“I Don’t Like Metallica, They’re Too Heavy” — Think Again
Someone once said, “I don’t like Metallica, they’re too heavy.” Well, last night on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, the legends of heavy metal proved they can melt hearts just as easily as they melt faces. In a performance that no one saw coming, Metallica teamed up with Jimmy Fallon and The Roots for an unforgettable rendition of their 1991 hit “Enter Sandman”—played entirely on classroom instruments.
Picture it: James Hetfield belting out those haunting lyrics while clutching a tiny horn. Lars Ulrich pounding away on a mini bongo drum like it’s Madison Square Garden. Jimmy Fallon and The Roots crew crammed into the Music Room, all wearing Metallica and Tonight Show tees, shaking tambourines and strumming toy guitars like kids at the coolest music class ever. It was ridiculous, chaotic, and absolutely brilliant.
The Tonight Show’s classroom instrument bit is a fan-favorite tradition, but this one hit differently. Watching the kings of metal swap distortion pedals for kazoos was a hilarious reminder that true musicians don’t need walls of amps to bring the energy—they are the energy. Even stripped down to toy xylophones, Metallica still delivered that same electric intensity that made Enter Sandman a rock anthem.
The episode arrived just as Metallica’s new album, Hardwired…To Self-Destruct, gears up for release on multiple platforms, including—shockingly—Napster. The same Napster that once went head-to-head with the band in a case that forever changed the music industry. Now, years later, they’re back on the same stage—literally and metaphorically—proving that time, like music, has a way of turning full circle.
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