Ride The Lightning (track)
by Metallica
Year: 1984
From the album Ride The Lightning (track #2)
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Ride The Lightning appears on the following album(s) by Metallica:
- Ride The Lightning (track #2) (this album) (1984)
- Through The Never (track #5) (2013)
- Orgullo, Pasión, Y Gloria: Tres Noches En La Ciudad De México (track #4) (2009)
- Too Heavy 4 Halftime: February 6, 2016 (track #5) (2016)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| 3 days ago | Siromynian | 17,087 | 70/100 | |
| 05/23/2026 22:54 | seaniedimes_ | 832 | 78/100 | |
| 04/20/2026 16:20 | Pavloss | 2,368 | 60/100 | |
| 03/23/2026 14:59 | wizardalien | 9,422 | 62/100 | |
| 02/20/2026 20:22 | araidernomore | 4,639 | 78/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 1% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 88.0/100, a mean average of 87.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 88.3/100. The standard deviation for this track is 12.1.
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One of their best songs, thrilling lyrics.
AAL2014 09/04/2016 22:42 | #174297
One of Metallica's best and most classic tracks. It was all coming together here for a Metallica who was introducing progressive elements while still being supremely heavy.
One of the best guitar solos of all time.
Anti 07/26/2014 03:25 | #117817
My favorite Metallica guitar solo! I love the switch in tempo!
Not like the average generic heavy metal song. It has a rhythm, the guitar is cool, and the lyrics are good. Is the lead singer trying to imitate Ozzy or something?
Jasonconfused 12/03/2012 17:25 | #56625
A masterpiece. One of my favorite solos of all time and the lyrics are some of their best!
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