Editing Ride the Lightning (section)

==Touring==
[[File:James Hetfield Madrid 2009.jpg|thumb|right|alt=Two guitarists dressed in black and a drummer performing on stage|Metallica (pictured in 2009) began using [[Ennio Morricone]]'s "[[The Ecstasy of Gold]]" as its concert introduction music in 1984.{{sfn|Dome|Wall|2011|loc=Chapter 2: Ride the Lightning}}]]

After recording was completed, Music for Nations founder Martin Hooker wanted to arrange a triple-bill UK tour in March / April 1984 with [[Exciter (band)|Exciter]], Metallica, and [[the Rods]]. The Hell on Earth Tour never materialized because of poor ticket sales.{{sfn|McIver|2014|loc=Chapter 11: 1984–1985}} To promote ''Ride the Lightning'', Metallica commenced the Bang That Head That Doesn't Bang European tour on November 16, in [[Rouen]], France, with English [[new wave of British heavy metal|new wave]] band [[Tank (band)|Tank]] as support. The tour continued with dates in Belgium, Italy, Germany, and the Nordic countries to an average crowd of 1,300. After a Christmas break, the group embarked on a 50-date North American tour, first as a co-headlining act with [[W.A.S.P. (band)|W.A.S.P.]] and then as headliners with Armored Saint supporting.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Brannigan|first=Paul|title=Metallica: Garage Daze|url=http://teamrock.com/feature/2015-02-04/metallica-garage-daze|journal=[[Metal Hammer]]|date=February 4, 2015|issue=267|pages=40–41|access-date=August 17, 2016|archive-date=February 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170222171515/http://teamrock.com/feature/2015-02-04/metallica-garage-daze|url-status=live}}</ref> 

The American leg ended in March 1985, and the band spent the following months working on the next studio album, ''[[Master of Puppets]]'', whose recording sessions were scheduled to begin in September. Metallica performed at the [[Monsters of Rock]] festival held at [[Castle Donington]] in England on August 17 in front of 70,000 fans. The band was placed between [[Ratt (band)|Ratt]] and [[Bon Jovi]], two [[glam metal]] groups whose sound and appearance were much unlike Metallica's. At the start of the set, Hetfield pronounced to the audience: "If you came here to see spandex, eye make-up, and the words 'oh baby' in every fuckin' song, this ain't the fuckin' band!" Two weeks later, Metallica appeared on the [[Day on the Green]] festival in [[Oakland, California]], before 90,000 people. The last show Metallica played before recording began was the [[Loreley]] Metal Hammer Festival in Germany, headlined by [[Venom (band)|Venom]].{{sfn|McIver|2014|loc=Chapter 11: 1984–1985}} "Disposable Heroes" from the upcoming album was performed live for the first time at this festival. Metallica finished 1985 with a show at the [[Sacramento Memorial Auditorium]] on December 29 opening for [[Y&T]], and a New Year's Eve concert at the [[Bill Graham Civic Auditorium|Civic Auditorium]] in San Francisco on a bill with [[Metal Church]], [[Exodus (band)|Exodus]], and [[Megadeth]], the first time Metallica and Megadeth shared a stage. At this gig, Metallica premiered "[[Master of Puppets (song)|Master of Puppets]]" from the then-upcoming third studio album.{{sfn|McIver|2014|loc=Chapter 13: 1986}}