Ride The Lightening Box Set

Metallica

SKU: 7800506

Barcode: 0858978005066

163.00 £163.00

Genre: Metal / Classic Rock
Label: Virgin Records
Released Date: 13th May 2016
Buying Format:
Box Set

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The first metal album to take the art form to both uncompromising extremes while retaining an accessible tunefulness, Metallica’s breakout Ride the Lightning elevated heaviness to previously unforeseen heights and established the group as visionaries. Exploring death and mortality from myriad points of view – nuclear war on “Fight Fire with Fire,” on-field battle on “For Whom the Bell Tolls,” electric-chair execution on the title track, drowning on “Trapped Under Ice”, suicide on the classic “Fade to Black” – the 1984 thrash masterwork retains a level of intelligence and mature perspective that compliment the band’s refined assault and toughened hooks. Rapid-fire guitar riffs, roaring solos, James Hetfield’s trademark vocal growl, drummer Lars Ulrich’s sparse fills, and Cliff Burton’s lead-guitar-style bass lines form an impenetrable wall of sound, power, and strength. Ride the Lightning has never felt bigger – or better – than on this remastered 180g vinyl LP. Order from Music Direct today!

Ranked #4 in metal expert Martin Popoff’s The Top 500 Heavy Metal Albums of All Time, Ride the Lightning showed that metal could be aggressive, energetic, fast or slow, melodic, and inarguably artistic at once. As he writes: “Whether bludgeoningly fast, mountain-movingly slow, or two speeds at opposite ends of mid-velocity’s sweet spot, Metallica were well beyond the dependent, one-dimensional riff-centricity of Kill ‘Em All, crafting anthems that lesser-banged heads could potentially love, or at least untangle.” It has since sold more than 6 million copies in the U.S. alone and remains a musical touchstone.

Artist	Metallica
Genre	Metal / Classic Rock
Label	Virgin Records
Buying Options	Box Set
Format	Box Set
Condition	New
Country	United Kingdom

Track Listings

"VINYL 1: RIDE THE LIGHTNING (REMASTERED) 180g.
1. Fight Fire With Fire
2. Ride The Lightning
3. For Whom The Bell Tolls
4. Fade To Black
5. Trapped Under Ice
6. Escape
7. Creeping Death
8. The Call of Ktulu

VINYL 2: LIVE AT THE HOLLYWOOD PALLADIUM, LOS ANGELES, CA – MARCH 10TH, 1985 *Previously unreleased.
1. The Ecstasy of Gold
2. Fight Fire With Fire (Live)
3. Ride The Lightning (Live)
4. Phantom Lord (Live)
5. (Anesthesia) – Pulling Teeth (Live)
6. For Whom The Bell Tolls (Live)
7. No Remorse (Live)
8. Fade To Black (Live)
9. Seek & Destroy (Live)
10. Creeping Death (Live)
11. Am I Evil? (Live)
12. Motorbreath (Live)

VINYL 3: CREEPING DEATH Picture Disc.
1. Creeping Death
2. Am I Evil?
3. Blitzkrieg

CD 1: RIDE THE LIGHTNING (REMASTERED).
1. Fight Fire With Fire
2. Ride The Lightning
3. For Whom The Bell Tolls
4. Fade To Black
5. Trapped Under Ice
6. Escape
7. Creeping Death
8. The Call of Ktulu

CD 2: METALLICA INTERVIEWS *Previously unreleased.
1. Metal Forces Interview with Lars, November 1984
2. WUSC Cleveland Radio Interview with Cliff & Kirk, February 1985
3. Metal Madness Interview with Lars, March 1985

CD 3: DEMOS & ROUGH MIXES FROM LARS’ VAULT *Previously unreleased.
1. Ride The Lightning (Studio Demo)
2. When Hell Freezes Over (Studio Demo)
3. Creeping Death (Studio Demo)
4. Fight Fire With Fire (Studio Demo)
5. Ride The Lightning (Garage Demo)
6. When Hell Freezes Over (Garage Demo)
7. Fight Fire With Fire (Garage Demo)
8. Ride The Lightning (Boom Box Demo)
9. Blitzkrieg (Rhythm Track Rough Mix)
10. Am I Evil? (Rhythm Track Rough Mix)

CD 4: LIVE AT KABUKI THEATRE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA – MARCH 15TH, 1985 *Previously unreleased.
1. Fight Fire With Fire (Live)
2. Ride The Lightning (Live)
3. Phantom Lord (Live)
4. The Four Horsemen (Live)
5. (Anesthesia) – Pulling Teeth (Live)
6. For Whom The Bell Tolls (Live)
7. No Remorse (Live)
8. Fade To Black (Live)
9. Creeping Death (Live)
10. Guitar Solo (Live)
11. Am I Evil? (Live)
12. Motorbreath (Live)

CD 5: LIVE AT THE LYCEUM THEATRE, LONDON, UK - DECEMBER 20th, 1984 *Previously unreleased.
1. Phantom Lord (Live)
2. The Four Horsemen (Live)
3. (Anesthesia) – Pulling Teeth (Live)
4. For Whom The Bell Tolls (Live
5. No Remorse (Live)
6. The Call of Ktulu (Live)
7. Seek & Destroy (Live)
8. Whiplash (Live)
9. Creeping Death (Live)
10. Guitar Solo (Live)
11. Metal Militia (Live)

CD 6: LIVE AT CASTLE DONINGTON, UK – AUGUST 17TH, 1985 *Previously unreleased.
1. Creeping Death (Live)
2. Ride The Lightning (Live)
3. For Whom The Bell Tolls (Live)
4. The Four Horsemen (Live)
5. Fade To Black (Live)
6. Seek & Destroy (Live)
7. Whiplash (Live)
8. Motorbreath (Live)

DVD (TITLE TBD)
Metallica Live at MTV’s Day On The Green at Oakland Stadium, Oakland, CA – August 31st, 1985.
1. Creeping Death
2. Ride The Lightning
3. For Whom The Bell Tolls

MTV Day On The Green Interview with Lars and James
Metallica Live at Metal Hammer Festival at Freilichtbuhne Loreley in St. Goarshausen, Germany *Previously unreleased.
1. Creeping Death
2. Ride The Lightning
3. Disposable Heroes
4. No Remorse
5. (Anesthesia) – Pulling Teeth
6. For Whom The Bell Tolls
7. The Four Horsemen
8. Fade to Black
9. Seek & Destroy
10. Whiplash
11. Fight Fire With Fire
12. Guitar Solo
13. Am I Evil?
14. Motorbreath"