Song · Metallica
“Metal Militia” by Metallica
From the album Kill ’Em All (1983)
“Metal Militia” by Metallica appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1990. It was first released in 1983 on the album Kill ’Em All. Its best result is #681 on the Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #1,834 hard rock song of all time.
"Metal Militia" comes off Kill 'Em All, Metallica's 1983 debut on the independent Megaforce label, and it still carries Dave Mustaine's fingerprints: the credits give him the music, James Hetfield the lyrics and Lars Ulrich a writing share, even though Mustaine got the boot just before the sessions and Kirk Hammett took his place.
Hetfield sings it and splits the guitars with Hammett, Cliff Burton plays bass and Ulrich drums. Paul Curcio produced the sessions at Music America Studios in Rochester, New York, in May 1983, with Chris Bubacz engineering, and Megaforce boss Jon Zazula, who had signed the band off the No Life 'til Leather demo, served as executive producer. It's the thrash blueprint in the raw, a new band charging ahead before anyone could tell it to slow down.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
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All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 681 | Z-Rock | Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) | 1000 |
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