I had the Megaforce Ride The Lightning in my hands about a year ago (a NM 1st Frankford Wayne pressing) and I loved it, but I definitely preferred the 2LP UK 1987 DMM Music For Nation pressing and that was the one I kept. Hope this is helpful to those hesitating about what pressing to pursue.Ĭlick to expand.I could upload 3 vinyl rip versions I've done of Ride the Lightning, but the comparison would be incomplete. I have my own list of preferences about these pressings, and two important pressing are still missing on this list as I don't own the Masterdisk 1989 European pressing and the Rhino Box 2LP yet, although I've heard them and I have needeedledrops of those pressings (and I loved them both, by the way, so it I know I will own them some day) But I wanted to present needledrops made with the same rig. I think it's more convenient to know what you are listening to and then make a choice to get the pressing you like most. I could have made a riddle out of this, to identify each pressing doing a blind test but I think few people have time for that. Music For Nations UK 33 RPM 1st Pressing No Barcodeĭropbox - Metallica - Master Of Puppets (UK) - 02 - Master Of Puppets.flacĭropbox - Metallica - Master of Puppets (US RM 2017) - 02 - Master of Puppets.flac Music For Nations UK 45RPM 2LP 1987 Remastered Reissue.ĭropbox - Metallica - Master Of Puppets (UK 1987 45RPM) - 02 - Master Of Puppets.flac Roadrunner Holland 33RPM Pressing no barcode.ĭropbox - Metallica - Master of Puppets (NL Roadrunner) - 02 - Master of Puppets.flac Elektra DMM Sterling Original US Pressing 33RPMĭropbox - Metallica - Master Of Puppets (US Sterling DMM) - 02 - Master Of Puppets.flac "Creeping Death" Hetfield, Ulrich, Burton, Hammett 6:36Ĩ.In an effort to give something back to this wonderful forum, as it's been my source of information in deciding which vinyl pressing to get for many albums by many artists, I'm providing 5 links to needledrops (or rips) to the song Master of Puppets, from the five pressings I have: "Escape" Hetfield, Ulrich, Hammett 4:24ħ. "Trapped Under Ice" Hetfield, Ulrich, Hammett 4:04Ħ.
"Fade to Black" Hetfield, Ulrich, Burton, Kirk Hammett 6:57ĥ.
"For Whom the Bell Tolls" Hetfield, Ulrich, Burton 5:10Ĥ. "Ride the Lightning" Hetfield, Ulrich, Burton, Dave Mustaine 6:37ģ. "Fight Fire with Fire" James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Cliff Burton 4:45Ģ. In 1999, Ride the Lightning was re-released along with Master of Puppets in a remastered audiophile Gold CD edition mixed by renowned engineer Steve Hoffman.ġ. Lovecraft, whose works were also a direct influence on a later Metallica song, "The Thing That Should Not Be." The original name of "The Call of Ktulu" as it appeared on the demos was "When Hell Freezes Over." "The Call of Ktulu" is named after the short story "The Call of Cthulhu," by American horror/science fiction author H. "Trapped Under Ice" is featured as a playable track on Guitar Hero World Tour.
#Metallica ride the lightning flac series
The song "Ride the Lightning" is featured in the Metallica 3-song pack that is downloadable content for the music video game series Rock Band. It was these traits which helped them broaden metal's scope." Kerrang! (p.50) - " melody, maturity and musical intelligence. Q (Summer/01, p.127) - 5 stars out of 5 - "Reaffirms their status as the pre-eminent metal band of the modern era.They broke with the conventions of thrash metal to record the genre's first power ballad in 'Fade to Black'". Ride the Lightning was listed at #3 on a list compiled by of the Top 100 Metal Albums of All Time and #5 by IGN Music on the Top 25 Metal Albums. Ride the Lightning retains the speed of Kill 'Em All on songs like "Trapped Under Ice" and "Fight Fire with Fire", but also contains the first of Metallica's longer, more symphonically arranged tracks, such as "Fade to Black" and the nearly 9-minute closing instrumental "The Call of Ktulu". Ride the Lightning is often hailed by fans as a classic of the thrash metal genre, and a vital bridge between the band's albums Kill 'Em All and Master of Puppets, pushing the thrash metal of the debut into progressive territory more fully-realized on Master of Puppets and.
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