Ride the Lightning

by Metallica

  • Type
    Album
  • Description
    Second studio album. Recorded at Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen, Denmark with producer Flemming Rasmussen. Marked significant musical evolution with more complex arrangements and the first Metallica ballad (Fade to Black).

Releases (3)

Ride the Lightning

  • Release Date
    Jul 27, 1984
  • Label
    Megaforce Records

Disc 1 (Digital Media)

1 Fight Fire With Fire 4:45
2 Ride the Lightning 6:37
3 For Whom the Bell Tolls 5:11
4 Fade to Black 6:54
5 Trapped Under Ice 4:04
6 Escape 4:24
7 Creeping Death 6:36
8 The Call of Ktulu 8:54

Ride the Lightning (Remastered)

  • Release Date
    Apr 15, 2016
  • Label
    Blackened Recordings

Disc 1 (Digital Media)

1 Fight Fire With Fire 4:45
2 Ride the Lightning 6:37
3 For Whom the Bell Tolls 5:11
4 Fade to Black 6:54
5 Trapped Under Ice 4:04
6 Escape 4:24
7 Creeping Death 6:36
8 The Call of Ktulu 8:54

Ride the Lightning (Deluxe Edition)

  • Release Date
    Apr 15, 2016
  • Label
    Blackened Recordings

Disc 1 (Digital Media)

1 Fight Fire With Fire 4:45
2 Ride the Lightning 6:37
3 For Whom the Bell Tolls 5:11
4 Fade to Black 6:54
5 Trapped Under Ice 4:04
6 Escape 4:24
7 Creeping Death 6:36
8 The Call of Ktulu 8:54
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