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Kill 'Em All
Metallica
- Type:
- Full-length
- Release date:
- July 25th, 1983
- Catalog ID:
- MRI 069
- Label:
- Megaforce Records
- Format:
- 12" vinyl (33⅓ RPM)
- Reviews:
- 41 reviews (avg. 87%)
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| 1. | Hit the Lights | 04:17 | Show lyrics |
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| 2. | The Four Horsemen | 07:13 | Show lyrics |
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| 3. | Motorbreath | 03:08 | Show lyrics |
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| 4. | Jump in the Fire | 04:42 | Show lyrics |
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| 5. | (Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth | 04:15 | Instrumental |
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| 6. | Whiplash | 04:10 | Show lyrics |
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| Side B | |||
| 7. | Phantom Lord | 05:02 | Show lyrics |
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| 8. | No Remorse | 06:26 | Show lyrics |
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| 9. | Seek & Destroy | 06:55 | Show lyrics |
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| 10. | Metal Militia | 05:10 | Show lyrics |
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| 51:18 | |||
| Band members | |
| James Hetfield | Vocals, Guitars (rhythm), Songwriting (tracks 1-4, 6-10) |
| Kirk Hammett | Guitars (lead) |
| Cliff Burton (R.I.P. 1986) | Bass, Songwriting (track 5) |
| Lars Ulrich | Drums, Songwriting (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6-10) |
| Miscellaneous staff | |
| Gary L. Heard | Cover art, Photography |
| Andy Wroblewski | Engineering (assistant) |
| Kevin Hodapp | Photography |
| Jack Skinner | Mastering |
| Dave Mustaine | Songwriting (tracks 2, 4, 7, 10) |
| Paul Curcio (R.I.P. 2018) | Producer |
| Jon Zazula (R.I.P. 2022) | Executive producer |
| Chris Bubacz | Engineering |
| James Hetfield | Vocals, Guitars (rhythm), Songwriting (tracks 1-4, 6-10) |
| Kirk Hammett | Guitars (lead) |
| Cliff Burton (R.I.P. 1986) | Bass, Songwriting (track 5) |
| Lars Ulrich | Drums, Songwriting (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6-10) |
| Gary L. Heard | Cover art, Photography |
| Andy Wroblewski | Engineering (assistant) |
| Kevin Hodapp | Photography |
| Jack Skinner | Mastering |
| Dave Mustaine | Songwriting (tracks 2, 4, 7, 10) |
| Paul Curcio (R.I.P. 2018) | Producer |
| Jon Zazula (R.I.P. 2022) | Executive producer |
| Chris Bubacz | Engineering |
| In Heaven, Everything Is Fine | 95% | Sweetie | May 3rd, 2023 | |
| Youthful exuberance that... | 63% | Annable Courts | November 14th, 2022 | |
| Everyone starts somewhere. | 79% | GratefulDeadInside | December 28th, 2021 | |
| The album that started it all | 100% | AxlFuckingRose | November 28th, 2021 | |
| The birth of violence | 90% | Ziomaletto | September 5th, 2021 | |
| Metallica: Kill ‘Em All | 93% | MetalManiaCometh | August 26th, 2020 | |
| Great start for one of the... | 90% | Slater922 | May 31st, 2020 | |
| Effective simplicity | 79% | gasmask_colostomy | October 11th, 2019 | |
| The album that started it... | 100% | TheArcticKrow | April 19th, 2019 | |
| Bore 'Em All | 58% | Diesel 11 | March 5th, 2019 | |
| A nasty cross between... | 94% | TrooperEd | April 24th, 2018 | |
| Bang That Head That Doesn't... | 100% | ThrashFanatic | January 20th, 2018 | |
| We've Come To Take Your Life | 86% | psychoticnicholai | January 1st, 2018 | |
| World, Meet Metal! Metal,... | 96% | Metalhead1997 | April 3rd, 2017 | |
| Fall to your knees, and bow... | 97% | ExodusAttack666 | December 19th, 2016 | |
| Kicks your ass! | 95% | BlackMetal213 | September 27th, 2016 | |
| ramblings on an album where... | 90% | caspian | February 28th, 2016 | |
| The First of A Series of... | 92% | Chratheostic17 | October 20th, 2015 | |
| ATTACK!!! Kill 'Em All | 100% | Thrash Maniac | September 5th, 2015 | |
| Killed It | 89% | Insin | March 6th, 2015 | |
| The one that kills them all. | 91% | Sullen Demigod | May 28th, 2014 | |
| A Hammer that Still Hurts... | 80% | InfinityX | August 5th, 2013 | |
| The first... the best? | 90% | Ibanezmancons | June 8th, 2013 | |
| Not life-changing, but a... | 90% | SirMetalGinger | March 21st, 2013 | |
| A great debut from a young... | 86% | psychosisholocausto | February 13th, 2013 | |
| Some things you shouldn't... | 88% | BastardHead | January 30th, 2013 | |
| Metallica the hungry | 91% | wallernotweller | December 13th, 2012 | |
| Who The Hell Are These Guys?! | 89% | Metal_Jaw | February 15th, 2012 | |
| Metallica - Kill 'Em All | 80% | Orbitball | February 9th, 2012 | |
| They Killed it, Alright. | 90% | grain_silo | October 28th, 2011 | |
| Metal up your ass! | 89% | kluseba | July 14th, 2011 | |
| A fine debut, but they'd... | 75% | Nhorf | April 2nd, 2008 | |
| The Metallica I Miss the Most | 91% | DawnoftheShred | October 17th, 2006 | |
| Sowing the seeds of greatness | 88% | Hellbent | October 6th, 2006 | |
| One Dimensional, the way... | 89% | hells_unicorn | September 23rd, 2006 | |
| The beginning of the bay... | 80% | TableofHELL | August 22nd, 2004 | |
| Straight ahead thrash | 90% | OlympicSharpshooter | December 31st, 2003 | |
| Mmm, thrash! | 92% | Minion | November 8th, 2003 | |
| Thank you Dave Mustaine. | 61% | TheMoor | September 27th, 2003 | |
| Great debut from the... | 90% | raZe | August 11th, 2002 | |
| for '83 ya can't get much... | 80% | UltraBoris | August 7th, 2002 |
Copies with "A-1" in the side A matrix number include an inner sleeve with lyrics, credits and photos. Copies with "A-2" or "A-3" in the side A matrix number do not.
The vinyl labels have "Side 1" and "Side 2" on them.
The band originally wanted to title the album "Metal Up Your Ass", but were denied. 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. Also, the first few original CD pressings had it printed on the back.
"The Four Horsemen" is about the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse in John's Revelation. The song was initially titled "Mechanix", and had different lyrics, written by Dave Mustaine.
"Phantom Lord" is titled after one of James Hetfield's pre-Metallica bands.
Andy Wroblewski is the person who says "bass solo, take one" at the beginning of "(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth". He also did some backing vocals on the album.
The stomping at the end of "Metal Militia" was done by James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, and "Warhead" Bob Thomas (Aaron Thomas' dad, who hosted the Metallic Overdrive radio program, and was thanked in the liner notes as Bob "Nice Lungs" Thomas). The stomping tracks were then duplicated so as to create the sound of many people marching.
Recording information:
Recorded and mixed at Music America Recording Studio, Rochester, New York in May, 1983.
Identifiers:
Matrix / Runout (Label Side A): MRI 069 A
Matrix / Runout (Label Side B): MRI 069 B
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1, Runout Groove Side A): MRI-069-A STERLING A-1 ↔
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1, Runout Groove Side B): MRI-069-B STERLING A-1 ↔
Matrix / Runout (Variant 2, Runout Groove Side A): MRI-069-B STERLING A- ↔
Matrix / Runout (Variant 2, Runout Groove Side B): MRI-069-B STERLING A- ↔
Matrix / Runout (Variant 3, Runout Groove Side A): MRI-069-A STERLING A-1 ↔
Matrix / Runout (Variant 3, Runout Groove Side B): MRI-069-B STERLING A- ↔
Rights Society: ASCAP
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