Ride the Lightning (Single)

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Description: J J Amazon.com essential recording Don't let that classical-guitar-ish opening to "Fight Fire with Fire" fool you--Ride the Lightning packs a heavy-metal wallop. While not as ambitious as the subsequent Master of Puppets, this early Metallica album is indubitably one of their best. Thematically, it explores death and dying from myriad points of view: nuclear war ("Fight Fire with Fire"), electric-chair execution (the title track), and drowning ("Trapped Under Ice"). Interestingly, the best track on this album is probably "Fade to Black," a slower, more introspective song about suicide. Th ... (more)

Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea
Release date: 17 April 1984
EAN: 0075596039642 UPC: 075596039642

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