Kill 'Em All (Remastered)

Kill Em All has not aged quite as well as its follow-ups due to thin production, but even so it’s still a shocking album for 1983. The full throttle speed of a lot of the songs was unheard of in heavy metal back then, and its influence quickly spread amongst the crowd going so far as to force Slayer to change their sound from NWOBHM to thrash. Lest we forget, Dave Mustaine wrote a lot of songs on here including The Four Horsemen (which he’d turn into Mechanix with Megadeth, creating the most divisive debate about which song is better), and therefore he has just as much a hand in the impact of KEA inasmuch as James Hetfield or Lars Ulrich or dare I say Cliff Burton. As a historic record, the album’s ideas were so far ahead of everybody else in metal during a period where it was really either Van Halen (with Dave Roth of course NOT Hagar) or Motley Crüe to choose from. If you wanted heavier you’d have to look very hard because it was mainly British bands that pushed the limits like Judas Priest or Iron Maiden. But after KEA, Motörhead’s idea of fusing metal with fast punk became gospel, leading to most metal becoming more extreme in contrast to the mainstream glam which became more, shall we say, gay. Without KEA, we would not have Ride the Lightning or Master of Puppets’ revolutionary innovations, and possibly no death metal either. The songs sound more in the vein of NWOBHM than later works, but the speed is what makes this purely thrash. It doesn’t pulverize as much as later stuff, but compositionally speaking KEA might be Metallica’s most aggressive release if it wasn’t for the outdated production. If you are starting off listening to Metallica, it wouldn’t hurt to start with this one and work your way up successive albums to get a feel as to what it was first like experiencing Metallica during the heyday of the 80’s, and the changes in both rock and metal alike because of them. I wouldn’t listen to butthurt fans still angry they went mainstream in 1991, because this band has a lot to offer if you’re willing to take the time. Enjoy every Metallica release for what it is and relax.

This is one of the best Metallica albums, and to think that they were like 22 when they made this album, is amazing.

Is one of the best songs in this album but I’m planning to get every album but not the singles and-eps please don’t get mad at me your my favorite band now! 🙂🙂🙂 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

The thrash was excellent and Metallica really kickstarted their career with this album

I’m probably one of Metallica’s biggest fans, but this album doesn’t really fit with me. It’s not a bad album at all but the sound quality and James’s vocals on this album brings part of it down. The only song that I love on this album is Whiplash. The sound isn’t bad and the vocals aren’t bad. It’s a song that gets me going (cuz of the adrenaline). Seek & Destroy and The Four Horsemen are pretty good. Jump In The Fire and Metal Militia are some good songs also. Everyone loves this album but I don’t get it. I have no hate to the album, just it’s not really an album I would listen to. But Anesthesia is a song that I don’t like at all. Crappy sound bass solo. Everyone says it’s perfect but that part is kinda weird. A 6.5/10 album, 8th favorite Metallica album. MY RANKING 1. Whiplash 2. Seek & Destroy 3. The Four Horsemen 4. Metal Militia 5. Jump In The Fire 6. No Remorse 7. Phantom Lord 8. Motorbreath 9. Hit The Lights 10. (Anesthesia)—Pulling Teeth

This was one of my first trash metal album in the late 80’s I remember I couldn’t get enough of that cassette, it was and it still is a spectacular album

🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘 It’s Metallica obviously it’s five stars

Don't get me wrong! Metallica is still one amazing band and is still putting out killer tunes aplenty. Those first 3 albums will always be special to me. To me personally, I feel this album, along with Ride The Lightning and Master of Puppets are arguably their best work. Key tracks: Hit The Lights Seek & Destroy Anesthesia ( Pulling Teeth ) The Four Horsemen Jump in the Fire Just to name a few. This is one killer album. Download now. Feel the ferocity, speed, passion, and power of one of the best metal bands on earth in their prime!!!!

Their best along with justice hands down..

Keep all others this is the one and only for me