Ride the Lightning

Miscellaneous Information

Ride the Lightning was the first of three consecutive Metallica albums (Master of Puppets, and ...And Justice for All being the other two) to feature similar track orderings:

Related Topics:
Master of Puppets - ...And Justice for All

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Track 1: blistering speed metal

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Track 2: album title song

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Track 4: slower, more introspective song

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Their most recent album, St. Anger, also has a similar track ordering, although the fourth track, "Dirty Window", could still be considered a speed metal song.

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Both Master of Puppets and ...And Justice for All include long instrumental tracks just before closing with another blistering speed metal song.

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"The Call of Ktulu" (a reference to H.P. Lovecraft's fictional character Cthulhu) features a riff which was written by Dave Mustaine while he was a member of Metallica, which he later used in the Megadeth song "Hangar 18", from Rust in Peace.

Related Topics:
Cthulhu - Dave Mustaine - Megadeth - Rust in Peace

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When Hetfield wrote Fade to Black, he says his inspiration was frustration and sorrow he expirenced after someone stole his favorite Marshall Amplifier. He was reported as saying "I know it seems like an overdramatic thing to write a song like that on, but...It was my favorite AMP man!"

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