12/12/2022 0 Comments Metallica ride the lightning tone![]() ![]() The song isn’t overly complex, and nails everything it tries. The riffing in this song absolutely slays and it is a textbook example of creating a headbanging masterpiece. The song kinda devolves into a chaotic closing, where the riffage slowly fades out as Kirk hits some crazy bends on his guitar. We get two repetitions of verse and chorus, with yet another awesome riff underneath and neat little bridge in between. Kirk brings in a solo with him running back and forth on a scale. Up next there are some power chords with some light soloing over top, which leads right into the absolutely monstrous chugging riff you kinda have to head-bang to. Opening with a bell chime, Cliff Burton lays down an awesome riff that sounds like a guitar, but is actually him absolutely crushing it on bass. This track is based on an Ernest Hemingway novel of the same name, about the atrocity of modern war. (8/10)įor Whom The Bell Tolls (Burton/Ulrich/Hetfield) This song is terrific, and Hammett absolutely slays his solos here. All the solos collapse back into that chugging riff from the beginning, followed by one vinal verse-chorus, a short improv section, and then closes with that classic guitar lick from the very beginning. Hammett does a really neat arpeggio trick for the final part of his solos that just never gets old. This solos section definitely defines the song. The song then goes into a bridge, where they strip down the song and build it back up, all while Hammett unleashes some monstrous solos for a solid minute and a half. The verses and chorus here are good too, very easy to follow and understand the story of what’s happening, as well as some good playing. The song opens with a simple, awesome guitar lick followed by a tremendous chugging riff. ![]() Our first Mustaine writing credit, “Ride The Lightning” is a song about a man about to be executed by electric chair. ![]() Ride The Lightning(Hetfield/Burton/Ulrich/Mustaine) Kind of like the opener from The Number of The Beast, this song does nothing spectacular but does set the stage for the album. Hammett crushes his solos, especially the last one. The song goes into a bridge with some cool soloing that honestly might be the best part of the song. The chorus is ok too, but again has this awesome lightning-quick guitar playing under it. Hetfield sings in this strange choppy manner, but it kind of works. The song immediately drops into an insanely fast riff that takes us into the verse. This song is about nuclear armageddon, and specifically, it is critical the idea of ‘mutually assured destruction.’ It opens with a super pretty acoustic intro, but don’t let that fool you. On to the tracks!įight Fire With Fire (Burton/Ulrich/Hetfield) It is frosty, crunchy, and eerie all at the same time. Also, this is probably my favorite Metallica album, so I’m pretty comfortable reviewing it. Not to mention, the guitar tone on this album is awesome. Being their sophomore album, Ride the Lightning features the perfect mix of energy, experience, and new musical ideas that make the album a stand-out. I chose Ride The Lightning out of anything from the Metallica catalog because it very neatly showcases all of early Metallica’s strengths. Metallica was one of the pioneers of a metal sub-genre called ‘thrash metal’, which featured faster and more aggressive playing, and as well as a more distorted guitar tone among other traits. One thing one might notice about this album compared to T he Number of the Beast is that this album has a much faster, aggressive tone. After Mustaine’s dishonorable discharge, guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Cliff Burton would round out the Metallica Line-up for the foreseeable future. Dave Mustaine would also eventually form another band, Megadeth, who would be fierce rivals with Metallica, a rivalry that would push both bands to be their very best. Why is this important? First of all, Dave wrote much of the band’s early material, which they kept and turned into many of their best songs. Early in the band’s career, they would hire a guitarist named Dave Mustaine, but he was fired before the band recorded their first album because of his alcoholism. Hello, Welcome to my second review! I’ll be taking a look at Metallica’s 1984 Album, Ride The Lightning.Ī bit of history before we begin: Metallica was formed in 1981 by drummer Lars Ulrich and guitarist/vocalist James Hetfield. ![]()
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