RIDE THE LIGHTNING

Metallica produced a much more impressive effort on their second album. Although Kill 'Em All was great, this album transformed Metallica from a heavy metal player to the preeminent metal band of all time - where they remain today. In terms of progressive material, this album offers nothing discernible. Call of the Ktulu is an instrumental, which is associated with progressive rock, but it's all to common in a variety of musical genres to pass this off as progressive. As a progressive rock album this is only necessary to collectors or those who have a deep desire to discover a dominant influence on the prog metal genre.