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    • Metallica’s Kill ’Em All: the stories behind every song

      It was the album that changed metal

      • Aside from Led Zeppelin I and Black Sabbath ’s Black Sabbath, no rock or metal debut album has had as much impact as Metallica ’s Kill ’Em All. It wasn’t just the record that launched the band’s career – it was the album that changed metal.
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  2. Jul 25, 2023 · Kill 'Em All served as a warning shot across the bow of metal’s warship, unequivocally alerting every sailor that a creative sea change was in the offing, spearheaded by Metallica and their...

  3. Jan 28, 2019 · And though still unquestionably violent, Kill 'Em All's title and cover were apparently palatable enough for retail chains to sell. That wasn't the end of the line for Metal Up Your Ass , though. The fact that they'd even considered it as a title for their first album helped to further bolster Metallica's metal cred, and it soon became a ...

  4. Sep 20, 2022 · Aside from Led Zeppelin I and Black Sabbath’s Black Sabbath, no rock or metal debut album has had as much impact as Metallica’s KillEm All. It wasn’t just the record that launched the band’s career – it was the album that changed metal.

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    Journalist Martin Popoff said Kill 'Em All differentiated from the debuts by Metallica's Bay Area contemporaries because the fans could identify with Hetfield's lyrics and the band's appearance. Spin ' s Chuck Eddy considered Kill 'Em All the inception of the " extreme metal mania" of the early 1980s.

  6. Jul 25, 2023 · It would be no understatement to say that Metallica ’s debut album, KillEm All, changed the world. Not only was it instrumental in shaping the direction of heavy metal in the 80s, but...

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  7. Sep 20, 2022 · By Malcolm Dome. ( Metal Hammer ) last updated 20 September 2022. In 1983, four alcohol fuelled kids calling themselves Metallica recorded their debut album KillEm All. No one knew it would change the world. (Image credit: Music For Nations) Metallica didn’t exactly make an auspicious arrival.

  8. Jun 19, 2012 · Keith Abt. Updated: Aug 5, 2023 3:10 PM EDT. Metallica in 1983. Left to right: Kirk Hammett, Cliff Burton (RIP), Lars Ulrich, and James Hetfield. Back cover of "Kill 'Em All" (1983) Once Upon a Metal Time. It's hard to believe that there actually was a time when Metallica did not exist.