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Ride the Lightning is the second studio album by the American heavy metal band Metallica, released on July 27, 1984, by the independent record label Megaforce Records. The album was recorded in three weeks with producer Flemming Rasmussen at Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen , Denmark.
Metallica's original lead guitarist Dave Mustaine co-wrote a number of the band's early songs. Bassist Jason Newsted joined in 1986, performed on four studio albums and co-wrote three songs. Producer Bob Rock performed bass on St. Anger and was co-credited for writing on all the album's songs. 2008's Death Magnetic was credited to the whole ...
The 50 best Metallica songs of all time [15] 1 2021 Kerrang: United Kingdom The 20 greatest Metallica songs – ranked [20] 2 2021 Revolver: United Kingdom Fan Poll: Top 5 Metallica Songs [21] 1 2023 The A.V. Club: United States Essential Metallica: Their 30 greatest songs, ranked [22] 4 2023 Entertainment Weekly: United States The 15 best ...
Metallica's fifth, self-titled album, often called The Black Album, was released in 1991 and debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. [4] The band embarked on a two-year tour in support of the album. Metallica has since been certified 16 times platinum by the RIAA. [3] Metallica followed with the release of Load and Reload, respectively. [5]
"Fade to Black" is a song and the first power ballad by the American heavy metal band Metallica, released as the first promotional single from their second studio album, Ride the Lightning (1984). The song was ranked as having the 24th-best guitar solo ever by Guitar World readers. [2] The song peaked at number 100 on Swiss Singles Chart in ...
Ride the Lightning is the second studio album by American heavy metal band Metallica. Ride the Lightning may also refer to: Ride the Lightning (Marshmallow Coast album), 2001 album "Ride the Lightning" (John Kings song), 1975 song; Ride the Lightning (717 Tapes)
Master of Puppets is the third studio album by the American heavy metal band Metallica, released on March 3, 1986, by Elektra Records. [2] Recorded in Copenhagen, Denmark, at Sweet Silence Studios with producer Flemming Rasmussen, it is the band's final album to feature bassist Cliff Burton.
All four songs appeared on the band's second studio album Ride the Lightning. The four demos for Ride the Lightning were recorded at the expense of Metallica's European record label, Music for Nations, at the same time the band recorded versions of "Seek & Destroy" and "Phantom Lord" to be used as fake "live" B-sides for the "Whiplash" and ...