Various: No Life 'Til Leather - A Tribute To Metallica's Kill Em All (Various Artists) - VINYL LP

Various: No Life 'Til Leather - A Tribute To Metallica's Kill Em All (Various Artists) - VINYL LP

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No Life 'Til Leather - A Tribute To Metallica's Kill Em All (Various Artists)

Artist:

Various

Label:

Silver Lining Music

Product Type:

VINYL LP

UPC:

5021732539731

Genre:

Rock

Release Date:

2025-11-21

Number of Discs:

1

Silver Lining Music is proud to present No Life 'Til Leather - A Tribute to Metallica's Kill 'Em All: the most propulsive debut album in heavy metal history, re-imagined by the legends who inspired it and the generations that came in it's wake! Organised by diehard Metalli-fans, this track-by-track covers project proves how far the influence of the Bay Area's finest still runs. The veteran likes of Saxon, Diamond Head, and Motörhead, (three of Metallica's favourite bands) are joined by rising stars such as Soen and Tailgunner to create a who's-who of heavy music, with each performer lending their unique sound to one classic track. No Life 'Til Leather represents a five-year labour of love, kicked off when Diamond Head tracked their version of "No Remorse" for a 2020 re-recording of their landmark debut, Lightning to the Nations. With Motörhead's Grammy Award-winning take on "Whiplash" also in their vault, Silver Lining Music selected an array of metal talent to round out the track listing, as well as adding some 'full circle continuity' on a tribute effort for the ages. Contributions from thrash giants Testament, ex-Megadeth bassist David Ellefson, and New Wave of British Heavy Metal linchpins Tygers of Pan Tang show the label looking beyond their own artists to amass the greatest lineup possible. After Tailgunner's "Hit the Lights" opens and demonstrates how kick-ass the song remains in 2025, hard rockers The Almighty dish out a particularly confrontational "The Four Horsemen": their first recorded work with their founding lineup since 1991. The galloping "Motorbreath" has Soen shed their prog metal skin, whereas bass solo "(Anaesthesia) Pulling Teeth" is every bit as technical and emotional in Ellefson's hands. The album wraps with some of Metallica's closest peers and greatest champions: Diamond Head have been both idols and a support act for the megastars, Testament (who intensify "Seek & Destroy" even further) joined them in the trenches of the California metal scene, and Raven (closing with the thundering anthemic "Metal Militia") were part of Metallica's first-ever tour, 1983's famous Kill 'Em All For One venture. No Life 'Til Leather is an ambitious achievement worthy of Metallica's game-changing legacy. By the fans and for the fans, it reaffirms the Four Horsemen's ironclad legacy - and it's stacked roster continues the band's mission to shove metal up your ass.

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