I should've written a review for this album a long, long time ago. Along with the "black" album, this album not only introduced me to Metallica, but it really got me into heavy metal music in a big way. All the ingredients were there - that guitar tone, that hallmark thrash tempo, the denim and leather. I was a changed person after I'd finished playing this album - "Whiplash" and "Metal Militia" remain two of my favorite Metallica songs. This and Megadeth's debut album Killing Is My Business...And Business Is Good! rank high among my favorite debut heavy metal albums. "The Four Horsemen" shares its origins with the song "The Mechanix", which would end up on the previously mentioned Megadeth record, although from my perspective at least it's better than the Megadeth variant. "Hit the Lights", "Phantom Lord", "Jump in the Fire" - add those three to the aforementioned tracks (as well as a few others of course) and you've got thrash metal gold. A-
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