Megadeth Covers Metallica’s Thrash Metal Anthem

On the band’s final album, the American thrash metal band Megadeth recorded a version of Metallica’s “Ride the Lightning” in honor of his time as a founding member. The album dropped today.

“As I come full circle on the career of a lifetime, the decision to include ‘Ride the Lightning,’ a song I co-wrote with James [Hetfield], Lars [Ulrich], and Cliff [Burton], was to pay my respects to where my career first started.”

Mustaine was an original member of Metallica, but was kicked out...