No Life ‘Til Leather – A Tribute to Metallica’s Kill ‘Em All is an all-star guest cover album of Metallica’s debut album out now from Silver Lining Music, due Wednesday 24th December.
Out now,a standout bonus track from British hard rock and Girlschool that’s a defiant and electrifying take on Metallica’s ‘Hit The Lights’, featuring bona fide shredder Joe Stump and Alcatrazz. The performance serves as one of the all-star compilation key highlights, offering Japanese fans a unique and essential addition to the CD release.
You can order the Japanese CD Edition here, the digital single is out now here and you can check out Girlschool’s full-throttle assault on Metallica’s ‘Hit The Lights’ via the video by Natalia Jonderko Śmiechowicz of N.Station Animation & Design Studio here at RAMzine.
No Life ‘Til Leather finds veteran heavy metal bands like Saxon, Diamond Head, and Motörhead, (three of Metallica’s own favourite bands) are joined by rising stars such as Tailgunner and Swedish prog metal act Soen. There are also contributions from thrash giants Testament, ex-Megadeth bassist David Ellefson, and New Wave of British Heavy Metal linchpins Tygers Of Pan Tang, and the legendary Raven who were part of Metallica’s first-ever tour in 1983.
No Life ‘Til Leather – A Tribute to Metallica’s Kill ‘Em All full track listing is: ‘Hit The Lights’ (Tailgunner), ‘The Four Horsemen’ (The Almighty), ‘Motorbreath’ (Soen), ‘Jump In The Fire’ (Tygers Of Pan Tang), ‘(Anesthesia) – Pulling Teeth’ (David Ellefson), ‘Whiplash’ (Motörhead), ‘Phantom Lord’ (Saxon), ‘No Remorse’ (Diamond Head), ‘Seek & Destroy’ (Testament) and ‘Metal Militia’ (Raven) – The album will be available on vinyl, CD, and on digital formats and can be ordered here.
‘Hit The Lights’ follows swiftly in the path of the previous single taken from the album featuring New Wave of Heavy Metal legends Raven. Metallica’s first proper tour was with that trio in 1983, on their famous Kill ‘Em All For One venture. Thus, it is only fitting that Raven feature on the album with a powerfully unapologetic rendition of Metallica’s ‘Metal Militia‘.
With unrelenting energy and raw precision, Raven channels the ferocity of the original while stamping their own unmistakable identity on the track — A bold statement that captures the spirit and intensity of the entire album.
“We are very happy and honored to have been asked to be part of this awesome tribute to our old sparring partners.” commented co-founder, lead vocalist and bassist John Gallagher. “Our cover version is many things as you will hear… in the best tradition of the guys themselves, but I think we captured that Metallica snarl…. Especially by changing a few key elements! Features Mark on vocals, today all is revealed!”
Watch/listen to the single below in a video by Freakshot Film.
The third single from the all-star compilation is from thrash metal icons Testament, with a full-throttle cover of Metallica’s anthem ‘Seek & Destroy’.
“We had fun covering Metallica’s song ‘Seek and Destroy’’,” commented long-standing Testament member and vocalist Chuck Billy. “Songs like this started a movement!”
You can also listen to the single here and check out the video by Freakshot Film here at RAMzine.
The second single from the all-star compilation proved to be a monumental cover of Metallica’s instrumental epic ‘(Anesthesia) – Pulling Teeth’ courtesy of bass impressario and former Megadeth member David Ellefson that’s just been released.
“It was a total honour to be asked to participate in this album, especially to record the iconic bass composition ‘(Anesthesia) – Pulling Teeth’ by the one and only Cliff Burton,” commented Ellefson. “I was able to borrow one of Cliff’s Aria Pro signature bass guitars and signature Morley fuzz/wah pedal for the session to replicate his sharp, yet thunderous tone he created on the original recording. It is my hope that this homage will highlight Cliff’s larger than life personality and that his music will always live on through this unique and iconic song he gave to the world.”
Available digitally, you can check out the video by Pamela Parks, edited by Freakshot Film, here at RAMzine.
British band The Almighty‘s first recorded work with their founding lineup since 1991, saw the light of day with a newly recorded full-throttle rendition of Metallica’s ‘The Four Horsemen’ as the first single from the album – It was chosen by the band as both a nod to their roots and a declaration of intent.
“’The Four Horsemen’ – by Metallica – got us back into the studio with the original lineup for the first time since 1991… Unbelievable!” Almighty lead singer and guitarist Ricky Warwick exclaimed. “When the opportunity presented itself, it was really a no brainer, Metallica have been a huge influence for us… It was a bit nerve-wracking because we had not been in the studio for such a long time. We did the whole thing in a day and a half with as much power and passion as you would expect from The Almighty, it is such a powerful track. I think it turned out great, make sure you turn it up really, really loud!”
Also available digitally with a video edited by Freakshot Film here at RAMzine.
