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Kill 'Em All is Metallica's debut album, released on July 25, 1983 on Megaforce Records. Metallica's original line-up featured James Hetfield (vocals/rhythm guitar), Dave Mustaine (lead guitar), Ron McGovney (bass), and Lars Ulrich (drums). Because of tensions with Mustaine, McGovney left the band. Castro Valley-born bassist Cliff Burton was recruited as his replacement. Mustaine was fired in ...
All told, Kill ’Em All is the record that launched a thousand thrash bands while setting Metallica on their inexorable path toward superstardom. While it might have little in common with the radio-ruling songs of the Black Album—or anything they’ve released in the last 30 years—Kill ’Em All is Metallica in their purest form: savage ...
Feb 17, 2016 · Metallica's debut album 'Kill 'Em All' reissued.The true birth of thrash. On Kill 'Em All, Metallica fuses the intricate riffing of New Wave of British Heavy Metal bands like Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, and Diamond Head with the velocity of Motörhead and hardcore punk.
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Jul 25, 2023 · Metallica recorded Kill 'Em All at Music America Studios in Rochester, N.Y., with an unlikely team. Staff producer Paul Curcio’s claim to fame was working with the Doobie Brothers in 1971, and ...
Jul 25, 2023 · When Kill ’Em All was released, on July 25, 1983, metal had barely heard anything of this speed and fury before, nor seen a band with Metallica’s level of streetwise savvy. The album has ...
Oct 1, 2023 · The title "Kill 'Em All" was what Cliff Burton said after the record company rejected that idea. "Just fuckin' kill 'em all" were his exact words. Original LP pressings had "Bang that head that doesn't bang" printed on the back of it.
