Word info

ride the lightning

Verb

Meaning

ride the lightning (third-person singular simple present rides the lightning, present participle riding the lightning, simple past rode the lightning, past participle ridden the lightning)

(slang) To be executed by electric chair.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

Harmonix ' video game series Rock Band included "Enter Sandman"; "Ride the Lightning", "Blackened", and ". Source: Internet

Elektra reissued Ride the Lightning on November 19, and the band began touring larger venues and festivals throughout 1985. Source: Internet

Mustaine received writing credit for "Ride the Lightning" and "The Call of Ktulu". Source: Internet

In 2013, due to expiring content licenses, "Ride the Lightning", "Blackened", and ". Source: Internet

Hammett performing live in Mexico in 2010 Hammett has written a number of riffs for Metallica since Ride the Lightning (the band's second album). Source: Internet

He called Ride the Lightning an "all-time metal classic" because of the band's rich musical imagination and lyrics that avoided heavy metal cliches. Source: Internet

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