Ride the Lightning will also contain four vinyl records, ... a DVD and a book with previously undistributed photos, a mini-book of James Hetfield‘s handwritten lyrics, and three posters.

But Ride The Lightning was the album that made them. Metallica posing for a photo in 1984 Metallica were already way ahead of the pack by the time Kill ’Em All was released in July 1983.

When Metallica released Ride the Lightning in 1984, it became oh-so clear that they were worlds away from their thrash metal peers. After laying the groundwork for the genre itself with their ...