RIDE THE LIGHTNING

Metallica

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4.12 | 762 ratings

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The band's second album, this is the best example of how to make a successful sophmore album; you take the energy of the first but expand, and boy do they expand. One of the most intriguing parts of the album is the fantastic musicianship, especially with the guitar work of James & Kirk, showing incredibly intricacy, passion, style and harmony. Lyrically the band have improved, making more topical songs that are easily relatable. Lars and Cliff don't hold back either, showing off great speed and technical ability. While there is some very minor filler, it's debatable if this is their best album, and to be honest, chosing between this and the follow up is a hard decision.

arcane-beautiful | 4/5 | 2025-8-2

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