Ride The Lightning (studio album) by Metallica

The only bad track is Escape. Overall its better than Master of Pupets IMO

It took me a little while to get used to the sound of this album. The sharp, razor-sounding guitars have this swirling, phase-like texture that threw me off at first, and the singer’s rough, unpolished voice didn’t exactly help. But after a few listens, it finally clicked. It’s not really my style, but I get why it works and why people connect with it.

It’s raw. In the sound, the energy, and the lyrics. It feels like music made by guys who do feel things, but who still shout them out loud while holding on to some kind of toughness. There’s vulnerability in there, but it’s wrapped in noise, aggression, and this Gen X kind of masculinity — emotions expressed through force rather than softness.

Still, it works. The vibe is solid, even if the sound is pretty abrasive, and the songs flow together well. For me, the clear standout is "For Whom The Bell Tolls", it’s the only one I liked right away, and it’s still my favorite after several listens.

The question in the bar was : which is the better album, RtL or MoP? This was the minute, that I began to rate my albums. By the way, my answer was Ride the Lightning, my Alltime No1.

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This record is just pure power and energy right from the start. Metallica never really give you any time to rest on their releases and that is very true on their two best records which is this album and Master Of Puppets. They just go from banger to banger on here with every song feeling unique and they all have a high level of quality to them. There is absolutely no filler on this record at all in my opinion. The instrumentation is just electric with the guitar work feeling like it is truly harnessing the power of lightning. It is tough to not get completely lost in the guitar on here as well with the closing track always managing to almost put me in a trance like state with how good it is. Then there is the drum work which is phenomenal and is some of the greatest I have heard on a thrash metal album. To add to this, there is the passion and emotion that drives these tracks that are so easily conveyed to the listener and I can't help but fall in love with their energy and power. You have to play this album loud to truly appreciate the masterpiece that is on display though and I can only imagine how mesmerising it would be to hear this live. This is especially true for For Whom The Bell Tolls as that just perfectly encapsulates their sound for me and is a stunning piece of music. Overall, this is peak Metallica with basically every song being elite which makes it their most consistent release and it feels like the album where they held nothing back and we are rewarded greatly because of that.

This album is the best heavy metal album since Paranoid by Black Sabbath and one of the best ever made. Every single song here is worth listen with catchy phrases to sing along and guitar playing that complements great lyrics so well. The best examples are For Whom The Bell Tolls which introduces you slowly into the batllefield and Fade To Black which shows falling into deep depression and lack of happy end here makes it even more hitting. I also really like every other track with honorable mentions of Ride The Lightning and Trapped Under Ice.

Excellent album. Fade to Black and Trapped Under Ice are great to listen to if you have any kind of mood or trauma disorder, and the title track and Creeping Death never fail to make me headbang.

From Jboy56 04/16/2022 09:04

The harder they rock...

Not my favorite type of music, but when I’m in the mood for something driving and heavy, I’m not sure there’s much better. For Whom The Bell Tolls is one of the greatest metal constructions ever.

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