![]() ![]() Lars getting two days to record drums, Kirk getting a day for solos, and Cliff two for bass. The band was said to have recorded each of their respective parts in days, James getting three days to do the rhythm guitars, two days to do vocals. Originally, the band printed 1,500 copies. The album was recorded in only two weeks on a shoestring budget. Hetfield also wrote new lyrics for both "The Mechanix" and "Jump in the Fire" (a song originally about teenage sexual frustration), and retitled "The Mechanix" as "The Four Horsemen". "The Mechanix" was performed at many early Metallica shows, but following Mustaine's exit, the band added a mid-paced, melodic middle section. The songs " The Four Horsemen", " Jump in the Fire", " Phantom Lord" and " Metal Militia" were primarily written by Mustaine, most of "The Four Horsemen" was written by Dave Mustaine when he was in his previous band Panic. After Mustaine was fired, he went on to form the band Megadeth, which also achieved multi-million selling success.ĭespite their differences, Mustaine's contributions to the early years of Metallica were still acknowledged he received co-writing credits on four of the songs on Kill 'Em All. Hammett's guitar solos on the album were partially based on Mustaine's original solos (the first four bars of most solos were written by Mustaine). The band started recording the album with Hammett barely a month later. After Mustaine's departure, Metallica recruited Kirk Hammett, who previously played for Exodus and was a one time student of Joe Satriani. Mustaine was fired in April 1983 for his drug and alcohol problems, overly aggressive behavior, and clashes with bandmates. Castro Valley-born bassist Cliff Burton was recruited as his replacement. Because of tensions with Mustaine, McGovney left the band. Metallica's original line-up featured James Hetfield (vocals/rhythm guitar), Dave Mustaine (lead guitar), Ron McGovney (bass), and Lars Ulrich (drums). Kill 'Em All is Metallica's debut album, released on Jon Megaforce Records. 10th-27th May 1983 at Music America Studios in Rochester, New York ![]()
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