Song · Metallica
“The Four Horsemen” by Metallica
From the album Kill ’Em All (1983)
“The Four Horsemen” by Metallica appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1990 and 2002. It was first released in 1983 on the album Kill ’Em All. Its best result is #179 on the Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #948 hard rock song of all time.
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"The Four Horsemen" rides on Kill 'Em All, the debut Metallica released on July 25, 1983, through Jon Zazula's independent Megaforce Records, and its writing credit names a guitarist who never made the record: Dave Mustaine, who wrote it with James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich, was fired shortly before the sessions began. Kirk Hammett took his place and plays guitar alongside Hetfield, who sings, with Ulrich on drums and Cliff Burton, the bassist the band had moved to San Francisco to land, on bass.
Paul Curcio produced the album that May at Music America Studios in Rochester, New York, working with the $15,000 budget Zazula put up after the No Life 'til Leather demo caught his ear.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 179 | Z-Rock | Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) | 1000 |
| 2002 | 520 | KISW | KISW Top 999 of All Time (2002) | 999 |
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