“I remember thinking, ‘Wow, what a great song title.’ I told James, and it ended up being a song and the album title.” 3. “There was this one passage where this guy was on death row said he was waiting to ‘ride the lightning,'” the guitarist told Rolling Stone. The name was inspired by a passage in Stephen King’s The Stand, which Kirk Hammett had been reading around that time. 100 on the Billboard 200 without any radio exposure at all, and was eventually certified six times platinum. It sold 85,000 copies across both markets, and then Metallica signed with Elektra Records, who reissued the album. Ride the Lightning was initially released through the independent label Megaforce Records in the U.S. Here are 10 facts you may not have known about Ride the Lightning. All these years later, Metallica are still on top of the world. James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett, Cliff Burton and Lars Ulrich shared their second creation with the world on July 27, 1984. The lineup was finally solidified, following a revolving door of musicians, and they released their first ballad, “Fade to Black.” Metallica, little did they know, were well on their way to superstardom. Regarded as a huge step forward for the band in terms of musical composition and lyrical maturity, Ride the Lightning featured much more complex structures and socially aware themes than its predecessor. Metallica were still part of the underground thrash scene in the early ’80s when their debut album Kill ‘Em All came out, but they really began to establish themselves once Ride the Lightning was released in 1984.
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