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Another classic from Metallica. This disc is a little more refined that Kill Em All, but it's just as fast and thrashy.

10/10

Review by: Doomah

really great album - but only 9 points, because master of puppets is so much better and i REALLY don't like the songs 'escaped' and 'trapped under ice' - but when you simply skip them... really great

Review by: elend

Great album
In the shadow of legendary 'Master Of Puppets' but it's also very good - maybe even better?
Both are great
No more to say... you have to listen now :)

Review by: Mik

Fucking great album metallica at their creative peak!!

Review by: Kipje84

Ride the Lightning greatly increased the dynamics in which Metallica soon became famous for. The overall theme of the album is life and death, focusing on the extreme of bringing about one's death, and total thrashing all fans in the process. The self titled song, Ride the Lightning, gets this message through quite clear, with the fast heavy beats, and the lyrics describing a man who is about to die by way of the electric chair, possibly an innocent person. Fade to Black, the fourth song on the album, came to be what was Metallica's first truly emotional piece, and with good intentions to. Sadly, this song focuses on one of the most sorrowful ways to die; suicide. Creeping Death was a song about an old biblical legend, and it's a truly kick ass song to boot. Live in concert, it became famous for the chanting of the fans, "Die! Die! Die!", repeating for sometimes as long as five minutes. Anyways, this cd ends with what I see as the greatest intrumental piece Metallica has ever come to make, The Call of Ktulu. For those who don't already know, Cthulhu (pronounced similar to Ktulu), was supposedly the High Priest of the Elder Gods in the legends of the Necronomicon. Cliff Burton, former bassist, was fairly interested in the book, Call of Cthulhu, written by HP Lovecraft, hence where the name came from. Overall, if you like dynamic metal sounds, with a killer string of lyrics, then you'll like Ride The Lightning. I'd give this album a 9/10, mostly for the sake of Master of Puppets later earning the full 10/10.

Review by: Deatheaven

Oh, this is a great album.. masterpiece.. when metallica still was a band that had something to give and not just a bad joke spewing out crap albums in the name of the mighty dollar.

Review by: Illuminator

According to my experience in listening to music, I can say that the second albums of many rock bands are very often better than the first ones (and sometimes even the best of all). Metallica is not an exclusion. The youthful “Kill ‘em All” primitive stuff has disappeared, the music and lyrics are much more diverse. Acoustic intro, ballad, instrumental, that is the scheme that was also in the two following releases of Hetfield & Co., which lets us regard them as trilogy. Vocals, of course, are not trained to perfection, but all the other constituents are excellent. Songs are about the nuclear apocalypse (“Fight Fire with Fire”), execution on the electric chair Hetfield dreamed about (“Ride the Lightning”), the absurdity of war (“For Whom the Bell Tolls”), the absurdity of life itself (“Fade to Black”), the Exodus (“Creeping Death”). An interesting fact: “Fade to Black”, the ballad filled with endless despair and unwillingness to live, was written by Hetfield after the band’s equipment had been stolen. Some ordinary stuff it seems, but what a philosophical thing came out of that! One may recall the fire in Switzerland that led to “Smoke on the Water”. And the end of this record is the “The Call of Ktulu”, one of the most excellent tracks ever. I did not know who or what Ktulu was, and, listening to it, imagined the following picture: a shaman resurrects a zombie who goes to kill his wife and her lover who killed him once, and then comes back to his tomb – and then silence! The music outline of the instrumental really fits this story, and I still don’t know anything about Lovecraft’s creature living at the bottom of the ocean (from “Shadow over Innsmouth”), but still I’ll have to read sometime to know where brilliant ideas come from.

Review by: Featus

First Metallica I ever listened to was Ride The Lightning, and it's probably still my favourite. The opening 4 tracks sum up the album entirely and the last two songs end it. Escape and Trapped Under Ice are very good songs, but are a bit misplaced. This album is amazing and I recommend it to every single person out there, whether you love music or not because it represents some of the best metal ever recorded. A Fucking 10/10.

Review by: MetallicOpeth

According to my experience in listening to music, I can say that the second albums of many rock bands are very often better than the first ones (and sometimes even the best of all). Metallica is not an exclusion. The youthful “Kill ‘em All” primitive stuff has disappeared, the music and lyrics are much more diverse. Acoustic intro, ballad, instrumental, that is the scheme that was also in the two following releases of Hetfield & Co., which lets us regard them as trilogy. Vocals, of course, are not trained to per-fection, but all the other constituents are excellent. Songs are about the nuclear apocalypse (“Fight Fire with Fire”), execution on the electric chair Hetfield dreamed about (“Ride the Lightning”), the absurdity of war (“For Whom the Bell Tolls”), the absurdity of life itself (“Fade to Black”), the Exodus (“Creeping Death”). An interesting fact: “Fade to Black”, the ballad filled with endless de-spair and unwillingness to live, was written by Hetfield after the band’s equipment had been stolen. Some ordi-nary stuff it seems, but what a philosophical thing came out of that! One may recall the fire in Switzerland that led to “Smoke on the Water”. And the end of this record is the “The Call of Ktulu”, one of the most excellent tracks ever. I did not know who or what Ktulu was, and, listening to it, imagined the following picture: a shaman resurrects a zombie who goes to kill his wife and her lover who killed him once, and then comes back to his tomb – and then silence! The music outline of the instrumental really fits this story, and I still don’t know anything about Love-craft’s creature living at the bottom of the ocean (from “Shadow over Innsmouth”), but still I’ll have to read sometime to know where brilliant ideas come from.

Review by: Featus

Very good album from metallica. fade to black is a great song. and so is creeping death. this album is a great thrash metal album.

Review by: 11Th-Hour

great album

this rule's

...and justice for all and master of puppets are better though

you should buy this, well worth the money

Review by: mixedd

One of the best albums of all time. I personally like this one way more then any of the others-including master of puppets. Its just so kickass that...well... you cant fucking beat it.

Review by: Antigimp

One of the best Metallica albums in their career. They did such an awesome job with this one.

Review by: MedievalMetalDictator

This is my favorite Metallica cd that they put out, other than ... And Justice For All.

Review by: mike8301

great takoff from where they left off. another complete metal mania from metallica especially fight fire with fire, buy it....DOWN WITH GREENDAY

Review by: BreADfAN

For me, this is the best Metallica's album ! Every song is unique and beautiful. It can be quiet (fade to black) or really rhythmic and aggressive (fight fire with fire...). One of the best metal album ! Everybody should listen at it, at lesat one time !

Review by: seb

This album is perfect. Metallica is best pop group. Death/trash metal is perfect. Great

Review by: metaldoberman

With RTL metallica reach their characteristic sound and image. It's a great album, less 'easy' so-to-say than KEA, but definitely superior in my opinion.
Two diamonds among eight milestones: FADE TO BLACK - CREEPING DEATH.

Review by: o

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