FIRST TIME listening to METALLICA - "The Four Horsemen" REACTION

[@UncleUncleRj]

Musically none of them can be skipped. It's a golden record from first to last.

[@craigusselman546]

In a weird way theres a lot of youthul joy on this record despite the claasic early 80s thrash talk of witches war demons etc ,this album is Mettalicas happiest just young kids having fun Also I had funny thought that at the time this was being recorded I was 3 years old in church basement going to daycare we should blasted KEA lol, anyway a classic genre defining record no doubt,

[@Shawn-mo6dh]

Bass solo take one.

[@Glamking89]

The production ruins the 3-4 good songs on the debut.

[@Shawn-mo6dh]

@@Glamking89 3 or 4 good songs 😬😳🤔🤫 seek and destroy. phantom lord. Motobreath. Pulling teeth (anesthesia) jump into the fire. Whiplash.metal militia. Hit the lights. No remorse. and the four horsemen. You were saying only 4🤫

[@Glamking89]

@@Shawn-mo6dh Those are good in your opinion. I like Am I Evil , Motorbreath , 4 horsemen & Whiplash. RTL ,Puppets ,HTSD &72 seasons...I can easily listen too start to finish.

[@BudhagRizzo]

I don't skip any of the songs on this album. It's a masterpiece!

[@opticFPV]

This is probably my favorite song on Kill Em All

[@JeffSmith-it4tm]

[Anesthesia] --Pulling Teeth {Bass solo) then Whiplash is my favorite, these two go together. Phanton Lord is Amazing.

[@Shawn-mo6dh]

Yes pulling teeth anesthesia AKA bass solo take one is awesome. And the take on the album is the take from the studio...💯🔥🖤

[@DavePaolucci]

Whiplash is my Favorite, Makes me Wanna jump through the Roof mosh on the Roof until I Fall or Jump Off The Roof

[@MrCaliban88]

"bass solo: take one" the most iconic line ever🤘

[@darekotto3317]

Don't skip the bonus tracks Am I Evil and Blitzkrieg like most reactors do. Both songs are bangers like the rest of the album.

[@Defensive_Wounds]

Am I Evil? was so good that a few years ago, Diamondhead who wrote the song covered Metallica's version of their song 'Am I Evil?'

[@gunkyzip]

The newer releases don't include those tracks, but it's a good idea to look them up.

[@TokusatsuGamingfan]

Those two cover songs only appeared on the 1988 reissue of "Kill 'Em All" and aren't included on any of the future pressings of the album. Everyone skips them because Metallica didn't write those songs which I thought would be common knowledge, but I guess not.

[@gunkyzip]

@@TokusatsuGamingfan I'm guessing the record company didn't like splitting the royalties? But they're on Garage Inc. now. Still I wish I hadn't sold off my CD 20 years ago.

[@Darkstar72SR]

I’d rather she listens to all the covers Metallica has done in the 80’s BEFORE she gets to the ‘Garage Inc.’ album, including “Am I Evil?”, “Stone Cold Crazy” and “Crash Course in Brain Surgery” just to name a few. Maybe even do a side-by-side comparison against the originals.

[@VCRider]

Girl you don’t skip a song on this album. It’s like having to chose which limb to cut off a person.

[@booli8542]

I'm a Metallica fan but I fcking HATE Jump in the Fire 😅

[@VCRider]

@@booli8542 lol. I was being sarcastic. Pulling teeth also is like pulling teeth after a while 😬

[@metalmaniac1244]

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[@stenback31289]

​@@booli8542 what is wrong with you???? Jump in the fire is such a landmark song! Granted the intro sounds like a rip off of the Batman theme, but still!!!

[@jschmitt99]

Metal Militia is very underrated, definitely one of my favorites

[@shealanger]

prob my fav from kill 'em all!

[@joehodgett3376]

it's strong songs like this that made true METALLICA fans for 40 years going strong

[@Defensive_Wounds]

Metal Militia, Anesthesia and Motorbreath are my favourites off this album! Most of the band were only 18 when they recorded this album...crazy young!

[@kuskesh_haramzadeh]

RIP Cliff Burton!! The band was so much more complete with him.

[@robertserafin-uc3qn]

I agree 💯 There wouldn't have been Enter Sandman if Cliff was still here

[@ARandomInternetUser08]

@@robertserafin-uc3qn Enter Sandman is bad?

[@imagereflection4826]

​@@robertserafin-uc3qn Why?

[@TokusatsuGamingfan]

@@robertserafin-uc3qn Metallica would have still written "Enter Sandman" if Cliff was still in the band and alive. *Angrily sighs* METALLICA HAD TO WRITE THE BLACK ALBUM because of the response that they had gotten to some of the longer songs on the Justice album. Why is this so hard for people like you to comprehend or understand?

[@joedec]

​@Diehardgamer1983 because some people are crybabies that can't accept change. Metallica felt they had to do The Black Album as a reaction to AJFA. Because I guarantee if they had done AJFA2, fans would still complain. I can honestly say that Enter Sandman is one of my all time favorite songs. If it weren't for that song, I wouldn't be the metalhead I am today.

[@metalmark1214]

"The Four Horsemen" was originally written by Dave Mustaine in his former band Panic entitled "The Mechanix". The song was one of Metallica's staples during their clubbing days, albeit with no melodic interlude and different lyrics. The original lyrics were roughly about a sexual encounter at a gas station. James Hetfield has gone on to say the lyrics were "silly". During March of 1983, Lars and James confronted Mustaine about adding a more melodic section. Mustaine claims the middle interlude was inspired by Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Sweet Home Alabama", though it wouldn't be added until after his removal from the band. When the band fired Dave, James took it upon himself to rewrite the lyrics into something more dark. The result is the song we know today as "The Four Horsemen". Referring the Biblical texts about Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.

[@LA80sMike]

Perfectly explained…

[@craigusselman546]

I just realised how good James lyrics were as a young man in the 80s than now While his voice now is superb and I dig the messages on 72 seasons He just rhymes shit off like elation! constipation! relation yeah But as a teen and in his 20s he was telling stories I couldnt finish the album it was so samey after awhile hearing KEH is like a breath of fresh air.

[@ARandomInternetUser08]

@@craigusselman546 I have listened to the entirety of the 72 Seasons cassette I got and I personally love it.

[@Defensive_Wounds]

The solos by Kirk were composed by Kirk and played by Kirk, not Mustaine, most people forget that fact tho.

[@figu6ka379]

​@@Defensive_Wounds second solo by mustaine, but the first is by kirk (the best one on entire album)

[@arnoldcox9128]

Riff machines, blistering fast ass solo, raw vocals 🔥

[@johnpyle1268]

This album was absolutely revolutionary when it dropped. One of the greatest debut albums of all time. No weak tracks. My top three: Whiplash, Seek and Destroy and No Remorse.

[@ZombieJesus1987]

This song was originally called The Mechanix and it was written by Dave Mustaine. When Dave got kicked out of the band, James re-wrote the lyrics of The Mechanix, added a middle section, and slowed down the main riff and The Four Horsemen was born. The original version of the song is on Megadeth's first album, Killing is my Business...and Business is Good. Definitely worth checking out to see the differences.The first guitar solo is the only one in the album that was written by Kirk Hammett, every other guitar solo is just Kirk playing Dave's solos

[@shadowproductions969]

yep, to me this is far better than the Mechanix though. To me Megadeth peaked with Rust in Peace but to their credit their latest albums are still good.. Metallica lost that rage that gave them so much edge.. their new stuff doesn't feel very inspired at all

[@jorgeadriano]

but much faster

[@mikeortiz9664]

​@@shadowproductions969it's still guud tho

[@seanemmett2983]

Actually Mustaine and Burton wrote the middle section you call it. Mustaine called it The Mechanix bastard child.

[@chrislee5362]

I always love seeing people react to this for the first time, especially when the gallop comes in. I first heard this when I was... Well, I can't really remember. I was extremely young. Practically a baby. Had a lot of rock, and metal fans in my family, so it was unavoidable. I heard it off and in throughout my early childhood, but then I probably didn't hear it for about 10 years, when I finally heard it at age 17, on a classic rock station, and I remember my eyes just bulging out of my head, and locking on my stereo, getting goosebumps, and just feeling like I was somewhere else. Then I grinned, turned it all the way up, and started banging my head as if I fully intended to separate it from my body. It really has an infectious energy to it, and it feels like an old friend to me. I feel the same about the rest of the album, and the following album, as well as the Savatage album Hall of the Mountain King. I don't know who, but someone was blasting this stuff when I was very little, and it just stuck. I went through a lot of music phases growing up, but the first was also the last, before I finally kinda just embraced all sides of myself. But, again, it started and ended with metal, and that's my go-to.

[@caedavch.9883]

My favorite one from the Kill 'Em All album. The live version of this from Seattle '89 was great.

[@ZombieJesus1987]

The 30th Anniversary live version with Jon Bush of Armored Saint on vocals is my favourite version of the song.

[@АлексейГзомович]

But seattle version hasn't interlude(

[@pmcm71]

I remember hearing this for the first time in around 1985 and it's always made me think about the U.S. military. I know the story of the 4 horsemen of the apocalypse but I picture the 4 horsemen as the 4 branches of our military (sorry Coast Guard) and you either ride with them or choose your fate and die.

[@titools4375]

Interesting insights you have about the sounds of the guitar with the galloping of a horse and the slower pace of the song is like accepting there's no way out, you know, I think there's no wrong on the thoughts people may have about the song if it's related to the apocalyptic message of it, that's what I call imagination, and you Lilly have an excellent one, Kudos 🎉 on your comments, found them very original and on point, very well done

[@Gothmog8ap]

One of my favs

[@thrashdagnarz8103]

This the first song I heard from them. Instantly fell in love with them!

[@godgogod]

My favorite songs from kill em all are the last 3 of the album: no remorse, seek and destroy and metal militia. Least favorite: 😂😂😂

[@DampLover]

Seek & Destroy is my favorite and it´s my 3rd favorite track from them after Fade To Black and For Whom The Bell Tolls :) This is a great track as well!

[@Fendersatin]

2:31 Yes that guitar riff does represent a gallop. Im a guitarist and we literally call that technique galloping. Iron Maiden really uses it often. The Trooper is the best example of gallops IMO

[@masterleoric4565]

Mighty Met plays this at every show. They ARE the four horseman. Seen them four times, a must for everyone's bucket list.

[@shmick6079]

One of their best. Best on the album and a blueprint for what was to come. Top 10.

[@jeffmaltby6185]

Love to see peoples 1st reaction to this song and glad I finally got to see yours Lilly

[@mattmorrow7777]

Yup. Love the song, video and review. Good

[@gavinhardy75]

I love the slow section, especially the ascending bass line. Great song all round.

[@josephparker4022]

I've never skipped a song on Kill 'em All in my life.

[@A_FairSquire]

This song has so many riffs, and their all really good

[@scottishguard]

The galloping guitars of true thrash metal. 🤟. Welcome to the garage, sister.

[@ARandomInternetUser08]

How on Earth did I not realize the middle riff was like horse galloping? I thought I was analytical. 😅 I can't unhear it now.

[@slash350]

The solo at the end is like a bonus to this so cool song!

[@soukiallen1]

this is my go to jam when i want to kick some ass in the gym meaning have a bad ass workout....i used to listen to this jam alot and byfar my favorite metallica song.

[@user-gx3cf2ot2q]

That middle section live is great. I think seattle 89 was a good example of that. Its probably my fav part of the whole song TBH

[@Brando-Lee3725]

You still got some great tracks coming on this album ! Its amazing this is their first album as they were all barely drinking age then .

[@Metal_Mary]

Actually they were 18 and 19 yrs old..

[@Brando-Lee3725]

@@Metal_Mary Ok ! I knew it was something like that . I remember Kirk being the youngest . He may have been 16 then lol ! That is insane !!!

[@lisasedlock5549]

"Or choose your fate and die", is a scary lyric

[@bigdaddyrat7854]

At some point every song on the first 5 albums were my favorite song.

[@joehodgett3376]

I have loved this song since I was 9and still sing at karaoke at 48 Metallica fan for life

[@patty1991]

I was grown up in the 90s with 80s metallica And skateboarding Amazing !

[@ronny-2112]

Dave Mustaine co wrote this song with James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich. You can notice it for the mid section riff that Mustaine used for "Mechanix" from the Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good! 1985 Megadeth album. There are two Demo cassettes from 1982 called 'The Power Metal Demo' and 'No Life 'Til Leather' with early recordings of this song with Mustaine's original guitar solo, also with Ron McGovney on bass. Mustaine also said he wrote that song back when he was on his previous band before Metallica called Panic.

[@mallmanator]

OMG i remember reading these lyrics daily on the tap case insert to memorize it haha

[@DavidThomas-1969]

Hi Lilly. This is my shit during my teens. No wonder old people thought we were nuts. Still rocks!

[@meister1176]

For me til today the best song of metallica. You here Cliffs Bass and the influence of Dave and the "Story" is awesome.

[@Marco_Antonio_SJ]

THIS is my favorite song. :D

[@tarasfedorchuck7568]

reference musical construction. one of the best songs. thanks for the great response!🤘

[@JohnChilders-x9t]

One of their best songs.

[@soundguy78]

Yeah Girl, love it!😎👍💕🍷🚬

[@kLoPpEpÑZxñzzsk]

4:41 Just for the midle solo( best kirk solo) i choose the 4 horsemen. mechanix its great. But this Midle solo kick ass.

[@CoolCoyote]

great tune this. almost their best song imo some days it is the best. I recommend Toni Childs 'I've Got To Go Now' for a totally diff sound of folk rock

[@coreywickramasekera9968]

Good Ole days, great times, late 80's high school, headbanging in my room and playing air guitar 🎸, what a need 🤓 😂

[@coreywickramasekera9968]

I meant to say, what a nerd 🤓 I was, 😆

[@TonyTee79]

I love this whole album although it's been so many years since I've listened to the whole thing through. I love the song 'Am I Evil?'. It's not their original song but they brought that song to life and did justice to it. I'd have to listen to this album again in order to see which one I like the least.

[@Wreath83]

It's a great song. Thanks.

[@C_mao]

They'r all good on this album. You have good taste in music. (from the videos i'v seen, metal)

[@patrickmelhorn793]

I love the galloping bass drum. They sound like hooves

[@beatmet2355]

This is also my favorite off KEA. It gives a glimpse into where they would go for the next three albums. The live in San Diego version of this song on Binge & Purge is worth watching. Lars gets off one drum kit during the first galloping instrumental section, runs across the stage to another, just in time to come back in. Cool.

[@MichaelScott-jy2si]

Cliff Burton's bass solo is best seen on the 1983 Chicago show And they were all around 21yrs old

[@errolgrierson430]

That's why it's our favourite it fucking kick arse

[@bob11002009]

Shootashellz “death of 150” he’s also got a story on chicago88 like king Von. He died a horrible death by being shot in the head 10 times execution style. He deserves to be heard

[@adrianpineda3346]

Lars kick drum on the verses is the horses hooves galloping

[@jonatasnascimento8272]

Esperei muito tempo por esse dia e finalmente ele chegou. The Four Horsemen é uma obra-prima do Metallica e estive muito ansioso para ver sua reação. Que venham as próximas músicas desse maravilhoso álbum! 🇧🇷

[@blitera7261]

My favorite song ❤❤

[@pascaltou6949]

Lilly you just amazing.i love your concept and your epic reaction, explication

[@stigpetersen9701]

Kirk Hammett shredding the lead guitar into pieces….🔥🔥🔥🤘🤘🤘

[@mallmanator]

dave mustane has a version, to be fair,. that's awesome

[@benjaminwilliams3060]

AGAIN, What a smile!!!!

[@stenback31289]

Phantom Lord is the best Kill Em All song....period. Hugely underrated.

[@RamonMena-u6i]

Yup

[@mohdzuhayrie2300]

The bass guitar is so god damn cool

[@NS1.]

James was only 19 and Kirk was 20 when they recorded this. The first solo on this song is very smooth and melodic. Yes, it's all minor pentatonic licks, but he really nailed it. He recorded the solo twice, then listened to both of them at the same time to see which one stood out. They ended up leaving both of them in the song, which is why sometimes it sounds like 2 guitars playing lead at once. I think that was a good choice.

[@andrewstoops2539]

Might not remember but I told you Megadeth re did this as Mechanix. Should check that out too...compare and contrast. Love your journey girl!!!!! 😁🤘🤘 Looks like other metal heads told you too.🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@LionPanthor]

This has been one of my favorite songs, but I've been a fan since the beginning when Dave Mustang was still around and he needs some credit for writing the music for this. James changed the lyrics to the first version once they kicked Dave out of the band. But Dave did his version and if you want to hear it its called Mechanix. Its on the Megadeth album, Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good!

[@GMOORE494]

Check out the live Seattle 89 version, it will blow your socks off 💯

[@spoggys1976]

I've listed to this album over and over since the 80s can't say I've ever skipped a song 😂 , pulling teeth followed by whiplash is a must listen but the live version to experience cliff burton you won't need lyrics for this one

[@dpk72]

Great Reaction! Every song is a banger on this album but if I picked a least favorite per your request I would go with Metal Militia.

[@savi_rizzo71]

I have a track of this acoustic with the guys from Motley Crue. So awesome

[@graffux7230]

The song I like least on Kill em all is Seek and Destroy, it's a good song it just got overplayed. I just pretty much got burned out on it, The Four Horsemen I never got burned out on. My favorite Metallica song since I first heard it in 83

[@berthazlewood]

An absolute classic

[@coling657]

I love all these songs. The four horsemen has a killer second solo. But for me, nothing melts the skin off your face hit the lights. Also, phantom lord is awesome!

[@leadspot]

the crunchy sound of distorded guitars from the beginning of the 80's ❤

[@Kratosx23]

The Four Horsemen is my favourite Metallica song ever! One of my top 5 overall, too. Prime stuff. One of my favourite movie moments is when it played during X-Men Apocalypse, which is a movie that you can certainly have opinions on, but I was just popping so hard that such a non commercial song that’s in my top 5 would be playing in a mainstream film.

[@fettuccine9896]

Live version goes in as well

[@Mike-ky9fv]

Seeing younger generations jamming to one of the greatest metal bands ever proves that metal and Metallica will live forever!!!!

[@tmitchellw1000]

My personal favorite song off Kill Em All was Whiplash. I didn't start listening to Metallica until Ride the Lightning, but the 1st Metallica album that I bought was Masters of Puppets. I got to see them on that tour just before Cliff died.

[@robertpeacock4609]

CLIFF KILLED IT

[@ChadCline-j2g]

One of their best fuckin songs

[@danru7282]

That smile when you see the line "or choose you fate and die" 😂 lml

[@salvation2979]

fun fact, there is a chorus that metallica no longer plays live with this song. They were accused of taking it from Lynyrd Skynyrds “sweet home alabama” and never played it again.

[@Robert-ex2qp]

All first three albums there is no song skipped. and Justice for all you can feel the shift after Cliff died. They are still the best Metal Band.

[@reesenussbeck3529]

There’s no skips of any song. Also, if you decide to do any live performances, I highly recommend watching anesthesia pulling teeth and seek and destroy from 1983 in Seattle? They are so baby and it’s so awesome to see those first couple performances!

[@Christopher-Baltimore]

This is the War And Peace of the album.

[@tameu1309]

One of my favorite Metallica songs of all times, and this the freaking first album!!!!!

[@susiv]

Best song in the history of the music!

[@patty1991]

3:00 ..they start 🤟🤟🤟🤟

[@omarfernandez1620]

3:38 you got it right hahahaha, this is one of my top 3 songs by Metallica!

[@thrashersheaf7440]

You need to do The Four Horsemen Live in Seattle 1989. That will blow your mind.

[@randallfranklin7910]

Also check out Am I Evil and Blitzkrieg... Definitely a Must to listen too!! 🤘

[@andrewstoops2539]

I'd play this all the way through without skipping any song. It's a conglomerate of the day and you'll bang your head the whole time!!! Then move on to Ride the lightning and Master of puppets. It's an evolution.

[@jimschlatman215]

Kill "Em All has always been my favourite album! Actually Dave Mustaine of Megadeth was in Metallica at the time and co-wrote The Four Horsemen and on the first Megadeth album 'Killing Is My Business' there is a different and faster version of this song called 'Mechanix' you should defiantly check it out you'll notice it's the same music as soon as you hear it!

[@KingRichard1013]

I’m gonna be honest with you Lilly I don’t have a least favorite song on this album. I mean this is in my opinion a all killer no filler album. There’s honestly not one bad song on this record in my opinion I mean all the songs are good. I mean I’m just a sucker for this album basically because I grew up in Rochester and Rochester New York is where they recorded Kill Em All. Not only that but I used to listen to this record nonstop when I was a junior in high school. I was balls deep into Metallica that’s all I listen to every day. And I remember I got Kill Em All on CD for my birthday and I was so damn happy I also had a iPod which I ended up downloading the whole album into my iPod by using the CD because that was the only way to do it back then. It’s just I have a lot of memories with this album and now I own two copies of it on vinyl one is a regular newer release and then I end up buying a Walmart Limited edition red colored vinyl exclusive which I still have sealed. Now I’m on a journey to owning an original copy of Kill Em All which is gonna be kind of tough because they are very expensive original copies are worth like hundreds of dollars. Hands-down my favorite song on this record is no remorse do that one next very underrated and very raw and brutal and heavy.

[@CoolCoyote]

btw I recommended everything from Pantera