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''Kill 'Em All'' is the debut album by ThrashMetal band Music/{{Metallica}}, released on July 25, 1983, by Megaforce Records.
Shortly after the band was formed in late 1981, Metallica - then consisting of singer/guitarist James Hetfield, drummer Lars Ulrich, lead guitarist [[Music/{{Megadeth}} Dave Mustaine]], and bassist Ron [=McGovney=] - began work on a series of demos they put out throughout 1982. However, tensions among the band members, especially Mustaine and [=McGovney=], lead to the latter quitting the band in late 1982, resulting in the band bringing in bassist Cliff Burton.
Dave Mustaine was fired after a show in 1983, just as they were due to begin recording the final takes for the album, due to drug and alcohol problems and [[HostilityOnTheSet clashes with the other members]], so Music/{{Exodus|Band}} guitarist Kirk Hammett was brought in and some of Mustaine's lyrics were rewritten by James Hetfield. Dave still has a writing credit on several songs due to almost all of them having been re-recorded from the band's early demos.
The album was originally going to be called ''[[IntentionallyAwkwardTitle Metal Up Your Ass]]'', but the label didn't like that title. The band [[WriterRevolt responded]] by renaming the album ''Kill 'Em All'', after a suggestion by Cliff of what to do with the executives: "Why don't we just kill 'em all?"
Heavily influenced by SpeedMetal and NewWaveOfBritishHeavyMetal, ''Kill 'Em All'' is considered one of the earliest thrash albums, along with Music/{{Venom|Band}}'s ''Welcome to Hell'', due to it introducing introduced faster percussion, low-register chords, and a shredding guitar style to the genres that influenced it. Metallica would later help thrash become its own thing with their follow-up album, 1984's ''Music/RideTheLightning''.
!! Track list:
[[AC:Side One]]
# "Hit the Lights" (4:15)
# "The Four Horsemen" (7:17)
# "Motorbreath" (3:07)
# "Jump in the Fire" (4:41)
# "(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth" (4:14)
# "Whiplash" (4:08)
[[AC:Side Two]]
# "Phantom Lord" (5:08)
# "No Remorse" (6:26)
# "Seek & Destroy" (6:54)
# "Metal Militia" (5:11)
!! Principal members:
* James Hetfield - Lead vocals, rhythm guitar
* Lars Ulrich - Drums
* Cliff Burton - Bass
* Kirk Hammett - Lead guitar
!! Come on! Trope in the fire:
* BloodKnight: "Seek & Destroy" is about a group of people looking for people to fight to the death.
* BookEnds: The album begins with the music fading in and ends with it fading out into military sounds.
* CardCarryingVillain: The protagonist of "Seek & Destroy"
--> "There is an evil feeling in our brains\\
But it's nothing new, you know [[AxCrazy it drives us insane]]".
* DuelToTheDeath: The gang in "Seek & Destroy" doesn't ''just'' want to kill people.
--> "We're looking for you to start up a fight"
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness:
** This album has more prominent SpeedMetal influences than usual.
** This is the only classic-era Metallica album not to begin with a melodic guitar intro, instead fading in on fast riff based on a single chord. This is also the only one of the first four to have its instrumental on side one instead of side two.
** "Motorbreath" and "(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth" are the only original Metallica songs not to have a writing credit for Lars Ulrich. The latter is also the only one not to have a writing credit for James Hetfield.
* EvilLaugh: James ends the last lyrics of "Seek & Destroy" with a laugh as the gang looks for people to kill.
* EvilOverlord: The Phantom Lord is a warmonger who plans to conquer any land he comes across.
* FadeIn: Album opener "Hit the Lights" begins with a riff fading in from silence.
* FireAndBrimstoneHell: "Jump in the Fire" is about condemning people to that hell.
* HeavyMeta: Multiple songs, but "Metal Militia" stands out for being a recruitment song for people to join such a militia.
* HellBentForLeather: The band makes it no secret throughout the album's lyrics that they are tough guys who like leather a lot. Even the first line in "Hit the Lights" (itself the namesake of their ''No Life 'til Leather'' demo) mentions it.
* HorsemenOfTheApocalypse: "The Four Horsemen"
-->"''The Horsemen are drawing nearer.\\
On leather steeds they ride.\\
They have come to take your life.\\
On through the dead of night,\\
With the four Horsemen ride,\\
Or choose your fate and die!"''
* {{Instrumentals}}: "(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth" is a bass solo by Cliff Burton featuring Lars Ulrich backing him on drums near the end.
* LeaveNoSurvivors: The album title is not ''Kill Most of 'Em''.
* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: "No Remorse" is about one that wants [[ForeverWar war without end]].
* RefugeInAudacity: The band originally wanted to call the album ''[[IntentionallyAwkwardTitle Metal Up Your Ass]]'' (complete with metal spike coming out of someone's toilet), but the record label wouldn't have any of it. So they changed it to ''Kill 'Em All'', which the company had no problem with, and then made an ''Ass'' t-shirt with the original concept art. Ironically enough, the final title was based on a suggestion by Cliff of what to do with the record executives for shooting down the original title.
* SingerNamedrop: "Whiplash"
--> "We'll never quit cause we're Metallica"
* TheSocialDarwinist: "No Remorse" invokes "Only the strong survive".
* TitleOnlyChorus: "Hit the Lights" and "Metal Militia"
* VocalEvolution: James Hetfield's voice is noticeably higher than usual, even compared to ''Music/MasterOfPuppets''.
[[caption-width-right:300:''We are gonna kick some ass tonight'']]
''Kill 'Em All'' is the debut album by ThrashMetal band Music/{{Metallica}}, released on July 25, 1983, by Megaforce Records.
Shortly after the band was formed in late 1981, Metallica - then consisting of singer/guitarist James Hetfield, drummer Lars Ulrich, lead guitarist [[Music/{{Megadeth}} Dave Mustaine]], and bassist Ron [=McGovney=] - began work on a series of demos they put out throughout 1982. However, tensions among the band members, especially Mustaine and [=McGovney=], lead to the latter quitting the band in late 1982, resulting in the band bringing in bassist Cliff Burton.
Dave Mustaine was fired after a show in 1983, just as they were due to begin recording the final takes for the album, due to drug and alcohol problems and [[HostilityOnTheSet clashes with the other members]], so Music/{{Exodus|Band}} guitarist Kirk Hammett was brought in and some of Mustaine's lyrics were rewritten by James Hetfield. Dave still has a writing credit on several songs due to almost all of them having been re-recorded from the band's early demos.
The album was originally going to be called ''[[IntentionallyAwkwardTitle Metal Up Your Ass]]'', but the label didn't like that title. The band [[WriterRevolt responded]] by renaming the album ''Kill 'Em All'', after a suggestion by Cliff of what to do with the executives: "Why don't we just kill 'em all?"
Heavily influenced by SpeedMetal and NewWaveOfBritishHeavyMetal, ''Kill 'Em All'' is considered one of the earliest thrash albums, along with Music/{{Venom|Band}}'s ''Welcome to Hell'', due to it introducing introduced faster percussion, low-register chords, and a shredding guitar style to the genres that influenced it. Metallica would later help thrash become its own thing with their follow-up album, 1984's ''Music/RideTheLightning''.
!! Track list:
[[AC:Side One]]
# "Hit the Lights" (4:15)
# "The Four Horsemen" (7:17)
# "Motorbreath" (3:07)
# "Jump in the Fire" (4:41)
# "(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth" (4:14)
# "Whiplash" (4:08)
[[AC:Side Two]]
# "Phantom Lord" (5:08)
# "No Remorse" (6:26)
# "Seek & Destroy" (6:54)
# "Metal Militia" (5:11)
!! Principal members:
* James Hetfield - Lead vocals, rhythm guitar
* Lars Ulrich - Drums
* Cliff Burton - Bass
* Kirk Hammett - Lead guitar
!! Come on! Trope in the fire:
* BloodKnight: "Seek & Destroy" is about a group of people looking for people to fight to the death.
* BookEnds: The album begins with the music fading in and ends with it fading out into military sounds.
* CardCarryingVillain: The protagonist of "Seek & Destroy"
--> "There is an evil feeling in our brains\\
But it's nothing new, you know [[AxCrazy it drives us insane]]".
* DuelToTheDeath: The gang in "Seek & Destroy" doesn't ''just'' want to kill people.
--> "We're looking for you to start up a fight"
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness:
** This album has more prominent SpeedMetal influences than usual.
** This is the only classic-era Metallica album not to begin with a melodic guitar intro, instead fading in on fast riff based on a single chord. This is also the only one of the first four to have its instrumental on side one instead of side two.
** "Motorbreath" and "(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth" are the only original Metallica songs not to have a writing credit for Lars Ulrich. The latter is also the only one not to have a writing credit for James Hetfield.
* EvilLaugh: James ends the last lyrics of "Seek & Destroy" with a laugh as the gang looks for people to kill.
* EvilOverlord: The Phantom Lord is a warmonger who plans to conquer any land he comes across.
* FadeIn: Album opener "Hit the Lights" begins with a riff fading in from silence.
* FireAndBrimstoneHell: "Jump in the Fire" is about condemning people to that hell.
* HeavyMeta: Multiple songs, but "Metal Militia" stands out for being a recruitment song for people to join such a militia.
* HellBentForLeather: The band makes it no secret throughout the album's lyrics that they are tough guys who like leather a lot. Even the first line in "Hit the Lights" (itself the namesake of their ''No Life 'til Leather'' demo) mentions it.
* HorsemenOfTheApocalypse: "The Four Horsemen"
-->"''The Horsemen are drawing nearer.\\
On leather steeds they ride.\\
They have come to take your life.\\
On through the dead of night,\\
With the four Horsemen ride,\\
Or choose your fate and die!"''
* {{Instrumentals}}: "(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth" is a bass solo by Cliff Burton featuring Lars Ulrich backing him on drums near the end.
* LeaveNoSurvivors: The album title is not ''Kill Most of 'Em''.
* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: "No Remorse" is about one that wants [[ForeverWar war without end]].
* RefugeInAudacity: The band originally wanted to call the album ''[[IntentionallyAwkwardTitle Metal Up Your Ass]]'' (complete with metal spike coming out of someone's toilet), but the record label wouldn't have any of it. So they changed it to ''Kill 'Em All'', which the company had no problem with, and then made an ''Ass'' t-shirt with the original concept art. Ironically enough, the final title was based on a suggestion by Cliff of what to do with the record executives for shooting down the original title.
* SingerNamedrop: "Whiplash"
--> "We'll never quit cause we're Metallica"
* TheSocialDarwinist: "No Remorse" invokes "Only the strong survive".
* TitleOnlyChorus: "Hit the Lights" and "Metal Militia"
* VocalEvolution: James Hetfield's voice is noticeably higher than usual, even compared to ''Music/MasterOfPuppets''.
