Metallica

I got to see Metallica the first year they performed Orion festival in AC. VIP tickets from a friend. I went for Arctic Monkeys and Cage the Elephant, so when we realized we had the top tier VIP and were 1/50 people in the front row sectioned off area I did not know what I was in for. WOW. Fire we could feel. The crowds were raging, but we didnt have to be in the mosh. Made me respect Metallica much more. I acknowledge their importance in metal, just not my choice genre. I really enjoyed Unforgiven. The musicianship is incredible. Its a 4 whether I ever listen to it again or not.

Not really my cup of tea in terms of the discography of the band. Anyone who likes metal should give this a try though because the singles are great at least if you're like me and don't care for the rest. I just don't find the songwriting as unique as their earlier albums.

Metallica te amooooo, escucharia el álbum trillones de vecesss ♡

probably my 2nd favourite metallica album (hopefully we get kill em all later!).

Not quite among their best albums but still a good one and definitely a significant cut above later Metallica releases. Nothing Else Matters is a highlight.

10

Solid + a couple of classics = 4 (albeit a low one)

Dithered between a 3 and a 4. Decided on a low 4, but it's borderline.

Monolithic

I'm not a big fan of Metallica, actually I do not like them. But I think this is one of them best albums. Most of these songs are in my playlist, and I don't care if people didn't like it, these songs make me feel pretty good.

my moms favorite band- listened to them a lot growing up.

Not my typical genre but not bad

'Enter Sandman' is a hell of a way to start an album. Metallica represents and interesting band for fans of heavy music. They dragged thrash metal into the mainstream consciousness and also moderated their sound -- less speed and aggression -- during their experience of mainstreaming. That's a subject about which fans have debated (which came first? did they sell out?) for a long time. James Hetfield is a unique vocalist (almost comically gritty, incredibly ripe for parody and still unfailingly melodic), a fairly singular lyricist (dark but accessible, scary but you can peek through your fingers, menacing but not particularly violent by the genre's standards) and an incredible writer of guitar riffs. Jason Newsted is an excellent bass player ('Sad But True' owes a lot to him) and Kirk Hammet is one of the first big guitar heroes of my generation. Lars Ulrich is a serviceable drummer (and the other half of the usual songwriting team with Hetfield) though not as technically spectacular as many thrash drummers. He thunders and stays on time though, and that's enough for Metallica -- he'd be the Ringo of metal music except that he's been caught live slipping up (Ringo is steady as hell). That this broke through in 1991 is nigh miraculous. The highlights of the album are numerous -- 'Enter Sandman', 'Sad But True', 'The Unforgiven', 'Nothing Else Matters'. And the secondary songs are generally tops, too -- 'Holier Than Thou' has a proper thrash opening and really does remind you that they're not just a band trying to get to the next ballad. This is how the 90's started. A lot of the pop-metal that followed towards the end of the decade couldn't keep up with this but their fingerprints are there on heavy music for more than a decade. The album version of 'Unforgiven' really reminds me of why I didn't like the S&M version all that much. There are such beautiful, heavy overtones going on during the verses, matching the vocal melody. Hammet's guitar absolutely screams but the record mixing keeps it in the background (one of the poppier touches that makes them a bit more mainstream-accessible). This is a template (though is absolutely not a whole cloth invention; it goes back to Irish trad music and the Blues, at the absolute least) for how to do melodic metal and when you're aware of it, you'll see it more and more. Anyway, this rocks. Like eating a whole bag of spicy Doritos. Your ears will ring at the end but you'll have a big smile on your face. If you're not sure about heavy music, this isn't a bad starting place, either. 5/5

Overall, an exciting project, the instruments used and the intensity of it are very enjoyable. The best way I can describe it is as final boss/epic movie scene music for sure. I can apprieciate the cult following of metallica off this albumn but personally not exactly my cup of tea that's why overall gets a 7.5/10 from me. Favourite songs have to be sad but true and of wolf and man. (wish there was a way to give half a star, so it gets 3 stars) Rough commentary as I listened: This would be the first rock album I have listened to, and must I say, Enter Sandman is a captivating song for sure, instantly had me wanting to shake my head. Something I would typically reserve for something like a Chief Keef song, lol. Intro alone, it is off to a good start; the drums and guitar are captivating as fuck. Enter Sandman - 8/10 Sad But True - 9/10 Goes Hard so far, but the only emerging criticism is the sly repetitiveness in sound. Holier than thou - 7/10 The Unforgiven - 6/10, different tone than the start, at least. Wherever I may roam - 8/10 Don't tread on me - 6.5/10 Through the never - 7.5/10 (final boss music) Nothing else matters - 8/10 (best vocals on the albumn) Of wolf and man -8.5/10 The God that failed - 7/10 My friend of misery - 7/10 The struggle within -7/10

Enter Sandman, then a pile of the most boring shit you have ever heard in your life. Still not as bad as most Metallica albums though.

enter sandman isch krass simpel aber glaub scho ihren beste song. sehr sehr sehr guet. ch find sini vocals streng aber do passeds und de lars groovt (die vorzogne schläg zwingeden glaub zum uf trab sii). de UUH isch scho huuuere geil. aber sin gsang hui okay. er will so fest krass sii au. sad but true cools riff, de lars hasst sini hihat zue haa hä. de kirk isch en geile gitarrist würkli. the unforgiven findi zimli lame. er macht noch jeeedere zile es "-ah" ah wow wherever i may roam het e sitar??? mkay. dont tread on me macht lustigerwiis de swing time. boh scho bitz cringe wnl. nothing else matters isch bitz cringe eigentli glaub jo voll? bin echli hii und her grisse. chönt es 2 geh well ich alles chli meh find und zum teil cringe wie de hetfield singt. aber au es 3 well es sind zum teil gueti grooved gueti soli und no cooli riffs. aber ich glaub metallica brucht mis lob nöd. ZWEI

ouh das git glaub es 5i, hans erst gad letschti wiedermal glost und schona guet gfunde enter sandman isch halt enter sandman scho overplayed uf sini art aber en banger sad but true findi würkli SO geil das langsame riff und allgemein chli di schwefälligi atmosphäre holier than thou isch ok aber d snare isch iwie eifach chli z luut hahaha the unforgiven findi eig soo es cools lied aaaber es 4 min würded lange, vo mier uus 4:30 aber nöd 6:30 wherever I may roam isch iwie mega es metallica lied no cools riff, 7482 YEAH's und VILL Z LANGini ussage zumene 5i muss ich glaub revidiere aber mal luege hahahah though the never isch deee song woner gfühlt eifach random wörter im refrain schreit NEVER EVER TWISTING TURNING halt chli arsch? okeee mier egal aber nothing else matters findi eifach en schöne song, de ahfang isch sooo eifach aber super (dass s mami und de papi bi dem song ghürate hend, hilft sicher bide "idealisierig" hahaha) und iwie tönt au de hetfield mit sonere sanfte stimm easy guet the god that failed isch na easy aber wnl ich langwile mich chli? was han ich graucht? eifach churz im metallica-fieber gsi nach de doku?? ok wauw d bridge/solo vo friend of misery findi reecht cool ja es git trz es 4i, au wenns teil vom album geh het, wobi reeecht langwilig gfunde han, es isch enter sandman und nothing else matters (und sad but true wo ANNEFIZZT)

Ok - I am not massively into heavy rock but this has two of my favourite songs - enter sandman and nothing else matters. Based on this I loved it. And have just been persuaded to go and see them live in Cardiff in the summer

i much prefer the first 4 metallica records to this one, but the songwriting is really strong here overall and the production brings it all together nicely. might honestly be an underrated record once you get past the songs everyone knows

I listened to the first few songs and just don’t care for Metallica. My genuine reaction: “cool story bro”

Lot of hard hitting songs on this album

A few classics but the rest was meh.

best metallica album for sure… grew up on this hard to hate

Listened to while playing Mario kart. Flow state.

“…exit light, enter night, take my hand, we're off to never-never land!”; the dark beauty of Metallica!

This is probably their best album. It’s both heavy and melodic and super catchy.

Mid

Mehtallica

Metallican "musta levy" nosti bändin kertaheitolla metallimusiikin isoimmaksi nimeksi. Tällä levyllä yhtye kevensi thrash metal-soundiaan ja biisit olivat nyt entistä suoraviivaisempia. Tämä tyylimuutos suututti osan vanhoista faneista, mutta samalla valtavirta löysi bändin. Mielestäni bändi uudisti ilmaisuaan onnistuneesti ja puhtoisempi tuotanto istuu biiseihin hyvin. Vaikka useampi sinkkubiiseistä onkin kärsinyt liiallisesta radiosoitosta, tämän albumin pariin oli jälleen mukava palata. Täytyy samalla todeta, että tämä on Metallican viimeinen oikeasti todella hyvä levy.

Unbelivable that they can have so many classic albums. Each one I listen to I think THIS one is their best. Maybe they just have three albums tied for their best album. Love this album. 5/5

As a metalhead this is foundational- heavy, skillful and powerful. It’s not five stars because ironically I prefer a lot of Metallica covers to actual Metallica songs; near the end all I could think about was Miley Cyrus’s ‘Nothing Else Matters’.

First album that I’ve already listened to most of it - can’t go wrong with Metallica I mean c’mon

I am not a fan of post-Cliff Metallica, and this album is largely the reason. In the 35 years it's been out I've still never come around on it. Lacks everything I loved about Ride the Lightning and Master of Puppets. A completely different band. There are bits and pieces that sound like Metallica, but not enough for me. Maybe I'll try again in another ten years (probably not)

fantastic fucking album

Meh. Starts strong with Enter Sandman but it deflates quickly. I particularly like Nothing Else Matters and The Unforgiven but the rest is really one-note, monotonous redneck slop with shit drums. Wherever I May Roam is catchy tho.

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

Looks like they tried to make their sounds a bit more commercial (not a bad thing), but there are some tracks still have a vibe of their earlier albums. Nice listen but not that essential to me, since I’m less interested in metal recently and also prefer their earlier albums before this. I guess my 15 year old self would have love it.

\m/ (>.<) \m/ Some albums are pure perfection.

Enter Sandman gets a lot of flack because of its popularity, bit it's popular because it's so great! That riff is perfection. This album is excellent start to finish. It was my introduction to Metallica, and I'm a lifelong fan as a result. I may be an outlier, but I think this album and the two that followed are peak Metallica.

Metallica had a hand in shutting down a prominent music file sharing site in the early 2000s....so its always gonna be "fuck metallica" Having a name so close to "metal" does this band a disservice. This is metal for people who think Greenday is punk. Enter Sandman does and will always slap though. 2 Stars

Όταν το είχα ακούσει για πρώτη φορά δεν τρελάθηκα αλλά σήμερα grew on me. Εχει πολλά classics.

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.

music is love

Enter Sandman and Nothing Else Matters rock, the rest is mid

Es ist halt. Metallica von Metallica

Much bigger fan of Master of Puppets.

Classic. A few duds, but overall ear candy.

I don't tend to like metal because it's too much, too aggressive, too unpleasant, but I actually found this to be straight up boring.

Rock isnt really my jam

I first heard Enter Sandman blasting from a record store on the Main Street in Ushuaia Argentina in the fall (spring there) of 1991. I was obsessed and bought the cassette without a way to listen to it. It would wait until I came back home in fall of 1993 where this album remained on constant repeat for several years. This is not their best album - I still prefer Master of Puppets and And Justice for All. In this regard I feel to score this a 4 to leave room for those albums. That said, as I’m sitting in traffic with Don’t Tread on Me blasting, there is no denying this album puts me in a better mood. 5/5

Funker fint som gateway-metal og føde til UKM band.

Jeg kan like Metallica men ikke denne.

Hard musikk for folk som ikke liker hard musikk.

Aiai.. Ikke min kopp te.

Hørt på flyet fra Granka. What? Elsker folk Metallica? Dette høres ut som forferdelig puddel-rock fra tidlig 80-tallet. Helt for jævlig produksjon. + for et par låter.

Metall med et mørke over seg. Overraskende sentimentale greier. Tekstene føles litt påtatte, jeg kjøper dem liksom aldri helt.

Weirdly underwhelmed by this. Definitely an improvement over the last Metallica album I had from this project, and there's a couple of standout tracks, but it all sort of merges into a very midtempo sludge that I didn't find as sonically interesting as I'd like.

very instrumental in all intros. heavy metal thrash w electric guitar shreddings . timestamp: 3:41- wherever I may roam, very great guitar solo. similar to last album "moving pictures" only difference is that its more heavy.

Absolute classic. Better than I remembered.

If you would have asked me 10 years ago what my favorite album of all time was, it would have been this album. For almost 5 years in a row, this album was my most listened to album on my Spotify Wrapped. I can play every song on this album on guitar, I know every lyric, I can air-drum every beat. Every song is so cool and has so much musical swagger. Say what you will about the band members of Metallica. I agree with you. They are stuck up, rude, self-righteous assholes who value their profit more than their music. But despite that, this album is timeless. It's the soundtrack of every pubescent man feeling a surge of testosterone when he shoulder checks his high school rival, every gym-bro has played this album in their earbuds at least once when they've gone for a PR, every football player has done drills to one of these songs playing on the speakers. It's just a damn good metal album. This album is important for one reason: It made Metallica mainstream. Before this album, Metallica was generally viewed as something the guys smoking cigarettes in the back of the bus listened to. This album made them famous with "Enter Sandman" and "Nothing Else Matters" slowing their jam from thrash to rockabilly and undeniably appealing to billions of people. The topics on this album range from singing about a dream eating demon, to fighting your inner demon, to fighting other people's demons, to werewolves, to rattlesnakes, to being homeless, to travelling to the darkest parts of your mind, to loving someone so close to your heart, to fighting the world for that person. It's metal as fuck and also strangely introspective. This album absolutely deserves its spot on this 1001 Albums to listen to before you die. Personally, it's a 10/10. Thanks to my friend in middle school for being such a shit influence and getting me hooked to this kind of music. And to my dad for playing this at an uncomfortably loud volume while we drove to and from the running track.

not totally my vibe

The black album, nothing else matters!

Ahhh hello old friend!! This was such an important album in my teens, starting to learn guitar, enter sandman… one of may favourite bands for years and intrigued to see how it lands after a long old break… Hard to separate what’s nostalgia and how I’d actually hear this fresh today, but very much enjoying the trip down memory lane! It feels a good balance between their thrash/heavy metal sound and structured/clean enough for listeners outside of this, which maybe explains its success. The Unforgiven and Nothing else Matters give nice break downs/variety and great songs in their own right too. Every song is pretty solid and memorable, not much filler at all imho. Despite that, not sure why it doesn’t get the 5* that most albums of that nature get from me. Maybe it’s the lack of depth or nuance or similar? It’s very good, and consistent, but not wowed 🤷🏻‍♂️ Probably 4-4.5

Other than the guitar playing, most of these songs are just not that good lol

yo this kinda fire... holier than thou wherever i may roam

Absolutely love this album! Great songs from start to finish. Game changing album for Metallica, they redefined heavy metal with this album.

Wasn't really for me

8/10

INCREIBLEEEEEEEEE...

I love listening to music called "Holier Than Thou" on the day of the year when Catholics yell at you for eating meat and/or more than 300 calories, and scream at you that Jesus died today because you're a sinner Sorry can you tell I have religious trauma

They're so lucky theyre good at playing cause the lyrics on these songs are so corny

So many bangers on this album. Enjoyed it more than I expected, and the first half is especially strong. Sad but true, holier than thou, the unforgiven and wherever I may roam are brilliant. Last few songs didn't do a lot for me but overall a really strong album.

- Not really my cup of tea, but not completely terrible - There's some melody and enjoyable parts of songs

Metal!

Not my genre, but a couple ones I like. I know Nothing Else Matters far better than I thought.

classic rock cant go wrong

It was okay! I listen to half. Very familiar. It was very clean, instrumentation wise I'd say, not too dense. Yes lots of overdrive, but clean production.

Beautiful. I want to eat the mix. Lots of great songs but some get drowned out by the beauty of others. The God that Failed has always been a hard hitter for me. Exemplary metal album.

Amazing decision to listen to this in the morning

It does feel a bit formulaic. For a not-so heavy, melodic album they could have changed things up a little between each track. I think with this album, they condensed the sounds of 70s doom and 90s thrash rock to make an overproduced, watered-down album. It starded off strong, I quite liked Sad but True, but after that it's just boring tbh.

Jason Newsted's best work arguably (sorry to And Justice for All fans), with a fairly good mix of the heavier metal you'd expect and some of the more melodic stuff I tend to prefer. Favourites are probably Sad But True and Nothing Else Matters. Not sure if I have a least favourite but I really like how Unforgiven starts and then find the rest of the song quite nothing-y

Not thier best but still a really solid album. Introduced Metallica and metal to the general audiences in the 90s. Some songs are a bit sellouty but most are really good.

i only listened to half of it... (guitar) (guy speak sings some sad words) (More guitar) not bad... i would defo eat it up if i was like angry

It was good I mean i hardly listen to metal so i dont have much to measure it against but like it was very good

The problem I tend to have with Metallica is that they don’t really grab me for extended periods of time. There’s not many songs that they have that I sit and feel genuinely satisfied to have listened to, and this album has a lot of those moments. It’s genuinely solid insofar as it’s well made, well produced, etc., like there’s nothing in here that’s necessarily bad, but only a few songs properly grabbed me (Enter Sandman, Don’t Tread on Me). I think if it was a bit thrashier like their first few albums I would have enjoyed it more.

Classic album which probably loses a bit of oomph because it's a classic. feels a little front-loaded but again thats probably Because enter the sandman is so iconic I like the album though 👍

The last semi solid Metallica record in my opinion. Definitely not my fave though…too many “hits”.

Es excelente.

Un album que hace de buen compañero, ya sea de mates o en la oficina. No es un sonido muy violento, te mantiene en disfrute de principio a fin. Me encanta

Great. Most of the classic Metallica songs are hear, if you already know you're a fan, it plays like a greatest hits. If you're not a fan yet, it's palletteable compared to contemporary metal. A great, loud listen.

Tope de gamuza

Monster album, monster hits, but it gets boring, preachy, and suffers from sameness. I think I bought this CD back in the day (I must've, because I'm definitely familiar with it all), but it was the last Metallica album for me. It's brilliant in a "We discovered the formula for MTV & radio airplay!" kind of way, but it's really mostly Metallica-flavored early 90s radio rock. A far cry from their previous albums. Kicks off at a solid 4/5, but by the end it's the kind of 3.5/5 that I round down.

Pretentious metal group.

i'm sick and this is easy listening somehow

My first big concert was seeing Metallic on this albums tour. Great album 4.5 stars

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...

I'm not a metal guy, of course there are some classics here.

Classic and just right to reminisce on the era

awesome

forgot that when I was a kid I used to think enter sandman said “egggg salaaaddddd” instead of “ exitttt lighhhttttt” ( dad laughed his ass off when I told him) // banger get ready dance party to this this morning // also miss listening to this in the car with dad as a kid// also watching them play in concert was amazing! // oh how i adore Nothing Else Matters… adding to 20 rn!

7/10

Good album with some amazing songs but I think I'm to old to enjoy this type of music. I recognize the quality but anything more loud than 'Nothing Else Matters' is to much for me.

Some good songs some snoozers. Holier than thou was rlly good.

So good.

The singles are good. The rest is just fillers. Not bad fillers but mostly uninteresting I think. I forgot how much I hate "Don't Tread on Me" lol. "The Unforgiven" is my fav. This is another exemple of an album that could have been better by making it shorter. I dont hate long album (I love Swans) but its a problem when an album with 5-6 good songs and 6 mid-bad songs is an houre long. Cut the crap and leave the good stuff. Yep this album was really the start of MetallicA's downfall. And god did they fall... I cant believe the band that made "Ride the lightning" is the same that made motherfucking "Lulu". Wait RtL is not on this book ? And how is this album ratted higer than MoP ? In wich universe ?

I gave it a listen not my style of music but I did like the writing.

Classic early metal album. Great listen. The latter songs on the album lose steam with the energy.

Heavy metal

Me encanta este álbum. Tiene canciones muy buenas y con todo el power que tenía Metallica desde un principio.

amazing album

This genre is not my cup of tea.

buen album para motivarse

no one can destroy the metal

I'm pretty sure I've heard this whole album, though I'm not sure if I've ever listened to it start-to-finish before. I'm a fan of metal, but generally don't really like Metallica. It's mostly because of Lars. The other guys in the band, I quite like. I bet in the alternate universe where Metallica has a better drummer (as both a musician and a person) I'd probably love Metallica. Unfortunately, this is the Metallica we have in this universe. Sad but true.

I didn't expect to like this as much!

A great album, a real highlight in the Metallica catalogue. Hardly any weak songs, nothing else matters.

Listened to the remastered vinyl edition which gives a bit more low end. A masterpiece. I don’t think there’s a bad song on the album. Very catchy and accessible metal.

Better than we thought. Pretty decent

7/10 me gusto el ritmo de las canciones, algo nuevo para mi. El rock me hace sentir empoderada, pero no se si podria escucharlo de nuevo todo seguido, llega un punto que necesito algo mas tranquilo.

I dont like this kind of music.

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

idek

I think the hype surrounding Metallica is a bit overblown. Thrash metal is a genre I don’t really get into. But the ballads, though quite simple, are very beautiful. They’re like a bourbon whiskey—sweet, vanilla-like, pleasant, and nice every now and then. But they don’t leave a lasting impression. I won’t be listening to the whole album again anytime soon, but I’ll happily listen to individual tracks. 4/5

Enter Sandman, The Unforgiven and Nothing Else Matters are decent tunes but the rest is just the chuga- chuga- boom- boom - growl formula that make Metallica generally tiresome for me. 1.9

Haven't listed to this album since school. Loved the hits then and they have endured well. Some songs I would skip but it's still a really solid offering.

Amaze amaze amaze

One of their best albums

There's some good moments but overall it just wasn't for me

This made Metallica what they are today: the biggest metal band in the world. Disputed as either the last great or the first bad Metallica album I rate this solid 4.

Yea amazing album. So many hits. Metallica isn't my jam usually but this is a great album

Have never been particularly enthralled by Metallica in the past, but I really did enjoy this album. I flipped a coin between 4 and 5, and it got lucky.

they’re kicking me out of the Bay Area for giving this two stars

2 of my favorites songs are in this album.

One of the best in metal

Metallica at their best. Glad I finally listened to more than just the hits.

temazo "enter sandman" pero no soy muy fan de este tipo de musica sorry not sorry

Not my ususal genre but impressed, need to listen more

Awesome. Sad but true!

4.75

not as good as Joni Mitchell’s Blue

"Enter Sandman" is fun, but I spent the rest of the album waiting for another song I enjoyed half as much, and never found one.

Hittone metallone

It doesn't match up to their thrash peak, but I'd be lying if I said this still didn't rock my ass. The songs are starting to get too long (in a bad way) with hooks repeated too much. I could go the rest of my life without ever hearing Enter Sandman again so I skipped it on this listen.

Some of Metallica's biggest and best songs that you've definitely heard before. Unfortunately dragged down a bit on the whole with not a lot else to enjoy beyond the mega hits, and the more mainstream metal sound lacks the thrashier edge that earlier Metallica brought. Still very good overall and packs a lot of headbanging fun. Top tracks: Sad But True, Wherever I May Roam, Nothing Else Matters

The most popular Metallica album by the masses that most old school Metallica fans. Losing the thrash and the shred and way upping production results in a heavier but more sterile output. It's not actively bad by any stretch to me and MTV loved to scare me with the Unforgiven video back in the day. But it's decidedly not my favorite.

às vezes eu esqueço que fui um pré-adolescente que escutava muito metallica (muito por performance, mas né). às vezes eu esqueço de que não era apenas performance, era realmente bom também. um álbum com enter sandman, sad but true, the unforgiven e nothing else matters é incontornável. 4/5.

Bom album com algumas musicas que sao hinos do rock. Apesar disso, nao sou mt fã do Metallica, mas Nothing Else Metters, Unforgiven e Enter Sandman sao incriveis 3.5/5

5/5

Worse than I thought. I mean the hits were good but the rest was ehh. Low 3 stars

I wish Metallica were less dickheads because I actually like some of there songs. Thwn again, I'm not sure they've made anything noteworthy recently. Anyway, I like this album a lot.

Decent in places; Enter Sandman is a jam. Mostly just quite meandering and self-indulgent though in my opinion.

The 90’s were not kind to a lot of hair metal bands. It could have been worse for Metallica.

Never sure where I sit with Metallica. Some great riffs, but also way too many overly long tracks.

Good album. Always enjoy it!

One of the best 5

I mean. It is what it is. Not for me, I won't be going back to it any time soon

Never listened to this band before, outside of walkup music at baseball games (that goddamn Sandman cliche). I disliked this less than I thought I would. So, intolerable, but ... it clearly could be significantly worse.

Pretty freaking cool. Sounds a lot like the old Doom and Quake games

The one that make Metallica Main stream, very powerful and easy, catch sound. They are beyond heaven and hello, but their Best records are those before this.

this album is a three but i fucking despise james hetfield so its a two and im being generous.

This was released when I was 19, which is in the ideal range for loving music that is relentlessly huge and loud. I saw them three times on this tour. Listening back, there are a few solid tracks, but overall it is a tough slog. Essentially the same tempo and vibe for an hour straight, with a couple of “ballads” tossed in to try to catch that “One” lightning in a bottle again. Not to mention that this stab at the early 90s grunge zeitgeist was a huge step down from Metallica’s early years of thrash and prog metal. The record that made them a global phenomenon to the point where they haven't released a listenable album in 30 years and still fill football stadiums around the world

It's Talica, it's my childhood, it's most iconic album ever

Lars still sucks

A few of their best songs but also some filler and I'm not too big on Metallica ballads.

Some really great songs, with some other repetitive ones…

Iconic.

True metal classic

Life changing

Good driving music, full of major hits, it’s fine. A little one-dimensional, but fine.

Absolute classic. Not even Metallica's best but giving it anything apart from 5 stars would be a complete disrespect. This is the record that made metal a household genre and pushed to commercial success like never before.

People who say Metallica "sold out" with Load are clearly ignoring this album. An album so packed with stadium bangers, potential WWE entrance songs, and heartfelt Grammy bait you can hear their manager counting the money in the background. It's a solid album and Metallica is a goated band but it goes to show that Cliff and Mustaine were the heart of the Metallica thrash sound for better or worse.

Metallica reminds me of smoking resin from a gravity bong. Does it get the job done? Certainly. Do I enjoy it? Not particularly. I’m not really a Metal guy, but all my friends in school were. All of them who weren’t good people loved Metallica, and all of those who were good people hated them.

Best: Nothing Else Matters I’m pretty selective with the music i listen to within heavy metal so i didn’t really go into this one with high expectations and to be honest that held true, however I did LOVE nothing else matters. Production was actually cleaner than i was expecting, it obviously was very weighty but i didn’t feel like it was as messy as i usually find a lot of heavy metal, the dynamics were also really well balanced and the vocals sat perfectly above the music. I didn’t think there was much variation in pitch between songs and many of the tracks,?particularly towards the latter half of the album, were very tonally and rhythmically similar which blurred them together for me after a while, but maybe that says more about my waning interest. I know technically James Hetfields are very impressive and i can appreciate them but in tracks like sad but true i find them almost comical and i envision a silly swamp monster singing. Musically this is a very consistent album, tracks have heavy intro riff, verse, big chorus, guitar solo which i suppose is the same for a lot of songs in general. I feel like me enjoying nothing else matters is almost unfair because it is so incredibly different to the rest of the album. It’s much more emotionally engaging and less aggressive, it showed incredible nuance that i didn’t feel on other tracks. Rating a bit higher because i love this so much and im generally a bit biased within the genre.

Peak.

No skips.

In December 1997 I was 12 years old when I got this album as a Christmas present. I really loved it back then which makes sense because metal music in general and Metallica in particular is the logical and very common next step after children's music. I haven't listened to this in 25 years or so but I still remember every song. At least 1.5 stars for nostalgia.

I get why everybody thinks it's good. But it's just not my thing.

Too heavy and drums are clunky. Maybe wasn't in the right head space

Old Metallica is monumental for the genre and is a staple pick for any metal head. This album is an example of that. With the only drawback being that it does become a little repetitive in sound. Outside of that no complaints and that’s barely an issue since that repetitiveness is still nice to listen to.

Tava gostando (enter sandman), ouvi a segunda, chegou na terceira eu já cansei e queria pular. Tem que ouvir no momento certo pra curtir mais (não foi o meu caso dessa vez). Wherever I may roam é melhorzinha doq as anteriores. Many unfortunately sound the exact same lol. Nothing else matters #banger af and would bring it up to a 3 but I genuinely skipped most songs so…

Couple of bangers. Listened to this a lot during high school, but not in my rotation anymore.

Started off strong with the iconic Enter Sandman, some great heavy riffs and a catchy chorus. From then on it was kinda more of the same but not quite as good, did start to get a bit bored of it, especially with how long the album is. I found as well the vocals could be a bit cheesy at times. I Really enjoyed the Unforgiven, kind of an Ennio Morricone vibe throughout. Great bass at intro of The God That Failed, sadly gets a bit lost in the mix for the rest of it. Great guitar tones for ripping solo at end of My Friend of Misery, the last two minutes of that were probably the highlight of the album for me. Borderline 3/4 for me but despite having some strong tracks, as an album listen it’s just a bit boring.

Tava à espera de gostar, mas não estava à espera que fosse gostar tanto. Tem alguns dos maiores hits da banda e tem músicas que não conhecia mas gostei. Solos de guitarra, o tom do baixo incrível e a bateria a marcar o passo de um grande álbum.

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.

A classic album. I am not a fan of heavy metal, but I found myself enjoying this. I did feel like the songs started to sound the same at times, but the standout tracks were really good. Nothing Else Matters is my personal favorite.

I'm bored

Ett album jag hört tusen gånger känns det som. Jag tycker det är bra men inte lika bra som när jag först hörde det.

It's a far cry from their earlier stuff, but I still think it's decent. To be fair, I don't think there's anything of value I can add to the conversation here, if there's an that album has already been discussed to death, it's this one. I'm just kind of ambivalent about it. Favourite track: Enter Sandman

Oof. What a slog. It was Enter Sandman and then it seemed like three days of the same angry song.

Four Metallica albums on this list seems a lot, just saying. Seems they were trying to capture a wider audience with this album, so I tried my best to appreciate their efforts. It's still mostly just a thumping noise but I did find it marginally more palatable than the previous two we have had to date.

Do I like metal now?????

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

One of the best if not the best albums of all time…

Boring. Nothing Ever Happens.

Great album that's held up remarkably well. Favorite songs: Wherever I May Roam, My Friend Of Misery, Nothing Else Matters

Really like the instrumentals but honestly sometimes just James Hetfields voice is a little funny to me and takes me out of it. Obviously quintessential, just not my vibe.

I need my metal to have a lot more sludge to it. And sludge aside, Metallica had better albums before this. Ride the Lightning is better. I remember this album from high school, Enter Sandman was my favorite riff, and now it’s played at sports stadiums everywhere. Rightfully so. Metallica is like one notch better than disturbed. Generally speaking, I don’t love when artists take themselves real seriously. Metallica kind of falls in that category sometimes. There is barely a song on this album that I’d play on a jukebox. Nothing Else Matters is kinda cool. In high school I used to like the Unforgiven. I’ll probably never listen to this album again, other than enter sandman at the football game. 2/5

couldnt listen to it all

when I was in first or second grade I heard part of my brother's cassette of this album and I just remember having a really hard time focusing in class the next day because I couldn't stop thinking about "Enter Sandman." I didn't go on to become a huge Metallica fan but I still dig "Sandman;" it's a fantastic track and a real landmark in heavy metal. overall I like this album but it does overstay a bit, with a little less variety in its 62-minute runtime than I'd prefer, so I am coming in at a 4-star rating on it. that's the same spot I ended up on "Master of Puppets" and "...And Justice For All" but I'm pretty sure this one's the best out of those 3.

I know there are many who revere this band, and I support you loving what you love. Sure. But I love me the nihilistic high-speed reptile brain of Motorhead; the swampy, stinky majesty of Black Sabbath; the operatic high theater of Iron Maiden. And Metallica just isn't fun.

Yeah, this album is a stone-cold beast. Two or three all-timers on here, and very little filler even towards the end where many albums run out of puff. Not sure it's a 10/10 but definitely enough for 5 stars.

Great album!

Metallica just doesn’t hit for me as much as other metal/metal adjacent bands of their time. I don’t like their singer that much at all and their power cords sound almost generic (although this may be the Seinfeld effect). They just seem like the background music/target album/EA video game soundtrack choice from thrash metal — the most accessible but least special

I have listened to 'Enter Sandman' and 'Nothing Else Matters' a lot in the past, so situating them within the album as a whole was interesting. 'Enter Sandman' is such a brilliant opening track - naming it as brilliant doesn't suffice for the way it propels the album forward and bursts onto the scene. 'Nothing Else Matters' is AMAZING. STUNNING. NO NOTES. For me, however, this meant the rest of the album blended into one. My prior experience with both of these songs meant they outshined the other tracks upon listening to the album as a whole. Maybe if I listen again this might not be the cause as, don't get me wrong, I really enjoyed listening to the album, discovering its overall sound, and delving into the journey it takes you on. It's just that all I was left with was 'Enter Sandman' and 'Nothing Else Matters' (I guess they are popular for a reason!), leaving the rest to fall to the back of my mind. Rating: 3.5

Before listening to this album, I did have high expectations as to the quality and energy of the music production. And honestly Enter Sandman was an amazing start to the album. That thrashy yet deeply emotive vibe of the song was so different and unique, and I was hoping to feel something different with their music. Later songs, like Holier than Thou, had impactful lyrics which also brought a new sentiment to the album, as well as the constant discussion of religion. But the music in a lot of the songs had similar vibe - I think if I heard it individually, I would’ve appreciated it more.

This still hits like I first listened to it as a kid. Some gems hard and soft. And some of those guitar solos 🔥🔥🔥 11 year old me is digging it

Well damn. Obviously a classic with having heard just about every track. Had no idea the album STARTED with enter sandman. What an intro, can only imagine metal heads listening to this on release. They’re the masters of putting together simplicity and making it sound heavy and hard. Sad but true is a strong follow up to sandman, holier than though a little faster and heavier, feels much more like classic baby thrash metal, most like their earlier stuff. Classic vocals. Loved the outro, bass going ham into a heavy riff. Unforgiven is such a cool slow down. An epic piece. Wherever I may roam takes its time building speed back up, then we’re back heavy. Bass drum, snare, repeat. Don’t tread on me goes a little pantera, but falls short. Through the never is more penetrating and marauding, good enough for your first mosh pit I’d imagine. Nothing else matters.. ballad, and really a beautiful song. Ups and downs, a gentle ride, feels like a passage through time in a way. Melancholy, reflective, feels like a lullaby. even though idk what the lyrics are saying. Of wolf and men, does NOT warm you back up slowly. Heavy intro, another shout out to earlier Metallica with more modern vocals. Not a great song imo. God that failed, cool intro but then feels like the most generic Metallica song you could come up with. Bass, snare, bass, snare. My friend of misery started out with so much promise, but then a little boring, vocals not doing it for me either. Went on waaaay too long as well. Album closes out with a little speed again after an awkward little marching bang intro. Man this album really is buoyed by a few bangers for me, 3.75/5.

I could do without The Unforgiven but every single other song is so good. I love them.

With some of these albums I wonder if my rating would be different if I was hearing it for the first time and didn’t have such a nostalgic connection to it.

Not necessarily a genre I completely embrace, but some massive riffs and excellent playing. Probably wouldn’t revisit, except for Enter Sandman, but don’t hate it either.

I don't normally like heavy thrash metal, normally it's not melodic enough for me. This however is great, absolutely love "Enter The Sandman" and "The Unforgiven". This could be a 5 for me, but I'll settle with 4, as I'm not a100% sure.

Metallica for the masses. Great Album, but not as good as the ones before. Fav: Wherever I may roam

Nah not again. The guitar tone is the same on every song and it just doesn't do it for me.

Amazing album. OG Metallica fans like to complain that this is where they went commercial, and that may be true, but this album is still amazing.

Es un álbum interesante pero no llega a conectar del todo

10/10 me moldeo como persona a los 15

Ich war nie Metallica-Fan hab mich aber für RaR 2012 damals intensiv mit dem Album befasst. Hatte irgendwie in Erinnerung, dass es hinten raus ein paar Längen hat und hatte von Anfang an die 4 vor Augen.. aber ganz ehrlich, das ist von hinten bis vorne einfach ein starkes Album. Kann man nicht meckern.

Meilenstein und von Anfang bis Ende grandios. Schon krass, dass es das fünfte und zu dem Zeitpunkt vielleicht sogar (geteilt) schwächste Album ist - es sich aber trotzdem um einen absoluten All-Timer handelt.

Hab kurz überlegt, ob ich auf die 4 gehen soll, weil die Thrash-Phase davor mir insgesamt doch besser gefällt, aber abgesehen von "My Friend of Misery", das abgesehen von schönen Gitarrensoli am Ende nichts mit mir macht, sind hier eigentlich auch nur Banger am Start. Die springen einen abseits der großen Klassiker - von denen es hier ja auch dutzende gibt - zwar nicht so direkt an, aber wachsen einem mit den Jahren doch ans Herz. War auch schön damals am Ring, das Album in Gänze zu hören.

Für mich ein glasklarer Fall von: All Killer, No Filler. Von Anfang an bis zum Ende quasi nur Hits. Natürlich irgendwo auch overplayed, aber dafür nicht grundlos! War damals neben AJFA mein erstes Metallica Album, dass ich mir mit 14 gekauft habe. Absoluter Meilenstein einfach!

Was für ein Meilenstein, den ich auch nie genug würdige. Gilt auch für My friend of misery - völlig unterbewertet. Jason Newsted wird wieder mal nicht zuteil, was er hier auch beiträgt. Unterm Strich das Ding, das Metallica nochmal richtig in den Mainstream gedrückt hat und Metal richtig salonfähig.

Ich würde auch eigentlich 4 rechtfertigen können, da auch viel Leerlauf vorhanden ist. Aber angeseichts der Stärke der übrigen Songs (und damit meine ich nicht ausschließlich die, die alle kennen) kann ich das nicht rechtfertigen.

Das mMn beste Metallica Album, was zwar eine sehr mainstreaminge Meinung ist aber ich bin ja auch ein sehr mainstreamiger Metallica Hörer. Was mich bbeim Hören allerdings gestört hat ist die wirklich große Menge an sehr langsamen Songs. Das hat mich immer etwas auf die Uhr schauen lassen, was kein gutes Zeichen ist.

I personally prefer the raw thrash of the early albums, but this is probably their tightest and best produced album

Enter Sandman

I've never been much of a metal guy but this rocks. Only a 4 cause I feel like the end isn't as strong

Not really something I'd come back to because it's not really a genre I vibe with. But I appreciate the artistry and craft.

Unforgiven and enter sandman are good, not loving the rest unfortunately apologies to the fans. Solid but likely wont come back to it a ton.

10/10

yuck

About what I expected. Nothing on here I would ever want to hear again, but not absolutely horrible. Just not my cup of tea.

Gud

I have never taken speed

3/5. “The black album” is the moment where Metallica went from being big for a metal band to being one of the biggest acts on earth. If you’ve ever tuned into rock radio post 1990, you likely have this albums singles burned into your mind. And with the first leg of the album, it’s easy to see how it was such a huge success. But as the tracklist goes on there is a number of lesser tracks in my opinion such as “don’t tread on me.” And just being blunt I vastly prefer thrash Metallica and the radio overplay of this albums singles has worn them down for me (even if that’s not the fault of the songs.)

This is album that brought metal mainstream. Whatever your opinion of the culture it engendered, musically, the album is outstanding. Influence 5. Hits 5. Quality 5. Intangibles 5. Not even my favorite Metallica album, but it's a really good one 3.

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

An accidental experiment has been done on the state of Metallicas catalog today. I accidentally told Emma to play the album “And Justice For All” instead of this self titled album. Something interesting occurred. So here are my thoughts on And Justice For All: “It’s no Master of Puppets” - me, and probably most other people. While this album is no slouch, I just don’t think it holds a torch to its predecessor. There are some moments worth listening for here, like the really chunky, slower “Harvester or Sorrow” which slows down its powerchord formula to a pace that makes you feel the thump of the drums and guitars. Then the obvious highlight on here is “One” which is truly among the best metal songs you’ll ever hear, if not the singular best. Metal will never be my in my powerhouse, but I can still appreciate this album in the same way I appreciated MoP: incredibly clean production and composition that stands the test of time, an instantly recognizable sound, and solid storytelling/imagery. Sadly, a point down for this being too similar to MoP. Now here’s my review for THIS actual self-titled album, in direct comparison to MoP: It’s mostly the same. Self-titled has a bit more variety and well-roundedness, but I am left with the same feeling of power chord wall of sound fatigue by the end. “Enter Sandman” is this albums “One”, though I fear One is not only better, but placed at a more refreshing place in its respective albums tracklisting. Or Self-titled felt like a slow devolution after the peak of Enter Sandman. I wince a bit at the potential group of guys that took “Dont Tread On Me” as their personal anthem. “Nothing Else Matters” proves that Metallica’s only other note to hit is the solemn plucked guitar melody-turned-anthem. And again, with the knowledge of the song “One” out there existing in the universe as a superior song, it just feels a little too according-to-script. I am left with but one logical conclusion to this experiment: Metallica is best enjoyed as a vibe, as an attitude. Need a hyper-masculine soundtrack to push day at the gym? Need motivation to drink 6 beers in under an hour? Need to strikeout the side to close out an AL East rivalry game? This is it. I hope this is the last Metallica album, and variation on their delta listed sound can be left for the heads. MoP got a respectful 2/5, so will this album

Stellenweise sowas von stark, aber wie JEDES ihrer Alben seit diesem: zu lang.

The production is super polished and the mix is crystal clear but it honestly gets a bit repetitive after a while. Some tracks definitely feel way too long and that loud snare drum can be pretty exhausting for your ears by the end.

Came out while in college and was the Metallica I really listened to.

Not a metallica fan...personal opinions aside, this is their best album. However most songs were overplayed.

I don’t like metal. There’s maybe two songs on here that I can listen to.

Great talent, v uplifting thx!

My entry point into Metallica. Brilliant album, these songs are constantly on my playlists 😍

Almost a perfect album The God that failed and Of wolf and man not really me thing The rest is sublime 4/5

Metallica really feel like they know what they are doing. They nailed down a specific style and specialise in it. There is enough variety to feel good, but it all slots together very well.

4/5 Ahh, Metallica. Always a joy to listen to. Their albums always feel so... complete. Well-rounded. Good album.

Classic metal from the 90s, done well, even if Lars is a dork.

Even if Lars is a dick Enter Sandman is one of the GOAT

Fucking incredible. Sandman, sad but true, nothing else matters, what is there to even say about a run that iconic? Drums, guitar, vocals, bass, it's all so good.

This is a monster of an album. It marks a significant transition point in Metallica's journey as a band. The album is more hard rock than thrash metal but it is still brilliant. There is banger after banger on the album.

If Lars can be the 5th most successful drummer of all time, you can do anything <3

I listened to this because I'm a completionist, but I did not need to hear all of it to know how I feel about it. It's one of the most important metal albums ever, and contains several of Metallica's all-time classics. Sadly, it's impossible for me to divorce my feelings about the music from my feelings about the band, and can only care for Metallica from a musical anthropology perspective. To that end, I watched the VH1 Behind The Music more times than I could count when it came out in the late 90s, but I've never owned a Metallica record. As a guitar player, the only things that ever interested me about the band are the classical guitar intros that they like to dabble in (I also mentioned this on my "...And Justice For All" review). In this case, that's primarily "The Unforgiven" and "Nothing Else Matters". The enduring impact of this record forces me to rate it higher than if I were rating purely on personal preference. One of the longest hour long records in recent memory. My review of "...And Justice For All" said that I wasn't really annoyed to listen through that record, but I don't remember if that was just because it caught me on the right day or what was going on. I certainly feel a little annoyed to listen through this today, so I'm gonna price that in.

They're clearly enjoying themselves massively and if you like this genre at all you're going to love this. Unfortunately heavy metal is perhaps the genre I dislike most of all. But I'll score it relatively highly to allow for this being probably the best in it's class.

Not my favourite Metallica album (Ride The Lightning takes that spot and would undoubtedly get 5 stars), but this launched them into superstardom. More refined than their earlier work, it remains one of their strongest: musically varied, lyrically accomplished, and well-produced.

Day 1 — Metallica — Metallica (Black Album) (1991) Listened: Feb 23, 2026 Genre: Heavy Metal / Hard Rock Vibe: Haunting, aggressive, melodic Highlights: • Enter Sandman • The Unforgiven • Nothing Else Matters Impression: Giant sound. Very melodic for how heavy it is. Good balance for my tastes and makes heavy metal palatable for me. Rating: 3.0/5 Keep songs? Yes Revisit album? Yes

El álbum en general cómo un todo es muy bueno. Si noté en algunas canciones que la guitarra y la batería se pisan, lo que hace que se escuche como muy comprimido. Canción favorita: the unforgiven

not for me

Nicht meins

Buen álbum, un poco sobrevalorado a veces pero todavía bueno 8/10

Excellent!

Hard and rock

2-2,5 Denk dat we er al uit zijn dat Metallica niet mijn ding is. Nothing else matters stond op deze plaat

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.

Album 115. Metallica (https://open.spotify.com/album/37lWyRxkf3wQHCOlXM5WfX?si=lVuFs19wTKq95TESJD_T5A) — Metallica (1991) I walked through gigantic snowdrifts while listening to Wherever I May Roam. It was hilarious and absurd. I may remember that moment for a long time. Classic. I want to give it the highest tier, but metal is not exactly my music. Not for every day or every mood. Today is a good match for metal. Fuck, I didn't really enjoy Don't Tread on Me. Dunno how it's possible🐍 What a disappointment. 4/5 Liked songs: — Enter Sandman — Sad But True — The Unforgiven — Wherever I May Roam — Nothing Else Matters

okay i like enter sandman! i know that one!

i’ve heard some of these songs, but never listened to the whole album at once. it’s pretty solid. can’t believe how popular this was despite every song being over 4 minutes. “Enter Sandman” always reminds me of Mariano Rivera RIP (he’s not actually dead, but is a huge MAGA supporter so he’s dead to me)

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

track 1 side 1 intro.....and we go ! :)

Much prefer this album to Master Of Puppets. To me it feels far more polished, complete & impactful, with standout tracks blended amongst an interesting variety of heavy, well-written hard-rock tracks. There were definitely times during this listen that I switched off from it a bit though - can’t put my finger on exactly why, but I’d probably have enjoyed it more if it were 3-4 songs shorter.

Büro, Heidenheim, Deutschland. Schon so ein bisschen überbewertet.

One of the all time great Heavy Metal albums. Run's a little long. 2 or so tracks could have been cut for a tighter album. 4.5/5. Raising to 5. PS I'm just over a quarter of the way through this list now. I'm all for expanding my music knowledge/taste but my feeling is there is more disappointment than gems to be found. Starting to believe there isn't 1001 albums worth listening to before you die and this list could seriously be condensed. We'll keep trucking along though.

im an huge metallica fan and while its not like every song on this album is well known its still an great album for me

Could easily be the best album of the 90s. This album brought rock back to life for me after the land of the lost 80s. After watching the video Enter Sandman on MTV I bought the album then backtracked before the release of Load. What this album offers is what the band was and where they were heading over the next 3 or 4 releases.

I knew only two of these songs (the very well-known ones). The riffing is semi-decent (crunchy texture), but there are almost no off-beat rhythms, why is it so square? And I'm soon tired of the vocal style - I am quite open to cathartic music, but this is almost always shouty/angry, boring. So, Nothing Else Matters is great (better dynamic range), some other songs could be okay as one-off workout songs, but I wouldn't play this again as an album. I will keep choosing heavy rock / metal (eg Living Colour, Agriculture) that doesn't have this tedious shouty tone. Feeling generous, I say it's "Mix of Good and Bad", 5/10.

A metal classic, seen as some as the beginning of the end for Metallica, but was my first steps into heavier metal after growing up with Black Sabbath and Ozzy.

Хороший

I finally got around to this, been putting it off. It was alright, 3 stars. definitely some catchier moments here and I've heard a lot of these tracks before but I've always steered clear of Metallica before. My view have softened to them in recent years but not super impressed with this album.

This album is the beginning of the end of my interest in Metallica. I loved so much of this album when it came out, but I was also not thrilled with the move away from thrash. This is the last album of theirs that i liked. There are flashes of the Metallica I loved, but they had obviously turned a corner. "The Unforgiven" has always been iffy for me. I didn't hate it, but it wasn't my favorite on the album. and my opinion of it just ketp getting worse with each new installment of it. "Don't Tread On Me" is one of the low points on the album for me. "Through the Never" is a high point. It would have felt at home on AAJFA. The last 4 tracks of the album feel like them purging the last vestiges of AAJFA Metallica. 4 stars

The most uninteresting Metallica record. At least with Lulu, I can laugh at how absurdly misguided it is, and at minimum, St. Anger has a fun story as to why it’s so scuffed. This is just Metallica selling their souls, put to tape.

This has been my first listen through of a Metallica album, and it was an interesting listen but a little disappointing. The tone/timbre of everything is perfect, the drums are pounding, the vocals have that great gravelly quality, and the guitars sound perfectly chunky and electric... But the songs themselves just failed to wow me. Enter Sandman is of course a great track, but by the time I'm in the second half of the album my attention is really wanting, which really sucks because those other elements feel so great. I know Metallica has other albums that are held in a little more higher regard so I'm keeping my hopes up for when I get to those. Fav Track: 1 - Enter Sandman Best Three Track Run: 1, 2, 3

This album generator has been about expanding my musical horizons, but damn if I haven't had a long string of 'great' albums that I really didn't like much. Metallica's Black album is a familiar album. One I listened to many times over the years. This album was more or less my intro to Metallica, I wasn't familiar with their previous work when Enter Sandman blew up on radio and MTV when I was about 10. After familiarizing myself with everything from Kill Em All to And Justice For All, I can see how some people would find this an abrupt change to the sound of Metallica. Nevertheless, I love this album, there are so many timeless songs, from the aforementioned Enter Sandman, Whereever I May Roam, The Unforgiven Nothing Else Matters, this album is a powerful introduction to Metallica of the 90s.

Maybe 4.5? Enjoyed, but felt a bit same-y by the end. Would listen to more by them, though

This one feels like what I think of when I hear “metal.” The songs kind of all sound the same a little bit, but they’re good. I definitely played some of them on guitar hero

Glad to hear more of this iconic band - a whole album felt like a lot to me, personally, but I can recognize the mastery.

A little on the long side for not-my-preferred genre. But full of easily-recognizable hits.

BANG BANG BANG!!! YELL YELL YELL!!!! SCCCCRRRREAAAAAAAAMMM! yeah... I'll pass

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I’ve never been a huge Metallica fan, but this is the era I think of when I think of them. Great album. Probably my favorite that I’ve heard from them so far. Solid 4.5 stars

I liked Enter Sandman and Nothing Else Matters prior to listening to the album fully. It's not typically a genre I listen to, but it was a pretty enjoyable listen to be honest.

Heard Before? Duh. Notes: - dazzling guitar solos sounds pasted in from a better album. - ham fisted drumming and crawling tempos really help the stupid lyrics and overwrought singing stand out. - dull, obvious production accomplishes the "let's blend in with the worst of rock radio" goal. - yet another album on this list entirely bereft of interesting sounds. - I love metal and hate Metallica, but at least Master Of Puppets meant something to someone, unlike this dreck. Verdict: What if Metallica but bland riff rock? Listen Again? If only it were avoidable.

Some iconic songs and iconic sounds but songs like ‘tread on me’ are so cringe and proves how much Metallica sells out. I like my music to prioritise art of capital

Has a lot of great songs. “Enter Sandman”? Energetic opening. Then followed by “Sad But True”? Hell yeah. And then “The Unforgiven” and “Wherever I May Roam” makes it calmer. Also, “Nothing Else Matters” is very calm.

Bought this on cassette on the day it came out

Still not a group I reach for, but this album finds a way to transcend its genre without ever pretending to be anything but metal. It's quite the showcase of range and talent, and at the end of the day, it just straight up rocks.

I have no capacity to be objective about The Black Album. As soon as I press play, I immediately become 11 again. I think it's pretty good? I couldn't tell you for sure; the critical part of my brain is offline because of all the headbanging. Has a kickdrum ever sounded more ferocious? Not to an 11-year-old, I'll tell you that much.

Very nice

Riffs, Riffs and more F***ing Riffs! Too many of the songs are too long and the album seems to sit at the same tempo too much for me, but that's nit picking really, would be a 9 out of ten. The production and mixing are immaculate, as good as heavy guitars can sound really

The dads are right about this one, really good album for the gym and some really iconic songs, would listen to again even though heavy metal tends to sound samey to me