In a recent interview with Radioactive MikeZ, the host of the “Wired In The Empire” show on 96.7 KCAL-FM, LAMB OF GOD‘s frontman Randy Blythe was asked to share his opinion on which METALLICA album he prefers: Ride The Lightning or Master Of Puppets.
“Ride The Lightning all day long,” Randy said. “I think Master Of Puppets overall, it sounds better as a record, and they were better players by then. But I think ‘Ride The Lightning’ is more ferocious, particularly the opening track, ‘Fight Fire With Fire’, which I did at the Dynamo Festival [in the Netherlands], I believe it was, with Craig [Locicero] from FORBIDDEN and a bunch of other guys from the [San Francisco] Bay Area.
He did the Bay Area thrash attack thing. It’s so aggressive, Ride The Lightning; it’s just so incredibly aggressive and at times breakneck, whereas I think perhaps Master Of Puppets is — that’s kind of the classic album, more well-rounded, I think, but as far as my favorite, it’s definitely Ride The Lightning. And as far as aggressive straight-up thrash, I think it’s more aggressive, dude. I just love it. I love that album, to this day.”
“To me, it’s kind of like the difference between the first BAD BRAINS record, the ROIR cassette, and I Against I. I Against I sounds better, it’s mixed better, they were better musicians by then, but the first BAD BRAINS album is so fast and furious… Ironically, I like I Against I better. I don’t know. It’s kind of an inverse thing. But it’s kind of that same thing. I just like the rawness of Ride The Lightning. And it’s undeniable.”
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