I was in a band called 'Blitzkrieg' in 1981-82. We were out of Petaluma CA. We were not aware of this band...but it's funny, we had a very similar sound. We didn't have any recordings...had a lead singer that couldn't keep it together, he was a great singer though, ended up going to prison. We tried to replace him...end of band.
"You hear a sound from the sky, you freeze don't know what to do. You better run for your lives, he's coming fast after you.... Blitzkrieg Petaluma California 1981
THANK YOU WOLFGANG FOR POSTING THIS!!!! Ian Jones a Blitzkrieg band member co-wrote and played on this track. Metallica used to honour him by taking him on tour with them when they woudl come to the Uk. He was my best friend and co-songwriter in our own band project DEAD EASY. Ian passed away 2 years ago and is HUGELY MISSED!!! Rock on In Peace Ian. Love, Electra
I am sorry to hear that Ian has died, I am just catching up on a great track, I do have the single though, I saw them in Bedford, on the day that I finished my O-Levels in 1981, I bought the single and a pin badge, I still have both over 40 years later! Great Band, great Gig, front row, I headbanged like a B******d :-)
You hit the nail on the head! I wasn't sure how to describe what I term as Raw Metal, but you've answered that! I was 13 in 1980 and was there when it was first emerging. Miss those days, especially when it was more underground. Love the Metallica version, and just found this one which, too, is awesome!
JEG I like this version but it’s too slow, so I put it on 1.25 speed, just personal taste because I have weird taster. I also speed up misfit songs as well... like I said they need to be faster for me to enjoy them
Well even that jumper riff kind of sounds like the last riff to Seek And Destroy little bit. If you listen very very closely. Just listen to the rhythm of it and you’ll see what I mean
Rust In Peace i was born in 85 man, and im still discovering these gem's, and i agree, something about 80's metal makes me think, i was meant to be born earlier!!!!!!
I was a teen in the 80s. It was awesome.....but I always thought being a teen in the 60s would have been better because record deals were easier to get......
The sad truth is that Metallica ripped this song off. Almost every song on 'Kill 'em All' was ripped off by Metallica. It's just that American metal heads of the time hadn't heard these because they were by obscure European bands...and some not so obscure. I mean - Diamond Head?
Hans Von Witzland you are correct that the Brits created heavy metal BUT us Americans got a hold of it and turn the volume nob up and played it double speed....... giving the world megadeth, Metallica,slayer, exodus, testament etc.........
Just came back, you are totally right. They even stole how the guitar comes in to thicken up the sound at the same measurement. This is the better song tho...
For fuck's shake...Metallica never covered a song just to make it sound better. They covered it because they LIKED the damn song. Everyone knows, the "original is better" in every occasion, it's the one that's got the respect. I like both versions btw..why create such nonsense "fights" in every video. Listen to the song, Like it, and praise it in the comments.
That's pretty funny sirus yes! You should look up the Saxon song Live Fast Die young with someone's alternate lyrics after listening to the original first. I laughed my ass off. You might too considering your sense of humor in these lyrics!
Ill never forget how this type music was taboo and all.. i mean ALL radio and tv flat out refused to play it or even aknowlege it.. it was %100 fan driven, word of mouth. And we loved it
It was Michael! I was 13 in 1980 when all of the NWOBHM was starting to come to fruition. It was all underground. Long before Bon Jovi's Slippery When Wet came out(not knocking it,just what I consider the transition period to more commercial heavy metal and hard rock), bands like Iron Maiden, Saxon, Motorhead, Judas Priest(although they'd been around for a while)Motley Crue, Dio, and many more, were hitting their stride, and headbangers were in a world of our own. You found out about new bands through your friends. It was a real social thing. The internet is awesome for finding out about these older bands, and that's what I'm enjoying doing, finding out about the more obscure bands and ones that did originals before others made covers more popular. Fun and more innocent times! Wish I could go back!
'Blitzkrieg' and 'Am I Evil' were very high in my favourite 'Metallica' songs.. I did not know that they were covers (BKg DH) at the time... but I can see why Metallica covered them.. did a pretty good job on both. The point I'm trying to make is that the original versions of both these songs are exceptionally solid metal masterpieces in their original form.. and from relatively unknown bands. I'm off to find some more Blitzkrieg and Diamond Head stuff now... :-)
I grew up to Metallica version and only as a grown-up learnt about this original. It really kicks ass and I began to appreciate it, it's very dramatic, theatrical I'd say, almost like heavy metal symphony. Very powerful.
Hope all Brits are wearing their poppies with pride this year. Those men, conscripts and volunteers saved us from a brutal dictatorship. Men paid in blood, with their lives and with their sanity. We were a nation of heroes and defeated the worlds most sophisticated military with a few tricks and pure courage. They fought to give you the peace that the UK has enjoyed since the end of that terrible war. Be proud.
Yeah. The world is sooooo much better than it was before the war. I see rampant global capitalism that wants to dilute and destroy every western nation as a blessing brought to us by the ***.
I wish people would shut up about Metallica and Blitzkrieg about who is better. I cover songs all the time because I love the band. Metallica covered it because they were fans of this band. Not a big deal. And they killed it too. They absolutely killed it
I never quite got the feel of this song until now. I am a Bassificationist, and need such information thank you. Great headphones help, too. Love the metal, man. Crunch on!
Jesus I just sang randomly this song in my car then 3-4 hours laters it appears in my recommended videos and it’s been years since I heard this song. The bottom line: phones capture your voice
that lead solo at 2:55 onwards is such a 'bright' guitar sound. Feels almost like early '80s post punk. Joy Division / New Order. Not disimilar to Johnny Marr's guitar either. Fits nicely.
NWOBHM is the shit. Interestingly, all of the originals that Metallica covered, were better than the covers. But the Metallica guys were the ones to embark on a career spanning decades and become superstars in the process. It's all about right place, right time.
awesome powerful metal track, from one of the new wave of british heavy metal bands blitzkrieg, solid and powerful vocals. and a nice bone crunching riff. #nwobhmforever
If it wasn't for Metallica's cover of this song, I probably wouldn't have discovered this band. I give thanks to Metallica for most of my taste in music. (Diamond Head, Blitzkrieg, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Motörhead, Holocaust)
And the "Comeback of the Year" award goes to Marmalade! Be sure to give him an extra special round of applause, folks. Sure, he can't read, write, speak, or articulate his feelings in a normal and sensible way, but he's still human (sort of)! Good job bud, I'm proud of you:)
i used to think he said "let us have wheat, let us have rice, let the crops grow when the sunshines" that was when i was twelve though. but still... it kinda fits
BLITZKRIEG \m/ I saw them a week ago. They were awesome, but I unfortunately had to sacrifice the end of their gig to get good stands for Possessed's performance. KEEP IT OLD-SCHOOL \m/
That album cover totally looks like a start screen for a Gameboy game.
Haha. Yes. Yes it does.
Thats why i clicked
Yes so true the Gameboy color
Was that printed with matrix printer?
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I was in a band called 'Blitzkrieg' in 1981-82. We were out of Petaluma CA. We were not aware of this band...but it's funny, we had a very similar sound. We didn't have any recordings...had a lead singer that couldn't keep it together, he was a great singer though, ended up going to prison. We tried to replace him...end of band.
OK, Rodrigo Olvera, why the +1? Did you know of us?
Can't someone just +1? Lol
Are any of you +1ers from Petaluma? Did you know of our band?
DevineENTERventioN I don't think any of us know, we only +1 because that's a pretty interesting story.
"You hear a sound from the sky, you freeze don't know what to do. You better run for your lives, he's coming fast after you.... Blitzkrieg Petaluma California 1981
THANK YOU WOLFGANG FOR POSTING THIS!!!! Ian Jones a Blitzkrieg band member co-wrote and played on this track. Metallica used to honour him by taking him on tour with them when they woudl come to the Uk. He was my best friend and co-songwriter in our own band project DEAD EASY. Ian passed away 2 years ago and is HUGELY MISSED!!! Rock on In Peace Ian. Love, Electra
I am sorry to hear that Ian has died, I am just catching up on a great track, I do have the single though, I saw them in Bedford, on the day that I finished my O-Levels in 1981, I bought the single and a pin badge, I still have both over 40 years later! Great Band, great Gig, front row, I headbanged like a B******d :-)
Go writers Jim seiroto he was school teacher in physics & head of computers IT in Beaumont Leys School Leicester….
I love the metallica cover, but sometimes you need that old school garage fuzz in your guitar.
You hit the nail on the head! I wasn't sure how to describe what I term as Raw Metal, but you've answered that! I was 13 in 1980 and was there when it was first emerging. Miss those days, especially when it was more underground. Love the Metallica version, and just found this one which, too, is awesome!
Underground it was dude...good times!!!
Totally agree !just like Diamond heads am I Evil and Budgee's breathhfan
I think this is better
JEG I like this version but it’s too slow, so I put it on 1.25 speed, just personal taste because I have weird taster. I also speed up misfit songs as well... like I said they need to be faster for me to enjoy them
Accidentally clicked on this while scrolling. Best thing that’s happened to me all week
If you want other recommendations for music, let me know. I'm all about discovering and exposing others to music
That's what I am thinking!
Definitely tell the influence this had on Hetfield vocally.
Well even that jumper riff kind of sounds like the last riff to Seek And Destroy little bit. If you listen very very closely. Just listen to the rhythm of it and you’ll see what I mean
So yeah it absolutely is an influence
Plus they even covered this song when they had the cover album “Garage Inc”
It's pretty wild to realise that Hetfield's vocal style is basically him adopting a geordie accent.
NWOBHM it is the best of metal, i think many people can agree with my opinion. 80s metal was the best
Rust In Peace i was born in 85 man, and im still discovering these gem's, and i agree, something about 80's metal makes me think, i was meant to be born earlier!!!!!!
Especially from 81-84. the best years for metal.
Sabbath is always the best.
Somethingclever sabbath is great indeed, they are one of the couple of bands that are just on another tier.
@@Only_Cans_101 me too!!!!
Wish I was a teenager in the 80s but at least being a teenager now allows me to listen to all metal from years ago.
Jimmy V i agree
yeah but you aint really part of it, y'know?
Afe you sure about that it was a violent time cops beat the shit out of you
I was a teen in the 80s. It was awesome.....but I always thought being a teen in the 60s would have been better because record deals were easier to get......
You can listen to this at any age, dude.
This is thrash before thrash ! Nice song !
Less pedal old metallica sound is more effect blitzkrieg.
......what?
The sad truth is that Metallica ripped this song off. Almost every song on 'Kill 'em All' was ripped off by Metallica. It's just that American metal heads of the time hadn't heard these because they were by obscure European bands...and some not so obscure. I mean - Diamond Head?
+Aaron Wolbach no they didn't covered yes what did not steal the damn song
Corey Hansen You're right. I made a poor choice of words.
We Brits may be a small island, but we are masters at a lot of things. Heavy metal is one of them.
America: x to doubt
@@incognito9292 and deep purple and to a degree riot but that one is an american band with british influences.
For your size England destroys America. Although America has given the world what I believe are better metal bands. Metallica slayer pantera etc.
Hans Von Witzland you are correct that the Brits created heavy metal BUT us Americans got a hold of it and turn the volume nob up and played it double speed....... giving the world megadeth, Metallica,slayer, exodus, testament etc.........
But Slayer isn't British, so how can this be true?
The best thing about Metallica's cover song is that they introduced me to some awesome bands.
They shaped my taste in music. All that classic Brit metal and punk
RIP Ian Jones. Blitzkrieg are legends and you'll be missed, mate.
The main riff reminds me Hocus Pocus of Focus.
Yeah I was thinking that too. Accidental ripoff?
same here
Just came back, you are totally right. They even stole how the guitar comes in to thicken up the sound at the same measurement.
This is the better song tho...
thats because Ian Jones messed up the Focus riff, I was there
who care fucking idiot
this is like a perfect metal song. the riffs, the drumming, melodic solo/riff, the vocals
Before hearing this song I was just a fan. Now I am a whole air conditioner.
whoever wrote this, he's a genius!
I love the punk/metal sound of the original, but also Kirk's interpretation of the solo on the Metallica version is awesome. 👌
sold out
its the NWOBHM
So Metallica Did Cover us ?
The first time I heard this opening riff...I was listening to "Hocus Pocus" by Focus, which came out 10 years earlier!
2:55 Awesome!
New wave!
For fuck's shake...Metallica never covered a song just to make it sound better. They covered it because they LIKED the damn song.
Everyone knows, the "original is better" in every occasion, it's the one that's got the respect.
I like both versions btw..why create such nonsense "fights" in every video. Listen to the song, Like it, and praise it in the comments.
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I know I'm gonna start some shit with this, But... I think Motley Crue's version of Helter Skelter is 1000 times better than the Beetle's version.
True in this instance, but not in every instance...Johnny Cash's version of Hurt, for example, is better than the Nine Inch Nails version.
But But! Metalicca is teh gogz!!! / sarcasm i know they'd cringe at the comments if they saw them.
Originals aren't always better. But I myself like both versions
Lettuce Have Peace
Lettuce Have Light
Lettuce escape the cruel night
Lettuce Have Time
Let The Sun Shine
Lettuce Beware The Deadly Signs
Lettuce are evil
chris fattoruso vegan version :)
+sirus yes In Metallica's cover, I used to hear "hear our plea" as "you're ugly".
That's pretty funny sirus yes! You should look up the Saxon song Live Fast Die young with someone's alternate lyrics after listening to the original first. I laughed my ass off. You might too considering your sense of humor in these lyrics!
Anyone got some mayo!
Ill never forget how this type music was taboo and all.. i mean ALL radio and tv flat out refused to play it or even aknowlege it.. it was %100 fan driven, word of mouth. And we loved it
ahhhh, the days of tape trading. how i miss thee.
+Michael Gentry Must have been really awesome to live in that era
miss them too
I remember those days well.
It was Michael! I was 13 in 1980 when all of the NWOBHM was starting to come to fruition. It was all underground. Long before Bon Jovi's Slippery When Wet came out(not knocking it,just what I consider the transition period to more commercial heavy metal and hard rock), bands like Iron Maiden, Saxon, Motorhead, Judas Priest(although they'd been around for a while)Motley Crue, Dio, and many more, were hitting their stride, and headbangers were in a world of our own. You found out about new bands through your friends. It was a real social thing. The internet is awesome for finding out about these older bands, and that's what I'm enjoying doing, finding out about the more obscure bands and ones that did originals before others made covers more popular. Fun and more innocent times! Wish I could go back!
This is definitely the best version. Thanks for posting!
'Blitzkrieg' and 'Am I Evil' were very high in my favourite 'Metallica' songs.. I did not know that they were covers (BKg DH) at the time... but I can see why Metallica covered them.. did a pretty good job on both. The point I'm trying to make is that the original versions of both these songs are exceptionally solid metal masterpieces in their original form.. and from relatively unknown bands.
I'm off to find some more Blitzkrieg and Diamond Head stuff now... :-)
Metallica copied the hell out of this band it's so sad
I grew up to Metallica version and only as a grown-up learnt about this original. It really kicks ass and I began to appreciate it, it's very dramatic, theatrical I'd say, almost like heavy metal symphony. Very powerful.
Hope all Brits are wearing their poppies with pride this year. Those men, conscripts and volunteers saved us from a brutal dictatorship. Men paid in blood, with their lives and with their sanity. We were a nation of heroes and defeated the worlds most sophisticated military with a few tricks and pure courage. They fought to give you the peace that the UK has enjoyed since the end of that terrible war. Be proud.
Yeah. The world is sooooo much better than it was before the war. I see rampant global capitalism that wants to dilute and destroy every western nation as a blessing brought to us by the ***.
I prefer the German model - discipline and tradition.
One Empire battling another Empire. The wrong side won the Cold War.
When you can hear the sound of fingers sliding over strings! Missing in so many over produced records!
I've been diving so far into the obscure bands with totally strange sounds I somehow ended up back at the roots.
I wish people would shut up about Metallica and Blitzkrieg about who is better. I cover songs all the time because I love the band. Metallica covered it because they were fans of this band. Not a big deal. And they killed it too. They absolutely killed it
original will never be beat it just cant be beat
Love both versions for opposite reasons
Also, Blitzkrieg did a Metallica cover.
The slower tempo makes it feel heavier than a wall falling over your head. This is what HEAVY Metal means
mi mejor disco de heavy metal lo conoci a mis 15 años 1986 y todabia sigue siendo uno de los mejores como si fuera ayer
This tune was way ahead of its time.
If it weren't for Blitzkrieg, Metallica wouldn't have have gotten the sound the had during their golden years('82-'88)
Metallica got their original sound from Dave Mustaine,then they changed over to classic rock
No Mustaine, no Metallica
Mustaine made those fuckers!!!
Rust In Peace BLEW AWAY ANYTHING Metallica ever did!!!
@@Joe-eq8we said no one ever. Not even Megadeaths best album
favorite part of this song starts at 2:55. Love that guitar sound. And this song makes me want the album now.
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first time I realize that the lyric is actually "Aliens coming!"
Until now I always thought it was "It is coming!"
lol
haha on the Metallica track, I heard 'aliens' but I thought that must be wrong
it's "aliens calling"
@@Acolyte82 no t's not, at least according to the lyrics in the description, which clearly say "Aliens coming"
I never quite got the feel of this song until now. I am a Bassificationist, and need such information thank you. Great headphones help, too. Love the metal, man. Crunch on!
Entre por aqui de Casualidad y que sorpresa me he llevado que buen pedaso de Banda
44 goofs didn't survive the blitzkrieg.
france didnt survive the blitzkrieg.
+Pure metalReview lol
Poland?
MasterCyconide england barely
MasterCyconide oops
Focus - Hocus Pocus
im glad i wasnt the only one who heard it
Un acorde mas un acorde menos; mas ligado menos stacatto pero es Hocus Pocus riff
hocus pocus there's a pizza on your focus
Except that song is gayyyyyyyyyy
Saw these at Nottingham Boat club along with the likes of Vardis,Raven,Quartz,Venom in the early 80's. Still rockin now at 55yo.
Nice to see a huge NWOBHM following on youtube. British Metal forever!
That was always my favourite of the songs that Metallica covered and a beginning to end to end listen for me. Fantastic!
Riffs worth a billion dollars
then they owe Focus a lot of money
Love playing bass on this song!
I always love when bass is clearly passing to my ears and brain
Thank God for NWOBHM
Irreplacable vocals in this track, that's for sure!
Let's all thank Rob for NWOBHM!!!!!!
I'm still trying to figure out what NWOBHM is.
This shit rocks.. I must have been living under a rock when this was out (was in the military)
Jesus I just sang randomly this song in my car then 3-4 hours laters it appears in my recommended videos and it’s been years since I heard this song.
The bottom line: phones capture your voice
Man, the guitar riffs and tone are crushing. Slaaaps
that lead solo at 2:55 onwards is such a 'bright' guitar sound. Feels almost like early '80s post punk. Joy Division / New Order. Not disimilar to Johnny Marr's guitar either. Fits nicely.
This song is perfect, a true masterpiece.
wow I had no idea that Metallica's version was a cover. Both version still kick ass after many years
the fact that I found this on the first search is a testament to our age. fuck yeah.
One of the many Metallica blueprints. Influence comes from everywhere but you definitely hear early Kill Em All Metallica in this song
It could easily have been one of their songs, if you look at style and arrangement
This song is iconic..... this song is metal...... This song is AWESOME......
56 people didn't survive the blitzkrieg...
main riff is so fucking good, thrash was born here!
Lettuce have peace,
lettuce have life
Lettuce escape the cruel night
Lettuce have time, let the sun shine
Lettuce beware the deadly sign
Reverse vegan song?
NWOBHM is the shit. Interestingly, all of the originals that Metallica covered, were better than the covers. But the Metallica guys were the ones to embark on a career spanning decades and become superstars in the process. It's all about right place, right time.
"I knew of this band and loved them before Metallica!!!!".......(stands on his music stool of knowledge and waits for high 5's).... :P
ryan49er1 (Receives none and cries about how lonely he is)
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thanks 4 posting this
this is a good metal track, never heard this band before i like it. nice bone crunching riff, love the vocals mega cool.
Classic! Thank you for posting!
awesome powerful metal track, from one of the new wave of british heavy metal bands blitzkrieg, solid and powerful vocals. and a nice bone crunching riff. #nwobhmforever
If it wasn't for Metallica's cover of this song, I probably wouldn't have discovered this band. I give thanks to Metallica for most of my taste in music. (Diamond Head, Blitzkrieg, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Motörhead, Holocaust)
The best song ever!
I have this 45!!! LOVE IT SO MUCH.
This is now officially the Anthem for Brazil vs. Germany 8th og July 2014.
Yes!
Good one kkk
football is boring
@@Chaingun yes, but that match wasn't.
@@Chaingun no mate, football is fucking awesome
Thanks for uploading! Great song!!
First time listening after hearing the Metallica version for 10 years. This is definitely awesome aswell!
Una joya.
conservada en su formato original. Gracias.
Sensación: vi una luz *.*
I swear that riff is damn near the same as Focus Hocus Pocus.
And the "Comeback of the Year" award goes to Marmalade! Be sure to give him an extra special round of applause, folks. Sure, he can't read, write, speak, or articulate his feelings in a normal and sensible way, but he's still human (sort of)! Good job bud, I'm proud of you:)
Thank god Metallica covered this
FUcking awesome album! theres another album named after a black warlock and that shit is way better than metaliica.
This is what made Metallica
This is the best version by Far ! Superb !
2:37 reminds me Black Sabbath :D
Every Heavy Metal band reminds BLACK SABBATH!
+uberkogle Sounds like Focus "Hocus Pocus"
oh yes...
+Matthew Anthony I think you mean "The Black Sabbaths"
no more explanation needed, totally agree
I love metal where ever it comes from. Long live Metal.🤘
46 people want to live in 1939 again
such a good year.
party like its 1939
Or prefer the present.
WWII
I'll take 1939 but still like the song. How about we allow the blitzkrieg.
I just realised the debt the riff has to 'Hocus Pocus' by Focus... That just makes it better!!! Raw as Fuck!
As someone else mentioned before!
fortunately I was born in the right time !!! , go! Biltzkrieg ! Thanks you for influence bands like MetallicA ;)
very well put my friend. its just the NWOBHM handing over the flame of creativity to the thrash metal scene that was breaking out at the time.
Hocus pocus wants the riff back
Egbert Wadman well, this song wants me to play it
The riff is played differently.
Great song. Wonderfully done.
Thank you Metallica for introducing us to bands like
Diamond head
Blitzkrieg
Budgie
And Sweet savage
angel witch!
Killing Joke "The Wait" was cover by Metallica
Great!
i used to think he said "let us have wheat, let us have rice, let the crops grow when the sunshines" that was when i was twelve though. but still... it kinda fits
The sound is SO raw, it's awesome.
Sabbath + Focus = Blitzkrieg?
more like later 70's judas priest mixed with focus.
Linus Eriksson pretty much any metal band in this time period was influenced by sabbath. They were one of the only guys around
You're not the only one. I've been wondering about that one for quite some time.
Thank you Metallica, for introducing me to some kick ass music!
yep, I might not know Killing Joke if it wasn't for them
i love that raw sound of the 80´s!
wonder why bands like this don`t become huge,but others do.
you know its one of the great metal songs, cuz you never... ever forget how to play it on what ever instrument you played it on.
0:37 lettuces piece, lettuces & life, lettuces game of cruel will night
I know this song from garage Inc metallica but i love the original version
2:55 que chingon solo lml
Nice solo
¡Sii!
BLITZKRIEG \m/
I saw them a week ago. They were awesome, but I unfortunately had to sacrifice the end of their gig to get good stands for Possessed's performance.
KEEP IT OLD-SCHOOL \m/
Hocus Pocus maybe?
+lasseplatburk yes, definitely
who cares
+xander j. deez nutz