Fight Fire With Fire - Metallica Cover

Guitar Lessons with Cam: https://www.cambirdmusic.com/lessons Email - [email protected] Cam Bird is a Guitar Instructor, Published Author, Recording Artist, Producer, and Composer from Melbourne Australia. Fight Fire With Fire is the opening track on Metallica's second studio album, Ride the Lightning, written by James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, and Cliff Burton. The song is about the end of the world being caused by heavy use of nuclear warfare (hence the line, "nuclear warfare shall lay us to rest"). The song suggests to "fight fire with fire" to potentially stop it, or possibly the term has been used so much, it is causing the end of the world. The same topic is also explored in a song called "Blackened", which is the opening track of Metallica's fourth album, ...And Justice for All. Fight Fire With Fire is also known to be one of Metallica's fastest and heaviest songs to date, with the main riff consisting of all sixteenth notes, requiring incredibly fast playing. Ride the Lightning is the second studio album by American heavy metal band Metallica, released on July 27, 1984, by the independent record label Megaforce Records. The album was recorded in three weeks with producer Flemming Rasmussen at the Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen, Denmark. The artwork, based on a concept by the band, depicts an electric chair being struck by lightning flowing from the band logo. The title was taken from a passage in Stephen King's novel The Stand. Although rooted in the thrash metal genre, the album showcased the band's musical growth and lyrical sophistication. This was partly because bassist Cliff Burton introduced the basics of music theory to the rest of the band and had more input in the songwriting. Instead of relying heavily on fast tempos as on its debut Kill 'Em All, Metallica broadened its approach by employing acoustic guitars, extended instrumentals, and more complex harmonies. The overall recording costs were paid by Metallica's European label Music for Nations because Megaforce was unable to cover it. It is the last album to feature songwriting contributions from former lead guitarist Dave Mustaine, and the first to feature contributions from his replacement, Kirk Hammett. At 47 minutes, it is Metallica's shortest studio album. Ride the Lightning received positive response from music critics, who saw it as a more ambitious effort than its predecessor. Metallica promoted the album on the Bang That Head That Doesn't Bang European tour in late 1984, and on its North American leg in the first half of 1985. The band performed at major music festivals such as Monsters of Rock and Day on the Green later that year. Two months after its release, Elektra Records signed Metallica to a multi-year deal and reissued the album. Ride the Lightning peaked at number 100 on the Billboard 200 with no radio exposure. Although 75,000 copies were initially pressed for the American market, the album sold half a million by November 1987. It was certified 6× platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in 2012 for shipping six million copies in the United States. Many rock publications have ranked Ride the Lightning on their best album lists, saying it had a lasting impact on the genre. ----- Cam Bird is a Recording Artist, Producer, Composer and Guitar Instructor from Melbourne Australia. -Lessons: https://www.cambirdmusic.com/lessons Socials Facebook:   / cambirdmusic   Instagram:   / cambirdmusic   Twitter:   / cambirdmusic   YouTube:    / cambirdmusic   Website https://www.cambirdmusic.com Merch Bandcamp: https://www.cambird.bandcamp.com Merch Store: https://teespring.com/nl/stores/cam-bird Music iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/au/artist/ca... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0I78M...