Ride the Lightning (deluxe edition)

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Annotation

Limited deluxe edition (30,000 units):

  • 3 LPs (remastered album, live, picture disc EP).
  • 6 CDs (remastered album, interviews, demos, live).
  • DVD (live, interviews).
  • Lyric book.
  • 3 posters.
  • 72-page hardcover book.
  • Includes 3 cards for digital downloads of vinyl content.
Annotation last modified on 2025-11-30 10:53 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶12" Vinyl: Ride the Lightning (remastered)
2▶12" Vinyl: Live at the Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, CA - March 10th, 1985 (disc 1)
3▶12" Vinyl: Live at the Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, CA - March 10th, 1985 (disc 2)
4▶12" Vinyl: Creeping Death EP
5▶CD: Ride the Lightning (remastered)
6▶CD: Metallica Interviews
7▼CD: Demos & Rough Mixes From Lars' Vault
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1Ride the Lightning (studio demo)
bass:
Cliff Burton (on 1983-10-29)
drums (drum set):
Lars Ulrich (on 1983-10-29)
guitar:
Kirk Hammett (on 1983-10-29) and James Hetfield (on 1983-10-29)
vocals:
James Hetfield (on 1983-10-29)
recorded at:
The Automatt in San Francisco (on 1983-10-29)
recording of:
Ride the Lightning (on 1983-10-29)
lyricist:
James Hetfield
composer:
Cliff Burton, James Hetfield, Dave Mustaine and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music
6:48
2When Hell Freezes Over ("The Call of Ktulu") (studio demo)
bass:
Cliff Burton (on 1983-10-29)
drums (drum set):
Lars Ulrich (on 1983-10-29)
guitar:
Kirk Hammett (on 1983-10-29) and James Hetfield (on 1983-10-29)
vocals:
James Hetfield (on 1983-10-29)
recorded at:
The Automatt in San Francisco (on 1983-10-29)
recording of:
The Call of Ktulu (on 1983-10-29)
composer:
Cliff Burton, James Hetfield, Dave Mustaine and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music
version of:
When the Hell Freezes Over
8:42
3Creeping Death (studio demo)
bass:
Cliff Burton (on 1983-10-29)
drums (drum set):
Lars Ulrich (on 1983-10-29)
guitar:
Kirk Hammett (on 1983-10-29) and James Hetfield (on 1983-10-29)
vocals:
James Hetfield (on 1983-10-29)
recorded at:
The Automatt in San Francisco (on 1983-10-29)
recording of:
Creeping Death (on 1983-10-29)
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
7:11
4Fight Fire With Fire (studio demo)
bass:
Cliff Burton (on 1983-10-29)
drums (drum set):
Lars Ulrich (on 1983-10-29)
guitar:
Kirk Hammett (on 1983-10-29) and James Hetfield (on 1983-10-29)
vocals:
James Hetfield (on 1983-10-29)
recorded at:
The Automatt in San Francisco (on 1983-10-29)
recording of:
Fight Fire With Fire (on 1983-10-29)
lyricist:
James Hetfield
composer:
Cliff Burton, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music
5:01
5Ride the Lightning (garage demo)
recorded in:
El Cerrito (in 1983)
bass:
Cliff Burton (in 1983)
drums (drum set):
Lars Ulrich (in 1983)
guitar:
Kirk Hammett (in 1983) and James Hetfield (in 1983)
vocals:
James Hetfield (in 1983)
recorded at:
The Carlson House (Garage at The Carlston House, El Cerrito, CA, U.S.A.) in El Cerrito (in 1983)
recording of:
Ride the Lightning (in 1983)
lyricist:
James Hetfield
composer:
Cliff Burton, James Hetfield, Dave Mustaine and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music
7:34
6When Hell Freezes Over ("The Call of Ktulu") (garage demo)
recorded in:
El Cerrito (in 1983)
bass:
Cliff Burton (in 1983)
drums (drum set):
Lars Ulrich (in 1983)
guitar:
Kirk Hammett (in 1983) and James Hetfield (in 1983)
vocals:
James Hetfield (in 1983)
recorded at:
The Carlson House (Garage at The Carlston House, El Cerrito, CA, U.S.A.) in El Cerrito (in 1983)
recording of:
The Call of Ktulu (in 1983)
composer:
Cliff Burton, James Hetfield, Dave Mustaine and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music
version of:
When the Hell Freezes Over
9:22
7Fight Fire With Fire (garage demo)
recorded in:
El Cerrito (in 1983)
bass:
Cliff Burton (in 1983)
drums (drum set):
Lars Ulrich (in 1983)
guitar:
Kirk Hammett (in 1983) and James Hetfield (in 1983)
vocals:
James Hetfield (in 1983)
recorded at:
The Carlson House (Garage at The Carlston House, El Cerrito, CA, U.S.A.) in El Cerrito (in 1983)
recording of:
Fight Fire With Fire (in 1983)
lyricist:
James Hetfield
composer:
Cliff Burton, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music
5:28
8Ride the Lightning (boom box demo)
recorded in:
El Cerrito (in 1983)
bass:
Cliff Burton (in 1983)
drums (drum set):
Lars Ulrich (in 1983)
guitar:
Kirk Hammett (in 1983) and James Hetfield (in 1983)
vocals:
James Hetfield (in 1983)
recorded at:
The Carlson House (Garage at The Carlston House, El Cerrito, CA, U.S.A.) in El Cerrito (in 1983)
recording of:
Ride the Lightning (in 1983)
lyricist:
James Hetfield
composer:
Cliff Burton, James Hetfield, Dave Mustaine and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music
7:44
9Blitzkrieg (rhythm track rough mix)
recorded in:
Sausalito (on 1984-10-24)
engineer:
Jeffrey "Nick" Norman
producer:
Metallica and Mark Whitaker
bass:
Cliff Burton (on 1984-10-24)
drums (drum set):
Lars Ulrich (on 1984-10-24)
guitar:
Kirk Hammett (on 1984-10-24) and James Hetfield (on 1984-10-24)
vocals:
James Hetfield (on 1984-10-24)
instrumental cover recording of:
Blitzkrieg (on 1984-10-24)
writer:
Brian Smith (UK metal vocalist for Blitzkrieg), Ian Jones (UK metal guitarist for Blitzkrieg) and Jim Sirotto
publisher:
Men From The North Ltd, Neat Music and Neat Music Publishing
3:38
10Am I Evil? (rhythm track rough mix)
recorded in:
Sausalito (on 1984-10-24)
engineer:
Jeffrey "Nick" Norman
producer:
Metallica and Mark Whitaker
bass:
Cliff Burton (on 1984-10-24)
drums (drum set):
Lars Ulrich (on 1984-10-24)
guitar:
Kirk Hammett (on 1984-10-24) and James Hetfield (on 1984-10-24)
vocals:
James Hetfield (on 1984-10-24)
recording of:
Am I Evil? (on 1984-10-24)
writer:
Sean Harris (Diamond Head lead vocalist) and Brian Tatler
publisher:
Happy Face Music Ltd., Universal Music–Z Tunes LLC and Zomba Music
8:06
8▶CD: Live at the Kabuki Theatre, San Francisco, CA - March 15th, 1985
9▶CD: Live at the Lyceum Theatre, London, UK - December 20th, 1984
10▶CD: Live at Castle Donington, UK - August 17th, 1985
11▶DVD: Live at Metal Hammer Festival in St. Goarshausen, Germany - September 14th, 1985 / Live at Day on the Green at Oakland Stadium, Oakland, CA - August 31st, 1985 / MTV News Interview with Lars & James / Lars' First Television Interview - DR TV / Lars Interview Segment - DR TV

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