Metallica: Kill 'Em All

LP Record Kill 'Em All is the debut studio album by the American heavy metal band Metallica, released on 25 July 1983 through the independent record label Megaforce Records. The album was recorded over three weeks with producer Flemming Rasmussen at Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen, Denmark. The album marked the band's first collaboration with Rasmussen, who went on to produce their next five albums. Kill 'Em All is a raw and aggressive album, characterised by fast tempos and heavy riffs. Its musical style is rooted in the thrash metal genre, which Metallica helped to pioneer. Kill 'Em All was well received by both music critics and fans, and was the band's first album to chart in the United States.