NME: Metallica – ’72 Seasons’ review: metal masters make a relentless return
In 1983, four long-haired, leather-clad adolescent misfits from California recorded a thunderous debut album they called ‘Metal Up Your Ass’. Before it was released, their spoilsport label convinced them to change its name to ‘Kill ‘Em All’. While the new title may have made a lot of sense from a commercial perspective, it could never capture the band’s essence quite as well. Even forty years on, you still know what you’re getting with a new Metallica record. You’re getting metal up your ass.
