Marombeiro plays “(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth” while lifting 100 kilos in squats

The late Cliff Burton, bassist who recorded Metallica’s first three studio albums, recorded great songs in the short time he was present in this plan. One of these songs is the instrumental “(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth”, an instrumental that is part of “Kill ‘Em All”, Metallica’s first album, released in July 1983.

Playing “(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth” is not exactly an easy task. Now, can you imagine playing this song while lifting 100 kilos? Physical educator Alexander Mercieca managed to accomplish this feat, as shown in an article published on the Metal Hammer website.

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Alexander, who is the bassist and vocalist for the band Buck’d Up, performed the terrifying squat with 225 pounds (102 kilos approximately) on his back. Click on the player below and check out Alexander’s achievement. It is worth remembering that doing this type of exercise is not recommended.

“(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth” is one of the most famous instrumentals in the history of Metal. According to Kirk Hammett, the song in question was born during Metallica’s live performances.

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“It was a landmark piece. Cliff was so innovative and such an original thinker that we thought, ‘Wow, what a cool idea!’ You know, instead of a guitar solo, like Eddie Van Halen’s ‘Eruption,’ we had a fantastic bass solo that Cliff wrote, why not put it on the album? It started as part of the live show to give everyone a break, and then the drums would come in and he would play a solo against the drums.” , declared Kirk, in an interview with Metal Hammer.

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