FINALLY... THE BIG 4! first time listening to thrash 🤘 Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, Anthrax reaction
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- My first time listening to The BIG FOUR including reactions to Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer & Anthrax! I hope you enjoy my first Big Four reaction in 2021! I'll see you soon for another video with more heavy metal, hard rock and prog metal reactions.
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0:00 intro
0:49 Metallica
6:11 Anthrax
11:58 Slayer
18:55 Megadeth
24:53 outro
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Metallica - Thriller
Anthrax - Comedy
Slayer - Horror
Megadeth - Documentary
I would consider stuff like St. Anger comedy as well
@@j.j.4150 Yo, St. Anger slaps
@@reapervich4192 yeah if you’re into garbage compactors
@@_Obnoxious_ the snare is shitty 😭😭😭
Slayer - The Shining
Anthrax - Family guy
Megadeth - Once upon a time in Hollywood
Metallica - La la land
If each of the Big 4 was a drug:
Metallica: Alcohol
Megadeth: Ketamine
Slayer: Bath Salts
Anthrax: Anthrax
Dude, Anthrax is not a drug! Haha! Funny comment though...
i’d say megadeth would probably be heroin considering both mustaine and ellefson had heroin addictions lmao
@@obi2985 yeah, but they don't sound like heroin. Id say cocaine. The guys in Megadeth were on coke, too.
@@mickeyrube6623 lol. I mean, there are two kinds of Anthrax; there's the disease that originates from cattle (which is what the band was named after) and then there's the powder, which is not for recreational use but is often used in attacks.
@@lorddrac_dontaskmetodance Dude, they're the same thing. I still don't get why you used a recreational drug for the other bands, and for Anthrax you used Anthrax. I mean other than that's their name, ofc...
"MUSTAAAAINE" She gets it.
Exacto!
With each new Megadeth fan, Metallica grows weaker. Dave's revenge is complete. 😎
@@chrismeadows4216
Proud Megadeth and Metallica fan.
Love both bands equally 😎
@@GhostSound2 I can't hear you over the sound of Mustaine practicing guitar and keeping his hair long.
@@chrismeadows4216
I can't hear you over Risk being the most "sell-out" album Big 4 has ever released
Anthrax plays so fast because they were influenced by hardcore punk bands like Bad Brains and Black Flag.
right, i now know that! makes me feel a bit better about future songs bc i do like punk it seems
They would have been shit if it hadn't been for Greg wallis
@@kirawasareactor I think listening to some hardcore punk would be a great avenue to go down to see where thrash metal got a lot of it's influence from.
Slayer is also hugely influenced by HC Punk - that's why they're good...
Epidemic, Postmortem... Basically Hardcore Punk...
and fear
Never get tired of Holy Wars, its basically metal perfection
It’s even better when you watch the video at the same time. Watching Nick Mensa and Friedman on the video is magic. Dave kills it at the end and I mean kills it in an epic way
Rust in Peace is the greatest metal LP in history
The main riff is the sound of a neck breaking, the 1st solo is the sound of warheads raining from the sky, and the bridge is an anvil dropping from God's hands itself to punish every sinner who dares invoke his wrath. Metal incarnate. 😎
In my opinion, it's the greatest technical thrash song of all time.
@@robwalsh9843 I wouldn’t argue with you on that because the musicianship on this song is absolutely thrash metal perfection. Although it’s not my favorite Megadeth song there is no use trying to convince anybody that it’s not the greatest because it is certainly in that category. Depending on my mood The Conjuring, Good Morning Black Friday, and 5 Magics are up there for me.
The quote of this video is definitely
"It's mustaine bitch"
hi !! sorry won't be responding to as many comments on this video as i need to sleep early.. but i really hope you like this special video!!!! i searched youtube & couldn't find a reactor that included all 4 in one video, so i'm proud of this one :)
if you like what i'm doing remember to help out this video in the algorithm with a like & comment!! rock on!
Should check out type o negative. Goth rock, very interesting music.
You should do the 5th great one Testament - souls of black should be easy enough for your ear, great bass, great guitars and drums and Chuck Billy is such a cool and great dude that gives a unique and amazing voice to it,
Cheer's and stay heavy!!
I didn't think we would come this far so quickly. I guess now I can recommend three other slayer songs. Raining blood is a classic, Angel of death is faster than anything you've listened to before, and Black Magic is on the album that started it all
@4:20 "DESTROY!!" Hehe - that didn't take long 🙃
Dave Mustaine's fingerprints are all over everything on Kill 'Em All.
Great Anthrax selection from their best album.
Inversely, I would have suggested some early Slayer, like Black Magic, Die By The Sword, maybe Cryonics, before jumping to stuff off of Hell Awaits and Reign in Blood. Seasons in the Abyss is not really the best album you want to intro Slayer with, as it's not representative of what made them so great in the 1980s.
*Side note: Slayer was a local band to me when I was a kid. Saw them a few times before they ever even recorded a note.
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"Angel of Death" is to Slayer as "Ace of Spades" is to Motorhead. It's their classic song. It's probably my favourite thrash song ever written. You should give that one a listen. If you've seen Gremlins 2 you might recognise it from the "Gremlin turning into a spider" scene.
Ok just don't promote your elitist bs.
Mandatory suicide is their best song ever
@@eatadick6969 why do you think "Angel of Death" is elitist bs?
@@nonrevnosnibormetalbeerrev6251 it's a good song but I prefer "Angel of Death".
@@martinpatterson3417 it's not the song or the band... It's YOU
ok, now you have to do Angel of Death and Raining Blood
Gotta relax on that one, let her enjoy the other songs from anthrax and songs after and before angel of death and raining blood
@@NazirulAmir77 Now that I see your profile pic, I hope she eventually gets to Blasphemy - Fallen angel of Doom
Lmaoo. That would be great.
I suggest: Mid Pace harsher Thrash like Over The wall by Testament
-> Faster Darker Thrash like Necrophiliac by Slayer
-> First Wave black of metal like Hades by Bathory
-> Protoblack Thrash // 1st wave of black metal like Christ Passion by Sodom
-> Almost War metal like Satanic Lust by Sarcofago
-> BLASPHEMY \m/
In time. Maybe songs from the first two albums then from the next three albums. Can't go full Slayer right off the bat for some listeners.
@@Will_Wel I slowly built from Metallica lightening,6 months later Master of puppets came out. Megadeth Peace sells,Then Anthrax among the living. Then I got into Slayer after Exodus. I watch rivers edge which had early Slayer. But,I was mostly looking for faster,harder music because the other bands were selling out big time. I thought she was gonna have a heart attack on caught on a mosh. Nevermind Judge Dredd or NFL.
Honestly glad you didn't dive into slayer head first, but especially with slayer and megadeth you should look into lyrics whilst listening as it helps understand the songs better
i will thanks :)
@@kirawasareactor 🤘
@@kirawasareactor If you want to jump in the deep end and swim with sharks look up MayheM- "Carnage" or "Freezing Moon" or Burzum- "Key to the Gate". You will need lyrics to read along, there is no hope. And look into the bands history it's, um...fascinating.
@Daniel Cameron.. dude have you listened to the "Show No Mercy" Album? As a fan of slayer seeing this comment was a little upsetting. The "Show No Mercy" album is the best start for any fan. Tom Arayas vocals for that album were inspired by *King Diamond* of Mercyful Fate. That album is over looked in SLAYER Discography which is sad but true.
@@davidortega6724 ya his vocals were great
Holy Wars is thrash metal perfection when it comes to the instrumentation. Everybody is in top form on arguably one of the best songs in metal history and if you watch the video it’s even better cuz you get to see the boys tearing it up. And Dave’s bullet belt is so dope I actually bought one back in the day.
Totally agree. It’s perfect. You can see the emotion and how hard it is to play in the video!
I love all of the Big 4, but I'll always have a special place in my heart for Anthrax.
23:26 I can't wait for the day when she discovers Death (Chuck Schuldiner), in particular Flesh and the power it holds. That baby holds as much different riffs as other bands don't do in whole albums
yessir she needs to hear evil dead
@@ysoseajay3055 That would be the last thing she hears of this genre
@@firedudeonice bahahahah your right tho
Spirit crusher and pull the plug are fucking metal
Great Band.....rip Chuck !!!!
Slayers vocalist is Tom Araya which is also the Bassist!
This comment is 1 week old, but the video is just 4 hours....wtf? Haha
@@flavio5046 lol never saw that before
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Here’s a fun challenge: find the bass in a Slayer song!
'Testament' is a great Thrash Metal band Kira:
- D.N.R. (Do Not Resuscitate)
- Sins of Omission
- Over the Wall
- Eyes of Wrath 🤘🤘🤘🤘
The Gathering is a face melter, in general, IMO.
Souls of Black is good start with them its melodic and fun.
Love Testament and also agree with Over the Wall off Testament's "The Legacy" album. Practice What You Preach is also a fantastic album.
The new order or electric crown is one of the most famous also, love them too much
Brotherhood of the snake is criminaly underrated
up next: Testament, Sepultura, Kreator
Was about to comment something about the Chaos AD album :p
I really hope she goes to Kreator, they are my favourite thrash band after the allready showcased Anthrax
Sodoooom! 🤘🏻🤘🏻
Add Overkill and Annihilator to that list oh and Destruction and Coronor
@@shanerobinswpr7027 Annihilator with alison hell+crystal ann, would be amazing
Anthrax's 'Indians' is a little more chill, but still great! It's not slow-paced, but it's fairly guitar-focused if I remember correctly.
indians is my fav song by anthrax .." war dance" everyone goes mad !
Indians is a great sugestion.
@@dethjnr2253 WAAAAAAAAAAAR DAAAAANCEEEE!
@@kashakishi6668 * circle pit intensifies *
@@VrilWaffen "master of puppets is just crying about drugs, definitely not metal"
So glad you liked South of Heaven! Honestly, I think you might as well dive into their more quintessentially Slayer-sounding stuff. Angel of Death is a lot of people's introduction to them since it's the first song on their most influential album.
Yes! Angel of Death!
And Raining Blood :)
*proceeds to scream with Tom*
@@HistoritorJimaldus Hell Awaits.
Slayer's "Dead Skin Mask" is their darkest song by far, disturbing lyrics, but slow passed. (no "screamo" haha).
Murp's zombie skin is better
Dead skin mask is dark but its not by far the darkest SLAYER song, 213 is about Jeffrey Dalmer, Angel of death is about Joseph Mengila, Jihad is about 911 thru the terrorists eyes, psychopathy red is about a serial killer & there is a bunch of other dark SLAYER songs.
@@slayerbob213 yeah, you are absoloutly right, but personally it's just the way the lyrics are written that creeped me out, i first listen to that song when i was just a pleeb, thinking that Metallica was the "heavier" band of all time.
@@slayerbob213 Behind the Crooked Cross is about Einsatzgruppen death squads!
The part at the end always gets me with the high pitched voice yelling about “Mr Gein”
Warning: Metal is Addictive!
P.S - wait for the "my Metal vinyls collection" video one day!
Don't encourage buying vinyls ok
@@eatadick6969 she already collects vinyls :D, you might recall this is her second account, while her main is in parts (aka. mostly) about her collection.
@@resinks2269 nah it's ok she she collects vinyl i don't really care. i was just messing with him.
Slayer's Dead Skin mask and Mandatory Suicide are in the same boat as South of Heaven. Would recommend.
Great recommendations. I would second the recommendation for mandatory suicide. A classic almost no one reacts to.
The first time I heard SLAYER was in 1998 with the song "Evil Has No Bondaries", which is the first song on the first record. Months later I went to their show at the Monster of Rock Festival of the same year here in Brazil. It was one of the most insane shows I've ever seen. On 06/06/2006 I repeated the dose, they opened with this song "South Of Heaven", and amended with
"Silent Scream" as one song. It was even more brutal. I loved it !!! :D
I forgot to tell you! Anthrax did a song with a rap group called PUBLIC ENEMY!
omg Public Enemy haha i know them
Anthrax has done several hip hop songs, starting with I’m The Man, then they did Bring The Noise with Public Enemy. They also did Staring Down The Barrel Of A Gun with The Beastie Boys. They also did a country song I’m pretty fond of, A Toast To The Extras
@@kirawasareactor Ice T has a metal band as well, called Body Count.
There are some great metal/rap collabs out there!
Biohazard & Onyx are phenomenal on "Slam" :) 🤘🤘🤘🤘😎
South of Heaven was "Slayer-lite" compared to Reign in Blood and Hell Awaits.
Diabolus in Musica, is my favorite Slayer album; and yes, I know it is not a popular choice for Slayer albums. 😂😂😂
I think God Hates Us All is the most metal for the release date... 😳
Hell Awaits always had my favorite production out of all the Slayer albums. Gritty and rough vs flat (imo) latter albums.
Those were all perfect choices! Like all are top 5 songs of those bands (maybe Seek a top 20).
glad you enjoyed it!!!!
Seek is nowhere near Metallica's best
You left out Testament and Kreator
@@nachocheez9690 It is... in concert. It's a fan favorite for a reason, played faster and that end section she likes is stretched WAYYY out to let the crowd chant along with it.
@@mfree80286 great ending to a concert for sure, it's awesome. But as a song, I don't think it's even in their top 15
Anthrax is my favorite of these bands actually. I love them all but they just have something else 🤘🏻
Seek and Destroy still a huge concert fan favorite 40 years later
This video came up on my suggestions and I'm very glad it did. As someone who grew up in the Big 4 thrash era, seeing new fans get as excited about it as I was 30+ years ago is incredibly satisfying. For awhile i wondered if newer styles had done away with the appeal of the classics to younger generations, but I'm really glad to see that they are still bringing such excitement and joy. So happy you've found this particular treasure-hoard! \m/
Megadeth-good mourning/black friday or youthanasia
Anthrax-got the time
Slayer-angel of death
Metallica- creeping death
i love got the time, its such a banger
@@lawpete556 yeah, and i love the bass in that song
@@lawpete556 yeah but it's a cover so I'd recommend any of their original songs before it
@@kurtrusselltownmassacre6802 it is a cover, but Joe Jackson is on record saying that he LOVES Anthrax's version because it made it their own.
You can't go wrong with any song from Rust In Peace. It's one of a handful of metal albums (there must be like 5 or 6 in total) that is literally perfect, flawless from beginning to end, every second of it. Not many bands have albums like that.
Absolutely love your vids. Please don't ever stop!
You're so charismatic! I really want to be your friend!
Songs from The Big 4 you should listen to next:
Megadeth- Symphony of Destruction (you'll love the bass line)
Metallica- Leper Messiah (great guitar sound, slower tempo, right up your alley)
Anthrax- Indians (their best song, not too fast, until "War Dance" anyway)
Slayer- Angel of Death (because its one of the best metal songs ever!)
"I think this is fast guitar" No, everything is! Holy Wars such a banger. From that album Take no Prisoners and Hangar 18 are also bangers! Mustaine forever! Great reaction!
would love to check out Hangar 18!
@@kirawasareactor The whole album "Rust In Peace" is worth checking out, try to listen to the original version and not the remastered too.
@@kirawasareactor Check it out with Metallica's The Call of Ktulu and Megadeth's When. Trust me on this one. You'll want to hear the comparison, 1000%!!!
@@miykaelp5284 unpopular opinion: some of the songs from Rust In Peace slapped harder in remastered version (for example 5 magics)
@@sebchamp1775 Yes, but the complete opposite happens fore some other songs, such as Rust in Peace... Polaris, Take no prisioners, Poison was the cure, Hangar 18 and Lucretia. They sound weaker on the remaster, and part of it is because they re-did the vocals for the remaster. Also the drum sound on the remaster doesn't help.
How is this the first time I'm watching your video? Omg. You had me at your Anthrax reaction!
You made this music more entertaining to listen to. And some of it was better than I expected so thanks! Opened my mind to it more.
Among the Living, great album
So the first guitar solo in Holy Wars was by Marty Friedman, the second one at the end was Dave Mustaine
That s so great! Love your reactions
So these are my favorite bands of all time, I never thought I could see an adorable reaction to thrash lol your headbanging and air guitaring are perfect
Really glad you enjoyed Anthrax and Slayer! I think the ideal introductory song from Anthrax is "I Am The Law." It's got a great hook and a lot of energy, but it's less chaotic than "Caught In A Mosh." And it's about Judge Dredd, which is fun.
With Slayer, I think my only caution would be about their lyrics. "Angel of Death" is about a Nazi doctor who committed atrocities during the Holocaust, and the band basically writes about that real history like a horror movie, and depicts the doctor as the monster he was. But because the song doesn't come out and say, 'He was a bad guy' (probably because it's obvious from what he did) some people interpret it as pro-Nazi. It's not, though, and neither is the band. They just write about dark subjects, like a lot of other metal bands do.
6:11 - Caugh in a Mosh is about the guitarrist's parents fighting when he was a young boy. Hence the name and the lyrics.
A lot of Anthrax songs are personal stories from the members of the band mixed up with social criticism.
And the album you picked the song from is my favourite!
Love ya, keepit on.
Cheers.
A lot are Stephen King stories
@@bluecollardave6370 Hell yeah! Among the Living is one of my favourites!
This is one of my favorite Cliff Bass lines. In the first "Searchinnnn" there's a distorted bass fill, and later he started improvising with the Wah and other effects and it's so good.
good suggestion by the patreons. not sure your ready for some of the crazier songs from slayer quite yet but we'll see, your enthusiasm for metal as a genre always surprises me as a life-long fan watching your reactions. love to see you jamming out!
Now you gotta do more Slayer!!! Love the vid btw
thank you! i sure will
Anthrax is my personal fave of the big 4. From here I would recommend listening to
I Am the Law
Antisocial
Be All End All
Got the Time
Medusa
Room for one more
Hi pro glo
For starters
Dang Kira, you chose perfect songs for this list! Holy Wars, South of Heaven, and Seek and Destroy are some of my favorites! I was popping off when you chose South of Heaven though, that song is fantastic!
Love the reaction too. There's always something to learn from reactions. Thank you. 🙏🌹
I think that when you get on the 2000's metal bands, you will absolutely love SOAD
If there's a big four to do for the decade, it's definitely:
Avenged Sevenfold
SOAD
Trivium
Slipknot
She'll probably get some other requests for bands like Disturbed, Five Finger Death Punch, Linkin Park, and Lamb of God, but I doubt those would be that great of listens.
I like how you're giving props to Kill Em All. Its my favorite Metallica album right now.
I love how you react to music. Makes me want to play you all my favourite bands, just to see you go off on them. Absolutely charming. :)
I grew up with classic rock and kinda missed out on the real heavy metal era, so it is great to listen to this and get a considered route into all that stuff. Keep up the good work!
Angel of death is to me the best one to start on with Slayer because it has their trademark speed/thrash sound, but then it slows down with a midtempo riff that’s more accessible.
I think Anthrax is one of the most underrated & under appreciated bands in the history of metal
cos they were too clean sounding and NY. Metal was never meant to be clean cut.
So cool to watch your journey.
You are the cutest reactor on UA-cam! Keep going Kira, cheers from Argentina :)
A grunge video would be great. The big 4 would be Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, Alice In Chains, and Nirvana.
Oh, and just to add Mustaine taught Kerry King about "The Devil's Chords", when he played guitar for Megadeth on tour, and Slayer based their sound around it. Once again; without Dave Mustaine; thrash would not have existed (Scott Ian from Anthrax even said the same thing). No Dave; No Metallica, Anthrax, Slayer, or Megadeth. He is the god of thrash.
Honestly, I agree in a way, but I would say you have Brian May of Queen to thank for the thrash sound. Listen to Stone Cold Crazy or Brighton Rock, for some examples. Also Tony Iommi and Black Sabbath. Diamond Head.
@@vovindequasahi i think thats more for metal in general. In terms of thrash, I still think Mustaine holds the crown. Iommi, DH, and May all may have gotten the ball rolling for metal, but Mustaine brought thrash
Your reactions are just so adorable :) I love it when you "get" these bands and realize how awesome they are. You should try to listen to full albums if you can. Then you can really get the full experience.
I think the next genre of metal you should check out is power metal, especially from Europe. Bands like Helloween, Gamma Ray and Nightwish, just to name a few. Most of these bands lack the heaviness of the metal bands that you are familiar with, but the guitar playing and vocals are absolutely jaw dropping
I was sooooooooooooo waiting for this! Glad you finally listened to Slayer and Anthrax!
Megadeth - Tornado of Souls best guitar solo.
I love the intelligence in ANTHRAX'S songs. You will have to listen to the lyrics of some of their songs and you will see what I mean. And their humor is great too. All four songs in this video were great choices.
Freaking adorable reaction! And yes, masterpiece!
Authentic! Great reaction
Metallica: Call od Duty
Anthrax: Serious Sam
Megadeth: Far Cry
SLAYER: Doom
Hell, even the Doom Slayer has SLAYER in his name
Megadeth is Gears of War, like literally they make a song for the game lol
Metallica is action 52
Hi Kira! Here are some songs from Megadeth, Slayer and Metallica divided between softer, or more digestible songs, and heavier or more complicated songs, with their respective years of release. (Sorry to avoid Anthrax, I don't listen to them much, but Indians is an excellent song for the next one).
MEGADETH
Digestible songs: A tout le monde (1994), Trust (1997), Back in the day (2004)
Heavier: My last words (1986), Good mourning black friday (1986), Poison was the cure (1990)
METALLICA
Digestible: For whom the bell tools (1984), The unforgiven (1991), Whiskey in the jar (1998)
Heavier: Disposable heroes (1986), Battery (1986), Blackened (1988)
SLAYER
Digestible: Seasons in the abyss (1988), Dead skin mask (1988), Mandatory suicide (1988)
Heavier: Angel of death (1986), Postmortem (1986), Raining Blood (1986). These last two songs should be heard together in this order!
Nice list. I especially agree about Postmortem and Raining Blood needing to be listening to together
Cool suggestions.
For Anthrax I would add:
Digestible: Got the Time (1990), Only (1993), Safe Home (2003), In The End (2011) - that’s a tribute to Dimebag and Dio
Heavier: Intro to Reality / Belly of the Beast (1990), Metal Thrashing Mad (1984), Cadillac Rock Box (2003), Fight ‘Em Til You Can’t (2011)
Fun reaction video! Metallica Enter Sandman was first song I heard from the Big 4, and I was hooked. I then heard Megadeth Symphony of Destruction and fell in love. Metallica cracked the door, Megadeth kicked the door wide open. Then I heard Anthrax, and they were a fun band. They were the one that felt like sitting down and having a great time with. They were fast, but also a fun band. As you've heard from others, Anthrax is more punk based, which comes from their drummer, Charlie. Charlie writes all of the Anthrax music after the first album. He writes the drum parts, the guitars, and bass. Then he'll play it for the rest of the band, and they'll make their tweaks to what he wrote. The rhythm guitarist, Scott Ian, writes the song lyrics for them. For a short time, when John Bush was the singer of the band, he would write some of the lyrics with Scott. Musically, Spreading The Disease, Among The Living, and State of Euphoria, you're going to get a very very heavy punk rock influence from Charlie's writing. He decided for Persistence of Time, he wanted to start experimenting, and wrote a somewhat more prog metal style album, and shifted them away from being just thrash. At the time, Scott Ian was going through a divorce, and wanting to write darker lyrics, and he didn't think Joey could sing the vocals dark enough for what he wanted and imagined when he wrote the lyrics. He was replaced by John Bush, who coincidently, had turned down joining Metallica when Metallica was forming prior to Kill 'Em All.
I would rate Joey a 10/10 live, but I'm not the biggest fan of his higher pitch singing on the old albums. A lot of people love it. He has rejoined the band, and his vocals on album have gotten much better. If you were going to listen to anymore Joey era Anthrax, I would recommend the Live in Chile version of Skeletons In The Closet. That is from the same album as Caught In A Mosh, and I think it really shows the perfect vocals Joey can do singing live. It really captures them in their element the best.
If you want to try a John Bush era Anthrax song, I would recommend the album version of Inside Out, not the video or a live version. The solo is played by Dimebag Darrel from Pantera. John Bush has a deeper voice than Joey and just has a much more gruff voice. Another great song from them with John Bush is Only. At one point, James Hatfield said that was the perfect metal song, and later said the song Safe Home is his favorite Anthrax song. Safe Home is a much more mellow song, and has my favorite Anthrax guitar solo, from Rob Caggiano.
And, if you are very adventurous, there is a live performance of John Bush singing The Four Horsemen with Metallica. They were doing their 30 year celebration, and invited people to play with them, and John Bush chose to sing The Four Horsemen and they briefly talk about him turning down joining them back in the day. He and James sing the song together.
These bands were 4 of my first 5 concerts:
Metallica - 'Ride the Lightning' tour, Armored Saint opening
Anthrax 'Spreading the Disease' tour, Accept opening
Slayer 'Reign in Blood' tour, Overkill opening at a 200 person bar in Denver
Megadeth 'Peace Sells ... ' tour, forget who opened, at the same 200 person bar, I met Dave Mustaine.
First concert was 'Iron Maiden 'World Slavery Tour', saw them a second time on that tour when they came back through Denver and saw them at Red Rocks. I also saw Slayer/Megadeth and Anthrax - with Alice in Chains opening - on the 'Clash of the Titans' tour, at Red Rocks.
Those were good days.
Thanks for the reaction! Now do some Jethro Tull ...
metallica and megadeth solos are so good, please let them play thru.
I'd love for you to do another round of these. Slayer is going to terrify you soon enough.
You are my fav new metal head!!Keep it heavy!!
She's Converted to Slayer 👍 One of the Best drummers in Metal 🥁
Kira, give some love to Marty Friedman too. He's the other guitarist in Megadeth.
*better
Like, Mustaine is a brilliant man and an icon, but it's a certified fact that Marty is one of the greatest guitarists to ever live, and if there's an amazing Rust in Peace, Countdown to Extinction, or Youthanasia solo to be heard, it's usually Friedman.
@@chrismeadows4216 Chris Poland too
@@Walamonga1313 Poland wasn't on those albums.
Now, react to the big teutonic 4: Kreator, Sodom, Destruciton and Tankard
Hey Kira, im from Brazil and i Love your vídeos.
THRASH is a deep dive, rabbit hole. SO Many great bands...Testament, Exodus. Overkill and Death Angel...
Kreator. Sodom, Destruction, Tankard, Forbidden, Violence, etc.
Smart move to take it slow with Slayer. Can't wait for the next ones.
Metallica - No Remorse
Anthrax - Aftershock
Slayer - War Ensemble
Megadeth - My Last Words
Here' some context on the Big 4:
Metallica - their sound came together from combining the speed & aggression of Motorhead and the melodic, raw delivery of Diamond Head.
Megadeth - Dave Mustaine was a huge fan of Diamond Head as well as the punk attitude of Sex Pistols... but he also added the proficiency of Judas Priest & Iron Maiden & added some jazz elements.
Slayer - Their sound came from the dual guitar delivery of Judas Priest & Iron Maiden. But they also added underground punk rock aggression & speed from D.R.I, Minor Threat, etc... the imagery of Venom & Mercyful Fate.
Anthrax - They were from the New York scene, and had the Ramones' influence & humor, and the melody & delivery of Kiss. But they loved Motorhead, as well as Judas Priest, AC/DC and Iron Maiden. They were also the only band of the 4 w/ a singer (as opposed to a screamer) Joe Belladonna, who was more of a fan of Journey & Whitesnake.
We need a part 2 of this 🤘
The outro to South of heaven leads into the next song on the album, silent scream.
Of the big four, I'd argue Anthrax is honestly the most underappreciated. So many good albums from them but the other three are just so much bigger in comparison. If you want something easier on the ear from them, their latest album's first two tracks, "Impaled" (a short minute long intro instrumental) and "You Gotta Believe" are great at just building excitement until it all comes full head in a "If I DON'T bang my head, I will combust" kind of way. It's great.
Slayer's drumming can definitely sound chaotic, but not always. And I'd argue that South of Heaven is more indicative of their work as a whole, moreso than Raining Blood. Their last album, Repentless (genuinely a great album) is very much like SoH.
Haha yeah, Holy Wars is an S-tier song on an S-tier album. The drumming and guitar is very fast, but they also show a clear understanding of rhythm and syncopation, so it's easier to understand. It's not just a wall of white noise.
Great reviews! Can't wait to see more. 😄
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More digestible Anthrax songs: Indians, Madhouse, Medusa, Armed & Dangerous.
And talking about Slayer: Reign in Blood & Angel of Death are their most popular songs, but they're also two of their more extreme ones. I would recommend Seasons in the Abyss, Dead Skin Mask or Skeletons of Society next.
And if I'm guessing correctly then it's AC/DC next on your list.
From Anthrax I've always liked Metal Thrashing Mad and Lone Justice :D
Anthrax would write simple sounding lyrics that were actually deep, Caught In A Mosh is completely metaphorical for being trapped in a situation you hate. Also, South Of Heaven is about Earth and how humans treat each other.
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The next ones I recommend are definitely:
Metallica - Dyer's Eve
Anthrax - Madhouse
Slayer - War Ensemble
Megadeth - Killing is My Business... and Business is Good
There are a lot more songs, but these represent thrash metal best, imo.
"Dear mother, dear father! What is this hell you have put me through!"
THE FINAL SWING IS NOT A DRILL ITS HOW MANY PEOPLE I CAN KILL
WAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRR!!!!
@@josephstalin2829 SPORT THE WARRRR
Killing is My Business, such an overlooked song. It's groovy af, but fast as hell too. The whole album is rather underrated imo. It sounds so different to most other bands and to latter albums. I remember first time I listened to it those weird rhythms in Loved To Death confused the hell out of me.
@@Walamonga1313 the vocals are honestly incredible, too. The way Mustaine had written those harmonies was very advanced.
the difference between Slayer and the other big 4
Metalica fan "hey you like Metalica" to other fan"yeah they're my favorite band"
Megadeth fan" you like Megadeth" other fan"yeah they rule"
Anthrax fans "do you like anthrax?" "yeah they rule"
Slayer fans see each other go "SLAAAAYERRRRRR!!"
WRONG!!!
It actually goes like this:
Metallica fans "Hey, you like Metallica?" "Yeah, but they sold out with The Black Album and St. Anger sucks ass. I like the first 4 albums. Lars is a goof for suing Napster, and Lulu... we don't talk about Lulu..."
Megadeth fans "Hey, you like Megadeth?" "Why yes, I think I'm better than everyone else. I also AM better than everyone else, so there's that... "
Anthrax fans "Hey, you like Anthrax?" "Nah, I heard there were chicks here"
Slayer fans "Hey, you like Slayer?" "The establishment depresses me on a very real level. I find the core principles of a capitalist society are repulsive on an ethical and moral leve--DID YOU SAY SLAYERRRRGGHHHH?!! 😤🤟🏻"
Fact: no one can just say "slayer." Its always SLAAAAAAAAYEEEEEEEEEERRRRRR!
@@punker-gamer-trucker-guy SLAAAAAAYYYERRRR!!
"Release the Slayer fans" a must watch video if you haven't seen it.
Holy Wars is a trip, so many twists and turns, and each riff is better than the last, somehow
24:02 you're one of the most intelligent ''reactors'' ive seen on youtube!
so happy i discovered this channel! also pls do more metal ;)
Your Patreons did not lead you astray. These are all excellent introductions to these bands. Great reaction, and a shout out to your supporters. Maybe I’ll sub … ???
You should check out more of the Stooges, anything off their album Fun house. Also you should check out the Velvet Underground, MC5 and New York Dolls. They're the big four of Proto Punk.
Nice avatar, dogg! The Cramps are legends.
I wanna be your dog still holds up today after 42 years
Holy Wars: best thrash metal song ever
My fav thrash band is Slayer, but I kinda agree
Into the PIT OVER THE WALL BETTER THEN HOLY WARS
Ultimate Thrash is Slayer for me like for real can't headbang fast enough with them.
Megadeth is the only band that everybody are virtuosos. Rip Nick Mensa.
It's one of the best metal songs, yes, although there are many songs that are specifically better thrash metal. One of my favorites is T.D.S. by Vio-Lence (which is extremely unlistenable unless you are used to Sean Killian)
Just loved the Slayer reaction! xD Now on and onwards to raining blood ahah
Your awesome, I discovered these bands at your age
I believe that heavy metal is the best genre to play with your emotions as far as the instruments and music is concerned as far as lyrics though you'll need to try Country...also check out the unofficial fifth member of the big four Testament
Agree with Testament, disagree with lyrics and I really appreciate old country like Waylon, Cash and Jones. Metal does though have really moving lyrics as well.
@@tackle47 oh I'm not saying it doesn't just that the music has always been at the forefront of metal and lyrics for country
Should Listen To some German Teutonic Thrash - Destruction: Mad Butcher (1986 Version) its absolute beast. Very dark similar to Slayer.
Ur reaction to the end of holywars its priceless "mustaine bitch" lol. Thats what every guitar player feels when hearing megadeth.
Loved your reaction! Megadeth is my favorite of this 4 but I certainly enjoy every one of them. I'll sub now!