The Four Horsemen (song)
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| Cover of Kill 'Em All | ||
| Song by Metallica | ||
| from the album Kill 'Em All | ||
| Released | July 1983 | |
| Recorded | May 1983 | |
| Genre | Thrash metal | |
| Length | 7:09 | |
| Label | Megaforce Records | |
| Producer(s) | Paul Curcio, Jon Zazula | |
| Kill 'Em All track listing | ||
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"The Four Horsemen" is the second track on Metallica's 1983 album Kill 'Em All. The song was originally called "The Mechanix" and had different lyrics, recalling a time when then Metallica lead-guitarist Dave Mustaine had sex with a girl in his auto-shop. After Dave Mustaine was kicked out of the band, he included it on Megadeth's first album, Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good!, under the original title, with the original lyrics, and a much faster tempo. After he left, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich rewrote the lyrics and added a new, melodic guitar solo in the middle of the song.
"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[citation needed]. Refering to the biblical text about the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- The Four Horsemen lyrics on official Metallica site
| Metallica |
| Members |
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| James Hetfield - Kirk Hammett - Robert Trujillo - Lars Ulrich |
| Former members: Cliff Burton - Dave Mustaine - Ron McGovney - Jason Newsted |
| Discography |
| Albums and extended plays: No Life 'Til Leather - Kill 'Em All - Ride the Lightning - Master of Puppets - Garage Days Re-Revisited - ...And Justice for All - Metallica - Load - ReLoad - Garage Inc. - S&M - St. Anger - Some Kind of Monster - Ninth studio album |
| Videography |
| DVDs and videos: Cliff 'em All - 2 of One - A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica - Live Shit: Binge & Purge - Cunning Stunts - S&M - Classic Albums: Metallica - The Black Album - Some Kind of Monster - The Videos 1989-2004 |
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