Metallica / Kill 'Em All (1LP/Remastered)

Kill �Em All is the sound of four angry, long-haired California teenagers inventing an entirely new kind of violence and calling it music. Recorded in ten frantic days at Music America in Rochester, New York, on a $15,000 loan from Megaforce Records, this is Metallica before the polish, before the ballads, before the lawsuits�just pure, unfiltered speed, aggression, and teenage testosterone. James Hetfield�s rhythm guitar is a chainsaw, Lars Ulrich�s drums sound like he�s beating the kit with actual crowbars, Cliff Burton�s bass growls and solos like it�s possessed, and Kirk Hammett (who replaced Dave Mustaine three months before recording) shreds like he�s trying to outrun the devil.