In 1983, Metallica traveled to
Rochester, New York to record its first
album, Metal Up Your Ass, with
production duties handled by Paul
Curcio. Due to conflicts with the
band's 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 U.S. and Music for
Nations in Europe, the album peaked on
the Billboard 200 at number 120,[11]
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...
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