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“Ride the Lightning” is the second track to the album Ride the Lightning. It is one of the last Metallica songs that Dave Mustaine received a writing credit for. Keeping in the political themes of the first three tracks, the song deals with capital punishment and the flaws that come with it. The protagonist of the story depicted within the song is an innocent man who is blamed for a crime he didn’t do, and is executed via electrocution. It also features some of James Hetfield’s highest note-singing (although they are screamed) and a lengthy guitar solo by Kirk Hammett, with lots of tapping at the beginning. It is also a downloaded song in the video game Rock Band.
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  • Ride the Lightning
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  • The Metallica Collection
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  • Until the Studioshit Load
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  • Live Before Death
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  • ShiverTool

    So lovely.

    Friday evening

  • WarriorJones

    No one makes 'em like this one anymore

    14 days ago

  • forenzer

    My all time favourite song !!! xD

    22 days ago

  • BogdanBULLET

    intro is epic

    last month

  • phantom_lord200

    Is that war between Metallica and Megadeth still going on? I love both the bands anyway. (3) between the bands themselves nop it is over actually, they got over it, as 4 fans well they refuse 2 forget about it -____________-

    last month

  • octopuss22

    Great song! When Metallica were good.

    last month

  • veyita_88

    Seatle 89 is indeed awesome,Jason really nails that chorus,best version of the song.

    March 2012

  • Sin1221

    -head bang-

    March 2012

  • Cryhoc

    Song from the time when Metallica was actually good.. Such a shame that they turned into shitty band when self-titled was released.

    March 2012

  • veyita_88

    One of Kirk best solos.

    March 2012

  • tonystuff

    good shit

    February 2012

  • GolyJelen

    awesome riff

    February 2012

  • moresweetb

    for some reason in 117 the music reminds me of Chris Farley; pumping his arms up and down...down by the river.

    February 2012

  • moresweetb

    I have this cassette tape somewhere...my cousin sold me some pretty cool tapes. & I was pretty young; so I'm sure he sold them to me at the highest rate possible.

    February 2012

  • FinckBh

    Best song ever!!!

    January 2012

  • thechaosseer

    Man the guitars and vocals on this are brutal, and not in a good way. Ugh.

    January 2012

  • EternalSilence-

    Is that war between Metallica and Megadeth still going on? I love both the bands anyway. [2] Great song. I can't believe that the same band that recorded this song recorded Lulu. F*ck. [2]

    November 2011

  • Harmonia-Mundi

    One of the best guitar solos of all time. \m/

    November 2011

  • rockandrolljoe

    YES

    November 2011

  • Fight1992

    Is that war between Metallica and Megadeth still going on? I love both the bands anyway.

    November 2011
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