened
120 Breadfan
119 Broken Beat & Scarred
118 Thorn Within
117 The Prince
116 Leper Messiah
115 Sad But True
114 The Call of Ktulu (Live) S&M2
113 Too Late Too Late
112 The Memory Remains (Live) S&M
111 Am I Savage?
110 The Memory Remains
109 ManUNkind
108 Wherever I May Roam
107 Hell and Back
106 The Frayed Ends of Sanity
105 Sad But True (Live) S&M
104 Cyanide
103 One (Live) S&M
102 Hardwired
101 Some Kind of Monster
100 My Apocalypse
99 Nothing Else Matters (Live) S&M
98 Mercyful Fate
97 Where the Wild Things Are
96 Intro to The Iron Foundry (Live) S&M2
95 Enter Sandman (Live) S&M
94 The Judas kiss
93 -Human S&M
92 Enter Sandman (Live) S&M2
91 Master of Puppets
90 Fuel (Live) S&M
89 Shoot Me Again
88 I Disappear
87 Wherever I May Roam (Live) S&M
86 Low Man's Lyric
85 That Was Just Your Life
84 Nothing Else matters (Live) S&M2
83 Screaming Suicide
82 The Memory Remains (Live) S&M2
81..And Justice For All
80 Ronnie
79 Master of Puppets (Live) S&M
78 Fuel
77 Too Far Gone?
76 Killing Time
75 Ride the Lightning
74 Master of Puppets (Live) S&M
73 Confusion (Live) S&M2
72 Tuesday's Gone
71 The Outlaw Torn (Live) S&M
70 Now That We're Dead
69 Hate train
68 Enter Sandman
67 Frantic
66 Sleepwalk My Life Away
65 The Outlaw Torn
64 No Leaf Clover (Live) S&M2
63 Sabbra Cadabra
62 Scythian Suite Opus 20 II: The Enemy God and the Dance of The Dark Sprits (Live) S&M2
61 Wherever I May Roam (Live) S&M
60 Here Comes Revenge
59 The Iron Foundry, Opus 19 (Live) S&M2
58 The Unnamed Feeling
57 Halo on Fire (Live) S&M2
56 The Unforgiven II
55 72 Seasons
54 It's Electric
53 For Whom the Bell Tolls (Live) S&M2
52 The Unforgiven III (live) S&M2
51 My Friend of Misery
50 Dream No More
49 The Day That Never Comes (Live) S&M2
48 Battery
47 Am I Evil?
46 Murder One
45 Nothing Else Matters
44 Atlas, Rise!
43 Moth Into Flame (Live) S&M2
42 Seek & Destroy
41 Whiskey in The Jar
40 The Unforgiven III
39 Confusion
38 Sweet Amber
37 Welcome Home (Santarium)
36 Mama Said
35 The Unforgiven
34 Shadows Follow
33 Devil's Dance
32 Moth Into Flame
31 Devils Dance (Live) S&M
30 No Leaf Clover (Live) S&M
29 Suicide & Redemption
28 To Live is to Die
27 King Nothing
26 Fixxxer
25 Room of Mirrors
24 Creeping Death
23 Turn the Page
22 Hero of the Day (Live) S&M
21 Hero of the Day
20 The End of the Line
19The Four Horsemen
18 Bleeding Me (Live) S&M
17 Halo on Fire
16 The Day That Never Comes
15 One (Live) S&M2
14 Bleeding Me
13 Chasing Light
12 Spit Out The Bone
11 For Whom the Bell Tolls (Live) S&M
10 Rebel of Babylon
9 Fade to Black
8 All Nightmare Long
7 One
6 You Must Burn!
5 For Whom the Bell Tolls
4 Inamorata
3 Orion
I May have Missed 2 songs of Unknown. Whoops Whoopsie. So don't get mad. If someone notices which ones, let me know 😤

You should react to the rest of the "Demo Magnetic" album! (It's the same one where y'all reacted to ANL's demo "Flamingo") It's pretty neat for being a demo and seeing how different it is!

(Essentially Demo Magnetic is the Middle point of St. Anger and DM lmao)

Now it’s time to do Seattle 89 live.

You could also hear the extra songs in Hardwired to Self Destruct deluxe version (Lords of Summer, Ronnie Rising Medley, When a Blind Man Cries and Remember Tomorrow)

If you listen to their commentary they are contradicting themsevles. Then one of them will say they dont like something then the other goes I do like it. So the first person changes their comment to liking it. To be honest this album was a half attempt at Metallicas great come back. There were a couple of great songs but still they have lost that x-factor or energy. But then I grew up with Metallica right through my childhood and I watched/listened to them in their prime. Every new album I always have hope that I will get my face melted, still waiting. I guess as I got older other bands have come and gone and improved on the sound, Metallica remained in the same pocket.

You guys should A/B a Martin Birch-produced Maiden album from the ‘80s vs. a Kevin Shirley/Steve Harris-produced album from the 21st century (maybe Somewhere In Time vs. Dance of Death).

Birch’s production is pristine, with Steve Harris’ bass frequencies cutting through the guitars brilliantly, while the Shirley/Harris albums are muddy as hell and brickwalled.

Maiden’s 21st century albums are mostly good-to-excellent, which makes the production all the more frustrating.

It's like every video I've seen so far I think of something and then the "left Chris" just agrees with me. It's crazy how often this happens with all the metallica videos

Hot take: Lady Gaga singing on Moth into the Flame was killer and elevated the song. She should do a hard rock/metal album with some of the Metallica guys appearing on it, playing on the whole thing, writing, or producing.

I enjoyed this series so much. I saved this video for Friday night, got a couple beers in and sat down to enjoy the last Metallica reaction. Cheers for all the effort you guys put into making these videos, they’re great.

Godsmack and Metallica have similarities

Murder One is a tribute to Lemmy Kilmister in case you missed that

Some funny editing in this 🤣

I really like this record. Also looking forward to S&M.

Enjoy this podcast style music reaction channel. Cheers guys 🍺