Reviews (page 11 of 15)
I can see the appeal and definitely enjoyed listening to this album. It's just not for me so much.
Great solo guitar moments and drums Quite dark First listen loved it. Second listen not so bowled over. Some great tracks in there though.
Not as good as the Cliff Burton era Metallica.
Some absolute era / genre defining bangers but also a fair amount of stuff I don’t love. Certainly deserves a place here but nearer the lower end of the scale. Extra star for helping Ant and his relationship issues…
It's a very well crafted and produced album, they achieved a very specific and consistent sound. Their sound here makes their brand of metal more accessible and mainstream. The production and the mixes are excellent, they sound very crisp and it lets the performances shine. Instrumentally they're great too, really liked the drumming and the guitar solos. Hetfield's vocal tone is very characteristic and well known by now, and it works great for their sound. I liked how heavy they sound at times, specially towards the end of the album. Thematically it's a bit dark but it's good that they get personal. The topics are questionable for me, "Of Wolf And Man" is a bit much, and "Don't Tread On Me" not only hasn't aged well, but the whole patriotic spirit isn't for me at all. I also disliked the opening riff. My favourite track was "My Friend Of Misery". The classic tracks are pretty good too. Overall it's a pretty well crafted and cohesive record. But I also feel it works better if you focus on the music and ignore the content of the lyrics.
I appreciate the attempt to craft songs that defy the typical thrash metal formula, adding musical flourishes and rhythmic changes to build a soundscape that adds drama. Yet there are still few melodic lines and the lyrics are often less than compelling. The Unforgiven, Don’t Tread on Me, and Nothing Else Matters were the highlights for me.
Nothing really tickles me here, drums are mostly uninspired, some solid riffs but very middling 3
It’s the only Metallica album i know.
I respect them. Good sound and I was surprised how many songs I was familiar with from this album.
I think I like the faster thrashier riffs and songs better that the half-time ones which feel like Ford truck adverts. Overall though it just seems quite mid, I haven't heard any of their early-mid 80s albums, but I'd imagine they are similar to this, but probably better, and way before. It just kinda feels outdated despite a lack of context. Obviously they are all incredible musicians, but there's quite a lack of variety. I think to put this alongside other 90s metal like Pantera or sepultura or something, those just feel much more 'progressive' and varied than this (in terms of instrumentally). I do think this is probably better than that slayer album from the other day, as that had absolutely zero variety. I will admit that it gets quite a lot better towards the ending. Its also way better than S&M, which I still ponder how that made it into the dude's book in the first place. Favourite songs: The unforgiven, wherever I may roam, through the never, nothing else matters, of wolf and man, the god that failed, my friend of misery Overall around 6/10
The good songs are really good but the slow songs are bad
Good metal/rock album.
Classic head banging fare. Too Much yelling for me
Did not age well
Not my favorite Metallica album
Never had anything for Metallica. I don't think that will change anymore
'Exit light / Enter night.' Except that this night has little of the color or the confusion that makes night an exciting, unpredictable part of our lives. I've seen interviews w/ Metallica, and James Hetfield in particular always struck me as a kindhearted individual, but Metallica's formulas don't do it for me. While I find myself nodding my head occasionally, their riffs are heavy but they aren't bluesy, i.e., they don't approach Sabbath's soulful metal. Kirk is clearly a gifted guitarist, but his solos are perfunctory, and Ulrich's a dense and uninteresting drummer. Most damningly, Hetfield is a corny lyricist, no matter how sincere: 'Never free, never me / So I dub thee unforgiven.' I do, however, appreciate the nod to West Side Story on 'Don't Tread on Me.'
2.5/5
Some absolute classics on here but it’s quite bloated and their older stuff is better.
Ok, but I found myself frequently zoning out. It was quite silly at times-- eg. some song about how cool it is to be a wolf, and a USSR diss track.
I don't know how long I can listen to this kind of stuff, but it kinda slapped ngl.
Such a solid classic band. Like the beginning of a tough sound that paved the way for sound garden, RATM, and others.
I like the first song slaying Sad but true- so true Forth song intro my ear likey Nr 8 is very soothing and me is loving it i enjoyed the album very mucho, guddo, greato
Prefer Metallica's thrash-ier stuff but a lot of great riffs on here. 6.5/10. Lot of same sounding songs but not a bad way to spend an hour
Crisp production. Heard some before. “Sandman” overexposed by now.
Metal music is cool, but Metallica in this album focuses so much on power chords, it's like they're brute forcing everything. I prefer more riffs and melodic phrases with the heavier driving force in metal/ heavy rock. 2.6
Massive album. I dig the first half but got tired with the very polished production.
Pretty good but couldve been <50 minutes
songs are a little long, other than that its not bad
Megadeth is better
The first of the post 80s Metallica albums, and arguably the transition to a more mainstream metal sound. The weakest of their first 5 records IMO. A few classics (Enter Sandman, Nothing Else Matters) none of the rest of the album cracks my personal Metallica top 20
One of the definitive albums of that year and influenced so many bands. Not my cup of tea but, ehhh… fun listen.
Riffs for days. It’s good, but not one I’d listen too all the way through.
Fine
Masterpiece classic
Off to never streaming land.
Better than that other Metallica Album.
I tried.... I really tried... I just couldn't get in to it. There a were a handful of good songs, but the rest was just repetitive and dull
Pues ok
Що ж, писати про Metallica можна багато, особливо якщо хочеться охопити усі аспекти їх творчості до цього відомого "чорного альбому". До нього гурт вже встиг отримати культовий статус та вважався одним з найуспішніших метал гуртів. Щодо треш металу, то Metallica справді були новаторами та завдяки своїм першим 3 альбомам додали в нього складність та епічність. Усі ці багатошарові вивірені аранжування які при цьому не втрачали у важкості та драйві вирізняли Metallica серед усіх інших треш метал гуртів та зрештою абсолютно заслуговано підняли їх на "металічний олімп". Натомість ...And Justice for All (1988) вже був настільки замороченим, ламаним та технічним, що частково вже торкався прогресів металу. Хоча цей альбом і був сприйнятий здебільшого доволі тепло, дуже багато людей його просто не зрозуміло та пройшли повз. Тому гурт, який ось-ось забрався на верхівку ризикував доволі швидко з неї злетіти та посісти місце "нішевого" гурту, як це відбулось з іншими гуртами "великої четвірки" треш металу. І хоча ніша ця була доволі великою, Metallica такий розклад не влаштовував і вони почали шукати як цього запобігти. Зрештою, так і з'явився знаменитий "Чорний Альбом", що не просто втримав гурт на п'єдесталі, а запустив їх кар'єру у стратосферу. Досягнуто це було тим, що гурт вирішив остаточно відкинути усі натяки на екстремальність яка була у них на початку карʼєри та почали орієнтуватись на більш популярний формат. Пісні стали хуковішими, а вокал Хетфілда «мʼякішим». Разом з тим спростилася структура та ритм. Ритмічно - це вже були здебільшого поп пісні у дусі якогось Бон Джові, але з нижчими гітарами. Остаточною крапкою стала акустична балада Nothing Else Matters, що була просто приречена на успіх. З усього вищенаписаного, можна зробити висновок, ніби я вважаю альбом поганим. Але насправді це не так. Він дійсно не є моїм улюбленим, адже якщо я захочу послухати «рок гімни», то наряд це буде Metallica. Для мене це гурт перших 4-х альбомів де дебютний є найулюбленішим (так, я знаю що він майже повністю складається з каверів). Але сказати, що гурт вчинив помилку почавши робити таку музику, я не можу. Технічно це бездоганний альбом, він ідеально структурований, де кожен елемент просто працює та бʼє в «яблучко». Він вміло грається з настроєм, витримуючи темп між піснями, а кожна фраза «розкачує» композицію та постійно тримає вашу увагу. Що казати, якщо він «вривається» ледь з не найкращого опенеру у світі - Enter Sandman, та завершується ціпким гітарним рифом в The Struggle Within. Окрім цього, його просто неймовірно приємно переслухувати, не тому, що він відкриває кожен раз щось нове, а тому, що кожен раз він дарує захопливий «вау ефект». Він як перші «Месники» чи «Назад у Майбутнє» - просто знає як правильно маніпулювати почуттям радості. Ви можете не бути гіком чи фанатом коміксів, але ці фільми все одно «спіймають вас на гачок». Так само і з «чорним альбомом»: неважливо любите ви метал чи ні, але відчуття «атракціону» вам гарантоване. І насправді не одні Metallica мають такий альбом. Те саме можна сказати про Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses від Slipknot, Come Clarity від In Flames чи Sempiternal від Bring Me The Horizon. Але мінусом є те, що після цього «зсуву» Metallica фактично перестали випускати справді гарні альбоми й кожна наступна їх робота буде ставати тільки гірше і гірше…
No one was more surprised than me to find out I didn’t hate this.
Meh, it’s good and I understand the praise, but there’s a reason why their earlier thrash stuff is more acclaimed
Starting with Enter Sandman is a bold move. I love that song, so everything after that felt a bit like diminishing returns. (My ears pricked up a bit at Don't Tread On Me though - I wasn't expecting the lyrical flag waving or the musical nod to West Side Story.)
Metallica's most radio friendly record. While you can't argue that the songwriting is still exceedingly strong, and the hits from here are more popular than their other albums, I still can't help but lament the "smooth-around-the-edges" hard rock sound this record took in comparison to the exciting, bold thrash from their beginning. If I'm listening to a Metallica album, it's not for the acoustic slow ballads, as good as they are on this record. Best Tracks: - Enter Sandman - Holier Than Thou - The Unforgiven Worst Tracks: - Of Wolf And Man - The Struggle Within Rating: 7/10
ts so lame bruh 2.5
Enter sandman : ★★★★★ Sad but true : ★★☆☆☆ Holier than thou : ★★★☆☆ The unforgiven : ★★★☆☆ Wherever i may roam : ★★★★★ Don't tread on me : ★★★★☆ Through the never : ★★★★☆ Nothing else matters : ★★★★★ Of wolf and man : ★★☆☆☆ The god that failed : ★★☆☆☆ My friend of misery : ★★☆☆☆ The struggle within : ★★★☆☆ Overall score : ★★★☆☆
Good to listen to this consciously, opens really strongly but does dry out towards the end. Nothing else matters felt almost country to me on this listen.
Great driving music, love the front half
It's an odd choice to include as honestly its an okay album compared to some of their others.
It's metalica - it has no business being only one song and still an hour...wait, it's multiple songs!? Listenable incel anthems. Not awful, not spectacular. 3/5
A slightly less 'thrash' album which l find a bit more accessible than Master of Puppets, as a non-metal fan. As with the other Metallica albums I've heard on this list, I did find it a bit samey after a while. The riffs are good, solos rock, the vocals are strong and the songs have a great energy. I found this better than MOP as there are some gentle moments to break it up (like the classic Nothing Else Matters) Still don't think I'd listen to this repeatedly though as I was ready for the end around the time of 'The God That Failed'. Capped at 3 as it's too much Metallica for me
thought i wouldn't like it but wasn't bad at all
Enter Sandman 4 Sad but True 4.1 Holier than Thou 3.5 The Unforgiven 3.6 Wherever I May Roam 4.1 Don't Tread on Me 3 Through the Never 3.3 Nothing Else Matters 3.6 Of Wolf and Man 3.3 The God That Failed 3.4 My Friend of Misery 3 The Struggle Within 3 Score: 3.491666667
It's alright, 200% energy all way through. For loud noises
3,2
This is like the easy listening of metal. I'm certain it was innovative in some way. Nothing Else Matters and Enter Sandman are iconic metal songs but the album is just kinda meh in overall feel. I think this feeling has to do with the fact that there has been 3 decades of development within this genre with increasing popularity since this album was released. Overall enjoyable, but feels a bit simple for for the genre overall.
#476 : 08/05/2025 : Metallic (the Black Album) Finally I'm into something good, I actually have this album too. Enter sandman was my happy place back in the early 90's loved it then and still crank up the volume when I play it today. The rest of the piece is quite ordinary, but with this they've done a pretty decent job. 235 Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Enter Sandman is my favourite track obvs.
I'm going in with an open mind. And you know what? It wasn't bad. I might actually listen to more of their stuff eventually.
Quite average to be honest, not off putting but not great either. The cover version of John Lennon’s ‘Working Class Hero’ fits nicely as it doesn’t really know what it’s about, and neither does this album.
I get it. Huge band. Big, heavy sound but honestly it leaves me cold. Maybe everyone copied them, but they sound formulaic and staid.
Brr brr exit line
Ok. It's got Enter Sandman...know this. Rest is new to me. Just wasn't in to Metal back in the day, but got to say there is quite a depth to this. It's good. Still struggling with an entire albums worth at once, but can see why people are into this now
...very metallica like
I don’t love this type of music, but this was quite ok to listen to once. There was maybe one or two songs I could listen to more and a few tracks had words or ideas that I liked.
I dunno, man. If I'm being so totally honest, Metallica just doesn't really do it for me. Enter Sandman reminds me of soccer practice and my soccer coaches and the rest just got super old. I'm definitely hearing influence of Metallica riffs on KG thrash metal which is fun but I think I want my thrash to be more like "acid thrash". It makes it feel less... conservative.
I'm certain that I'm missing something here, but its so hard for me to get into Metallica. I used to really like ...And Justice For All, but I don't even know if I would anymore. A lot of the composition here is pretty cool. Big drums, cool guitar solos. James Hetfield's voice kind of sounds like a meme to me though, and that's probably because its been parodied so many times. And the chugging thrash guitars also sound kind of like a meme to me. So its hard for me to totally get into this.
Classic just not my type of music
Mid as hell ngl. Couple of bangers but they all sound the same. Maybe it’s just cuz I’m not a metal head.
it’s a good album, very consistent all around, but metallic just doesn’t hit as hard for me as other bands do 3/5
It's a classic metal album, but it did nowt for me.
It was fine. Pretty corny and self-indulgent but I can't deny there are some bangers on here. I still think Enter Sandman and Nothing Else Matters are the best songs on it which are the only two I knew before I listened so was it worth it? I guess it was nice to hear, but yeah I doubt I'm coming back to ever listen to this in full.
Such a bad turn from the first 4 albums. There are still good songs but you can pretty much ignore this band from this album onward. Will I listen to again: 25%
Some really good tracks here but still leans a bit too far into the loud roaring to be a 4, I think. A high 3.
Definitely an album I had heard before and a solid one. It’s been a very long time since I have heard this one in full. The guitar solos took a little while to get used to. I liked reading the making of the album information. It was cool have that insight before this listen to get a better sense for the mix of the classic Metallica songs with the newer more evolved sounds. Song stand outs for me would be Nothing Else Matters and The Unforgiven.
#555. Metallica made four of the best metal albums out there in a row, so it's kinda disappointing that they so abruptly changed direction like this. They've made some truly awful music over the years, but this first foray into radio rock is certainly the least terrible. One could argue that this could be a four star album, but I'm going to subtract one because I hate Lars Ulrich so much. 3/5: sellouts
Not a metallica fan but I guess this had been quintessential material
Les tengo manía desde que fueron a por Napster, y eso que nunca fui usuario de ese programa ya que soy de una generación que aún compraba e intercambiaba discos. En su momento me gustó, el heavy metal que vino después del grunge me parece más interesante que todo lo que había antes. Me he guardado las más conocidas «Enter Sandman», «The Unforgiven» y «Nothing Else Matters».
Much better than the previous record I listened to: Justice for all. I liked the rougher themes, the guitarwork was sharper and more well rounded. Overall very impressed for a metal record, and the opener... good lord, listening this made me feel cool(I'm not). Favorite track: Enter Sandman. Overall score: 8.2/10.
I’m something of a Metallica apologist. But this one has slipped for me over the years. I have a ton of burnout factor going against the hits, and a number of the album cuts aren’t all that strong. What’s more is that this is one of the few key albums you can trace back to as a direct forefather over 2+ generations of the shittiest mainstream heavy rock imaginable. This is a solid enough album.
Not my vibe
han am morge eigentli beschlosse dasi‘s nöd wird lose (us offesichtliche gründ) aber han mi denn doch zämmegrisse und de grossteil devo glost – paar tracks hani gskippt to be fair nothing else matters beinhaltet en grosse nostalgiefaktor ih mir und isch es eidütigs 10i, enter sandman obvious banger & gsehni absolut de reiz dra… bim rest hört denn de gspass bi mir aber au scho uf das heisst: liebi 3 metallic lackierti BMWs
Never before has an album been the cause of so many early 2000s teens getting sued by their favorite band. Typically known as the "Black Album" by fans, this is a classic from the most prominent of the "Big 4" of metal, home to several headbanger classics like "Enter Sandman" and "The Unforgiven". I'm 100% sure this is a favorite album of many far-right idiots, due to its use of the Gadsden flag snake and the track "Don't Tread on Me", despite core members of the band publicly denouncing Trump's politics. In the last third of the album, we get a break from the standard heavy riffs and growly vocals, taking us to an almost pensive place with "Nothing Else Matters". While a classic, this album does suffer somewhat from too many songs sounding too similar--indeed, 2/3 (or more, depending on source) of the album is in E- or A-minor and a similar bpm. Favorite track: Nothing Else Matters Hidden gem: Wherever I May Roam 3.5/5 stars
Some of Metallica's best-known songs like The Unforgiven and Nothing Else Matters hold up. The slow and measured sound on this album is a good match for Hetfield's lyrics. They might be "edgy," but they get the point across. The instrumental breaks and guitar solos are unique and well-executed; the composition of this album is its biggest strength, lacking only from its reliance on repetitive structures that become apparent when listening to the album in its entirety. I found that The God That Failed is a favorite of mine upon a full listening, and listening with headphones in stereo brings out some nice touches. I'm not usually interested in heavy metal, but Metallica made this album easy to listen to with their new, streamlined sound.
First half better than expect. 2nd half a bit samey and heavier after nothing else matters. “Too American” says C
I can appreciate this, but I don’t want to have to.
The only Metallica song I had listened before today was Enter Sandman, so I suppose this is as good an introduction as any. The music is about 4/5-- although I found it somewhat monotonous by the 11th song; by that point it was all blurring together to me-- and the lyrics are about 2/5, so 3/5 evens it out. I will say though that while Hetfield is not a particularly skilled lyricist, when he's working with more direct emotional expressions instead of trying to make metaphors etc I actually think the lyrics are alright-to-good, such as in Nothing Else Matters and The Unforgiven.
Can an album feel potato? I gave it a clean shot, and some of it still hits some, but overall the album just feels dated, old, played out, it doesn’t hold up. Better bands doing it at the time, bands blowing them out the water in sounds to this day.
I was a huge Metallica black album fan back when I was in High School around 98. However, coming back to this record after putting on the shelf it has lost its luster, some good songs here but doesn't hit as hard as it did when I was a teenager.
Starts off strong with Enter Sandman and from there it is a downward hill. I fucking love that song though. I remember liking the Nothing else matters as a moody kid a lot too. I guess I'm healed.
This records presents some nice riffs and catchy vocals melodies and it is heavy but it also drags some songs for too long. If it wasn't for this last point, I would give this album a higher rating, even after having grown tired of them
From a guitar and percussion pov I can see why people think highly of this album. As someone who enjoys a good tune, however, it was just a little too yelley for me, and after a while the tracks began sounding the same. I was getting serious de ja vu in “The Struggle Within”.
Ride The Lightning > Master of Puppets > Black Album 7/10
2 metallica albums in less than 10 days from this website should not be allowed.
This album was a very nostalgic listen for me. Not my favourite Metallica era, more stadium dad rock at this point really, but it can’t be denied that these boys can write some great hooks and melodies.
I actually don't mind Metallica.
I was in high school when this came out so I am condemned to know every single note on this thing. It's remarkable that every last track here got airplay where I live. But I never put this album on and I never really need to hear any of these songs. Master of Puppets is a 5 for me, so this has to be like a 3.
This feels like one of those albums that would grow on me on repeat listens, especially since that's what happened with the title track, "Enter Sandman."
5/10
Enjoyable, but I can't think of an album that's so ripe for parody.
Not my thing but I understand how this is an important album.
Yeeeaaaheeaaaaggghhh
7/10
Great album. Edging on 4, but metal/hard rock not really my bag anymore.
I love how, if you walk into a musical instrument shop, there's nearly always someone playing the Enter Sandman riff to test out an electric guitar. If it's not a teenage customer, it's a staff member. It's a hugely satisfying riff, with a weirdly danceable rhythm. A bit like heavy goth, perhaps. Anyway. I've always loved Enter Sandman; it was love at first listen, and noone was more surprised than me, as my only prior feelings about Metallica were that I'd thoroughly disliked Master of Puppets when a keen boyfriend played it to me in 1987. Fast Metallica are still not for me. I'm much happier with the more measured, heavy riff stuff. Saying that, not all of this album is really all that good. Sorry. I found some of the songs a bit naff, despite the musical ability on display. Enter Sandman, The Unforgiven, Nothing Else Matters - they're all up my street. I guess I only like Metallica-lite, not that "lite" describes those songs very well.
There were many times in the album I was impressed by the writing and lyrics, but something internally in me just had a hard time taking a yelling man deeply seriously and earnestly as anything more than angry. Which is the reason I generally avoid metal anyways, but regardless I really liked a lot of it artistically because of the lyricism or musical riffs, I just wouldn’t listen for entertainment (such as holier than thou). Although overall I did like it more than I expected to. One favorite has got to be the unforgiven because it dealt with my issue with many of the other songs that there’s little to no variation in singing tone, and when he sings in the chorus of this song, along with a great guitar instrumental made it legitimately enjoyable for me.
Well, I expected a bit more from this one. 'Enter Sandman' is amazing, such an iconic banger, but the rest of the album is a bit lacking. It's quite catchy, and not 'bad', but it just doesn't do enough for me.
not the best metallica album
Fine
Would probably be more into this if I hadn't just heard all the hits from it two days ago on S&M. It's fine, it's Metallica. I'm always impressed with how technically proficient these guys are on their instruments.
Heavy Metal Rock, 1991 -> 3
Opens strong with riffs galore and wah powered solos flying in from every corner. Runs out of steam by the end of the album as the growls never cease. A lot to like but shave off 4 songs and things improve.
A few good tracks but there's too much of the same to go higher than a 3
This era of Metal has always been the epitome of "I want to be a cool guy" music in my mind. When the spandex and leotards of Hair Metal stopped being cool, the cool guys wanted to be tough and flocked to Metallica. When Hip Hop became thoroughly mainstream, the dorks who were masquerading as tough guys suddenly tried to bite that and made the mistake of Nu Metal. This record, (aside from Limp Bizkit maybe), is the pinnacle of faux-cool-guy-music. I'm sure in its time this album was super cool. But, listening to it now, I only see PUG sunglasses, spiky hair gel, Tapout t-shirts, and my friend's weird dads that reeked of cigarettes and cheap beer. I don't dislike metal by any stretch. I love bands like Sabbath, Death, and a lot of death metal and hardcore of recent years - currently, I think the genre is in one of the best states it's ever been. This record has some solid performances (except for Lars) and good songwriting. However, the whole hour runtime just feels like a joke. They're playing characters, trying way too hard. It's pop music in black leather and chains pretending it isn't pop music. In conclusion, Lars sucks. 6/10
I tried listening to this before 8 am. That was my mistake.
Fine. Sandman and unforgiven. Feels pretty formulaic.
Ok, men gillar inte metal så mycket.
Just wrote a long review and lost it. Summary - my uncle listened to this in his nice car and it sounded great. Great production on this. Not into depressed rocking or spooky/death themes. Angry works (see RATM). Classic Rock generally is my kind of rock. Metallica is good gym music in spots. Throw a dumbell at someone in a heavy metal frenzy. I may have been wrong about Sitar on Screaming Trees, but there is for sure one here on Where I May Roam.
As a fan of the 1990s-2000s New York Yankees, Enter Sandman gets me fucking jacked up. 3 stars on the board right out of the gate. MARIANO RIVERA IS COMING TO TURN OUT THE LIGHTTTTSSSSSAAAAAHHHHHH Otherwise, their run-of-the-mill metal songs (85% of the album) just feel like noise to me. (One exception: I liked The Unforgiven as a nice change of pace from the DUNDUNDUNDUNDUNDUN guitar on pretty much every other song). For my metal money, I'll take a wailing Iron Maiden over a growling/snarling Metallica. At least Iron Maiden feels whimsically fascinated with the devil. Metallica just feels self-serious in a pathetic way. Stop trying to impress me with how tough you are Fun fact: Lars Ulrich's son is my wife's patient and she says he's a really nice guy [sorry for violating HIPAA but it's just braces]. I also just love that this fuckin METALHEAD lives in beautiful Marin County. Hey Lars!
Metallica definitely rocks but also kind of sucks (by my taste). The music is okay, though all kind of feels the same rhythmically. Hetfield’s singing grates on me big time, adding an extra grunting syllable to words, I don’t get it.
Very generic and mainstream
-I’ll preface this by saying I don’t think I’ll ever really be able to get THAT into heavy metal, especially the more mainstream / ever so slightly corny stuff like Megadeath (sorry) -this has some great highlights though. Enter Sandman absolutely fucks, and the other songs are pretty consistently good across the board even if not many of them spoke to me -Favorites are Enter Sandman, Nothing Else Matters, and My Friend of Misery
I mean, it's Metallica... I'm not in high school and I wasn't born yet in the '80s so they don't really do anything for me. It's fine, and I did like some of the songs back when I was in high school (Unforgiven, Sandman, etc.), but I'd never listen to it now. It gets a 3.
Metallica good.
6/10
Heard this album before and again today but I still am really ehhhh on Metallica.
3/5 Listenable; more melodic that I had expected.
Favs were nothing else matters, of wolf and man, and struggle within
This is the third Metallica album that has popped up for me in my first 20 days. The first two were beyond awful, sounding more like a cliched attempt to spoof Spinal Tap itself rather than a good-faith attempt to make interesting music. This album's actually pretty good. It has some standard heavy metal numbers, but it also has a lot of variety, and it held my attention. I'd listen to it again.
Very good singles and deep-cuts, but God, Metallica is overrated af. I love The Unforgiven and Sad But True, but Nothing Else Matters sucks tbh.
In retrospect, listening to this while answering Slack messages was probably not the best environment for this album
Iconic album, but I can't really get past the gravelly screechy style of vocals for this genre. Most songs sound similar to me...I considered whether I should give up on the album early, but I think I need to stick to listening through the full albums.
Great instrumentation. Could not take any of the vocals seriously. Nothing else matters saved it from a 2 star
Sandman is cool, the rest is Metallica at their mediocre best.
Iconic tracks. Was never that into Metallica during my long haired days but there are some of their songs on their earlier albums I really like. This one doesn't have any standouts for me and can be a bit one-pace for large periods. 2.5
Not bad. Not for me. I like Metallica in smaller doses. After 5 songs I'm tired of it
Kind of boring overall
I'm shocked that I didn't hate this.
esta ok
Wow. It was alright, but nothing too great. Enter Sandman was easily. the highlight. I am so sick of rock man :'}. Dear 1001 Album Generator gods, STOP GIVING ME ROCK ALBUMS. Anyway, tomorrows the last day of 2024, lets hope its a good one. 3/5
Haven't listened to "my favorite" Metallica album in years. Don't quite know if it exactly holds up. I'll admit it lost my attention mid way through. But the speedy songs at the end were pretty solid and got me back in, it's still really good honestly 6.5/10 . Solid riffs
Starts off with a great classic song but then feels like a very one tone album. They have a fast song and a slow song and the guitars always chug in the same rhythm and it's all very samey.
Turns out I know more Metallica than I thought I did
It is very difficult to not give this a 5. I listened to it twice. The first time was at work in the background and it was a wonderful tardis that too my back to the old days. The second time was in the dark, with headphones, after a few, and I was bored to tears by Holier Than Thou. With 33 years of history with this record being my gateway into metal, I have hear way to many higher quality performances and would rather be listening to any of those. I will never forget how important this record is. But some members of the rhythm sections should not be in charge of the mix, and more creative in their job.
Enter night.
Not a fan but appreciate Enter Sandman, especially as someone who lived in NYC when Mariano Rivera was the Yankees' superstar closer and would walk on to this song.
Has more creativity and ideas than many metal albums I will rate higher than it, so I have to commend it for that, it just doesn't have songwriting or production good enough to match, guitar should be louder. B
Not my kind of music.
A couple of classics, but a bit slow
HI ITS DAVE AND FUCKO IN THE MORNING HERE ON TRIPLE M THAT WAS THE FOOEYS WITH THE BEST OF YOU TO KICK OFF YOUR MORNING ON THE JOBSITE TODAYS TOPIC OF DISCUSSION - HOW EARLY IS TOO EARLY TO GET DRUNK CALL IN AND LET US KNOW NEXT UP IS METALLICA WITH NOTHING ELSE MATTERS, ONE OF THREE METALLICA SONGS WE PLAY EVERY FUCKING DAY
A couple good singles, even a good album at times but it fails to come together 6/10 Fav tracks - Sad but True, The Unforgiven, the God that failed
First listen. Heard the big hits before. The rest was kind of just ok. Regardless not a bad album.
Najlepsza piosenka: Enter sandman Fajna solówka w połowie my friend of mistery. Cudowny cudowny teskt do Sad but True Ogólnei dobra muzyka, ale trochę zbyt mało fun dla mnie w tym momencie, słaby dzień na hard rock. 6/10 na dzisiaj
First heard of and saw this lot as a support band in 83. Really didn't rate them. They have however come on in leaps and bounds since then. Either that or I have mellowed in my opinions. I have seen them since at a fans only gig in the dome where they were quite reasonable. This album, known as the black album, is quite a decent one. Kicking off with probably their best known song Enter Sandman. Other than that there are two bright spots, Sad But True and Nothing Else Matters. The rest was mediocre. It's worth a high 3, but doesn't quite rate a 4.
When this album came out, I disliked it immediately. Mainly due to the fact that Enter Sandman was being played NON-STOP on every medium available to assault my ears. Granted, it's a good song, but overexposure caused me to really dislike this whole album. I was big into Metallica and especially thought their Cliff Burton works (Kill 'Em All, Ride the Lightning, Matser of Puppets) were brilliant and probably their best work. I did like And Justice for All a lot as well, and thought it was their most polished piece of work, and they finally got attention from MTV with their video for the song "One". When the Black Album came out, it was non stop hype. I bought the CD the first day it was available and listened to it all. I was impressed with a couple of tunes, but overall I hated it compared to their older works. Over time, I've listened to this album more and more and have grown to appreciate all of it. It's not their best, nor is it ground breaking in anything other than putting a heavy metal band in the mainstream media's eyes. Can't Miss Tracks: Sad But True Wherever I May Roam Of Wolf and Man Nothing Else Matters 3.25/5 which translates to a 3/5 on this scale.
There are some classics in here, but it also feels a bit samey and cringy. You can see why this appeals to 12 year olds
The Unforgiven, Nothing Else Matters ...aún así ...
Best thing about this is that VT uses Sandman before every home game. Wherever I may Roam is great, but there are too many ballads and slow songs here. Not my Metallica of old. I get it, bands evolve but they evolved off my turntable.
Good Stuff
Metallica slow down (mostly) and simplify, trading their thrash metal sound for more of a big hard rock sound with greater mass appeal and more introspective lyrics. Some solid riffs and still plenty of intensity, just a different type of intensity that's subtler and more internal. It’s a good album but I also find it to get a bit boring, as there’s not as much variety (riff/tempo/rhythm changes that existed in previous Metallica albums) to hold my attention completely. Perhaps it was influential to metal bands to show they could have a broader, non-thrashy approach. Sometimes the results are strong but also sometimes unimpactful. It just doesn’t rip as hard as their earlier stuff.
Being in the middle of raising teen boys, I was familiar with this band. Although it wasn't my kind of music, I can enjoy it now, especially since it is not their earlier loud and obnoxious music. This album is tamed in comparison and listenable.
Not really my thing but totally fine. Some catchy enough bits and pieces and I imagine that if I spent more time with it I’d probably get into it a bit more.
The first half is actually pretty strong...I surprisingly found myself enjoying it. Metallica can write surprisingly catchy tunes. 3.5/5
Fine. Not a particularly big fan of Metallica.
It’s a long album and while I like Metallica, too much of it is pretty brutal. If it had been about 30 minutes shorter, I could have gotten behind it. I like it, but will only take in the highlights.
Enter Sandman That is all
I think I liked this one more than '...And Justice for All', but like many of Metallica's albums and due to its hour-plus runtime, my mind was numbed by the time I got to those last four songs. I think I was more conscious of that mind-numbing here though - I sort of enjoyed it. But all my general problems with Metallica, like my impartialness towards Hetfield's vocals, and the very cut-and-dry sound palate, are all present here - but they're sort of well masked behind the elements of this band's music that I DO enjoy. The ballads are still the highlights, obviously 'Nothing Else Matters' is great but I also really liked 'The Unforgiven' with its criticisms of oppressive religious organizations' stifling of free thought. The story behind this song is quite sad as well. The harder moments are solid too - I was never a big 'Enter Sandman' enjoyer myself but I get the song's appeal. The best moment for me was the entirety of 'My Friend of Misery', it came at a point in the album where I was already sort of tired - but it felt like an electric shock with just how varied, sharp, and twisted the guitar tones were alongside that ever-changing song structure. The wall of guitars of 'Hollier Than Thou' and Hammett's noisy solo on 'That God That Failed' are two other highlights that stuck with me. Once again, it's the album's length that got me. Some genuinely good music here nevertheless, and maybe I'm finally growing more accustomed to Metallica's music - 4 albums in.
I can't overstate how uninterested I am in listening to Metallica for an hour, but here we are. "Enter Sandman" is a banger but its lyrics really take me out, which is generally true of Metallica songs. Thankfully Hetfield is difficult to understand most of the time. "Don't Tread on Me" is straight-up corny. "Nothing Else Matters" surprised me with its sincerity and relatively gentle arrangement. I really like the sonic embellishments in the latter half of "My Friend of Misery" and how the guitar textures layer over each other. The guitar solos are some of my favorite parts, which is unusual for me when I'm listening to metal. I liked it fine, so I shouldn't be so snide. I probably won't revisit in full again, but I do have to admit that this is great driving music. However, it is certainly redundant and could use some paring down. Highlights: Enter Sandman, Wherever I May Roam, Nothing Else Matters, My Friend of Misery
I really liked Metallica in my teenage years, but after a few listens, it feels kind of meh. Enter Sandman, Sad But True, The Unforgiven, and of course, the overplayed Nothing Else Matters are hits, but the rest of the album feels pretty bland.
Enter Sandman and Nothing Else Matter zijn top tier, maar rest van t album viel tegen.
A couple famous songs and nothing else notable
The hits were good, the extras were definitely extra. I get now why everyone says this isn't a great album. It's not, but it does have a few bangers.
Not my speed but it was fine.
Yeah! Fine in a certain mood. Couldn't make it through it while working though.
First metallica listen I had a few standouts most of the same stuff I expected from a later metallica album. Need to listen to the other albums to judge.
Might be a grower but liked Master of Puppets better
Album had incredible sound and production for being made in the early 90s. Some great tracks but overall not my vibe
Catching up. Fun but a bit samey.
Enter Sandman aside I do always feel Metallica brought the riffs but not the songs
The sandman has entered, he was a charming guest. Next to that, wherever I may roam was a standout. Pretty awesome headbangin rhythms as to be expected 🤘
Pretty fine hard rock, basic heavy metal. The singles are overplayed, and the deep cuts are a mixed bag, but I can’t argue with its essential status. C
Thought it was well done but I’m just not a fan of the music really
Ubiquitous album when it came out, that shit was on the radio. About when teenage me had turned his back on not only Metallica but leather and rivets metal in general. Those songs are all very familiar still and for a brief moment, between Sad But True and The Unforgiven, I had a good time with them - a better time even, possibly, than today me had while going into ...And Justice For All (#262) just a week ago. But pfffft. Typing this as I go along and I just paused Of Wolf And Men - I'm past bored already. I think I'm gonna stick with my expectations of how I'd rate these. This may be the objectively better=more rounded album out of the two, but I - just like at 17 - simply don't care for it. It's great for a bout of Kirk Hammett appreciation, I'll give it that.
Can appreciate it's good but just not really my thing
The last listenable Metallica. Still, I'd sooner put on / recommend Ride the lightning or Masters of Puppets
Enter sandman can't fault it. And ofcourse Nothing Else Matters. Other tracks didnt grab me but pretty much all of them had cool solos. 2nd last track was very Satriani-esque.
I like the earlier stuff better but this this at my 90’s heart strings.
Hadn’t given this album a listen in 15+ years. Starts off really strong but the last few songs are the weakest on the album and so it fizzles out with four rather samey tracks. Dare I say that the spoke. Word style in the middle of ‘Of Wolf and Man’ is quite Mustaine-esq…
Not bad some good songs but pretty samey
OHH I REMEMBER THIS ONE. It was AGES ago so I’ll be a coward and rate it three. The world knows you deserve better. Sos
Going from Nothing Else Matters to Of Wolf and Men is like the juxtaposition of my two moods. I usually don’t like this kind of music but this shit bangs… 3.5/5
2nd time listening 6/10
Heavy Metal not my bag but these are better than most and couple of excellent tracks on here
probably *the* classic of its genre and so influential
This was pretty good. Not really my jam, but good for what it is.
They only did two good albums and this isn't one of them. Having made those two great albums, they decided they should make a popular album... and that undeniably worked. I was just the right age for this when it came out (17) and having discovered Metallica in my teen years was keenly looking forward to the new album, and yeah I liked it at the time, it got a lot of plays. Listening to it now I really don't like much of it, seems a real retrograde step for the band. It's just soft and easy, and the longer tougher songs are a bit boring and aimless, and what's with all the redneck shit on 'Don't tread on me'? The production is horrible, sounds like an old cassette. This signalled the beginning of Metallica's decay into irrelevance and global success. Which seems to have gone just fine, but I never bought or listened to another thing of theirs after this really. I grew up I suppose. Saw them live at Reading in 2003. They were shit. Shout out to Kirk though, flawless widdly-woo guitar on this.
Not my cup of tea but I get it
mane ion wanna listen to this shit this album is making realize how awesome nu-metal is i wish this was nu-metal. if linkin park made this album would be eating it up do not want to meet the person who favorite track on this album is don't tread on me. NO FUCKING WAY THIS IS THE ORIGIN FOR THE GADSEN WTF LMAOOOO. they created a monster thats so bad holy shit i feel so bad for them (after more research they became the anthem for the gadsen and it was just a coincidence, crazy)
Dentro del metal son buenos, pero no encuentro el momento de escucharlos.
A lot of filler for a classic album, but the hits are essential
Lard best drumma HYEAYEAAAAH
Not a metallica fan. However, good rock with some classics mixed in. Got a bit repetitive but didnt lose me. Kids reckon this is 5/5 😂
It's not one of the best albums from Metallica but still decent 3.5
Wanted to get into this one but I just don’t think I’m ever going to be a Metallica fan. Enter Sandman is a hall of fame opener to an album though and is worth an extra star.
The point where Metallica started to transition from the pre-eminent heavy metal/thrash metal band of the 80’s (and possibly of all time), to a bunch of washed-up country rockers. There’s a lot of filler here, but there’s also plenty of flashes of the old magic. ‘Enter Sandman’, ‘Sad But True’, ‘Holier Than Thou’, ‘The Unforgiven’ and Wherever I May Roam’ are all big, anthemic hard rockers, while ‘Nothing Else Matters’ is a power metal ballad up there with their best one, ‘Fade To Black’. While Metallica’s change of direction to a more mainstream hard rock sound generally works here, for me, this album is just not as cohesive or satisfying as their previous records, even if it is their most commercially successful.
Il live album interminabile di qualche mese fa era meglio
volevo davvero che mi piacesse più di così, ma il live me l'ha rovinato.
Boh avevo bassime aspettative ma mi è piaciuto Ringrazio Michi per averlo messo nella ruota
Fav: The Unforgiven Least Fav: Don’t Tread On Me
Okei...
Not a huge Metallica fan. A lot of the songs sound the same to me. Favorites were The Unforgiven, Wherever I May Roam, and Nothing Else Matters.
I'm not really a Metallica fan, but I enjoyed this album. The singles are the standout tracks, I also enjoyed Sad but True.
A lot of the songs sound the same. But Enter Sandman goes crazy hard and so do most of the riffs. Good workout album, definitely well put together, requires a little love of the band. Also what's up with the America riff from West Side Story in Don't Tread on Me lol.
listened to this bc im studying and its not as metally as I wanted it to be and also im so fkn grumpy because I forgot to turn in a homework that I know I did good on because I literally sat in OH doing it and double checked my answers. thats besides the point but I wasn't in the mood to enjoy this. the hold school has on me is so stupid and dumb and whoever said no late homework is a poopy head. grrrrr
It's Back in Black for the 90s. It's the beginning of METALLICA--not the Diamond Head cribbing beer mooks roughly becoming becomingThrash Kings--but authentic Cocaine Jet Set stadium draws. Outside of a select few, the work always suffers, and the suffering starts here. Basically, I recognize this is a lot of people's face, so good on that . Me, I didn't give a fuck then, don't give a fuck now. I mean, it's not like they're Anthrax.
starts out strong, gotta give it up for Enter Sandman, despite its overplayedness, then Sad But True is good and later on Wherever I May Roam kinda goes... besides those you're left with 45 minutes of forgettable to serviceable music
There are some good songs
So much better than my expectations
I preferred the dynamic of S&M over this studio recording, but it’s still alright.
'Enter Sandman' is a blast, the rest is ok. Plenty of people in the world seem to love Metallica. I'm not that fussed about it.
The one song is pretty cool for that alone 3 stars the rest pah.
Couple of crowd pleasers, couple of generic tracks, couple of duff ones.
I have a new respect for the solo in Unforgiven”. This album was listened to a lot in the high school football weight room
My opinion of Metallica hasn't changed much in 30+ years. Meh. But I will give this one point each for Sandman, Unforgiven, and Nothing Else. Mostly for Sandman and the Mariano.
It’s enjoyable enough. It’s kind of worse as an album than if you were to listen to any of the songs alone, though, since most of the songs are in the same key and the instrumentation generally shifts between one type of heavy and the occasional soft. Still fine, though.
The singles are super familiar to me from rock radio, but I had never heard this entire album. The album is extremely consistent, but personally I don't need such a large dose of those riffs and that singing. I can hear in it some qualities that later music I really liked would pick up and play off. Lyrically .... laughably obvious rhymes and clunky constructions abound. If I gave it a 4 it would be for Enter Sandman ... I think I'm giving it a 3 though.
Я как будет работать Napster при Металлике? 7/10
A band getting their big breakthrough is always great. But when they have to sacrifice the part of themselves that made them desirable in the first place in order to achieve that level of fame, it’s unfortunate. Metallica’s entrance into the 90s after leading the charge of the growing movement of thrash metal during the 80s isn’t their best effort. Not by any means. Any die hard fan would agree with that. And this album marked the fall of the band. It’s basically only been downhill from here on out. But this isn’t completely worthless. There are still some redeeming qualities about these songs that make them worth coming back to. From a production standpoint, this is one of their best efforts ever. They probably had a bigger budget than ever before backing them up, and they put it to good use. The biggest change is that, yes, you can in fact hear Jason’s bass. But the guitars and drums also sound very punchy and full. And this is still a Metallica album. So you still have the same songwriters behind it. And these are people who know how to write very catchy hooks and choruses. Songs like Sad but True, or the massive hit Enter Sandman, are instantly recognizable, and could probably be considered classics at this point. Although I could probably go the rest of my life without ever hearing the latter song again and be fine with it. Where the issues with this album arise is when you get into the actual meat and potatoes. When you look at it from a songwriting perspective, and you compare it to the rest of their catalog up until this point, these are some of the least interesting songs they ever made. And not nearly as ambitious and creative. Basically all of the powerful and speedy heaviness that made them an icon of thrash is absent. Even the heaviest songs on this album don’t come close to some of the highlights of their early career, like Battery or the second half of One. Those last 3 songs alone is probably some of the most generic music I’ve ever heard from these guys. There is also some silly lyrics here and there. Like, saying “You are holier than thou” doesn’t make much sense. Because he’s basically just saying you are holier than you. Is he talking to more than one person? I don’t know, I found it silly. The way that I see it is that they were already like one of, if not the biggest metal band in the world at this time. Did they really need to go any more commercial? But clearly it worked, so who am I to judge? And this is purely my opinion. Because people love this album for what it is, which is great. But when I want to listen to Metallica, this is probably the last of their first five big records that I would go to. Rating: 6/10
Definitive Metallica -Enter Sandman -Of Wolf and Man
The beginning of the end for Metallica...? An exaggeration to some and a spiteful declaration to many. This is the record where Metallica opt for trying to make radio hits because they were either bored of their sound and wanted to head in a new direction or they wanted money and mainstream success, or perhaps a bit of both. With that being said, they definitely ended up succeeding. The songwriting overall is solid and the tracks are all expertly produced, the hits here really are worthy of their renown. The divisiveness that this record is (in)famous for seems to arise mostly from the divergence of their original sound (and the deluge of mediocrity that followed). This 'divergence' is certainly felt at times, the album is on the whole less creative and much safer than what came before. On its own however, the record still manages to stand on its own two feet. Sure, It's definitely not mind-blowing. It certainly lacks some depth and can be basic at times, but it accomplishes what it set out to do; make bangers that'll enter the mainstream, much to the chagrin of those who would bestow upon them the title of sell-out.
Don’t usually like metal but this one is decently mainstream and accessible. Helps that it has a couple recognizable hits.
A great moment in time for music. Not to my ears but deserving of appreciation.
Klassikkoralleja ja ei-omaan-makuun-istuvia muista kappaleita
some storming tracks, but some dull bluster too.
People tell you about darkness. This will occur. Music will try to do the same. Sometimes. This album walks the line of both of these occurrences. It is somehow a black album and also not at all dark. Nothing this popular could ever be dark really, not the way really moving music might be. The songs might be quasi great, I really have no idea, but the album blows. Because look at it. Look at it in the 21st century. Metallica is lawn mower music.
This album was a letdown to me when it first came out. It's since grown on me a little but hard to compare it to the feeling of listening to Master of Puppets or Kill 'Em All for the first time.
Iconic instrumental work. Songwriting and vocal work leaves something to be desired honestly. I’d find myself dreading when the solos ended.
Took a while to sink into but started to like it by the end. Trying to get more into metal. One thing about the genre is a lot of songs sound the same.
Well-composed with ripping guitar, bass, and drums. Add strong vocals and semi-biblical lyricism and you have the black album. Iconic to be sure. Not my cup of tea, but iconic.
Obviously a banger, but I've just never liked Metallica.
probably the best metal album i’ve tried
Metallica is never really going to be my favorite, but you can't quit on an album that has 'Enter Sandman' and 'Nothing Else Matters'. both are ICONIC songs, and just incredible listens all around. i think this album as a whole is a fine listen.i think the Wikipedia description sums it up perfectly, they they moved away from thrash metal, and went for a refined, melodic style. i dig that more than thrash metal as a whole, so all in all it was an enjoyable album
If Metallicas earlier albums were a solids 4 or 5, this one’s a solid 3.
Great album, but not really my type. I did like the song wherever I may roam, I got stuck in my head
Pretty bood
Qué hace Ennio Morricone en este album? Escuche la versión en vivo en Moscow. Niceeee, I like it! 🌼 estuve leyendo para Políticas Públicas, Territorio y Cultural de la Universidad mientras escuchaba. Nada mal para levantar el tiempo de estudio.
I don’t think I’ve ever listened to a Metallica album from beginning to end, but I guess this was the one to start with. Of the songs I know, a bunch of them were on this album. The pacing was solid with a good mixture of songs that absolutely rocked and slowed ballads. I’ll obviously listen to songs like Enter Sandman, Sad But True, and Nothing Else Matters again, I just don’t know if I’d go all the way back through again.
There are some big hit on here and I feel like I need to give it a 4, but if I'm honest with myself it's a 3.
3.5/5
Solid, still not a Metallica head
Some strong material among some filler. Breaking up the monotony are good instrumental sections and tasteful, thought out drum work. I feel It goes on longer than it needs to.
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A polarizing band so I need to start with a disclaimer, I am not a Metallica fan and I am not a Metallica hater. I never seek them out (except Whiskey in a Jar, there version slaps) but I don't change the radio if they come on. Critically listening...same cords and beats over and over and the lyrics are just cliché one liners over and over. But maybe that is part of the appeal and why they are mainstream? Overall we as humans are not as deep as we want to believe and we like something we can understand and connect with quickly. But does that make them exceptional musicians? Nope. Does that make them popular in a genre that wants to be different and go against the grain? Nope. But the psychology behind creating hit after hit (like pop music) in a genre where other bands can't do that, that is a talent.
oh this album. I saw Metallica at the Civic Center for this tour. I was pretty close to the front. It was rock'n. There is some music that I still like from when I was a teenager. There is some music that I just do not. Partly because I listened to it so much I'm kinda done with it. And that's okay for that to happen. I like the guitar work and the music but as a 50 year old adult the lyrics don't really grab me, nor take me back to fond memories. Mostly teenage angst and misplaced outrage. But hey, James Hetfield spit beer on us at that concert and I was pretty stoked about that at the time for whatever reason.
Not a big fan of metal but I quite enjoyed this one!
Good but not my jam
Their last good album. Tinged with nostalgia as I was a huge fan until Nevermind came out at the same time as this.
Good album, like most people I prefer others on theirs, but there are definitely some quality songs on here.
I hadn’t listened to this album in a very long time. It still stands up as a very approachable metal album. I prefer And justice for all as a complete album but there are certainly a few kickers on their eponymous album.
It’s not bad necessarily, there’s some good songs in it, the problem is that so many of the songs on the album are nearly the same song. If you’d only ever heard the highlights of it (which I had) you’d probably be surprised that it’s not a more well loved album but after listening to it in its entirety it does come across as uninspired. It’s the first album I’ve rated where I think the average song quality is pretty high but the album quality I’d say is fairly low, I’d be tempted to give it a 2 honestly, sad, but true.
Maybe it’s just that Enter Sandman is overplayed, but on this listen I felt strongly that Nothing Else Matters is the best song here. I’d cut 3-4 songs, or I’d make all the songs about a minute shorter. Not sure how many songs need two or three guitar solos. Not sure how many 7-minute epics I need on one album, especially when a song has only minor shifts in dynamics (looking at you, uh, every song except NEM). I didn’t hate anything, and in fact saved several songs to my playlist, but it’s doubtful I’m going to seek out this album in whole again. It’s a collection of songs I like that somehow doesn’t work for me as an album. So, like a 3.5?
It was okay! I am a fan of some of the tracks but there's filler there. Have tried to get into Metallica a few times but it doesn't seem to stick for me. Fave tune: Sad But True
I guess Metallica is the logical musical extension of Black Sabbath. Driving music , that doesn't really appeal to me in my old age. It is tight and well produced, I recognize that. The drumming is relentless.
Two songs make this record and the rest are not that different from each other.
Kinda good.
The Unforgiven is Ennio Morricone with a distortion pedal. Lars Ulrich is a pretty pedestrian drummer and overall holds them back. Kirk Hammet plays very nice melodic solos. When comes in at the end of Nothing Else Matters is a highlight moment here. Don't Tread on Me and Of Wolf and Man are low points here. I still dig it, but not like I did in middle school are early high school.
Another album that I listened to non-stop when it was released, but that maybe hasn't aged that well. The first half of the album is incredibly strong, but it runs out of steam.
It didn’t convince me of anything I didn’t already know about Metallica (I’m still not a huge fan of Hetfield as a vocalist), but it is a good metal album with good pacing.
Ancestors of Metal.
I like the music but the singer not much…
Not something I’ll listen to again. Metallica has better hits and better deep cuts on multiple different albums. I want to give it a 4, but the truth is I’ll never listen to any of these songs by choice.
More like MIDtallica 🤣🤣🤣
Classic
I knew all the singles on this, and that’s pretty much all I needed. It lacks the edge to be considered really great, I tend to agree with most hardcore Metallica fans that their earlier stuff is better, this does feel like an attempt to please everyone, and it worked as more people probably know Enter Sandman than most songs you’ll come across on this list. It’s overall fine, nothing terrible and a few real standouts but nothing beyond that.
Didn’t realize so many hits were on one album. I don't love all of their jams, and fuck them for their RIAA bullshit in the 00s, so can't give it more than 3.
I really should get back into this Metal gear. Solid.
"The troubled production coincided with Ulrich, Hammett, and Newsted divorcing their wives" - You can't convince me this isn't divorced man music.
I don't really like metal, so can't rate this too high. The Unforgiven and Nothing Else Matters are classic songs that I love very much, but I don't really like the rest. His voice is good though, but musically it's nothing great.
Not horrible.
There are for sure some moments of musical transcendence on here. The drum intro to Sad But True. Even the plucky guitar ending Nothing Else Matters. I remember picking away at these tracks when I was 15. Ultimately this album feels stuck in that time. I know it moved the genre forward but lots of rhyming by numbers and kinda juvenile lyrics. Good but not great, IMHO.
Cool
2.5/5 I just don’t like metal my bad
Okay. Just okay.
Starting with this album I don’t think Metallica should call themselves Metallica anymore. They kind of stopped being a metal band and veered into hard rock on this album. But Hard Rockica just doesn’t have the same ring to it as Metallica. With their transition to hard rock, Metallica made a decent album. Honestly for a lot of bands this would be a great album, but Metallica was coming off an amazing three album run. This album doesn’t come close to those. It has a few good songs but most are just ok to forgettable. All I’m saying is they better have ride the lightning, master of puppets, and …and justice for all on this list if this album is gonna be on it. I get that this is Metallica’s mainstream success album, but it’s not their best.
It's a good album but a bit soft for my regular Metallica taste
Not my favourite Metallica record but it definitely bangs. A bit bloated but obviously has some of their biggest hits. Fav songs: - Enter Sandman - Nothing Else Matters
This was one of those albums where you don't really realize the songs are progressing.
Heavy metal. Knew some from Guitar Hero. A bit too much for all at once but 2-3 are good.
Decent. Good working music. Never knew I could like metal
honestly loved a couple songs, but the rest were not really my vibe
No jaa onhan tämä tällainen siirtymä hevanderista valtavirran suuntaan. Ymmärrän miksi on listalla mutta eipä tää mikään kummonen juttu itselle enää ole. Pentuna kyllä tykkäsin enemmänkin. Omistan tästä vinyylinä jenkkiorkkiksen mikä taitaakin olla kokoelmani arvokkain levy. Sattumalta sain sen haltuuni. Vois vaikka myydä. Kai tän voi parin vuoden välein kuunnella, erityisesti nyt kun meen kesällä katsomaan Metallicaa... Koska en oo koskaan nähnyt ennen. 3/5
"The Black Album" by Metallica is the sonic equivalent of ordering a medium steak at a gourmet restaurant—reliable, satisfying, but not exactly a culinary adventure. Released in 1991, it's the album where Metallica decided to slow dance with the mainstream, leaving some fans staring longingly at the mosh pit of their thrash metal roots. Tracks like "Enter Sandman" and "Nothing Else Matters" are so ubiquitous, they've become the background music to everything from road trips to grocery store aisles. It's an album that doesn't so much demand your attention as politely request it, offering up a platter of well-crafted, heavy rock tunes that are hard to hate but easy to hum. James Hetfield's voice has never sounded more polished, and the production quality is as sharp as a new set of steak knives—clean, precise, and engineered to a T. The band's shift to a slower, more radio-friendly sound was a gamble that paid off, making them household names but leaving a portion of their fanbase feeling a bit like they just watched their favorite dive bar turn into a Starbucks. 3.5 stars for "The Black Album." It's the musical equivalent of a blockbuster movie—big, bold, and full of special effects, but not likely to change the way you see the world. Still, like that medium steak, it's undeniably good, even if part of you wishes you'd ordered something a bit more daring.
Some stellar songs. Most are pretty mid. 3.41 per track.
Ça bouge, c'est pas mal.
Sad but true.
Garth Brooks of Metal
5/10 Modem Metallica is meh.
A few great songs...many other middle of the road tunes.
On ne muutamat hyvät biisit ja sitten on Metallica-biisit, jotka ovat kaikki samanlaisia ja siksi niputettavissa paitsi Sad but true joka on todella hyvä. Mut siis sinänsä pidän siitä kuinka tavallaan tosissaan nämä ovat ja kuinka ovat tällä levyllä mestareita omassa soundissaan.
Metallica at their absolute peak. 2.75 stars
Not into metal - but found it pretty good.