Kill 'Em All
by Metallica
- Type: Album
- Released: 25 July 1983
- Label: Megaforce
- Country: United States
- Length: 51:14
- Community rating: 3.88/5 from 35 ratings
Artists on this release: Cliff Burton, Dave Mustaine, James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett, Lars Ulrich
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Metallica's ferocious debut album effectively birthed the thrash metal genre by violently combining the intricate riffs of the NWOBHM with the blistering speed of hardcore punk. Driven by James Hetfield's snarling vocals and Dave Mustaine's early songwriting contributions, the record is an unrelenting, hyper-aggressive assault on the senses. 'Kill 'Em All' is a remarkably raw, energetic blueprint that permanently altered the landscape of heavy metal.
Genres
Descriptors: violence, DIY, fast, high-energy, metallic
Tracklist
- Hit The Lights (4:15)
- The Four Horsemen (7:12)
- Motorbreath (3:07)
- Jump In The Fire (4:41)
- (Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth (4:14)
- Whiplash (4:08)
- Phantom Lord (5:01)
- No Remorse (6:26)
- Seek & Destroy (6:54)
- Metal Militia (5:11)
Credits
- Metallica - primary artist, written-by, copyright, phonographic copyright
- Cliff Burton - bass
- Lars Ulrich - drums, written-by
- Chris Bubacz - engineer
- Andy Wroblewski - engineer [assistant]
- Jon Zazula - executive-producer
- Harold Risch - graphics, design, layout
- Shari Risch - graphics, design, layout
- Kirk Hammett - lead guitar
- Crazed Management Inc. - management, booking [exclusive management & booking info.]
- Jack Skinner - mastered by [mastering engineer]
- Gary L. Heard - photography by [front & back cover design photo]
- Kevin Hodapp - photography by [inner sleeve photos]
- Paul Curcio - producer
- James Hetfield - rhythm guitar, vocals, written-by
- Dave Mustaine - written-by