Kill 'Em All

Kill 'Em All is the debut 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. They recorded several demos to gain attention from club owners and eventually relocated to San Francisco to secure the services of bassist Cliff Burton. The group's No Life 'til Leather demo tape was noticed by Megaforce label head Jon Zazula, who signed them and provided a $15,000 recording budget. Guitarist Dave Mustaine, who co-wrote several of Kill 'Em All's songs, was fired shortly before recording began; he was replaced by Kirk Hammett. The album was recorded in May 1983 with producer Paul Curcio at the Music America Studios in Rochester, New York. It was originally intended to be titled Metal Up Your Ass, with cover art featuring a hand clutching a dagger emerging from a toilet bowl. Zazula convinced the band to change these because distributors feared that releasing an album with such an offensive title and artwork would diminish its chances of commercial success. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kill_'E...) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...)