Megadeth Crushes Metallica's 'Ride the Lightning'

About this episode

Megadeth performs a cover of Metallica's 'Ride the Lightning' live for the first time during their Bogota shows.

Megadeths final album, titled Megadeth, features a cover of Metallicas Ride the Lightning, performed live for the first time at their Bogota shows. The track, originally co-written by Dave Mustaine, is part of their new self-titled album that debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart. Support the show: Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/f07a7ffff6277f01

Topics covered

• Megadeth
• Metallica
• music news
• album release
• live performance

Keywords

• Megadeth
• Metallica
• Ride the Lightning
• album
• Billboard 200

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Megadeth, Metallica

Books & works: Ride the Lightning, Megadeth

Places: Bogota

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