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

Lineup:
James Hetfield
Dave Mustaine
Ron McGovney
Lars Ulrich
Tracklist:
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]

[@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.

[@TheLotusManFILMs.]

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

[@elansleazebaganno]

Now it's almost 40.

[@EdEddnEddyMercury]

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

[@elansleazebaganno]

@@EdEddnEddyMercury I don't even remember writing that comment lmao

[@peluca7135]

@@EdEddnEddyMercury it will be cool...

[@loverommel3640]

i was 6 years old thou

[@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

[@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

[@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)

[@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

[@roman_doez]

And no one never Heard about Ron McGovney ever.

[@punkrockjoanofarc]

Roh Man Where’s he now?

[@morellonomikon3196]

look at him twitter

[@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

[@emokiller907]

So young and hungry, you can hear it..

[@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

[@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

[@MrNateskate256]

Two words: Diamond. Head.

[@danielnwobhm]

NWOBHM

[@user-jd7xd2nt3s]

Nwobhm and speed metal!

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@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.

[@user-tb4xe7gv4w]

Ron sang...

[@lucasignorelli2172]

Мартин Живков definitly no

[@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

[@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!!!!

[@DalyTheThird]

The Diamond Head influence on James’ vocals is amazing

[@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

[@flame-inn-gungaming1146]

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

[@shamwow7996]

It's because it's Lloyd Grant

[@shamwow7996]

​@AdenplaysguitarI recorded this demo... Haha

[@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.

[@AnCapone1899]

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

[@ovfireandblood2569]

Motley Crue really changed their sound here

[@mrconfusion87]

Became more badass!

[@rakiniroll]

💀💀

[@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 ¡

[@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'

[@mysouliswet]

I always have to bring this up... My dad's family lived in Old Bridge back in the early 80's. My dad's bus stop was right across from Megaforce Records, where he heard Metallica (as well as Anthrax and Overkill for that matter) recording their first albums. His older siblings were a part of the Old Bridge Militia, and they hung out with the guys from Metallica and Anthrax. A fun little story about this... Dave was still in Metallica at the time, he and my aunt's husband (my uncle, may he RIP) were at a bar together. My uncle got so fed up with Dave that he called him a pussy right to his face and left.

[@shred9475]

Why did he get fed up

[@adrianserrano7599]

Awesome

[@samuraikyokkan]

yeah you cant just leave that out there. a pussy over what? Not giving in to mediocrity?

[@randomstuff4762]

Typical dave 😂

[@mattisixx1699]

​@@shred9475 it's a young Dave mustaine that's why lol. Dude is a monster player, but he only seemed to turn into an approachable fellow with old age. I wouldn't want to be around a 20 year old Dave mustaine

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@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)

[@cliffbenton8914]

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

[@kushcraft9914]

Even the Mona Lisa is getting old

[@jamiemclaughlin8949]

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

[@joenaccomusic]

I hear a lot of potential in this band.

[@kushcraft9914]

🤘😝

[@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..

[@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?

[@GreyGengar]

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

[@user-hs1jj2xv3l]

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!

[@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.

[@primoluciano7852]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@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 ;)

[@judaspriestfan]

Hetfield’s voice was adoreble, he was such a cute beuatiful man i wanna cry!!! ❤️❤️❤️🥰🥰🥰 (No homo)

[@rodrigocastro7651]

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

[@toparky2470]

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

[@hanzjensen2154]

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

[@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 😂😂😂😂

[@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.

[@st.cimmerian1680]

Wow. Dave Mustaine's shredding sounds perfect!

[@lunchboxtoothpick3775]

Dave is genius with these early riffs and solos

[@MegaTimc1]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@mrconfusion87]

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

[@Maesa69]

Beautiful solos. Beautiful sound.

[@Unklechopchop]

This is now an important part of rock history

[@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!

[@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

[@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!

[@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)

[@amoore-zd9zv]

That guitar player is a freaking beast

[@iluvspee]

DAVEEEEEE 🖤🤘🏻 the best EVER

[@authenticdarkness4933]

Thrash metal started here.

[@LaloKun12]

:No:

[@authenticdarkness4933]

Lol. Yes

[@MinhaVidaEmVinil]

Hell Yeah! \m/

[@authenticdarkness4933]

Raven is part of the NWOBHM, sure they were influential for the genre, but they are not pure thrash in that sense.

[@666deathghost]

Gabriel Maco They're not Thrash Metal at all, and yes they are influence to thrash metal how ever/

[@renatus6883]

Uhhhh Dave is over playing and almost not listening to the song on hit the lights. I see why they went with hammet in the end. He's playing to the song.

[@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!

[@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!

[@Synster73]

Poor Dave, went on to sell 40 million albums. I would argue he wouldn't have sold 50 copies if not for Metallica's "post dave" success

[@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.

[@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

[@brettwodon5896]

i like Mustaine's guitar playing better for these songs than Kirk's on Kill 'Em All, but this was when Metallica didn't have a "sound". Ride the Lightning to The Black Album was more beefy and defined Metallica as the crunchiest beefiest of the 4. Metallica and Megadeth's debuts sounded similar, because both were mostly written by Mustaine. Kirk better suits the sound Metallica made for themselves after Mustaine and the rest of them parted and took their own paths. That's what I have to say about the whole thing. Both excellent bands.

[@brettwodon5896]

+Brett Wodon that being said, Kill Em All as a whole was better than these early demos. James' vocals became harsher and screamier.

[@honigdachs.]

+Brett Wodon Mostly written by Mustaine? The thing is that Dave - being the insecure narcissist he is - always overexaggerated his importance as well as songwriting contributions in Metallica. Just like he regularly downplays the talents or contributions of ex-Megadeth musicians or attributes their accomplishments to himself. That's just standard Dave, spinning his stories, craving for validation and trying to make himself look grand. Dude co-wrote 4 songs on Kill 'Em All. That's it... Megadeth rocks, but Dave has always been a windbag and a mess.

[@RyuBakuraFTW]

You obviously have a bad ear. Dave wrote other songs that he never got credit for. He got ripped off big time. Do you think he cares at this point? Why should he? He gets royalties from Metallica and always will. Doesn't go vice-versa. Dave owes Metallica nothing. Dave's not credited for Hit the Lights. Think he cares? No. He just put out New World Order. Ending sound familiar? Did Metallica dare sue? Nope. They just shut their pieholes because they don't have anything against him, especially after the catalogs of music Metallica & Megadeth have put out over the years. Dave's songwriting style and arrangements are IMMEDIATELY recognizable. It was easy for Metallica to deny Dave's contributions early on, but time tells all. Metallica got a big royalty from 20th Century Fox for X-Men: Apocalypse... and so did Dave. Do you even business bro? Do you even compose bro? You're ragging on a guy who influenced 3/4 of the Big 4. Of any SOLE INDIVIDUAL that's influenced thrash, it's single-handedly Dave Mustaine. I'm no blindly loyal fanboy -- Dave says some dumb shit from time to time, and I pretend Risk doesn't exist, but talent is talent. He made something of himself... TWICE. How about you make something of yourself ONCE before you go bashing an elite musician.

[@honigdachs.]

Mustaine fanboys are a special breed - neurotic by proxy.

[@DJBuglip]

Didn't have a sound? They fucking defined thrash metal. They WERE the sound.

[@gauamaster]

If anybody is interested an didn't notice, here is some of dave's vocals 2:00

[@gainonten4031]

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

[@19coyote5oh9]

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

[@drummerdude476]

Damn Dave is tearing it up on Phantom Lord holy shit.

[@UnKnown-us3fy]

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

[@bruceturpin2997]

man i love daves playing still great

[@shreddyeddy7391]

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

[@omarfernandez1620]

Here where all begins!!

[@erichreitberger4117]

Wow , verdammt gutes Demo ! Da waren Lars ' Eltern musikalisch & finanziell bestimmt nicht unbeteiligt !!! Dave , ein Super - Leadgitarrist , zweifellos ! Aber diese Solos 1:1 von Kirk umzusetzen braucht ein enormes Können - Bin selbst Multiinstrumentalist ( Baujahr 1971 ) & mit Kill 'em all groß geworden ! Meine Hochachtung für diese Leistung !!! Yeah , it's great !!!

[@ferox965]

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

[@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.

[@EquineMetalhead]

No Life ‘Till Leather was really good!!! Even though James sounded like a boy going through puberty and sucked in some helium but eh oh well. He sang like Sean Harris from 81 to 82. Thankfully in late 1982 when they started the Kill ‘Em All album he found his voice.

[@karic1294]

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

[@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

[@alexounds75]

Ron McGovney rocks!!!!

[@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

[@diegovb1145]

wow that solo on motorbreath!

[@theoratorovdoom]

Absolutely timeless

[@vitorferreira6044]

If this thing would be on, we were all dead already! 🤘😎

[@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.

[@billbillards569]

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

[@DadReadsAndCooksMeat]

Surprised at how good this recording sounds.

[@ceerberos]

one thing that comes to mind is despite how young these guys were, the talent was there from the start. Hands down.

[@CahtahHart]

Hearing David on Seek n Destroy is something else

[@Akyuu2608]

That's james trying to copy the diamond head singer. Idk why people keep thinking it's dave when it's easy to tell it's james and all sources say james sang. Edit: are you referring to back vocals? That might be Dave but no credits ever say that

[@srncet]

You can.clearly make out Megadeth in this album .... This metallica sounds like megadeth ... The time when metallica and megadeth were one .... The greatest band on the planet

[@souryamajumder2613]

Fellow বাঙালি metalhead \m/

[@j2mfp78]

Megatallica/Metaldeth

[@risketosvaina4112]

if dave hadnt been kicked out they would have been bigger than the beatles

[@landoakechi9406]

ONESTEPAHEAD In Yu Yu Hakusho, there’s this band called Megallica

[@weirdkidfromspace]

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

[@evilbunnysanta]

Demo from 1982 has better guitar tone than a so many metal bands today. Seriously what happened. This sounds so energetic and full at the same time. Then you get Megadeth's latest album and the guitars sound flat and hallow with not a bit of excitement to them.

[@TheLarryburns84]

This tone is sickening.

[@codykramer8834]

What?! A demo from the 80s has better tone that modern metal, what?

[@alexbob6981]

True raw tone is great, tho i still enjoyed megadeths latest album because the tone was fine to me and the songs were written great

[@MileOfJoy]

He's right, this tone is great, extremely defined, crystal clear and cuts effortlessly through the mix. You don't need great equipment to make great heavy metal. Remember Black Sabbath's first album was recorded in a few hours and it still sounds great today!

[@ms.felonystrutter2472]

Hello Pro Tools and technology. All comes down to two things: How you are tuning and how and what was used to record. Sometimes all of the "State of The Art" technology takes away the soul of a recording.

[@jasonlong592]

What a demo I would have sighned them in a heartbeat after hearing this wow anthrax was really good too bear two demos ever ❤

[@RallyRam-kt2ff]

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