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- Length
- 8 tracks, 49:48
- Release Date
- 27 June 1984
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- Length
- 8 tracks, 49:48
- Release Date
- 27 June 1984
"Ride the Lightning" is the second studio album by the American heavy metal band Metallica, released on July 27, 1984, by Megaforce Records. The album was recorded over a three-week period with producer Flemming Rasmussen at Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen, Denmark. Its cover art, conceived by the band, depicts an electric chair struck by lightning emerging from the band’s logo. The album title was inspired by a phrase from Stephen King’s novel "The Stand," referring to execution by electric chair. While primarily a thrash metal album, "Ride the Lightnin… read more
"Ride the Lightning" is the second studio album by the American heavy metal band Metallica, released on July 27, 1984, by Megaforce Records… read more
"Ride the Lightning" is the second studio album by the American heavy metal band Metallica, released on July 27, 1984, by Megaforce Records. The album was recorded over a three… read more