The fifth track on Metallica’s 1983 debut album Kill ‘Em All. Composed by then-bassist Cliff Burton, “(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth” is the first official instrumental that Metallica has ever made. It consists primarily of a bass solo by Burton that goes through many twists and turns, until the second...
[Intro: Chris Bubacz]
Bass solo, Take 1
[Instrumental]
[Bass Solo]
(Anesthesia)—Pulling Teeth was written by Cliff Burton.
(Anesthesia)—Pulling Teeth was produced by Paul Curcio.
Metallica released (Anesthesia)—Pulling Teeth on Mon Jul 25 1983.
“Anesthesia” was a bass solo disguised as a song, instead of it just being called ‘Bass Solo’. It was like what Geezer Butler did in Black Sabbath—he just gave it a clever, cool title.
—Lars Ulrich, Metal Hammer
I remember him recording his bass solo separately from anyone or anything. He was upst...