Metallica - No Life 'til Leather (1982) Full Demo + Bonus Track

[@TheLotusManFILMs.]

This is remarkably good quality for a 35 year old cassette tape transferred to mp3

[@elansleazebaganno]

Now it's almost 40.

[@J.Shambles]

@@elansleazebaganno ok we don't have to update its age on this comment every few years

[@elansleazebaganno]

@@J.Shambles I don't even remember writing that comment lmao

[@peluca7135]

@@J.Shambles it will be cool...

[@loverommel3640]

i was 6 years old thou

[@moderngamingandvloging9649]

“These teenage punks will never make it big” ~ My grandmother when she heard of Metallica

[@happyguy2785]

Well shes wrong XD

[@XxUliboneZxX]

Sure she said that

[@superdavey69]

she never said that

[@Sz0p1]

fucking lier

[@nigelskrypt]

@@superdavey69 You're acting like the elderly wouldn't of questioned the music? It's possible this happened.

[@SoFxEquinox]

James trying to sing like Sean Harris from Diamond Head playing Mechanix. oh man this shit is beautiful

[@mikemartin8432]

Believe its Mustane singing on that song. Its his song. On Kill 'Em All they changed the lyrics and name to 4 Horseman and Mustane kept it The Mechanix on Killings my Business.

[@cossrabales9093]

@@mikemartin8432 it actually is James. Dave never sung in the demos

[@metalhed3314]

It's dave

[@jamess3109]

@@metalhed3314 It's James

[@themadmattster9647]

funnily enough, after this demo, he sounds more like Gary Lettice from the band Holocaust (also NWOBHM)

[@sharp78htdc61]

Hetfield and Mustaine playing together is the metal equivalent of crossing the streams 🤘

[@kushcraft9914]

Crossing the streams .... The whole good bad thing ,

[@MikeHectorCreative]

Could rupture the space/time continuum.

[@animalsarefood]

Crossing what? Swords? Now that’s kinda gay.

[@sethp3319]

@@kushcraft9914 I feel like that's a reference to something but I cant conjure it up

[@jamesoparnica5675]

hahahahaha thats great

[@SPACERzed1337]

I love that you can actually hear Dave's backup vocals. Brings a fun layer to these classics.

[@brucem4813]

I thought the same thing myself. Dave and James sang well together, I think. I used to have this tape back in the day. It was groundbreaking for sure.

[@deletedhero5579]

He only did backing vocals on one track apparently most is just James doing overdubs

[@adrianserrano7599]

@@deletedhero5579 what track

[@deletedhero5579]

@@adrianserrano7599 Killing time the cover song. Apparently that's the only one he sang backing for the rest is James overdubbing

[@MariaRamirez-nq4is]

@@deletedhero5579 oh OK- thx' .... I was always unsure about any "backing" vocals [I assumed it was Dave

[@ravenwing361]

2:08 James's first YEAAH !

[@spotify6521]

Lol

[@Marciot0]

0:52 *

[@freddymyers9511]

First recorded maybe. I'm sure the few individuals in the hospital room at his conception will have something to say.

[@iqceo4276]

Ravenwing baby steps for James

[@insaneshane2049]

That would be Dave dumbfuck

[@astroxl1609]

I've probably heard these songs all a thousand times but still I'm intrigued of how Hetfield's voice sounded in this demo.

[@phillip8429]

He was clearly listening to a ton of Diamond Head

[@RustInPeace1990]

@@phillip8429 lol true diamond head was an inspiration for him

[@chrisd913]

I think it's Mustaine singing.

[@Punttipate62]

@@chrisd913 nope

[@etmeyutub]

It sucks in my opinion. Weak. Glad he manned it up and got it right for KIll 'em All

[@raredinosaurXD]

This Dave mustang is pretty good sure would be ashamed if he got fired

[@dudeman5303]

LMAO

[@rickwichmann9232]

😆

[@jaycobyhyde2742]

Mustang?

[@Appalachianhorrorshow0428]

Mustaine ***

[@FatherAxeKeeper]

@@Appalachianhorrorshow0428 r/wooosh

[@roman_doez]

And no one never Heard about Ron McGovney ever.

[@punkrockjoanofarc]

Roh Man Where’s he now?

[@avocadodip2157]

He didn’t even want to be in the band, he didn’t wanna be in the fohken ban

[@elimalinsky7069]

@@avocadodip2157 The only reason why Ron McGovney was kicked out is because Lars and James really wanted Cliff Burton in the band. They literally used Ron's garage and equipment to rehearse, and Ron was actually incredibly enthusiastic about the band. Stories go that Ron could keep timing on the rhythm better than James, but they let him go after they started to make the rounds in clubs and needed a showman who'll walk around the stage and look relaxed and confident while playing, because apparently Ron and Dave did nothing but stand in one place and headbang.

[@pkj77]

@@punkrockjoanofarc he also has a KZbin Channel kzbin.info/door/QX0EUx89jQSiF2R6EvjGGA

[@LouisWinthorpe622]

@@elimalinsky7069 He sounds a bit like the Glen Matlock of Metallica, to me. Guy who's gear they use, makes large contributions to the band and getting the whole project off the ground, feels secure in his position and role as part of the group but some of the other guys want him out, saying that he's 'boring' because they want a different personality in the band (this is in no way meant to compare Sid Vicious to Cliff Burton, by the way).

[@JohnMegaton2062]

This one is what really started the thrash metal explosion in America. Before this it was all club-level underground stuff on the west coast. These guys were really good really young.

[@christopherdiaz9262]

Americo is not a country stupid man is a continent you should know that

[@srtviper2011]

@@christopherdiaz9262 South america doesn't count only north america counts since that's where USA is

[@christopherdiaz9262]

@@srtviper2011 you are a racist man

[@srtviper2011]

@@christopherdiaz9262 Lol I'm joking

[@nico.ch029]

@@christopherdiaz9262 cállate aweonao

[@emokiller907]

So young and hungry, you can hear it..

[@Kjsk8tn]

ABSOLUTELY 🤘

[@AarhgYouTube]

Great tracks, but I can't get over how funny Hetfield sounds.

[@maxthecrazyxentrixfan1848]

it is James but his voice was more higher than he sings now

[@alison7355]

its dave.

[@xochitl979]

atrum wut? Hahahaha

[@joshwhite-pullerofstrings9518]

atrum no it's definitely james

[@eyeamnecyrb4567]

Aarhg nope that's Dave mustain

[@michaelscherer8172]

sounds like james hasn't went through puberty yet.

[@davemustaine6694]

Tsar Boris III Lars did say their balls hadn't dropped yet for that recording

[@Tomversal]

@@davemustaine6694 Saying that James says they'd not dropped for the Kill Em All version either

[@mintybacon8260]

Werent they teenagers at this point or like just out of high school?

[@Tomversal]

@@mintybacon8260 Probably, I think so at least in the demo

[@metalhed3314]

That's Dave

[@sainandanramakrishnan4812]

4:33 this part where Dave makes his epic entrance, is pure eargasm. Top notch, genre defining song-writing.

[@basicallysnake]

IMO 6:54 is better, I respect your opinion though

[@YLS8763]

Im so glad james developed his own vocal style on the album, as opposed to sounding like the Diamond Head singer like he did

[@YLS8763]

Like he did here

[@skeene_6824]

James' 1985 Voice the diamond head singer is amazing

[@potet94]

And King Diamond was his name

[@themadmattster9647]

check out Gary Lettice from Holocaust's first album if you think he switched to his own style. James's style is basically Glenn Danzig + Gary Lettice. Not a bad thing though, I love Metallica

[@nunodorgan]

This should be on Spotify. Best Metallica line up

[@chrisgsauce]

So much Diamond Head in Hit the Lights. Glad James got tougher vocals for the official album.

[@mgeeinc.4270]

Pretty sure its dave in hit lights, or at least both of them ✌️

[@jasonclark131]

Mgee Inc. Nope

[@JohnMegaton2062]

All the bands had the high note vocals in that era. Nothing surprising there.

[@МартинЖивков-с4й]

Ron sang...

[@lucasignorelli2172]

Мартин Живков definitly no

[@unicornbella5098]

Love hearing Mustaine shred on this album. The album that started thrash. Thanks for sharing this great piece of music history!

[@200pumb]

The album that started America thrash because overkill from Motörhead was the first thrash sound my man .. even Metallica knows that ,,,

[@h1n1worm]

while metallica "started" trash in america hellhammer and bathory started BlackMetal in Europe!

[@deletedhero5579]

Yea it was Lars'knowledge of underground European metal that influenced the thrash movement in America

[@sammy1552]

@@h1n1worm Wouldn’t it be Venom and Bathory who started it?

[@Chasecka]

@@200pumb You forgot to throw venom in there.

[@antonr3473]

Dave didn't sing at all this entire album. Read his book. Dave only spoke on stage when James was too awkward between songs

[@EmilForsberg_GRYBO]

Oh... ok i thought he was like backup vocals or something

[@franekpyzel6943]

I mean, he never sang in Metallica, don't know what is this comment for

[@Deaf_Notes]

@@franekpyzel6943 it's cause there comments of people saying that's Dave singing

[@voice_of_g]

Cliff was singing backing vocals

[@elimalinsky7069]

@@voice_of_g Cliff isn't on the demo. It's Ron McGovney.

[@MrNateskate256]

Two words: Diamond. Head.

[@danielnwobhm]

NWOBHM

[@tommasovaona]

Nwobhm and speed metal!

[@NunYa953]

Kirk Hammett has disliked this video all 27 times he's seen it.

[@EmilForsberg_GRYBO]

I don't think Kirk is bitter that many think Dave is better than him. He said that he was very happy when Metallica and dave played together on stage and that it didn't feel akward or anything like that

[@vvvvel]

Ride the lightning was he's time to shine and he did.

[@vvvvel]

@Wyatt Eberlin If it wasn't for grung, metal would've kept it's pace and Metallica had not needed to change their sound.

[@thrgg]

Kirk doesn't seem like the bitter type.

[@marklane870]

Poor wittle kirk

[@micahwatz1148]

Dave did go snap, but Kirk coming in and having to bang out an entire albums worth of leads he didnt write is crazy. Props to both of em

[@renatus6883]

He didn't copy it completely. He added a certain musicality to it. He played for the song rather than look at me I can play a lot of notes and over power the song

[@micahwatz1148]

@@renatus6883 they both shred

[@Pine_Gap_Island]

As much as I think they made the right decision in replacing Dave with Kirk, I still think Kirk had no place being on that album. I wish they let Dave record his bits and then fire him. Kirk shines on _Ride the Lightning_ and _Master of Puppets._ The Mustaine songs "Ride the Lightning", "The Call of Ktulu" and "Leper Messiah" are so very sufficiently changed by the time they recorded them that nothing was lost not having Dave play on them.

[@HaskiBass]

01 - 00:00 - Hit The Lights 02 - 04:23 - The Mechanix 03 - 08:58 - Motorbreath 04 - 12:23 - Seek & Destroy 05 - 17:20 - Metal Militia 06 - 22:42 - Jump in the Fire 07 - 26:36 - Phantom Lord 08 - 30:15 - Killing Time 09 - 32:53 - Let It Lose :3 lml

[@kushcraft9914]

🤘

[@prophetsnow5193]

Wtf are let it loose and killing time??

[@frantikk8481]

@@prophetsnow5193 covers

[@lollolorenzo143]

@@prophetsnow5193 you have to study man 💥

[@nikolasm.7415]

The last 2 songs are covers - from the 'Whiskey Audition Tape'

[@joenaccomusic]

I hear a lot of potential in this band.

[@kushcraft9914]

🤘😝

[@AnCapone1899]

Gladly Ron McGovney is winning royalties for this demo. He deserves it as a OG member

[@flame-inn-gungaming1146]

Holy god....mustaines playing at the end of hit the lights. My jaw couldnt go any lower.

[@906Roofer]

It's because it's Lloyd Grant

[@906Roofer]

​@AdenplaysguitarI recorded this demo... Haha

[@DalyTheThird]

The Diamond Head influence on James’ vocals is amazing

[@omari6108]

I love how Dave and James are so distinct in their style of playing. You can still hear it in their respective future works.

[@joeyhandeland983]

Seriously,,how blessed are we all to hear this masterpiece?

[@jb89769]

I hope metallica and mustaine can work out an agreement for a release of this absolute masterpiece

[@samuraikyokkan]

this is only the most well known drama in all of metal and pop culture. imagine how much money they would make if they remastered it and released it on TAPE and CD only. package it with a usb tape player in the package for 60 bucks - BRAND TWO VERSIONS, A METALLICA AND MEGADETH VERSION - watch both fly like f HOT F CAKES! id buy 2 of each. 4 sets. 2 to open and 2 to preserve.

[@rawbrob1079]

This would be bad ass on vinyl.

[@Pine_Gap_Island]

Dave is the one who has integrity. He said that Lars had absolutely no part in writing/composing any of these tracks and he's 100% right. Giving songwriting credits to the drummer for coming up with the drumbeats is like giving songwriting credits to the bassist for the bass parts and the lead guitarist for the solo. Some bands do it, but there are a lot of tracks that McGoveney, Mustaine, Burton, Hammett, Newsted and Trujillo contributed parts to that they were understandably not credited for. I don't get the hold that Lars has on James.

[@cranidos123]

@@Pine_Gap_Islandso you are saying only Dave deserves credit for the songs ?? 😂😂 funny guy

[@cranidos123]

⁠​⁠@@Pine_Gap_Islandsurly Cliff Burton didn’t deserve credits on For whom the bell tolls cause he only came with the bass parts 😂😂😂 I mean whatever Get your head out of Mustaine’s ass, little kid

[@wildwit-music]

0:52 the first official Hetfield "YEAH!"

[@goldenwolf8081]

And it certainly wouldn’t be the last, yeah yeah!!

[@wildwit-music]

@@goldenwolf8081 Especially his Load era 'yeahs' he supplied them with great dedication haha

[@cliffbenton8914]

Holy shit lars goes crazy! If only he could still drum like this...

[@kushcraft9914]

Even the Mona Lisa is getting old

[@lennegilzow]

Dave belongs in the Hall of Fame with them. His influence and contributions are invaluable to what Metalica became. And, of course, vica-versa. ~ DJ DEVIL HORNS 🤘😈🤘

[@numbskullsknuckleheheads7636]

Undeniable! Too bad cuz all the drama had me looking for the next level,more pissed tunes,riffs that make you wanna steal cars to crash em into walls and other dumb shit that we thought was fun at the time. And by the time Nocturnal Breed came out!!!!

[@AngelVigoVigOSx]

01 - 00:00 - Hit The Lights 02 - 04:23 - The Mechanix 03 - 08:58 - Motorbreath 04 - 12:23 - Seek & Destroy 05 - 17:20 - Metal Militia 06 - 22:42 - Jump in the Fire 07 - 26:36 - Phantom Lord 08 - 30:15 - Killing Time 09 - 32:53 - Let It Lose [VigOSx]

[@innsmouth4495]

Hey Thanks! :)

[@AngelVigoVigOSx]

Innsmouth44 a vos man ! ;D

[@kushmaster420s]

Thank you!!!

[@austincutty4548]

It's says all that in the description

[@SpeedMetalMadness]

+Angel Vigo Thanks ¡

[@Guccimustard]

cant believe they were just 20 years old recording and arranging songs like this. True RAW talent, they were destined for big things from the start. Wonder if they realized how timeless the songs they were creating would be.

[@swaginator5077]

James was actually still 18 cause this was recorded in July

[@animalsarefood]

Thank Mustaine for most of it.

[@deletedhero5579]

@@animalsarefood Thank James and Lars for most it you mean

[@deletedhero5579]

@ChristIsKing Well if you think 4 cowrites on a 10 song album is most then I can't help you im afraid haha. James wrote most of kill em all not Dave. And you saying it's their best album is just your opinion, not a fact. And I can personally easily choose top 5 albums from megadeth, their first five before they sold out and then went to rehashing old ideas and Daves voice sounding like an old angry grandma. Peace sells is amazing but I'd put master of puppets and ride the lightning above It...again opinion.

[@quaidkeith6616]

@@deletedhero5579I like both bands but rust in peace is the best thrash metal album ever (just my opinion)

[@GreyGengar]

Still the best Metallica release to date. So raw. So angry. Sooooo good

[@TimBardos]

AMEN

[@joatagewin]

I mean St. Anger was pretty raw and angry too

[@eslwgpg1226]

I feel like that could’ve been a Megadeth album title. So Raw, So Angry…So Good!

[@Kjsk8tn]

The Beginning of it ALL! 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@misanthropicjoy]

Fun to hear Mustaine shred these tracks. Always liked him....

[@ovfireandblood2569]

Motley Crue really changed their sound here

[@mrconfusion87]

Became more badass!

[@rakiniroll]

💀💀

[@Pine_Gap_Island]

Nikki Sixx got Metallica their first gig.

[@777Eliyahu]

Mustaine's solo on The Mechanic is so sick, I love the finished version on Killing is my Business, but the slower approach here just sounds so epic.

[@EternalxFrost]

Ron McGovney's bass track on The Mechanix is just insane and loud on this record. Love it. Not to forget Mustaine's solo 😊🤘

[@adamsteele6148]

Ya except lars wanted everyone to turn the bass down when listening to it lol. He's a prick.

[@73xlh]

Whole lot louder than Newstead.

[@OnTheEdgex23]

@@73xlhThat’s cause Newsted’s bass was turned down during the mixing process

[@73xlh]

@@OnTheEdgex23 You're sure quick on the draw..

[@Murf_Workshop]

This is freakin RAW sound! definitely the fusion of Punk, Hard Rock, and British Metal. Given I am a Huge Hammett fan, It's cool As fuck to hear the difference with Mustaine's playing. Those solos for Hit the Lights and Motorbreath kill! It definitely makes you wonder what could've been. Hats off to the old guys that got to experience it all first hand back in the day, both the Bay Thrash scene and tape trading.

[@toparky2470]

Dave's guitar solo in Motorbreath of this album is actually great. wow im astonished

[@rodrigocastro7651]

Dave Mustaine was very fast guitar player in this demo !!!!

[@primoluciano7852]

I will always wonder what kill em all could have been would Dave Mustaine but thank you Metallica for giving us Megadeth!

[@Maesa69]

Beautiful solos. Beautiful sound.

[@lunchboxtoothpick3775]

Dave is genius with these early riffs and solos

[@st.cimmerian1680]

Wow. Dave Mustaine's shredding sounds perfect!

[@MegaTimc1]

Mustaine sounds really good here. The sound quality of this recording itself, is pretty remarkable too, considering….

[@paulgorhamiii9926]

You could just feel from the first track that these guys would go on to become metal legends. Especially Dave Mustaine, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich. This is badass. 1982 was a great year for metal.

[@shreddyeddy7391]

The closes James vocals from Kill Em All is definitely heard in Motorbreath on this recording

[@HipsterEatinShark]

Hahaha, those original Jump in the Fire lyrics, though! Moving my hips in a circular way Just forward a bit Pull your body into my waist And feel how good it fits And there's a job to be done and I'm the one You people chose to do it Now I take off my pants, see you chained to get down It's your turn to wait

[@alexbob6981]

Damn!

[@MrJbdoesgames]

😂

[@gukstan11]

jump in the fire... now it makes sense lol

[@MetallicaFanboy]

That was a complete Muistane song, They all changed the lyrics later.

[@zacfernandez6030]

Gustavo Lourenço more like jump on the fire ;)

[@hanzjensen2154]

Dave's shredding in 'Seek & Destroy' rocks 🎸🤘

[@amoore-zd9zv]

That guitar player is a freaking beast

[@Unklechopchop]

This is now an important part of rock history

[@keegansterley3296]

I kinda wish Mustaine stuck in the band because of how incredible this is. But then again, 2 incredible bands are better than 1

[@samuraikyokkan]

kinda? i wish they realzied what they had, even dave. rage was flowing their young veins, which enabled this creativity but acted as a doubled edged sword, fueling their appetites for desctruction (see what i did there?)

[@Jakevoss96]

@@samuraikyokkan you went full gay no one goes full gay

[@jamesmatteuzzi8732]

​@@Jakevoss96 😂😂😂😂

[@leonshreds]

he would have left

[@MarshmellowJello]

I love how the Four Horsemen instrumentals originated from The Mechanix

[@lan_havez4110]

I love how Dave used those lyrics in his own band since Metallica changed the lyrics

[@hell725]

@@lan_havez4110 Mustaine used those lyrics because the song was wrote entirely by him so Metallica was forced to change it when Dave was fired as he forbid them to use his music.... which Metallica did used anyway in some way.

[@sagagus]

"Originated" bro... they're the same...

[@Max-eg7nx]

No cap...Mechanix on Megadeths "Last Rites" demo from 1984 hit a lot harder than this

[@FNAFEDITS171]

@@Max-eg7nx Truth

[@diegovb1145]

wow that solo on motorbreath!

[@Morganstudios]

The bass part is so clear! Especially on Metal Militia. Sounds great. Lololol, and never noticed the descending bass part underlying the main riff of Jump in the Fire. I like it!

[@chabap]

If I was to know Mustaine only for this recordings, I would call him Pentatonic Dave.

[@1otonhammer38]

Everyone was pentatonic then lol

[@dudeman5303]

@bhauger1 adding the single chromatic note onto the pentatonic minor to make the Blues scale does not make him a chromatic player lmao.

[@gigatesla]

@@dudeman5303 Maybe not, but this does: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iWevfWifdpusb9E

[@fearofthedark88]

bhauger1 lol thats one of the funniest things ive ever heard.

[@codylittrell3889]

Your point being.......? That ur a 2 digs guitar player and can't make a pentatonic minor scale do magical things? I need to find a new mode dude!

[@mrconfusion87]

Rest In Power Marsha Zazula! Thanks for giving The Four Horsemen a chance! 🤘

[@brutalplanet1708]

One of the most sought after albums of my teenage years in HS.

[@omarfernandez1620]

Here where all begins!!

[@jack_the_pug5213]

I'm a fan since 30 years and it's the first time I hear this... Mindblowing ! (James' voice is hilarious btw)

[@tonybp]

Johnny Z, I don't think your persistence on promoting these guys is appreciated enough.... you had a big part in getting them noticed and putting together a record when no label wanted them.

[@shdw6662]

R.I.P Johnny Z

[@UnKnown-us3fy]

its 3 A M. the neighbors must be diggin this i see lights coming on

[@theoratorovdoom]

Absolutely timeless

[@ferox965]

Man, Mustaine sure started off with a bang. Ripping stuff.

[@xxFABRI56xx]

The solos from here are written by Mustaine, right?

[@xxFABRI56xx]

but from the version final of kill em all are from Kirk?

[@Celio19891]

+TheMaverick13 the solos on Kill Em All, although played by kirk are pretty much the same solos that Dave and James wrote for the demos

[@Strongersevillian]

The only thing kirk did with the final version of Kill Em All is change the solos.

[@11DNA11]

James didn't write solos on this album. Dave was and still is quite capable of figuring out his own solos.

[@nicolasriveros943]

i think the solo in Hit the Lights is play by Lloyd Grant tho

[@karic1294]

Young Hetfield! this is gold, I love Dave \m/

[@iluvspee]

DAVEEEEEE 🖤🤘🏻 the best EVER

[@gainonten4031]

Those phantom lord solos cut through your life like a fucking katana

[@user-im5oi4ve5z]

Been listening to Metallica for almost 20 years now, but I only heard this for the first time today I guess the most interesting part is that the songs here were practically already "finished" more than a year before Kill'em All was released. They were only more well produced to the album, but every riff, tone, snare etc, is here. I mean, dudes really knew how they wanted to sound back then, and that's even more impressive if you think that Hetfield was... let me search... 18 fucking years old on this? Astonishing. Hail to Metallica!

[@bruceturpin2997]

man i love daves playing still great

[@sainandanramakrishnan4812]

People saying Kirk played better than Dave Mustaine are forgetting the fact that this was a damn demo recorded half-assed in a garage, and those guys heard Kirk play the solos on a proper, well-produced, well-recorded *studio* album. Not a fair competition.

[@fabricebacquart]

Kirk Hammett had to study what Mustaine did to try and copy him lol. There's no competition at all. Mustaine made metallica what it became along with Cliff Burton. Kirk Hammett just happened to be there.

[@SpiralDream]

Killing is My Business still had half-assed sounding solos.

[@adamgriffith-smith9106]

Fabrice Bacquart James and Lars have always been the reason for the bands success. Mustaine was their in the early days but they did fine without him while Cliff just introduced the band to the basics of music theory but in terms of songwriting still James and Lars.

[@bilalcan2366]

Mustaine was not the man who defines the sound of Metallica. Metallica's sound was set after Kirk and Cliff. Without Kirk's signagure solos, you cannot say it Metallica

[@colinwhite9529]

Exactly. also this was 1 year prior everyone else on here is much sloppier too!

[@KB-th9jm]

The end riff on motorbreath is so heavy and so underrated

[@RallyRam-kt2ff]

To Me this is the best I love music in its Raw form!!

[@BradThePitts]

Interesting that at the time, James called it "Power Metal." The term Thrash Metal didn't come until later on and was named after an Anthrax song.

[@docgracie5653]

I don't know if it cause it's the only song ever that Lars doesn't have writers credit for. But I freaking love motorbreath. And I love how it sounds on here.

[@theesweetscience2500]

Same here. It's an epic anthem, timeless. And funny that it's Lars only uncredited song. Hoe fitting lol

[@Moonsidewalker]

dem guitar solos

[@heavenhelp1982]

a lot of fire in those solos

[@OverproofMMA]

heavenhelp1982 Someone should jump into it

[@heavenhelp1982]

Haha, yeah...down in the depths of my fiery home :P

[@JohnMegaton2062]

Those Hit the Lights guitar parts are still the most kick ass riffs to hear starting an album. Man those guys could come up with some amazing riffs and harmony parts. Few bands have 1-2 memorable riffs like that and Metallica probably has 50.

[@heavenhelp1982]

John Melton Agreed. They get a lot of hate these days but Metallica did give the world at least 4 (arguably, 5) great albums, all with memorable riffs on them. Learning to play each of those songs helped improve me as a guitarist and I'm eternally grateful to that band

[@Pine_Gap_Island]

Two of the most epic metal guitarists ever playing together with Lars Ulrich and Ron McGoveney.

[@BrendanYoshi]

Ya know what I noticed, the pick scrape at the beginning of No Life ‘Til Leather, ( what would be Hit The Lights) goes from LEFT to RIGHT. In Kill ‘Em All, on Hit The Lights, it goes from RIGHT to LEFT.

[@robertpacho9955]

Awesome Mustaine🎸🎸

[@alexounds75]

Ron McGovney rocks!!!!

[@maman2011100]

amazing how everything here is raw and imperfect yet dave mustaine's parts are all the way perfect

[@p.s.r.3588]

It's amazing how well Dave performed on this album considering he was such a drunk that they kicked him out of the band. (sarcasm)😂

[@p.s.r.3588]

We all know Lars wanted Dave gone because Dave didn't listen to Lars' bullshit.

[@19coyote5oh9]

Just imagine Dave and James writing the future Metallica albums............. Well I could dream can't I.

[@WatchingSomeYouTubeVideos]

I don't think it could possibly have turned out any better than what we got. We got 2 great bands with amazing material.

[@goldenwolf8081]

⁠@@WatchingSomeKZbinVideos exactly, Metallica with songs like trapped under ice, master of puppets, and one. megadeath with wake up dead, symphony of destruction, peace sells etc etc there Both phenomenal bands

[@IlMekkenno]

13:07 no "Alright" :(

[@easternag16]

James Hetfield, Dave Mustaine, Cliff Burton, and Lars Ulrich all together in one band is like a musical super group. The fabrics of reality would've ripped apart if they all stayed together and Cliff didn't pass. They would've been too powerful for our universe to handle

[@utubehound69]

Thats Ron McGovney on Bass not Cliff

[@Possiblyclinicallyinsane17]

@@utubehound69well Dave and cliff did play together

[@Bls-of1ld]

​@@Possiblyclinicallyinsane17not on this video they didnt

[@iamlato]

i think dave mustaine was right about the band having too much talent in all members for it to ever last. dave sure didn't help by being a looney drunk, but he had that leader mentality that probably would never have lasted anyway.

[@cdt9055]

haha Cliff didnt play on this. Poser

[@spotify6521]

I hope this band get famous in the future

[@willarterberry3392]

who knows, they might even become the biggest band in the world

[@fz7091]

Will Arterberry The bass sounded good nothing spectacular though. The drums were really solid and the guitars were great. The vocalist gotta go but his rhythm playing was great. Maybe he should stay for an album or two.

[@williamseyfried6574]

I never realized that kirks solos on the first album were based off Mustaines one the demo, lol I always thought they were “kirks” best

[@marklane870]

Poor Kirk ...no personal style

[@thunderfox101]

​@@marklane870Kirk very much did have a style, it really showed on the next 4 albums. The kill em all solos don't compare to ride the lightning or master of puppets. Also, he did rewrite large parts of the kill em all solos too, he wanted to rewrite them entirely.

[@marklane870]

@@thunderfox101 hello sock puppet Kirk lol

[@Ledmetacdc]

Crazy how distinct james and daves rhythm guitars are on this. Both sound great.

[@CHARLESMAKEPEACE]

exactly how i remember it in '82 on my friends "new" tape deck.. such a great time to be alive.. we actually wrote them off as diamond head wannabes, until lightning came out.. so original and fresh for the time. and then puppets came? shit the bed, we got us an awesome band here gents.. finish rolling that J, hand me another beer, and crank that shit till the neighbors call the cops... all of us backyard party bands tried to learn as much metallica as we could, and when we played it, even as bad as we did play it, it still got the crowd in a frenzy and got us laid, so alls well that ends well... again, great time to be alive

[@CJGORDO]

Essa versão de Seek & Destroy é incrível.

[@kushcraft9914]

Yes it is 🤘Big one🤘

[@weirdkidfromspace]

This is what I call thrash. Fast, no pause and shouting

[@billbillards569]

Dave is amazing on guitar in this. He is killing it.

[@stevevanscoik398]

This is my first time hearing this and I am ashamed of myself for not seeking this out. I've been a fan for 40 years, saw them at L'Amour in 1985, I was 17.

[@keet111]

Amazing recording, thanks for uploading!

[@saitamsetroc]

Que bueno escuchar a Mustaine tocar los solos de los temas. Es sabido que Él escribió casi el kill em all completo, pero jamás esperé que kirk mejorara-copiando lo desarrollado por Dave casi nota por nota, hizo un buen trabajo perfeccionando los solos, pero claramente intelectualemente le pertenecen a Mustaine. De todas formas es una maqueta tal vez mustaine también los hubiera mejorado, pero vaya que demo, rockean mucho sus guitarras

[@Mooregames13]

the amount of people who thought this was Dave singing truly astonishes me, it is very clearly James singing especially on seek and destroy

[@RustInPeace1990]

Ikr it’s James but he was trying to sing like the singer from diamond head. They were big influences and they did many diamond head covers

[@uv77mc85]

Dave sings on this too. It's very apparent when it's him.

[@porchfyre612]

4:23 Lol! The Mechanix sounds like the Four Horsemen sung in Japanese.

[@Parapumbito]

The Four Horsemen was originally named The Mechanix, but they changed its name because it was written by Dave Mustaine

[@Crazysteve779]

+Ray Wolf Its about a girl Dave was fucking

[@fabricebacquart]

Yeah the lyrics for the mechanix were crap haha... but hell, the megadeth version destroys the four horsemen as far as music goes... "Imagine you were at my station And you brought your motor to me Your a burner yeah a real motor car Said you wanna get your order filled Made me shiver when I put it in Pumping just won't do ya know luckily for you Whoever thought you'd be better At turning a screw than me I do it for my life Made my drive shaft crank Made my pistons bulge Made my ball bearing melt from the heat Oh yeah yeah" Read more: Megadeth - Mechanix Lyrics | MetroLyrics

[@OblivionZXZ]

Fabrice Bacquart nope four horsemen sound crunchy and well constructed but mechanix sounds like a project that you create day before submission i.e horrible

[@LMTN13]

this is a bait comment right?

[@royceletun2246]

Amazed how Dave played the riffs!

[@gotgreen68]

Dave just rips🤘