Metallica - Thriller Anthrax - Comedy Slayer - Horror Megadeth - Documentary

If each of the Big 4 was a drug: Metallica: Alcohol Megadeth: Ketamine Slayer: Bath Salts Anthrax: Anthrax

"MUSTAAAAINE" She gets it.

Anthrax plays so fast because they were influenced by hardcore punk bands like Bad Brains and Black Flag.

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

ok, now you have to do Angel of Death and Raining Blood

The quote of this video is definitely "It's mustaine bitch"

"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.

Slayers vocalist is Tom Araya which is also the Bassist!

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!

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

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.

Never get tired of Holy Wars, its basically metal perfection

I love all of the Big 4, but I'll always have a special place in my heart for Anthrax.

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.

'Testament' is a great Thrash Metal band Kira: - D.N.R. (Do Not Resuscitate) - Sins of Omission - Over the Wall - Eyes of Wrath 🤘🤘🤘🤘

up next: Testament, Sepultura, Kreator

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.

Slayer's "Dead Skin Mask" is their darkest song by far, disturbing lyrics, but slow passed. (no "screamo" haha).

Slayer's Dead Skin mask and Mandatory Suicide are in the same boat as South of Heaven. Would recommend.

South of Heaven was "Slayer-lite" compared to Reign in Blood and Hell Awaits.

Warning: Metal is Addictive! P.S - wait for the "my Metal vinyls collection" video one day!

I forgot to tell you! Anthrax did a song with a rap group called PUBLIC ENEMY!

Anthrax is my favorite of these bands actually. I love them all but they just have something else 🤘🏻

Those were all perfect choices! Like all are top 5 songs of those bands (maybe Seek a top 20).

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

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.

Megadeth-good mourning/black friday or youthanasia Anthrax-got the time Slayer-angel of death Metallica- creeping death

Thrash is my life

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!)

You're so charismatic! I really want to be your friend!

So the first guitar solo in Holy Wars was by Marty Friedman, the second one at the end was Dave Mustaine

"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!

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.

Now you gotta do more Slayer!!! Love the vid btw

Among the Living, great album

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.

Megadeth - Tornado of Souls best guitar solo.

Kira, give some love to Marty Friedman too. He's the other guitarist in Megadeth.

I think that when you get on the 2000's metal bands, you will absolutely love SOAD

Now, react to the big teutonic 4: Kreator, Sodom, Destruciton and Tankard

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

You are the cutest reactor on KZfaq! Keep going Kira, cheers from Argentina :)

Seek and Destroy still a huge concert fan favorite 40 years later

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!

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

A grunge video would be great. The big 4 would be Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, Alice In Chains, and Nirvana.

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.

I'd love for you to do another round of these. Slayer is going to terrify you soon enough.

Ur reaction to the end of holywars its priceless "mustaine bitch" lol. Thats what every guitar player feels when hearing megadeth.

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.

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.

I like how you're giving props to Kill Em All. Its my favorite Metallica album right now.

Absolutely love your vids. Please don't ever stop!

How is this the first time I'm watching your video? Omg. You had me at your Anthrax reaction!

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.

Smart move to take it slow with Slayer. Can't wait for the next ones.

Luv your hair darker like this. My fave on you! Kira Crush ❤

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 - No Remorse Anthrax - Aftershock Slayer - War Ensemble Megadeth - My Last Words

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. 😄

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/

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.

metallica and megadeth solos are so good, please let them play thru.

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.

Freaking adorable reaction! And yes, masterpiece!

Hangar 18 next!!! I remember being a little kid playing rust in peace for the first time and as soon as holy wars ended and heard H18 intro i was blown away!

The outro to South of heaven leads into the next song on the album, silent scream.

Holy Wars: best thrash metal song ever

Luv watching Kira rock to metal. Headbang girl 🤟

i know every single song of megadeth, and EVERYTIME i listen to holy wars I have exact the same reaction as you lol

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.

Metallica: Call od Duty Anthrax: Serious Sam Megadeth: Far Cry SLAYER: Doom

Authentic! Great reaction

So cool to watch your journey.

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.

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

She's Converted to Slayer 👍 One of the Best drummers in Metal 🥁

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.

Personally I would've picked among the living, I am the law, the horror of it all or imitation of life off the among the living album. But I'm glad you liked Anthrax Caught in a Mosh. I'm unusual in having this opinion but I actually like Anthrax more than Megadeth. Although there's no denying the genius of holy wars... punishment due, which is Megadeth's best.

Should Listen To some German Teutonic Thrash - Destruction: Mad Butcher (1986 Version) its absolute beast. Very dark similar to Slayer.

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.

That s so great! Love your reactions

Kira the next bands in your thrash journey should be the remaining three American bands that make up the 'big 7' (they're always debated on to replace anthrax in the big 4) and then the German big 4. Exodus - deliver us to evil Testament - disciples of the watch Overkill - head first Toxic waltz, practice what you preach and elimination would be the popular suggestions, but I think you'll like these songs better. They're in chronology as well :) The German big 4 are tankard, destruction, kreator and Sodom. My suggestions for them would be based on your reaction to heavier slayer.

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!!"

I'm not a parent but watching you react to METAL must be like the same feeling a parent gets when they first see their child walk. Keep it up there is SO MUCH more to discover. Ask your self; who was the first to discover Metal. That's a journey within its self.

You are my fav new metal head!!Keep it heavy!!

Gotta give Anvil- Metal on Metal a listen too,this Canadian band influenced Metallica,Megadeth,slayer and Anthrax.

A part 2 would be really cool to see, BUT. There's a BUT. You should listen to 4 songs from these bands from their 90's/2000's eras. So you can see just HOW different they all changed...

I was sooooooooooooo waiting for this! Glad you finally listened to Slayer and Anthrax!

Megadeth has always been my favourite \m/ >.< \m/

I know this isn't really your style, but it would be cool seeing you react to hair metal. Van Halen and Motle Crue would be awesome.

MEGADETH > > > > > > > > > > other ones.

THRASH is a deep dive, rabbit hole. SO Many great bands...Testament, Exodus. Overkill and Death Angel... Kreator. Sodom, Destruction, Tankard, Forbidden, Violence, etc.

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!

it should be the Big 5 and include Testament...

Anthrax? Scary? Lol They’re the most tongue in cheek, self deprecating band of the four.

From an old Metal head like me. Im proud of you! Great open mind

You rock Kira!!