Metallica – Ride the Lightning (CD)

Released in 1984 when the band was barely out of their teens, *Ride the Lightning* marked the moment Metallica stopped being a thrash band and started being something harder to categorize. Tracks like "Fade to Black" introduced a melodic introspection that shocked purists at the time and opened the door for an entirely different conversation about what heavy music could carry emotionally. Metallica's Sophomore album Ride The Lightnight resissued on 1-CD Incredibly ambitious for a one-year-later sophomore effort, Ride the Lightning finds Metallica aggressively expanding their compositional technique and range of expression. Every track tries something new, and every musical experiment succeeds mightily. The lyrics push into new territory as well -- more personal, more socially conscious, less metal posturing. Tracklist 1. Fight Fire With Fire (4:44) 2. Ride The Lightning (6:36) 3. For Whom The Bell Tolls (5:10) 4. Fade To Black (6:56) 5. Trapped Under Ice (4:03) 6. Escape (4:23) 7. Creeping Death (6:36) 8. The Call Of Ktulu (8:52) UPC: 858978005141 Label: Blackened Recordings Release Date: 4.15.16 Format: CD