Metallica: Kill 'Em All; Ride the Lightning review - metal giants' early years revisited

(Blackened)There aren’t many metal albums more influential than Metallica’s 1983 debut, Kill ’Em All. While it might not have invented thrash metal (comedy geordie Satanists Venom have a strong claim there), it certainly popularised the genre and laid the foundations for all who followed in its wake, from Pantera to Slipknot. Now remastered and available again on vinyl, CD and deluxe boxset (the latter of which includes a wealth of bonus material across vinyl and CD, including three live s...

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