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Ride the Lightning by Metallica (CD, 1989)

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Product Identifiers

Record LabelPolygram / Universal / Vertigo

EAN0042283814028

eBay Product ID (ePID)3952951

Product Key Features

LanguageEnglish

Era1980s

Run Time2867 Sec

Release Year1989

FormatCD

FeaturesStudio Recording

GenrePop, Rock

TypeAlbum

StyleHeavy Metal, Hard Rock, Speed/Thrash Metal

ArtistMetallica

Release TitleRide the Lightning

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs1

DistributionUniversal Distribution

Number of Tracks8

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States

Additional InformationSecond LP in 1984 proved the speed metal act no flash, with darker, deeper lyrics and compositions extending to dirges and ballads.

Reviews4 stars out of 5 - "...Reaffirms their status as the pre-eminent metal band of the modern era....They broke with the conventions of thrash metal to record the genre's first power ballad in 'Fade To Black'...", "The songs here display the firepower, dexterity and drive to innovate that prevailed before 'Enter Sandman' introduced a more broad-strokes variety of bombast.", "The album included melody, maturity and musical intelligence. It was these traits which helped them broaden metal's scope..."