Metallica wrote the remaining three songs on Ride the Lightning, “Escape,” “Trapped Under Ice,” and “For Whom the Bell Tolls,” at Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen, Denmark with ...

The post Metallica Took a Quantum Leap on Ride the Lightning appeared first on Consequence.. Metallica released their sophomore album, Ride the Lighting, 40 years ago today.Read our retrospective ...

Metallica’s second album Ride The Lightning turns 40 on July 27 – this is how they made one of metal’s greatest records ...

Metallica's sophomore album, Ride the Lightning, is one of heavy metal's landmarks.It's so groundbreaking, influential and filled with outstanding songs that no one in his right mind would ever ...

Metallica are currently prepping remastered, deluxe editions of their first two albums, 1983’s Kill ‘Em All and 1984’s Ride the Lightning, which they hope to put out in 2015, but in the ...

When Ride the Lightning landed in 1984, it single-handedly evolved the thrash metal genre. The lit-conscious album also raised the bar for arrangements and technical proficiency. Metallica was ...

A fan has captured the moment the lightning struck in the sky, writing: “Went to the Metallica concert in München today, a thunderstorm happened and it made for the coolest fucking intro of all ...