Kill ‘Em All is the debut studio album by American heavy metal band Metallica. It was released on July 25, 1983, through independent label Megaforce Records. It sold 60,000 copies worldwide by the end of Metallica’s Seven Dates of Hell European tour in 1984. It did not enter the Billboard 200 until 1986, when it peaked at number 155. In 1999, it was certified 3×Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America in 1999 for shipping three million copies in the United States.
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Kill ‘Em All is the debut studio album by American heavy metal band Metallica. It was released on July 25, 1983, through independent label Megaforce Records. The album was originally intended to be titled Metal Up Your Ass, with cover art featuring a hand clutching a dagger emerging from a toilet bowl. The band was asked to change the name because distributors feared that releasing an album with such an offensive title and artwork would diminish its chances of commercial success. It sold 60,000 copies worldwide by the end of Metallica’s Seven Dates of Hell European tour in 1984. It did not enter the Billboard 200 until 1986, when it peaked at number 155. It has since been 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. Metallica was formed in 1981 in Los Angeles by drummer Lars Ulrich and by vocalistrhythm guitarist James Hetfield. The group recorded several demos to gain attention from club owners and eventually relocated to San Francisco to secure the services of bassist Cliff Burton. The No Life ’til Leather demo tape was noticed by Megaforce label head Jon Zazula, who signed them and provided a budget of USD 15,000 for recording. The recording and mastering was financed by Kenny Kane, owner of the punk label High Velocity, and his friend Scott McGovney, who financed the recording of the second version of \”Hit the Lights\”, which appeared on the second edition of Metal Massacre.
Because of tensions with guitarist Dave Mustaine, Metallica recorded a song for the first edition of his Metal Massacre compilation, which was distributed by Metal Blade Records. In 1999, it was certified 3×Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America in 1999 for shipping three million copies in the United States. The first show was on March 14, 1982, at the Radio City in Anaheim. Although Mötley Crüe was originally scheduled to open the show, the group canceled due to its growing popularity. The nine-song setlist consisted of two originals and covers of new wave bands such as Diamond Head, Blitzkrieg, Savage, and Sweet Savage. The second gig was at Hollywood’s Whisky a Go Go, opening for Saxon. The band recorded a three-song demo to persuade the venue’s management to allow the band to open forSaxon, which featured the already-performed Power Metal demo in April 1982, which displayed the band’s logo with the first and last sharp letter drawn larger with serifs and italicic letters. The third concert was in April 1983, at which was premiered \”The Mechanix\”, written by Mustaine during his tenure with Panic. At the last show of the tour, the band played a song written by Ulrich, which appeared in Metal Massacre, in addition to new songs such as ‘Phantom Lord’ and ‘Seek & Destroy’ The album also generated two singles: \”Whiplash\” and ‘Jump in the Fire’
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