Girlschool - 'Hit The Lights' (Metallica cover)

No life ’til leather
We’re gonna kick some ass tonight
We got the metal madness
When our fans start screaming
It’s right, well alright
When we start to rock
We never want to stop again

Hit the lights
Hit the lights
Hit the lights

We know our fans are insane
We’re gonna blow this place away
With volume higher
Than anything today, the only way
When we start to rock
We never want to stop again

Hit the lights
Hit the lights
Hit the lights

With all out screaming
We’re gonna rip right through your brain
We got the lethal power
It’s causing you sweet pain, oh sweet pain
When we start to rock
We never want to stop again

Hit the lights
Hit the lights
Hit the lights

"No Life 'Til Leather - A Tribute To Metallica’s Kill ‘Em All" ο δίσκος και όπως "μαρτυρά" ο τίτλος του περιλαμβάνει διασκευές στα τραγούδια του ντεμπούτου των Metallica. Κυκλοφόρησε προ ημερών (14 Νοεμβρίου 2025), με το δελτίο τύπου της δισκογραφικής εταιρείας (Silver Lining Music) να μας δίνει τις λεπτομέρειες:

«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 its wake!

Organised by diehard Metalli-fans, this track-by-track covers project proves how far the influence of San Francisco’s finest still runs.

The veteran likes of Motörhead, Saxon and Diamond Head (three of Metallica’s favourite bands) are joined by such rising stars 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 labour of love which 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 tracklisting 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 and Destroy” even further) joined them in the trenches of the California metal scene, and Raven (closing with their thundering take on the anthemic “Metal Militia”) were part of their first-ever tour.»

Το τραγούδι "Hit The Lights" είναι αυτό με το οποίο μας συστήθηκαν οι Metallica καθώς αποτέλεσε το εναρκτήριο μουσικό κομμάτι τόσο του demo "No Life 'til Leather" που κυκλοφόρησε σε κασέτα το καλοκαίρι του 1982, όσο και του επίσημου ντεμπούτου της Αμερικάνικης μπάντας "Kill 'Em All". Πρόκειται για σύνθεση του James Hetfield την περίοδο που ήταν στο προηγούμενο συγκρότημά του ("Leather Charm"), με τον Lars Ulrich να προσθέτει τις δικές του "πινελιές".

Ακούμε την προσέγγιση των Girlschool (με την συνεισφορά των Alcatrazz και του κιθαρίστα Joe Stump) στο εν λόγω μουσικό κομμάτι των Metallica. Η συγκεκριμένη εκτέλεση βρίσκεται στην Ιαπωνική έκδοση του δίσκου "No Life 'Til Leather - A Tribute To Metallica’s Kill ‘Em All" που θα κυκλοφορήσει την παραμονή των Χριστουγέννων (24 Δεκεμβρίου 2025).

Track listing:
01. Hit The Lights (Tailgunner)
02. The Four Horsemen (The Almighty)
03. Motorbreath (Soen)
04. Jump In The Fire (Tygers Of Pan Tang)
05. (Anesthesia) - Pulling Teeth (David Ellefson)
06. Whiplash (Motörhead)
07. Phantom Lord (Saxon)
08. No Remorse (Diamond Head)
09. Seek & Destroy (Testament)
10. Metal Militia (Raven)