Your opinion About 'Metallica - Kill Em All' Thrash Metal Discuss Your opinion About 'Metallica - Kill Em All' in the Metal Genres forums; Originally Posted by benjamin I don't know what some of you are smoking. Kill em all is by anyone'...

[Something Wicked]

Originally Posted by benjamin

I don't know what some of you are smoking. Kill em all is by anyone's standards a classic album yet after that Metallica topped it again and again before the downward spiral started.

Regarding the album it is raw and has pretty much everything youd want from a thrash album. The fact that they went back into the studio and kept making better albums is an indication of how great Metallica were.

I wouldn't call it a downward spiral. I'd call it complete obliteration of the band. They're so bad you can't even recognize that they are Metallica.

[Skeletor]

Kill 'Em All is a good and quick album, songs like The Four Horsemen, Phantom Lord and Motorbreath are really good, but I prefer ...And Justice For All.

[kyosenmurasame]

"Kill'em all"... performed by an ancient Trash Metal band . I forgot their name long time ago...
(sniff) Cabrones! It was my cradle album!!! My first Heavy Metal album!!! \m/_

[deadtales]

It is truly a masterpiece, no doubt. I am looking forward to their next one, maybe one might get a nice surprise?

[Iced fear]

Originally Posted by Something Wicked

I wouldn't call it a downward spiral. I'd call it complete obliteration of the band. They're so bad you can't even recognize that they are Metallica.

I agree man, the shit they got now is fucking awful,

I think kill 'em all was pretty good. not my fav though

[Speed Daemon]

I love everything about Metallica from Kill em all through to ...And Justice for all.
Kill em all was the album that set the pace for the others. ...And Justice for all was when Metallica showed their tightest and highest technical abilities.
When the album (black album / metallica / snake logo?) came out the band went through so many changes they were like another group completely. I heard some fans say that Metallica would have been better changing their name as at least that way they could have made a complete come back when ready and the name Metallica would remain legends in the thrash realms. A few of the songs of the album like enter the sandman were good but what ruined it was the producer was more suited to AOR and pop music and took away that Metallica raw edge. The production of the album was good but made it sound more like Queen than Metallica.

[stenchofdeath]

This album is ok, but not my favourite. I loved The four horsemen when i heard it back in the day. Ride the lightning is far better, and Master of puppets is better than that. After that comes And justice for all.

[arise91]

[quote=devilschariot;2238]It's the only album that's actually a Thrash album.
I agree with this statement, although i enjoy all their albums through the 80s i just think tht only KEA was thrash the rest were progressive metal ie 9 minute songs, instrumentals, acoustic intros, tht kind of thing.

[Demon]

yeah it was probably their best album

[AORGLD]

To me, Master of Puppets is their best album (better songs) but Kill em All is their most aggressive album they can't even top themselves.