![]() ![]() ![]() The songs " The Four Horsemen", " Jump in the Fire", " Phantom Lord" and " Metal Militia" were primarily written by Mustaine, most of "The Four Horsemen" was written by Dave Mustaine when he was in his previous band Panic. After Mustaine was fired, he went on to form the band Megadeth, which also achieved multi-million selling success.ĭespite their differences, Mustaine's contributions to the early years of Metallica were still acknowledged he received co-writing credits on four of the songs on Kill 'Em All. Hammett's guitar solos on the album were partially based on Mustaine's original solos (the first four bars of most solos were written by Mustaine). The band started recording the album with Hammett barely a month later. ![]() After Mustaine's departure, Metallica recruited Kirk Hammett, who previously played for Exodus and was a one time student of Joe Satriani. Mustaine was fired in April 1983 for his drug and alcohol problems, overly aggressive behavior, and clashes with bandmates. Castro Valley-born bassist Cliff Burton was recruited as his replacement. Because of tensions with Mustaine, McGovney left the band. Metallica's original line-up featured James Hetfield (vocals/rhythm guitar), Dave Mustaine (lead guitar), Ron McGovney (bass), and Lars Ulrich (drums). Kill 'Em All is Metallica's debut album, released on Jon Megaforce Records. 10th-27th May 1983 at Music America Studios in Rochester, New York ![]()
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