(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth

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"(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth"
Cover of Kill 'Em All
Cover of Kill 'Em All
Song by Metallica
from the album Kill 'Em All
Released July 1983
Recorded May 1983
Genre Thrash metal
Length 4:14
Label Megaforce Records
Producer(s) Paul Curcio, Jon Zazula
Kill 'Em All track listing
  1. "Hit The Lights"
  2. "The Four Horsemen"
  3. "Motorbreath"
  4. "Jump in the Fire"
  5. "(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth"
  6. "Whiplash"
  7. "Phantom Lord"
  8. "No Remorse"
  9. "Seek & Destroy"
  10. "Metal Militia"

"(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth" is a composition of Metallica bassist Cliff Burton and is featured on Metallica's 1983 debut album Kill 'Em All. Besides bass, the song contains a voice intro of "Bass solo, take one" and the addition of Lars Ulrich on drums at 2:28.

The song is a bass solo that showcases Burton's skills and techniques as well as his influences: Geddy Lee from Rush, Geezer Butler from Black Sabbath, Lemmy Kilmister from Motörhead, and jazz bassist Stanley Clarke. Heavy distortion (Electro-Harmonix Big Muff), tapping, and a wah-wah pedal are used by Burton to produce many of the unique sounds that can be heard throughout the song.

It is the only original Metallica song in which James Hetfield does not have a writing credit and one of two in which Lars Ulrich doesn't (the other is Motorbreath).

Metallica
Members
James Hetfield - Kirk Hammett - Robert Trujillo - Lars Ulrich
Former members: Cliff Burton - Dave Mustaine - Ron McGovney - Jason Newsted
Discography
Albums and extended plays: No Life 'Til Leather - Kill 'Em All - Ride the Lightning - Master of Puppets - Garage Days Re-Revisited - ...And Justice for All - Metallica - Load - ReLoad - Garage Inc. - S&M - St. Anger - Some Kind of Monster - Ninth studio album
Videography
DVDs and videos: Cliff 'em All - 2 of One - A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica - Live Shit: Binge & Purge - Cunning Stunts - S&M - Classic Albums: Metallica - The Black Album - Some Kind of Monster - The Videos 1989-2004
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