Release type
ALBUM
Ride The Lightning (Remastered)
Product information
From $7.92
1984
8 Tracks
47:23
Release options
© 2016 Blackened Recordings, under exclusive license to Universal Music International BV
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1
Fight Fire With Fire
04:44
Lyrics availableSynced lyrics availablePopularity 5/10 -
2
Ride The Lightning
06:36
Lyrics availableSynced lyrics availablePopularity 7/10 -
3
For Whom The Bell Tolls
05:09
Lyrics availableSynced lyrics availablePopularity 10/10 -
4
Fade To Black
06:57
Lyrics availableSynced lyrics availablePopularity 9/10 -
5
Trapped Under Ice
04:04
Lyrics availableSynced lyrics availablePopularity 4/10 -
6
Escape
04:23
Lyrics availableSynced lyrics availablePopularity 4/10 -
7
Creeping Death
06:35
Lyrics availableSynced lyrics availablePopularity 6/10 -
8
The Call Of Ktulu
08:53
Popularity 4/10
Kill 'Em All may have revitalized heavy metal's underground, but Ride the Lightning was even more stunning, exhibiting staggering musical growth and boldly charting new directions that would affect heavy metal for years to come. Incredibly ambitious for a one-year-later sophomore effort, Ride the Lightning finds Metallica aggressively expanding their compositional technique and range of expression. Every track tries something new, and every musical experiment succeeds mightily. The lyrics push into new territory as well -- more personal, more socially conscious, less metal posturing. But the true heart of Ride the Lightning lies in its rich musical imagination. There are extended, progressive epics; tight, concise groove-rockers; thrashers that blow anything on Kill 'Em All out of the water, both in their urgency and the barest hints of melody that have been added to the choruses. Some innovations are flourishes that add important bits of color, like the lilting, pseudo-classical intro to the furious "Fight Fire with Fire," or the harmonized leads that pop up on several tracks. Others are major reinventions of Metallica's sound, like the nine-minute, album-closing instrumental "The Call of Ktulu," or the haunting suicide lament "Fade to Black." The latter is an all-time metal classic; it begins as an acoustic-driven, minor-key ballad, then gets slashed open by electric guitars playing a wordless chorus, and ends in a wrenching guitar solo over a thrashy yet lyrical rhythm figure. Basically, in a nutshell, Metallica sounded like they could do anything. Heavy metal hadn't seen this kind of ambition since Judas Priest's late-'70s classics, and Ride the Lightning effectively rewrote the rule book for a generation of thrashers. If Kill 'Em All was the manifesto, Ride the Lightning was the revolution itself.
© Steve Huey /TiVo
© Steve Huey /TiVo
1. Fight Fire With Fire
by Metallica
- Primary Artist
- Metallica
- Bass ( Vocal)
- Cliff Burton
- Bass (vocal)
- Cliff Burton
- Drums
- Lars Ulrich
- Guitar
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James Hetfield
Kirk Hammett - Performer
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Lars Ulrich
Kirk Hammett
Cliff Burton
James Hetfield - Vocals
- James Hetfield
- Composer
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Lars Ulrich
James Hetfield
Cliff Burton - Lyricist
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James Hetfield
Lars Ulrich
Cliff Burton - Editor
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Kent Matcke
Greg Fidelman - Engineer
- Flemming Rasmussen
- Mastering Engineer
- Howie Weinberg
- Producer
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Flemming Rasmussen
Metallica
Mark Whitaker - Studio Personnel
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Howie Weinberg
Greg Fidelman
Kent Matcke
Flemming Rasmussen - Composer Lyricist
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Cliff Burton
James Hetfield
Lars Ulrich
2. Ride The Lightning
by Metallica
- Primary Artist
- Metallica
- Bass ( Vocal)
- Cliff Burton
- Bass (vocal)
- Cliff Burton
- Drums
- Lars Ulrich
- Guitar
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James Hetfield
Kirk Hammett - Performer
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Lars Ulrich
Kirk Hammett
Cliff Burton
James Hetfield - Vocals
- James Hetfield
- Composer
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Dave Mustaine
Cliff Burton
Lars Ulrich
James Hetfield - Lyricist
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Cliff Burton
Lars Ulrich
Dave Mustaine
James Hetfield - Editor
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Kent Matcke
Greg Fidelman - Engineer
- Flemming Rasmussen
- Mastering Engineer
- Howie Weinberg
- Producer
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Metallica
Mark Whitaker
Flemming Rasmussen - Studio Personnel
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Howie Weinberg
Greg Fidelman
Kent Matcke
Flemming Rasmussen - Composer Lyricist
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Dave Mustaine
Cliff Burton
James Hetfield
Lars Ulrich
3. For Whom The Bell Tolls
by Metallica
- Primary Artist
- Metallica
- Bass ( Vocal)
- Cliff Burton
- Bass (vocal)
- Cliff Burton
- Drums
- Lars Ulrich
- Guitar
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James Hetfield
Kirk Hammett - Performer
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Lars Ulrich
Kirk Hammett
Cliff Burton
James Hetfield - Vocals
- James Hetfield
- Composer
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Lars Ulrich
James Hetfield
Cliff Burton - Lyricist
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James Hetfield
Lars Ulrich
Cliff Burton - Editor
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Kent Matcke
Greg Fidelman - Engineer
- Flemming Rasmussen
- Mastering Engineer
- Howie Weinberg
- Producer
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Flemming Rasmussen
Metallica
Mark Whitaker - Studio Personnel
-
Howie Weinberg
Greg Fidelman
Kent Matcke
Flemming Rasmussen - Composer Lyricist
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Cliff Burton
James Hetfield
Lars Ulrich
4. Fade To Black
by Metallica
- Primary Artist
- Metallica
- Bass ( Vocal)
- Cliff Burton
- Bass (vocal)
- Cliff Burton
- Drums
- Lars Ulrich
- Guitar
-
James Hetfield
Kirk Hammett - Performer
-
Lars Ulrich
Kirk Hammett
Cliff Burton
James Hetfield - Vocals
- James Hetfield
- Composer
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Kirk Hammett
Cliff Burton
Lars Ulrich
James Hetfield - Lyricist
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Cliff Burton
Lars Ulrich
Kirk Hammett
James Hetfield - Editor
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Kent Matcke
Greg Fidelman - Engineer
- Flemming Rasmussen
- Mastering Engineer
- Howie Weinberg
- Producer
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Metallica
Mark Whitaker
Flemming Rasmussen - Studio Personnel
-
Howie Weinberg
Greg Fidelman
Kent Matcke
Flemming Rasmussen - Composer Lyricist
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Cliff Burton
James Hetfield
Kirk Hammett
Lars Ulrich
5. Trapped Under Ice
by Metallica
- Primary Artist
- Metallica
- Bass ( Vocal)
- Cliff Burton
- Bass (vocal)
- Cliff Burton
- Drums
- Lars Ulrich
- Guitar
-
James Hetfield
Kirk Hammett - Performer
-
Lars Ulrich
Kirk Hammett
Cliff Burton
James Hetfield - Vocals
- James Hetfield
- Composer
-
Lars Ulrich
James Hetfield
Kirk Hammett - Lyricist
-
James Hetfield
Lars Ulrich
Kirk Hammett - Editor
-
Kent Matcke
Greg Fidelman - Engineer
- Flemming Rasmussen
- Mastering Engineer
- Howie Weinberg
- Producer
-
Flemming Rasmussen
Metallica
Mark Whitaker - Studio Personnel
-
Howie Weinberg
Greg Fidelman
Kent Matcke
Flemming Rasmussen - Composer Lyricist
-
James Hetfield
Kirk Hammett
Lars Ulrich
6. Escape
by Metallica
- Primary Artist
- Metallica
- Bass ( Vocal)
- Cliff Burton
- Bass (vocal)
- Cliff Burton
- Drums
- Lars Ulrich
- Guitar
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James Hetfield
Kirk Hammett - Performer
-
Lars Ulrich
Kirk Hammett
Cliff Burton
James Hetfield - Vocals
- James Hetfield
- Composer
-
Lars Ulrich
James Hetfield
Kirk Hammett - Lyricist
-
James Hetfield
Lars Ulrich
Kirk Hammett - Editor
-
Kent Matcke
Greg Fidelman - Engineer
- Flemming Rasmussen
- Mastering Engineer
- Howie Weinberg
- Producer
-
Flemming Rasmussen
Metallica
Mark Whitaker - Studio Personnel
-
Howie Weinberg
Greg Fidelman
Kent Matcke
Flemming Rasmussen - Composer Lyricist
-
James Hetfield
Kirk Hammett
Lars Ulrich
7. Creeping Death
by Metallica
- Primary Artist
- Metallica
- Bass ( Vocal)
- Cliff Burton
- Bass (vocal)
- Cliff Burton
- Drums
- Lars Ulrich
- Guitar
-
James Hetfield
Kirk Hammett - Performer
-
Lars Ulrich
Kirk Hammett
Cliff Burton
James Hetfield - Vocals
- James Hetfield
- Composer
-
Kirk Hammett
Cliff Burton
Lars Ulrich
James Hetfield - Lyricist
-
Cliff Burton
Lars Ulrich
Kirk Hammett
James Hetfield - Editor
-
Kent Matcke
Greg Fidelman - Engineer
- Flemming Rasmussen
- Mastering Engineer
- Howie Weinberg
- Producer
-
Metallica
Mark Whitaker
Flemming Rasmussen - Studio Personnel
-
Howie Weinberg
Greg Fidelman
Kent Matcke
Flemming Rasmussen - Composer Lyricist
-
Cliff Burton
James Hetfield
Kirk Hammett
Lars Ulrich
8. The Call Of Ktulu
by Metallica
- Bass ( Vocal)
- Cliff Burton
- Primary Artist
- Metallica
- Bass (vocal)
- Cliff Burton
- Drums
- Lars Ulrich
- Guitar
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Kirk Hammett
James Hetfield - Performer
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Lars Ulrich
Kirk Hammett
Cliff Burton
James Hetfield - Composer
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Dave Mustaine
Cliff Burton
Lars Ulrich
James Hetfield - Lyricist
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James Hetfield
Dave Mustaine
Cliff Burton
Lars Ulrich - Editor
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Greg Fidelman
Kent Matcke - Engineer
- Flemming Rasmussen
- Mastering Engineer
- Howie Weinberg
- Producer
-
Metallica
Mark Whitaker
Flemming Rasmussen - Studio Personnel
-
Kent Matcke
Howie Weinberg
Greg Fidelman
Flemming Rasmussen - Composer Lyricist
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Dave Mustaine
Cliff Burton
James Hetfield
Lars Ulrich
Technical Specifications
- Volume
- 1 volume only
- Tracks
- 8 tracks available
- Type
- ALBUM
- Format
- Digital Media
- Duration
- 47 minutes and 23 seconds
- Explicit
- None
- Coverart
- Available and up to 2000x2000 px
- Booklet
- Available in PDF format
- Max Quality
CD Quality (Lossless)
16bit / 44.1 kHz
Stereo
- Audio Extension
Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF
Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA
- Archive Format
- Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR
- Lyrics
- 7/8 tracks have lyrics
- Synchronized Lyrics
- 7/8 tracks have synced lyrics
- Genres
- Pop/Rock, Metal, Thrash, Speed Metal
- Label
- Virgin EMI
- Music Distribution Service
- UMG Global
- Country
United States- Language
- English (United States)
- Popularity
- Popularity 4/10
- Release Date
- Jul 26, 1984
- Track Preview
- Available
- Delivery Charge
- Free
- Delivery Method
- Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site
- UPC
- 602547914828
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