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MAY’Tallica Day 7 – Vintage Thrash From Metallica

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SAN DIEGO, CA - JULY 19: Musician James Hetfield of Metallica performs a secret concert in celebration of "Metallica Through The Never" during Comic-Con International 2013 at Spreckels Theatre on July 19, 2013 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for BB Gun)

What a song! What a chorus! “The Horsemen are drawing nearing….” A highlight from the album Kill ‘Em All, it’s another long song that takes the listener on a metal journey. Filled with crunchy guitars, vintage Hetfield growls and shouts, this song is a must on my list. And to think they were just kids when they wrote it.

From listener, Steve Smithberger…”The more aggressive the riffs the more I like a Metallica song.”

The Four Horsemen

By the last breath, the fourth winds blowBetter raise your earsThe sound of hooves knock at your doorLock up your wife and children nowIt’s time to wield the bladeFor now you’ve got some company
The horsemen are drawing nearerOn leather steeds they rideThey’ve come to take your lifeOn through the dead of nightWith the four horsemen rideOr choose your fate and dieOh, yeah, yeah
You’ve been dying since the day you were bornYou know it’s all been plannedThe quartet of deliverance ridesA sinner once, a sinner twiceNo need for confessions now‘Cause now you’ve got the fight of your life
The horsemen are drawing nearerOn leather steeds they rideThey’ve come to take your lifeOn through the dead of nightWith the four horsemen rideOr choose your fate and dieOh, yeah, yeah
Time has taken its toll on youThe lines that crack your faceFamine! Your body, it has torn throughWithered in every placePestilence for what you had to endureAnd what you have put others throughDeath! Deliverance for you for sureNow there’s nothing you can do
So gather ’round young warriors nowAnd saddle up your steedsKilling scores with demon swordsNow is the death of doers of wrongSwing the judgement hammer downSafely inside armor blood guts and sweat
The horsemen are drawing nearerOn leather steeds they rideThey’ve come to take your lifeOn through the dead of nightWith the four horsemen rideOr choose your fate and dieOh, yeah, yeah

-Meltdown-

8 ’80s Metal Albums Everyone Should Own

Metallica released Master of Puppets on March 3, 1986, and years later, it remains one of metal’s most iconic masterpieces.

In honor of its anniversary, we take a look back on that album, as well as other ’80s metal albums we think everyone should own.

The list in the gallery below also doubles as a convenient “metal starter kit” (if you will) for the youths dipping their toe into metal for the first time, because frankly, someone has to think about the children.

Meltdown started on the mighty WRIF on the evening of Halloween, 1995. Technically, his first on-air shift was the morning of November 1st. Moving to the Motor City from Buffalo, N.Y., he has built a career and family. Over his almost three-decade stint at RIFF, he's had the privilege to work with some of the biggest personalities in Detroit radio history. He boasts of being just the second-afternoon drive jock in the station's illustrious 53-year history. Along with his love for rock music and attending concerts, he's also an avid Harley-Davidson enthusiast and hockey player. He plays year-round and manages to squeeze in a few charity games throughout the year. Meltdown writes about the Detroit Red Wings, rock music, and Detroit concert venues.

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