Metallica : Kill'Em All
THERE'S AN EVIL FEELING
IN OUR BRAINS
BUT IT'S NOTHING NEW,
YOU KNOW
IT DRIVES US INSANE
Kill 'Em All
is the
debut
studio album
by the
American
Heavy metal band
released on
July 25, 1983,
through the
independent label
Megaforce Records.
After forming in 1981,
Metallica began
by playing shows
in local clubs
in Los Angeles.
They recorded
several demos
to gain attention
from club owners
and eventually
relocated to
San Francisco
to secure
the services of
bassist
Cliff Burton.
The group's
No Life 'til Leather
demo tape
(1982)
was noticed by
Megaforce label
head
Jon Zazula,
who signed them
and provided
a budget of
$15,000
(equivalent to $48,835.49 in 2024)
for recording.
The album was
recorded in May
with producer
Paul Curcio
at the
Music America Studios
in
Rochester, New York.
It was
originally intended
to be titled
Metal Up Your Ass,
with cover art
featuring a
hand clutching
a dagger
emerging from
a toilet bowl.
Zazula
convinced the band
to change
the name
because distributors
feared that releasing
an album with
such an
offensive title
and artwork
would diminish
its chances of
commercial success.
TRACK LIST
Hit The Lights
The Four Horsemen
Motorbreath
Jump in The Fire
(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth
Whiplash
Phantom Lord
No Remorse
Seek & Destroy
Metal Militia
Ride The Lightning [*]
Blitzkrieg [*]
Am I Evil [*]
Sabba Cadabra [*]
It's Electric [*]
[*] BONUS TRACKS
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