One ultimate highlight during that show at The Stone in San Francisco is, without a doubt, the moment where they managed to spotlight their new bass player - Cliff Burton playing “Anesthesia (Pulling Teeth),” though it may not sound complete from the original it was still badass. The 12 songs that can be heard on the video were nearly included on their debut album Kill ‘Em All, except for “Hit the Lights.” Though the opening song, “The Mechanix,” was reworked and got included for the closing track on Killing Is My Business… And Business Is Good! debut with Megadeth.ĭave and Cliff playing with Metallica’s live show is undeniably raw, especially Hetfield’s scratchy voice and lack of singing style of what we know today. #metallica #heavymetal #metal #thrashmetal #larsulrich #jameshetfield #davemustaine #cliffburton #earlymetallica #killemallĪ post shared by Tom Drake on at 12:11pm PDT Frightening, awe-inspiring, and absolutely relentless, Kill 'Em All is pure destructive power, executed with jaw-dropping levels of scientific precision.I'm gonna be doing some early Metallica smap. But that doesn't take anything away from how fresh it sounded upon first release, and time hasn't dulled the giddy rush of excitement in these performances. The band's musical ambition also grew rapidly, so today, Kill 'Em All sounds more like the foundation for greater things to come. And actually, anyone who worked backward through the band's catalog might not fully appreciate the impact of Kill 'Em All when it first appeared - unlike later releases, there simply isn't much musical variation (apart from a lyrical bass solo from Cliff Burton). Ex-member Dave Mustaine co-wrote four of the original ten tracks, but the material all sounds of a piece. A few tributes to heavy metal itself are a bit dated lyrically like Diamond Head, the band's biggest influence, Kill 'Em All's most effective tone is one of supernatural malevolence - as pure sound, the record is already straight from the pits of hell. There are already several extended, multi-sectioned compositions foreshadowing the band's later progressive epics, though these are driven by adrenaline, not texture.
But really, the rest of the band is just as dexterous, playing with tightly controlled fury even at the most ridiculously fast tempos. James Hetfield's highly technical rhythm guitar style drives most of the album, setting new standards of power, precision, and stamina. On Kill 'Em All, Metallica fuses the intricate riffing of New Wave of British Heavy Metal bands like Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, and Diamond Head with the velocity of Motörhead and hardcore punk.
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