Wow, today marks the 30th anniversary of my favorite Metallica album, Ride the Lightning. If you are reading this site and you haven't heard the album, then I JU'ST CAN'T.
But of course you've heard the classic album, and today we celebrate its existance with… a ska medley?? MetalSucks made us aware of it, and it's surprising great despite most ska being awful:
In other 30th anniversary news, the Dutch venue where Metallica played their first European show posted a quick 30 minute documentary about the band returning to the venue 30 years later to the day:
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uk8nVfkxBE[/youtube]
Finally, check out our own retrospective about this landmark album from our Countdown of the 10 Most Influential Albums in Metal History:
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evZX25N3nHI[/youtube]
You can pick up Metallica's Ride the Lightning CD for only $8.99 on Amazon.com.
