The Mechanix is a song by Metallica that appeared on some pre-Kill 'Em All demos, most notably No Life 'til Leather. The song was about sex in a mechanics shop. But then, Dave Mustaine got kicked out of the band and they reworked the song into was going to become as The Four Horsemen. Then Mustaine recorded the original song as "Mechanix" (dropping the word "the" from the title) but at a faster pace and a few other changes. It was released on Megadeth's debut album Killing is my business... and business is good!. The Mechanix wasn't a terrible idea, but James thought sex wasn't a good topic and wanted some dark lyrics.
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