with his understanding of music theory and particularly functional harmony. I’d be remiss in discussing this album if I didn’t disclose my personal connection to Ride the Lightning.

Ride the Lightning was initially released through the independent label Megaforce Records in the U.S. and Music for Nations in Europe. It sold 85,000 copies across both markets, and then ...

A seven-minute semi-acoustic suicide letter, Fade To Black was the controversial centrepiece of their second album, Ride The Lightning ... their groundbreaking music that separated Metallica ...

While Slayer, Exodus, and others were also pioneers of thrash metal, Metallica’s first two albums created a dividing line in music history ... When Ride the Lightning landed in 1984, it single ...

When Metallica released Ride the Lightning in 1984 ... Before writing the record, the group had a lesson in music theory from Cliff Burton, elevating their sound tenfold. Hammett reflected ...

James Hetfield and his bandmates visited Furnace Record Pressing, and got a lesson in how to make a splatter record, for their album "Ride The Lightning." The album is celebrating its 40th ...