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On This Day 1983 (25.07.1983) . . Metallica release their debut album, Kill 'Em All, three months after parting ways with guitarist Dave Mustaine. THE BEST OF THE Kill 'Em All !!! Mustaine, who was fired from the group before it was released, is listed as a co-writer on four songs, including "The Four Horsemen," who later re-works it as "Mechanix" with his group Megadeth. with @rockhistation #quality Kill 'Em All is the debut studio album by American heavy metal band Metallica, released on July 25, 1983, through independent label Megaforce Records. 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 (1982) was noticed by Megaforce label head Jon Zazula, who signed them and provided a budget of $15,000 for recording. The album was recorded in May 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. The band was asked to change the name because distributors feared that releasing an album with such an offensive title and artwork would diminish its chances of commercial success…. #metallica #jameshetfield #papahet #larsulrich #kirkhammett #cliffburton #jasonnewsted #davemustaine #rockhistation #guitarists #guitargod #guitarhero #johnlennon #guitarist #guitarplayer #Beatles #TheBeatles #EricClapton #guitarsolo #electricguitar #drums #gibson #lespaul #guitars #gibsonlespaul #guitarcover #OzzyOsbourne #classicrock #rockmusic (What is your favorite Metallica song?) (tag the friends you want to listen with and comment below!) via: @ucoofficial @rockhistation @metallica @kirkhammett @larsulrich