#190 METALLICA KILL’EM ALL Album Dive

July 25, 1983: the day that changed heavy metal forever.

There are certain turning points in heavy metal that simply cannot be denied. KILL ‘EM ALL, the debut album from the mighty METALLICA, is without question the first shot fired in the sonic revolution of heavy metal that would ultimately come to be known as the point of origin for thrash metal. Heavier, faster, and more aggressive than anything else at the time, the release of KILL ‘EM ALL completely changed the game.

It's time to prepare for a zoom call with “Zulu and Zuul” to better understand the subtle nuances between the “junt-junts” and the “flan-nahs”, find out which Metallica song was the first to have keyboards and acoustic guitars, always remember that “junts are for metal” and JOIN US as we discuss the debut album that did for thrash metal what Black Sabbath’s debut album did for heavy metal: it’s a 40th anniversary dive into METALLICA’s KILL ‘EM ALL.

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Show Notes:

(00:01): “Technically…if you think about it…” #YouTube / ***WARNING: #listenerdiscretionisadvised***/ #thisepisodesclinkyoftheepisode #jagermeistercoldbrew / “I think you’re supposed to shake it a little bit…” / “Can you guys dial in some snow for like mid-July?” / “Did you know you can identify as anything you want?” / #litterboxASMR / ***WELCOME BACK TO THE METAL NERDERY PODCAST!!!*** / “Lookin’…” / #thisepisodesbeeroftheepisode #AkademiaBrewing #reachingout (“You hook ‘em right under the balls and pull ‘em toward you…”) / #Hopbrodisiac / “It smells like #newcarpet…” / “Who the fuck still drinks #budlight?” / #RussellsReflectionsASMR #IcelandDickChick (“We’ll find out after we get the letter…”) and some new #MetalNerderyFans / “As long as they don’t call me Rusty…”

(11:19): “Do we have any #voicemail?” / Old school 1987 #thrashconcertticket #myfirstconcert / ***LEAVE US A VOICEMAIL AND GIVE US A CALL AT 980-666-8182!!!*** #TheVoiceMailSegment (And a call from Paul from #TheGreatWhiteNorth) #PeterPanSpeedrock (“They’re from #Dutch”) BEER FOR BREAKFAST / “Go getcha some #poutine eh” / WE’LL PLAY YOUR SHIT-TAH!!! (Part II: Russell’s pick): #KimDracula SEVENTY THORNS (Featuring Jonathan Davis) / “Left turn after left turn…”/ “Musically, it’s like an #acidtrip… with #multiplegenres”

(20:20): “Let’s go back to 1983…” / “That’s what always made #Penthouse better…” / #TheDocket METALLICA’S DEBUT ALBUM: KILL ‘EM ALL!!! / “I wonder who’s blood that is on the hammer?” / “It’s supposed to be a #poser picking his nose…” / Since #72Seasons is right around the corner, we decided to go #backtothefront of the mighty #Metallica catalog and celebrate the 40th anniversary of the release of #KillEmAll / Looking back to when we first heard and/or bought Kill ‘Em All / The impact of Kill ‘Em All on the future of metal / #Franish (and/or #Spench) / July 25, 1983 / “Dude, the 80’s was like 20 years ago…”/ #KillEmAllTurnsForty and a reference to #MurderInTheFrontRow / “Did y’all know the place they recorded this was haunted?” / “Wait a minute: was HE singing or was it his teeth?”

(31:13): #killeropener HIT THE LIGHTS / Kirk’s guitar solos back in the day / $15,000 / “Zulu…or Zeul?”/ “That’s faith…and the recognition of true talent” / Sophistication / #MetalUpYourAss and the original #debutalbumtitle / #FuckThePMRC / THE FOUR HORSEMEN (“Probably their most progressive song on this one…”) / Listen to that crunch… (“Still gives me a boner to this day…”) / Cool doubletracked guitar solos during the #LynyrdSkynyrd part (very #Iommic sounding) #wristaction #markthetime

(44:33): MOTORBREATH / Did Cliff actually use a pick on this song? #strongfingers / “This feels amazing…I’ll bet it’s gonna be expensive…” / #liquidhotmagma / JUMP IN THE FIRE / “I heard food in that one…” / “The #potatobomb gave me a #potatobone” / #onetakewonder #basssolotakeone (ANASTHESIA) - PULLING TEETH #HailCliffBurton / #gumendorsements / “The first Metallica song I ever heard in my life…” / WHIPLASH #killerclosersideone

(58:55): “Condoms prevent minivans…” / #killeropenersidetwo #keyboardsASMR PHANTOM LORD (“That sounds more punk than thrash…”) / How about that creepy middle section? / #horribleKirkHammettImpression / Flan-na-na-na-na-na-na-na / NO REMORSE / “Question for the guitar boys…” / Production tweaks to give the illusion of multiple amps / “It’s the You Shook Me All Night Long of Kill ‘Em All…” / “The Creeping Death of Kill ‘Em All?” / SEEK & DESTROY (Definitely one of the finest guitar tones of 1983) / The difference between the juhnt-juhnt and the flan-nah / #killercloser METAL MILITIA (You can definitely hear the #DaveMustaine influence in the riffs)

(1:17:10): Tracking changes (if any)? / Extra tracks added in 1988 (Am I Evil and Blitzkrieg) / Favorite track(s)? / One of the few thrash classics that got progressively better from start to finish / “It’s all about the touch…” / Songs that could be removed… / One of THE best #debutalbums in history / ***THANK YOU ALL FOR JOINING US!!!*** / Go check out the #72Seasons #listeningparties and pick up the new album on 4/14/23!!! / “And the last word goes to…” / #untilthenext ***GO GRAB SOME MERCH AT THE #BUNKERPOONGIFTSHOPPE AT metalnerdery.com/merch *** / #outroreel #imagery “What the fuck is wrong with you?” / chugs and junts and jans