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Ride the Lightning is the second album by American heavy metal band Metallica, released on July 27,...

Ride the Lightning is the second album by American heavy metal band Metallica, released on July 27, 1984 by Megaforce Records and re-released by Elektra Records on November 19, 1984. Ride the Lightning has sold over 5 million copies in the U.S.. In 1999, Ride the Lightning was re-released along with Master of Puppets in a remastered audiophile Gold CD edition mixed by engineer Steve Hoffman. "The Call of Ktulu" is named after the short story "The Call of Cthulhu," by American horror/science fiction author H. P. Lovecraft, whose works were also a direct influence on later Metallica songs, "The Thing That Should Not Be" and "All Nightmare Long." The original name of "The Call of Ktulu" as it appeared on the demos was "When Hell Freezes Over." At the 2001 Grammy Awards, the version of "The Call of Ktulu" found on S&M; won for Best Rock Instrumental Performance. "Ride the Lightning" Is also the name of a quest in the Blizzard game World of Warcraft, a reference to the album, though the title track is actually about execution by electric chair, told from the victim's point of view. Ride the Lightning is often hailed by fans as a classic of the thrash metal genre and a vital bridge