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Metallica turned the metal world on its ear with their debut album, KILL 'EM ALL and then blew its mind with the follow-up, RIDE THE LIGHTNING. The riffs and arrangements are more intricate, the lyrics are more intelligent and biting and James Hetfield's growl is meaner. The set starts out with two tunes that would have been right at home on KILL 'EM ALL, but the next two are slower and more involved. "Ride The Lightning" is a slow (by Metallica's standards) dirge about the futility of war. "Fade To Black" is a ballad (!) that builds to an instrumental coda featuring the guitar melodies that the band would later base their sound around. It's also Hetfield's first attempt at singing in tune. The most ambitious song is a dense instrumental, "The Call Of Ktulu," that starts with a single arpeggiated guitar and slowly adds layer upon layer, building in intensity until it all comes crashing down nine minutes later.

Recorded at Sweet Silence Studios, Copenhagen, Denmark in Spring 1984.

Metallica: James Hetfield (vocals, guitar); Kirk Hammett (guitar); Cliff Burton (bass); Lars Ulrich (drums).

Q (Summer/01, p.127) - 4 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'..."
Kerrang (Magazine) (p.50) - "[The album included] melody, maturity and musical intelligence. It was these traits which helped them broaden metal's scope..."
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Category Rock/Pop Albums, Rock CDs, Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Speed/Thrash Metal
Label Elektra
Orig Year 1984
All Time Sales Rank   200    Top 500
CD Universe Part number 1095400
Catalog number 60396
Discs 1
Release Date Oct 25, 1990
Studio/Live Studio
Mono/Stereo Stereo
Producer Metallica; Mark Whittaker
Engineer Flemming Ramussen
Recording Time 47 minutes
Personnel James Hetfield - vocals, guitar
James Hetfield - vocals, guitar
Lars Ulrich - drums
Kirk Hammett - guitar
Cliff Burton - bass
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Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample1.Fight Fire with Fire  $0.99
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Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample3.For Whom the Bell Tolls  $0.99
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample4.Fade to Black  $0.99
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample5.Trapped Under Ice  $0.99
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample6.Escape  $0.99
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample7.Creeping Death  $0.99
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5 stars An awesome album
When stood up against Metallica's other albums, I view this one as the weakling that sits in the corner that has great potential. In fact, this album is just purely amazing, and in my opinion, their second best. The acoustic intro seemed slightly childish when I first heard it, and holds nothing to the Battery intro, but it grew on me. Anyway, it just serves as a distraction for what's coming. Fight Fire With Fire is mad crazy with shredding guitars and deathly black lyrics. Not one of their greater first tracks, but still a favorite. Ride The Lightning's riff does not seem very impressive to me, but it is an absolutely amazing concept song that's up there almost near One (but still falls very short). For Whom The Bell Tolls is a great war commentary. Fade To Black is one of Metallica's most heartfelt songs, and one of their best. Trapped Under Ice is a sensational metaphorical headbanger. Escape doesn't have one of my favorite riffs but has some great anti-authority lyrics. Creeping Death is one of Metallica's greatest concept songs ever as well, written in the pint of view of Moses' last plague that kills the first born son...who else would write about that? The Call Of Ktulu is a beautiful instrumental. It gets a bit boring halfway through, but there's a really great solo, and ends the album very nicely.
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5 stars Landmark Thrash Release
Of course, "Kill Em All" was Metallica's debut, and an amazing one it was. However, this album is an improvement both in overall atmosphere and lyrically. While the song structures are noticeably more concise than the predecessor, Mustaine's solos are sometimes missed. However, this album offers a much smoother, more triumphant delivery. The songwriting, lyrics, and singing have shown tremendous growth, and will culminate on their masterpiece, "Master Of Puppets".
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5 stars ZZZZZZZZTTT----POW
Very electrifying, although "Kill 'Em All" is their best, this one definately rocks. Ask my neighbors, they hate it. HAHAHAHAHA!
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3 stars Pretty Good But...
This album isn't bad, considering i'm a big metal freak. It starts with the crunching Fight fire with Fire and the title track. Then the best song on the album For Whom the Bell Tolls. And a signature song in their catalog in Fade to Black. Other than the 1st 4 songs the rest isn't so impressive. If they had a halfway decent singer (James is terrible) they would've been a much better band to listen to.
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5 stars Classic Metal
Better produced than "Kill'em All", and alot more melodic. A more epic sound than before with better lyrics. Definitely a Metal Masterpiece. These Metal pioneers are surely the Masters of Metal.
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