In honour of 40 years of Ride The Lightning, we asked Metallica to create some brand new artwork for our special new issue celebrating the incredible milestone - and they agreed, with official Metallica collaborator Puis Calzada crafting an incredible, eye-popping design that you can only get on the front of our new issue! Inside the magazine, we tell the story of how the album became the catalyst for a thrash explosion in 1984.
The year 1984 was a pivotal time for thrash, with East and West coast bands vying for attention, fights breaking out at shows, and even support bands such as Stryper hurling Bibles into crowds. We revisit that wild era through the eyes of those who saw it firsthand.
