Metalica live from "Cunning Stunts"tour from Ft.Worth Texas in 9/10 Mai -1997.
Kill 'Em All and Ride the Lightning ('83–'84)
In May '83, Metallica traveled to Rochester, N.Y. to record its debut album, Metal Up Your Ass, with production duties handled by Paul Curcio.Band members decided to kick Mustaine out of the band due to drug and alcohol abuse and violent behavior just prior to the sessions on April 11,'83.Exodus guitarist Kirk Hammett flew in to replace Mustaine the same afternoon.
Mustaine, who went on to found Megadeth, has expressed his dislike for Hammett in interviews. He said Hammett "stole my job. Mustaine was "pissed off" because he believes Hammett became popular by playing the guitar leads that Mustaine wrote. In a '85 interview with Metal Forces, Mustaine slammed Hammett saying, "it's real funny how Kirk Hammett ripped off every lead break I'd played on that No Life 'til Leather tape and got voted No. 1 guitarist in your magazine.On Megadeth's debut album Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good! ('85), Mustaine included the song "Mechanix", which Metallica reworked and retitled "The Four Horsemen" on Kill 'Em All. Mustaine said he did this to "straighten Metallica up", as Metallica referred to Mustaine as a drunk and said he could not play guitar.Metallica's first live performance with Hammett was on April 16,'83 at the nightclub The Showplace in Dover, New Jersey.
The band's debut studio album was initially going to be titled Metal Up Your Ass. Due to conflicts with its record label and the distributors' refusal to release an album with that name, it was renamed Kill 'Em All. Released on Megaforce Records in the United States and Music for Nations in Europe, the album peaked at number 120 on the Billboard 200 in'88,and although the album was not initially a financial success, it earned Metallica a growing fan base in the underground metal scene. The band embarked on the Kill 'Em All for One tour with Raven to support the release.In Feb. '84
