Kill 'Em All
Studio album by Metallica
Released	July 25, 1983
Recorded	1982–1983 at Music America Studios, Rochester, New York
Genre	Thrash metal, speed metal
Length	51:19
Label	Megaforce
Producer	Paul Curcio, Jon Zazula
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Metallica chronology
Megaforce demo (1983) Kill 'Em All (1983) Ride the Lightning (1984)

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Impact

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. ^[1] Lars Ulrich (born December 26, 1963) is the drummer and co-founder of Metallica. ...

According to some music critics^{[citation needed]} the album is acclaimed for combining high-tempo (discounting the Cliff Burton bass solo "(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth") and a tribute to the band's early 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 rock. Clifford Lee Burton (February 10, 1962 – September 27, 1986) was a bass guitarist, best known for his work with the thrash/heavy metal band Metallica from 1982-86. ... (Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth is the fifth track (an instrumental) on Metallicas 1983 album Kill Em All. ... Diamond Head Diamond Head are a British heavy metal band formed in 1976 in Stourbridge, England. ... This article is about the band. ... This article is about the band. ... Venom are a heavy metal band, formed in late 1979 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. ... This article is about the English as an ethnic group and nation. ... For other uses, see Black Sabbath (disambiguation). ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ...

The Mustaine factor

When Metallica settled on a lineup originally, the band featured James Hetfield (guitar/vocals), Lars Ulrich (drums), Ron McGovney (bass) and Dave Mustaine (lead guitar). Due to tensions between McGovney and Mustaine, McGovney left the band. Castro Valley-born bassist Cliff Burton was recruited as a replacement. James Alan Hetfield (born 3 August 1963, Downey, California[1]) is the main songwriter, lead vocalist, guitarist and a founding member of the American thrash/heavy metal band Metallica. ... Lars Ulrich (born December 26, 1963) is the drummer and co-founder of Metallica. ... Ron McGovney (born November 2, 1963 [1]) was Metallicas first bass player when they formed in the early 1980s. ... David Scott Mustaine (born David Scott Mustonen, September 13, 1961 in La Mesa, California, United States) is the lead/rhythm guitarist, songwriter, and singer for the speed/thrash metal band, Megadeth. ... Castro Valley is a census-designated place (CDP) in Alameda County, California, United States. ... Clifford Lee Burton (February 10, 1962 – September 27, 1986) was a bass guitarist, best known for his work with the thrash/heavy metal band Metallica from 1982-86. ...

There was also considerable tension between Mustaine and the rest of the band (particularly Hetfield), which resulted in him being fired in early 1983, just prior to the recording of Kill 'Em All - he went on to form the band Megadeth, who also achieved multi-million selling success. After Mustaine's departure, Metallica recruited Kirk Hammett, Exodus guitarist and one-time student of guitar legend Joe Satriani, and the band started recording Kill 'Em All with him barely a month after joining. Megadeth is an American thrash metal band led by founder, frontman and songwriter Dave Mustaine. ... Kirk Lee Hammett (born on November 18, 1962) is the lead guitarist in the band Metallica. ... Exodus is an American thrash metal band formed in 1980 in San Francisco, California by singer/drummer Tom Hunting, guitarists Tim Agnello and Kirk Hammett, and bassist Carlton Melson. ... Joseph Satch Satriani (born on July 15, 1956, in Westbury, New York, U.S.) is an American guitarist and former guitar instructor. ...

Mustaine and Hetfield had personal conflicts, with Mustaine later blaming the rivalry on the fact that "there was too much personality" in the band ^[2]. These tensions led to a fist-fight that broke out between Mustaine and Hetfield^{[citation needed]}, after Mustaine accused Hetfield of kicking his dog.^{[citation needed]} Hetfield and Ulrich stated that they fired Dave because of his alcohol problem. Mustaine initially denied this, and in Metallica's 2004 movie Some Kind of Monster, Mustaine stated that he wished Metallica told him to go to AA. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see Some Kind of Monster. ... Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is an informal society for recovering alcoholics. ...

Despite their differences, Mustaine's contribution to the early years of Metallica was not completely neglected as he received co-writing credits on five of the songs in Kill 'Em All. One song, "The Four Horsemen" was originally written by Mustaine and titled "The Mechanix". It was performed at many early Metallica shows. Following Mustaine's exit, Hammett added a mid-paced, melodic middle section. Hetfield also wrote new lyrics and the band renamed it The Four Horsemen. Mustaine kept the faster paced original version of the song, renamed it simply "Mechanix", and included it on the first Megadeth album, Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good!. Mustaine's other writing credits on Kill 'Em All are for the songs "Hit The Lights", "Jump in the Fire", "Phantom Lord" and "Metal Militia". The Mechanix was a song written by Dave Mustaine. ... Killing Is My Business. ...

Controversy

The band received criticism from the Bay Area scene and the underground rock press at the time for their proposed title for their debut album. The band initially planned to call it Metal Up Your Ass, and it would boast a cover featuring a toilet bowl with a hand clutching a dagger emerging from it. The band's label urged them to change this ^[3], so they agreed, switching to the marginally less-offensive Kill 'Em All, with a cover featuring the shadow of a hand letting go of a bloodied sledgehammer. Cliff Burton is credited^{[citation needed]} with coming up with the name Kill 'Em All (referring to timid record distributors and the censors) as a response to the whole situation. Bay Area thrash describes a style of thrash metal popularised by bands in the San Francisco Bay Area in the 1980s. ... Bold text This article is about the weapon. ...

Awards and recognitions

• In 1989, the album was ranked #35 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the The 100 Greatest Albums of the 80's.

• The album would reach #120 on the charts, according to Metallica.com

• The album was deemed the #1 underground album by Hit Parader

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Track listing

1. "Hit the Lights" (Dave Mustaine, James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich) – 4:17
2. "The Four Horsemen" (Hetfield, Ulrich, Mustaine) – 7:12
3. "Motorbreath" (Hetfield) – 3:08
4. "Jump in the Fire" (Hetfield, Ulrich, Mustaine) – 4:41
5. "(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth" (Cliff Burton) – 4:14
6. "Whiplash" (Hetfield, Ulrich) – 4:10
7. "Phantom Lord" (Hetfield, Ulrich, Mustaine) – 5:01
8. "No Remorse" (Hetfield, Ulrich) – 6:26
9. "Seek & Destroy" (Hetfield, Ulrich) – 6:55
10. "Metal Militia" (Hetfield, Ulrich, Mustaine) – 5:09
11. "Am I Evil?" (Sean Harris, Brian Tatler) (originally recorded by Diamond Head, bonus track on 1989 re-release) – 7:50
12. "Blitzkrieg" (Ian Jones, Jim Sirotto, Smith) (originally recorded by Blitzkrieg, bonus track on 1989 re-release) – 3:36

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Songs

Hit the Lights

"Hit the Lights" is the first track on the album. It was the first song that Hetfield and Ulrich worked on when forming Metallica. Early versions of the song can be heard on 1982's Metal Massacre compilation of emerging thrash metal bands, as well as its subsequent re-issue, and the group's first demo, No Life 'Til Leather. The demo's title happens to come from the first line of the song. Hetfield had brought the majority of the song to Ulrich from his old band, Leather Charm, and the two worked out different arrangements. This was one of only a handful songs that were performed live with Mustaine as the lead guitarist. Metallica is a Grammy Award-winning American heavy metal/thrash metal band formed in 1981[1] and has become one of the most commercially successful musical acts of recent decades. ... // Metal Massacre is a series of compilations released on Metal Blade Records. ... No Life Til Leather is Metallicas widely circulated demo tape featuring Dave Mustaine on vocals. ...

The lyrical theme of the song is about performing live, travelling on the road and living the 'heavy metal' lifestyle: it also refers to an appreciation of the band's many loyal fans.

The Four Horsemen

"The Four Horsemen" is the second track on the album. The original song, called "The Mechanix", had different lyrics, and was written during the time when Mustaine was Metallica's guitarist. After Mustaine was ejected from the band, he included it on Megadeth's first album, Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good!, with the title slightly shortened to just "Mechanix", with the original lyrics, and a much faster tempo played at double speed. After he left, Hetfield rewrote the lyrics and Hammett added a new, melodic guitar solo in the middle of the song. This section is not played when Metallica performs this song live. The Mechanix was a song written by Dave Mustaine. ... Megadeth is an American thrash metal band led by founder, frontman and songwriter Dave Mustaine. ... Killing Is My Business. ...

"The Four Horsemen" is a definite fan-favorite song of Metallica, and is commonly played live by the band. The title also served as a source for one of the band's nicknames.

The lyrics, as the title suggests, are about the end of the world and the apocalypse. Referring to the biblical text about the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. However, many believe the song is about Metallica themselves as the "horsemen." This Gutenberg Bible is displayed by the United States Library. ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations · Other religions Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Luther Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Archbishop of Canterbury · Catholic Pope Coptic Pope · Ecumenical Patriarch Christianity Portal This box:      Four horsemen...

The lyrics refer to the horsemen as Time, Famine, Pestilence and Death. However, in the Apocalypse, Time is not represented by a horseman; War is. Metallica replaced War with Time because of their anti-war stance. Look up Apocalypse in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Motorbreath

"Motorbreath" is about "living life in the fast lane" and "not ending up like others [the] same song and dance." It means to live life to the fullest and enjoy being alive. During early shows former lead guitarist, Mustaine, said that it was their version of a love song. This is the only song in the history of the band that is credited to Hetfield alone, one of two in which Ulrich doesn't have a credit (the other is "(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth"). It is the shortest Metallica song on an original studio album, at 3:03.

"Motorbreath" is featured on the soundtrack to the game MTX: Mototrax. During the film Any Given Sunday the song can be heard playing in the locker room after one of the Miami Sharks' victories. Any Given Sunday is a 1999 film directed by Oliver Stone starring Al Pacino, Cameron Diaz, Dennis Quaid, Jamie Foxx, James Woods, LL Cool J, Matthew Modine, John C. McGinley, Charlton Heston, Ann-Margret, Lauren Holly, Bill Bellamy, Lela Rochon, Aaron Eckhart, Elizabeth Berkley and Marty Wright. ...

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Jump in the Fire

The lyrics of "Jump in the Fire" are written from the devil's point of view. It describes how the Devil watches the people who are killing each other, and so he is sure that they will all go to hell for their actions. They "jump in the fire". The original lyrics, featured on the No Life 'Til Leather demo, dealt with sexuality, and were written by Mustaine. It is known for its solo at around 3:40. Jump in the Fire is the fourth track on Metallicas 1983 album Kill Em All. ... Jump in the Fire is the fourth track on Metallicas 1983 album Kill Em All. ...

The song was released as Metallica's second single, accompanied by fake live performances of "Phantom Lord" and "Seek and Destroy", which were alternate studio recordings with sounds of a crowd overdubbed in.

(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth

"(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth" is a bass solo by Burton. An instrumental track, with accompaniment on drums by Ulrich, it features Burton's distinctive style of playing, incorporating heavy distortion, use of the wah-wah pedal, and tapping. This is also the bass solo that Burton was playing when Hetfield and Ulrich first saw him at a gig. When they first entered the club where Burton was playing, both Hetfield and Ulrich thought the sound was coming from a guitar. When they saw Burton's red hair thrashing around, and that the sound was coming from a bass, they immediately wanted Burton in their band. The guitar is often used to provide rhythmic and harmonic accompaniment to a voice or other instrument, or is used as an integral part of an ensemble. ... Seventh release by Manchester indie rock group, James. ... This article is about the music technique. ...

Whiplash

"Whiplash" is the sixth track and first single from Kill 'Em All. It is credited to Hetfield and Ulrich. "Whiplash" is about the feeling one experiences when headbanging. ("...thrashing all around, acting like a maniac, whiplash!..") Whiplash is the sixth track on the first album by the heavy metal band Metallica, Kill Em All, released in 1983. ... Whiplash is the sixth track on the first album by the heavy metal band Metallica, Kill Em All, released in 1983. ... Headbangers in action, at DarkLights club Omega in Johannesburg, South Africa Headbanging is a type of dance which involves violently shaking the head in time with music, most commonly heavy metal music. ...

Often in concert, Hetfield changes the original lyric from "But we'll never stop, we'll never quit, 'cause we're Metallica" to "But we'll never stop, we'll never quit, 'cause you're Metallica" emphasizing that it is the fans who've made Metallica what they are. In live performances, Jason Newsted often sang for part or all of the song, notably in recorded footage in San Diego, California. He also sang it without Hetfield on the stage 14 July 2000 in 3Com Park San Francisco. Hetfield was having a beer while Hammett, Newsted and Ulrich performed. ^[4] In live performances Hammett and Hetfield used to play different solos at the same time, achieving harmony at some points Jason Curtis Newsted (born March 4, 1963, Battle Creek, Michigan) is an American bass guitarist currently a member of Voivod and Rock Star Supernova, but is best known as a former member of the band Metallica from 1986-2001. ... Live Shit: Binge & Purge (1993) is Metallicas live album containing 3 CDs and 2 VHS tapes (new version: 2 DVDs) from concerts in Mexico City, Seattle and San Diego. ... “San Diego” redirects here. ... Monster Park (colloquially, The Stick, after its original name of Candlestick Park) is an outdoor sports and entertainment arena located in the San Francisco Bay Area. ...

A number of covers of this song have been performed. In 2005, Motörhead won their first Grammy for the cover of this song on a Metallica tribute album. "Whiplash" is also on Tony Hawk's Underground 2. It was also covered by Billy Milano, Scott Ian, Phil Soussan, and Vinny Appice for Metallic Assault: A Tribute to Metallica, while Pantera, using the joke name "Pantallica", performed the song live with Newsted on bass, and members Dimebag Darrell (guitar) and Philip Anselmo (vocals) switching instruments. ^[5] Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the band. ... Grammy Award statuette The Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards, the American Music... Tony Hawks Underground 2 (or THUG 2) is the sixth installment in Neversofts Tony Hawks Series and is the sequel to 2003s Tony Hawks Underground. ... Billy Milano was the singer of M.O.D. and the thrash / hardcore band Stormtroopers of Death. ... Scott Ian Rosenfeld (born December 31, 1963) is the rhythm guitarist for the metal band Anthrax who uses the stage name Scott Ian. ... Phil Soussan (born June 23, 1961) is a British born bassist, songwriter and producer who has been a member of bands of the singers Ozzy Osbourne, Ronnie James Dio, Billy Idol, Vince Neil, Johnny Hallyday and John Waite. ... Vinny Appice (born September 13, 1957 in Brooklyn, New York) is a rock drummer, best known for his work with the bands Dio and Black Sabbath. ... For other uses, see Pantera (disambiguation). ... “Dimebag” redirects here. ... Philip Anselmo (born June 30, 1968) is a heavy metal vocalist and musician. ...

Phantom Lord

"Phantom Lord" is the seventh track. It is written about the war cry of a mythical creature. The track was included on the band's first demo, ''No Life 'Til Leather. It is the first Metallica song to include clean melodic guitars into its structure.

The lyrics deal with a mythical battle between heavy metal beasts. The band would often dedicate this song to members of the audience who "were bumping heads and getting their heads bumped too" during their early concerts.

Hetfield's third band before Metallica was called Phantom Lord.

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No Remorse

"No Remorse" is the eighth track on the album. The song contains a variety of tempo changes and guitar riffs. It is popular in gaming circles for being the inspiration behind the first song of the first Doom game. The song is about not feeling any remorse or regret during battle in war. It also explains that not helping those in need is as good as killing them "Like a loaded gun right at your face". Doom (or DOOM)[1] is a violent 1993 computer game by id Software that is among the landmark titles in the first-person shooter genre. ...

A riff from "No Remorse" is played on Metallica's Live Shit: Binge & Purge CD, on the song "Battery". Live Shit: Binge & Purge (1993) is Metallicas live album containing 3 CDs and 2 VHS tapes (new version: 2 DVDs) from concerts in Mexico City, Seattle and San Diego. ... Battery is the opening track of Metallicas 1986 album Master of Puppets. ...

A number of covers have been performed. In 2003, the song was covered by death metal band Cannibal Corpse on their Worm Infested EP and an uncredited MUS version appeared in the 1993 computer game Doom on Episode 1, Map 1.^[6] See also: 2003 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2003 Record labels established in 2003 // January - following an investigation by The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and London detectives, police raids in England and the Netherlands recover nearly 500 original Beatles studio tapes, recorded during the Let It... This article is about the musical genre. ... Cannibal Corpse is an American death metal band founded in 1988. ... Worm Infested is an EP by Cannibal Corpse. ... Doom (or DOOM)[1] is a 1993 computer game by id Software that is a landmark title in the first-person shooter genre. ...

Seek & Destroy

"Seek & Destroy" is the ninth track on the album. It was written by Hetfield and Ulrich. The song has been frequently played in concerts over the years since its live debut in 1982. Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ...

The song has become a fan favorite and has been played at virtually every Metallica concert since the band's inception. It is sometimes played as a closing number for their live performances, with Hetfield often asking the audience to sing along with him when he shouts, "Seek and destroy!" The most memorable renditions of the song occurred during the years 1991, 1992 and 1993 for the Wherever We May Roam Tour. Here "Seek & Destroy" was played with Newsted singing vocals, however at the end of the song the band would commence in a jam for a few minutes until James took the microphone and continually had the audience sing the lines "Seek and destroy!" Hetfield also went to the edge of the barriers holding off the crowd and got them to sing the lines individually. The song length went from an average of 7 minutes to an average of 16 minutes for the elongated concert version of the Black Album tour. On the band's 2007 Sick of the Studio '07 tour it became a regular closing song at the end of the band's set. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Metallica (also known as The Black Album because of its largely black and nearly-featureless cover) is the self titled fifth studio album by the American heavy metal band Metallica. ... Sick of the Studio 07 was Metallicas 2007 summer concert tour of Europe. ...

When played live, Hetfield often changes the beginning lyrics "in the city tonight" by replacing "the city" with the name of the town in which they are performing.

The song is about feeling the urge to kill. It can be inferred from the lyrics that it's not senseless killing but as revenge to someone that very much deserved it. It is said to be heavily influenced by the Diamond Head song "Dead Reckoning". Diamond Head Diamond Head are a British heavy metal band formed in 1976 in Stourbridge, England. ...

A performance of the song with Burton on bass in 1985, is available on the DVD Cliff 'Em All. Newer live versions can also be found in the Live Shit: Binge & Purge box set (with Newsted singing the lead vocals) and the Cunning Stunts DVD. This article is about the year. ... Cliff em All (cover) Produced by: Curt Marvis, Jeff Richter Directed by: Jea Pellerin, Doug Freel Recorded at: various concerts between 1983 and 1986 (see below) Cliff em All was released as a tribute to Metallicas late bassist Cliff Burton. ... Cunning Stunts is a DVD video of live performances by Metallica. ...

This was also the theme song of former WCW and current TNA wrestler Sting and AAA wrestler Cibernetico. In Sting's case, the song was a live recording from Woodstock '99. For the Australian professional wrestling promotion, see World Championship Wrestling (Australia). ... Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) is an American professional wrestling promotion founded by Jeff Jarrett and his father Jerry Jarrett in May 2002. ... For other uses, see Sting (disambiguation). ... Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA) is a Lucha Libre Professional wrestling promotion based in Mexico. ... Woodstock 1999 was the second rock concert (after Woodstock 1994) that attempted to emulate the success of the original Woodstock concert of 1969. ...

Since the song's debut on Kill 'Em All, Hammett has apologized for the unusual pitch of the string bend which occurs at 3:46, during the solo, is in fact a mistake or "bum note".

During the documentary film about Metallica, Some Kind of Monster, the song is used when footage of the band down the years is shown highlighting the progression in the band's appearance and sound over time. In the book Metallica: This Monster Lives one of the film's directors said how initially they wanted to alter the footage so it flowed smoothly but soon noticed the value of showing the alteration in the band in each piece of footage. For other uses, see Some Kind of Monster. ...

The song has been covered by Chuck Billy, Jake E. Lee, Jimmy Bain, and Aynsley Dunbar for the album Metallic Assault: A Tribute to Metallica. The song has also been covered by thrash metal band Testament and instrumentally by Freaklabel as part of a tribute medley. Chuck Billy (Born June 23, 1962), U.S. vocalist, best known for his work with the thrash metal band Testament. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Jimmy Bain was born in 1949 in Newtonmore, Highland, Scotland. ... Prolific English drummer Aynsley Dunbar (born on January 10, 1946, in Liverpool, England) has worked with some of the top names in rock and roll, including John Mayall, Frank Zappa, Jeff Beck, David Bowie, and Sammy Hagar. ... Testament is an American thrash metal band from California. ... Freaklabel is an Iowa-based metalcore/groove metal band. ...

Steve Huey of All Music Guide selected "Seek and Destroy" as an AMG top track pick for the album.^[7] The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music, owned by All Media Guide. ...

Young cover band Break The Chair played the intro to this song at the Philadephlia on October 20th, 2004.

Metal Militia

"Metal Militia" is the tenth and final track on Kill 'Em All. It is one of their fastest songs and the namesake for the band as well as a series of Metallica tribute albums. The band Evile started out as a Metallica tribute band going by this name. A tribute album is a recorded collection of cover versions of a specific artists songs. ... Evile are an English thrash metal group from Huddersfield, England. ...

Am I Evil?

On the 11th track, Metallica covered the song "Am I Evil?" by British heavy metal band Diamond Head. This song first appeared on Diamond Head's Lightning to the Nations album. Metallica has made the song recognizable to metal fans today when playing it live many times. The song was part of Metallica's Creeping Death cassette single and on some pressings of the Kill 'Em All album. The song appeared again in 1998 on Metallica's Garage Inc. anthology of covers, as well as on Disc 3 of the Live Shit: Binge & Purge boxed set. Am I Evil? is a song by British heavy metal band Diamond Head and first appeared on their Lightning to the Nations album. ... Am I Evil? is a song by British heavy metal band Diamond Head and first appeared on their Lightning to the Nations album. ... “Heavy metal” redirects here. ... Diamond Head Diamond Head are a British heavy metal band formed in 1976 in Stourbridge, England. ... Lightning to the Nations is a recording by Diamond Head. ... A classical music concert in the Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne 2005 Kasia Kowalska concert in Warsaw A concert is a live performance, usually of music, before an audience. ... Creeping Death is a song by Metallica and is the seventh track on their album Ride the Lightning. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Garage Inc. ... Live Shit: Binge & Purge (1993) is Metallicas live album containing 3 CDs and 2 VHS tapes (new version: 2 DVDs) from concerts in Mexico City, Seattle and San Diego. ...

Singles

• "Jump in the Fire" was released as a UK EP in February 1984 to promote a UK tour with Venom. The EP would feature "Phantom Lord" and "Seek & Destroy" as live tracks, although they are actually studio recordings with fake crowd noise dubbed over them^{[citation needed]}.

• "Whiplash" was released as a U.S. 12" EP, featuring the same tracks as the UK "Jump in the Fire" EP but also featuring a special Neckbrace remix of "Whiplash". However, Lars Ulrich stated that there is no difference between the remix of "Whiplash" and the original version^{[citation needed]}.

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• The 1989 re-issue of the album by Elektra Records added the songs "Blitzkrieg" (a cover of a song by the band of the same name) and "Am I Evil?" (the aforementioned Diamond Head song). Both of these Metallica covers were previously released as Garage Days Revisited on the B-side of the Creeping Death EP from the label Music for Nations in 1984.

• It was recorded in only two weeks on a small budget. Only 1500 copies were initally printed.

• This is the only Metallica album for which Kirk Hammett does not receive any songwriting credits.

• Kill 'Em All was recorded in Rochester, New York.

• The font used for the typing of "Kill 'Em All" is called "Halloween Movies"

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Personnel

• James Hetfield – rhythm guitar, vocals
• Lars Ulrich – drums
• Cliff Burton – bass
• Kirk Hammett – lead guitar
• Dave Mustaine - lead guitar - composition
• Jon Zazula – executive producer
• Paul Curcio – producer
• Chris Bubacz – engineer
• Andy Wroblewski – assistant engineer
• Bob Ludwig – mastering

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Charting positions

Album

References

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External links

• Official site