You see, the one thing we realised between making Kill ’Em All and Ride The Lightning, was that you don’t have to depend on speed to be powerful and heavy. How has the album been received then, particularly in the States where I’ve heard claims from hardcore bangers that Metallica have sold out! “The difference with Ride The Lightning, compared with Kill ’Em All, is that it’s not like just one complete track like Kill ’Em All was, and the way it’s different is because not all the tracks are played at ‘Metal Militia’ speed. We probably went through every Marshall in Denmark, including all of Mercyful Fate’s gear, before finding one that was right.” For instance, James (Hetfield) had this one in a million Marshall head that he lost, and he had problems getting the rhythm sound he was looking for and the sound that Metallica are known for.
“The initial sound problems you spoke about was really due to all our gear getting ripped off just three weeks before we got to Copenhagen.
“A few of the songs were only written just before we had to do the album, so I think we might have arranged them a little differently if we had had the opportunity to put them down on tape first, and then gone away and listened to them before doing the album. Were the band happy with the end result? After all, first reports suggested that the band were having problems achieving the sound they wanted whilst recording the album? “Yeah, I think we were as happy as we could be,” reveals Lars. Firstly, I asked about Ride The Lightning.
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