Metallica’s Kill ’Em All played in a major key sounds like chipper video game music

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Metallica’s Kill ’Em All is, rightly, an iconic record. Not only was it the album that launched a million thrash metal bands in its wake, it was also the San Francisco band’s the debut and has gone on to be a touchstone to this day. Even now, as it creeps toward its 35th anniversary, the record is still potent. It’s built on riffs, speed, and the right amount of angst, and it still holds up. That is, unless you play it all in a major key.