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Metallic Assault: A Tribute to Metallica is a tribute album to heavy metal band Metallica. It features Metallica covers played not by formal bands, but collaborations between musicians from several bands. Songs from Kill 'Em All (1983) all the way to Metallica (1991), with the exception of ...And Justice for All (1988), are featured.
Kill 'Em All is the debut studio album by the American heavy metal band Metallica, released on July 25, 1983, through the independent label Megaforce Records. After forming in 1981, Metallica began by playing shows in local clubs in Los Angeles.
Cliff 'Em All is a compilation of video footage, and the first video album by the American heavy metal band Metallica. [1] It was released on November 17, 1987, as a tribute to Metallica's bassist Cliff Burton, who died in a tour bus accident on September 27, 1986, at the age of 24, near Ljungby, Sweden, during the European leg of their Master of Puppets world tour. [2]
Metallica's debut album, Kill 'Em All, was originally intended to inherit the name of one of their earlier demo releases (predating Burton's participation), which was Metal Up Your Ass, but the record company did not like the title and insisted on changing it. Burton said "We should just kill 'em all, man," which gave the band members an idea ...
A Tribute to the Four Horsemen is a tribute album to thrash metal band Metallica. [1] It was re-issued by Nuclear Blast Records in 2003 with a slightly different track listing. The album title is in reference to "The Four Horsemen" from Kill 'Em All and contains covers of songs by Metallica from Kill 'Em All to ReLoad, but omits Load.
The demo caught the attention of Johny Zazula, who signed Metallica to Megaforce Records. [1] The band released Kill 'Em All in 1983, and the following year they released Ride the Lightning. After Ride the Lightning was released, Metallica left Megaforce and signed to Elektra Records. [2]
Go ahead: make the “None more black” Spinal Tap joke when it comes to Metallica’s eponymously titled 1991 album. It wasn’t just the cover but the band’s melodic nihilism that made that ...
"Whiplash" is a song by American thrash metal band Metallica. It was released as the first single from their debut album, Kill 'Em All, and the band's debut single overall, released on August 8, 1983. [1] The song has been covered a number of times, most notably by Motörhead, whose version won a Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance. [2]