Videos: Metallica: ‘Ride the Lightning’ (Live at Orion Music)

Posted by aubin on Tuesday, June 26, 2012 at 2:00 PM (EDT)

Fans of Metallica's earliest (and best) albums will be thrilled to see the band's full album performance of 1984's Ride the Lightning during the band's performance at Orion Music + More this past weekend. The band had the set professionally shot and along with the original eight songs from Lightning, the band performed ten others from Kill 'Em All , Master of Puppets , ...And Justice for All and Metallica.

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sciulli (June 26, 2012)

I was a total Metallica head in like 5th grade and totally don't remember the song "Escape." I might be wrong, but it sounds like this is the first time they played it live? The chorus sounds so funny for an 80s Metallica song.

lookingforcorpses (June 26, 2012)

This was the first time they played it live.

leeunited (June 26, 2012)

Escape from the decision of making Some Kind of Monster. A band i absolutely loved in the woods on Friday night with a Stroh's 30 pack. It pains me to say anything negative but Slayer are still killing it. Why can't Metallica?

Bargains! Imprisoning Me!

MN_DrNick (June 26, 2012)

Will be watching after work.

thisrespirator (June 26, 2012)

James just does not sound good at all.

schaumpton (June 26, 2012)

I always thought South Park was making fun of his faux Southern singing in this bit:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLqOorAR4l0

Misanthropee (June 26, 2012)

Ugh, so depressing. Does James actually think his "singing" now is better than the thrash vocals, or does he just really not give even the remotest fuck and is phoning it in as lazily as possible?

blackmetal666 (June 26, 2012)

Amen. Just listened to MOP on a long drive. They used to be so damn good! :(

tmlca818 (June 27, 2012)

I'm not a fan of his new singing style, but it started just before the Load/ReLoad era when he apparently had to learn vocal warm ups because he kept losing his voice. My favorite was Hetfield is during the "Live Shit" box set. I miss that band. Happy I got to see them live back in 1994.

leeunited (June 26, 2012)

I used to have this great pic with them circa Cliff and they all had Santa hats on and holding Coors. Man, man I wish I could find that. It was from Metal Edge or Rip Mag. Can't remember

rodney1134 (June 26, 2012)

Sit down Lars.

moofeet (June 26, 2012)

...and stop saying ORION James

evildeadalive (June 27, 2012)

Holy fuck. They need a new singer. Guy butchers his own songs and makes them unlistenable. Probably thinks he sounds better than ever though..

Glad I saw them in 94 too..

unconjure (June 27, 2012)

I would kill to have seen this band in the '80s, maybe early '90s. Even if they played their three flawless records today, I'd have no desire to watch.