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Ride the Lightning is the second studio album by the American heavy metal band Metallica, released on July 27, 1984, by the independent record label Megaforce Records. The album was recorded in three weeks with producer Flemming Rasmussen at Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen , Denmark.
"Fade to Black" is a song and the first power ballad by the American heavy metal band Metallica, released as the first promotional single from their second studio album, Ride the Lightning (1984). The song was ranked as having the 24th-best guitar solo ever by Guitar World readers. [2]
Lead guitarist Kirk Hammett was credited with songwriting on every Metallica album from Ride the Lightning to Death Magnetic. Metallica's original lead guitarist Dave Mustaine co-wrote a number of the band's early songs. Bassist Jason Newsted joined in 1986, performed on four studio albums and co-wrote three songs.
It was first released on their second studio album, Ride the Lightning (1984). Elektra Records also released it as a promotional single, with both edited and full-length versions. In March 2018 the song ranked number five on the band's live performance count. [2] Several live albums and video albums include the song.
Warren Donald Zeiders is an American country music singer and songwriter. He has released four studio albums under Warner Records, Acoustic Covers (2021), 717 Tapes the Album (2022), Pretty Little Poison (2023) and Relapse (2024).
Ride the Lightning: Shamus Award for Best Novel Finalist 1989 Kiss: Shamus Award for Best Novel Winner: 2003 The Night Watcher: Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Paperback Original: Finalist 2010 Urge To Kill: International Thriller Writers Award for Best Paperback Finalist 2011 Mister X: Shamus Award for Best Paperback Original: Finalist 2012 Serial
"Creeping Death" is a song by American thrash metal band Metallica. It was released on November 23, 1984, as the lead and only commercial single from their album Ride the Lightning ("Fade to Black" and "For Whom the Bell Tolls", from the same album, were issued as promotional singles).
Three days later, at a gig at The Stone in San Francisco, Metallica premiered "Ride the Lightning", the title track from the upcoming album. In December, Metallica went on a short tour in the Midwest and eastern United States with a three-man road crew: Whitaker, guitar technician John Marshall, and drum technician Dave Marrs. The concert of ...