Metallica - The Four Horsemen (REACTION!)

[@LostInVegas]

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[@DarkRendarius]

Knew you would love this one.. ..still more gems to hear too guys. = ) Phantom Lord one that comes to mind .. but some others... No Remorse.. although a bit simpler, - it has a pretty addictive main riff. Hit the Lights ..

[@nonserviam751]

Someone pay them to do Megadeth - Hook in Mouth.

[@nashbruce4196]

@Damage Inc no terrible comment awful song and just about that whole album was trash because of the 💉💉💉no "Rust In Peace" for sure

[@tenebrisrex333]

You guys talked about the horror of having Metallica open and being the following Act. Ozzy Osbourne took a big chance in taking these guys out. From 1986-87. It honestly could have eviscerated him. Despite the massive sworn populous after that tour on Metallica's behalf Ozzy never begrudged them once of lapping up that Fame, he embraced it and they loved him for it, and everybody who's a Metal fan respects Ozzy for that. Metallica has never failed in singing the praises of our beloved Prince of Darkness. He was a tour of two different worlds of Metal. One very much Akin to the atmospheric and hard-rocking roots, which Ozzy Osbourne helped to birth, and the visceral thrashing power of this Punk bred form of Metal. It was the divider between the old and the new like Father and Son before our eyes.

[@nonserviam751]

@@nashbruce4196 Reboot your brain somehow perhaps, and listen to that song specifically at least, again; it's purely brilliant-- I didn't used to listen either; I'm telling you, rethink it.

[@michaelmccormick7005]

James Hetfield's right hand is like a slege hammer. and yes on the master of puppets tour they opened for Ozzy Osbourn. and Ozzy said."they blew us off the stage every night"

[@kevinc6916]

My first concert was this tour at Uniondale NY. Killer show!! Sat on Cliffs side and so glad it worked out that way.!!! R.I.P. Cliff

[@jwchicano]

James is a badass guitarist.... My favorite rhythm guitarist for sure.

[@KevinHwoarang]

Ozzy said in an interview somewhere, "It was really hard to follow them, cause they're really giving us a run for our money"

[@robinguess1704]

Imagine how GNR felt when half of the crowd was walking out of the stadium on the Guns N Roses / Metallica tour. GNR sounded like a garage band compaired to how polished Metallica was.

[@daniellysohirka5079]

@@robinguess1704 HAHA

[@flyingrhoads]

Shout out for you hearing Sweet Home Alabama in the bridge!!! Dave Mustaine (Megadeth founder and original member of Metallica) did that part as a joke because James and Cliff loved Skynyrd and they kept it!!!

[@Kylora2112]

That wasn't in what Dave wrote for Mechanix, though. That was James (same with the "Time! Taking it's toll on you!" part).

[@itsalwayssomething7490]

@@Kylora2112 Dave didn't like the part so he excluded it in his version. I happen to like the part, but I also like the streamlined version Megadeth plays. Both versions are great.

[@8tonystark8]

Sweet Home Shredabama

[@flyingrhoads]

@@Kylora2112 I know because if it was it would have been in Mechanix.

[@fidacuca]

Mustaine said he did it as a joke and stupid Lars liked it. lol

[@gatorkt1]

Main riff is designed to give the impression of horses galloping. This is a masterpiece.

[@mitcharmitage687]

it does, but the original version of the song is actually called “mechanix”

[@R1ddleMeTh1s]

Especially Lars bass galloping is epic!

[@shadowproductions969]

@@mitcharmitage687 that was more of Dave Mustaine's name for it. Megadeth released the song Mechanix which has the main riff of this just sped up

[@shadowproductions969]

One thing I love about listening to and playing this song is how many sections there are to this, each unique

[@youtmeme]

inspired a lot by early bands like Iron maiden, who signatured the galloping bass sound!!😜🤟

[@rebel2801]

I've been a massive Metallica fan for most of the last 30 years. I've listened to every one of their albums countless times. I know every note, every riff, every lyric, every transition. And there is something so damn enjoyable and wholesome watching you guys discover all these songs. There's so many little things, that over all the years, maybe I've taken for granted, or just forgotten. Watching you guys discover all the little nuances and little things that made me fall in love with them all those years ago, it just makes me giddy, and takes me back to when I was young, and feeling all those same things. Absolutely love what you fellas do here. Massive, massive cheers to you guys.

[@carolynm.7530]

@Rebel Exactly! I couldn't have relayed this any better than what you just said. Absolutely how I feel. 🤘🤘🤘

[@rickkelley4618]

Same. Same.

[@jwk6422]

Well put. Totally agree.

[@ironmaiden1492]

Even lulu?

[@cavetoad1678]

If they can be quiet long enough, they need to do No Remorse.

[@jamesroberts7489]

It’s 100% sweet home Alabama, directly from the horses mouth Dave Mustsine who wrote it. Cliff was a huge fan of skynard, Lars wanted a mellow transition in the middle and Dave played sweet home Alabama as a joke, the rest is history.

[@lucasdilan]

Wooooow it blow my mind

[@peroskarstorholm4196]

Dave has nothing to do with that part of the song. Cliff, maybe. Not Dave.

[@Herringboner]

@@peroskarstorholm4196 Nope.....it was Dave. Lol

[@jlopez1017d]

This is why I love this channel it makes me rediscover songs I’ve been listening to for years. I bought this album when I was 10 and have been listening to it for years and I never noticed the sweet home Alabama solo. I would always just vibe to the music

[@harshmarshman]

Similar picking pattern, but not the same chords, even when transposed. But the inspiration is definitely there for all to hear.

[@Grindermetalhead]

19:58 Dee Snider once told Metallica to close the show even though they were a supporting act on the Twisted Sister tour. I think this was in Ireland. They were skeptical about is so he told them that there's no trick involved. He just doesn't want to go on after them because there’ll be nobody left in the audience because everyone was there to see Metallica.

[@samhouston1979]

“i’d hate to be the band following these guys”…that’s what Ozzy said during that 80s tour when he had Metallica as a opening act

[@frankmarinucci9782]

Ozzy either didn’t care or was too piss drunk to even remember that tour. Having said that, this was my introduction to Metallica. The Ultimate Sin tour. I never heard anything like Metallica before and both myself and my brother had the same reaction to MoP. When it went to the mellow part then came back with “Master, Master”. We were like? The fuck? I thought this song was finished? They’re doing it again?

[@artrock101]

Yeah, it didn't help that Ozzy was in his full-on Glam mode, poofy hair, sequinned cape and mediocre material... the feeling of "wow, Ozzy sucks now" was palpable in the air. Everyone was there to see Metallica perform Master of Puppets...

[@globaltrekkerexplorer]

Yeah like when I went to see them at The Rose Bowl with Guns n Roses. Metallica was first up. I left 2 songs into Guns n Roses set. Horrible pairing.

[@klasseact6663]

I saw them twice in 1986 when they opened for Ozzy! Once at The Joe Louis Arena and then in the summer at Pine Knob. I was 16 yrs old and Ozzy was my favorite but after the first show that soon changed (still love the Prince of Darkness!)

[@David-li4uw]

@@artrock101 Ozzy looked ridiculous but his music was still pretty good even at his worst.

[@vosman86]

The “sweet home Alabama” part is exactly that…the story goes Dave Mustaine and Cliff Burton were sitting in the back of the van talking about Lynnard Skynnard, Dave starts playing sweet home Alabama and Lars says “wait a minute slow that way down” and then they added it to The Four Horsemen

[@johndoe-ii1ko]

I thought Dave and Cliff took it to Lars just playing around because they were like "there's no way that he doesn't know this song." and Lars was like "yes put it in the song!"

[@vosman86]

Yes Lars didn’t know it was Sweet Home Alabama. He told Dave to play it slower and they added it to the song. But it was definitely a “prank/joke” that Dave and Cliff we’re playing while I believe they were in the back of there touring van and Lars/James were sitting up front

[@riffhousestudios96]

yeah buddy!

[@UnbeatenPath1]

It's not even really that close. Sweet Home Alabama is DCG. 4 Horsemen is EDCB. Not only is it in a different key, they're different intervals

[@davidepannone6021]

I knew another version of the story: pretty much mustaine was playing the mechanix as fast as he could (which is already faster) and lars kept telling him to slow down (most likely because it was sounding like shite, can you imagine a stoned/drunk dave trying to play mechanix as fast as humanly possible? must have sounded horrible lmao). So Dave to mock him started playing that sweet home alabamaish riff (it sounds similar but it's really not the same chords, it just have the same vibe) and they end up keeping it (and that's why it isn't in the mechanix on the first megadeth record, because dave HATED that part and it was only meant as a mockery/joke). I really cannot believe lars didn't know sweet home alabama. Lars was a music collector and into trading tapes. THERE'S NO WAY IN HELL lars never heard sweet home alabama before that point.

[@alexanderninethson8801]

19:55 Metallica opened for Ozzy Osbourne during 1986, and they earned massive fandom during that year bc ozzy gigs were huge.

[@metalmike570]

That was the last time they opened for another star again.... because they were on the top level from then on.

[@Hillybean30]

Oh yeah. You opened for Ozzy, you had to be damn good, and boy I would’ve given anything to have been around at that time.

[@IsaacJohnsonoldschool]

They blew Ozzy off the stage in Indianapolis. I was there.

[@nickg0411]

i was at that show in NJ!

[@IcaroWWW]

some fun facts about this song: 1 - Yes, Mustaine wrote it alongside James and Lars, but here, in the album, it was already Kirk playing (Mustaine got kicked out from the band before they recorded their first album), so, those solos were all Kirk's. 2 - When Mustaine was in the band, this song had a different name, it was called Mechanix. The song had different lyrics, was faster paced and shorter. The song Mechanix is present in Megadeth's first album, and is the same version Metallica used to play back in the day, but now with Dave's vocals (great song too, really recommend to you guys, would be dope as hell to see you comparing the songs) 3 - When Dave got kicked out, Metallica decided they still needed the song, because they wouldn't have enough tracks for the album recording otherwise, so James wrote new lyrics, the song got the little changes that I talked about above, and then a new song was born, The Four Horsemen.

[@simiangimp2282]

Kirk was the one that took the Classical Soul Fire from Cliff and kept it burning... RIP *edit- (we know Dave wrote a couple of tunes at the beginning, but what I'm saying is different)

[@Ghostweaver]

the main solos are Dave's not Kirk's, Dave plays this song as "Mechanix" on their demo tape (there's a really good remaster of that tape on youtube with the OG lineup with Dave and Ron McGovney on bass). Specifically the closing solo is note for note Dave's. Kirk did write the ones during the "Sweet Home Alabama" section, which are really strong solos. That whole section was a joke that Mustaine did when Lars asked him to play the main riff slower, and Dave instead played Sweet Home Alabama. According to him, he and Cliff had been listening to Lynyrd Skynyrd on the way to band practice that day.

[@nivision]

honestly... I have moments of love for Megadeth... but comparing Mechanix to The Four Horsemen is like a master class in how your rough draft of something can seriously improve with editing and more thought. it's "the same song", sure, but Mechanix is stupid af in my eyes without the entirely rewritten lyrics and the changes Metallica implemented post Dave.

[@Qthetar]

@@nivision how is the Mechanix songwriting stupid? It’s about driving fast and having sex with a woman that’s life man 😂. Are you a virgin or something.

[@Qthetar]

@@nivision Metallica didn’t change anything, all the music comes from Dave Mustaine including the sweet Alabama section, the only addition is the solo after it. Everything else is Dave Mustaine music, so to say he doesn’t credit is dumb.

[@notryan1502]

People don’t really consider the fact that the bass on these songs was played with FINGERS. That shit is crazy

[@thegrowop290]

RIP Cliff

[@NathanThurberMusic]

Cliff!!

[@8tonystark8]

And live was played at 1.2x speed

[@diegom-a7970]

Ask Tony Iommi who has his fingers with protesis

[@pedrobarnez5502]

picks are held with fingers

[@colaoutlaw8271]

It's good to see other brothers appreciate this music. I've been a metal head pretty much my whole life, and I always felt alone. This is my favorite Metallica album by the way. And the rawness of it always brings me back to it. Keep it up men!

[@mattypisme]

Same here dude

[@MrDewie]

Kill em all my brother

[@kevinlong9708]

I feel you! I went to see Megadeath back in 92 went there with a neighbor and was the only person of color there... regardless of some ignorant bullshit saw a great fuckin show!

[@JakeEwing50]

@@kevinlong9708 aye hope shits better at present day concerts. I’m glad to see metal branching out to all kinds of people. Any racist piece of shit is getting sent to the concrete by yours truly lol

[@josephvan66]

You guys got the best reactions. You ain’t faking it. You have a great way of breaking it down!! Keep up the good work!

[@blarno]

19.5 years old - the average age of a Metallica member when this was recorded.

[@thenaz419ify]

Shit I was 14yrs when this hit

[@WormdrivE66]

16 yo me remembers.

[@kevinschiebeck5945]

@@WormdrivE66 Pepperidge farm remembers

[@cwillis6779]

Yup, thats what I was

[@Elixiraholic]

I was -11 years old when this was recorded and it's sone of my favorite music

[@JFLY78]

I love how the theme of the lyrical content comes through in the instrumentation with Metallica, a song like this (The Four Horsemen) almost has a galloping feel to it, and then a song like One sounds like a battlefront then something like Orion sounds like the soundtrack to a tour through the universe!...I don't know, they just seem to be the masters at catching the essence of the subject matter...I guess that's one of the many reasons that they are the best at what they do!

[@Mike_416]

Fun fact too. This is actually a song that Dave Mustaine wrote when he was a member of Metallica and he asked them not to use it. But they had the rights so they continued to perform it and put it on their first album. So in response Dave wrote a song called Mechanix. Look it up! You'll hear the similarities!

[@cupolove1]

You can definitely hear the Dave Mustaine influence all over the song. Even some of the vocal things that James is doing kind of sound like Dave.

[@jasonc2890]

good stuff.

[@1gbayfisher]

@@cupolove1 well, this song was 100% daves...lol

[@justindevoe9556]

@@Mike_416 The Mechanix is actually the original, it was on the No Life Til Leather demo and there’s video of Metallica performing it in 82. Since the song was solely written by Mustaine it was rearranged into The Four Horseman by James and Lars after he got kicked out. Dave has said he included The Mechanix on Killing Is My Business to “teach up Kirk” and outdo Metallica with the faster, angrier version

[@blankenator62]

The "scratching" sound is the pick scraping slightly against the coiling of the thicker strings. You can especially hear it where there's a lot of palm mute chugging going on and more noticeable when faster (to alternate-pick fast, you angle the pick so it can pluck the string lightly so the string doesn't restrict the back and forth motion, the angle adds to the "scraping" sound). The amp rigs these guys were playing on back then also have a pretty sharp top end eq which makes the sound more obvious especially with a scooped mids (Metallica is famous for the scooped mids).

[@musicman717]

Here James did a lot of alternate picking (maybe the influence of a certain other ex-band member?) .. later he developed his own incredible down-picking which defined the sound of ride the lighting and master..

[@blankenator62]

@@musicman717 I never knew James favored alt-picking over his famous down-picking in the Dave days, cool beans. I do like Kill Em All, but I definitely listened to it a lot less than Ride, Master, Justice, and Black so I guess I never noticed enough to look it up.

[@VBshredder]

Kill Em All especially had the high end of those palm mute chugs that threatened to peel the skin off! Not sure if anything before tone wise sounded so chuggerific. Great observation by these guys.

[@x8nis]

@@blankenator62 Same bro

[@mikeg.9238]

That's how i pick , i keep it on an angle so i don't get caught on the strings...

[@StuPedassol]

It is undeniably an old school banger. Everyone knows that the biggest KZbin review channel, reviewing the biggest metal band of all time, equals the biggest amount of entertainment! Keep it up, free thinkers. ❤

[@Dude1971Dad]

When first touring master of puppets they were supporting ozzy and i am sure ozzy was happy when those dates were over because it is said they blew ozzy off the stage and the metallica crowd would thin out after their set leaving smaller crowds for ozzy

[@Priasbcbeist]

"Too fast for metal clubs and too hard for punk clubs" ~someone said it in one of their docs

[@dariiofernando]

It's funny because punk clubs are full of bands that are harder than heavy metal bands, and this is due to albums like Kill em All.

[@DaShirtBoy1]

I think I remember seeing that in Rat Skates' documentary, "Get Thrashed: The Story of Thrash Metal".

[@albertwesker2283]

I’d say this is the best track off of Kill Em All and the solo is just phenomenal

[@steveangello6586]

Have to agree to disagree, jump in to fire is a monster

[@ryanforsythe8923]

No Remorse is a close second for me.

[@pineapplehead3239]

Jump in the Fire, for me

[@natwally7869]

Saw them in Brisbane in about 2004 and they walked on stage and belted this out song 1. I lost my mind!

[@chadwickmcfaggins9734]

whiplash

[@thoronthol1175]

This is THE song that hooked me into Metallica, in 1987, at 16 years old. I’d never heard anything even remotely close to it. Before you knew it, I had a Metallica back patch (Ride the Lightning cover art), my hair grew for the next decade, and I started buying skull rings :) Still watching Metallica reaction videos at 50.

[@kevinstout3505]

Me fuckin too!!!

[@PadreMortalis]

Nice! My first exposure to Metallica was in 86. My friend let me borrow his Master of Puppets tape on the bus to school (I was 11) then the next year I got a hold of ride the lightning and kill em all. Been a fan ever since, cringing at load/reload era.

[@RanDieBam]

@@PadreMortalis It's always amazing to hear the stories like you guys are telling them! Stories from the time when this band was at their creative peak and part of the zeitgeist.

[@mikeg.9238]

I was 16 or 17 when this came out and saw this tour at a small club in my state , i was at the stage about 10 feet from them. w.a.s.p. and armored saint opened up and Blackie came out of a giant skull throwing raw meat into the crowd wearing saw blades. It was a sick as hell show , think it was back in 83' or something. The whole decade was a blur!!

[@orangenblue6981]

🤘🤘

[@VinzClorthokeymasterofGozer]

Dammit, I love you guys. The way you've progressed to calling Metallica "home", the excitement over their transitions, the knowledge you have. It's all so cool to see you both in the fold like this. Holy shit you even brought up Bill McClintock.

[@wachiroski]

you're gonna love this, then: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mmqUfqKCitR1e9k

[@VinzClorthokeymasterofGozer]

@@wachiroski that ain’t right lol. Great though.

[@AlexMontalvogaming101]

@@overkill1025 yes, almost every person who make reaction star with Metallica because they know that if they do Metallica and they jump in the wagon of “the best band in the world” the channel will fly so high… I’m not saying Metallica is not good because they are an amazing band and I respect all what the did until the black album for the Metal industry but to say they are the best band in the world? Nope…Overkill, Testament and Megadeth to mention just a few bands from the same era that are better bands when it come to the technique and how complain and difficult is to play there songs, what Metallica really have over them is that they created more catchy rhythms that not only metal heads will like but also people that are not metal head too.

[@FabDino]

@@AlexMontalvogaming101 🧢

[@rjamesyork]

Jaymz’s “scratching” sound was revolutionary at the time. It used to be typical for guitarists (even in metal) to let the chords “ring out” at the end. He came up with his new sound while trying to play faster and louder so the people in the clubs they were playing in couldn’t ignore them. In the process he created thrash.

[@victorgm4702]

But Thrash and Thrash Metal is not the same. Hardcore Punk escene ( Thrash ) Heavy Metal (NWOBHM) = Thrash Metal. Hardcore Punk ( real Thrash ) m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZpzRmoGulLiMoJI m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/npm2gX2dgNalotU

[@ga121169]

“James created thrash” is awfully exaggerated my friend.

[@ABoyd1852]

The 1st song I heard from them. I waa 12yrs old in 1983. It blew me away. I was already well aware of Kiss, Crue, VH, and Priest. But this was on another level frim that. I was hooked 15secs in…and ive been a fan ever since. My kids and grandkids are all huge Met fans.

[@jaakkokunnas]

In case you didn't know: the song's written by Dave Mustaine, and Megadeth recorded it too, titled Mechanix.

[@ABoyd1852]

@@jaakkokunnas Yes. It was some weird sex-themed song. James changed all that.

[@TheAskald]

This was originally written by Dave Mustaine from Megadeth who did his own version on his first album. You HAVE to react to it to see how huge the difference is! It's called Mechanix.

[@mynorestrada8884]

Second this

[@bentm99]

I mean, if they HAVE to then we all HAVE to watch it, like and subscribe. I'm OK with this.

[@Chiefer42O]

It’s called Mechanix and it SUCKS!!

[@bodhi8297]

Dave is so much better than James as a lyricist and rhythm guitarist

[@danielgreen2538]

@@bodhi8297 the 4 horseman is about the apocalypse and his version is about fucking a girl in a car. Also Dave can't sing for shit

[@MetikalMan]

I love when Ryan and George talk to each other off mic about the song. That shows they are actually into it.

[@matthewclark1785]

they once opened for Ozzy and he is on record saying something like "Metallica was great on that tour....they were f--k'n hard to follow"

[@adrock1011]

Am i wrong or did elton john recently compare them to mozart?

[@matthewclark1785]

@@adrock1011 similar. He said the melody to nothing else matters reminds him of green sleeves

[@samuelgirard1407]

Ozzy's said in the Behind the Music doc that "they were giving me a run for my money every night."

[@artvandelay9345]

I saw that tour. They absolutely gave Ozzy a run for his money.

[@adrock1011]

@@matthewclark1785 thank you for clarifying. Its very cool when you not only get praise from your contemporaries & fans… but from the generation of rockers that you personally looked up to. Its a really amazing compliment

[@Priasbcbeist]

BEST ALBUM!!!! "BASS SOLO TAKE 1" RIP CLIFF BURTON ❤

[@johnlarson1891]

Anesthesia( pulling teeth) great song

[@pc574]

@@johnlarson1891 Someone uploaded this gem that I found recently kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJzHhn1rg6ahisU

[@brandonsmith6056]

“This is nasty right here” said everyone who heard this song every time they hear it. I was in a shit mood before this and watching you two gentlemen react to this absolute masterpiece, its just so satisfying to see how much you both dig this song and it just makes me so happy lol album one boi haha I wonder if either of you actually listen to Metallica more now because of this song, you should react to a few songs from and justice for all, it takes the thrash away and puts a whole new meaning to heavy metal and anger. Love the video fellas

[@Hillybean30]

Oh yeah they are Metallica fans for sure. Up to AJFA. I’m in total agreement.

[@robertkaplan1007]

I saw Metallica in the early 80s with Dave, about 150 people 😂

[@daenja84]

👆🏼 Lucky guy

[@robertkaplan1007]

@@daenja84 I smoked a joint with Tommy Lee infront of the whiskey in 82 😂

[@MrJeddYoung]

Congratulations to you both for going professional. I'm glad you're getting sponsors. You deserve it. I think you are the best reaction channel on youtube.

[@TheMasonator777]

Originators and trailblazers.

[@smn1085]

well they started it all in my opinion, they deserve

[@alienlifeform7490]

Love your reaction, guys. As a 64 year old, Metallica has just recently come to my full attention. EVERYTHING!! Every fucking time. They just do it. Literally, it is of the gods. There's no other way of saying it. The same thing is in Michael Jordan or Bobby Orr. Stevie Ray, and I could go on and on. It's just soul and it connects us in a way which is spiritual. Then the body and mind follow. It's a very trippy thing. Thank you both. 🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@mattleo3211]

This song is one of Mustaine's "children" from when he was in Metallica. The song original name was "Mechanix", much shorter and with different lyrics. When Mustaine got kicked, Metallica re-did the lyrics, then added the "Sweet Home" part, and slowed the song down. Later Mustaine re-recorded the original version for the first Megadeth record, and amped up the speed much, much more than the original demo of the song. You guys should listen to it, for a comparison.

[@itsalwayssomething7490]

The " Sweet Home Alabama" was also Dave's part, he just excluded it in Megadeth's version.

[@Chiefer42O]

No comparison! Metallica does it better🤘🏽🤘🏽

[@AhYesIndeedItsFunTime]

@@itsalwayssomething7490 correct, I always heard he would do it as a joke but James and Lars thought it sounded good and decided to keep it in

[@Swollen_Goat]

Was going to post this! Glad someone else already did it. I remember finding the no life till leather demo album with Mechanix on it and going wtf? This sounds like 4HM. Then delving and finding all the versions. This is definitely the best iteration of the concept IMO.

[@ktgo4424]

@@itsalwayssomething7490 yes, but it was James and Lars' idea to add a middle section, and asked him to write it. That's important, because it illustrates where Metallica differs from Megadeth. Dave has more technical talent, but James and Lars have superior song writing ability.

[@Roger8176]

Good job on picking up on the Sweet Home Alabama. I'd been listening to the song for 25 years and only recently learned about that part intentionally sounding like Sweet Home Alabama. You guys picked up on it first listen. I am impressed.

[@TrommelmonsterBVB09]

There is difference between Playing an Instrument, and writing a song. Metallica a good/very good Instrument players, but also VERY good Song writers, they know how to write with and for an emotional response. Many Bands that are much better at their Instruments lack that key feature.

[@yeyogak32]

This comment is Totally on point about what succesful music really is

[@ivallejo1456]

Metallica didn't have a bad song in their first 5 albums. You can react to any song of those years and it will be a killer. They were flawless.

[@itsalwayssomething7490]

5? I don't think they have any "bad" songs in any album. But, I would say the first 4 are untouchable. The Black Album and after has some really great songs, and the rest are o.k.

[@chupasaurus]

Escape? (:

[@ivallejo1456]

@@chupasaurus love that one too. 🤘

[@juliangrenon-grekin5954]

Im a huge album listener. From start to finish, and I agree they don't have a bad song. That being said, the albums can get boring sometimes. AJFA is ironicly the most captivating despite being the longest.

[@pjcannaday6337]

@@chupasaurus ‘escape’ is awesome. I think a lot of people consider it the least popular song of anything they did on those first 3 or 4 albums, but it’s still very good. LOL

[@jakesnow5728]

What I love about this album in general is that these instruments still to this day sound like the ones you buy first and play in your home. And these guys show you exactly what that gear is capable of.

[@scummydummy]

That guitar just cuts so clean n mean

[@stoopkid3331]

this hit me hard, good observation

[@GrantH]

Very true. At this point Metallica were just drunk college-age guys jamming in their garage, only a couple years removed from being the biggest metal band in the world. It’s crazy to think about.

[@jdiejejerje661]

That's part of the reason Kill em All is still their best album.

[@voodoocustompickups2547]

They were using Gibsons, Marshall JMPs, Rickenbachers and Tamas... far from "first instruments"

[@ScottSpenceNoneTheRicher]

I've always loved the guitar giving the feeling of riding a horse at full go

[@robinson1875]

You say it well man

[@Pepsolman]

I get so stoked when I see Metallica bring others happiness and thrills with their music. Love it.

[@seansirianni]

That signiture "scratching" sound you hear in a lot of their songs (and in thrash music in general) is a technique called palm muting. It comes from your picking hand and placing the palm of your hand down on the strings as you hit them. The brilliance of them using the palm mute in this track is that they do it in a way where it makes it sound like horses are galloping in the melody. 🐎 🤘

[@jack-of-all-trades1234]

Cool information. Thanks. 😁👍

[@travistotle]

They're not really talking about palm muting when they're talking about the "scratchy" sound of this record; they've been around the block with enough metal songs at this point to be very familiar with what palm muting sounds like. What they're really getting at is the guitar tone on this album in particular just happens to have a very scratchy, raw, punk-ey, garage band style to it, which is just even more noticeable when they're doing palm muting.

[@facelessandnameless]

@@travistotle It’s the palm muting and alternate picking, along with the tone.

[@seansirianni]

@@synystera We're both right. He does that picking nuance while palm muting.

[@synystera]

@@seansirianni my point was that you can get that scratching sound without palm muting but you absolutely cannot without this picking technic. Palm muting is irrelevant here in my opinion.

[@robertoacevedo6247]

This is real early metálica it takes me back to high school, cutting class going to an abandon road by the beach in my town in Puerto Rico in my 1972 chevelle convertible to race other dudes, I play this song super loud on my technics stereo, and the guys would be intimidated , they said I was Satan, the demon ryder hahaha! Hey I never lost one I was a broke ass kid that suddenly would have cash in his pocket, and this was the back ground music!! Memories !! I'm 55 now and I listen to this and re live that time in my life! My best bro with me all the time my partner in crime, who no longer is with me, but in my memories listening to this I'm in high school! In my car with my best bro!

[@robrath2409]

What color was the Chevelle

[@robertoacevedo6247]

@@robrath2409 Chevy red!

[@robrath2409]

@@robertoacevedo6247 niice

[@YTuser999]

Beautiful story bro. Metallica takes me back to high school in the early 90’s with my bros too. We couldn’t be stopped with them as our soundtrack!

[@gregiep123]

When I was 14 years old this album changed my life, and made me a better guitar player, first time I saw them 1988 RFK Stadium in Washington DC at the monsters of rock festival, I think it was kingdom come, then Metallica, then Dokken, scorpions, then Van Halen, it was a great day for a young punk like me, at 49 years old, I’m just proud of those guys for hanging in there all these years, they are my generations Led Zeppelin

[@greetingz1540]

I seen that same concert in Dallas TX. It was billed as the Texxas Jamm/ Monsters of Rock. They debuted songs from ...And Justice for All.

[@chrisdubay02]

When I was 14 i ate a frog

[@gregiep123]

@@chrisdubay02 Proud of ya

[@ericschaefer3070]

Saw that concert at the old Tampa Bay stadium. Hot as shit and had the best view like 10 rows back

[@slimsantilli4476]

I saw that tour in Maine. Dokken was soo lousy 😄

[@roymauler]

Dave Mustaine's writing is all over this record but Kirk Hammett recorded the album and played the solos.

[@terryconnelly484]

You may not know this but there's actually a Release of the original demo with mustaine

[@HCkev]

Why do people act like Mustaine wrote the whole Kill 'Em All album? He wrote 2 songs (The Four Horsemen and Jump in the Fire) and contributed to 2 other songs (one riff in Phantom Lord and the main riff of Metal Militia). Everything else is Hetfield and Ulrich, aside from Anesthesia - Pulling teeth, which is obviously Burton's work.

[@HCkev]

@jim jones well Mustaine and Metallica apparently can't agree on who wrote what, so we'll never know exactly. Seeing how Mustaine is still salty about being kicked out of Metallica nearly 40 years later, such conflicts you're stating isn't surprising. But best case scenario, Mustaine wrote 4 songs on Kill 'Em All, definitely not the whole album.

[@driverchance]

The first two albums had Kirk’s best overall solos IMO. So much soul and feel to them

[@ImThe5thKing]

OVerall I agree, but the Enter Sandman and Wherever I May Roam solos are top tier

[@JKang-uu5vr]

It finally happened. Raid has finally raided LiV too, after conquering basically every KZbin channel there is. Holy cow. Loved the reaction, btw. But it's old school Metallica. Difficult to go wrong in such a case.

[@Johnnysmithy24]

I’m never going to download that game, just because of how needy the company is. I bet it’s not even good

[@BrSlb17]

Sooooo awesome! Finnally some Metallica back! I pray that the next one you react to is Harverster of Sorrow... you guys gonna love that one!

[@scummydummy]

That'd a bad ass one there.

[@colinmarheine3573]

Harvester live in Moscow is so brutal. There were at the peak of their game. All down hill after that IMHO

[@Vivi_9]

@@colinmarheine3573 my favourite live performance by any metal band. Drums sound heavy af and James' vocals are so good. Kirk of course f's up the solo haha but that's part of his charm

[@garrywolfe1114]

Metallica were the reason that I picked up a guitar as a kid. Been playing for 31 years now and my life would not have been the same without their music and their inspiration across their whole journey. I love the commentary on this - it is great to hear people really appreciate the talent and also the differences between Metallica albums. I love these reaction videos - I've watched lots of yours across different artists and you've even turned me on to some bands I had never appreciate before. Thanks for what you do and keep on please!

[@becausewhynot985]

The main riff in this song was originally written by Dave Mustaine, who remade the song (or rather used the original version) with Megadeth ,after he was fired from Metallica, under the name "Mechanix"

[@vosman86]

He wrote more than just the main riff

[@mr.intamin1081]

@@vosman86 he wrote 85% of the song lol

[@Qthetar]

@@mr.intamin1081 more like 90% lol

[@200pumb]

Ya you now nothing !!! The whole song was written by Mustaine when he was in a band called Panic before he joined Metallica then the song got released in no life till leather collection by Metallica with Dave mustaine obviously when he was in the band the song was called mechanix it’s not hard to type Metallica mechanix in KZbin son !! It’s the best version

[@becausewhynot985]

@@200pumb I'm fully aware he wrote Mechanix, as I said "or rather the original version": meaning I said that Mechanix was written before the four horsemen and then released afterwards with Megadeth.. But mechanix and the four horsemen are not the same song. The four horsemen was written after Dave was fired and many of the riffs from Mechanix were re-written and re-cycled in different orders and bridged with new riffs, the main similarity between the four horsemen and mechanix being the main riff which Dave undisputedly wrote. There's no need to be such an aggressive little arse just because you inferred I knew nothing, because I didn't write a 300 A4 page essay on the origins of the four horsemen, Dave Mustaine and the Mechanix. The spirit of the comment was to get the author of this video to give the Mechanix a listen and more megadeth. I can imagine that you'd want them to do that and so I implore you to give a thumbs up and leave a nice comment next time instead of pointing out that I didn't write the aforementioned 300 A4 page essay on the origins of the four horsemen, Dave Mustaine and the mechanix. Good day to you sir!

[@THESNEAKERADDICT]

Thank god Dave Mustaine got kicked out of Metallica or we would have never got Megadeth

[@brunomantovaneli6076]

And thank god Dimebag refused to join Megadeth otherwise we would never have Pantera as we know it

[@sentineloffreedomforever1381]

@@brunomantovaneli6076 woah now.... I'd rather have dimebag still alive which most likely would be the case if he joined Megadeth and he didn't refuse Dave already hired a drummer and dime wouldn't leave his brother perfectly honorable thing but is that Union would have happened Dime would still be alive more than likely . Who knows that dude it was pretty whacked out

[@247riffraff]

And thank God Kerry King didn't leave Slayer for Megadeth Megadeth is badass

[@zane01235]

@@brunomantovaneli6076 Pantera over Megadeth any day

[@hiteshgujarathi4636]

Only 2,3 song from Megadeth else is not there near. Pantera, slayer, metallic is way better.

[@archulettadave]

Listening to you guys talk about different genres and musical history shows how well you’ve informed yourselves over the years. It’s really cool.

[@6blackwizards6]

It amazed me how quickly they identify that Sweet Home Alabama riff.

[@6blackwizards6]

@ghost mall Well actually there's a video of Mustaine talking about how he came up with that riff and how he played it as a joke to Lars but they end up using it in the final version, I like to believe that George never saw that video or hear that anecdote from Mustaine.

[@markclark6702]

The og's of what started me watching reactions back with one of the goats in music. Here for it.

[@jkbezo1]

I always liked the older Metallica stuff. Back when they were thrash/punk rock based. '80s and early '90s. Then they softened up a little bit during the '90s but their newer stuff now seems to be heavy again.

[@blurrdimage]

Can we all agree that hearing 18:59 for the first time was life-changing, like my god Metallica really was ahead of their time, and this was their first album…

[@rickb6149]

Thank you...been waiting a looooong time for this one! Peace, y'all.

[@ThickishWhee1]

Absolutely agree

[@shanelewis51]

love how you guys stop at every transition cause you appreciate how well they do it. This is one of the many reasons why we can still listen to the songs decades later and they never get boring or old. They are the Masters of transitioning 🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@wavesnowaves]

Love that it's putting a smile on your face, and gives you energy. That's what it's all about!

[@michaelscaccia1454]

That scratching sound is all in the pick. How you hold it, how you hit the strings, where you hit the strings, how much force, etc. Also Metallica used to open for Ozzy, and proceeded to blow him off the stage lots of nights

[@sweetamber]

I love watching you guys with music I've known almost my whole life. I've been a Metallica fan since I was 13. (for reference, I'm 51 now) It's like you're reacting to my childhood. And rock out to it now just as much as I did back then.

[@amyellen3845]

My all-time favorite Metallica song and you still taught me new stuff about it. Love you guys.

[@chadgreenaway8289]

The "scratching" is called palm muting, holding the palm against the strings as you're picking them, ie dead notes strum up and down with the pick

[@ppaulisdeadd2710]

I think he's referring to the bite of the tone itself, but certainly it's more prominent when palm-muting.

[@Smargiasso33]

There's something about watchin you guys react to Metallica. It always brings joy to my heart.

[@tns4421]

Four horsemen live with Cliff galopping the bass was at another level of greatness!!

[@FluffyMcFluffavicMeowskiOFluff]

I LOVE THIS BAND SO FRICKING MUCH!!!! Any era Metallica is great to me!

[@leroyjenkins3744]

Even St. anger?

[@FluffyMcFluffavicMeowskiOFluff]

@@leroyjenkins3744 even Lulu!

[@leroyjenkins3744]

@@FluffyMcFluffavicMeowskiOFluff God bless you sir

[@dan62273]

Kirk f*kg murdered that solo...I mean give credit where it's due...that was absolute fire. 🔥

[@craigsmith9775]

I always forget kirk hammett is in the band because he rarely does interviews.

[@hamidvisuals]

The amount of transitions in this song is amazing. Great song from the greatest Metal band ever.

[@nickparkes479]

Are they fuck 😂

[@wfly81]

8:09 You love that so much because it swings. If you snap your fingers to it at half time, it's got a jazzy/ragtime dance swing to it. I don't know if it's intentional or not, but our minds subconsciously grab onto music that calls back to older standards. And we especially like it if it has a danceable bounce to it. Like, you could almost do the Carlton dance from "The Fresh Prince of Belle Aire" to it.

[@Pirustae]

19:19-19:21 that's the facial expression that's expected when you hear such masterpiece, when words just aren't necessary.

[@robertroman5679]

No Remorse is the best song of This Album that being said this whole album is perfect you guys rule

[@Hilariumosis]

My man. No Remorse! Anyone giving that song love has my respect. Criminally underrated in the reaction community when it comes to Metallica reactions.

[@brjgtm2011]

Absolutely whiplash too

[@vosman86]

No Remorse is also my favorite on KEA

[@Walamonga1313]

100%, get outta here Seek n Destroy and Four Horsemen. The real best song in Kill Em All is No Remorse. Then Jump In The Fire and Whiplash complete the top 3 for me.

[@cavetoad1678]

Yes, this. It's so fun to play, so much work, sooooo many amazing grooves. LIV guys need to understand, this is the melding of punk and all... this album CREATED Thrash!!! FIAAFNR!

[@MrRSCHECK]

The irony is I remember when you guys first heard the song Master Of Puppet's. George said this is "raw" compared to 90s Metallica... Then now this is even more raw compared to songs on Master of Puppets like Disposable Heroes. It's all relative :)

[@ivy_flo]

So its baking

[@kovacsbence3065]

Guuys.. U cant even imagine what kind of effect this video had on my life. I always loved metal, but because of my brother I never listened to Metallica, until this very video. I cant thank you enough for opening my eyes (ears) about this great music and legendary band. I will always be thankful for this to you guys! Respect ❤️

[@Jay.McCarty]

This is my favorite Cliff Burton song. He's got little flourishes sprinkled all over the place.

[@neilpatrickhairless]

One of the filthiest bass drops ever is in this song. Hits you right in the balls on a good sound system

[@zacharyhusk4649]

Every song he played on is like that

[@SomethingVeryGeneric]

It's funny you mention @13:00 about the Sweet Home Alabama similarities. Dave Mustaine would tease Lars by playing Sweet Home Alabama because Lars wanted to slow down Mechanix, like they do in Four Horseman. Lars thought it sounded good and kept it in. kzbin.info/www/bejne/a57HqKuwbbGFpNE Here's a link to the video of Dave Mustaine explaining it.

[@Nostrum84]

Great comment :D

[@gregorybennett5640]

I must say, more you guys do this the better you are getting at your craft. When you said, “It sounds like a mash up of different songs…” you were 100% correct. They are “riff masters”, if you will, and would record all their guitar riff ideas, go back and listen and pull riffs out and putting together the ones that made since. For me, when I found out that this was how they did it, this was genius. Plus they write a lot of their music in the same key(s). They had an enormous amount of music to puzzle together.

[@tracymangrum6349]

I saw Metallica open for ozzy in 1982. I had no idea who Metallica was but I left the venue a lifelong fan!!

[@Spithonio]

no way,in 1982

[@orion5425]

That's my favorite song from the album. It carries so much momentum throughout the whole song

[@MrToband]

No Remorse from Kill 'Em All, best song on the album.

[@fazzfoodjoint5380]

I'm saving this later but I've always wanted them to react to 4 horsemen

[@jasonbetancourt990]

The think that makes this song and album better is this broke the mold. No one was playing this fast before. They are the father's of thrash which changed metal forever.

[@fotokopirnicapatern1382]

Now you need to listen Megadeth version of this song, its called Mechanix from their first album Killing is my Business...And Business is Good!

[@rosstrent1877]

And just ignore the lyrics.

[@yves78]

When you talk about the rawness and the structure and dynamics, consider James was 19 when this was recorded.

[@motorbreathjz]

i thought he was like 20 or 21 ?

[@yves78]

@@motorbreathjz I think he was 20 when it was released. The writing and and recording might have been when he was 19.

[@sandeepdutta0893]

You made my day boys. This was wholesome AF and it took me back to time when I first heard this song and it blew my mind. Excellent catch on the Sweet Home Alabama tribute.

[@j4ck4low70]

Lets get Mechanix next!! Theres basically a Dave and a James version

[@Lottofatto]

They need to do Mechanix ASAP. Wish they had done both in 1 vid though

[@wilko6679]

Mustaine wrote most of this and released it with Megadeth. Played a million times faster and named it The Mechanix. Not really a fan of it myself but it'd be interesting for you guys to compare the 2

[@paulgrudowski4383]

Yeah, I never understand why people think Mechanix is a better song just because it's faster. I love both bands, but Mechanix is a hot mess with some of the worst lyrics ever written. James did the right thing by ditching that garbage.

[@kuplung22]

Faster doesn't mean better.

[@gustavomendes8352]

@@kuplung22 at the time dave wrote it, it did. Every thrash band was trying to play faster and better than their peers. That being said, The four horsemen is a better song.

[@rattlehead9127]

The aggression and rawness behind Mechanix is great and it fits with the album. The Four Horsemen allows the track to breathe and develop more. Sometimes I'm in the mood for Mechanix and sometimes I'm in the mood for Four Horsemen. I'm glad they both exist.

[@Qthetar]

@@paulgrudowski4383 Mechanix is way better. I love the aggression on it, especially the drumming, it’s not a mess at all. And there is nothing wrong with the lyrics.

[@fredmcdonough2297]

I saw them as the back up band to RAVEN just before this album came out. They played the Rathskellar in Boston. 9 people were at the show.

[@kumakhan22]

Speaking of 4 different songs mashed together...Metallica covered 5 songs by Mercyful Fate into an amazing medley (it's on their Garage Inc. album) and it's one of my favorite Metallica songs of all. Perhaps that would be a good reaction for October/Halloween! Glad to see you guys are going strong, keep up the great work!

[@voodoocustompickups2547]

They did the same for Dio

[@SerioosSam]

Man I love you guys so much lmao. Been watching for years and your Metallica reactions especially just put me in a good mood.

[@I_have_Aquestion]

Man! That just feels good! It makes you want to get and go do…ANYTHING! ….and to go do it full throttle! Epic

[@MrAmer532]

This song was written when Dave Mustaine was in Metallica. Mechanix by Megadeth is his version

[@200pumb]

No it was written in the band panic before he joined Metallica and it’s mustaine song 🎵

[@nebulousname3320]

Now you're obligated to do mechanix lmao I'd say check out the Rude Awakening version, Dave kills the solo there

[@shnz6440]

I remember a show more than a few years ago where Dave came to the mic and said “You can hear it their way…or you can hear it my way!” I quickly screamed “Mechanix!” ….he smiled and hit the opening riff…. The crowd at Pops (Sauget, Illinois) went wild!!

[@John.AR.Activism]

@@shnz6440 Mechanix is the worse version though.

[@shnz6440]

@@John.AR.Activism no argument here bro

[@BudhagRizzo]

I've been a fan of Metallica since they first released this album back in '83, and THIS was the song that made me a fan. They actually fired Dave Mustaine before they recorded this album and hired Kirk Hammet, whose solos you hear on this song (as well as the rest of the album.) Great video!

[@kjrogers65]

Saw Metallica 3 times in the 80's, I personally think Kill 'Em All is their best album. Oh and BTW where is that Dio marathon you guys talked about?

[@rodneyauerbach1245]

Of course it is dave mustaine of megadeths om the album

[@Chogra]

@@rodneyauerbach1245 It’s not. While he received writing credits for 4 of the songs, and wrote some of the beginnings of the solos, he had been fired and Hammett recorded Kill Em All with the band. Kirk has been and always will be Metallica’s lead guitarist. Every single studio album. And he’s not a dick. Well, Mustaine isn’t anymore either, just saying.

[@FreeMTrider]

It’s a great album, but IMO and in many others, Kill em All was pretty amateur compared to Ride the Lightening and not in the same league as Master of Puppets….which is seen as their best. They just went up a few levels with those albums.

[@danielgreen2538]

@@Chogra yeah but Dave wrote all the lyrics for Orion!

[@robertirwin7141]

Someone's confused. Dave Mustane is credited for some intros and riffs on Ride The Lighting. Kill "em all, except for the actual solos(which were laid down by Kirk AFTER the album was recorded) , are all Dave. Why do you think he re-did The Four Horseman, titled The Mechanics, on Megadeth's Killing is my Business debut? Because it was entirely his work, like most others on KeA

[@PadreMortalis]

This album is my motorcycle riding soundtrack. Thrash goes beautiful with mountain road rides.

[@kevinm3428]

I saw them open for Ozzy at Long Beach Arena and they blew him away for crowd enthusiasm. Kill Em All has all hits. Keep going!

[@oregonwoodelf]

Whiplash (also off Kill 'Em All) is the hardest, thrashiest song they ever did. If you want the full on early Metallica thrash experience, you gotta get some WHIPLASH🤘

[@hmonster1XL]

Nothing thrashes harder!

[@EdddSaid]

Metal militia is pretty damn thrashy too

[@Hoscitt]

Fight fire disagrees! 😁

[@8tonystark8]

Dyers Eve bro

[@Qthetar]

Since people say 4 horseman is better than mechanix. Rattlehead is better than Whiplash that’s for sure.

[@morallybankruptentertainme6337]

I’m sure this has already been said a million times but you can’t do this without taking a listen to Megadeths the Mechanix, which was the og version. This was a Mustaine song before he was ousted and it’s worth a listen. Much faster and in the original spirit.

[@StrangerBlocks]

nah the original is Metallica’s The Mechanix

[@travistyree1857]

Thrash break in the middle in this version that isn't in Megadeth's gives Metallica the win

[@jameyanderson3839]

Horsemen is superior to sex metaphor Mechanix

[@mr198221]

Did not know that. Wow.

[@caseyplace1115]

Not even close, are you high? I love megadeath, but their not Metallica.

[@tavious90tallica]

So this is one of my favourite songs from my favourite band of all time. That solo in the outro is gnarly, probably my top 10 early thrash solos, it's so awesome hearing Kirk go up and down the fret like this. Despite some people's sour feelings toward the band, you gotta give them credit in helping introduce thrash along with Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax. These dudes made such an aggressive sound back in the 80s when hair metal and glam rock were the top of the rock genre! Great video!

[@srbaran]

You now need to listen to Mechanix by Megadeth (the tempo that the song was originally played in, but with different lyrics).

[@stephenwray8117]

Need to do something from the Load album, I love “Bleeding Me”, it’s a slow build but heavy as fuck

[@wadesams194]

I have waited 3 years for this video and I'm so ecstatic by the reaction. Thank you guys so much

[@CCClint]

Before we get into it...ITS YOUR BOY, Raid Shadow Legends!

[@CCClint]

@Trapline Jams these lads don't know that. Have and Absolute Mad Day!