MASTER OF PUPPETS - Metallica (Full Cover)

Master of Puppets Metallica Cover by FamilyJules
▼ My thumb is healed, let's break it again ▼
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For those that don't know, back in June I broke the thumb on my right hand. I was skateboarding with my dog and fell and sustained an oblique fracture on my first metacarpal. It was completely blown off the bone and needed to be reset and I was in a cast for almost 8 weeks.

The new Stranger Things season wrapped up around that time and when Master of Puppets came up I felt like it was the universe mocking me. I don't think many people know, but one of the first songs I ever covered with a band was Master of Puppets when I was probably 15 or 16. I so badly wanted to pick the guitar up and play it, but I just couldn't. When my thumb healed however, I told myself what better rehabilitation than to get this song up to speed and play it as best I could. What I wasn't expecting was doing the vocals too.

I was really split on this cover, I wanted to definitely not disrespect the source material by trying to just completely plaster my usual stuff all over it. I spent a lot of time trying to find the perfect middle ground between the original guitar tone of the rhythm guitars and something I've come to love about modern metal and came up with this tone using the John Petrucci Neural DSP and a LOT of EQ. For leads, I kinda just used my usual lead tone because I'm honestly not the biggest fan of how the leads sound in the original. I tried to play the solos as close as I could to original only sometimes adding slight flair, but really doing something silly at the end. Hope all the super elitist Metallica fans can forgive.

I was nervous about the vocals, but I wasn't expecting that the vocal style I've been developing over the past year actually serves well to this style. I'm no James Hetfield, but I definitely got closer than I thought I would and I'm proud of how it sounds.

I'm back, baby. Thumb is back to firing at all cylinders. Let's make some awesome music.

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Composed by: Metallica

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Instruments Used:

Lead Guitar: Ernie Ball Majesty Monarchy Series
Rhythm Guitar: Schecter E-1 Apocalypse
Bass: Schecter Diamond-J 5

Interface: Axe-Fx III
Mixer: Makie ProFX12
Microphone: Shure SM7B
Audio Software: Cubase 12
Video Software: Adobe Premiere Pro 2022
Video Camera: Panasonic Lumix GH5s

#metallica #masterofpuppets #strangerthings #FamilyJules #FamilyJules7x

[Nafebutuoy]

Old Jules: Self conscious about his voice for awhile
Jules Now: Thrash Metal God

[darkhawk]

Parents/Authority figures in the 80s: "Metal is the devil's music!"
Metallica in the 80s: "Hey, don't do drugs, okay? Here's a song about why."

[LittleVMills]

I can’t believe FamilyJules7x inspired Metallica

[KylarTyphlosion]

"wow i cant believe metalica did a cover of that one stranger things song" but in all seriousness this slaps. Also good to see you back in guitar playing shape!

[GOLightUp]

dude I can't believe you were hiding this incredible voice from us for so long!
You sound incredible!

[My_Lacrimosa]

Finally someone that plays the spider riff correctly

[LaceyJohnsonMusic]

Dude this not only sounds good but FEELS great! Really nice job Jules :) 👍👍

[ebusive]

I've not watched any of Stranger Things but I'm so glad that a new generation of fans have discovered Metallica through that show!

[NekoEcho]

I agree with what you said in the description. The vocal style you've been developing *_DOES_* really suit this song. It's a very good match. Great job, Jules! 🙂👍

[argentumlillium]

I remember when Huggbees played this masterfully for How It's Actually Made Guitars

[Graveyard_Productions]

Holly fuck, YOUR VOICE IS INSANE!!! I love the cinemetography and playing too! Sounds and looks AMAZING!

[newdonktimes]

I would definitely go to a Family Jules concert. This was a great cover Jules glad your thumb is better you know what that means. DRY AND GLIDE

[cloudfair]

Woah, I genuinely thought I was listening to Metallica at certain points, be careful not to get copyright struck with how pin point accurate this is 🤣. Seriously great work!

[RKDxNT]

I love how pronounced the bass is in this, I love it. What a great cover, Jules. Your vocal style REALLY fits this!

[lightweaponx]

Hell yeah Jules! I love that you are doing your own vocals on more songs!

[CluelessAnon]

Started working at Music & Arts last month. The amount of times I've heard someone pull out this riff is absolutely absurd, and yet it never gets old. Not everyone who comes in does it with all downstrokes though, and that's how you can tell who really knows their Metallica.

[KHPandaZ]

Been following since 2011 and never assumed we'd get a Metallica cover on this channel but I am 100% here for it

Amazing job Jules and glad to hear the thumb is healing up great!

[chrisrudling]

Holy shit! Jules voice is perfect for Metallica covers.

[ninjutsu]

I can only imagine how a cover of Welcome Home (Sanitarium) would sound covered by Jules.

[brpadington]

Probably the best cover I've heard of this song.