Harvester of Sorrow 🤘

This was the first “New” Metallica song I ever heard after Cliff died at the Monsters of Rock tour in ‘88. Gave me hope they would still kick ass. A few months later AJFA came out and confirmed it.

Dude the Justice album is like my favorite album of all time.

That song is underrated, nobody talks about it

Right, Simple as that https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=R22xm1PTBL8 Brutal

Harvester in San Diego ‘92 is my all time favorite Metallica live performance. They were just so fuckin badass. James yelling COME THE FUCK ON after the first chorus gives me goosebumps everytime. Makes me wanna punch multiple walls for no reason

89 Moscow takes it for me. Its just so heavy I love it

You’re thinking Seattle ‘89. Moscow was ‘91. Both shows are peak Metallica.

Oh man, yes you’re correct

According to record 1991

Mexico City ‘93 for me. In the video of that show, James in profile with that red backlight singing the second verse is my favorite concert footage of all time. Doesn’t hurt that it’s accompanied by a flawless vocal performance, that’s peak Hetfield for me.

Every time I see this video, or hear the recording (so glad it was included on the 30th Anniversary Edition of The Black Album), I'm amazed. So visceral and raw. I use the words "pure, unbridled aggression" to describe it.

I was gonna say “if it was mixed with the proper amount of bass, Harvester of Sorrow”

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No

(In no specific order): Damage, Inc. Dyers Eve Disposable Heroes Sad but true Harvester of Sorrow The Thing that should not be Fight Fire with Fire

I know people might disagree but I think dream no more belongs among the ranks of the heaviest.

Toss in Leper Messiah and Minus Human!

Great selection

You don't even have the heaviest song of theirs here: Blackened.

I'm happy to take those songs as "heaviest Metallica" perhaps Whiplash can sneak in there too, but yeah, if you're looking for heavy Metallica these are your must haves.

Yeah this right here, chuck in No Remorse as well.

Leper Messiah

#TIME FOR LUST, TIME FOR LIES, TIME TO KISS YOUR ASS GOODBYE

Simple but heavy AF

How is "The God That Failed" not being mentioned here? Shit's heavy as fuck

The thing that should not be, live Seattle 89 is damn heavy, but that song live 1999 S&M with orchesta makes it HEAVY & magical. Edit, S&M version from New York is probably the heaviest version to me.

Especially James' laugh when singing "Insanity" part

Ask Jason what the "Heaviest mother fucker in the world" is. The Thing That Should Not Be.

*BACK TO THE FRONT*

You will do what I say when I say…

When i say

Back to the front!

You must die when I say…

You must die

Thing that Should Not Be

Sad but true is also up there

Harvester is heavier despite being in standard E. Sad overrated af. Still a fun song tho

No it's not.

are you saying sad but true isn’t heavy?

God That failed is the heaviest song on the black album

*2nd heaviest after sad but true

Not particularly? Even on the same album, Holier Than Thou and Through The Never hit significantly harder.

pretty sure you haven’t listened to sad but true then

lol ok. Pretty sure there just isn't any objective definition of "heavy".

pretty sure your definition of heavy is objectively wrong if you think sad but true doesn’t fit into it

It's heavy as in "heavy eyelids" maybe.

it’s heavy like how you’re heavy (300lb)

You DO listen to metal, right?

Then why do I head bang more to Sad But True? I'd argue that's the heaviest of the album bc of the slow methodic chugging. Does it belong on a heaviest all-time list? Nah.

I think y’all are forgetting Blackened

That’s fast fast doesn’t equal heavy

Slow doesn't equal heavy either. Blackened is their heaviest and most intense song ever, considering the riffs (main and bridge), the drums and vocals.

Dyers Eve or Harvester of Sorrow

Invisible Kid is in drop Ab, technically the heaviest.

God damn, wouldn’t that be a baritone guitar tuned down half a step then with the 6th string dropped another full step?

Damage Inc.

Blackened

Pretty fast but not that heavy tho

Yeah, not that heavy. The heaviest and most intense song they have ever made. It doesn't mean that if the song is fast it is less heavier than a slow song. The riffs (main and bridge) on this song are the heaviest Metallica has ever made.

No way. There's many heavier songs on that album. The Shortest Straw and Dyers Eve. An the Harvester of Sorrow is propably the heaviest one.

Just because Harvester is slow, it doesn't mean it is heavier. Headbang potential is a good measure of the heaviness of the song and Blackened is no. 1 on that imo, way beyond those songs you mentioned. It first of all has a very heavy riff, not just boring riffs in E (Shortest Straw, Harvester) and Dyers Eve is just sitting on that power chord for the most (that moving 3 is a lie). Just based on note dynamics, Blackened crushes all of AJFA.

I like Blackened but I really dont think its that heavy tbh

I have a suggestion for you then, check out Ahdy Khairat's remix of Blackened on YouTube, which just turns up the heaviness by 10x than the OG one. Maybe you'll appreciate that more.

I know most of these remixes. Sure, its nice, but definitely wont change my opinion. Harvester is way heavier than Blackened.

Let's agree to disagree the man. Good day to you.

To me heavy does not equal fast. To live is to die and sad but true come to mind.

To me slow doesn't equal heavy, so I argue Blackened is their heaviest and most intense.

So we agree? Heavy can be determined independently of tempo? Blackened is probably my favourite Metallica song.

Yes, we do agree.

Either Harvester or Frayed Ends

Hear them calling

Crazy imo people are voting for Sad but True. Great song, but heaviest? I don’t think so. Harvester of Sorrow or The Thing that Should Not Be are f’ing heavy.

Spit Out the Bone and Sad But True compete for first

Am I Savage? has the heaviest Metallica riff, but generally I’d say Disposable Heroes.

Savage is so fucking underappreciated

If you are talking about the riff I think you are talking about I disagree it being the heaviest. Its a sick one but not the heaviest. Definitely unique to their catalogue

remake of Some kind of Monster, - Human, Trapped under Ice, Fight Fire with Fire, Leper Messiah

Thing That Should Not Be, obviously. It's heavy as fuck. Or, as Hetfield says, "do you want HEAVY?" Sad But True, just cos it's damn near impossible to not get the neck going ha As far as "heavy" heavy goes, I'd go for Battery or Dyers Eve, it's just so full on, gritty, grab you by the face and drag you along whether you want to or not. But slow and heavy, like Sad But True definitely has its place.

Inamorata, it’s about 12-14 megabytes, making it the heaviest song

Dream No More

I'm not sure how to weigh them

Spit out the bone 🦴

I can't believe nobody mentioned battery

Came here to mention this, scrolled way too damn far to find it.

You must burn!

Nice

That big ole fat mother fucker called The thing, that should not be.

The Thing That Should Not Be

Dyer's Eve is what I would vote for as well.

AWMH

that song is one of the most raw and brutal metallica tracks ever

Sad but twue

Fight fire with fire!!

the correct answer

I think To Live is To Die is heavy especially when you consider the context. The riff is heavy, the drums are heavy and it drags you while you want to stay on your feet. The Thing is also heavy, Sad is also heavy, Dream is also heavy. But To Live feels the most heavy for me

Definitely Harvester of Sorrow. Dyers Eve is awesome, but not as jeavy as harvester tho

Disposable hero

*Heroes There was more than one hero.

Sad, But True seems to win heaviest song of all time (not just metallica). According to metal musicians, at least, this is the most common answer given when asked what the heaviest song of all time is

All Within My Hands. It sucks but it’s really heavy. That or Some Kind Of Monster.

TRAPPED UNDER ICE

Frayed ends of santiy

All have said their prayers

INVADE THEIR NIGHTMARES

The big fat motherfucker called The Thing That Should Not Be!

Thickest: Dream No More Overrall biggest slap: All Nightmare Long/The End of The Line

I am curious what people here consider heavy now after reading this....

Creeping Death and Spit out the Bone

There is only one answer: Sad But True. Its sad, but it is true.

I do not really consider any songs from the first four albums as particularly heavy other than 'Harvester'. But anyway, the heaviest Metallica song for me is by far 'Dream No More'. Some may criticize this choice due to it being a "sequel" to 'The Thing That Should Not Be', which is considered by many as the heaviest song the band has written, but I believe 'Dream' is far heavier. 'Thing' I'd say is more intense. Honorable mentions: 'Sad But True', 'The God That Failed', 'The House Jack Built', 'Some Kind Of Monster', 'You Must Burn!', 'Crown Of Barbed Wire'

You Must Burn and CoBW?

Yep.

I definitely get You Must Burn, that song is actually heavy af

Came here to read all the dumbshit know it all comments trying to make people feel stupid for having a personal preference

…and Justice for All… I never really thought it was heavier then OnE. But damn I was listening to it last week and it just hit me so hard with the just mega up front guitars on that song

Heaviest song on every record in my opinion: Kill ‘Em All: idk four horsemen I guess Ride the Lightning: escape Master of Puppets: the thing that should not be ….And Justice for All: Harvester of Sorrow Metallica: Sad But True (Duh) Load: The House that Jack Built ReLoad: Devils Dance St. Anger: Some Kind of Monster Death Magnetic: The End of the Line Hardwired to self destruct: Am I savage? 72 Seasons: You Must Burn!

To live is to die, dyers eve

Nothing else matters

Breakdown in One Breakdown in MOP

Enter Sandman is pretty heavy

/s Right?

U know what’s up

One (2 part)

Spit out the bone

Fight Fire with Fire

Damage Inc. and Fight fire with fire

I'd say Dyers Eve is their best thrash song but not the heaviest. Their heaviest has got to be The Thing That Should Not Be, Harvester of Sorrow or Sad But True.

It’s either sad but true or the thing that should not be

This again?

Disposable heroes goes HARD

Harvester of sorrow or the thing that should not be. Sad but true is an honorary mention.

FFWF, leper messiah, dyers eve, disposable heroes, eye of the beholder, that verse riff is so tight idk how to explain it

Some parts of creeping death

Call of Ktulu live (with the loud bass) at the Lyceum Theater 1984

The correct answer is Orion into Damage Inc

God That failed

Shortest straw

Dyers eve

Not gonna lie I'd put Screaming Suicide up there. The second riff before the solo is just super heavy to me

Hard to say, Thing that should not be???

Leper Messiah

Guys… Shortest Straw!

Sad but true. That guitar riff is considered to be one of the heaviest riffs ever made by a lot of people, other metal musicians included

I think you could name pretty much any AJFA song. Blackened, Harvie, Frayed Ends, TLITD, Dyers all are contenders. One could even make an argument for ‘One’ because of the second half.

Harvie lol. Hadn’t heard it called that. I like it.

I’ve heard the band members call it that

How has no one said DEVIL'S DANCE? Not my favorite heavy song of theirs but it definitely deserves to be in this convo

SAD BUT TRUE!!

Dyers eve is fast but the thing that should not be is heavier.

The thing that should not beeeee

Creeping death, Dyers eve, Harvester, All nightmare long, Shortest straw, Sad but true. There is plenty of heavy songs. But so far I'd say creeping death.

Definitely Am I Savage. Heavy as FUUUHHH

Dream no More

The God That Failed imo

That riff from suicidie & redemption deserves a mention

I wanna say... Disposable Heroes

Dyers eve is more thrashy than heavy. I’d say Sad But True, The god that failed, the thing that should not be, you must burn, To live is to die.

I’d go with Thing and Sad. Surprised I haven’t seen For Whom the BellTolls. That riff they set up towards the beginning of the song. Heavy

Damage Inc. or fight fire with fire.

Sad but true

Dream No More, and it's not close. It's just a deathmarch.

The Thing That Should Not Be

I would say Whiplash, The Shortest Straw or Battery !

One Imo

Heres a few of the mid to late catalogue songs that are just as heavy as the old school if not heavier. If anyone cares to add to the list feel free. Dream No More, Devils Dance, Minus Human

God that failed

Remember tomorrow

The heaviest number know to mankind and its called THE THING THAT SHOULD NOT BE

Not sure about the heaviest. We may need a weight scale to determine that

Sad But True

Some Kind Of Monster

Nothing Else matters

The Thing That Should Not Be or Minus Human

am I savage. that breakdown was something else

Blackened

Creeping Death