James Hetfield - Guitar, Vocals
Lars Ulrich - Drums
Kirk Hammett - Guitar
Cliff Burton - Bass

Producer: Metallica
Production Assistants: Flemming Rasmussen & Mark Whitaker
Engineer: Flemming Rasmussen

Recorded & Mixed at Sweet Silence Studios, Copenhagen, Denmark in the Spring of 1984
Megaforce Release Mastered by Tom Coyne Frankford Wayne
Elektra Release Mastered by Bob Ludwig
Remastered in 1995 by George Marino

Cover Concept: Metallica
Cover Design: Ad Artists
Inner Sleeve Photos: Fin Costello (B&W Group), Anthony D. Somella (Live Group), and Robert Hoetink (Dressing Room)
Back Cover Photos: Pete Cronin (Lars), Rick Brackett (Kirk), Harold Oimen (Cliff), and Rick Brackett (James)

Megaforce Release Management: Crazed Management
Elektra Release Management: Q Prime, Inc.

All songs © 1984 Creeping Death Music (ASCAP)
© 1984 E/M Ventures

For Whom the Bell Tolls (Live) and Creeping Death (Live) is only available on the digital reissue of Ride the Lightning
Recorded live on August 29, 1989 at the Seattle Coliseum in Seattle, WA
Mixed by Mike Gillies