[DOC] [TLE] The Big Four vs The Big Hair | MayoNoise [PAR] Sep 21, 2014 ... When Metallica achieved Gold status for their 2nd LP 'Ride the Lightning' in 1984
, the genre began to be ... The labels felt that a band that could sell 500,000 
copies of a record without ... releasing four genre-defining albums that would 
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.... When Metallica achieved Gold status for their 2nd LP 'Ride the Lightning' in 
1984, ... The labels felt that a band that could sell 500,000 copies of a record 
without... [DOC] [TLE] Thrash | destroyerofharmony [PAR] Apr 27, 2016 ... Thrash Musics Three M's. Metal, Metallica, Mustaine! .... up writing the follow-up 
to 1984's Ride the Lightning, an album that would ... up in the wave were selling 
500,000 copies and then a million plus copies. ..... Tooth N Nail was released in 
1984 and ended up reaching PLATINUM status in the U.S in... [DOC] [TLE] CSPC: Metallica Popularity Analysis  Page 14  ChartMasters [PAR] Aug 17, 2016 ... With an estimated 35 million downloads sold worldwide, Metallica have also 
achieved remarkable numbers in this territory as well. ... Ride The Lightning (
1984)  400,000 equivalent albums ... Metallica (1991)  1,160,000 equivalent 
albums ... albums. Total tracks  500,000 ... DMCA.com Protection Status. [DOC] [TLE] Ride the Lightning August 15, 1984 | Metallica | Pinterest | Lightning ... [PAR] Metallica : Ride The Lightning one of my all time favorite albums ... 200 chart and 
was the group's first record to be certified gold for sales of over 500,000 copies. ... 
And they would kick Metalica of todays ass for selling out! .... shoot straight to the 
top of the charts, where the group achieved platinum status time and again. [DOC] [TLE] Metallica - Ride The Lightning (1984) | Vinyl Albums | Pinterest ... [PAR] Metallica Ride the Lightning, my first Metallica album thanks to Natalie...had to ..... 
was the group's first record to be certified gold for sales of over 500,000 copies. 
..... debut is one of the greatest albums, and greatest selling albums of all time. ..... 
achieve mainstream recognition, the prototypical progressive rock band King... [DOC] [TLE] Metallica : Ride The Lightning, my favorite Metallica album is really ... [PAR] Lightning 1984, Lightning Metallica, Lightning Album, Lightning Vinyl, Lightning 
.... was the group's first record to be certified gold for sales of over 500,000 copies
. ... He was able to be in the three albums: Kill Em All, Ride The Lightning, and 
...... Metallica is the most successful hard-rock band of all time, having sold more
 [DOC] [TLE] No Life 'til Metal - CD Gallery - Metallica [PAR] Metallica are probably the most well known heavy metal band; selling tens of 
millions of albums over the years. They are generally credited with being the... [DOC] [TLE] Lars Ulrich - Expand Your Mind - Revolvy [PAR] With Metallica's ninth album, Death Magnetic, Ulrich made a return to his style 
from ..... first three studio albums: Kill 'Em All , Ride the Lightning and Master of 
Puppets . .... album by American heavy metal band Metallica , released on July 
27, 1984, ..... Capitalist , was released on October 11, 2011 and achieved Gold 
status... [DOC] [TLE] Soulmonium's Blog: Metallica [PAR] Feb 9, 2012 ... Metallica achieved substantial commercial success with their ... The band's 1991 
album, Metallica, has sold over 15 million copies in the .... (1984). Ride the 
Lightning is the second studio album by the American heavy metal band 
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Question: In 1984 the album "Ride the Lightning" by Metallica achieved this status of 500,000 copies sold
Answer: gold