Mechanix(Dave Mustaine) vs Horseman(James Hetfield)
Written by admin on February 22, 2009 – 2:43 am -
“The Mechanix” is a song written by Dave Mustaine. It was used on No Life ‘Til Leather, Metallica’s demo. The lyrics refer to a automotive mechanic who wants to have his way with a female customer. When Mustaine was kicked out, Metallica changed the lyrics to write “The Four Horsemen” but still gave Mustaine credit for the song. The new lyrics refer to the four horsemen of the apocalypse.
Mustaine released the song with its original lyrics a year later on Megadeth’s first album. However, it was not as long as “The Four Horsemen”, which had an added bridge into the song making it over seven minutes long, while “The Mechanix” remained around four and half minutes long. “Mechanix” is played at twice the speed of Metallica’s version of the song.
In the original version of the song, Mustaine screams “Fuck yeah!” at 3:07; however, on the greatest hits album, this was cut out.
The different versions of the song are as follows:
* The Mechanix – Metallica – Power Metal – 1982
* The Mechanix – Metallica – No Life ‘Til Leather – 1982
* The Four Horsemen – Metallica – Kill ‘Em All – 1983
* Mechanix (demo) – Megadeth – Killing Is My Business… And Business Is Good! (Remastered) – 1984 (released 2002)
* Mechanix – Megadeth – Killing Is My Business… And Business Is Good! – 1985
megadeth versus metallica
“The Four Horsemen” is the second track on the album. The original song, called “The Mechanix”, had different lyrics, and was written during the time when Mustaine was Metallica’s guitarist. After Mustaine was ejected from the band, he included it on Megadeth’s first album, Killing Is My Business… And Business Is Good!, with the title slightly shortened to just “Mechanix”, with the original lyrics, and a much faster tempo played at double speed. After he left, Hetfield rewrote the lyrics and Hammett added a new, melodic guitar solo in the middle of the song. This section is not played when Metallica performs this song live.
“The Four Horsemen” is a definite fan-favorite song of Metallica, and is commonly played live by the band. The title also served as a source for one of the band’s nicknames.
The lyrics, as the title suggests, are about the end of the world and the apocalypse. Referring to the biblical text about the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. However, many believe the song is about Metallica themselves as the “horsemen.”
The lyrics refer to the horsemen as Time, Famine, Pestilence and Death. However, in the Apocalypse, Time is not represented by a horseman; War is. Metallica replaced War with Time because of their anti-war stance.
David Scott Mustaine (born David Scott Mustaine, September 13, 1961 in La Mesa, California, United States) is the lead/rhythm guitarist, songwriter, and singer for the speed/thrash metal band, Megadeth. He grew up in various Southern California suburbs. As the central figure of Megadeth and a former Metallica lead guitarist and co-songwriter, he is one of a handful of people considered to have pioneered thrash metal and speed metal.
James Alan Hetfield (born 3 August 1963, Downey, California[1]) is the main songwriter, lead vocalist, guitarist and a founding member of the American thrash/heavy metal band Metallica.
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Tags: bands, Guitar, megadeth, Metal, Metallica, riffs, rival, solos, trash
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Mechanix (Dave Mustaine) vs Horseman(James Hetfield)
Written by admin on February 20, 2009 – 1:53 am -
EDIT: Please keep your comments nice and appropriate! If you start abusing the out of people liking the other band you like, I will delete your comments, Block you and have you reported. A little bit of ‘You’re wrong’ is acceptable but none of this ‘You don’t know nigga… ow’ or anything like that. You have been warned. Keep it friendly guys!
A reply to the other video featuring these clips, the poster stunted Megadeths version my posting an Inaudible live version. This one is both remastered studio samples, lets have a fair match.
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Tags: Dave, Four, Hetfield, Horseman, James, Mechanix, megadeth, Metallica, Mustaine, The
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Metallica: The Four Horsemen – Acoustic
Written by admin on February 18, 2009 – 2:16 am -
Metallica at the Bridge School Benefit, performing an acoustic set. Video not that great, audio pretty decent. October, 1997.
Duration : 0:5:23
Tags: acoustic, Bridge, Metallica, school
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The Four Horseman – Metallica – Kill ‘Em All – Studio
Written by admin on February 6, 2009 – 4:48 am -
The Four Horseman – Metallica – Kill ‘Em All
Lyrics :
By the last breath of the fourth winds blow
Better raise your ears
The sound of hooves knocks at your door
Lock up your wife and children now
It’s time to wield the blade
For now you have got some company
The Horsemen are drawing nearer
On the leather steeds they ride
They have come to take your life
On through the dead of night
With the four Horsemen ride
or choose your fate and die
You have been dying since the day
You were born
You know it has all been planned
The quartet of deliverance rides
A sinner once a sinner twice
No need for confession now
Cause now you have got the fight of your life
The Horsemen are drawing nearer
On the leather steeds they ride
They have come to take your life
On through the dead of night
With the four Horsemen ride
or choose your fate and die
Time
has taken its toll on you
The lines that crack your face
Famine
Your body it has torn through
Withered in every place
Pestilence
For what you have had to endure
And what you have put others through
Death
Deliverance for you for sure
There is nothing you can do
So gather round young warriors now
and saddle up your steeds
Killing scores with demon swords
Now is the death of doers of wrong
Swing the judgment hammer down
Safely inside armor blood guts and sweat
The Horsemen are drawing nearer
On the leather steeds they ride
They have come to take your life
On through the dead of night
With the four Horsemen ride
or choose your fate and die
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Tags: All, Em, Four, Horseman, Kill, Metallica, The
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The Four Horsemen – Metallica
Written by admin on January 31, 2009 – 7:03 am -
my first vid!!! enjoy the song
Duration : 0:7:13
Tags: All, Em, Four, horsemen, Kill, Metallica, The
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