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Ride the Lightning
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Binding: Audio CD
Brand: Metallica
EAN: 0766481125341
Format: Original recording remastered
Label: Elektra / Wea
Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea
MPN: 075596039628
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Elektra / Wea
Release Date: October 25, 1990
Studio: Elektra / Wea
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Media Type: CD
Artist: METALLICA
Title: RIDE THE LIGHTNING
Street Release Date: 07/07/1987
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Genre: HEAVY METAL
Don't let that classical-guitar-ish opening to "Fight Fire with Fire" fool you--Ride the Lightning packs a heavy-metal wallop. While not as ambitious as the subsequent Master of Puppets, this early Metallica album is indubitably one of their best. Thematically, it explores death and dying from myriad points of view: nuclear war ("Fight Fire with Fire"), electric-chair execution (the title track), and drowning ("Trapped Under Ice"). Interestingly, the best track on this album is probably "Fade to Black," a slower, more introspective song about suicide. There's also "Creeping Death," which remains a concert favorite. An excellent mix of rapid-fire guitar riffs, rip-roaring solos, and singer James Hetfield's trademark growl, this is thrash metal at its finest. Very highly recommended. --Genevieve Williams
Don't let that classical-guitar-ish opening to "Fight Fire with Fire" fool you--Ride the Lightning packs a heavy-metal wallop. While not as ambitious as the subsequent Master of Puppets, this early Metallica album is indubitably one of their best. Thematically, it explores death and dying from myriad points of view: nuclear war ("Fight Fire with Fire"), execution by electric chair (the title track), and drowning ("Trapped Under Ice"). Interestingly, the album's best track is "Fade to Black," a slower, introspective song about suicide. There's also "Creeping Death," which remains a concert favorite. An excellent mix of rapid-fire guitar riffs, rip-roaring solos, and singer James Hetfield's trademark growl, this is thrash metal at its finest. -- Genevieve Williams
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Rating: - Metallica (and perhaps even Metal) at its finest
Metallica's second studio album, "Ride the Lightning", is my personal favorite from the band to date (it sounds like Metallica will release "Death Magnetic", their ninth studio album, later this year). Don't let the opening to the first track "Fight Fire With Fire" fool you, this album is fast and furious from the get-go. The three song tandem of "Ride the Lightning", "For Whom the Bell Tolls", and "Fade to Black" may be my favorite 3 song stretch from any Metallica album.
I won't ... Read More
Rating: - Hard-hitting, a more polished version of Kill 'Em All
Metallica's second studio album, Ride the Lightning is a great thrash metal experience. The album's theme revolves around death; this is apparent from the album art alone, which depicts an electric chair. Some songs are fast, some songs are slow, but in my opinion each track is great in its own right. Enough foreplay.
Fight Fire With Fire: The opening track, this song is about nuclear war. It starts off with a calm acoustic intro, reminiscent of some sort of old instrument (a harpsichord ... Read More
Rating: - Metallica's most artistic effort
While MoP deserves it's place in history, I am with the many reviewers here who believe that this is the best Metallica album. This is dark, gut-wrenching, aggressive, sledgehammer, *brilliant* stuff from four intelligent and insanely talented guys who were too young to know that you're not allowed to make music this good. 5 stars all the way.
Rating: - classic heavy metal album
along with many other metal albums of the 80s this is one that goes right with them. metallica is a great band some key tracks on here are, ride the lightining, creeping death, for whom the bell tolls. the best song on here is for whom the bell tolls. great album buy today
Rating: - "Ride The Lightning" is a high-voltage classic
Metallica's sophomore album, "Ride The Lightning" certainly showcases some interesting and classic thrashers. It's hard to imagine what the metal community nowadays would be like without gems like this album. It seems that this album seemed to be an overlooked one in Metallica's early catalogue, considering "Kill 'Em All" is generally considered the birth of thrash metal, "Master of Puppets" is regarded as Metallica's magnum opus, and "...And Justice For All" got Metallica some mainstream attention with ... Read More
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