Happy 40th birthday to "Ride The Lightning" (2024)

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Ride the Lightning is the second studio album by the American heavy metal band Metallica, released on July 27, 1984, by the independent record label Megaforce Records. The album was recorded in three weeks with producer Flemming Rasmussen at Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen, Denmark. The artwork, based on a concept by the band, depicts an electric chair being struck by lightning flowing from the band logo. The title was taken from a passage in Stephen King's novel The Stand, in which a character uses the phrase to refer to execution by electric chair.

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Posted on 7/27/24 at 12:44 pm to JerryTheKingBawler

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Best Metallica album, meet me at Sonic if you disagree.

Truth. Most would say MoP, but it’s just a bit too polished and perfect. RTL is perfectly raw.

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In before some nerd starts bitching "THIS IS A MUSIC BOARD ITEM!!!!!"

It will be there soon enough.

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Anyone see them live before? I'd like to check that box off before I croak. Just wondering how they are live

3 times in the 90s, then in 2004. I think you missed their peak by a bit (so did I).

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Where does the time go?

Cowardly Lion is going to be 61 in a week.

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Posted on 7/27/24 at 2:23 pm to Ace Midnight

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Anyone see them live before? I'd like to check that box off before I croak. Just wondering how they are live

I’ve seen them twice. Once with The Cult on the “And Justice For All…” tour, then at a festival. They were awesome both times, but that was a long time ago.

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Fade to black is probably my favorite Metallica song of all time

I think I’d have to agree, but there’s so many great songs to choose from until after And Justice for All. After that album it seems like they just ran out of ideas.

Saw them many, many years ago in Shreveport of all places. Best concert I’ve ever seen.

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Posted on 7/27/24 at 2:51 pm to JerryTheKingBawler

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Best Metallica album, meet me at Sonic if you disagree.

It’s my 2nd favorite one behind And Justice for All

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