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"The Four Horsemen" is a song from the concept album 666 by the psychedelic rock band Aphrodite's Child, considered the album's most renowned track. [1] It has received regular airplay on AOR stations since its release in 1972.
"The Four Horsemen" deals with the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, its lyrics mostly paraphrasing the text of Revelation 6. The song's structure is marked by a dynamic contrast, with Roussos singing over an echoed keyboard drone and wind chimes in the verses, [ 24 ] [ 26 ] and the chorus containing traditional rock instrumentation highlighted ...
The Four Horsemen" is a revamp of the Mustaine-penned "The Mechanix", which originally had lyrics about having sex at a gas station. [5] [34] A modified version of his composition with the original lyrics appeared on Megadeth's debut Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good! (1985), named "Mechanix".
Metallica frontman James Hetfield then re-wrote the lyrics to be about the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, and the song was re-titled "The Four Horsemen." "Mechanix" had originally been played by Metallica at the same tempo as "The Four Horsemen."
The Verve's song "The Rolling People" (from their 1997 album Urban Hymns) borrows its title from "Altamont", while also containing musical elements of "The Four Horsemen". Frontman Richard Ashcroft reportedly mentioned 666 as a strong influence on his music. Deltron 3030 sampled the opening lyrics of 'Loud, Loud, Loud' in the track 'Mastermind'.
There are numerous biblical references in the lyrics. [5] A spoken portion from Revelation 6:1–2 in the King James Version [6] introduces the song. [7] The passage describes the coming of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, each heralded by one of the "four beasts" first mentioned in Revelation 4:6–9.
All tracks are written by Sakis Tolis, except for "The Four Horsemen" by Aphrodite's Child and "Του θάνατου (Tou Thanatou)" by Nikos Xilouris; the lyrics for "For a Voice Like Thunder" have been taken from a dramatic piece, "King Edward the Fourth", by William Blake.
The Four Horsemen were formed in the late 1980s by the Welsh-born guitarist Stephen Harris (a.k.a. Kid Chaos a.k.a. "Haggis"), who had been a member of Zodiac Mindwarp and a touring bassist for The Cult. [1] Haggis formed the band in Hollywood, California, when he decided to leave The Cult, switching from bass to rhythm guitar. [2]