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- Website:
- http://www.metallica.com/
- Company Overview:
- Released: July 30, 1984
Recorded: September 1983 - June 1984 at Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen, Denmark
Genre: Thrash Metal
Length: 47:27
Label: Megaforce, Music for Nations, Elektra, Vertigo - Mission:
- Ride the Lightning is the second album by American heavy metal band Metallica, released on July 27, 1984 by Megaforce Records and re-released by Elektra Records on November 19, 1984. Ride the Lightning has sold over 5 million copies in the U.S. alone.
In 1999, Ride the Lightning was re-released along with Master of Puppets in a remastered audiophile Gold CD edition mixed by engineer Steve Hoffman.
"The Call of Ktulu" is named after the short story "The Call of Cthulhu," by American horror/science fiction author H. P. Lovecraft, whose works were also a direct influence on a later Metallica song, "The Thing That Should Not Be." The original name of "The Call of Ktulu" as it appeared on the demos was "When Hell Freezes Over."
At the 2001 Grammy Awards, the version of "The Call of Ktulu" found on S&M won for Best Rock Instrumental Performance.
The song "Ride the Lightning" is featured in the Metallica 3-song pack that is downloadable content for the music video game series Rock Band.
"Trapped Under Ice" is featured as a playable track on Guitar Hero World Tour.
"Fight Fire with Fire", "For Whom the Bell Tolls", "Fade to Black" and "Creeping Death" are featured as playable tracks on Guitar Hero: Metallica.
- Products:
- 01 Fight Fire with Fire 4:45
02 Ride the Lightning 6:37
03 For Whom the Bell Tolls 5:10
04 Fade to Black 6:57
05 Trapped Under Ice 4:04
06 Escape 4:24
07 Creeping Death 6:36
08 The Call of Ktulu (Instrumental) 8:54
