Kill 'Em All

Kill 'Em All is the first album by Metallica, an American thrash metal band. It was released on July 25, 1983. It has sold over three million copies in the United States. When it was released most of the reviews were good. Two singles were released from the album, "Whiplash" and "Jump in the Fire". The album was going to be called Metal Up Your Ass. However, the record label that released the album did not want this. Cliff Burton, the band's bass guitar player, said "why don't we just kill 'em all?" when talking about the record label. The band decided to use "Kill 'Em All" as the album's name.

Kill 'Em All
Studio album by Metallica
Released	July 25, 1983 (1983-07-25)
Recorded	May 10–27, 1983
Studio	Music America (Rochester, New York)
Genre	Thrash metal
Length	51:20
Label	Megaforce
Producer	Paul Curcio
Metallica chronology
Kill 'Em All (1983) Ride the Lightning (1984)
Singles from Kill 'Em All
"Whiplash" Released: August 8, 1983 "Jump in the Fire" Released: January 20, 1984

Track listing

1. Hit the Lights
2. The Four Horsemen
3. Motorbreath
4. Jump in the Fire
5. (Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth
6. Whiplash
7. Phantom Lord
8. No Remorse
9. Seek and Destroy
10. Metal Militia

Kill 'Em All Media

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  Lars Ulrich (pictured in 2008) founded Metallica through an advertisement in The Recycler. He picked the band's name from his friend Ron Quintana's list of names for his upcoming magazine. Ulrich suggested Metal Mania, secretly wanting to use Metallica as the band's name.

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  Dave Mustaine (pictured in 2005) was an early member of Metallica, and co-wrote several songs on Kill 'Em All. His erratic and violent behavior led to his expulsion from the band prior to recording the album.