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Kill 'Em All is Metallica’s historic debut album, and some even regard it as their best work. Overall, it delivers solid music. Released before Metallica defined thrash metal with Ride the Lightning in the summer of 1984 and before Slayer did so with Haunting the Chapel, also released in the summer of 1984, this album can be seen as a raw blend of early '80s speed metal, heavy metal, and some hard rock. This "rawness" gives the album its distinct character, and along with its historical significance, this is often why the album is held in such high esteem.

However, upon listening to the album as a whole, while it is undoubtedly a great record, it becomes clear that… More

This album is quite perplexing. While a small number of people may have liked it, the general consensus, especially among Celtic Frost's early fans, is that Cold Lake is a complete misstep. However, I wonder whether the music itself is as baffling as some of the song titles, lyrics, or even the glitzy band photos in the booklet—quite the departure from their usual monochrome aesthetic—suggest. While this album does stray far from the trajectory set by earlier works like Morbid Tales or To Mega Therion, when you place it in the context of its chaotic predecessor, Into the Pandemonium, it doesn’t feel like such a wild departure after all.

The Cold Lake album seems to have aimed… More