"But we'll never stop, we'll never quit, 'cause we're Metallica." They've been keeping their promise since Whiplash first played live on October 23, 1982.
@@brandonsimmons1695 I can see ur point. But 'Horseman' has that awesome Mellow part, thus not eligible for "hardest" track was the MEATHEAD logic we possessed at the time. No?
Dave mustaine was in the band when these songs were written but was kicked out before they recorded the album. Kirk Hammett flew to New York and recorded this album with them.
and it was their best decision imho, never would have reached current status with him, but he is/was a very good componist on songs. Just think M would have never gone that far with him. They were right to kick the drugs out.
@@cyborgar15some songs on garage days are much older. Am i evil was recorded in 1984 i think and crash course is 1988 probably. Not sure about the small hours tho
I saw Metallica open for Ozzy August 1986 tragically 1 month later one of the most talented bassist was tragically taken from us. It was a horrible day that ill never forget!! All the metal radio stations, MTV and headbangers ball etc..were all in remorse over the news. I cried so much, and then the thoughts... its over man. All news people were saying it....But Metallica said, No, we ain't done! We'll Never stop because we're Metallica!! I seen them 88 -89 AJFA tour...with Jason Newstead and it was killer, But I couldn't stop thinking about Cliff 😢. It was hard to swallow. But i kept with the boys, and i still love them as much as i did at 17-18. ❤🤘
I saw that tour, also. Just a little before you in Fort Worth. Cliff's death was a huge bummer, and I'm glad the guys carried on, but I'm really glad I got to see Cliff, even just that once.
Moshing to this at a show in 1984 is one of my most fondest memories. The fire that came from those guys blew my 14 year old mind and I was hooked on metal for life!!!
One of the reasons I love this album is because while a little less sophisticated than their later stuff, it’s just so shreddy. Like half the album is just wild solos. Also, definitely listen to their version of Am I Evil, and then listen to the original by Diamond Head, who was one of Metallica’s biggest influences
I can see and feel The Pit starting to circle at about 2:12. Those were the days, folks. Man, this takes me back, and watching a real reaction from a young person who appreciates this kind of sound makes my day.
I once played Kill Em All for a Deadhead/ reggae type guy. He heard Kirks solos and said that can’t even be real. I pulled out a photo of the band and pointed out Kirk. He’s real. It’s that guy!!!
@@thomasjr11111 You literally took those words out of my mouth. They may have made a deal with the devil in the parking lot that night in Seattle. I wasn't there, but I did go to their Mountain View show in California. EPIC!!!!
My friend, yes this album you have to react to "Four Horsemen".....and then to "Mechanix" by Megadeth, and you will be in for a surprise. No spoilers guys!!😁🤘
@@jonnyblad Sorry, I'm Italian, it's Google Translate's fault!!🤣 . However, the important thing is to understand each other, and you have. understood what I meant💪🤘
Seattle 92 and metallica decided to place rows of connected chairs where the mosh pit and general admission should be. Bad idea and we weren't having it. As soon as the lights went out to start the show, people flowed like water from the grandstands and rows of chairs were being passed overhead. If you didn't keep up and pass them behind you, you were catching a row of chairs with your teeth. The massive 25 foot tall pile of chairs in the back of the arena was a cool sight. Great fun.
Most of Metallica were 18 when this album was released!! ZERO radio play - all their first 3 albums was word of mouth and magazine promotion to be heard. Truly underground stuff!
Being their debut album they hadn't totally discovered their own sound yet. They were relying on their musical influences more, like Diamond Head, Iron Maiden and Thin Lizzy etc. Plus the Mustaine Factor!
First time I saw them was on the And Justice For All tour in Hawaii They played their hearts out and at the end of the night James sang “ we’ll never stop we’ll never quit because YOU’RE Metallica “ the crowd gave a massive yell back Every one in the band was smiling throwing picks and drum sticks as they left the stage .Watch Seattle 89 it captures the feeling exactly.
Bro you gotta see their live version of this in Seattle it’s ruthless and pure energy. But this is one of my favorite Metallica songs. Love your reaction
I saw them perform this live in the late 90s, I recognized the song from the first moments, and still I finished that guitar solo wishing I could rewind and hear it again.
The mosh pits at the early shows, body’s flying, so much energy, so much fun. They influence so many bands today. I saw them in 88 and couple times. At the time they would have been with 3-4 other thrash bands touring.
My big Brother introduced me to "and justice for all" when I was about 9-10 years old, when the album was new. "Kill 'em all" is my 💯% favorite Metallica album "ajfa" a very very close second. Love to se others discover this sound for the first time 🤟
Mustaine was a part of the band and wrote some of this stuff but was kicked out before they recorded kill em all. Metallica changed some of the stuff and improved it and came out with the best debut metal album of all time.
Old Metallica was great! I seen them in 1986 with Ozzy on the master of puppets/ ultimate sin tour, at the Worcester centrum, in Massachusetts. Cliff Burton was tragically killed on his tour bus while touring in Europe on that same tour. I did get to see him before he passed. Rip
Same. Rip 🙏 Cliff Burton taken way too early! 24 yrs old... damm young! Best Bassist I've ever heard in my entire life! And I'm 59 seen almost every band since I was 15 sneakin into clubs! 🙏 Rest in Rock Cliff ♥️🖤🎸
I saw that tour in Detroit at Pine Knob. I was 16 and a rabid Ozzy fan. Metallica blew me away and became my favorite band that day. I was eight rows away from Cliff. I was mesmerized by the way he moved to the music, it made no sense to me because his movements didn't really jive with the song at all. He was an incredible bassist. R.I.P. Cliff! James Hetfield was the man back then. All the Metalheads wanted to be him and all of the Metalhead chicks wanted to be with him. Raw power from the whole band that only youth can provide. Later Ozzy told everyone to "Fuck this place up!" and the crowd began throwing lumps of soil from the grassy area towards the stage. After a while the whole band was running around trying not to get hit by the grass chunks! I heard that Ozzy had to pay around $30,000 in damages that he got the crowd to do. Ozzy freaking loved that shit, he was laughing his ass off the whole time! What a great show and it was only my second concert. I've been a fan of the Might Met ever since, and Ozzy is my spirit animal. Nights like that don't come around often but it did lead me to go to over 300 concerts in my day. I am going to see Godsmack in April and Cannibal Corpse/Obituary and Amon Amarth in May. I don't care if I end up in a wheel chair, I won't stop seeing bands live. Being a Metalhead is the most fun life anyone can have in my book!
@barrywalker673 9 i saw Godsmack 2x they are tight and sound Amazing live the drum battles will blow you away! Yes Ozzy was hilarious live way back when 86' but Metallica was a force to be reckoned with!! It was thrashs debut, and they steam rolled all that glam hair metal to its death! Lol I remember 8th grade writing disco sucks on my folder, with Judas Priest , Sabbath, Scorpions and Iron Maiden written in metal craziness all over it! I was 14. I knew I loved rock since 5th grade listening to Led Zeppelin, great memories! ❤
If you ever get through your request list check out Motörhead, ace of spades, Lemmy was great! Another band you need to check out is, system of a down. You will love them! BYOB, Ariels, chop suey, sugar, Toxicity, Lonely Day. Just for laughs, check out ICP boogie woogie wu. Lol
@@MollyBoyTV James has said Lemmy and Motörhead were a big influence on him. They have have an homage track on the album Hardwired to Self Destruct - Murder One, which was the name of Lemmy’s amp…
LOL. I was in high school when this came out. I had "volunteered" for the school district radio station and took the last shift on Friday....which gave me a key to shut the station down. What we REALLY did was go smoke dope in the parking lot for four or five hours until we thought it was safe to go back and fire it up again. During the day the station read announcements about school plays and sports. But our late night show played THIS, Black Flag, weird Euro synth stuff and whatever we felt like. This album will forever be tied to that radio station in my memories.
This was my Favorite song by them for such a long time! I remember being on ground floor 1988 screaming whiplash at the top of my lungs until they played it. The energy was fuckin incredible! Can't describe it
I saw them in the 80s on monsters ofvrock tour and when they did this song the whole stadium was vibrating. It was so hot they were spraying the crowd with fire hoses. Great times
they tried to bolt down the seating in Vancouver for a metallica show I had "floor seats" for. the crowd ripped up the seats threw them in a pile to make a mosh pit. it was great.
Good afternoon Mr. MollyBoyTV,, Kurt here from Montreal Canada 🇨🇦,, just a little tidbit for ya,, The song “ Creeping Death “ was written by no other than a young 17 year old Kirk Hammet,, musically and lyrically,,,, now hats genius at work,,, at 17,,,,, it’s why he’s in my top 3 guitarists of all time,,,, by the way,,,, other songs that are must listen to and react to,, also on the Kill’em all album are ,, “ No Remorse” “ Blitzkrieg “ and their signature encore show ending song “ Seek and Destroy “ so happy you reacted to “ Whiplash “ so good bro!! Love it, cheers 🍻 from Canada 🇨🇦
The change in Metallica had nothing to do with the loss of Dave but the addition of Cliff. This album was in the process of being rerecorded as it was their demo, hence why they gave Cliff an instrumental. U c his influence on lighting, puppets, and justice. Black is where u c them going back to kill as Lars was now in charge. With thay said they kept much of what Cliff taught them like harmonition, hence the fuller sound on Black and what followed. Yes Cliff had past when Justice was recorded but it was in the process of being created when Cliff was still around. In fact he thought it was going to b their masterpiece but Lars ensured that did not happen by turning down the bass against the engineer and producers suggestion.
Metallica when they first came out was underground band emerged with Kill Em' All so raw and untamed they slayed the audience so badazz so good !!! 🤘🔥🎸💯...
Need to listen to all of Kill ‘em All. It’s an incredible album. Their debut album. It’s raw. Kids in a garage. Seek and Destroy is a must. Jump in the fire. No remorse.
When this album was recorded, Mustaine was fired from the band, but they didn’t write new material. So his influence is so in your face with the aggression and intensity. This is raging teenage anger put to music.
Metallica opened their concert in 2023 (at least the one I saw) with this song. The energy carried through the rest of the night...you have got to see some live performances of this (especially with Jason on vocals!)
If you want to check out live stuff from them, give a listen to Live Shit Binge and Purge Seattle 1989. I was at that show. Freakin amazing show. I still get pumped up watching that live
They basically recorded it right through live, with very little studio time or money. They had just driven from CA to NY to record, and just threw out Dave. You can hear how raw and unfinished it is, but that's what so great about it.
To this very day, my all-time favorite Metallica song 🤘 MollyBoy, imagine it being 1982/83 and no one had ever heard anything like "Kill em all" before. LEGENDARY
This is "Thrash Metal". That kind of shredding is what Metallica was best known for. They could go harder and longer than any other band out there. All that touring turned them into beasts. Dave was already out of the band by the time this album came out. When Jason Newstead came onboard after Cliff's passing, he found out the hard way what it meant to be in this band. He was sweating so much on stage that he was shorting out his bass. He had to have a custom "sweat proof" bass made.
