Metallica - Ride The Lightning (CD 1989)

"Kill Em All" was one hell of a debut - but Ride The Lightning shows just how seriously the band were taking their music - and gave Heavy metal a whole new direction!! Yes, it was that dramatic, released at a time when Bon Jovi were "Living On Prayer" and Europe's "Final Countdown" was number one. While I like both of them, this was far more REAL.

No longer was it all a case of just "Harder/Faster", power could still come from a ballad - hence Fade To Black! Yes, there was still intense power from the faster numbers (Fight Fire With Fire, Ride The Lightning etc) but, in hindsight, what shows above all else is the quality of the songs - something the band appeared to have forgotten about by the time of St Anger!!

A cracking album every serious metal fan should have in their collection - and I now have the CD copy to accompany my LP!

Fantastic Album one of the best ever made!!!!! I had this some years ago and had lost it, I heard metallica on the radio and it brought back happy memories, hence the reasons for purchasing a new copy!

I love Metallica because they RULE!!!!! They are all heavy METAL and hell yeah they can play.....

Salute>>>>>;>>>>>>>>>

had this on vinal 1989 to be precise years an years ago and seen it on cd for a real good price on ebay. amazing listening and in fantastic order no scratches and no breaks in the cd case and the delivery was super fast. great value and the seller highly recomended

i have always loved metallicas music, and im out now to collect as much of it as i can, so wat can i say about ride the lighting, its f**king awesome, their gut renching drum beats, face melting solos, joint busting riffs, all add up to make, in my opinion one of metallicas best albums, well done guys, keep it up!!

This is easily one of Metallica's best albums, I'd say the counterpart to Megadeth's "Rust In Piece".
All the songs show the bands prowess and stardom in the world of metal, though the intros on some songs can be slightly annoying, like on "Fight Fire with Fire".
And, for fans of Megadeth like myself, Dave Mustaine helped to write two songs; the enegmatic title track, "Ride The Lightning", and the closing instrumental, "The Call Of Ktulu", which bears a striking a resembalence to Megadeth's ever famous "Hangar 18".
I would recommend any metal fans buy this.
9/10.

I have owned this album on vinyl since it was 1st released and am now in the process of getting them on all cd. An already excellent record sounds so much better converted to cd. From the opening of 'Fight Fire With Fire' to the ending of 'Creeping Death' you are taken back to when Metallica were one of the top bands of the eighties. You can still hear Dave Mustaine's influence in some of the songs before he was replaced by the guitar legeng Kirk Hammett. Along with Cliff, James and Lars they made a great leap forwards in sound to follow up their 'Kill Em All' album.
My favourite song on the cd is 'Fade To Black' with the only bad thing being the instumental 'The Call Of The Ktulu'. With 'Ride The Lightning', 'Creeping Death' and 'For Whom The Bell Tolls' also on the album the best thing you can do is put the cd in the slot and play it LOUD!!

Metallica? What can I say? My favourite band! This is an excellent album, although I do prefer their black album. Check out the For Whom The Bell Tolls track on this album, though - it's a killer! (uh, I think there may be a pun in there somewhere?)

It was with some excitement that I opened my newly purchased Ride The Lightning by Metallica. Having owned this on vinyl since new and seen Metallica on their first four major UK tours - yeah remember the double header with Anthrax - those were the days! I have been disappointed in the past with initial CD transfers by Phonogram - ...And Justice For All's first CD release was diabollicaly poorly mastered compared to the vinyl release (yup got that too). Record companies haste to chuck things out on CD produced some horrors. This one aint too bad but lacks the depth of the original vinyl release.

But that didn't stop the hairs from rising on the back of my neck revisiting the greatest material Metallica ever played (OK Master of Puppets is close but this feels like a band who are growing into something great and the energy and enthusiasm is evident in all the material).

My dream would come true if the record companies remastered their whole catalogue. Now that would be good...