Kill 'Em All may have revitalized heavy metal's underground, but Ride the Lightning was even more stunning, exhibiting staggering musical growth and boldly charting new directions that would affect heavy metal for years to come. Incredibly ambitious for a one-year-later sophomore effort, Ride the Lightning finds Metallica aggressively expanding their compositional technique and range of expression. Every track tries something new, and every musical experiment succeeds mightily. The lyrics push into new territory as well -- more personal, more socially conscious, less metal posturing. But the true heart of Ride the Lightning lies in its rich musical imagination. There are extended, progressive epics; tight, concise groove-rockers; thrashers that blow anything on Kill 'Em All out of the water, both in their urgency and the barest hints of melody that have been added to the choruses. Some innovations are flourishes that add important bits of color, like the lilting, pseudo-classical intro to the furious "Fight Fire with Fire," or the harmonized leads that pop up on several tracks. Others are major reinventions of Metallica's sound, like the nine-minute, album-closing instrumental "The Call of Ktulu," or the haunting suicide lament "Fade to Black." The latter is an all-time metal classic; it begins as an acoustic-driven, minor-key allad, then gets slashed open by electric guitars playing a wordless chorus, and ends in a wrenching guitar solo over a thrashy yet lyrical rhythm figure. Basically, in a nutshell, Metallica sounded like they could do anything. Heavy metal hadn't seen this kind of ambition since Judas Priest's late-'70s classics, and Ride the Lightning effectively rewrote the rule book for a generation of thrashers. If Kill 'Em All was the manifesto, Ride the Lightning was the revolution itself.
I guess this could only happen in Sweden, wonder if Lars is going to demand a cut.A Swedish court has ruled that the parents of a seven-month-old girl in Kungälv, Sweden can name their child Metallica, according to the Swedish newspaper GP. The girl's parents wanted to give their daughter a name that combined their first names. After picking Metallica and checking twice with the Swedish tax age..
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The days of record store are numbered. Slowly, but surely they're giving way to the looming horizon of the ring-tone market, itunes and other less tangible commodities.Example: Tower Records. On October 6, 2006, Great American Group won an auction of the company's assets and commenced liquidation proceedings the following day, which included going-out-of-business sales at all U.S. Tower Records...
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I guess this could only happen in Sweden, wonder if Lars is going to demand a cut.A Swedish court has ruled that the parents of a seven-month-old girl in Kungälv, Sweden can name their child Metallica, according to the Swedish newspaper GP. The girl's parents wanted to give their daughter a name that combined their first names. After picking Metallica and checking twice with the Swedish tax age..
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well, since I was last disapointed with MOG on Friday the 13th, thought I would come back for a hot minute to give everyone this nice little gem that is a legend that will never die -> And since the fourth is around the corner, remember what our independence and freedom has cost us, keep those families in your thoughts and prayers who have lost someone in the public servant type careers...mili...
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There are now some more picturesat multiply in my : Snow time gallery1760x1320 downsized 320x240Out of my window, original pics.
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| 1 Fight Fire with Fire |
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| 2 Ride the Lightning |
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| 3 For Whom the Bell Tolls |
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| 4 Fade to Black |
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| 5 Trapped Under Ice |
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| 6 Escape |
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| 7 Creeping Death |
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| 8 The Call of Ktulu |
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