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title: "Ride the Lightning by Metallica"
type: "MusicAlbum"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/album/0da580f2-6768-498f-af9d-2becaddf15e0"
artist: "Metallica"
year: 1984
label: "Megaforce Records"
---

# Ride the Lightning

**Ride the Lightning** is an album by Metallica, released in 1984 on Megaforce Records.

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Title | Ride the Lightning |
| Artist | Metallica |
| Type | Album |
| Year | 1984 |
| Label | Megaforce Records |
| Catalog number | MRI 769 |
| Tracks | 8 |
| Place in discography | 4 of 26 |

## Tracklist

| # | Track | Length |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Fight Fire With Fire | 4:45 |
| 2 | Ride the Lightning | 6:38 |
| 3 | For Whom the Bell Tolls | 5:12 |
| 4 | Fade to Black | 6:55 |
| 5 | Trapped Under Ice | 4:05 |
| 6 | Escape | 4:24 |
| 7 | Creeping Death | 6:37 |
| 8 | The Call of Ktulu | 8:55 |

## Genres

[Thrash Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/thrash-metal) · [Heavy Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/heavy-metal)

## Release tags

Thrash Metal · Heavy Metal · Metal

## In the discography

- Previous release: [Kill ’Em All (1983)](https://themetalnet.com/album/f44f4f73-a714-31a1-a4b8-bfcaaf311f50)
- Next release: [Master of Puppets (1986)](https://themetalnet.com/album/3d00fb45-f8ab-3436-a8e1-b4bfc4d66913)

## Artist

- [Metallica](https://themetalnet.com/band/metallica)

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/album/0da580f2-6768-498f-af9d-2becaddf15e0](https://themetalnet.com/album/0da580f2-6768-498f-af9d-2becaddf15e0). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt