The revolving drum beat is spacious, and the soundstage is impressive and thoroughly enjoyable. Hit The Lights has that wonderful live feel to it and is the perfect song to open the album with. It is a small difference and one that most music-lovers won’t care about, but if you’re after just a little more dynamic finesse, then most certainly check out the TIDAL Master. The Apple Music version, an Apple Digital Master, sounds just as impressive and comes in a close second to the TIDAL Master if you compare the two. Sadly, they’re not the first to allow substandard products to be released and you can guarantee they will not be the last.Īs I mentioned in my review of …And Justice For All, it is a case of once bitten twice shy and while I’ve heard the 2016 vinyl reissues are a major improvement, the TIDAL Master 24/96 kHz stream is so impressive that this release may just remain my go-to edition. Yes, they are both from the same re-issue era, but it is infuriating to love an album and a band this much and be disappointed by what they are prepared to issue to fans. I had a similar complaint when I reviewed …And Justice For All. ![]() ![]() The visual presentation of the 2014 re-issue is a little more appealing, however, but the record is housed in the lousiest rice paper sleeve that could ever be used. What I find most disappointing is that these 2014 reissues were released via Metallica’s own record label, Blackened Recordings, and I seriously question how they got the sound so wrong. Even if you pump the volume, the entire soundstage is lost and the elemental aspects of the recording, that are present on the TIDAL Masters stream, are sadly absent from this pressing. The music is so concealed that it sounds as though thick sheets are covering the speakers. The music may be there, but the emotive energy isn’t. You will, however, need to track down the best sounding version of Kill ‘Em All as I picked up the 2014 Blackened vinyl reissue and was disgusted by the sonically poor reproduction. Kill ‘Em All has subsequently become a landmark thrash metal album, first released in 1983 and while the production may sound a little dated, by modern standards, that won’t stop you rocking out to one of the greatest rhythmically infused thrash metal albums in history. As far as debuts go, this one Kills ‘Em All!
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