Metallica

Not my thing. Far too long.

On its own merits it's not bad at all. But ranked against their first three, and even Justice, it's pretty weak. It sounds exactly like a record produced by a guy named Bob Rock should sound.

Listening to this kind of music just makes me angry. Conjures up images of sweaty white men with their tongues out and I hate them all.

Not for me

I never understood this group or the fanatical fan base they have. Most of this is plodding, noisy junk that is not fun to listen to. Lyrics seem lame. Enter Sandman I know and is kinda OK, and a couple of other slower songs were decent. Not my jam.

Metallica are at that precise point on the spectrum where my tolerance starts to diminish. Rapidly. And it took me four "sittings" to get through this. Yes, an uber-chunky sound with pounding ryhthm and riffs that sound like they were played on a steam locomotive. Sadly, this often results in a rather plodding sound, albeit with the occasional respite ("Sandman" is alright but the lyrics are just plain daft). Elsewhere, "Don't tread on me" is silly (unless I'm missing some kind of irony). Some stuff would work very well at Guantanamo (what's that? It did.....?).

I've been told that this is the Revolver, the Beggar's Banquet, the Who's Next, the Led Zeppelin IV of heavy metal. I don't see it.

My first ever listen to Metallica. I actually enjoyed the album a lot more than I thought I would. Enter Sandman was great, I also enjoyed sad but true. After a few tracks though it turned into what I would call wrestling music! I think the unforgiven is a great example of that Favourite song: Enter Sandman Least favourite: The unforgiven. Album artwork: dark!!!

Hmmmmmm, not really my type

Not their best album by a long shot. Sure, Enter Sandman, The Unforgiven, and Nothing Else Matters can ramp you up, but that's 3 out of 12 They have MUCH better albums, Ride The Lightning, Master of Puppets...

This album is really overrated. There was some ok stuff on the back half but mostly I found it boring. Metal should hit hard, and this doesn't

Me no likee metal. There are more tuneful and mellifluous albums to spend my time listening to.

I had to listen to six ads before I got to a single repetitive note. Metallica were sellouts from the start.

All of this is the same. How do you make multiple songs that are 6+ minutes still sound the same. Favorite Tracks: Through the Never, Enter Sandman

Much like Metallica's career, almost every track on this album starts off interesting, overstays it's welcome, then eventually fades out without a proper ending. Enter Sandman is one of the greatest rock songs of all time, but the whole thing falls off a cliff right after. Sad But True kind of rocks, but it's so corny and again just overstays. I have no idea how Nothing Else Matters is a single. I found it so trite even if it was a welcome contrast to the rest of the heavy heavy riffs.

not for me - but 'nothing else matters' slaps

I felt like most of these songs sounded the exact same. If I’m feeling angsty, a couple of these songs might hit, but I don’t have much desire to listen to the rest of that album again. Enter Sandman was my fave.

Metallica on yllättävän tylsää musaa. Tasaisen tappavaa ajoa, mutta ei onnistu innostamaan. 2/5

Ei esteettinen katastrofi, joskaan ei suuri nautinto - vain parin hitin ja keskivertoa kiinnostavamman riffin kantama, filleriä sisältävä LP, niin kuin LP:t nyt tuppaavat olemaan. Miksi ei 3? Koska bändin poporientaatio ei poista musiikin raskautta, eikä ainakaan paranna sanoja (Nothing Else Matters - iik).

Best Song: Enter Sandman. Maybe the only track on this album that actually rocks. Also I used to say that "Now I lay me down to sleep" prayer when I was a kid, so it's got some nostalgia going for it. Worst Song: Wherever I May Roam. Classic Metallica: Overly long, slow, and meandering. Overall: My metal hot take will always be that Metallica is hugely overrated. So ploddingly slow for a band that was so heavily marketed as "thrash". It feels like music that's best suited for toddler-stomping in a wide circle. Music for people who unironically view throwing up "devil horns" as a form of counterculture.

ok now they’re just trolling us. this is the 4th metallica album. are 5% of the songs you have to hear before you die from one band?

Well. Tight sounds, crunchy guitar, juvenile songs. Sonically it's great, can appreciate the quality, but it just sounds formulaic. Perhaps they invented the formula - I don't know and I don't care, it's just tedious.

Some great intros and then the same tediously drawn out sound failing to reach a climax

The only reason this isn’t a 1 is because of Enter Sandman.

Fuen fuon... mas gosto de Nothing Else Matters, a famosa.

Not for me

Couple classic songs in Sandman and Nothing Else Matters but the rest is forgettable.

Pas tant mon genre, un peu lourd

Nostalgic but boring.

Album #12 I never understood the draw to Metalica that many of my classmates had back in the day. I still don't but I listened to this album entirely. I was impressed that I could understand the lyrics for the most part and it wasn't just a bunch of screaming men stroking their guitars and drum sets in a violent manner. I often see that the song 'Enter the Sandman" is listed as one of the best songs of all time, I don't see it or hear it. They weren't my cup of tea in the 80's and still aren't. I am glad that someone is drawn to their music, why, I have no clue.

Ugh, vorige album vond ik helemaal niets. Dit album is in elk geval een stuk melodieuzer dan het vorige album en op het eerste gezicht iets minder scheurende gitaren. Begrijp me niet verkeerd hoor, het is nog steeds scheurende gitaren wat de klok slaat en elk nummer bevat op zeker een gitaar solo, maar het is iets minder pure thrash metal wat ik opzich goed trek. Ok laat maar, na ongeveer de helft van het album is hte toch weer de pure thrash metal van het vorige album, lange gitaarsolo's en ik weet niet. Deze muziek is voor mij zo erg als "IK BEN BOOS OP DE WERELD VROEGER WAS ALLES BETER KINDEREN WETEN HELEMAAL NIEEEEETS" En dat vind ik nogal jammer. Hoeveel metallica albums staan er in deze lijst? FAVO: Ik vind opzich Enter Sandman wel een prima nummer.

not my jam, forgot to rate before but probably downloaded a song or two

No thank you

kinda long

I found myself getting more and more angry through each track - not because I hated the album or anything like that, it was just the style of m,usic is so abrasive and angry it just rubbed off on me. As you can probably tell, not my bag at all, but giving it 2 stars as I made it the whole way through.

Not my cup of tea, but there's some interesting musical motifs throughout. Weird reference to West Side Story in 'Don't tread on me' that felt both really on the nose and clumsily executed. Most songs are way too long, don't really have much purpose in being as bloated as they are. I still recognize the impact this album has had in music generally and in the metal genre specifically. 2/5

Some memorable tracks from my music listening past. Some 'oh god, its the same noise over and over and over again' with no idea about the lyrics. a bit Meh. Not shocking but meh. 2 stars

The Unforgiven // Wherever I May Roam //

Metallica hasn't ever really been my thing, but there are a few songs that I've had from here that I'll continue to keep in rotation

Very thoughtful lyrics, but generally just loud, roaring unrest and angst against the “they.”

"Nottingham else matters" gefällt mir ja sehr gut - aber der Rest ist wirklich nicht mein Geschmack

This is not my choice of music but I did listen to it. Some of the songs were better than others but I probably will not listen to any of them again.

Wasn’t a fan. Thought all the songs blended together and lacked variation.

I honestly tried to like this album despite my dad’s strong hatred for the band. Started off strong with the first one just because I know of it and its impact on the world (and Riveras song) but honestly his voice is just so painful so try to deal with. I miss rock and this is definitely it so I’ll give it that, but definitely not a great one.

not my thing, songs too long

Metal metal metal! After a while it all sounds the same.

I don't have anything specifically against Metallica, but this album really just plods on compared to their earlier stuff that I'm more familiar with. Spotify also has me listening to a "remastered" version which I suspect is mostly a louder/more compressed edition, so that doesn't make it any easier to listen to.

I don't own nor have any desire to own an Ibanez guitar.

Ark, j'aime définitivement pas Metallica pis c'est pas cet album là qui me fait aimer ça plus

Eh. Enter Sandman is a classic but the energy feels a little off for me. A lot of mid tempo/slower jams that don't hit as hard as ride the lightning or master of puppets style songs.

Perhaps if I had been 16 when this album came out, I would’ve liked it. Not sure it would’ve been a favorite even then. However, I was 31 when this came out. I had a wife, 2 kids, a solid start on a career. I just didn’t have the testosterone driven anger at the world, that this seems to call upon. And I’m good with that. I’ll go 2/5, just for “Enter Sandman” is a very good song, I do own that one. But don’t listen to it very often. 2/5

Just doesn’t do it for me today.

Enter Sandman is bekend en wel grappig maar als ik heel eerlijk mag zijn ook niet zo geweldig. Sad But True en Holier Than Thou verdwijnen een beetje in een generic Metallica soep. The Unforgiven was anders maar ook niet fantastisch. Nog meer Metallica soep NOTHING ELSE MATTERS. Deze vind ik leuk. 10/10 Soep Ik vind eigenlijk alleen Nothing Else Matters leuk, 1,5/5

Enter Sandman - Ik denk net een beetje te metallic achtig voor mij. Maar op zich wel goed nummer. Sad Bit True - Geen slecht nummer denk ik, maar niet voor mij. Holier Than Thou - Beetje te heftig The Unforgiven - Minder heftig, beter dan vorige nummers Wherever I May Roam - Weer beetje hetzelfde, iets te heftig. Ik zou hier niet perse voor mijn plezier naar luisteren Don’t Tread On Me - Nog heftiger XD Trough the Never - De zang is meer losse woorden uitschreeuwen Nothing Else Matters - Dit is het eerste nummer dat ik denk ik daadwerkelijk voor mijn plezier zou luisteren, iets rustiger dan de andere en minder geschreeuw Of Wolf and Man - Dum dum tu dum The God That Failed - Wederom iets te heftig My Friend of Misery - Eigenlijk hetzelfde The Struggle Within - Gelukkig het is voorbij (Zo erg was het niet hoor, maar niet helemaal mijn muziek) Metallica is niet echt iets voor mij. Eigenlijk het enige leuke nummer is Nothing Else Matters, en misschien Enter Sandman. Voor de rest is het iets te veel metal, niet helemaal mijn genre. 1.8/5

I don't want to LISTEN TO THIS ANYMOaoRE-a-uh! thruggadugchugdugdug thuggadugchug its place in historeeeea-uh is unmisTAKEable YEAH but I don't want to HEAR IT A-UH-GAIIIINNNNN! YEAH! meedley meawuuuuh bree a wreauh mreeeeuuwwww thruggaduggachuggachugchgchgchg music: hated. (⌐■_■)

Not really my bag. There are some great songs on hear, but most of these songs felt twice as long as they should be

Niet mijn stijl, ondanks bekende hits als enter sandman en nothing else matters.

Holy shit this album is boring. High school loser party album.

2/5

The album starts with good energy, but quickly loses steam. It gets dull pretty fast, and by the end it feels like it's the same drum line on repeat with generic guitar riffs.

Not for me, although 'Sad But True' & ' Holier Than Thou' sound okay and have nice lyrics

Au début j’étais impressionnée que ça aille aussi hard, pis rendu à la moitié je me suis fait chier fake j’ai écouté Rage Against the Machine à la place

Apparently you need to give a child a new food stuff between 12 and 30 times for them to accept it. I don’t know how many times I’ve listened to Metallica but I still can’t accept it. I’ll tell you when I get to 31 because obviously then I’m gonna love them. Just not now.

1 hour and 5 minutes is, by any measure, an unhealthy amount of James Hetfield. Don't get me wrong, I'm not a hater. He's an astounding rhythm guitarist. And his delivery of the line, "Hush little baby, don't say a word," is comedy gold. I'm just trying to urge moderation. So kids: If you want to listen to this album, do so in three-song increments. In between doses, take a half-hour break. Go for a walk. Listen to Taylor Swift or The Beatles. Remind yourself that joy exists. Following this advice will make your listening experience much more powerful... and no one will get hurt in the process.

I appreciate Stranger Things use of Enter Sandman even more now that I made it halfway through this album. Maybe there is real musicianship in this band but I won't ever truly know b/c I hit play and start thinking about Beavis & Butthead and how much adolescent boys stink and I don't understand any lyrics and the din just makes me f'in crazy.

2.5 I just don’t like Metallica

My least favorite Metallica album

Long, drawn out, repetitive, and angsty. The same guitar tone, same gruff vocals, the same up-down stroke riffs in the same minor keys. Really not sure what's going on here that others hear. Other then having "Metal" in the name, what's cool about this?

"Never opened myself this way. Life is ours, we live it our way. All these words I don't just say. And nothing else matters." --- Favourite Tracks: Enter Sandman Summary: I tried to keep an open mind with this as it's definitely not to my usual tastes, I knew of Enter Sandman going in which I didn't mind, but from there it all felt very repetitive and one note. I'm sure it was very influential and clearly has a massive fan base, but it's just not for me - the highlight was when my headphones interrupted the album to tell me the battery was low.

p676. 1991. 1.5 stars. Lumpy, plodding Spinal Tap for the 90s, but with an irony bypass. Definitive proof that one classic song does not make an essential album. Bonus point for Enter Sandman.

too metal for my taste

For my taste, I just can't get into how angry this album gets although I am a fan of the slower songs. Standouts include Enter Sandman, The Unforgiven, and Nothing Else Matters.

The most boring metal in the world. Nothing Else Matters and Enter Sandman are undeniable classics. The rest, not so much. And I just can't stand picturing the people listening to this, and REALLY liking it. I don't exactly know why, but listening to this album feels like carrying a skateboard by the trucks. You think you're cool, but everyone with the same interest looks at you with disgust. 3 Metallica might be the most overrated band of all time. Master of Puppets is good though. 2

I loved Enter Sandman. Do not know the rest of this album & what with Easter & all, & having once watched that doco where this lot took themselves so seriously it made me double-upwith laughter, I have no time or desire to listen to it now. Two stars.

Too discordant for me

Besides their two biggest hits, nothing else mattered here. Perhaps heavy metal doesn't really fit the vibe I'm going for as I write a history essay while wearing low-rise jeans and a paisley head-scarf. It was a lot of nothing really.

I got two words for you: Mariano. Rivera. grrrrrrrr Mondays.

Uninventive drumming, riffs, solos. Repetitive with some okay parts.

3.6 - Spectacular guitar work. “Nothing Else Matters” is symphonic. “Enter Sandman” creates a dark, nightmarish soundscape. I’m less wild about Hedfield’s grunty vocals. And I dislike Ulrich’s drumming on here - simplistic and splashy. I also felt exhausted by this record’s plodding pace, especially towards the end of the hour.

4/10

2/12, 17%

Enter Sandman is great but after that it's slow-paced metal with super boring drums.

No reason to have this instead of Ride the Lightning on such a list.

dun dun a dun

I hate Metallica. Their earlier albums were irritating, this is just boring one-note ponderous tedium. The singer sucks, the lyrics are amateur schoolboy crap, and the production sounds better with the '90s Phil Collins material it was developed for. Please no more from these shitheads

Well you know what the ones I knew I quite enjoyed listening to but on the whole a bit of a slog. Enter Sandman is a banger. I can appreciate that this is a tight album and I get why it is popular, with those inclined but just so could not listen to this on the regs.

Oh I just was not in the mood for this one.

Totaal niet mijn muziek maar ik snap wel waarom mensen dit vet vinden. Nothing Else Matters is wel een lekker nummertje.

Had eigenlijk wel zin om deze te luisteren, want vind enter sandman wel lekker nummertje. Wel bij het tweede nummer al een beetje gek\depressief, en heb het niet veel langer volgehouden. Helaas

Wat heb ik dit album uitgezeten zeg holy shit, laatste 3 nummers kon ik echt niet meer aan. Op 2 bekende nummers na vond ik het vreselijk om naar te luisteren, alleen niet zó erg als Ute Lemper dus vandaar 2 sterren want zou ook Nothing else matters wel meezingen in de kroeg

Metallica always had the potential to be a seriously good act, but they couldn't evolve past their caveman machismo. While some songs are strong (Enter Sandman, The Unforgiven), there's too much grunting, and growling... it's a musical version of Tim Allen's Tool Time from Home Improvement. This is taken to the ultimate point of self-caricature in the "ballad" "Nothing Else Matters." The video featured them playing this tender ballad through snarls and sneers. Lars Ulrich beat the drums like they killed his dog while Hetfield sang, "So close, no matter how far, couldn't be much more from the heart..." Very Spinal Tap-esque :D

Most of these songs could be 2 or 3 minutes long. I remember loving this album like 15 years ago, but now, yeesh. These songs just go on and on and on. What the hell was Metallica thinking?

It’s just guitar and noise and it’s all in the same cord

I knew this album was gonna be corny as soon as I saw the gadsden flag on the cover. Some decent songs though. I like their other material better.

As much as I love Enter Sandman, I found the rest of these very samesy and boring.

Maybe I'm a biased trash but I really think this album lacks the punch and attitude that made me tolerate and sometimes appreciate metallica in favor of nonchalant cock/butt rock all you can eat extravaganza. Sad But True and Wherever I May Roam are pretteh slick bangers tho. Rest is kinda meh, please shut the fuck up about The Unforgiven and Nothing Else Matters, I don't really give a shit. I believe The God That Failed was good? Can't remember so idfk.

2 good songs, but even they could have done with tightening up time wise. Lots of dull shite. Metal that is not speed metal just seems dreary to me.

This is the crossover Metallica record, and there are good moments, but this loses a lot of what made Metallica special for me.

Not a particularly exciting album. A couple of good songs which make the remainder sound like filler. And the remastered edition is stupidity bright!

This is the album that ruined Metallica for me.

Would listen to again: Not a chance Rating of each song: 1)6/10 2)4/10 3)4/10 4)8/10 5)5/10 6)4/10 7)4/10 8)7/10 9)4/10 10)4/10 11)4/10 12)3/10

Too many solos, too few tunes.

not for me

Not bad, but it's not the type of music I like.

4/10. Started off well enough, but over the course of an hour it starts to feel samey and even rather boring

Enter, Sandman. Then leave before you have to listen to the rest of the album.

Ovo će mi biti prvi puta da ću poslušati Metallicu na svoju želju. Naravno, znam već neke pjesme koje sam čuo u izlascima i jedino sam se vraćao pjesmi Nothing Else Matters, ali eto vidit ćemo hoće mi sjest uopće oni. EDIT: Ma da, nije to glazba za mene, eventualno u gradu tipa nekad Bolero, Green&Yellow bi to išlo, al ih si ne bi nikad pustio, tj, bar ne ovaj album.

i do not like metal nothing else matter is a jam however the guitar is the most recognizable shit ive ever heard overall pretty repetitive, formulaic the most MURICA FUCK YEA FREEDOM lyrics ive heard not really great

Couple of bangers but couldn't get into the rest.

The same song, repeated again and again.

My problem with Metallica is Lars Ulrich. If you compare their breakout album, Master of Puppets, to Slayer's Reign in Blood, it is obvious that Dave Lombardo swings while Ulrich can only plod. In fact, I have suggested that an Ulrich be the measurement of absolute mediocrity which achieves great success. Henry Rollins would be half an Ulrich.

Maybe I just didn't get it, but this album just sounds painfully cheesy to me. Nothing in this album sounded particularly remarkable or influential, especially since this was "the last good Metallica album." Not very challenging or interesting to my ears. Felt like very entry level metal music. Maybe it's because I don't listen to a lot of metal music, but I know that I prefer Boris, Uniform, or ISIS over this album in particular.

Not my vibe at all, Listen to it because of this challenge... I understand why it's popular, but that's not for me..

I was a latecomer to the Metallica party, invited to their head banger ball with this LP. Prior to 'Metallica,' Metallica was an underground thrash metal band with an extremely rabid and loyal fan base. All that came to a crashing end with this LP, a massive seller, with the smash hit ‘Enter Sandman’ even receiving radio airplay- a sure fire way to really piss of thrash metal fans. Metallica’s die-hard fans hated this LP, and its popularity. What is it about metal heads (and punks) that causes them to they stop liking bands when they become popular? Anyway, 'Metallica' still found Metallica thrashing with the same fervor before on ‘Holier Than Thou,’ ‘Through the Never,’ and the album’s scorching closer, ‘The Struggle Within.’ Musically, if you like this genre (and I do), it is quite enjoyable. And if you dig the extra heavy, (and I do): ‘Sad But True,’ ‘The God That Failed,’ and ‘My Friend of Misery,’ the latter featuring a terrific duo harmonic guitar solo by James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett ala Thin Lizzy, followed by Kirk shredding it up himself, wah wah pedal to the metal. And, then there are the two numbers Metallica’s prior fans loathed the most: ‘Unforgiven,’ and ‘Nothing Else Matters.’ Undeniably, not thrash, but not bad either. I really liked this LP when it was released, being a still relatively young age of 31. Wore the cassette(!) right out. And I resonated with it not only on a musical, but a lyrical level, too. Because just like James Hetfield, I too was emotionally stunted, further exacerbated by alcohol (and drugs when I could get them, which in rural, far North East Texas in 1991 was next to impossible.) It’s always interesting to read the random comments people post about music, and most folks seemed to agree that ‘The Struggle Within’ is concerned with the suffering a self-defeating personality brings upon oneself. Very Buddhist, although I doubt Metallica’s fans have any truck with that. Buddhists are too non-violent. ‘Don’t Tread on Me’ kinda punches the Buddha right in the face. However, there was one smart ass who commented that ‘The Struggle Within’ is about constipation! Typical juvenile scatological humor. And, sometimes, that ‘shit’ is funny. But the commentator actually stumbled upon a truth that I suspect James and I share: the lack of appropriate and consistent mentoring by our parents, particularly in the area of responding maturely to the disappointments encountered in one’s life. One could label this as emotional constipation, and I suffered from this for years, inadvertently causing great harm to myself and my marriage. Thankfully, with help, and lot of ongoing work on my part, my emotional age is finally beginning to catch up with my chronological age. Hetfield is only four years my junior, so I sincerely hope that he’s making similar progress. I do know that for years, he self-medicated with alcohol (Metallica used to refer to themselves as Alcoholica), and as of a few years ago apparently got that under control. Lyrically, there’s really nothing here for anyone over the age of, let’s say, 18. Just a lot of self-loathing and/or blaming and judgment of others for one’s problems (organized religion being an obvious and easy target, particularly for metal), unwillingness to forgive, violent retribution, etc. On the second, and super heavy track, ‘Sad But True,’ Hetfield’s completely untamed, unrestrained ego has completely overpowered his (holy) spirit with (unholy) thoughts of forever being a victim to one’s past, the future being already determined by one’s regrets and fear, etc. Sad, but true, Hetfield laments. And that makes me sad to hear it. I’ve been sad too much for too long already. I much prefer being happy. That’s my new truth. Loved 'Metallica' back in the day. Appreciate it for what it is today, musically. But I don’t really care to listen to it anymore. There are other, wiser, and actually more helpful selections of metal to bang my head to today that bring a smile to my face.

Wasn’t as painful to listen to as some metal but just found it boring

Yeah don't like metal etc

I know Metallica fans would literally kill me for saying this, but I just don't think they're very good. I can see why teenage boys with too much excess testosterone like them, but I find their music boring, their lyrics trite, and James Hetfield snarling his way through the vocals gets old pretty quickly. 2 stars.

As with a number of other bang average bands, metallica - and this album - is hugely overrated.

Not really my thing. After i got through the songs I knew, it was a real slog.

In some ways I like this better than Metallica's thrash era, but in a lot of ways I don't. I honestly want to give this a 1, but just looking through my rankings, this slots in between some very low 2s. Just know that it's disliked. This album is the godfather of butt rock, and it really feels ugly to listen to. Sad But True always reminds me of the time it came on the modern rock radio station while I was sitting in the parking lot, waiting for a friend to get out his meeting with his parole officer while I was incredibly hungover so we could go score some meth afterwards. It might have been the perfect song to encapsulate that ugly moment in my life. I hate this album for the music it influenced and for the aura it exudes... but I suppose it is better than all of the albums I gave a 1 to and a small handful of the albums I gave a 2 to. Maybe I just need to re-evaluate my scale and be a little bit more liberal with my 1s.

Curious about this one. But ultimately it disappoints. it aspires to be epic but apart from a few singles it is quite forgettable. I listened a few times but inevitably it became background to whatever I was doing. Cover art 1/5

As a delicate young man who spent puberty straining to achieve a moustache, I can find nothing to simulate sweat, hair, muscle and all-round machismo more than Metallica. Their self-titled finds them at their commercial and critical zenith, surrendering the thrashy inclinations of their early work for something slicker, more considered, more polished. Against this framework- and indeed the alternative rock and grunge that was blowing up at the time- it sounds crisp, bright, all glossy guitars and HD drums. Although it sounds like fans of the band lamented Metallica as sell-outs in 1991, 30 years on this album seems to be associated with "pure rock", authenticity, a landmark in metal. After sitting through it a couple of times, I just can't get on board. Instrumentally, the band do a fine job. Lars Ulrich's drums sound fantastic, Kirk Hammett's solo in "Holier than Thou" is compelling listening, and even Jason Newsted gets a couple of moments in the sun. It's easy to imagine these songs going down a storm live, with opener "Enter Sandman" practically imploring any listener to bellow along at the top of their lungs. The opening is a tempest, with the syncopated riff slinking in around the hi-hat, slowly erupting into volcanic sound with a power-house guitar line and signature chorus. For a moment it's enjoyable, electrifying, exhilarating... but then the next song shoots for the same thrill. And the next. And so on for just over an hour. My issue with this album- and other metal albums I've heard on the list so far- is that I just can't connect emotionally. Regardless of the depth of feeling that would have been put into this, I don't get any catharsis on listening: no sense of release, no fury or rage. I just hear Hetfield and Hammett shitting fat riffs for the sake of fat riffs, ranking the work on the strength of the headbanging it could produce. "Nothing Else Matters" at least has some semblance of a stronger emotion: regret, loss, love, it is stripped right back to an opening riff on open strings before an orchestral arrangement kicks in. It's the most ambitious the album gets and its all the better for it. "The Unforgiven" was another favourite, because it actually breaks the sonic mould a little: there's an acoustic solo, some more minimal keyboard work, a nice change of pace and a fun "Western" theme. It's atmospheric and foreboding without having to launch straight into an obligatory grinding riff or howling vocal. It's a shame we don't hear Metallica pushing the envelope in this way again for the rest of the album: instead, all melodies and nuance are abandoned for the sake of "heaviness" and bravado. The songs feel designed to be churned out in a stadium to mosh-pits and beer-bellied baldies. The lyrics are turgid, awkward nonsense: "And the road becomes my bride; I have stripped of all but pride; So in her I do confide". It's forced, generic and trying so hard to be dark and tormented that thank god most listeners won't be paying attention to them. Bar the singles where things briefly get interesting, I can find very little to enjoy in "Metallica" and I won't be hurrying to hear it again.

retro city.

Clean production but it’s the same song over and over. Not for me.

Again tried to enjoy but didn’t - appreciate others would enjoy and music made with heart

Another Metallica album that isn't bad, just not a style of music I can appreciate too much. I felt this was a little more enjoyable compared to Master of Puppets, though. I can see how it would be appealing to other people, but just not my cup of tea. 4/10

Definitely not my favorite, but it has its merits. There are a couple songs on here I genuinely like but overall I find James Hetfield's voice to be grating and the lyrics to be overwrought. 2.5/5 stars

Nah

Not for me

Honestly, I did not have high expectations going into this album. I have never understood the fuss over Metallica, who are just a metal band. I have always imagined that Metallica would resuly if you were to devise the most generic metal band of all. So, I've never had any interest in exploring Metallica. And this album is... a standard metal album. That's it. It's not noticably bad nor noticably good. It is the most average metal album conceivable. Boilerplate, passable, run-of-the-mill, middle-of-the-road metal. They should have nicknamed this the Grey Album. Well, there are some points worthy of comment. Firstly, Enter Sandman is a very silly song. Call me a purist, but I don't think a metal song should have a chorus that ends, "We're off to Never-Neverland." Is that meant to be terrifying? Was he threatening to take his kids to Michael Jackson's ranch? Still, the lyrics originally referred to cot death, so I think we should be thankful for what we got. Secondly, the album occasionally alludes to other pieces of music, the odd snippet of melody, that sort of thing. Sampling Morricone's Ecstasy of Gold on The Unforgiven is acceptable. Opening a song with West Side Story's America steers the album into self-parody. So, the only time the album avoids being average is when it's risible. Finally, the effect of the album's style is counterproductive. The heaviness of the album isn't unsettling or invigorating; it's blank and quite deadening. The songs are overlong and the lyrics are insipid, so the listener is just bored. They should have nicknamed this the Grey Album.

Apart from a few songs, I've always found Metallica to be musically uninteresting, and it's the same here.

Just never been a Metallica fan!

iugh

Maybe I'd enjoy this more if it hadn't been played to death on the radio. I never need to hear "Enter Sandman" again in my life. Metallica takes themselves far too seriously to be anything other than an embarrassing joke.

Ah, als Metallica Pop, bzw. Stadion gingen. Joah, da ist jedenfalls ordentlich Druck auffe Düse. Aber natürlich auch Balladen, spätestens bei Stück 4. Steig ich als Nicht-Metaller ja direkt aus. Beim Titel "Don't Tread On Me" und der dazugehörigen Abbildung auf dem Cover steht mit dem Wissen von heute - 6. Januar und alles drumherum liegen ja keine 10 Monate zurück - natürlich sofort die Verbindung zur Gadsden Flag und und die dazugehörige Frage in den Raum: wie halten die Herren es denn eigentlich mit Patriotismus, muh Freedom und 'murica so im allgemeinen? Gibts da was miss zu verstehen? Und war das früher weniger asi als heute? Glaube nicht. Ja, und ach, ich weiß auch nicht. Schön trocken das ganze natürlich, aber Lars Ulrich konnte früher auch schon nicht trommeln. Hetfields immer gleich Stimme muss man mögen. Ich weiß schon, warum Punk und Underground mein Ding sind, und allzu offensichtlicher Metal eher nicht. Die Pixies gestern hat vollkommen zurecht mindestens einen Punkt mehr bekommen und die hier nur 2,3.

godt håndværk, men lidt for rocket

3 decent songs and a bunch of chugging guitar filler. Was waiting for it to be over.

No i hat trik zdublowanych zespolow zaliczony, tym razem zmiana klimatu na mocniejsze brzmienie, choc nie do konca tak mocne jak myslalem, bo album juz nie gra tak traszowo, a bardziej metalowo radio friendly, chyba cos w tym jest bo spoti pokazuje trzy traczki z tej plyty jako topowe kawalki, a przeciez kazdy wie ze metallica skonczyla sie na kill em all, chociaz sluszniejsze wydaje sie stwierdzenie, ze skonczyla sie wlasnie na tym czarnym albumie, bo tak tez mowi sie na te plyte, no bo czorna okladka jak u pana kejniego prawie, z jakims wenzem hamerykanskim, jak dla mnie zmiana stylu tej plyty jak najbardziej na plus brzmieniowy, ale mniej BPMow oznacza, ze lirycznie plyta jest bardziej zrozumiala i niestety meczy swym kontentem prawdziwie metalowym, czyli gimboteizm edycja kucerska pelna geba, jak to ludzie umieraja, czemu tyle zla, jesli nie religionowe kontenty to oczywiscie metalowe uwielbienie wlasnej ekspresji za pomoca agresji, jak na dont tread on me, jak dla mnie najwiekszym problemem plyty jest jej czas trwania, bo godzina dwie minuty na dwunastu trakach takiego grania, to zbyt wiele jak na moje uszy, bo obok radyjkowych ballad ktore jeszcze da sie przezyc sa kawalki jak of wolf and man czy throught the never gdzie darcie ryjca jest tak meczace, ze klawisz skip sam sie klika w kieszeni, na plejaka wrzuce dwa z trojcy tej plytyki, czyli otwierajacy enter sandman, ktory sam ma wyjatkowo dobre otwarcie jesli chodzi o kawalek, bo jednak gitarkowo jest to dobre granie, ale potem dochodzi wokalowanie, no i jest jak jest, kolejnym kawalkiem bedzie the unforgiven, ktory featuruje akustyczne brzmienia i najlepszy, albo najmniej slaby performens wokalny pana hetfielda, mam nadzieje, ze tym razem metallica skonczy sie na metallice, chociaz jeszcze wypadaloby posluchac ride the lightning, bo przeciez ky kiskowa referencja, przy czym tych referencji pewnie bedzie o wiele wiecej w dyskografii metalikowej

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Äh, det är inte så himla bra alltså. Saknar råheten från tidigare (och senare) album.

Not a fan. A few decent riffs here and there, but I find the tracks quite bland and uninteresting. For me, a lot of the tracks from this record are not too far removed from Nickelback. High praise indeed! Boring, uninspired drum parts, and the actual drum sound is pretty terrible - overpowers the mix and is abrasive. Kirk needs to lay off the wah pedal. Prefer their thrashier, heavier stuff, though still not by much.

Not my thing.

I've been dying to have a platform to say this for a long time: Enter Sandman is a dumb song. There's a reason why a good half of existing Metallica fans bailed after this album. Call me when Ride The Lightning is on.

could it be? is it this one? was this the album to get me in to metal licker and modern metal? not really. it was way less offensive than previous listens to them but it didn't really get my juices going. all in all i think its pretty fuckin cheesy.

Kinda a grueling hour-long listen. An album pretty much carried by its singles (which, in the case of Sandman and Nothing Else Matters, are pretty damn good), but everything else blends together. If it was 20 min shorter, it might have been more bearable, but I can't listen to this whole thing without zoning out. Low 2

I was recently watching Jeopardy reruns and the prompt was "The Big 4 of thrash metal are Metallica, Anthrax, Megadeth and this quartet with a murderous name". Anyone who knows the answer gets an iTunes gift card good for downloading The Black Album (and replacing the mp3s they got for free off Limewire). When it popped up on 1001 I thought "this is not what I'm looking for on this Friday morning". When Sandman kicked into gear I was psyched up-ah. Somewhere between Unforgiven and Nothing Else Matters I was tenderized into a trance-ah. The last third of the album was a tune out-ah. They're doing their thing. C-

Production: 6/20 Songwriting: 3/20 Innovation: 5/20 Bangers: 5/20 Emotional response: 4/20 =23 only reason they didn’t get one star is that I can’t deny that Enter Sandman is a banger. The rest of it was a load of old bollocks.

Eerst dacht ik: ha, lekker stevig. Na een paar nummers dacht ik: teveel van hetzelfde.

Soft rock metallica. I prefer the heavy stuff

Played half of this album in my high school band and I'm heartily sick of it. Metallica are a band that just never got my blood pumping.

I thought a popular thrash metal band would have a bit more umph to their sounds, I was quite underwhelmed

Dull

Some classic singles from childhood, but metal has never been my thing. Lead vocals sound the same in every song

A couple of standout songs with enter sandman, nothing else matters, and sad but true. Other songs felt very similar and like filler material.

this wasn’t for me was kinda bored🐍

Enter Sandman is very funny imo

Seems fine. Not my style of music at all.

kestää ja kestää ja kestää

god i hate metallica

i dont like metallica

No

high 1 so many albums like this on the challenge. some somehow win me over, this is not one of them. boring, samey, formulaic, not even a good example of what it is i checked the track listing thinking it must be nearly over only to discover im on track 5/12

Ok

Unfortunately, there is nothing I like about heavy metal. Just painful noise to me.

There is nothing about this album that appeals to me in any way. I’d rather listen to a constipated capybara perform the complete works of Edgar Winter on harmonica than listen to this again.

Dios sabe que lo intenté (parte dos). Dos días seguidos que me toca un género así, ¿qué estoy pagando?

No es para mi

1hr 2mins of basically the same track over and over again. They're like the Oasis of Heavy Metal (Or Oasis are the Metallica of Brit Pop). Find sound, keep sound, bore the shit out of people.

llegué hasta god that failed. No quiero decir que sea malo, pero no es mi estilo. EL MEJOR TEMA ES NOTHING ELSE MATTERS

Oh god no!!! Awful.

Nope

Yeah, this is not my jam. Much like Master of Puppets, I got bored fast here. Same old mid tempo chug, predictable drums, same guitar solo cut and pasted throughout. Oh, and sometimes it gets quiet and acoustic! Wow! I just don't get the appeal. Enter Sandman is alright, the rest is utterly forgettable. 1/5

No thanks.

No sabría por dónde empezar...

Oh wow I didn't know they kept going after ride the lighting, too bad cause I love that one. The drums suck bad. Like bad bad....does Lars drum with kitchen whisks or something? Why does it sound like a bunch of mice are breaking tiny glasses in unison? And did ayn rand write these lyrics? Man I hated this how did it win a grammy

technically dnf idk wasn’t good

I expected to have a stronger reaction to this but it was just super boring

Too classic I grew up and developed my tastes on people who were inspired by metallica and made it better

Liberal en lo económico, retrasado en lo mental. Muy israelí, no me gustó para nada. No está bien juzgar al arte por la política, pero únicamente si ese arte es bueno al menos. Este álbum se me hizo el rock más básico y simplón. No me gusta Metallica y nunca me va a gustar.

Rock isnt really my jam

Pretentious metal group.

A fellow student in college love this bad. She put up posters around her studio desk. Could never understand their appeal at the time. But, I did learn to appreciate their role in heave metal. Still can't stand their songs...

Don't like Metallica, don't like metalikos fanai

this is like a funny joke after my last review lol. i feel the same about metallica as i do about def leppard although to a lesser extent. it’s just commercial noise with no meaning or substance. metal is just apolitical punk. it’s shit.

ladrones

Metallica (1991), known as ‘The Black Album’ is the fifth studio album by Metallica. Although I’m aware of Metallica, I’ve never knowingly listened to any of their albums. For whatever reason I’ve never really felt any affinity with Heavy Metal music. I’d obviously heard ‘Enter Sandman’ before but the rest of the singles, and the album itself completely passed me by in 1991. It’s got a run-time of over an hour so I have to admit that I didn’t give it the customary three listens, I think I made it to about one and a half before giving up. Obviously as I’m not familiar with their previous albums I can’t compare this with what came before, but I read that this was a turning point where they moved away from their previous thrash metal sound into something more refined. My ears are obviously not attuned to what a more refined metal sound is as this, as far as I’m concerned, was still an hour of an angry man shouting at me. Life is too short for that. I read someone describe it as music to bench-press to, and maybe that’s why its not for me. I think I’m in the minority though as apparently the album is a worldwide best seller. Side A: 1. Enter Sandman - 2/5 2. Sad But True - 1/5 3. Holier Than Thou - 1/5 Side B: 1. The Unforgiven - 1/5 2. Wherever I May Roam - 1/5 3. Don’t Tread On Me - 1/5 Side C: 1. Through the Never - 1/5 2. Nothing Else Matters - 2/5 3. Of Wolf and Man - 1/5 Side D: 1. The God That Failed - 1/5 2. My Friend Of Misery - 1/5 3. The Struggle Within - 1/5

Boring. Nothing Ever Happens.

yuck

I have never taken speed

Stupid kids banging on guitars pretending they are 14 again. Fuck off. Wankers.

21/02/2026 1. enter sandman - guitar is nice i guess? technically good, just not for me :/ seems very long... not a good start for an album that's just over an hour. 2. sad but true - not a fan. just figured out i've been listening to this album on shuffle, so if the writing seems a bit disjointed, it's because it's not actually the order i listened in!!! 3. holier than thou - nothing more to say lol. sounded exactly the same as the rest of the songs. 4. the unforgiven - same as prev. cannot wait for this to be over... 5. wherever i may roam - like the guitar at start... sounds a bit orientalist though.... not a fan of the riff after it gets loud though. 6. don't tread on me - america!!!! not american so i couldn't care less. even if it's ironic, considering what the singer has said about the use of his music in torture at guantanamo bay, it doesn't come off great. 7. through the never - this is more what i was thinking when this album showed up. somehow it's gotten worse from the earlier songs! 8. nothing else matters - obviously metal, but sounds more toothless and mainstream than any of the other metal albums this has made me listen to? really boring.... 9. of wolf and man - boring.... 10. the god that failed - bass is nice at the start. shame about the rest of the song. 11. my friend of misery - this bloody album is misery... 12. the struggle within - so glad this is over!!! did not like this at all, metal is absolutely not for me, not spending any more time on this.

God, I struggled to listen to this, not for me

Nope another overrated band....0-2 so far smh

not my thing

este estilo a mí personalmente no me gusta, a la gente que le guste si pero a mí no

I was surprised at just how much I disliked this. It tries so hard to be big and epic but ends up sounding like a whole load of nothing. No feeling, no emotion, nothing that invokes any sort of reaction at all. It all sounds the same and it all sounds like nothing.

Ugh. Enter Sandman is cool. Some good instrumentals. But couldn't wait to get through this one. Because I'm behind on daily listening, I can see that I have ANOTHER Metallica album up next. I hope I like it more.

Shitty drummer don't like the singing style

This album is too loud oh god turn it down shit it’s still too loud oh god so loud turn it down oh my god 3/5

Ye-uh

Absolute dross mostly. Heavy plodding and Nothing Else Matters as the ballad. Not a fan of the singing. Whenever a track started off more promisingly it soon deteriorated. Usually when vocals started. Sad but true. Which coincidentally was probably the worst track, though lots of competition. Hard to get through it all, Struggle Within indeed. 1. Enjoyed Sepultura more.

Before: "Metallica" by Metallica. I'm assuming this was their debut? I was never a fan. The closest thing to metal that I liked back then was Ministry, who were one of my favorite bands back in the day. In fact "The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste" would definately be in my 1001 albums list, and probably be in my 101 albums list. Alas, it's not in this list. So let's get started with Metallica. During: "Enter Sandman", yep, I don't like this. Too simple, formulaic, and totally uninteresting. Ministry is not really like this at all. OK, maybe just a little, but it is reminding me of White Zombie who I did like a lot for a brief period in the early nineties, but they were groove metal. OMG, "Sad But True" is even worse. After: I mostly listened to the album while I was doing other stuff and skipped through several tracks. I don't care for this style of music and I don't like this album as a whole. It's very simple and boring. Apparently it was their fifth album. Looks like I'll have three more opportunities to listen to them. I get it they were very influential but I have to give this one star.

noooooo day 3 of this challenge noooooooooo I hate this shit so much. It's the one genre/type of music I can't even force myself to see the merit of. It's just noise to me. I don't like it. Big no from me.

might get into this genre later!

Een van de 1001 albums die ik niet hoef te luisteren voor mijn dood

Genre: 90s Dad Rock Rating: 1/10. Honestly just felt like one 1hr long song. Not a very big fan of straight guitar riffs and screaming. Favourite Song: Enter Sandman. 2 songs added to playlist.

I'm sorry Lars but I can never like you or your music.

Racist redneck rock music. I hate it.

It’s fine

Great guitar, awful vocals except for Nothing Else Matters.

horrivel metallica só era bom na fase thrash metal, e esse álbum, como a gente sabe, é a transição oficial pro mainstream rock dodoi... esse consegue ser ruim em níveis absurdos pprt

hate it

Boring. Lacks the energy needed to sell me on the sound.

Jesus this was a slog. So plodding. So devoid of melody. So unvarying in it's tone. A chore to listen to.

No! I just dont like this at all.

Vad köper alla hårdrockare sin mat? - Det e la på Metall-Ica Sen var det slut på det roliga. Ingångsvärdena är förstås sådär då detta absolut inte är min genre. Vill dock ge plattan en ärlig chans. Men jag lyckas inte förstå vad som är behållningen med det här. Jag har gjort min lyssning. Det får räcka. Nytt album imorgon.

Musik för de tuffa killarna i mellanstadiet. Alla klichèer och innehållslösa poser bockas av. Gitarriffen som det ska headnangas till, det tillgjorda sätta att sjunga, den taktfast bastrumman och de pekoral baladerna. Det är så dumt att det blir pinsamt. Det går inte ens att skratta åt eländet.

I dug up my copy--second layer stuff. I get that this speaks to a certain kind of angst, and that was a reason I originally got a copy to check out. It didn't really speak to me then and even less so now. It seemed too redolent of toxic masculinity with fascist overtones. Maybe I missed something, but I don't think so. Husker Du (especially Zen Arcade) seemed like a more direct line to what I was feeling and the sonic catharsis I sought. IMO this has too much Black Sabbath and Spinal Tap vibes to suit me.

not really my thing, I'm just gonna vote based on what albums I would rather listen to than this. sors

Awful band

Seems to be hours of someone clashing dustbin lids and yelling tonelessly in my ears. ‘Thrash’ is it.

Not altogether intolerable but I really can’t listen to this kind of stuff for more than a song at a time. 1.5

If you told me that this was the same song on loop for an hour, I would believe you.

My truck is normal sized and it doesn't have a Gadsden flag license plate on it. I don't have any tribal tattoos on my biceps, either. Is it still okay if I listen to this album? Seriously, how Metallica went from the technical thrash metal of "...And Justice For All" to the dumbed-down, super-simple butt-rock sound on this album still confounds me. Music for douchebags by douchebags. 1 star.

It’s a genre that’s just not for me.

Text von Enter Sandman plus Musik von The Unforgiven = Abenteuerland in unangenehm

monotonously driving to nowhere interesting, kinda like a long tedious drive on the interstate

Refused to listen.

I havent listened to this album in its entirety since it came out. It will be another 34 years before I do it again. What a MAJOR disappointment it still is. Overproduced Boring/Unexciting Sell Out Metallica going from pioneers of Thrash Metal to radio friendly hard rock has got to be one of the biggest betrayals of rock history. What this listen did for me though was make me realize that even if this album came out by a different band, I still wouldn't like it.

I really dig the first 4 Metallica albums. This one not at all. I was taking the bus back home after teaching, fell asleep during Enter Sandman actually, woke up rudely to Nothing Else Matter, no wonder I never listened to this album all the way through, it fucking sucks.

Crap

When I was in middle school and this album first came out, I vividly recall dancing away to Enter Sandman at the school dances. While I enjoyed them back then, I find them incredibly annoying now.

Not Metallica again....

The final straw. This album marked the complete metamorphosis of a metal band into a pop band. Time proved me correct...this album is soulless trash, not even music.

Pass.

Not for me

I tried to give this album a chance but there is just something about their sound that I can't stand. It sounds exactly like the generic metal music that plays at the gym and I'm forced to listen against my will. The last track summarises my listening experience perfectly: 'The Struggle Within'.

To the bottom right hand corner of the all black front cover of Metallica’s Metallica sits a coiled timber rattlesnake. In early pressings of the album the snake’s made almost imperceptible by its dark grey colouring, but I promise it’s always been there. The snake design is borrowed from the 1775 Gadsden flag, a banner that gives the snake a thorny subtitle: “Don’t tread on me” (also the title of track five of Metallica, for the avoidance of any doubt regarding the snake’s provenance). Initially designed by Christopher Gadsden for use by the American Continental Navy (whose chief task then was intercepting British supply ships en route to arming their countrymen in the Revolutionary War), in its 250 year history the flag has seemingly meant something to everyone across the American political spectrum. Libertarians globally have stood under the flag’s bright yellow, appropriating it as their signature shade; abortion rights activists have twisted the snake into the shape of a uterus, a warning to anyone who thinks they have sovereignty over a woman’s body; Jan 6 rioters paraded it around the US Capitol as the world looked on, horrified. (My favourite “Don’t tread on me” fact concerns Nick Offerman. Both his Libertarian turn in Parks and Recreation, Ron Swanson, and his romantic survivalist at the end of the world in The Last of Us, Bill, are seen with Gadsden flags in their possession.) Having shifted millions of albums worldwide since its release in 1991, you’d have to say that Metallica has as broad a valency as Gadsden’s flag. People click with it; “Enter Sandman”, “Sad but true”, “Nothing else matters” – these are songs that the numbers indicate it’s safe to assume someone will like by default. And yet … Few records elicit as many groans for me as this. Time and again I’m left begging them to get on with it, assuring them I get it, willing them to play “Master of the puppets” instead. From the often turgid lyricism to the lame use of an orchestra (something they doubled down on in the utterly fucking woeful S&M) this is exactly the sort of album you’d expect a thrash band who want to make some money to make. (That they chose to do it under the watchful eye of Motley Crüe’s producer itself tells you plenty.) It’s profoundly big enough and profoundly bad enough, unfortunately, to bring us back to Gadsden’s flag. Shorn of any properly political dimension – seriously, just try to bleed any actual perspective or insight out of the macho fightin’ talk on this record – the snake’s nobly pugnacious sentiments feel only sneering. Bellicose. Stupid. And to that end, perhaps Metallica is a fitting final form for the plucky serpent. Maybe that revolutionary spirit embodied by “Don’t tread on me” has now turned in on itself for good – coincidentally, Hetfield has said this record was the sound of the band turning “in”. Maybe the aggressive-seeming-but-ultimately-nonsensical snarl we hear on tracks across this record actually anticipates American exceptionalism’s collapse into American isolationism. It’s a bloody minded mentality; and this is music for picking fights to. Revolution. Independence. Expansion. Petulance. Ostracism. Sad but true.

Oh no, not more Metallica

Not a fan. I have liked some of Metallica's earlier output, but this does nothing for me. Even worse, it actively puts me off. The singles -- Enter Sandman, Nothing Else Matters, The Unforgiven -- are the worst offenders, and feel responsible for the next 30 years of bad rock music.

Not a fan

*very little music. Mostly noise and screaming.

Awful

Perfectly awful.

Me niego a escuchar a estos mword

I won't sugar coat this, I do NOT like Metallica! There are so many reasons to hate this band. Their music is a compromised combination of a bunch of long haired rockers trying to continue to be..."hard rocking" and making music that appeals to confused and naive people that think this is cool and actually hard rocking. I hate their singer, never did and never will and Lars Ulrich is a entitled twerp, not only for being the driving force, along with the band to take down peer to peering sharing because his "livelihood was at stake", but mainly because he sucks as a drummer. I have nothing against the other guys in the band, but overall the music is shitty (I'm guessing the 16.4 million people that bought this album will disagree, or not?) and overrated and even though it has that unfortunate ear-worm, "Enter Sandman" on this record, it is not hard to hate. The ultimate sellout band.

I fail to understand why this album is here. Awful.

Enter Sandman just about ok. The rest is just noise

It's hard not to see crowds of fans in my head when hearing this album. It's good artistic work, but I really don't like what it created.

Not for me

Repetitive and angry, not a fan at all.

Metallica is pretty bottom of the barrel for me.

A horrible slough of an album. No progression, uninteresting song structures, tinny/grating instrumentals and annoying vocals that didn't change throughout the album. I'm super disappointed in this and am NOT looking forward to the other Metallica albums on this list. 1/5

wow i do not like metallica 1/5

obviously this was cheesy and stupid and i would never in a million years listen to it again of my own volition. BUT it was not entirely unbearable and i can once again see how it would appeal to people who have had no exposure to other music, or people who do not value artistry or beauty. do i think those people have bad taste and do i look down upon them—nay, pity them—for thinking this is genuinely good music? yes. was i relieved when the album was over? yes. (because it meant i could listen to pavement.) however, i can understand its appeal. i would not throw a fit if somebody insisted on listening to it around me, but i would still sulk for at least five minutes and bitch about it under my breath periodically.

Sorry I only listened to one song

Nope…1/10

Definitely not for me!

If the guitars were actually heavy the riffs could be cool I guess, until he starts singing and it just turns to shit. But good job on learning your scales for those terrible solos my dudes. Nothing else matters takes me back to a time where I wish the US and the USSR started bombing each other. At least no one would have to listen to this shit. The song formula always repeating around some stupid scooped mids riff is also shit. Bro, metallica sucks, bunch of assholes, bring back napster, steal their music. This is the first album I have to actually skip tracks,. Fuck metallica.

i am always shocked by how comparatively normie metallica sounds compared to what i have in my head. i think i hang out with too many metalheads with niche subgenre tastes

not my vibe

Je comprends les qualités mais j'ai pas full de plaisir à écouter ce style malheureusement.

Awful stuff all round, unbelievably depressing

Your bag of tricks ran out years ago, Lars. Stop trying to hide it.

Couldn’t be further from my line of music

STOP I DON'T WANNA LISTEN TO METALLICA AGAIN WHY IS THERE EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEIR ALBUMS IN THIS WEBSITE

Wow - this one doesn’t hold up well. The album is bloated with a 60 minutes run time. It doesn’t need two ballads (it didn’t really need any frankly). It’s all mid tempo, it all blends together. It’s hard to believe Metallica was once a great thrash band hearing this album. Lars gets to suck less but this ain’t Metallica’s best by far. We do get more of Jason than we heard on …AJFA. But still barely allowed to be heard in the mix (thanks Lars). Poor Jason - heart and soul given for this band and completely spurned by Lars and James when it comes to mixing. Speaking of James… he’s just giving us his slam poetry notebook for song lyrics - nothing deep in this group of songs. And nothing that is truly memorable either. This is a mid-life (mid-band?) crisis album. It’s clear the Cliff Burton riffs are all gone and this is a band that just can’t find a way forward. I know it’s hindsight, but this was the beginning of the end. Beware of Bob Rock, he brings profits, but also destruction in his wake.

I'm baffled by the staying power of Metallica. This is unimaginative angsty rock for 11-year-olds. Grown men who think this or Master of Puppets are a worthwhile listen are trying to compensate for their perceived lack of masculinity. Embrace it, dudes. It's ok to enjoy colors other than black and red and to not beat your girlfriend.

Suck.

En kyllä odottanut, että tää ois näin tylsä. Hohhoijaa.

metallica is poo

Not my thing, never was

Oh, no. Please no. More Metallica? At this rate there are going to be 33 Metallica albums on the list, and they all sound the f£%^ing same. One is too many, and the returns are diminishing badly. We're well into the hundreds of albums, and given the tedious length of these, close to 5% of the time has been spent listening to this one terrible band. 0 🌟

Def not for me, but unsure if lacking merit? Fav: nothing else matters

Thinking of packing this project in. Life is too short to listen to Metallica

I've always found Metallica a pretentious band. Even their most popular songs, like "Enter Sandman", are boring and substanceless. Watching paint dry would've been a greater pastime than listening to the "Black Album." Both Black Sabbath and Nazareth did it better.

Same as other heavy metal bands: just not my style. it gives me headaches to listen to several of these songs in a row. Really not enjoyable. Nothing else matters is probably the only exception in this album.

Hetfield's voice is interminable and this record offends the senses with non-stop samey droning guitars with none of the same violence and character of their previous thrash work. Dismal listening.

oh goodness. first song had me excited which quickly faded as i was met with repetitvness for the next hour of listening. it was a struggle to finish the album, i don't recommend it.

This album blows.

Look - I didn’t get Metallica when I was a teen and all my friends were obsessed. 25 years on and that hasn’t changed. I didn’t finish it because honestly, what’s the point?

Not my vibe, like enter sandman

God I hated this so much. What a bunch of cry babies. That horrible muddy, swampy guitar sound, lyrics that basically come down to how terrible their life is, titles that are straight out of toilet graffiti at an emo school, it's such a cliché it's unbelievable. Just grow up lads. The worst song of all is Nothing Else Matters, because you've spent hours having your ears assaulted, then you finally get to a song with a bit of light and shade, and it turns out the light at the end of the tunnel is an oncoming train of misery and self-pity. Genuinely one of the worst songs committed to record, and their ongoing popularity is a blot on humanity's already quite blotty record.

Booo

couldn't listen to it. I hate metal

Da ist mir zu wenig Musik drin. Eintönig und öde. Kaum ein Riff... Und immer dieser Aggro-Gesang. Nichts für mich!

No

This is music for an army of braindead orcs marching out of Mordor. Jingoistic bullshit - this was probably Henry Kissinger's favourite band. enjoy the maggots, pig. 4 Metallica albums and counting. This band is awful. Oooh another growling in E minor song? ugh. Great guitar player tho. .... ok personal feelings aside this isn't the absolute worst. I still don't like it - will hold my nose a little for Enter Sandman even if it now unfortunately rivals "Crazy Train" as "most played song between periods" at hockey games.... it's catchy. Some melody in a few cuts and yeah Bob Rock gave this the big power pop production but .... no no no the drums sound like ass cannons. no I retract anything positive I really hate this. 3/10 1 star

Traaaaaaaash

4 Metallica LPs on 1001!

This album was like pulling teeth for me... I did not care for the vocals or the lyrics ("I hunt therefore I am" ok dude). The songs felt very repetitive and full of machismo. I suppose heavy metal just isn't my genre. Songs that I didn't hit skip on: 5 - Wherever I May Roam; 8 - Nothing Else Matters Would I revisit this album: No. lol.

Not a fan of metal. With the exception of the first track which is classic and catchy, I was not into the rest.

Not super excited to get started with this one. I guess it works for background music if you’re getting drunk on someone’s back porch. Nothing really stands out here musically besides kirk’s got a few really cool riffs. James’ lyrics are terrible. Drums are boring af. Didn’t really notice bass besides the opening to (I think) misery my friend which is a bass riff written by a middle schooler. A few cool songs I guess, none are coming with me. Lady Luck, please send me an album I give a f about!

It’s just such a redneck/all American music is extremely boring in its pretentious shallowness. It portrays the classic American feel of power which the rest of the world found irritating once, and laughable now. Music for Bible Belt angry teenagers with zero culture

I have just listened to Wet Leg and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Metallica they are not. Contrary to what that sentence might imply, I mean that as a compliment to the two former bands. This is the exact opposite of the Beatles' 'White Album': Metallica's 'Black Album' is the opposite colour, and is also the opposite of excellent. My father loves Metallica. I hated the band with a (very childish, I might add) burning passion in my childhood and I have very little interest in wasting sixty-two(!) minutes that I shall never get back. 'Enter Sandman' is one of the worst songs I have ever heard. Heavy metal, to be frank, is not a great genre: I struggle to comprehend how there seem to be so many metal albums on this list (a lot of which have received critical acclaim, to be fair) yet only one metal album has ever been nominated for the Mercury Prize in its thirty-year history. Why does it have to be turned up ever so loud -- is it to disguise the fairly mediocre instrument playing and average vocals? I'll gladly take classical music over this any day, given that it is played with... well, class. Who on Earth decided that Metallica get four albums on this list when neither Louis Armstrong or Édith Piaf have a single one? Eric Clapton and Radiohead (Radiohead!) also have four. Metallica are not on par with these greats. At least remove some of their albums and make way for something much better, like '13' by Blur or Rina Sawayama's début. That said, this album appears to have had a wide influence, which is a criterion important as to whether it should be in the top 1001 most important albums. 'Most important' is definitely different to 'best'. I do have friends who are big fans of Metallica and metal in general. 'Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness' is an amazing album (yet, I mostly listen to the art rock pieces on it). If metal is what you like, then listen to it, enjoy it and don't let me, a random Internet album-listener, spoil your fun! While it is personally not to my taste, I can appreciate that there have to be some positives. And, out of respect to my father, I may give this a 2. Or not (to be honest, I did not give it a listen). Maybe another day. I have the whole summer to waste those aforementioned sixty-two minutes.

I can't seem to appreciate heavy metal music.

Like listening to a pubescent boy trying to fuck a brown crayon.

I struggle with the seriousness and portentousness of this type of pop music. The most cringeworthy element is when they do a "ballad" like The Unforgiven. It's all so "heavy", so serious in its intent as to be laughable. So when they er er er the guitars at least you get that this "metal" music has a kind of purpose which is to be loud and aggressive, and that's it. But here's the thing, it's completely one dimensional, there is no variation on the theme other than the portentous slow ones. Ok, so having said that Sandman is the apotheosis of this type of pop music, all the elements that have some appeal come together and it works. I remember at one point Channel 9 used it as the theme for State of Origin, it was perfect. My other point goes to the rhythm sections of this type of pop music. With the roots of rock and roll being black music, a good rocking band needs a great rhythm section, it's what moves us emotionally and makes the connection to the feel of the thing, in any of the genres. Take AC/DC, Phil Rudd swings and both the Mark bass players hold down those 16th notes in lock step with Phil, it's what makes the groove over which Angus and Malcolm do their thing. With Metallica there is no bass player period and Lars is an awful awful drummer, I have no sense of what it is he thinks he is doing, it is completely fucked and makes for an especially jarring listening experience. This process is really challenging, having to listen to so much awful music, interspersed with the occasional great record.

My god, heavy metal just sits so poorly with me. The instruments are so overdone and crowded. I hate to say it but I'd rather listen to wood chipping then that type of electric guitar. After the 2nd track I kinda slowly skipped through songs until nothing else matters, which has a bit more build up, but yeah. Surprise the non heavy metal fan likes the non heavy song. Yeah I mean its a 1 from me, I can't listen to it.

this shit sucks ass lmao fun pop metal ig monotonous drivel guitarherocore no more one liners