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Metallica Ride the Lightning [LP]
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Ride the Lightning is Metallica's second album, originally released in 1984 and reissued here as a limited 180-gram vinyl LP, digitally remastered and released April 15, 2016 on Blackened Recordings. It marks the band's turn from pure thrash speed toward longer, more structured songs: acoustic intros, extended instrumentals and Cliff Burton's music-theory input. The eight tracks include For Whom the Bell Tolls, Fade to Black, Creeping Death and The Call of Ktulu. At $24.90 at Amazon as of November 8, 2026, it sits at the low end for a new 180-gram remaster, with nine stores pricing it new.
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Lowest price we've seen: $22.97 on Nov 8 at Walmart. Tracked across 10 stores since Nov 8.
Rated 4.7 out of 5 from 68 ratings, the reissue is well received as a solid pressing of a landmark album. Buyers mostly praise the sound and the 180-gram weight; a minority question the remaster's mastering and report pressing flaws.
Limited 180gm vinyl LP pressing. Digitally remastered edition of the second studio album by Metallica, originally released in 1984. The album was recorded in three weeks with producer Flemming Rasmussen at the Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen, Denmark. The artwork, based on a concept by the band, depicts an electric chair in the midst of a thunderstorm. The title was taken from a passage in Stephen King's novel The Stand. Although rooted in the thrash metal genre, the album showcased the band's musical maturity and lyrical sophistication. This was partly because bassist Cliff Burton introduced the basics of music theory to the rest of the band and had more input in the songwriting. Instead of relying strictly on fast tempos as on Kill 'Em All, Metallica broadened it's approach by employing acoustic guitars, extended instrumentals, and more complex harmonies.Track List
Fight Fire with Fire
Ride the Lightning
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Fade to Black
Trapped Under Ice
Escape
Creeping Death
The Call of Ktulu
