Hetfield mentions Ride The Lightning as his favorite Metallica albumwhen asked by Newsweek, citing the band's ability to be in total control of their music for the first time as the primary reason ...

Exploring the reason why Dave Mustaine was sacked by Metallica after punching James Hetfield, who had kicked his dog at ...

If you know your Metallica history, you'll know that Jason Newsted and Robert Trujillo aren't the only guys to have filled ...

2. “Fade To Black” by The Lemonheads “Fade To Black” is a standout track from Metallica’s 1984 record Ride The Lightning, and there are quite a few covers of the song out there.

Metallica's lead guitarist also spoke about how grunge influenced the Black Album and much more in our in-depth new interview ...

Metallica's song writing on Master of Puppets was a natural progression from Ride the Lightning, but it marked a significant leap forward in terms of sophistication. Whereas Ride the Lightning had ...

In his late teens, Holt learned how to play guitar from then Exodus guitarist (and future Metallica guitarist) Kirk Hammett, ...

The answer to all those questions was: no. Metallica hadn’t changed their thinking at all. If anything they were staying true to their nature, pushing boundaries, riding their lightning back out ...