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 ...

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 ...

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 ...