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• What a quantum leap: In 1984 Metallica still belong to the metal underground, but with their second album Ride The Lightning they already take a clearly visible run-up to greater things. On 27 July 1984 the record is released, here is their story.
  With Kill ‘Em All the three Californians and the Dane had delivered the initial spark for thrash metal in the previous year, an equally brutal and precise banging manifesto of a new era for all headbangers. On the follow-up they show an astonishing musical growth, but they still bang. None of the musicians is older than 22 at this point. This improvement is mainly due to the two “new” co-moshers: Bassist Cliff Burton and lead guitarist Kirk Hammett were not yet part of the lineup when the songs of Kill ‘Em All were written. This time around, they’