Metallica - Kill 'Em All (1983) [Deluxe Edition 2016] (24-bit Official Digital Download)

Metallica's 1st album, "Kill 'Em All" is regarded as a groundbreaking album for thrash metal because of its precise musicianship, which fuses New Wave of British Heavy Metal riffs with hardcore punk tempos. Its musical approach and lyrics were markedly different from rock's mainstream of the early Eighties and inspired a number of bands who followed in similar manner. Deluxe Digital Download Edition of "Kill 'Em All" featuring the newly remastered album alongside three live shows, rough mixes from Lars' Vault, the "Whiplash EP" tracks and the "Jump in the Fire" EP.

The true birth of thrash. 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. James Hetfield's highly technical rhythm guitar style drives most of the album, setting new standards of power, precision, and stamina. But really, the rest of the band is just as dexterous, playing with tightly controlled fury even at the most ridiculously fast tempos. There are already several extended, multi-sectioned compositions foreshadowing the band's later progressive epics, though these are driven by adrenaline, not texture. 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. Ex-member Dave Mustaine co-wrote four of the original ten tracks, but the material all sounds of a piece. 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). The band's musical ambition also grew rapidly, so today, Kill 'Em All sounds more like the foundation for greater things to come. 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. Frightening, awe-inspiring, and absolutely relentless, Kill 'Em All is pure destructive power, executed with jaw-dropping levels of scientific precision.

Tracklist:

Disc 1 - Kill 'Em All
01 - Hit The Lights
02 - The Four Horsemen
03 - Motorbreath
04 - Jump In The Fire
05 - (Anesthesia) - Pulling Teeth
06 - Whiplash
07 - Phantom Lord
08 - No Remorse
09 - Seek & Destroy
10 - Metal Militia

Remastered by Howie Weinberg at Howie Weinberg Mastering, Los Angeles, CA.



Disc 2 - Live At Espace Balard, Paris, France
01 - The Ecstasy Of Gold
02 - Hit The Lights
03 - The Four Horsemen
04 - Jump In The Fire
05 - Phantom Lord
06 - No Remorse
07 - Ride The Lightning
08 - Motorbreath
09 - (Anesthesia) - Pulling Teeth
10 - Whiplash
11 - Seek & Destroy
12 - Metal Militia



Disc 3 - Jump In The Fire
01 - Jump In The Fire
02 - Seek & Destroy ("Live" At The Automatt)
03 - Phantom Lord ("Live" At The Automatt)



Disc 4 - Rough Mixes From Lars' Vault, Bootleg Tracks & Whiplash Remix EP
01 - Motorbreath (Rough Mix)
02 - Hit The Lights (Rough Mix)
03 - (Anesthesia) - Pulling Teeth (Rough Mix)
04 - Seek & Destroy (Rough Mix)
05 - Phantom Lord (Rough Mix)
06 - Whiplash (Rough Mix)
07 - The Four Horsemen (Rough Mix)
08 - Seek & Destroy (NOT Live From The Automatt)
09 - Phantom Lord (NOT Live From The Automatt)
10 - Jump In The Fire
11 - Whiplash (Special Neckbrace Remix)
12 - Seek & Destroy ("Live" At The Automatt)
13 - Phantom Lord ("Live" At The Automatt)



Disc 5 - Live At J Bees Rock III, Middletown, NY - January 20th 1984
01 - The Four Horsemen
02 - Jump In The Fire
03 - Fight Fire With Fire
04 - Ride The Lightning
05 - Phantom Lord
06 - Seek & Destroy
07 - Whiplash



Disc 6 - Live At The Keystone, Palo Alto, CA - October 31st 1983
01 - Hit The Lights
02 - The Four Horsemen
03 - Jump In The Fire
04 - Fight Fire With Fire
05 - Ride The Lightning
06 - Phantom Lord
07 - When Hell Freezes Over ("The Call Of Ktulu")
08 - Seek & Destroy
09 - (Anesthesia) - Pulling Teeth
10 - Whiplash
11 - Creeping Death
12 - Guitar Solo
13 - Metal Militia


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