In todays video we're going to explore Metallica's career and wheter they stole riffs from other bands or not. They have often been accused of plagiarism and lending riffs, especially from obscure New Wave of British Heavy Metal bands of the eighties but also from Iron Maiden, Rush and Black Sabbath. So we're going to compare songs from Metallica's whole career to try to find an answer to the question wheter Metallica stole riffs or not. Enjoy!

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THE RULES OF THRASH METAL

Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:31 Kill 'Em All
5:26 Ride the Lightning
6:29 Master of Puppets
9:26 The Black Album
12:00 Load & Reload
13:02 Death Magnetic
13:48 Hardwired to Self Destruct
14:16 Dave Mustaine
14:50 Covers
15:50 Cliff Burton
16:27 Masters of Plagiarism

Note: This video was not made to bash Metallica in any way. But let me know your thought down in the comment section below, wheter you think Metallica stole riffs or not..

Proof of their plagiarism:

Metallica interview for guitar world from 1991 where they admit some borrowed riffs:
https://www.guitarworld.com/magazine/...

A summary of some riffs:
https://www.ultimateguitar.com/news/...

Dave Mustaine talks about the Lynyrd Skynyrd riff in The Four Horsemen:
   • Did Lynyrd Skynyrd inspire a Metallic...  

Featuring bands such as: Metallica, Megadeth, David Bowie, Diamond Head, Blitzkrieg, Danzig, Joe Satriani, Excel, Rush, Bleak House, Saxon, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Incubus and Stone.

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RUTHLESS METAL ON SPOTIFY: (A Thrash Metal Playlist can be found on Spotify)
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Corrections: Rush Tom Sawyer (Moving Pictures) was released in 1981 not 1976.

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