The birth of thrash, Kill ‘Em All is raw, it’s angst, it’s mostly written by Dave Mustaine, but damn is it a good start from the Bay Area boys.
4x 12" Vinyl, 5x CD, DVD (deluxe edition)
Kill ’Em All
Album by Metallica
Released 25 July 1983
Tracklist
- 12" Vinyl 1: Kill ’Em All (remastered)
- 1Hit the Lights4:173.9 ★
- 2The Four Horsemen7:083.9 ★
- 3Motorbreath3:033.8 ★
- 4Jump in the Fire4:503.6 ★
- 5(Anesthesia) – Pulling Teeth3:273.4 ★
- 6Whiplash4:063.8 ★
- 7Phantom Lord4:523.7 ★
- 8No Remorse6:243.7 ★
- 9Seek & Destroy6:503.8 ★
- 10Metal Militia6:063.8 ★
- 12" Vinyl 2: Live at the Espace Ballard, Paris, France - February 9th, 1984 (disc 1)
- 1The Ecstasy of Gold3:46
- 2Hit the Lights (live)4:171.0 ★
- 3The Four Horsemen (live)7:261.0 ★
- 4Jump in the Fire (live)4:36
- 5Phantom Lord (live)5:02
- 6No Remorse (live)6:251.0 ★
- 7Ride the Lightning (live)6:261.0 ★
- 12" Vinyl 3: Live at the Espace Ballard, Paris, France - February 9th, 1984 (disc 2)
- 1Motorbreath (live)3:061.0 ★
- 2(Anesthesia) – Pulling Teeth (live)3:111.0 ★
- 3Whiplash (live)4:20
- 4Seek & Destroy (live)7:211.0 ★
- 5Metal Militia (live)7:501.0 ★
- 12" Vinyl 4: Jump in the Fire EP
- 1Jump in the Fire4:413.6 ★
- 2Seek & Destroy ("live" at the Automatt)7:03
- 3Phantom Lord ("live" at the Automatt)4:532.0 ★
- CD 5: Kill ’Em All (remastered)
- 1Hit the Lights4:153.9 ★
- 2The Four Horsemen7:123.9 ★
- 3Motorbreath3:073.8 ★
- 4Jump in the Fire4:413.6 ★
- 5(Anesthesia) – Pulling Teeth4:143.4 ★
- 6Whiplash4:083.8 ★
- 7Phantom Lord5:013.7 ★
- 8No Remorse6:263.7 ★
- 9Seek & Destroy6:543.8 ★
- 10Metal Militia5:113.8 ★
- CD 6: Interview & Radio IDs
- 1Metal Forces Magazine Interview With Lars70:08
- 2Radio IDs With Lars, James and Cliff From 19841:10
- CD 7: Kill ’Em All Rough Mixes From Lars’ Vault & the Whiplash EP Tracks
- 1Motorbreath (rough mix)3:13
- 2Hit the Lights (rough mix)4:21
- 3(Anesthesia) – Pulling Teeth (rough mix)4:28
- 4Seek & Destroy (rough mix)6:56
- 5Phantom Lord (rough mix)5:04
- 6Whiplash (rough mix)4:15
- 7The Four Horsemen (rough mix)7:12
- 8Seek & Destroy (“not live” from the Automatt)6:592.0 ★
- 9Phantom Lord (“not live” from the Automatt)4:492.0 ★
- 10Jump in the Fire4:43
- 11Whiplash (special neckbrace remix)4:10
- 12Seek & Destroy (“live” at the Automatt)7:032.0 ★
- 13Phantom Lord (“live” at the Automatt)4:532.0 ★
- CD 8: Live at J Bees Rock III, Middletown, NY - January 20th, 1984
- 1The Four Horsemen (live)5:461.0 ★
- 2Jump in the Fire (live)5:131.0 ★
- 3Fight Fire With Fire (live)5:321.0 ★
- 4Ride the Lightning (live)7:131.0 ★
- 5Phantom Lord (live)5:211.0 ★
- 6Seek & Destroy (live)7:471.0 ★
- 7Whiplash (live)6:351.0 ★
- CD 9: Live at the Keystone, Palo Alto, CA - October 31st, 1983
- 1Hit the Lights (live)4:251.0 ★
- 2The Four Horsemen (live)7:291.0 ★
- 3Jump in the Fire (live)4:591.0 ★
- 4Fight Fire With Fire (live)5:361.0 ★
- 5Ride the Lightning (live)7:541.0 ★
- 6Phantom Lord (live)5:341.0 ★
- 7When Hell Freezes Over (“The Call of Ktulu”) (live)9:091.0 ★
- 8Seek & Destroy (live)7:221.0 ★
- 9(Anesthesia) – Pulling Teeth (live)2:341.0 ★
- 10Whiplash (live)5:481.0 ★
- 11Creeping Death (live)7:481.0 ★
- 12Guitar Solo (live)2:401.0 ★
- 13Metal Militia (live)7:451.0 ★
- DVD 10: Live at the Metro, Chicago, IL - August 12th, 1983
- 1Hit the Lights (live)
- 2The Four Horsemen (live)
- 3Jump in the Fire (live)
- 4Phantom Lord (live)
- 5No Remorse (live)
- 6(Anesthesia) – Pulling Teeth (live)
- 7Whiplash (live)
- 8Seek & Destroy (live)
- 9Guitar Solo (live)
- 10Metal Militia (live)
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Release credits
- art direction
- additional [5.1-10, 1.1-10, 4.1]
- liner notes
- task
- liner notes
- liner notes, engineer [5.1-10, 4.1, 1.1-10, 7.10-11]
- bass [7.1-13, 4.3, 8.1-7, 9.1-11, 9.13], electric bass guitar [4.1, 5.1-10, 1.1-10]
- liner notes
- task
- liner notes
- task
- task
- liner notes
- mix, producer
- re
- electric guitar [1.1-4, 1.6-10, 5.1-4, 5.6-10, 4.1], guitar [4.3, 7.1-13, 8.1-7, 9.1-11, 9.13], lead vocals [5.1-4, 5.6-10, 1.1-4, 1.6-10, 4.1], vocal [9.1-11, 9.13, 4.3, 7.1-13, 8.1-7]
- liner notes
- liner notes
- liner notes, executive [1.1-10, 6.1-2, 4.1, 5.1-10]
- liner notes
- mix
- photography
- electric guitar [4.1, 5.1-4, 5.6-10, 1.1-4, 1.6-10], guitar [7.1-13, 4.3, 8.1-7, 9.1-13]
- drums (drum set) [8.1-7, 7.1-13, 5.1-10, 4.1, 4.3, 9.1-11, 9.13, 1.1-10]
- art direction
- liner notes
- mastering
- liner notes
- phonographic copyright [4.1, 5.1-4, 5.6-9, 1.1-4, 1.6-9]
- liner notes
- liner notes
- liner notes, producer [4.1, 1.1-10, 7.10-11, 5.1-10]
- legal representation
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K2x 12" Vinyl (direct metal mastered double LP)1987
KCD (manufactured in U.K. (printed in booklet), no barcode)1987- KCD (printed in England (printed in the booklet), no barcode)1987
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K19 January 1988
K21 November 1988
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K21 February 1992
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K20 June 1995
K6 November 2003
KDigital Media25 July 2006
K9 August 2006
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KDigital Media (Metallica store / remastered)8 March 2016
KDigital Media (remastered)15 April 2016
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K15 April 2016- K4x 12" Vinyl, 5x CD, DVD (deluxe edition)15 April 2016
K5x Digital Media (remastered deluxe edition)15 April 2016
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K12" Vinyl15 April 2016
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