In 2016, the band reissued the album on CD, LP and as a deluxe numbered box set featuring four vinyl records, six CDs, one DVD, a deluxe book including unseen photos, a mini-book of lyrics handwritten by James Hetfield and a set of three posters. Metallica Ride The Lightning Label: Vertigo 8381402, Phonogram 8381402 Format: CD, Album Country: Colombia Genre: Rock Style: Thrash, Speed Metal. 2LP Ride the Lightning ion.mx,45SALE55OFF LP ,Metallica Ride The Lightning (2014, Blue, Vinyl) - Discogs,Metallica Ride The Lightning (1984, Vinyl) - Discogs,:B Ride The Lightning : Metallica ,47 LP. Ride The Lightning has been certified 6x platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. The album was released in August of that year and featured “Creeping Death,” “Fade To Black” and “For Whom The Bell Tolls.” Less than two months after its release, the band signed with Elektra which reissued it in November. Other Versions (5 of 505)View All Ride The Lightning (LP, Album), Roadrunner Records, RR 9848, Europe Recently Edited. Sessions for the album began in February 1984 at Sweet Silence Studios in Denmark, Copenhagen. It’s the last album to credit original guitarist Dave Mustaine as a songwriter for its title track and “The Call Of Ktulu.” In March 1986, the band released its third studio album, Master of Puppets, which was Metallica's first album to be certified gold by the Recording. Universal.Tracks:1.1 Fight Fire with Fire 4:44 1.2 Ride the Lightning. Explore the tracklist, credits, statistics, and more for Fade To Black by Metallica. After Ride the Lightning was released, Metallica left Megaforce and signed to Elektra Records. Explore the tracklist, credits, statistics, and more for Fade To Black by Metallica. Main runouts of the 1984 vinyl pressings per country.Ride The Lightning is Metallica’s sophomore album and featured Lars Ulrich on drums, James Hetfield on vocals, Kirk Hammett on guitar and original bassist Cliff Burton. The band released Kill 'Em All in 1983, and the following year they released Ride the Lightning. Many rock publications have ranked Ride the Lightning on their best album lists, saying it had a lasting impact on the genre. It was certified 6× platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in 2012 for shipping six million copies in the United States. Ride the Lightning peaked at number 100 on the Billboard 200 with no radio exposure.Īlthough 75,000 copies were initially pressed for the American market, the album sold half a million by November 1987. The band performed at major music festivals such as Monsters of Rock and Day on the Green later that year. Metallica promoted the album on the Bang That Head That Doesn't Bang European tour in late 1984, and on its North American leg in the first half of 1985. Ride the Lightning received a positive response from music critics, who saw it as a more ambitious effort than its predecessor. It is the last album to feature songwriting contributions from former lead guitarist Dave Mustaine, and the first to feature contributions from his replacement, Kirk Hammett. Instead of relying heavily on fast tempos as on its debut Kill 'Em All, Metallica broadened its approach by employing acoustic guitars, extended instrumentals, and more complex harmonies. This was partly because bassist Cliff Burton introduced the basics of music theory to the rest of the band and had more input in the songwriting. Title was taken from a passage in Stephen King's novel "The Stand"Īlthough rooted in the thrash metal genre, the album showcased the band's musical growth and lyrical sophistication. The artwork, based on a concept by the band, depicts an electric chair being struck by lightning flowing from the band logo. The overall recording costs were paid by Metallica's European label Music for Nations because Megaforce was unable to cover it.
The album was recorded in three weeks with producer Flemming Rasmussen at Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen, Denmark. Two months after its release, Elektra Records signed Metallica to a multi-year deal and reissued the album. Originally released on 27th of July, 1984 by Megaforce.
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