Ride the Lightning
7x Digital Media (deluxe / remastered)

Ride the Lightning

Album by Metallica

Released 27 July 1984
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Tracklist

  • Digital Media 1
  • 1
    Fight Fire With Fire (remastered)
    4:44
    3.7 ★
  • 2
    Ride the Lightning (remastered)
    6:36
    4.0 ★
  • 3
    For Whom the Bell Tolls (remastered)
    5:09
    4.5 ★
  • 4
    Fade to Black (remastered)
    6:57
    4.4 ★
  • 5
    Trapped Under Ice (remastered)
    4:04
    3.9 ★
  • 6
    Escape (remastered)
    4:23
    3.2 ★
  • 7
    Creeping Death (remastered)
    6:35
    4.2 ★
  • 8
    The Call of Ktulu (remastered)
    8:53
    4.3 ★
  • Digital Media 2
  • 1
    The Ecstasy of Gold - Metallica Show Intro (live at the Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, CA / March 10th, 1985)
    Ennio Morricone
    1:35
  • 2
    Fight Fire With Fire (live at the Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, CA / March 10th, 1985)
    4:38
  • 3
    Ride the Lightning (live at the Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, CA / March 10th, 1985)
    7:08
  • 4
    Phantom Lord (live at the Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, CA / March 10th, 1985)
    5:04
  • 5
    (Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth (live at the Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, CA / March 10th, 1985)
    3:34
  • 6
    For Whom the Bell Tolls (live at the Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, CA / March 10th, 1985)
    4:29
  • 7
    No Remorse (live at the Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, CA / March 10th, 1985)
    6:23
  • 8
    Fade to Black (live at the Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, CA / March 10th, 1985)
    7:14
  • 9
    Seek & Destroy (live at the Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, CA / March 10th, 1985)
    7:05
  • 10
    Creeping Death (live at the Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, CA / March 10th, 1985)
    5:54
  • 11
    Am I Evil? (live at the Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, CA / March 10th, 1985)
    3:39
  • 12
    Motorbreath (live at the Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, CA / March 10th, 1985)
    3:18
  • Digital Media 3
  • 1
    Creeping Death (Creeping Death EP version / remastered)
    6:35
    4.2 ★
  • 2
    Am I Evil? (remastered)
    7:50
    3.8 ★
  • 3
    Blitzkrieg (remastered)
    3:36
    3.7 ★
  • Digital Media 4
  • 1
    Ride the Lightning (studio demo)
    6:47
  • 2
    When Hell Freezes Over (studio demo)
    8:41
  • 3
    Creeping Death (studio demo)
    7:10
  • 4
    Fight Fire With Fire (studio demo)
    5:01
  • 5
    Ride the Lightning (garage demo)
    7:33
  • 6
    When Hell Freezes Over (garage demo)
    9:21
  • 7
    Fight Fire With Fire (garage demo)
    5:27
  • 8
    Ride the Lightning (boom box demo)
    7:43
  • 9
    Blitzkrieg (rhythm track rough mix)
    3:38
  • 10
    Am I Evil? (rhythm track rough mix)
    8:06
  • Digital Media 5
  • 1
    Fight Fire With Fire (live at the Kabuki Theatre, San Francisco, CA / March 15th, 1985)
    3:44
  • 2
    Ride the Lightning (live at the Kabuki Theatre, San Francisco, CA / March 15th, 1985)
    6:48
  • 3
    Phantom Lord (live at the Kabuki Theatre, San Francisco, CA / March 15th, 1985)
    4:45
  • 4
    The Four Horsemen (live at the Kabuki Theatre, San Francisco, CA / March 15th, 1985)
    6:01
  • 5
    (Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth (live at the Kabuki Theatre, San Francisco, CA / March 15th, 1985)
    1:39
  • 6
    For Whom the Bell Tolls (live at the Kabuki Theatre, San Francisco, CA / March 15th, 1985)
    4:15
  • 7
    No Remorse (live at the Kabuki Theatre, San Francisco, CA / March 15th, 1985)
    6:14
  • 8
    Fade to Black (live at the Kabuki Theatre, San Francisco, CA / March 15th, 1985)
    6:42
  • 9
    Creeping Death (live at the Kabuki Theatre, San Francisco, CA / March 15th, 1985)
    5:33
  • 10
    Guitar Solo (live at the Kabuki Theatre, San Francisco, CA / March 15th, 1985)
    2:47
  • 11
    Am I Evil? (live at the Kabuki Theatre, San Francisco, CA / March 15th, 1985)
    3:34
  • 12
    Motorbreath (live at the Kabuki Theatre, San Francisco, CA / March 15th, 1985)
    3:02
  • Digital Media 6
  • 1
    Phantom Lord (live at the Lyceum Theatre, London, UK / December 20th, 1984)
    4:12
  • 2
    The Four Horseman (live at the Lyceum Theatre, London, UK / December 20th, 1984)
    6:28
  • 3
    (Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth (live at the Lyceum Theatre, London, UK / December 20th, 1984)
    4:15
  • 4
    For Whom the Bell Tolls (live at the Lyceum Theatre, London, UK / December 20th, 1984)
    4:32
  • 5
    No Remorse (live at the Lyceum Theatre, London, UK / December 20th, 1984)
    6:07
  • 6
    The Call of Ktulu (live at the Lyceum Theatre, London, UK / December 20th, 1984)
    7:47
  • 7
    Seek & Destroy (live at the Lyceum Theatre, London, UK / December 20th, 1984)
    7:03
  • 8
    Whiplash (live at the Lyceum Theatre, London, UK / December 20th, 1984)
    4:35
  • 9
    Creeping Death (live at the Lyceum Theatre, London, UK / December 20th, 1984)
    5:14
  • 10
    Guitar Solo (live at the Lyceum Theatre, London, UK / December 20th, 1984)
    1:22
  • 11
    Metal Militia (live at the Lyceum Theatre, London, UK / December 20th, 1984)
    9:01
  • Digital Media 7
  • 1
    Creeping Death (live at Castle Donington, UK / August 17th, 1985)
    5:52
  • 2
    Ride the Lightning (live at Castle Donington, UK / August 17th, 1985)
    7:07
  • 3
    For Whom the Bell Tolls (live at Castle Donington, UK / August 17th, 1985)
    4:42
  • 4
    The Four Horsemen (live at Castle Donington, UK / August 17th, 1985)
    5:57
  • 5
    Fade to Black (live at Castle Donington, UK / August 17th, 1985)
    7:08
  • 6
    Seek & Destroy (live at Castle Donington, UK / August 17th, 1985)
    6:59
  • 7
    Whiplash (live at Castle Donington, UK / August 17th, 1985)
    4:30
  • 8
    Motorbreath (live at Castle Donington, UK / August 17th, 1985)
    4:03

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Jman16 Jan 2026
★★★★★
This is the one that started it all for me. Simply put, the best metal album of all time. This album is an absolute masterpiece and classic in every sense of the word. I remember first hearing it back in my teens, 20 something years ago, and it completely blowing my mind. The iconic riffs, solos, vocals and songwriting all came together to create magic. Which Metallica has somehow done on multiple occasions with other 5/5 albums MOP & AJFA. But I believe RTL stands above them all. 🤘🏼⚡️🤘🏼
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JHSuth184313 Oct 2025
★★★★½
Ride The Lightning is everything Kill ‘Em All is done better, it’s raw but with better production, it’s angst with even angstier riffs and it’s still somewhat written by Dave Mustaine… a must-listen to any fan of hard rock/metal.
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Release credits

  • bass [4.1, 4.3-4, 4.6-10, 5.5, 5.11, 6.3, 6.9, 7.1-8], electric bass guitar [5.8-9, 1.1-8, 3.1]
  • electric guitar [3.1, 1.1-8]
  • artists and repertoire
  • assistant [1.1-8, 3.1], engineer [3.1, 1.1-8]
  • electric guitar [3.1, 1.1-8, 5.8-9], guitar [7.1-8, 5.5, 5.11, 6.3, 6.9, 4.1, 4.3-4, 4.6-10], lead vocals [5.8, 3.1, 1.1-7], vocal [7.1-8, 4.1, 4.3-4, 4.6-10, 5.5, 5.9, 5.11]
  • engineer [3.2-3, 4.9-10]
  • electric guitar [3.1, 1.1-8, 5.8-9], guitar [7.1-8, 5.5, 5.11, 4.1, 4.3-4, 4.6-10, 6.3, 6.9]
  • drums (drum set) [3.1, 4.1, 4.3-4, 4.6-10, 1.1-8, 5.5, 5.8-9, 5.11, 6.3, 6.9, 7.1-8]
  • assistant [1.1-8, 3.1], phonographic copyright [2-3], producer [3.2-3, 4.9-10]
  • creative direction, phonographic copyright [3.1-3, 1.7], producer [3.1-3, 4.9-10, 1.1-8]
  • artists and repertoire
  • vocal [3, 9]
  • drums (drum set) [1.1-8, 3.1]

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