Metallica - Kill 'Em All review
| Band: | Metallica |
| Album: | Kill 'Em All |
| Style: | Bay Area thrash metal |
| Release date: | July 25, 1983 |
| Guest review by: | Iced Iñigo |
01. Hit The Lights
02. The Four Horsemen
03. Motorbreath
04. Jump In The Fire
05. (Anesthesia)-Pulling Teeth
06. Whiplash
07. Phantom Lord
08. No Remorse
09. Seek & Destroy
10. Metal Militia
11. Am I Evil? [Diamond Head cover] [Elektra reissue bonus]
12. Blitzkrieg [Blitzkrieg cover] [Elektra reissue bonus]
13. The Four Horsemen [live] [digital download bonus]
14. Whiplash [live] [digital download bonus]
The history of the best Metal band began with this cd. In this album the bases of the thrash metal appeared for first time. By this time Metallica was surely the fastest band of the world, even faster than Venom [precursors of Black Metal style]. In this cd Metallica finds an own style which some years later will bring them to the top of Metal.
The musical quality of this cd is not very good, but the quality of composers of Metallica is incredible. Of course the musicians of the band at this time promised much : Dave Mustaine [later, founding member of Megadeth] and the disappeared God of bass Cliff Burton, apart the rest well known band: James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett and Lars Ulrich.
The 10 tracks of the album sprinkle blood, from the initial track "Hit the Lights" to the last one ?Metal Militia?. In this cd the Metalli-Hymn, ?Seek & Destroy? is the cardinal piece. I also have to mention the fantastic bass solo of ?[Anesthesia]-Pulling Teeth? song. I will define this cd in one word: electric.
If you are not into Metallica and you want to start listening to them, this is not a good album to start with, you must listen to the Black Album, because the garage sound of Kill ?em All is really crude, although Metallica was and is much more than a garage band, anyway a cult album, without a doubt.
Written by Iced Iñigo | 22.09.2003
Guest review disclaimer:
This is a guest review, which means it does not necessarily represent the point of view of the MS Staff.
This is a guest review, which means it does not necessarily represent the point of view of the MS Staff.
Rating:
7.0
7.0
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Rating: 7.0 |
Being an inspirational oeuvre for many bands, Kill 'Em All is the debut album of the most successful band of metal music, the first official package after some arguments among band members and finally Dave Mustaine's dramatic departure. The songs are super fast and neoteric in many cases. Immediately by listening to this record, the punk roots come into view. The riffs are really heavy, yet raw and unpolished, which means they had a long way to go in terms of musicianship at that time. Solos are performed insanely fast; however, this acceleration causes quite a lot of bum notes in many songs, which are obtrusive. Bass lines are stunning and surely enhancing the quality of the record. Hetfield's voice is fairly squeaky and no way near a qualified singer. Arpeggiated guitar chords in "Phantom Lord" would be definitely worth mentioning. Read more ›› |
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| Deadmeat Necrobutcher Posts: 2437  |
With a better production this one would kill!!! great!!!
---- Υou've sold your human essence to the cold world of dead and empty things... You're SOLD!
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| Uirapuru Liver Failure Posts: 2955  |
Not a big deal at all. If it wasn't for the historic fact that this is the debut album of one of the most successful metal bands of all time, it would'nt be an album that I was gonna search to listen. Best songs: Whiplash, No Remorse and Seek And Destroy.
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| Andresopeth Posts: 201  |
The Four Horsemen! but this album contains a lot of good songs is hard to pick just one!
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| wormdrink414 Elite Posts: 1295  |
Favorite Metallica album hands down. The Four Horsemen is one of the greatest songs of all time.
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| Boxcar Willy yr a kook Posts: 9157  |
Written by BloodTears on 12.08.2006 at 20:02 SO TRUE!!!!! 
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| BloodTears ANA-thema Elite Posts: 11835  |
Written by Boxcar Willy on 26.11.2009 at 18:27 That is still true today.
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| Boxcar Willy yr a kook Posts: 9157 |
Written by BloodTears on 26.11.2009 at 18:38 damn straight!!!
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| Boxcar Willy yr a kook Posts: 9157 |
Written by [user id=12867] on 21.06.2007 at 07:14 I agree this album is not perfect but it still is pretty damn good!!
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| Troy Killjoy perfunctionist Staff Posts: 21306  |
Written by Nemo Atkins on 18.06.2011 at 18:02 Just an FYI - Wikipedia is not a credible source. I'm not agreeing or disagreeing what the information presented in this case, but it's funny reading "I read it on Wikipedia" as a legitimate argument.
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| Bad English Tage Westerlund Posts: 62020  |
I consider this album as speed metal not thrash, liitle faster and not so heavy
---- I stand whit Ukraine and Israel. They have right to defend own citizens. Stormtroopers of Death - "Speak English or Die"  I better die, because I never will learn speek english, so I choose dieing
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| Lord_Regnier Posts: 1469  |
Written by Bad English on 23.07.2015 at 20:07 It IS old-school Thrash. As for "Speed Metal", the term as been used for so many different styles (for Powermetal like early Helloween, for more traditional Heavy Metal like Motorhead, as well as ultra-fast Thrash like "Reign In Blood") that it is very hard to give a precise meaning to the term these days.
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| Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Elite Posts: 40071  |
Written by Bad English on 23.07.2015 at 20:07 This IS thrash metal. This is the blueprint for all thrash that follows it.
---- Member of the true crusade against European Flower Metal Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight Dawn Crosby (r.i.p.) 05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996 
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| Bad English Tage Westerlund Posts: 62020 |
But different as other thrash and other this band albums and al thrash as followed , little ''softer''
---- I stand whit Ukraine and Israel. They have right to defend own citizens. Stormtroopers of Death - "Speak English or Die" I better die, because I never will learn speek english, so I choose dieing
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| @gent_-_orange Posts: 905  |
That's usually the case with early albums in genres though, would have been weird had they come out of the gates sounding like Kreator, the band took their influences (mostly NWOBHM) and sped it the fuck up.
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| RaduP CertifiedHipster Staff Posts: 9030  |
Written by Boxcar Willy on 27.11.2009 at 17:29 Heck yeah! \m/
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