James Hetfield (54,881 views)

[Henny Macc]

Now THERE'S that strong lower second octave melody singing that we've been waiting for from him! Easily his best E♭2s to date!

[Zedd Squared]

Video doesn't work on my end *cries in RLNA*.

[Batfleck]

It got taken down on my end too. Here's the clip that's from the official Metallica youtube channel. It's only a portion of it though:

[kewis]

Here's the full version. Also a Bb4 at 3:14.

[queenfan11]

Thanks for the links! Added those notes, as well as C#3s from the same song and Bb2s from "Blackened" at the same show.

[Henny Macc]

No bolds for those E♭2s? :surprised: Also make sure to check some of those other videos posted on page 3 - definitely some stuff worth adding from those.

[Smitty.]

don't bold the E♭2s
do it to spite abacus.
In fairness tho they are pretty strong

[kewis]

Oct 22, 2020 10:40:02 GMT kewis said:

Short but cool slide up.

Eb5 for that slide up, but I also missed a nice C5 while he was singing to the Ecstasy of Gold at around 18:00!

[Henny Macc]

Nice F♯2 here from this 2012 Quebec performance of "The Memory Remains".

[Batfleck]

Really nice B♭4's in "Would?"


Interesting arrangement, but I like James' vocal performance here compared to the one in 2006

[kewis]

C#5 (I think) at 4:00, along with a questionable low at 1:47.

[Henny Macc]

I actually heard that note at 4:00 getting as high as F5! 1:47 sounds like a countable enough A2 to me, just spoken and kinda throaty

[kewis]

Dec 14, 2020 4:31:58 GMT Henny Macc said:

I actually heard that note at 4:00 getting as high as F5! 1:47 sounds like a countable enough A2 to me, just spoken and kinda throaty

On second listen you may be right, Rob's laugh at the same time may have thrown me off.

[Batfleck]

High note here:

[Smitty.]

Eb5! Nice Find

[Captain Planet]

Is there a way we can get the falsetto G5 added again? From the TRP3 thread. It was some behind the scenes video of a recent Metallica tour and James was doing a vocal warmup where did falsetto scales up to a sustained G5. Unfortunately the video (which is linked in the thread) got removed.

Edit: I found a reupload of the privated video and the exact spot of the note www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUIESf0g56M#t=1h10m14s

[clem]

No idea what performance this is from. It just turned up in an Andriy Vasylenko video. Sounds like an Eb5 to me
youtu.be/IjxXp6LZsN0?t=65

[Henny Macc]

Sounds like a clip from "One", but we already have a few fifth octave notes listed from live versions of that.

[Batfleck]

Found some low notes in a live version of "The Thing That Should Not Be" from 2019 (it appears at the 19:43 mark)

[Smitty.]

I can't make out the excat pitch cause its kinda quiet but I think its around G2-ish
Take it with a grain of salt

[Henny Macc]

That's actually not low at all - bottoms around E3; he just kinda delivers it with an extra gruff tone.

[Henny Macc]

Gets up to a non-sung E5 in this version of "The Thing That Should Not Be" from Rock Am Ring 2006.

[Platypus]

G4 here youtu.be/38vv5X0sOwQ?t=128

[Batfleck]

Background harmony in "The Judas Kiss".

[Captain Planet]

Guys wtf is this:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpznYFcxylQ#t=7m28s


From 7:28-7:40.....

First he hits an A5 scream. I know there was a lot of debate of his harsh overtone stuff before (and question about the octave) but this is a solid black A5.
Secondly, WHAT IS THAT B4 HE HITS AFTERWARDS?? It sounds like slightly shaky mixed voice, but the execution is pretty decent.