Metallica - Ride The Lightning

Released July 27, 1984 Guitar, Vocals: James Hetfield Drums: Lars Ulrich Bass: Cliff Burton Guitar: Kirk Hammett Produced by Metallica Assisted by Flemming Rasmussen & Mark Whitaker Engineered by Flemming Rasmussen Recorded & Mixed at Sweet Silence Studios, Copenhagen, Denmark — Spring 1984 Mastered by Tom Coyne Remastered by Bob Ludwig (1984) Remastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound, New York, NY (1995) Remastered by Howie Weinberg at Howie Weinberg Mastering, Los Angeles, CA (2016) Cover Concept: Metallica Cover Design: Ad Artists Photographers: Peter Cronin (Lars/Back Cover), Rick Brackett (Kirk/Back Cover & James/Back Cover), Harald O (Cliff/Back Cover), Fin Costello (B&W Group), Anthony D. Sommella (Live Pix Group), Robert Hoetink (Dressing Room) Management: Q Prime, Inc. All songs © 1984 Creeping Death Music (Global Music Rights) ℗ & © 1984 Blackened Recordings Ride the Lightning is the second studio album by American heavy metal