Which Metallica album includes "For Whom the Bell Tolls"?

The Metallica album that includes “For Whom the Bell Tolls” is Ride the Lightning. Released on July 27, 1984, it is the band’s second studio album and expanded their sound beyond the speed and aggression of their debut, Kill ’Em All.

“For Whom the Bell Tolls” appears as the third track. Its title and subject draw on Ernest Hemingway’s 1940 novel For Whom the Bell Tolls, which itself takes its title from a meditation by the English poet John Donne. The song is especially recognizable for its dramatic opening bass introduction and melodic lead-guitar work.

Ride the Lightning also contains “Fight Fire with Fire,” “Creeping Death,” and the instrumental “The Call of Ktulu.” These songs helped establish Metallica as a band capable of combining thrash-metal force with atmosphere, melody, and more elaborate arrangements.

The album was recorded in Copenhagen with producer Flemming Rasmussen. It was the first Metallica album to feature bassist Cliff Burton as a full studio member, following his appearance on the group’s debut.