Ride The Lightning - Metallica

One of the finest metal albums ever made ! Despite metallica's recent negative image and press due to the release of St. Anger they still remain one of the biggest and best loved metal bands of all time, and this album is one of the reasons why. This was the first metal album i ever bought and it single handedly inspired me to learn to play guitar; every track is packed with a wealth of exciting riffs, solos and generally good musicmanship. The album kicks off with Fight fire with fire - at first you would be forgiven for thinking that you bought the wrong cd ,as what ensues is one of the most memorable acoustic intros i have ever heard, pleasant ...  Read the complete review

Metallica were the hottest and coolest band to like if you were an American youth in the early 1980s, especially as their ?no MTV? policy thrust appealing obscurity upon them. Their 1983 debut album ?Kill ?Em All? was very popular with fans of speedy US thrash metal but lacked any real depth or interest, but their 1984 follow-up ?Ride the Lightning? astounded music fans worldwide with its unique sound and very complex and detailed song styles. STYLE The band?s bass player Cliff Burton was not a member of the band when their previous album was written, and as ...  Read the complete review

Ride the Lightning is the second studio album released my heavy metal/ thrash giants Metallica. Released July 27th 1984 and has since sold over 5 million copies in the USA alone. The album was released a year after Kill 'em all (Metallica's debut album) and in such a short time you can really tell how much the band has matured from ruthless teenagers to more deep musicians. The album deals with what some people would call stereotypical metal themes but I think that Metallica have gone further on the topics and really put a lot of thought into each track giving each one a uniqueness about it. As with Kill 'em all Dave Mustaine has been given credit for a couple of the ...  Read the complete review

Amazing! The classical guitar-work which opens the album might be misleading, but make no mistake - this is a mighty fine thrash metal album, and opener 'Fight Fire With Fire' soon becomes engulfed in blazing riffs, played at a breakneck pace. The song never lets up on the speed, and when it comes around to the vocal break there's some bloody brilliant blistering guitar leads from Hammett, followed by the guitars backing off temporarily, in which you can just sense Ulrich picking up the pace on the drums - sometimes I burst into laughter because it's so damn awesome. The perfect way to begin the album and oh yes, this is my favourite track. But other songs are ...  Read the complete review

I'm more of a fan of newer bands,but this album has changed that. Metallica has introduced me to the old-school, which I find even better than my fomer tastes.I love this album. From the intense, machine-gunning riffs to the epic solos,every thing is good."Fight Fire with Fire" is a great opener, beginning with an acoustic interlude, then catapulting into a blazingly fast metal song. The lyrical meaning revolves around mankind's demise at his own hands, via nuclear war. The title track is a heavy song that deals with unfair treatment of inmates, namely, the electric chair. "For Whom the Bell Tolls" is a very epic song about dying needlessly in ...  Read the complete review