Kill 'Em All is the debut album by American heavy metal band Metallica. The album was recorded in only two weeks on a small budget. Only 1500 copies were initially printed, however it has now been certified 3x Platinum by the RIAA, having sold over 3 million copies in the U.S. alone.
Released in 1983, the record's release set the band on the path to "world domination," as drummer Lars Ulrich would put it in the following year.
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Kill 'Em All is the debut album by American heavy metal band Metallica. The album was recorded in only two weeks on a small budget. Only 1500 copies were initially printed, however it has now been certified 3x Platinum by the RIAA, having sold over 3 million copies in the U.S. alone.
Released in 1983, the record's release set the band on the path to "world domination," as drummer Lars Ulrich would put it in the following year.
The album is acclaimed for combining high-speed (especially "Motorbreath," which has a tempo of 168 bpm, and the Cliff Burton bass solo "(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth" of which the fastest section is played at 200 bpm) and a tribute to the band's early NWOBHM influences: Diamond Head, Iron Maiden, Motörhead and Venom, all English bands who combined the heaviness and technicality of Black Sabbath with the speed and aggression of punk. It is one of the first and most influential thrash metal albums.
Metallica's original lineup featured James Hetfield (guitar/vocals),...
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