Kill 'Em All
Kill 'Em All is a seminal
heavy metal album by
thrash band
Metallica, released in
1983. Often said to be the first example of thrash music,
Kill 'Em All fuses heavy metal and
hardcore punk, resulting in a symphonic and rhythmically diverse sound.
When Dave Mustaine formed Megadeth, he recorded the original version of "The Four Horsemen" called "Mechanix", for Megadeth's first album Killing Is My Business (1985). "Mechanix" is somewhat less complicated structurally than "The Four Horsemen."
An early re-issue of the album by Elektra Records added the songs "Blitzkrieg" and "Am I Evil?".
Kill 'Em All peaked at #120 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, but not until 1988 (see 1988 in music)..
Track listing
- "Hit the Lights" (Hetfield/Ulrich) - 4:17
- "The Four Horsemen" (Hetfield/Mustaine/Ulrich) - 7:08
- "Motorbreath" (Hetfield) - 3:03
- "Jump in the Fire" (Hetfield/Mustaine/Ulrich) - 4:50
- "(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth" - 3:27
- "Whiplash" (Hetfield/Ulrich) - 4:06
- "Phantom Lord" (Hetfield/Mustaine/Ulrich) - 4:52
- "No Remorse" (Hetfield/Ulrich) - 6:24
- "Seek & Destroy" (Hetfield/Ulrich) - 6:50
- "Metal Militia" (Hetfield/Mustaine/Ulrich) - 6:06
Singles
"Jump In The Fire" was released in 1984 with "Seek And Destroy (Live)", and "Phantom Lord (Live)"
"Whiplash" as a single in the US only. Side A: "Jump In The Fire", "Whiplash (Special Neckbrace remix)", Side2: "Seek And Destroy", "Phantom Lord"
Personnel
- Metallica - Producer
- Chris Bubacz - Engineer
- Paul Curcio - Producer
- Kirk Hammett - Guitar
- James Hetfield - Guitar, Guitar (Electric), Vocals
- George Marino - Remastering
- Jeffrey Norman - Engineer
- Lars Ulrich - Drums
- Jon Zazula - Executive Producer
- Cliff Burton - Bass
- Mark Whitaker - Producer
- Andy Wroblewski - Assistant Engineer
