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PolyGram / Universal Music

Metallica

Kill Em All

Occasionally one album can be pinpointed as the turning point in a musical genre 'Kill 'Em All' is one such album and boy did the heavy metal genre need a transfusion of new blood Herein trad metal was stripped of its late70s pomposity and reduced to its base element of brutal sonic force The rhythm section of Burton and Ulrich do a masterful job as does rhythm guitar ace and vocalist James Hetfield on a set that owes a debt to punk as much as to Iron Maiden and Judas Priest The phantasmagorical allusions are still there in the lyrics as are some longwinded guitar solos but otherwise 'Kill 'Em All' promised a creative rebirth for hard rock LP 180 Gram Heavyweight Vinyl

Tracklist

• 1. Hit the Lights
  2. The Four Horsemen
  3. Motorbreath
  4. Jump in the Fire
  5. Pulling Teeth (Anesthesia)
  6. Whiplash
  7. Phantom Lord
  8. No Remorse
  9. Seek & Destroy
  10. Metal Militia