Battle With the Four Fiends [The Dreadful Fight] (Final Fantasy IV) - GaMetal Remix

We're taking on the Four Fiends of Final Fantasy IV with this remix of Battle With the Four Fiends (The Dreadful Fight)!
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This is a song I've been meaning to get around to for a loooong time.
Battle With the Four Fiends made a brief appearance back in the 2015 GaMetal SNES Medley, but that was just a small taste of what could be.
I've covered a lot of the classic FF battle themes at this point, leaving only a few left to eventually get to. In fact, this song might very well be the most requested 2D-era Final Fantasy battle theme at the moment.
Well, you know I always have a blast covering Final Fantasy music. So I hope you have a blast listening to it!
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[@EmmLoaf]

Your timing couldn't have been better now that the four fiends are gonna show up in FFXIV

[@FenixNade]

this makes me so happy. i need to get to endwalker already

[@FrogofWarRS]

HYPE

[@00yiggdrasill00]

@@FenixNade you really should. Even if raiding isn't your thing the story is incredibly well told

[@FenixNade]

@@00yiggdrasill00 oh I'm working at it. Just about done with ARR patches and starting Heavensward. (I have a ways to go)

[@00yiggdrasill00]

@@FenixNade yeah you've got a long way to go but it all builds up to some truly spectacular moments

[@Matthew_Klepadlo]

“Of course I would heal you before we fight. What do you think I am, some kind of a******?” -Some fiend, probably

[@ChrisDeJack]

Rubicante Giga chad moment

[@calebhoward7763]

I can’t hear this song without the Hyadain lyrics and I want so badly to layer those on top of this god tier cover.

[@lain7758]

SCAR-MIG-LIO-NE!!

[@BJGvideos]

Imagine if they teamed up!

[@Nypholis]

Tsunami, tsunami, tsunami no Cagnazzo!

[@lyricsghost2547]

I can't blame you.

[@affsteak3530]

KA-ZE HO-NOU MAI-A-GA-RE!!!

[@chaosmiles07]

"No! Death only fueled the evil within him!" "Zemus... No -- Zeromus! This time, I will finish what I set out to do!"

[@waluigi6075]

This is fitting seeing as what’s happening in ffxiv right now

[@ikagura]

Classic FF needs more recognition.

[@spiralgodking9877]

Definitely, always give respect to the origins of a series. And honor the groundwork it created for the rest of the series.

[@rezahydra]

One of the reasons 14 has blown me away is how it handles classic FF. Hell a whole raids series based off FF8’s summon Eden that even has a unique take on the whole of 8’s plot.

[@ryancestari]

The classics are better than the lately released

[@Ghalion666]

F6's music is better than 4's overall, but 4 is the better game imo. Dont even get me started on kefka as a villain. Dude is a exaggerated saturday cartoon villain, how do people think that's epic writing. argh. Not that 4's villain is a masterpiece either, but nobody claims it is like they do kefka.

[@kaizerhakim1129]

@@spiralgodking9877 yet when I wanna talk about II, most just shit on it

[@dloveless3585]

Yes!!!! A quality remix that contains the terror of the original theme!!!!!

[@Explosion_Mage]

I was just recently regretting not voting for this on the song ballot... and then I jokingly thought when I clicked on Big Shot "what if the preview is the 4 fiends" and DAMN I HAVE NEVER BEEN HAPPIER TO SEE A JOHNNY REMIX!

[@zafool4997]

ah a man of culture i see

[@alittlebirdi]

I love the little bit of 'Golbez, Clad in Dark' that you snuck in the middle!

[@RadMartigan]

I have that same Kefka/King Diamond shirt and I purposely wear it to every convention because I know if someone stops and comments on it we have everything in common.

[@zebrin]

I love the focus that all the instruments get. It's so obviously NOT just the guitar. I mean, the guitar gets it's due focus too, but everything shines here. Some serious talent on display too.

[@Yae_1995]

Dope cover! That black magic shirt is badass!!!

[@budosharon9793]

Very late, but, if You didn't know and you're interested, there's a link in the description! 🤠

[@kayiah_the_nerd]

Rubicante: "A worthy fight. You have shown me true power. You may proceed to your next challenge."

[@irismarin8613]

Not gonna lie the "distinct lack of FF4" comment on the Red Wings video had me expecting Zeromus I would still like to see Zeromus (or Within the Giant) happen but this is even better

[@bencarrington3743]

I'm hoping someone's making a mashup with this and Hyadain's "Four Fiends" theme as we speak. Badass remix though.

[@BruceBoyde]

Oh my god, I was hoping someone mentioned this. I haven't even played FF4 but got introduced to the music from it specifically via that version 13 years ago or whatever. It's kind of insane remembering that KZbin has been around for 17 years now and I'm just getting old.

[@helloidharbl6753]

Barbariccia! Calling storms! Totally naked! Next, Rubicante! Shall I show you what's under my mantle?

[@cerisedaemon]

So much this! I remember hearing that song years ago when I didn't even know what FFIV was lmao.

[@hypernova_119]

I'm surprised this one hasn't been done before, tbh!

[@KiaZelonKro]

Now we just need to get a special mix that combines them ;D ;D

[@civilwildman]

Of course, when you defeat these bosses, I always imagined them screaming “NOOOOOO!!!” as they crumbled away.

[@civilwildman]

Fact: Here are the weaknesses of the Four Fiends in the original 2D versions of the game. Scarmiglione/Milon Z: Fire and healing magic Cagnazzo/Kainazzo: Lightning/electrical damage Barbariccia/Valvalis: Lightning element (SNES and PS1 port bug) or Holy element (at least in the rematch in the Giant of Babil) Rubicante/Rubicant: Water or Ice element (at least when his cape is open, otherwise he absorbs water)

[@LilyKazami]

Other weaknesses in the SNES version include: Milon Z: Arrows Kainazzo: Ice, before Waves are up Rubicant: Anti-Mage weapons (Giant of Babil rematch only)

[@madafaka2666]

Don't be filled with dread, dream on with the desire of a Magikarp Festival cover! Don't let your fantasies be fantasies, give it your final strenght and battle ahead!

[@justinjones1475]

Yes! With FFXIV endwalker introducing them and Golbez this is perfect timing

[@mattduncan3869]

Caressing a photo of Hyadain while lying on a bed like Wolverine.

[@affsteak3530]

"Oh this must be an old remix popping up in my feed..." This track felt amazing to play in Theatrhythm and I love Hyadain's version. This remix is just as awesome. Thank you!

[@civilwildman]

Love FF4! Of course, I can't hear this tune without thinking the fight against Valvalis/Barbariccia and see the text "Must stop her spin! Kain! Jump!!"

[@Reynsoon]

Nicely timed! The upcoming bosses in FFXIV may be the Four Fiends, so I'm so glad you got to this remix when you did!

[@rwthunder4143]

For FFIV (not in a mix) Boss Battle, Red Wings, and now The Four Fiends. All I need now is to hear you do "Golbez, Clad in Darkness" and (one I'm really hoping for) "Zeromus / Final Battle theme".

[@ExpectedLessy]

This is one of my favorite songs ever! Been obsessed with this game since I was a kid. Thanks a lot for covering this one!

[@chgjake2230]

This brings the number of gametal songs with the word battle in the name to 127

[@Rubberman202]

I love that someone is keeping track of this.

[@chgjake2230]

@@Rubberman202 actually, good sir, I pulled that number out of my ass

[@Rubberman202]

Looks like your "one Final Fantasy song a year" quota has been met, assuming Final Fantasy Mystic Quest doesn't count... Regardless of Doom Castle, though, Jonny always knows how to bring the epicness out of Nobuo Uematsu's work, and this is no different. I may have been listening to BIG SHOT nonstop for the past week, but I might change things up with this song now!

[@TardustheToasty]

Maybe it would be too much too ask, but the Mystic quest boss theme would be swell.

[@Nehfarius]

@@TardustheToasty He's covered the regular battle before, so...

[@GuiltyGearRockYou]

what a great cover!! love it johnny!

[@jimmy6844]

Waking up and finding a fresh Gametal Remix in my subs: Awesome. It being one of my all time favorite FF tracks: Jonny Atma actively making my life better!

[@BlackMarc1984]

Final Fantasy IV/ II one of my favourite FF Games

[@kaiserkygaming]

Holy crap, this is beyond good!!!

[@ericcho7241]

Was watching hcbaily playing the new pixel remaster of this, give him a watch he definitely deserves it

[@matthewbankey5547]

Would it be appropriate to call Jonny a “Spoony Bard”? :P

[@sorrenraclaw9029]

Dude, your timing on this is beyond perfect! I just got to a point the the story of FF XIV where this particular theme becomes VERY relevant. This cover is so badass, I absolutely love it. Thanks so much for sharing!

[@yggdro]

BATTLE WITH THE FOUR FIENDS HECK YES. GOD i love this theme, the FFIV themes just hit me harder than normal boss themes would because its ds version was my first FF ever, aahhh memories of getting my rear handed to me by Scarmiglione 's surprise encounter and Cangnazzo's tsunami, good times. Also now i wanna rewatch that one meme video with vocals of this theme lol Here are my requests: Hoist the sword with pride in the heart-etrian odyssey 3: the drowned city Calling that detestable name-etrian odyssey 3: the drowned city Shiver-etrian odyssey 2-beroes of lagaard The Laplace-lunar knights Vs Duke Dumas-lunar knights Clash with the dark king zolgonark-knights in the nightmare Clash with the newborn melod margus-knights in the nightmare Soul Ablaze-megaman zx advent Shooting star-megaman starforce Wave battle-megaman starforce 2 Running through the cyber world -megaman battle network Decisive battle,cybeasts-megaman battle network 6 Hero!/Two of braves-megaman battle network 6 Lament to the master-castlevania: : order of ecclesia Ash to ash-Super robot wars og saga endless frontier All correct-super robot wars og saga endless frontier That is all. As always i thank you for these amazing remixes that you always give us, until next time, keep rockin on!

[@kaushikdas9294]

Gotta say you have good taste in music. I dig almost every song you recommended

[@yggdro]

@@kaushikdas9294 ty, thats the power of obscure RPGs i guess

[@nicodalusong149]

Ooh, Mega Man and SRW. Choice picks. Very nice.

[@lagartijamuerta]

IV was my first mainline Final Fantasy, so its soundtrack is very dear to me. Thank you for the excellent cover!

[@vivianriver6450]

Same here!

[@volkerball85]

0:21 - My face is absolutely melted. Stellar cover. 💀

[@SiN_Bison]

These fiends are gonna be in XIV can't wait! Must contain excitement!

[@braydenr4015]

Saw this pop up on my notifications and absolutely did not disappoint! Love the Golbez theme intermixed with the fantastic four fiends cover. Super talented, love your work, and thank you for giving this amazing game music of my childhood the love that it deserves!

[@Hunoa44]

LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOO,THE SONG I WILL BE LISTENING FOR NEXT MONTH! Need more Final Fantasy The After Years songs[like creator OST or mysterious girl battle OST] toooo,they're still unremastered by ANYONE

[@LilyKazami]

Isn't the Mysterious Girl battle theme a Four Fiends remix itself?

[@garyhall7867]

Probably my favorite FF song of the series. Pretty sweet

[@astorasray1720]

The absolute speed that I ordered that Kefka shirt LMAO

[@SquishyyJason]

Never clicked a new upload faster in my whole life. This is dope.

[@earthboundisawsome]

Bringing back an old favorite. Cheers to you man.

[@Youspoonybard1]

OH HELLO. As my name shows, I’m a HUGE FFIV fan. And here they are! The best bosses in the damn game! This is so good!!!

[@imptwins]

Oh this RIPS. THIS IS SO GOOD. You conveyed that feeling of hopeless odds so well that's really unique to this theme as far as FF battle themes go. Absolutely sick cover.

[@gravoschaoshart5269]

Barbarica tends to give you the feeling of getting blown away... Figuratively and literally. Heh.

[@TheWaffleFactory]

I chose to play through these at the perfect time to enjoy these now

[@littlemrdoom5997]

One of my favorite final fantasy songs

[@scottcleveland6243]

Here in anticipation of what is coming to FFXIV. I'm lovin it

[@superbocky9891]

always loved fighting those four, great job!

[@r.f.switch5847]

You know, you don't really ever HAVE to go this hard... But, I do appreciate that you do.

[@XBusterZero]

This is the best version I've heard of this on the entirety of KZbin. Fascinating job!!

[@SingeScorcher]

XD Dude you are obviously having a blast playing this and that energy is always infectious. Amazing Mix as always, keep being awesome Sir Atma!

[@ruggedlemmings9163]

...you have no idea how long I've been waiting for you to do this song!!! O.O

[@pokeburt8722]

FF4 had some bangers

[@8BitAlchemy]

Final Fantasy 4 is one of my all-time favorites in the series and the soundtrack has a lot to do with it! This cover is incredibly powerful and well done, you never cease to impress me man!!

[@redexalt3637]

Another one of my favorite themes remixed by GaMetal? Hell yeah!

[@titaniumursa]

YES! YES! I'VE BEEN WAITING YEARS FOR THIS ONE!!!!

[@PrimevalDemon]

YES BEST FF THEME THE DAY AFTER I BEAT ELDEN RING?! it may be but a coincidence but i will GLADLY take it. as ever thanks for sharing your work and efforts with us! Nice production value and editing btw

[@Vyrlokar]

One of my favorite fight themes in the whole franchise, and you really do it justice. You keep it extremely high octane, and really inject the sense of desperation that the original had.

[@matthewrileymcleanwilkinson]

Hell yes! Thanks Jonny. I needed this today. Nevermind an explanation, just, dude... This is awesome. Thank you. Also, you have the most badass guitar. The Atma Weapon. I want to have a blue Gibson Goddess with the Goddess from FF VI etched into it.

[@sylehu7056]

I think I never had pressed the like button this quick. This boss theme is clearly one of the best from my point of view and having you covering it gave me joy in this crappy day I have :-)

[@matthewhostetter8974]

With all the FFIV references in Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker, this is just perfect. FFIV has always been one of my favorite games behind FFVI. I love it, I'd also love to hear a remix of "The Dark Star" from Secret of Mana.

[@richardgauvin8293]

One of my favorite battle themes of all time, and you absolutely rocked it! I want to go replay FFIV now! "The winds of Hell cannot penetrate this cloak of flame I wear!"

[@rickastley4414]

Always great to see representantion from the N era of final fantasy. The games rocked and music has crazy staying power. Awesome cover!

[@BlazingGlaceon]

Oh hey, my favorite boss track in the entire series, thanks Jonny! ♥

[@eckitronix]

This is my personal favorite Final Fantasy game, and this boss fight track hardly ever gets much love, and now finally we're at the point where you've dropped this, and now it's my favorite cover of the song! :D Thank you and good luck out there~

[@SamuelSouza-vr4yg]

this cover absolutely ROCKS

[@DJKhaotic2k]

Total BADASS for this Final Fantasy song

[@Cagicajagi]

Perfect timing with the introduction of the Four Fiends in FFXIV!

[@Typh98]

Love this one! I remember your 2015 version from the SNES Medley, great to hear this again in a phenomenal new remix, one of my favs from FF4.

[@the.hex_x]

Glad to hear this banger once again. One of my favorite battle themes in FF franchise

[@gabrielchee8470]

4:03 He's really made his choice. Are you ready?

[@thebruteforce125]

One of the best boss themes in FF IV and you made it even better with this remix. Love it!

[@Akashicgg]

Dude this actually sounds like it could be an official cover in something like one of the Bravely Games. You killed this track.

[@justrosie7521]

I HAVE WAITED 1000 YEARS FOR THIS MOMENT...

[@BovineDesigns]

It's incredible to see how much better your production quality has gotten over time

[@silverdamascus2023]

May Madness is coming, time to remix some old songs from his early years, and get some songs that were done in Medleys and do full versions.

[@Flegan777]

Another excellent remix for one of the most iconic boss themes in Final Fantasy history.

[@ARCEUS493ZELDA]

after seeing what ive seen in FF14 endwalker, im all the more hyped to hear what this is gonna sound like in that

[@KuLaydMahn]

I've been waiting for you to do this one for so long And I love how you put the video together, too

[@ShurikenSapuku]

Hell yeah buddy! I've been waiting for this one. Hell of an arrangement of this epic, heart-pumping tune!

[@chinner17]

One of my all time favorite Final Fantasy themes. You nailed it, brother!

[@heathernicol3026]

Oh HECK yes. An epic blast from the past, given some VERY epic attention!! I always loved this theme - it’s got a driving undercurrent of desperation, that really lends to the knowledge that you’re fighting something terribly, terribly powerful and evil. Awesome!

[@TayoEXE]

My favorite theme of Final Fantasy IV!

[@urvy]

Another one that hit me RIGHT in the nostalgia! Into my playlist you go!🤩

[@TheGavtel]

Here's a possible option for a Gametal remix from a sister series to Castlevania: Getsu Fuma Den (more specifically the sequel Undying Moon, set 1000 years after the original with a different Fuma (the original is the 1st clan leader, while the one we play as in Undying Moon is the 28th and some of the other leaders are / will be playable)). Spoilers ahead: Towards the end of the game, the second last boss, Getsu Rando (the brother of the current Fuma, now possessed after he was killed), has a multiple phase boss battle. The first theme is Radiant Golden Thunder, which plays until you clear the first health bar and goes into the mid-phase cutscene. A dark energy flows into Rando, turning him into a demon and the Wave Sword in the background held by the original clan leader (now turned to stone when he tried to seal away the demon at the bottom of Hell, in exchange for his freedom) starts resonating with the player. They pick up the blade and stab the sky in the same pose as the original clan leader in the original, before being powered up by it, while the 1st leader crumbles to dust as the seal had weakened to that point. The second phase plays the classic map theme: Go! Getsu Fuma (called Onwards! Getsu Fuma in the game's soundtrack). tl:Dr- I think Getsu Fuma Den: Undying Moon's second last boss themes ("Radiant Golden Thunder" and "Onwards! Getsu Fuma" could make for a great Gametal remix).

[@Veritas_of_the_Galaxy]

Finally I wait this so Long GaMetal! Excellent Job!

[@pixelprince4894]

This is amazing! I love this old theme thank you for covering it!

[@MisteRRYouTuby]

I love that final guitar riff!

[@hordeslegion4592]

Man! This is awesome!! One of my favorite boss tracks from FF series and with a perfect remix with your tunes!!! Thanks a lot!!!

[@Engardian]

YEESSSSSSSSSS I’VE BEEN EAGERLY ANTICIPATING THIS! ONE OF MY ALL-TIME FAVOURITES!

[@hiroyui9699]

This works so well with guitar.

[@redeyesultima2973]

I never knew I needed to hear something so bad until I listened to this

[@meischoice]

Glad you used the PSP Version of the game footagein the background. PSP version is the best version, imo.

[@Blartagnan]

I can't express how excited this makes me. Brb making a Golbez video.

[@mr.mystere4999]

The timing could not be better! FFXIV has hinted at both Golbez and the Four Archfiends. With it being FFXIV, they will have a new story about them. On the other hand, I remember the Golbez fight on the DS version of FFIV. That was pure hell. That whole game was harder than the Evil-type rom hack! So imagine my surprise when I get the FFIV Complete Collection for the PSP and it was not soul-crushingly difficult. Felt like a different game altogether.

[@WolfDB]

This is why I sub to you, Johnny. Your remixes are as amazing as the songs you're covering, and sometimes they're even better than the original

[@KayDashX]

I can’t lie I’ve always wanted to hear the sonic 2 special stage done by you