Ride the Lightning (remastered)

~ Release by Metallica (see all versions of this release, 57 available)

Annotation

2010 digital remaster produced by Elektra Records based on US analog masters.

Issued on SHM-CD in paper jacket 'mini LP' style reproducing the artwork and look of the early US vinyl LP edition. Contains mini LP sleeve insert with art and lyrics, and a second insert booklet in Japanese with liner notes and translated lyrics

Tracklist

1▼SHM-CD
#TitleLength
1Fight Fire With Fire
engineer:
Flemming Rasmussen
assistant producer:
Flemming Rasmussen and Mark Whitaker
producer:
Metallica
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Lars Ulrich (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Cliff Burton (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
electric guitar:
Kirk Hammett (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14) and James Hetfield (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
lead vocals:
James Hetfield (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
drums (drum set) technician:
Tim Sweeney
electric guitar technician:
Dan Lee
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Precious Metal Music (in 1984) and Blackened Recordings Inc. (in 2016)
recorded at:
Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
mixed at:
Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
recording of:
Fight Fire With Fire (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
lyricist:
James Hetfield
composer:
Cliff Burton, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music
4:45
2Ride the Lightning
engineer:
Flemming Rasmussen
assistant producer:
Flemming Rasmussen and Mark Whitaker
producer:
Metallica
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Lars Ulrich (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Cliff Burton (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
electric guitar:
Kirk Hammett (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14) and James Hetfield (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
lead vocals:
James Hetfield (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
drums (drum set) technician:
Tim Sweeney
electric guitar technician:
Dan Lee
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Precious Metal Music (in 1984) and Blackened Recordings Inc. (in 2016)
recorded at:
Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
mixed at:
Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
recording of:
Ride the Lightning (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
lyricist:
James Hetfield
composer:
Cliff Burton, James Hetfield, Dave Mustaine and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music
6:38
3For Whom the Bell Tolls
engineer:
Flemming Rasmussen
assistant producer:
Flemming Rasmussen and Mark Whitaker
producer:
Metallica
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Lars Ulrich (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Cliff Burton (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
Kirk Hammett (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
James Hetfield (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
drums (drum set) technician:
Tim Sweeney
electric guitar technician:
Dan Lee
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Precious Metal Music (in 1984) and Blackened Recordings Inc. (in 2016)
recorded at:
Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
mixed at:
Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 39)
recording of:
For Whom the Bell Tolls (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
lyricist:
James Hetfield
composer:
Cliff Burton, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music
5:12
4Fade to Black
engineer:
Flemming Rasmussen
assistant producer:
Flemming Rasmussen and Mark Whitaker
producer:
Metallica
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Lars Ulrich (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Cliff Burton (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
Kirk Hammett (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
James Hetfield (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
drums (drum set) technician:
Tim Sweeney
electric guitar technician:
Dan Lee
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Precious Metal Music (in 1984) and Blackened Recordings Inc. (in 2016)
recorded at:
Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
mixed at:
Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 35)
recording of:
Fade to Black (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
lyricist:
James Hetfield
composer:
Cliff Burton, Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music
6:56
5Trapped Under Ice
engineer:
Flemming Rasmussen
assistant producer:
Flemming Rasmussen and Mark Whitaker
producer:
Metallica
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Lars Ulrich (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Cliff Burton (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
Kirk Hammett (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
James Hetfield (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
drums (drum set) technician:
Tim Sweeney
electric guitar technician:
Dan Lee
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Precious Metal Music (in 1984) and Blackened Recordings Inc. (in 2016)
recorded at:
Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
mixed at:
Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
recording of:
Trapped Under Ice (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
lyricist:
James Hetfield
composer:
Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music
is based on:
Impaler
4:05
6Escape
engineer:
Flemming Rasmussen
assistant producer:
Flemming Rasmussen and Mark Whitaker
producer:
Metallica
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Lars Ulrich (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Cliff Burton (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
Kirk Hammett (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
James Hetfield (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
drums (drum set) technician:
Tim Sweeney
electric guitar technician:
Dan Lee
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Precious Metal Music (in 1984) and Blackened Recordings Inc. (in 2016)
recorded at:
Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
mixed at:
Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
recording of:
Escape (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
lyricist:
James Hetfield
composer:
Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music
4:24
7Creeping Death
engineer:
Flemming Rasmussen
assistant producer:
Flemming Rasmussen and Mark Whitaker
producer:
Metallica
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Lars Ulrich (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Cliff Burton (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
Kirk Hammett (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
James Hetfield (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Metallica (in 1984)
drums (drum set) technician:
Tim Sweeney
electric guitar technician:
Dan Lee
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Precious Metal Music (in 1984) and Blackened Recordings Inc. (in 2016)
recorded at:
Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
mixed at:
Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
recording of:
Creeping Death (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
lyricist:
Kirk Hammett and James Hetfield
composer:
Cliff Burton, Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music and Take Out Music Ltd.
is based on:
Die By His Hand
6:37
8The Call of Ktulu
engineer:
Flemming Rasmussen
assistant producer:
Flemming Rasmussen and Mark Whitaker
producer:
Metallica
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Lars Ulrich (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Cliff Burton (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
Kirk Hammett (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
James Hetfield (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
drums (drum set) technician:
Tim Sweeney
electric guitar technician:
Dan Lee
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Precious Metal Music (in 1984) and Blackened Recordings Inc. (in 2016)
recorded at:
Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
mixed at:
Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
recording of:
The Call of Ktulu (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
composer:
Cliff Burton, James Hetfield, Dave Mustaine and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music
version of:
When the Hell Freezes Over
8:55