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A classic.
This was the album that changed everything for me. I thought I liked music, but was limited to what was being played on pop radio. I was 13 when Enter Sandman came out. It showed me that there was a lot more out there. It showed me that heavy metal was accessible and within weeks I was exploring the “real” stuff. It paved the way for me to appreciate grunge immediately when Nirvana and Soundgarden got big. When I think of when I became a real fan of music and started to discover what I truly liked, this album was the start of it. This album has taken a lot of flack for Metallica’s change in sound, selling out, etc. I see where those criticisms come from. But to my young ears, none of that mattered at the time and they were the fist band to truly blow my mind. I don’t listen to this much anymore but enjoy taking the journey back when I do.
I have kept trying to get into Metallica, and while Enter Sandman rips, the rest is just so plodding and repetitive. Can’t do it.
Dark, and cool
Has some outstanding and iconic tracks.
I think this album transitioned rock from the 80s hair-metal to the 90s hard and alt rock. Such an iconic sound.
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.
Sandman is a top tune, but the album is repetitive
Not as good as their classic albums, but still really solid.
3.5 Enjoyed it more than I expected (haven't listened to Metallica in a long time)
Awesome
Five stars for the outro on My Friend If Misery, what a fricken heater.
Miley Cyrus's version of Nothing Else Matters blows Metallica's away. Show me the lie! Enter Sandman is a classic but it reminds me of Mariano Rivera walking out of the bullpen, which means it reminds of annoying Yankee fans who overpraise Mariano. Sort of like Metallica fans and this album.
Great!!
Some absolute bangers but some filler so can’t be 5 stars.
Classic songs by Metallica although not really my style (even though I like metal).
As much as I love Enter Sandman, I found the rest of these very samesy and boring.
Some great tracks some eh tracks very cohesive though
I can once again see how people are dead into this
Chugga chugga chugga chugg chugga chugga chugga chugg chugga chugga chugga chugg
This kind of music is safely in the not for me, Clive category. However, the best of pretty much any genre is going to be good, and Metallica is a very good example. What I like is their light and shade and the vocals. Nothing Else Matters, best song, highlights all of this.
You don't have to love metal to know that this is a perfect album.
"Enter sandman" è probabilmente la migliore prima canzone di un album di sempre. Wow, me lo ricordavo molto bello e avevo ragione. "The Unforgiven" è un altro capolavoro. "Nothing else matters" va beh, cosa lo dico a fare. L'unico suo difetto è la lunghezza. 5 stelle con riserva.
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.
Definitivt inte min musikstil men denna platta har otroligt många hits. Hade One också varit med så hade det blivit en femma.
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.
The hits are amazing, the filler is good but not great.
The last great album of Metallica! Yes, it strays a little bit from the conventional thrash metal sound of them, opting for adopting a more traditional heavy metal style, and I know that many people don't like it because of that but c'mon, it is good heavy metal! Most of Metallica's greatest hits are here, but there are also some really underrated gems. If you want to start listening to metal, this is a really good place to start. Still, it is not Metallica's best album, but it is still really good
Metallica? More like Metalli-no!
Absolutely ground breaking album - saw them at Lollapalooza 96, my ears and face never fully recovered.
what can i say... I should dislike this album and dislike this band based on my general musical taste and other preferences, but i liked it. As an album, there were some weak songs mixed in, which hurts the rating, but four or so songs are straight up iconic.
Already in my liked albums list. Iconic.
It’s hard to fathom that this album and Nevermind came out the same year. We got Enter Sandman and Smells Like Teen Spirit in the same go-around the sun. If you listen to them both, the hard rock elements are front and centre but the subtle differences signal the monumental shift from the excess of the 80s to the angst of the 90s. I can’t imagine my youth without either.
It has a bunch of songs I like and a bunch that are pretty meh but better than most other albums we've had.
I like this way more than I did the 'real' Metallica album that we had before, which I guess shows that I'm not really a proper metal person (sorry @Hector). Feels like they've taken their previous work, listened to a load of Bon Jovi, and set this new record about half way in between. Agree with Joe on this version of Nothing Else Matters, but it's still a brilliant song and so different to what they've done before. Also agree that it's a bit bloated, but it's still pretty listenable. 3/5, has its flaws, but I do like it.
Enter sandman: it’s okay I know that bible thing from somewhere Sad but true:I can tell I’m not gonna like this album just feels like doom music The unforgiven: ecstasy of gold kinda idk Through the never: probs my fave so far
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It's no "Ride The Lightning" or "Master Of Puppets", but it's still in the better half of Metallica albums. Sad that's it only downhill from here. "Enter Sandman", "Sad But True", "The Unforgiven" and "Nothing Else Matters" though? Can't go wrong with that. Big hits. Large hits, even. Overrated yet overhated at the same time. Four outta five.
This is the crossover Metallica record, and there are good moments, but this loses a lot of what made Metallica special for me.
Classic. Before they got terrible.
Metallica and the generator are getting to me with repetition. It's a shame that the band drop the syncopation thing they've got going at the start, but even the sillier cuts provoke a smile. There's a little that's truly boring, but it's a classic enough sound that it all works as fast food.
Great album as a whole. Holier than Thou is the weakest by far as it sounds like Weird Al doing a Metallica cover
I wondered when we'd get to something amazing - and here it is. Literally one of the best rock and metal albums ever written, the perfect mix of heavy and commercial. Anybody who says otherwise either can't get over the fact that it's metal or can't get over the fact it's not Master of Puppets/Lightning. There's a reason why songs on this album have nearly a billion listens. Well done Metallica for such a gem...
Decent.
Metallica needed to make this album. It's as great as their previous works and still holds up to this day. The only thing they could've done to improve it was to remove some tracks and let the greater tracks shine even brighter.
Probably a 4.5. Listened to Metallica growing up, still like their music.
I'm guessing Nightmare by Avenged Sevenfold got a lot of inspiration from this (plenty of other bands too, but this album reminds me a lot of that one). Wish I could give 4.5s. I think Sad But True struck me the most, but plenty of great riffs, classic angry angsty metal.
Omraženi klasik
Only listened halfway but I know the first song.
The only Metallica album I can stomach but still not very enjoyable
Thoroughly enjoy this album although some songs are a bit heavy
Always a classic
I've never really got Metallica, this just seems like the same generic sound repeated for each song until nothing else matters hits and that song is great because it's different. Every other song is duhn dunn *pause* duhn dunn *pause* duhn dunn repeated, its so dull. After it was over it reccomend I listen to Nickleback who IMO was at least more interesting
T3B 1. Enter Sandman 2. Nothing Else Matters 3. Wherever I May Roam Simply one of the best metal albums. Easy 5!
So sick.
Not my favorite Metallica album, but maybe their best.
Rock n roll
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.
Absolutely classic album that was my introduction to Metallica back when it came out, so I grew up with it, and it's nice to revisit it today. The album contains 12 tracks, five of which are outstanding, with the remaining seven raging from "OKish" to "actually quite nice". Clearly, I am biased, but in my book, any album that can muster tracks like Enter Sandman, Sad But True, The Unforgiven, Wherever I May Roam and Nothing Else Matters deserves a high rating. I'll substract 0.5 points for the somewhat weaker tracks, but that still leaves us with an absolute iconic monster of an album. And no, I don't care if this isn't really Thrash Metal or whatever subgenre people come up with. That's just gatekeeping. 4.5/5
I'm not going to let the neckbeards who love Metallica but hate this album ruin it for me. I'm also not going to let the self-righteous, skinny-jean, hardcore kids ruin it either. It's a good album. These songs are objectively great. That's why these tracks have been covered over and over ad nauseam in a dozen different genres. It's also why you know almost all of them even though you've never owned a single Metallica album. These songs just work. Is Metallica a band of utter douchebags? Sure. But that's not enough to negate good songs. If it were, there'd be no Rolling Stones, Beatles, Fleetwood Mac, Prince, The Smiths, or Oasis on the list. And there would definitely be no damn Kanye on here. Screw the haters, it's a good album. Deal with it.
Metal for the massess
i know alot of these songs because of the metallic blacklist and I enjoyed them. The songs were very long and I feel like there was lots of space but good for the most part
Iconic song, great guitar.
Doesn't hit as hard as when I was 14 but still a classic. Too long like most Metallica albums.
So, honestly, this is like THE album to intro people to METAL with. It's aggressive but coherent, clear and polished. Metallica's last GREAT album.
Metallica doing accessible without compromising heavy and generally killing it. Enter Sandman, Sad But True, The Unforgiven, Nothing Else Matters are top quality. The rest not of the same stratospheric level. Although mostly decent enough album tracks, the second half of the tecord is a bit of a slog to get through. If 2 to 4 of the weaker tracks had been left off it would be 5/5. Rating: 4/5 Playlist track: Enter Sandman Date listened: 03/10/22
One the best produced metal albums ever.
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
Eh, it was alright. Not as heavy as I was expecting.
'Ten', 'Achtung Baby', ' Dirt', 'Use Your Illusion', 'Loveless', 'Out of Time', 'Nevermind', 'Blood Sugar Sex Magik', 'Bandwagonesque', 'No More Tears'... and if that wasn't enough, this fucking blast.... Maybe those who claim 1971 was 'the year of music' should have been young 20 years later...
This is really good. Wouldn't listen to it often, and not when I'm working, but when I need something loud and good
If you like Metallica I’m sure this album is monumental. For someone less interested in metal, it’s still pretty cool. It’s not exactly my style, but it does feel slightly better in terms of variety than the previous album we listened to
legendary album, but not really to my tastes.
So. Many. Hits. Lots of nostalgia with this one.
Middle school me's favorite album and still one I return to all the time. I have a lot of issues with Metallica as people but the music still slaps (at least until the later stuff).
Fantastic album, all bangers no misses
Absolute banger
its alright. some of the songs sound the same, boring asf
¡VINILAZO!
Hell yeah - these songs sound massive! I love the energy and drama of this album. Ridiculous guitar solos too! I had this on in the background so I wasn’t paying close enough attention to have favorite tracks yet but I enjoyed the ride. Looking forward to diving deeper.
I LOVED this album when I was introduced to it (around age 12 or 13 maybe?) as it was a change for Metallica going from the thrash raw metal to a more polished catchy heavy metal sound. (For the record, I love thrash Metallica and post-thrash Metallica completely equally, but the change was refreshing) "Enter Sandman" is one of the best metal songs ever. Probably a top 5 track that people think of when they think of "heavy metal". The lead guitar is an evolution for Kirk Hammett, where he introduces a super wah-wah heavy and pentatonic guided shredfest that matches this change in Metallica's sound away from the blistering thrashy solos that came before and into a more melody driven one. "Nothing Else Matters" is another incredible track. While Metallica has a very ~serious~ sort of sound, this one comes across as even more serious, and a bit sullen. It's so dynamic in the guitar playing and composition and really captures this period of Metallica well- with these huge, epic pieces that still somehow retain catchy repeatable melodies. It's a masterpiece in how to write good metal music. The one downside of this album is that it isn't jam packed with bangers, and a few of the tracks are a little forgettable. Still a 5/5 for me though.
love this one
Pivotal album for aging Gen X listeners who don’t understand why their anger can only come out in ways that hurt their loved ones and minorities
Couldn’t decide between 3 or 4. Maybe 3.75?
Incredible metal album!
Too many solos, too few tunes.
Probably pretty great.
never thought much of hetfield's vocals or lyrics, but some pretty good riffs
Album is fantastic
Classic songs, but more mainstream sound than earlier albums
My 13 year old self loved this album back in the early 90’s, and my 43 year old self still likes it quite a bit today, possibly mostly for nostalgic purposes. Regardless, it was fun to head bang through all the songs for old times sake.
Lame. If enter sandman wasn’t the first one id skip right past. Must’ve been good in the 90s but It was like one long song.
The type of album that is reminiscent of others not because itself is heavily indebted, but because of its influence on classic, heavy and modern rock that follows. Tasty licks. Hetfield's brash voice is iconic but (perhaps for personal preference) my highlights were the softer, singing moments.
Not much convincing needed. Metallica makes me wish I owned over the ear headphones. The guitar is beautiful - so eerie/sad/descriptive. Vocals are undeniably on point. Also, did they coin #sadbuttrue ??? THE UNFORGIVEN is an INSANELY good song! Hon mention to nothing really matters. Only neg is it's not my favourite Metallica album, perhaps more of them will appear?
not for me
I didn’t think I like Metallica that much, but I knew most of the songs and was really vibing with this. Idk what that means for me as a person.
Classic. Too many good songs to name.
Thought that maybe it would get a bit repetitive with all the heavy guitars but they broke it up nicely with some slower songs. Nothing Else Matters my favourite track.
3.5
4 - some absolute classics but it only just makes a 4 as a fair bit filler too.
Couldn't make it to the end, I disliked it that much.
Eh now we are talking! 6 out of 5 stars because this album contains so many eternal melodies!
Understand why some fans hated the shift in musical direction, but I also feel this album earned the constant-to-this-day radio play. And the deeper cuts were welcome discoveries, too (Wolf, Struggle) HL: The Unforgiven, Nothing Else Matters, Sad But True
4.5/5. F'ing great
classic
While many insist this album was when Metallica "sold out," few will point out that they were sellouts from the start. Keep in mind they changed the name of their debut album from the daring, bold, somewhat profound "Metal Up Your Ass" to the downright wimpy "Kill 'Em All". Corporate hacks!
One the best albums recorded
It is an okay album. What I would call the start of their sell out phase.
I am really enjoying this album. I know this isn't considered their best but there still alot here. The song ENTER SANDMAN is in alot of top 500 songs of all time list. I think it's one of the weaker song. I also think the shorter the song worst off it is. I like this album for all the places it goes, from the super grudgey sounding SAD BUT TRUE. Also kind of the alt rock banger that is THE UNFORGIVEN. There is even a love song on it too. Even if I did enjoy this album I did not love it. The ending runs together in an uninteresting haugepash
Not the best Metallica album, but it has some bangers nevertheless.
Not bad but you have to be in the mood for it. Some are (of course) classics.
God this album is so consistently good. 5/5 no notes.
This! I grew up with this. Every single song (besides Nothing Else Matters, since commercial radio really killed that one) still gives me goosebumps...
The good ones are still good, the other ones have aged quite a bit.
Well, I’m surprised. Heavy-metal will never be my thing, but listening to this album has made me appreciate the genre in a way I never did before. I am impressed by the lyrics, the rhythmic intricacy, the bass playing and guitar riffs. I was especially impressed by ”Through the Never”. A bit goes a long way, and I probably didn’t listen to it at the volume that fans do, but I’m really glad I’ve discovered the quality of this style of music. That alone is worth embarking on this project.
Not bad, but it's not the type of music I like.
Metallic. Nice but I think a few at a time is enough for me.
Masterpiece.
While it’s definitely the most commercial Metallica album - the “edge” of their brand of thrash is dull at times - “Metallica” is still a great listen. You can hear it a million times on the radio, but Enter Sandman is still Enter fucking Sandman. 4.25 stars
Ugh. The album that initiated the downfall of Metallica as a respectable heavy metal band. They changed their producer, changed their sound, sang f’ing BALLADS, and sold their souls just to cash in. Sure, they made a lot of money but at the cost of losing many original fans. I guess I can’t blame them. Sellouts be sellin’ out.
Amazing. Takes me back.
Like many commenters I was listening to Metallica before this album and loved them. This album was definitely a commercial-focused departure from their earlier works. Some of the songs are still great, but too many similar songs, same tempo, same chords, same feel. It's missing that raw-ness of the older Metallica music that makes this kind of music great.
I don't think I really like Metallica, and their older content shows skill and style way more. But this is still a classic, and a huge crossover.
Music for people who like everclear and America's Funniest Home Videos' nutshot compilations.
Not my main genre, but I can appreciate this is a great album.
Classic Metallica album but for me, it was the start of their shift away from what I loved about their earlier records. Definitely not a bad thing that they started to diversify their sound and explore shorter, more approachable music. Hell, after the AJFA tour I would never want to play a song over 6 minutes ever again either.
A bit of a step back in time to my teenage years. Very enjoyable.
Like it, but not usually in the mood
melhor album dos caras
4/10. Started off well enough, but over the course of an hour it starts to feel samey and even rather boring
Always gonna be reminded of that tumblr post that goes something like “these guys aren’t tough, they’re singing songs!” 5/10
Классика метала. Энергично, бодро. Оценку ставить трудно, но альбом точно заслуживает 4.
Really liked this. Knew a few of the tracks from covers but never knew they were Metallica. Good stuff.
Enter, Sandman. Then leave before you have to listen to the rest of the album.
4/5 Fantastic album. Some of Metallicas best songs on it. I think some tracks could be cut from it however which I’d then rate it as 5/5.
I love Metallica
Well- what can be said. This is the Black Album
no good Ive always hated metallica and now I know for sure
Banger
It was ok… nothing amazing in my opinion. Probably wouldn’t listen again. Rating: 5/10
A true classic. Easy to listen yet interesting ideas in almost each song
Album definitely rips but tonally it's so one note with only a few exception. The songs really bleed into one another since they sound so similar.
Absolutely
Throwback na edgy fazu. Al još uvijek volim ovaj 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.
Đesi crni albume ćuknem te u glavu.
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
High quality, very approachable, metal album. Has a mix of anthems, ballads, and jams, all easy to sing to. Awesome stuff
Just reminds me of getting beat up by my friend's uncle and his buddy. It's fine, but I'll take some of their older albums instead.
I have heard most of these and they are all fantastic even the ones I hadn't heard
Chugging guitar that everybody knows, but ultimately a bit samey.
After all of these years my feelings about this album have stayed relatively the same. I know that others have felt a strong connection to Metallica, but I'm not quite sure why. I know I've listened to this album at least once before, to try and understand the band, and there are at least four tracks from this album that I've heard several times. I might like some of the singles from this album more than I used to, but my patience with the vocals wanes as I listen to an entire ablum at once. With some rounding I land at 3 stars, but it would take a strong recommendation from someone else for me to sit through this entire album again.
Brings me back to being a teenager, thinking I was a rebel listening to this. Now I know this is tame lol. Still very much holds up to time and I enjoy it even more now that I'm older and can appreciate the lyrics and the instrumentals even more.
Not entirely my cup of tea, but it does have some great tunes on it.
The five singles are all 5*, just great, brooding metal songs (that slow snare roll in Sad But True - so simple but so effective), and even the ballads sound heavy as... a really heavy thing. It seems like the rest of the album isn't quite on the same level, but to be fair it could just be that I'm less familiar with the other tracks. 4.5
metallica e greit i mindre mengde og på guitar hero
Kanskje da einaste albumet eg kan setta pris på fra 90-tallet??
The infamous Black Album. Never been a huge fan of this one. Funnily enough, the ballads I like, I think my problem overall is this album just feels like it lost a little something. The tunes can be heavy, but they don't feel as crushing as the classic four do, and while lyrics were never the strong suit of Metallica, the lyrics here feel especially glaring. Also, a personal bias: I am sick to death of "Enter Sandman". "Sad But True" still gets a pass. Favorite tracks: "The Unforgiven", "Nothing Else Matters", "Sad But True"
All so good, probably like some of the less popular ones most too
Sad but true still my favourite on this album. It’s good, the drumming is infuriatingly dull though
Fun to listen to front-to-back. Just about every song a slam-dunk.
I much prefer the thrash of earlier albums.
Pretty good, but not Metallicas best album
You can't deny these riffs. The songs and sounds on this album share a lot more in common with the grunge bands I believed were far superior as a teen. As timeless as the music may be at times the lyrics get a little too "on the nose". The earnestness of grunge is its legacy rather than the fashion or even the sound. The production on the remastered version sounds great but Side B is hiding some real clunkers. For one reason or another I think I prefer Megadeth. Ye-yeah!
Metallica and Megadeth were the leaders of heavy metal well into the early 90s, constantly reinventing the genre with each album. But here, Metallica walks in a direction that absolutely no one expected. If you want to get anyone into metal, start here for a million reasons. Obvious reason: several of the singles are among the most popular songs in metal, anyone who doesn't dwell in a rock has heard at least "Enter Sandman" and "Nothing Else Matters" hundreds of times. Less obvious: it's a pop metal album, with an emphasis on the vocals and less so much on epic instrumentals. The vocals are clear and forefront (it's not common you can understand every line spoken), the production couldn't be better, the choruses are catchy and invite people to sing along, and the riffs are distinct and memorable. And yes, it has everything you'd expect from the genre. It's heavy and grim in lyrical subject. It has power, speed, and a doomy sound unmatched by anyone since Black Sabbath. Nearly half the tracks are popular singles that are all excellent, despite how overplayed 2 of them are. My favorite of these is "Wherever I May Roam." I do see the merit in putting the singles at the front to entice new listeners, but it does cause odd track ordering decisions. Looking at the deep cuts, there's something I like about all of them, but "Holier Than Thou" is a bit of a misfit in between the singles, and doesn't make up for its competition. "Don't Tread on Me" is decent, it was supposed to be the 6th single, and follows a similar formula. "Through the Never" is one of the heavier tracks looking back to their thrash style fused with a doomy guitar, which is a bit weird coming right before their most melodic track "Nothing Else Matters." Next track "Of Wolf and Man" is another decent song, following the groovy formula. The next two are the strongest deep cuts, demonstrating the creative versatility they're capable of taking each song. Great guitar solos. The closer "The Struggle Within" is a bit boring at first, but I like the bass and where they take it 1.5 minutes in, and it's the most faithful to their trash style. Weird to end on it. Keep in mind that when I say decent, the production still makes them all sound excellent, and nobody ever plays poorly in any of the tracks; it all comes down to the songwriting, which is weak on several tracks. It's close to a perfect score, but they had potential to improve their songwriting and track ordering.
Honestly was surprised that this was as good as it was! Never really been a Metallica fan
Another classic. This is the album that marks a big shift towards a more commercial sound for Metallica and, while that was questionable in the long run, this record is great. There are a couple of songs towards the end that I'm not as big on, but at least half of this album is just timeless tune after timeless tune
Couple of bangers but couldn't get into the rest.
I got bored on the 4th song. iIt sounds very powerful, I understand why this album is insanely popular. But for me it's too monotonous.
Pretty much the only Metallica album that's a genuinely good album (and I'm leaving the definition of "good" ambiguous on purpose, on account of this not exactly representing the bread and butter of my music consumption). Enter Sandman is a truly awesome track, and Nothing Else Matters isn't a slouch either. A bit of a pity about the fillers, but at least they don't overcrowd the affair.
No comments - it's a legendary album.
One of my favourite albums in my youth. Up there with the best metal albums and helped inspire more mainstream metal.
Confirmou o meu ingresso no mundo do metal. Especialmente na dedicação de se escutar um álbum completo.
Svolítið eins og Blood, Sugar, Sex, Magick, spiluð í drasl í kringum mig í 10. bekk. Fannst þetta í lagi en ekki meira en það. Ólíkt BSSM hefur álit mitt ekki breyst.
One of Metallica's better albums
The same song, repeated again and again.
Is there a single bad song on this album? I say NAY!
Worst band ever
Dispensa comentários. Maravilhoso!
more like metallicnahh
Always fun to listen to Metallica. This album has a couple of good ones that would be worthy of 5 stars, but doesn't quite get there as a whole. It has some lame filler that drags the album down too such as Don't Tread On Me or The Struggle Within. The album is pretty long too, so would have greatly benefited from simply cutting the chaff. All of that said, it was still a highly enjoyable listen, but it's definitely not on the level of ...And Justice For All.
I don't care about any album released by Metallica after Cliff Burton died, RIP.
Mid tier for Metallica
Ah Metallica. This is my third Metallica album and it's got a few songs I do know. Enter Sandman is just such a banger. The rest of the album isn't too bad either, but it does feel a bit repetitive. I'm struggling to remember anything other than the massive hits. 3.5/5
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.
Glorious
Very enjoyable. Took me back to the early 2000s when I was introduced to this. Nothing Else Matters will always be a song for me and an ex. And Don’t Tread On Me is just ace.
This marks the end of my Metallica journey in relation to this list. With S&M still reasonably fresh in my memory a lot of my favourites from this album are from that album. Etither way this is an incredible album
Whether you like Metallica or not is irrelevant when it comes to this album. Five massive singles, all of them the biggest and most enduring songs of the band’s catalogue, came out of it. You have to give some fucking respect to that no matter what your musical tastes are. And I, for the record, love Metallica. Because of this album. Jesus Christ, it’s got Enter Sandman and Nothing Else Matters on it. That is huge on its own, but then we also get Sad But True, The Unforgiven, AND Wherever I May Roam?!? That’s insanity! It’s just so fucking good. If you need to introduce someone to Metallica, you play this album and that’s it; they’ve been fully indoctrinated and converted to a life of badass high octane metal head banging from here on out. They’re the ones who take you there, fuck yeah! \m/
Absolutely brilliant
Not my cup of tea
Voor mij jeugdsentiment en het album dat Metallica ook echt bekend maakte bij het grote publiek. Het klinkt stoer maar heeft ondertussen erg leuke melodietjes. Mijn favorieten: "Enter Sandman", "Sad But True", "The Unforgiven" and "Don't Tread On Me". *****
Some classic tracks, but it's all a bit thin-blue-line in it's sentiments
deve ser a primeira vez que ouço álbum de cabo a rabo desde a adolescência. metal não é realmente a minha praia, mas este é fantástico. deve ser uma experiência catártica assistir Enter Sandman ao vivo
This was a huge album in high school. I never really got into Metallica but this is the album everyone loved (or hated because Metallica “sold out”). A fee good songs like Nothing Else Matters and Unforgiven.
Bue, alto clásico, amigos. Mi primer cd real y original. Aguante.
They take themselves seriously, don't they?
I don't really like Nothing Else Matters, and it was a little - dare I say it - boring at times. However, this album was overall pretty catchy, even if not super groundbreaking, and I'd listen to this in my spare time if I were cleaning or something.
It's very solid, but I don't like it as much as their first few albums. I enjoyed it but was a bit fatigued by the end. I was surprised how similar it sounded like the heavy grunge of the decade, like Alice in Chains.
This sounds very much like a modern Black Sabbath. Metal played more competently. Technically excellent, musically hopeless - this is for teenage boys only.
It's briliant. I found myself trying to justify not giving it 5*. But I couldn't so I did.
Enter Sandman is a belter and I generally enjoyed the first 30 minutes or so. After that it seems over-reliant on the overdriven guitar, four on the floor and rather clichéd lyrics. Not bad, though.
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 what I thought they would sound like, but not bad at all. Head bopping. I like sad but true. A little easy to tune out. Second half is really good, closer to what I expected them to sound like. A little “harder”
The beginning of the end for these Thrash Metal gods. Shite. Just shite.
As a fan of hard rock music in general, this album is basically flawless. Enter Sandman is on the list of greatest album openers ever. What more can say beyond this is simply one of the all-time great albums?
it's so funny that I thought Metallica was too heavy...like only freaks and druggies listened and it was garbage. Then the older I get, the more it's just music, good good music. So many classics on this one. It's an extremely good album that holds up so well!
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I own this album and really enjoy it. I think James Hetfield's musicianship is fantastic. I especially like the slower tempo songs. They highlight his melodic and harmonic sensibilities superbly. There's a lot more to their music than might meet most ears. Excellent album.
A great, classic Metallica album. It lacks the speed and energy of the earlier albums, trading it for a tighter and more polished sound. I will add that slowing down really helped the band amplify the depth and intensity of their sound, allowing them to venture into new musical territory and create some of their most memorable songs. The original fans may not all love it, but this is the album that really made them superstars. Fave Songs: Nothing Else Matters, Wherever I May Roam, Enter Sandman, Sad but True, The Unforgiven, The Struggle Within, Holier than Thou
AN album that made history blablabla don't let me hear this ever again.
Too many fillers on this album. I get how popular it is and everything, but I really prefer their first albums.
Not my vibe at all, Listen to it because of this challenge... I understand why it's popular, but that's not for me..
Ah, what to do with this album? It's a phenomenal commercial success and I think you can call it a metal masterpiece. There are sensational guitar riffs and the lyrics can easily be learned and sung by heart, with probably one of James Hetfield's best vocal performances. However, we have heard it so much, but heard it SO MUCH, that I am not even able to listen to the best songs of this record anymore. And the others, you have to admit, are fillers. The album is too long-winded. If I hear Enter Sandman again in life, I'm going to vomit blood, so here's a note that will be fair to me, and to Metallica.
One of the best rock albums of all time.
pretty decent idk, I’m not really into grunge unless it’s Kurt Cobain or whatever but this was pretty well executed, at least part of the time feels like a 7/10 to me
Nice to listen to, knew more than I thought I would
Ah, the transition album from thrash-metal darlings to "sell-outs." Of course, they became one of the biggest one or two rock bands in the world. While I'll agree, I like the previous four albums are better ("Kill Em' All" thru "And Justice..."), there are a lot of decent songs here. I'll always admit to thinking the beginning musical build-up of "Enter Sandman" is brilliant. The band went with a different producer, Bob Rock, whom they liked from Motley Crue's "Dr. Feelgood", with the result being a slower, heavier, more refined sound than their trash metal efforts. James Hetfield's vocals are at the forefront, understandable and actually sung: a big thing among Metallica fans missing his screaming. I kind of liked his screaming too. Most of the songs are still about typical heavy metal and their own song themes of war, destruction, doom and misery. But, "Nothing Else Matters" is about Hetfield missing his girlfriend on the road; "The God That Failed" about Hetfield's Mom as she refused cancer treatment due to religious beliefs. The album is front-loaded with their five singles, "Enter Sandman", "The Unforgiven", "Nothing Else Matters", "Wherever I May Roam" and "Sad But True." My favorite part of the album is songs #5 through #7 ( "Wherever I May Roam", "Don't Tread on Me" and "Through the Never") ; I think cause they are the hardest rocking to me. The last part of the album I've always struggled to get through without losing interest, probably due the length of the album (72 minutes) and by this time, the reptetiveness. I see the inclusion of this album into the 1001 due to the popularity of all the songs and where it took them.
Metallica was one of my fav bands in high school(class of 90). This album disappointed me when it came out and it still does.
Still rocks
I'm not a fan of metal, not a true fan anyway. I do really enjoy JP, for example, but it's not really on my rotation. But Metallica is a band that puts music out there with a seeming purpose. Well, other bands might have a purpose of just pure thrashing, pulsating, non-coherent noise, Metallica makes me want to continue listening...
An amazing album and one where i bought it on cassette and immediately drove from Tempe, Arizona to Bloomington, Indiana listening to it on repeat. Clearly Sandman, Unforgiven and Nothing Else Matters stand out. Very enjoyable to revisit it again start to finish.
This is an excellent album with lots of great songs from start to finish and goes hard AF. Excellent instrumentals. 9/10.
There's a reason this thing was so big. Still sounds pretty great, and a lot better than most of their following albums.
3.5 stars. Nothing bad about this, but it just doesn't click like some of their earlier stuff does.
3.5
Perhaps the most consequential album in the metal genre in the past thirty years and for Metallica. While not every song hits the mark, for the most part it is a solid, neverending barrage of peak Metallica; the everlasting hour in which the band took the reins and dominated the landscape for all eternity. As always, an essential listen. Favorites: Enter Sandman, Holier Than Thou, The Unforgiven, Wherever I May Roam, Through the Never, Nothing Else Matters, Of Wolf and Man, My Friend of Misery.
I worshipped this album when I was a kid and still belt this album out whenever I hit play or when it rarely plays enter sandman on the radio.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Pretty good... Metal is not my very favorite genre, but this is pretty classic.
Nice
Discazo de auténtico thrash-rock de los chicos de San Francisco. Auténticos temazos y sin bajar el listón en ningún momento
Well rounded and enjoyable
Metallica’s record made for wide public consumption. And why not? It’s a business. But also the beginning of their drift towards suck. That said it’s still a rocker.
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.
C'est vraiment pas top.. sauf que : Enter Sandman quel chef d'oeuvre, ça vaut 3 étoiles tout seul. Une petite étoile en plus pour Nothing Else matters? no
Wasn’t as painful to listen to as some metal but just found it boring
Yeah don't like metal etc
Their 5th album. Heavy Metal not particularly my thing but this was excellent…
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.
Thematic and well-made but not very satisfying. The whole album just left me wishing for something as great as "enter sandman".
Wow, knew about this album most of my life but disregarded it as generic. Really loved the listen and how deep many of these songs meanings are. Dang, the instrumentals were killer also, mostly by the riffs and bass lines.
Among the variety of metal my youth cohort favored I liked Metallica the best, though I'd pretty well outgrown it in my 20s. This to me marks the turn towards self-importance outshadowing the music. I liked the old stuff better.
I know it's a very basic take but I think this album is very good. I know Metallica somewhat "sold out" with this album by going more mainstream as opposed to their previous very much thrash metal style. But this album is simply great.
4.5!!
Oldie but goodie, heard this one too much in college, never bought, brilliantly paced from beginning to end.
As with a number of other bang average bands, metallica - and this album - is hugely overrated.
Legendary album that changed the history of metal forever. A lot of people don't like it because that's when Metallica turned to mainstream, but you can't deny the huge importance and impact this record had (and still have!). I believe it should be a must-listen for everyone at least once in life. Favorite tracks: * Through The Never * Holier Than Thou * The God That Failed
Ah, heavy metal. I recently found out that the genre, for some reason, calms my anxiety, so I'd been dabbling in Judas Priest which I've greatly enjoyed. This album is, however, my first time listening to Metallica. The production, the instrumentals and the lyrics, which are sometimes meh in heavy metal, are all top quality. As can be a problem with metal, the later songs did start to feel 'samey' and I found myself losing interest. Solid start and a solid 4 though.
This prompted me to listen to other Metallica albums all day yesterday
I don't even know anymore. I still listen to their earlier stuff all the time. But black album and later.... I just can't. Does that make me a hipster?
Classic Metallica album. Definitely one that got me hooked when I was a teenager.
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Not really my thing. After i got through the songs I knew, it was a real slog.
There's a reason that 80% of the people I know born around the same time as me (late 70s early 80s) own a copy of this album. It's probably the most poppy of Metallica's work and appeals to the widest audience.
Riff rehabilitation. As important an album as Nevermind in showing the way ahead for rock in the 90s. Cunning to include a couple of lighters-in-the-air ballads along with all the crunching. Very consistent and though not an album I could ever love, it stands up to repeated listening.
It was not as bad as I was expecting. I did recognize some of the songs and was OK with the overall album.
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
An alright album, strong songs but still not to my liking. A classic album that you should listen to whether you enjoy it or not it's up to you. Basic opinion but I enjoyed 'Enter Sandman'
Amazing mix sonority!
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.
hmmmm not rly my vibe, i don't think i would have listened to it normally tho so i'm glad i gave it a shot. it was good! just not rly for me
retro city.
Good metal stuff
It was a ...not a genre breaker, but certainly thrust Metal into the mainstream. I wonder how the album would have done without Nothing Else Matters. Matters not, we'll never know. That was the gateway to Everywhere I Roam, and for this we shall always be grateful It must be said that it has aged not quite as gracefully as, say, ...And Justice for All. Something about compromising for the zeitgeist?
Clean production but it’s the same song over and over. Not for me.
What a polarizing album lol. Trve Kvlt metalheads see it as the album where Metallica became irredeemable, mainstream music fans see it as the band being boiled down into their most listenable and polished form, and all manner of opinions fall in the middle (including mine). I see it as an album where Metallica went for a more commercial sound, and did so very successfully both in execution and profit. It might be a bit of a sell out, and it doesn't hit as high of highs as their earlier stuff for me, but there is still some damn good stuff on this one. Load and Reload on the other hand... thank god this came before them lol.
Opens with a phenomenal track, and while there are a lot of emotional songs that I actually quite enjoy, I find the end of the album drags a bit.
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
4/5 The instrumentals were very good, having interesting bass riffs and guitar playing, especially during the very melodic solos. The vocals were strong in terms of delivery, while lyrics were better on some songs than others. the structure does get a little repetitive after song 8 but that is a minor problem that just knocks it down off the 5/5, alongside the unforgiven and wherever I may roam being a little long in my opinion
the best songs aren't the ones that you've heard the most
This is an enjoyable album with some classic tracks. I'm not a big metal aficionado, but I can see how this album exemplifies the genre. What I'm not sure of is whether this album created the formula, or just follows it, but it is incredibly difficult to not notice the structure of it. We start out strong, very metal. This continues until we reach the softer, more heartfelt "the unforgiven". We then get a 50:50 softer/harder track in "Whereever I Roam" and then the metal comes back, with a stonking finale in The Struggle Within. It's pressing emotional triggers in a way that were the music less good might seem cynical, according to a defined structure. I can't really criticise that, given how successfully they've done it, but it stands out like a sore thumb. It's reminiscent of so much metal, from the narrative of Bat out of Hell and Use Your Illusions through the later structures of Roots Bloody Roots or even some of the numetal of the mid-late 90s. Would I listen to the whole album through again? Probably not. Would I listen to tracks from it? Absolutely yes.
few good songs, but most of this album i cant listen to anymore
Metallica is actually my first time ever listening to metal, and it turns out to be a lot less violent than my misconception told me it was. It was overall a good listen, not my genre but I can appreciate it anyway.
"Enter Sandman" is an epic work. It is at an apex of hard rock. It is a perfect intro to the album. The rest of the album is good. Interesting lyrics and themes, some new sounds for Metallica, going beyond thrash (although I was quite fond of Master of Puppets). I enjoyed it, though I got a little weary of the second half by the end of the hour.
I have this album in my library. I have been familiar with it since the early 90s. When I wanted to listen to some metal, this was pretty much it for me, as it seemed somehow more accessible than other metal that I had heard. It was great to revisit the album, because it had been ages and ages since I had given it a listen. I just don't often get much of a craving for metal.
Hard to believe that it was 30 years ago that I bought this CD. I haven't listened to it in a long, long time and was reluctant to listen today. I figured I'd outgrown it. BUT I found the first 2/3 of the album absolutely exhilarating. This is great heavy metal with distinct and singable melodies and lyrics. Enter Sandman, Sad But True, The Unforgiven, Wherever I May Roam, Don't Tread on Me, and Nothing Else Matters are as thrilling to listen to today as they were back then. I really wish the album ended after Nothing Else Matters though. The last four tracks are tiresome if not downright silly.
I did not enjoy MASTER OF PUPPETS despite my best efforts. But this album - released 5 years later - opens with “Enter Sandman,” a song I have really loved since the early 90s. So as I put this on I am really, really hoping the next hour holds up to that song. But I have my doubts given my experience with MOP… It turns out that the five years between MOP and METALLICA resulted in a much more palatable album. Where most of MOP monotonously ground away at my ears, METALLICA has a whole lot more going on on. The vocals are much more emotionally expressive. The lyrics are a lot more relatable and interesting. The arrangements have way more variety and interest. My favorite song remains “Enter Sandman.” I also really like - and already knew - “Nothing Else Matters” (hooray for the orchestra!). Other highlights included “Sad But True”, “Holier Than Thou”, “Through The Never” and “Of Wolf and Man”. Metallica is still not entirely in my wheelhouse, but where my main reaction to MOP was ‘when will this be over?’, METALLICA had me mostly wondering ‘what might be next?’ That and the presence of “Enter Sandman” and “Nothing Else Matters” made this something I’m glad to have listened to.
Never has a crossover album felt so good. Thirty years later and it still hits home. An absolute joy to listen to. Life is hard and no one understands me.
Does what it says on the tin.
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
Well I mean it's a classic, isnt it
The "black" album, contains another of their masterpieces and one of their greatest, Enter Sandman (tank cadence, textbook guitar progression, raw and brash chorus, instrumental bridge that heightens the dramatic tension, chorus, coda), and again digs into the darkest depths of the human soul (Of Wolf And Man, My Friend Of Misery), but in general it marks the beginning of a step backwards towards a more human sound: only three tracks have a "thrash" rhythm. It is the most "unspectacular" work of their career: Metallica is a classic mainstream hard rock album and you are going to hear it whether you like it or not. (7/10) FT: Enter Sandman, The Unforgiven, Nothing Else Matters
A selection of Metallica-style songs off the album Metallica by Metallica
Listen, the guys of Metallica are kind of big loser babies, but I cannot deny that this album absolutely rules. I enjoyed every rock and rolling minute, and may have banged my head once or thrice.
I hate Metallica. Enter Sandman is worth two stars on it's own, though. All downhill from there as far as I am concerned, it just drones on and on and on.
Low 4
One of my all-time favorite albums.
Interesting that this would be here instead of ...and justice for all. This album, though mature in some aspects, feels too tame and radio friendly. Like many bands that find fame and tour relentlessly, IMHO the songwriting sounds like it suffers from a thought process along the lines of "this will sound good in an arena" that can only come with experience of doing that, but I believe takes away from the raw energy and emotion of the previous albums which feel more bent towards headphone consumption.
Never heard of these guys. Seriously, the biggest problem with the Metallica album is that the good songs are never played and the great songs have been overplayed. To death. I have friends who are metal fans and if they never hear "Enter Sandman" or "Nothing Else Matters" again for the rest of their lives they would be ECSTATIC. Other songs are really, really good and you don't hear them very often anymore. My personal favorite is "Wherever I May Roam." The intro is so different from anything else the band had done before. Never in a million years would you have expected a progression from "Master of Puppets" to this. I liken "And Justice For All" like so many other progressive rock bands who went too far over the edge, a very divisive album, but then the band stepped back and tried something else. Some regained their fans (Yes, Genesis) others never really recovered (ELP). I picked up the 30th anniversary edition of the Black album (not the boxed set, that's overkill) and the lesser known tracks sound just as good (except "Through The Never", sounds kinda lurch-y. It feels like they aren't very sure about that one.) It's not my favorite album of theirs, but you cannot deny what they accomplished with it. My favorite quote about this album comes from Jason Newsted: "People said we sold out for this album. Yes, we did... every seat in every stadium." So I give this 4 stars, it's a really good, solid album, but it still isn't up there for me of their best (Master of Puppets, a quintessential metal album.).
Almost forgot how Metallica was part of the 1991 music revolution. Whereas Soundgarden turned their metal into grunge, Metallica turned metal into something new - less frantic, more dense (the sound just fills your head). Like Sabbath set the standard for the 70's going forward, these guys set the standard for the 90's and beyond. This is a true masterclass. Still a ton of great guitarwork and pounding drums, but the melody attached to the intensity is amazing. After all these years I still say wow listening to it.
The hits are amazing, the rest of the album is really good. The biggest problem is NOT ENOUGH BASS. It's better than "...And Justice for All" which basically has no bass, but damn this album needs more bottom end. Even the bass drum is too treble-y. Is that a word? Favorite tracks - mostly the hits: Sad But True (extremely cool song then and now), Wherever I May Roam, Enter Sandman (so overplayed at Guitar Center), Nothing Else Matters (also overplayed at Guitar Center). I like The Unforgiven but it was sooo overplayed on MTV in the 90s. Favorite non-hits: Through the Never, The God That Failed. I'd call it a 4.5, but I'll round it to a 5.
Not really my kind of kusic
Metallica have always been the one thrash band I can stand, and this album is a perfect example of their sound. A treat for my first album, but not quite that perfect 5 for me. Enter Sandman is a great song, but one that even I have personally overplayed at this point. Reminds me a lot of the first Rock Band game. If I had to pick a favourite song, I'd struggle between The Unforgiven and Nothing Else Matters.
Enter Sandman is such an epic song. I am also going to give this album 4 stars it was very pleasing. that's my takeaway.