{"id":1288,"date":"2017-07-29T00:00:13","date_gmt":"2017-07-29T00:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.loudsoundepicenter.com\/?p=1288"},"modified":"2017-07-29T00:01:25","modified_gmt":"2017-07-29T00:01:25","slug":"how-metallica-trademarked-the-sound-of-american-metal-and-founded-thrash-metal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loudsoundepicenter.com\/?p=1288","title":{"rendered":"HOW METALLICA TRADEMARKED THE SOUND OF AMERICAN METAL"},"content":{"rendered":"

Metallica<\/strong> created a new genre on July\u00a025th,\u00a01983.<\/p>\n

Forging the NWOBHM influence from bands like Diamond<\/strong> Head<\/strong> and Venom<\/strong> along with hardcore punk groups such as Discharge<\/strong> and the Misfits<\/strong>, Metallica<\/strong> fused all of it together and founded thrash metal.<\/p>\n

The intensity and attitude of the Sex<\/strong> Pistols<\/strong> but with the chops and technicality of Iron<\/strong> Maiden<\/strong>. This was now an uncharted territory in music for American groups to pick up on and continue the trend.<\/p>\n

Kill ‘Em All<\/em> was among the heaviest albums to come out at that time. Featuring complex riffs and shredding leads, Metallica<\/strong> had pushed the boundaries of standard heavy metal and made it their own. This was also the debut of Dave Mustaine’s songwriting on a full-length album. As you can tell, it was nothing short of amazing and a founding principle for the genre altogether.<\/p>\n

The opening track, Hit The Lights<\/em>, says it all. These were the first notes of thrash metal anybody ever heard and most people didn’t know what to think of it.<\/p>\n

Countless record labels and even Eddie Trunk were baffled at the sound of Kill ‘Em All<\/em>. There was nothing else to compare it to, but it was just the beginning of a new chapter in metal.<\/p>\n

The first single was Whiplash<\/em> which had been perfectly described by rock journalist Mick Wall who stated,\u00a0“If one wishes to identify the very moment thrash metal arrived spitting and snarling into the world, ‘Whiplash<\/em>‘ is indisputably it.”<\/p>\n

Another highlight of the album features a standalone composition by bassist Cliff Burton.\u00a0Anesthesia<\/em> (Pulling<\/em> Teeth<\/em>) showcases pure brilliance in four long minutes. Personally when I first heard this instrumental, I was wondering when the electric guitar would stop and the bass would begin. That’s when it hit me that it was Burton the entire time. I was completely floored by the atmosphere and technical capacity of Burton, proving to be the band’s greatest asset.<\/p>\n

Kill ‘Em All<\/em> also ends on a tremendous high note with Metal<\/em> Militia<\/em>. Including one of the most complicated riffs I’ve ever come across, it’s the perfect conclusion to the album that never lost its momentum. 50 minutes of undiluted metal.<\/p>\n

Other notable tracks like Seek And Destroy<\/em> and Phantom Lord<\/em> have this incredible identity attached to them. Tons of aggression and quality, it was songs like these that assured people that Metallica<\/strong> wasn’t just a mindless speed metal band. Young metalheads saw a future in this music as other bands got together like Slayer <\/strong>and Kreator<\/strong>, citing Metallica<\/strong> as a major influence much in the same way Metallica<\/strong> grabbed inspiration from Black Sabbath<\/strong> and\u00a0Mot\u00f6rhead<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The torch had been passed and Metallica’s sound became the next trend throughout the 80’s.<\/p>\n

Professor\u00a0Deena Weinstein explained the album from her sociologist perspective by saying,<\/p>\n

“Kill ‘Em All<\/i>‘<\/span>s lyrics created as much excitement as the band’s music. Taken together, the words of the songs on the album form a single theme. It is a\u00a0concept album that heralds the breakthrough of a new sub-genre of metal, its fans, and its leader, Metallica<\/strong>. It is a celebration of metal. It is a call to arms to a new generation of metalheads, many of whom were already armed and ready.”<\/p>\n

All in all, the album took the whole scene by storm and reinvented the rules in a completely different style. Sweeping up the youth and taking them for a ride on this new platform that many would follow and duplicate. Leading The Big Four across the states,\u00a0Metallica\u00a0<\/strong>trademarked the sound of American metal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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