Description

Extremely rare album featuring the Power Metal demo recorded sometime in April 1982. Although the demo was never officially released, it was given the bootleg name Power Metal after the tagline McGovney had printed on Metallica's first business cards. The tape contained four original songs, including two new songs, The Mechanix, written by Dave Mustaine, and Motorbreath, written by James Hetfield. It was also, like all previous demos, recorded in McGovney's garage. The line-up for this recording were James Hetfield – lead vocals, rhythm guitar Lars Ulrich – drums Dave Mustaine – lead guitar, backing vocals Ron McGovney – bass guitar The Mechanix was the original version of The Four Horsemen which later appeared on Metallica's 1983 debut album Kill 'Em All. Mustaine also included a reworked version of the song, simply titled Mechanix, on the first Megadeth album, Killing Is My Business… and Business Is Good!. This album also features 4 bonus demo tracks Track listing: 1. Hit The Lights-Power Metal demo April 1982 2. The Mechanix-Power Metal demo April 1982 3. Motorbreath-Power Metal demo April 1982 4. Jump In The Fire-Power Metal demo April 1982 5. Metal Militia-demo July 1982 6. Fight Fire With Fire-demo October 1983 7. Ride The Lightning-demo October 1983 8. When Hell Freezes Over-demo October 1983