Ride The Lightning (Remastered)

Metallica

Released on 26/07/1984 by Blackened Recordings - Universal Music
Main artists: Metallica
Genre: Metal

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After making history with their previous album Kill 'Em All, Hetfield and Ulrich’s band didn’t just sit back and relax. Metallica could be so much more, and the Californians wanted to prove it. The Four Horsemen were back just one year later in July 1984 with Ride The Lightning. Working off the foundations of Kill 'Em All, the band gave even more space to their incredible bassist Cliff Burton. Hungry for new discoveries, Burton spent hours every day listening to music from all walks of life, representing a wide range of influences. The introduction is much more melodic than expected on the first track, Fight Fire With Fire, before the decibels go wild.

By then more mature, the tracks are rerouted by the work of solo guitarist Kirk Hammett, with very melodic and inspired passages, even if Satriani's pupil also knows how to bring out the big guns. Fade to Black comes to mind (a classic among the classics) which, beyond its aggressive front, manages to move into more hazy territories, offering an added value to the band's music. The Call of Ktulu, the instrumental track that concludes the album, was born from the musical voyages of Dave Mustaine (Megadeth) at the time of his short stint in Metallica. It is taken up masterfully here by Cliff Burton, who restructures the track, interweaving the epic Metallica sound with totally new melodies that are so beneficial for storytelling. Those in search of thrills won't stay on the sidelines, however, with beautiful virulent pieces like Ride the Lightning, Trapped Under Ice or the incredible and tyrannical For Whom the Bell Tolls and its introduction played on the bass with a supersaturated sound. This second must-have album is much more representative of what the band would go on to become, symbolizing their last experimentations before affirmation and greatness. © Maxime Archambaud/Qobuz

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Ride The Lightning (Remastered)

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Fight Fire With Fire (Remastered)

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Howie Weinberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Flemming Rasmussen, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Greg Fidelman, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Cliff Burton, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist, Bass (Vocal) - James Hetfield, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kirk Hammett, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lars Ulrich, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Metallica, Producer, MainArtist - Kent Matcke, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Mark Whitaker, Producer