Ride The Lightning - Metallica Reviews

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 ...  Read the complete review

After the comparative meat and potatoes of thrashy debut 'Kill Em All', 'Ride the Lightning' came as a epic surprise to the listening metalheads. Metallica hadnt lost any of their pace (See opener Fight Fire with Fire for evidence of the thrash fires still burning brightly) but they did manage to embellish and progress their sound to heights ...  Read the complete review

Ride The Lightning - Metallica! 'Who Are Metallica?' Who are Metallica? Well Metallica are one of the biggest metal band of all time, have dominated the thrash scene, they've made some of the greatest albums of all time (this being the best), has one of the greatest guitarists of all time, Kirk Hammett, in their arsenal and ...  Read the complete review

Metallica's second studio album released in 1984. 1. Fight Fire With Fire - Awesome song, really shows off the band members talents. 2. Ride The Lightning - Headline track, easy to see why, intricate fast paced solos are the key to thrash 3. For Whom The Bell Tolls - Didnt really catch on to me, but a bareable metal song ...  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 ...  Read the complete review

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 ...  Read the complete review

With the somewhat punkish kill em all debut release by metallica this is an album full of thrashy heavy riffs, with the punk element all but gone. This is the album that defined metallicas style. 'Creeping death' is an egyption themed song that has that great exotic feel about it.' For whom the bells tolls' is a black sabbath influenced ...  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, ...  Read the complete review

Metallica's best two albums are this and 'Master of Puppets', but this wins With their debut, 'Kill em all', Metallica had been one of the creators of thrash metal, mixing the heavy riffing of bands like Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Motorhead and Diamond head (the latter one of their biggest influences) with the speed and ...  Read the complete review

This album is by far and away the best Metallica album. Since this there has been a few good tracks coming out of the band and some very memorable moments but this album beats them all hands down. From the beginning you get a real sense of the band's integrity. They are a thrash/heavy metal band at this period in their lives with ...  Read the complete review

Ride the Lightning Metallica Track Listings 1. Fight fire with fire 2. Ride the lightning 3. For whom the bell tolls 4. Fade to black 5. Trapped under ice 6. Escape 7. Creeping death 8. Call of Ktulu Don't let that classical-guitar opening to "Fight Fire with Fire" fool ...  Read the complete review

This is where they discovered their style. It wasn't just about speed and thrash anymore. It made heavy metal as artful as 70's rock and changed the direction of a straight motorheadesce thrash band to the epic song structures to be later found on future releases. The cd starts out with a acoustic riff. This was so great cause it ...  Read the complete review

Where to start... this album is possibly the ultimate best in metal, one of the best albums of all time. And there's alot to back up such a strong opinion. The album is pretty much about death and dying, in different forms. There is all the usual Metallica talent, with some of the greatest riffs and solos they ever produced. Starting with ...  Read the complete review

Metallica’s best work? I certainly think so! This album is a natural progression from Kill ‘Em All. It retains the same raw sound, but this time round, the songs are stronger, the solo’s bigger and better and the riffs even meatier! The albums heaviest offering is the crushing ‘Fight Fire With Fire’, a ...  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, ...  Read the complete review

This is a definate buy for musicians who enjoy playing heavy/alt metal. The guitar solo in the spine tingling "Ride the lightning" is definatly Kirk Hammetts finest moment. This is a great album for people who appreciate the fine art of heavy metal, but not just for guitarists! This can be enjoyed by even the most tone-deaf ...  Read the complete review

Firstly I'll point out that in my opinion, Metallica are THE best metal band ever, considering a 20 year tack record in which they have enjoyed huge success. Sure, I'm a bit annoyed with them for their part in getting Napster shut down, but I can forgive. This is their second album, and for the early eighties, this album is ...  Read the complete review

Metallica’s second album starts with a deceptively gentle acoustic introduction to the blisteringly fast “Fight Fire With Fire” (An idea the used again at the start of Master of Puppets), still played live by Metallica as part of the Killride medley. For Whom the Bell Tolls is an epic song about war with one of the best song ...  Read the complete review

Metallica's Ride the Lightning is an album of formidable power. While their first release "Kill 'em All" was weak in the production department. "Ride" features a monstrous sonic assault soaked in reverb (a far cry from the dryer sound of later albums). It gives the mental impression of thunder from the mountain tops ...  Read the complete review

I can't say enough good things about this cd. The fact that Metallica was able to even write songs considering their relative infrequency to being sober is an amazing accomplishment in itself. The opening track starts innocent enough. "Fight Fire with Fire" begins as an acoustic melody, then all of a sudden you are slammed with some ...  Read the complete review