It appears that your cart is currently empty
73 Via Pico Plaza, San Clemente CA
Metallica – Ride The Lightning
Title: Metallica – Ride the Lightning
Year/Genre: 1984, Metal
Matrix #: BLCKND004R-1 (180g)
Condition: New (Sealed)
Cultural Facts:
-
Before recording, Metallica’s gear was stolen in Boston, forcing them to borrow equipment—an event that shaped the album’s raw, urgent sound.
-
The title track’s electric chair concept came from a Stephen King novel, which the band read while touring in a cramped van.
-
Early pressings misspelled “Ride the Lightning” on the spine as “Ride the Lightening,” now a sought-after collector’s misprint.
1/20/25KG 3/25/25 +2 sc 5/20/25+1 7/18/25 ob +1 8/19/25 TC (sold on whatnot 9/15/25)
Also Available
Title: Deftones – Around the FurYear/Genre: 1997, Alternative Metal / Nu MetalMatrix #: 093624957...
Title: Deftones – Around the FurYear/Genre: 1997, Alternative Metal / Nu MetalMatrix #: 093624957805Condition: New (Repackaged at Power Plant)Cultural Facts: During recording, the band was known for all-night studio sessions filled with tequila and late-night improvisation—some vocal takes were captured in a single exhausted pass. The album cover model was a friend of the producer’s girlfriend, photographed spontaneously after a pool party. Chino Moreno later revealed that Around the Fu...
$27.98
Year/Genre: 1970 Heavy Metal Matrix #: 8122794670Condition: New Description: Formed in Birmingham...
Year/Genre: 1970 Heavy Metal Matrix #: 8122794670Condition: New Description: Formed in Birmingham, England in 1968, Black Sabbath brought doom-laden riffing and occult-tinged themes to the forefront of rock. Paranoid, their second album, distilled these elements into eight compact tracks—including “War Pigs,” “Iron Man,” and the title song—that redefined heavy music. Released in late 1970, the album both captured and shaped early metal’s grim intensity and anti‑establishment energy. Its groun...
$27.98
Year/Genre: 2001 MetalMatrix #: 19075865591Condition: New, Re-Sleeved Description: Toxicity was r...
Year/Genre: 2001 MetalMatrix #: 19075865591Condition: New, Re-Sleeved Description: Toxicity was recorded at Cello Studios in Hollywood and released just one week before 9/11, which fueled its reputation as a politically charged record. System of a Down, made up of Armenian-American members from Los Angeles, used their platform to address issues like government corruption and war—subjects rarely heard on mainstream rock radio at the time. The album’s sudden success catapulted them into the glo...
$24.98
Year/Genre: 1972 Heavy Metal Matrix #: RR1 2602 Condition: New Description: Vol. 4 marked a turni...
Year/Genre: 1972 Heavy Metal Matrix #: RR1 2602 Condition: New Description: Vol. 4 marked a turning point for Black Sabbath, recorded in Los Angeles at the Record Plant in 1972. With tracks like “Snowblind,” a candid nod to the band’s cocaine use, and “Supernaut,” praised by Frank Zappa as a personal favorite, the album blended crushing riffs with experimental touches including piano and orchestration. It showed Sabbath stretching beyond their blues-heavy roots while still shaping the sound o...
$27.98