Now they were working on the album that defined Metallica. Less than a year earlier, they had kicked out guitarist Dave Mustaine, who went on to form Megadeth, recruited Hammett and released their speed-limit-breaking debut, Kill ‘Em All, the record that defined thrash metal. At the time, Ulrich and vocalist-guitarist James Hetfield were both 20, guitarist Kirk Hammett was 21 and bassist Cliff Burton was the old man of the group at 22. It was the spring of 1984, and the Bay Area thrash-metal quartet was holed up in Copenhagen, Denmark – Ulrich’s home country – recording at a studio they had picked for two reasons: hard rockers Rainbow had recorded their Difficult to Cure album there, and more urgently, it was cheap. Look Back at Metallica’s Ferocious Career in Photos James and I slept in the bedroom, Kirk and Cliff shared his couch.” A friend literally gave us his apartment to stay in while we recording. “The album ends with a powerful instrumental. Originally, the song, which emerged from a short intro played back in 1983, was called “When Hell Freezes Over”. The current name appeared thanks to Cliff Burton, who was fond of Howard Lovecraft. It was his terrible works (the story “The Call of Cthulu” in 1928, in particular) that gave birth to this splendor. Burton infected his comrades, and they worked on this thing all together – however, Hammett, apparently, did not make his contribution, since his name is not in the authors. An acoustic guitar appears to the soft howls of the wind.“We were really broke,” drummer Lars Ulrich says, reflecting the state of Metallica as they were making their second album, Ride the Lightning. So, as far as what if experiments are concerned, I would say Master of Puppets.” Master of puppets version I think was the best of those experiments.
Justice for all tone was pretty good but the only problem with that was part of the intro was accidentally deleted and the song was played at a faster speed than normal. The Black Album version got scrapped, ultimately because the amp wasn’t properly tuned. “This song had some what if experiments with Master of Puppets, And Justice For All and Black Album. Here are all of Ride The Lightning’s songs ranked.ĭon’t miss out on the TIMELESS Metallica music below! Click to experience the power of Thrash Metal! It is the last album to feature songwriting contributions from former lead guitarist Dave Mustaine, and the first to feature contributions from his replacement, Kirk Hammett. The overall recording costs were paid by Metallica’s European label Music for Nations because Megaforce was unable to cover it.
Instead of relying heavily on fast tempos as on its debut Kill ‘Em All, Metallica broadened its approach by employing acoustic guitars, extended instrumentals, and more complex harmonies. 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.
Although rooted in the thrash metal genre, the album showcased the band’s musical growth and lyrical sophistication. The title was taken from a passage in Stephen King’s novel The Stand. The artwork, based on a concept by the band, depicts an electric chair being struck by lightning flowing from the band logo. The album was recorded in three weeks with producer Flemming Rasmussen at Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen, Denmark. Ride the Lightning is the second studio album by American heavy metal band Metallica, released on July 27, 1984, by the independent record label Megaforce Records.
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