Metallica were still part of the underground thrash scene in the early '80s when their debut album Kill 'Em All came out, but they really began to establish themselves once Ride the Lightning ...

Does it make for better art when you’re uncomfortable ... Thirty years on, Ride The Lightning remains Metallica’s most pivotal album. It was a gear change for the band themselves and thrash ...

When Metallica released Ride the Lightning in 1984, it became oh-so clear that they were worlds away from their thrash metal peers. After laying the groundwork for the genre itself with their ...

The post Metallica Took a Quantum Leap on Ride the Lightning appeared first on Consequence. Despite not being the exact pacing structure that Metallica would employ to great effect on those two ...

As they worked on songs for their second album, Metallica were determined to stay ahead of the pack, and when Ride the Lightning came out on July 27, 1984, they proved that they weren’t just one ...

To celebrate 40 years of Metallica's seminal second album Ride The Lightning, Metal Hammer have teamed up with the band themselves for this world exclusive t-shirt design that you can't get ...

Even James Hetfield seemed to wonder whether he’d allowed himself sufficient time to recover from COVID-19 after cutting two songs from the opening night of Metallica’s No Repeat Weekend at ...

When Ride the Lightning landed in 1984, it single-handedly evolved the genre. The lit-conscious album also raised the bar for arrangements and technical proficiency. Metallica was developing at a ...

The Ride the Lightning Mythic is a guitar introduced as part of the Metallica collaboration It has three charges that let you rapidly fly through the air before slamming into the ground There are ...

The band Metallica has been filling stadiums for ... and got a lesson in how to make a splatter record, for their album "Ride The Lightning." The album is celebrating its 40th anniversary ...