Metallica

Great rocking album. Metal made accessible to the masses. Musicianship spot on and lyrics well thought out. Amazing. Still, a 4.4 on my scale.

Favs: where ever i may roam, the unforgiving, and nothing else matters

a little long but an amazing album, i used to not like this kind of music but after the past couple of albums i’ve listened to i think i might be a fan, or at least be in the mood to listen to it, amazing album

Some great songs, but overall pretty mediocre by the lofty standards Metallica had set by this point. Favorite track: Wherever I May Roam

Good

classic

Not for me. I get there is some artistry here, but wow--I hate this. The song structure, the singing, and all the Metallica-y aspects of it just leave me cold. This also feels very dated. On to the next!

Raised on this record. Can’t believe it was my first one! Crazy!

its been a minute since i listened to this one!

Really struggled with whether to give this a four or a five... in the end, I'm going with five. Why: the good moments on it are extremely good and created a portal that brought the whole world into metal and metal into the whole world. For that it deserves eternal glory. My reservations... I always feel like I get kind of lost in the last third of the album. The worst moments make you say, "Great, a Metallica song like every other Metallica song." And even though I like the song, I'd be happy if I never had to hear the phrase "don't tread on me" again in my life. Still... look at The Blacklist. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Metallica_Blacklist ... look at the artists who took this album so deeply to heart. It's in all of us. When I pulled it at 10 p.m. last night, I put it on to go to sleep, because even though it's metal, it's as familiar and soothing as a lullaby. "And nothing else matters..."

Banger

As much as I love this album, it has a few skips for me that some of their other major albums, like Master of Puppets and Ride the Lightning, simply don't have. I'm actually surprised Ride the Lightning isn't on the list, as I consider it their best work.

Here’s the thing…I like Metallica…but this is my least fav Metallica. Love the thrash/punk vibes- the weird gothic doom ballad metal, not my thing.

Racist redneck rock music. I hate it.

Tää onkin sit vähän kinkkisempi arvostella. Eihän tää omissa listoissa mitenkään yllä MoPin, Justicen tai lightningin kanssa samalle sivulle, mutta on tässä oma viehätyksensä. Monia radioralleja jotka on kyllä täysin kuluneita jo, mutta eikai yleisestä liikasoitostakaan voi hirveesti pinnoja ottaa pois. Jos tätä levyä ei olis koskaan tehty niin Metallica ei varmaan olis koskaan noussut niin suureen suosioon kuin tänä päivänä (jos genre olisi pysynyt trässissä loppuun asti). Ei tälle kolmostakaan voi antaa ja ei tää vitoseen yllä.

Tää oli junnuna lempparilevy! Nyt reiska 30 vuotta myöhemmin on tässä pari ihan jees rokkibiisiä, mutta vähintään puolet aikamoista täyteSHITTIÄ. Annetaan vanhojen muistojen kunniaksi jotain 3 ja 4 välistä

Noniin, tätä levyä tuli kyllä ysärillä aika paljon kuunneltua. Levy, joka toi bändin tutuksi suurellekin yleisölle. Menohan on aika paljon aiemmista levyistä muuttunut, ja tämän jälkeen alkoikin sitten menemään enemmän ja enemmän huonompaan suuntaan. Mutta tämä oli vielä kovaa kamaa ja toimii kyllä edelleen. Ei yhtään huonoa biisiä joukossa ja saundit on mehevät. Larssin rummutkin on saatu levyllä kohdilleen. Selkee viis kautta viis.

Nojoo tääkö se on se levy mihin metallikan ois kantsinut lopettaa levyttäminen ja ruveta vaan vetään keikkaa Porissa ja muualla. Voihan tää se olla. Ei kuulunut lapsuuven saati nuoruuven suosikkeihin. Ei kuitenkaan niin rupinen kun se tsastiissi jota kuunneltiin par kuukautta sitten. Ohan tässä semmosta hittiä että on saatu miljuunaa tilille joka pojalle. Ei siis mulle mutta noille jotka tässä skulaa. Bassookin äänittäessä muistettu laittaa liuku ylös eikä unehtunut alas (heh heh). Vuan mitä tähän nyt sanois. No kyl ne alkupään levyt on parempia. Tää menee sitten enempi siihen samaan kun sunkvistin mika kysy popedalta että ottaako mieluummin kriitikoiden suitsutusta vai kesämökkitonttia. Tässä on sitten mötallikan jannut valinneet ne malibu-kartanot. Vai mitä helvettiä siellä isossa maailmassa onkaan. Alkaa vähän puuduttaan saundimaailma ja hönkiminen pidemmän päälle niin ei ihan pysty nelosta antaan. Samalla kun tietää että kyllä ne paremmat levyt sielt viel listaa kivutessa varmasti päästään kuunteleen niin säästetään sitten pistepotteja sinne sitten joo. Voihan se olla että menee marisemiseks niidenkin kohalla.

Kun ei lähe, niin ei lähe. Kuuntelin tämän autossa vielä kahden Metallican ystävän kanssa, mutta ei heidänkään kaunopuheisuus saanut minua vakuuttuneeksi. Oli tämä reilusti parempi kun se edellinen Metallican pläjäys, ja tästä oli jopa useampi kappale entuudestaan tuttuja. Mutta kun erityisesti tuo Hetfieldin laulu tökkii niin saatanan pahasti, että en oikeasti pysty kuuntelemaan. En ole muutenkaan vihaisuuden ystävä, niin miksi minun pitäisi kuunnella teeskenneltyä vihaisuutta puhkuvaa laulajaa. Vaikka vihasin tässäkin lähes jokaista levyn parissa vietettyä sekuntia, niin annetaan silti kaksi tähteä, oli tämä niin paljon parempi kun se edellinen.

I remember right before this came out VARA's Vuurwerk, the metal show on national radio in the Netherlands, broadcast the entire album. That's how big they already were before this album. They were already headlining in venues that were only slightly smaller than arenas. If you went into town, you were sure to meet some metalheads wearing Metallica T-shirts or patches. Still people say they sold out with this record. They didn't. It was a big risk to mellow out. They had a lot to lose. About the album itself: Contrary to a lot of 90s albums, it's not too long. It doesn't have any filler. But it's not my favorite album of theirs. It's a good gateway album to metal. It's heavier than the usual music you hear on the radio, but not all that heavy compared to modern metal. The singing is aggressive, but not over the top aggressive. To be fair, the singing is the weakest part. The singer has a range of about 3 notes. Favorite song: My Friend of Misery

Le gros son du black album, moi pas vraiment mon truc. 3 banger sur l'ensemble

Enter Sandman is a great song, overall the album was ok. Not my usual genre to listen to.

I listened to this album a lot when riding around with my Dad as a kid. That's why I wanted this listen-through to make me feel something, and all I felt was tired. Cliff's dead, they already indulged themselves to the max on the last album. Now it's time to get the guy that makes Motley Crue sound good and ride the angst wave into a new decade of arena tours. You can sell a lot of records without selling out. You can also sell a lot of records by selling out and that's what Metallica did.

I really enjoyed this album! I think this was my first time listening to a Metallica album all the way through and it was a great experience. They have a very distinct sound and vibe that automatically makes me go that’s Metallica! I don’t listen to much metal but this was a great album that I will be listening to again!

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Ah, the album that enraged most Metallica fans. If only they knew that St. Anger would come 12 years later. Whatever anyone says, this record is the one that made metal appeal to the masses and made Metallica be one of the greatest bands in history. Yes, you can say they sold out, but that doesn't mean that the album is bad. It's packed with hits! Some of the best songs ever are on this record. And I am saying that while being a fan of the early days of Metallica. This is an undeniable masterpiece and it definitely deserves to be on this list.

It’s fine

Great memories! ★★★★★

I liked the album a lot but I have to be in the mood to listen to it and I wasn’t. That being said I appreciate the complexity of the music and how it is different from their earlier work. Such good music. Oh and found out that The Unforgiven by Cage the Elephant is a cover… I like cte cover more

Me gusto escucharlo completo. No es mi estilo, pero es muyyy bueno 👌👌

conocía 2 temas de este álbum. nunca escuché metallica porque no son mi estilo, pero me gustaron varios temas!! wherever i may roam fue el q mas me gustó, tmb sad but true y holier than thou. la primera vez q lo escuché me pareció q empezaba con todo y después bajaba y se tornaba medio aburrido, pero después volví a escuchar los temas y me gustaron. gran álbum!! si pudiera le pondría 3.5 estrellas

This album made me 100x more productive at work while I listened.

It's a solid listen, smooth sequencing. The only Metallica song I know and listen to often is No Leaf Clover. Never got into the band, but I enjoyed this album and ended up liking many of the tracks. My favorite is probably Sad But True.

This would get such a higher rating if Lars and James weren't such dillweeds. Also, a lot of the music is repetitive but there are definitely some epic songs on this album. So like it's good for its time, mid for now, and it was just a minute before some of the best music of my generation: alt and grunge.

Good one

i saw them live twice this year incredible

Not my favorite, but my first.

So close no matter how far… Countless bangers throughout. Such a huge fan of this album! They have the perfect rock song on this album with Nothing Else Matters but other incredible songs with The Unforgiven and Enter Sandman! Everyone should admire the greatness here!

Maybe controversial to give 4 (instead of 5), but a great album nonetheless.

It was okay, recognized some of the songs 2.70

Some classics - enter sandman, the unforgiven, nothing else matters - but the rest is a little same same for me. Straight 3

I liked this more than Master of Puppets. Still a little same-y at times, but the production is spot on and the songs kick ass. Great introduction to metal to noobies like myself. This record deserves its place on the list.

It’s good… each song is just a little long.

metallic.

#20 🤘🤘🤘

Fantastic Easy listening. If you like the concept of riffs listen to this.

I've spent the greater part of my adult life chasing bands with pedal steel guitars, fiddler and banjos... sadly depriving myself of heavier music like this. Gotta listen to Metallica more often. Much more often.

One of the albums that heralded me towards my heavier proclivities. Not my favorite thrash metal band, and not my favorite album by Metallica, but there is a reason this is gateway metal music. It’s approachable and still maintains some teeth.

Oh boy, here is this divisive album. Before I ramble too much further, I want it to be known that I enjoy Metallica's self-titled, as well as "...And Justice for All," as well as their earlier albums too. I know, it's heresy. Maybe they "sold out," whatever that means. It's not like they pulled a complete Maroon 5, stopped writing their own songs and became essentially a karaoke band for other people's material so they can make money. I look at the Black Album this way. Would I ever have heard any of Metallica's music in-depth should I have never purchased this album? Probably. Would I ever have listened to Metallica's other albums if I had not purchased this album? Probably not. This album was a gateway drug into harder music. So rather than be angry Metallica "sold out," I'm happy they produced something that was still hard rock but still digestible for 12 or 13-year-old me. It opened my eyes to another type of music that wasn't the music I was listening to at the time. If I had to nitpick, I would say 1-2 songs could be cut, just to reduce the run time. Yet, there is not a bad song on this album and so I don't hear too much fat that needs to be cut. The closest would be one of the last 3 songs. It's not they are even bad songs but the cut would only be for run time purposes.

Great album! Though the remaster doesn’t scratch the nostalgia itch really well. Looked around for the original and enjoyed it again.

Melodic Metallica. Lyrics not based on novels or war. This was a pretty big change and the Kill ‘Em All fans didn’t see it coming.

Some very great songs on here but also a ton of filler here so it's hard to give it above a 7/10, still some classics here though

A seminal heavy metal album, turning a page on the genre and etching a sound that is still recognizable today. Make no mistakes. I don’t like it. It’s not my cup of tea at all but there are still some gems on this album. Honestly the hardest part for me to swallow is that people take this seriously. Couple the vocals with the lyrics and it reads to me as ‘I am sooo badass. I’m a step-dad from Jersey, who slams Monsters, and is overly protective of his daughter from his first marriage, and if you mess with me I’ll pull out the national gaurd training I received at Fort Benning in 1991.’

Oh boy. I guess it’s high time, but I don’t anticipate liking much beyond the singles. I also wouldn’t be surprised if I was wrong and like a lot of this, though. — My second guess was correct. This is close-ish to rounding up to a 5, maybe a 4.3 or 4.4, but it does not round up in the end. I was somewhat surprised to discover that even today this kind of music is still considered “heavy” metal. This is like, barely one step heavier than Ghost, I’m sorry. I guess maybe I’m not as unable to enjoy the “heavier” stuff as I thought. Possibly the worst aged carelessly jingoistic song title ever, hah. But it’s also a good song. Overall a solid one and despite the ways in which modern metal has surpassed it in heaviness (if I even know what that term means, I’m not sure anymore!) the music standing alone from its genre tag hasn’t aged badly at all. Will definitely be returning, and not like my last 4-star (3+3 by The Isley Brothers) where I’d mostly put it on during sex or dinner or something. If I put this on during sex or a nice dinner party I’m a doppelgänger and you have to kill me. Thanks.

Metallica had taken as far as they could their sound, so the natural thing to do was to strip that thing down and it revealed that they have some great chops. Wish it was a bit shorter, some songs just go on for days(totally fine in some cases, others less so). The bass shines on this one, who would've thought that giving a bit of low end would work for them?

I respect it, but I don't like it.

Classic.

Every ending is a new beginning...

When I saw this on the list I thought it'd be an easy 5 stars, knowing many of the songs before. And the first half sure delivers, with almost every song being a hit song. But then the second half comes. And apart from 'Nothing Else Matters', which might be one of the best metal ballads of all time, there is not much else to be excited about. 'Through The Never' sounds like a worse version of 'Master of Puppets', and the other songs just aren't interesting. Perhaps you've grown a bit too used to the formula at this point? Not sure. With that in mind, I have to say this has dropped to a 4 for me. When half of the album is really good, and the other half not, it's hard to justify it being a stellar album. PS. I just have to get it to writing that Metallica sure knows how to nail a sweet snare drum sound. Must be the juiciest snare sound I've ever heard on this record.

Such a strong start of a record with “Enter Sandman” and “Sad But True”. I remember learning guitar and trying to play multiple riffs from this album. I found the tabs and video lessons on someones personal homepage which filmed the riffs from 4 different angles. Here that kids?! There were other places than youtube before! Anyway, as mentioned, strong start, classic Metallica. It continues with the ok “Holier than thou” before another strong hit in “The Unforgiven”. Somewhere during the next few tracks I realized that the songs are getting samey and not quite as good as I remember. Is it the 90s that are back and ruining rock music?! Who knows. Luckily “Nothing Else Matters” comes on and cements its five star rating. Not Metallica’s strongest album but one of their best still.

great album

What an album! "Back in black" for Metallica fans So many great songs, and the start of a change in direction but still fairly faithful to their old fans, and showing off their writing chops

a couple good songs but a little too grunge heavy

Beh, che dire. Potente, cattivo, metal vero. Tante hit, un album da avere.

and another metal icon

Fire

3.5

4.0

No words needed

- First song was very familiar and fun, but the last part of it less fun, - Second song a bit boring (Sad but true)

This album is the single, clearest marker of the end of metal's 80s heyday and the beginning of its 90s decline. Still, the "Enter Sandman" video was my entry to a lifetime of metal fandom, and the black album tour was my first big concert. Young Me, however, quickly moved to the more extreme subgenres and took every chance to shit on this album and call Metallica sellouts. Now that some time has passed, I appreciate this over-produced, carefully written hard-rock monstrosity for the special entity it is.

What surprised me the most was that I didn't hate the album. Heavy metal music has never been my go to music, but with the slower, heavier sound of this album, I thought it was more than long and loud guitar riffs which would often hurt my back teeth; plus, it was a nice change from the electronic music I had to listen to yesterday. Still, I'm not a big fan as the lyrics were quite depressing. My biggest problem with the album is that so many of the songs have the same sound, so it becomes hard to distinguish one song from the other; still, best song: "Enter Sandman", worst songs: "Wherever I May Roam" although it could have been, "The Struggle Within" or "Of Wolf And Man" also as they all sounded pretty much the same to me.

Metal is not one of my favorite genres, but can’t deny the musical stylings of the black album. From the banger of enter sandman, to my favorite sad but true (revisiting the multiple muse of addiction for the band). The whole album, even the songs that aren’t well known are well made and are the most accessible metals ever been to me. Classic album worthy of its place in music history

Best: "Enter Sandman" Worst: "The Struggle Within"

I'm fighting against nostalgia for this one. At Virginia Tech (college I went to), the opening song for football games is the opening to Enter Sandman, and everyone in the stands literally jumps continuously during the opening. It's an exciting amount of energy (especially for such a mediocre sportsball team). Overall though, I think this is a 3/5 for me, but nostalgia is imploring me to push it to 4/5 just for the opening song.

When I saw this pop up as my album for the day, I just groaned. Not because I hate the album, no, it’s the opposite. I love this album, but I do kind of hate it. Let me explain. I had tried to get into Metallica around the And Justice For All album, but I didn’t like James Hetfield’s singing voice, or more correctly, yelling voice. But I joined the Columbia House CD Club, remember those? You sign up and get like 12 CDs for a penny and then you never buy anything again, or rahter, you never send them money for any CD they send you thereafter. They eventually get tired of coming after you and besides, I was like 14 or 15. Anyway, I happened to get a remastered version of Kill ‘Em All, Metallica's debut album, and I loved it. I then got all the Metallica albums leading up to the Black Album. When the Black Album came out, I drove to Owensboro to WaxWorks and bought it. I think I put it in my CD player and it only left it to go into another CD player. I legit listened to it for forever. It got to the point where it was too much and I had to stop. Then every time I heard a song off the album, I’d cringe, especially Enter Sandman, which is one of the greatest rock songs ever written. I'd just gone too far, got burnt out. Listening to it now, it doesn’t fill me with the same excitement or even nostalgia, but the songs are undeniable, except for The Unforgiven. I never could get into that song. I have no idea why. It’s not because it’s essentially a ballad, because I love Nothing Else Matters and that is a ballad. However, after The Unforgiven, you get Wherever I May Roam, a heavy road anthem. I wanted to talk about people who think Metallica got soft with the Black Album. I don’t think they got soft. I think they got heavier. Many of the songs on the Black Album are almost sludge or doom metal. Slow-moving, heavy arse songs that groove. I mean, were people complaining about And Justice For All being a prog album? It most certainly was. You can’t listen to the title track and not tell me that isn’t a song Dream Theater would love to play. Anyway, the Black Album is great. It may be the best heavy rock record ever made. It definitely had the effect Metallica wanted, it pushed their music out not just to the metalheads but to everyone, for better or for worse. If you haven’t listened to this album, you should. If you hate, or think you hate, heavy rock and metal, this album will open your eyes. Now, my personal favorites on this album that I still love and will listen to? Sad But True, one of the heaviest songs ever; Through the Never, just relentless; The Struggle Within, one of the few songs that could have been on And Justice For All or Master of Puppets. But the whole album is great and if you haven’t heard, you should immediately.

This is one of my favorite albums. I would argue that it is THE thrash metal album. Many hits that are so iconic that they're still frequently used today. It's also a pretty complete album in terms of flow between tracks and distinct sound.

Enter Sandman rocks. The rest sounds like those kids in high school who wore jeans jackets

This is the soundtrack to my childhood. My 30 or 40 something parents are working out in the basement on Saturday and I’m trolling around lifting one pound weights like I’m Arnold S. Good stuff. Nothing else matters.

Yeah well. Plays of this one would be in the thousands. Far from my favourite from Metallica, but still a good spin.

Great guitar, awful vocals except for Nothing Else Matters.

Actually enjoyed this one. Enough interesting music and lyrics

Another album I've listened to a bunch when I was younger, not as good as the first four albums in my opinion because I much prefer the thrashiness of those, but it's still really solid and has some great tracks, especially in the first half.

Sure, I suppose it belongs on this list for posterity.

Listened to this lifting weights after a breakup

Metalheads criticize this album because it is too accessible. Fuck that. Punk is the appropriate genre for music is about attitude. This is a hill I'm willing to die on. This is just seriously great hard rock. It is a perfect pick for this genre and this project.

Fascinating. Been meaning to listen for a while but not sure it would’ve hit the same.

Nothing Else Matters ist genial. Ansonsten auch ziemlich gute Songs.

Hard to rate this one. I loved this album in the 90s and for the most part it holds up. People who weren't there can't know how revolutionary this album was. It was metal that got RADIO PLAY. And yeah, some of these lyrics make me cringe right out of my skin now, but that may be more of how I've grown as a person than anything else. I can't bring myself to give it anything less than 5 stars, even though if I were being honest, it's probably only a 4 to me now.

What's to say about it -- it just hits.

Love this album. Brings me back to my childhood when I first started playing guitar. Enter sandman rips as the intro

Ah hell yes here we go! Good to finally get to something heavy! Although their best albums were before this one, this is a pretty important piece of the puzzle regarding this band’s history. There’s no denying how fucking awesome this album sounds! Huge props to Bob Rock and his team for recording and mixing some of the greatest tones in heavy music history. The slower tempos really fit this new style and recording. It basically shows you how important Black Sabbath is to heavy music! It’s still a little disconcerting to hear how much they simplified thei riffs and songs but they knew what they were doing because this is the beginning of them becoming one of the greatest and most popular heavy metal bands ever. Although a bit long, because of the age of cds at this point in time, they really do a good job with each and every song on this album. They really learned from the last album how to throw in some good arrangement tricks in their songs and there’s definitely some good ones here to keep things interesting. The only thing preventing this from a perfect score is the fact that their best albums were before this, in a different style, so I hope those albums come up at some point on this journey. Otherwise, yes, this album is essential listening for anyone who considers themselves a music fan. And those who don’t know this band should absolutely check out all of their previous albums!

Nothing upsetting, nothing thrilling. Bog standard heavy metal to my untrained ear. I expected more.

Fine.

*Solid rock/metal album with some bangers- Enter Sandman, Nothing Else Matters, etc.

Yeah it was ok. I feel like I have personal biases against Metallica. I didn't dislike the songs but didn't like them either.

Riffs are thick and tasty! Clean production, vocals melodic and controlled. Some unbelievably sick, iconic tunes. Nothing Else Matters and Enter Sandman have Godlike status. Sad But True is my favourite. Dark lyrics are not always for me but I cant imagine anything else accompanying the music. An epic journey of tasty riffs and wild, piercing solos. 9/10

There are a few Metallica songs that I like but their entire albums are a little too repetitive and boring for me. Sandman is a decent song and representative of their sound but the rest of the album had a lot of posturing and overindulgent noodling. A few hooks would've gone a long way.

Awesome slab of brooding rock from start to finish Bolder, rounded and polished sound compared to previous albums

Metallica used to be my favorite band. Then they hired Bob Rock to produce this. The Black Album was the beginning of the end. Good for them for the commercial success but it’s not for me.

There are some heavy hitters here, and then there's the rest of the album. You can tell this is probably the most commercial album in Metallica's discography, mainly due to the sound they decided to capture. I don't really know how to describe that in words, but tracks such as "Wherever I May Roam" and the iconic "Enter Sandman" sort of reinforce that feeling. This all leads me to share the same thoughts I had with their previous album on this list, "...And Justice For All", in that it all sounds a little one-dimensional to me. The song structures just never really differ from track to track and it all becomes a tad exhausting to listen to. Ballads such as "The Unforgiven" and "Nothing Else Matters" act as a change of pace here and there, but ultimately this doesn't strike me as *that* influential of a metal record. I stand by my opinion of preferring Metallica's earlier, thrashier stuff.

I liked the ones that everyone likes

Amazing!

Vel... ikke helt min greie.

the guitar and the drum...

Just not my favorite. Some replayability but ultimately just not my type of music

Banger

Good but not their best

The metal album that is Practically Perfect in every way. Damn, those songs are fire.

Wonderful, good all the way through.

Not a big Metallica fan but, always enjoy listening to Enter Sandman, The Unforgiven and Nothing Else Matters.

Its okay. There's a couple songs that I might have enjoyed if I hadn't heard them as a kid, but overall a little heavy for my taste.

Masterpiece

nawet 6!

Never really liked Metallica. This kind of confirmed it.

Nearly didn’t listen to the first of my 1001 albums, thinking I knew the score already - and then realised that is totally contra to the spirit of the exercise. Glad I engaged and tried hard to think about why it doesn’t resonate for me. Essentially it is incredibly uncool. Cool isn’t everything, of course, and probably it should matter less to me - hence choosing to engage in the 1001 albums. Never less, despite crisp production, super tight drumming and skilled musicianship, this is dreadful. Monotonous, moaning and carping, far far less clever than it believes itself to be. Adolescent bedroom discontent with the world, with none of the energy and drive of adolescence that moves us forward.

Heard several of these before. Not bad.

Like Abbey Road for Black Metal enthusiasts

AGRRGHJJHHHH GOTTA LOVE SOME METALLLICAA!!! i dont like this album as much in comparison to the first 4 albums, but you gotta admit it still is pretty solid album. no skips for me.

songs everyone knows but there are better Metallica albums.

Solid album

Haven't really been a big Metallica fan, but this looks like a good one. Enter Sandman - 10/10. Iconic guitar intro. I'll try to ignore the flashbacks to Mariano Rivera walking in to this intro throughout the 90's. Exactly the hard, uncompromising sound I expect from Metallica. Nice guitar solo in the bridge. Not my taste in music, but it is almost perfect. Sad But True - 8/10. Again, the hard, uncompromising, simple sound of Metallica, but with some interesting rhythmic refinements at places. Holier Than Thou - 6/10. Feels very generic hair metal. Well done, but generic. The Unforgiven - 10/10. A very different feel in the intro, and I like it. This has always been one of the Metallica songs I liked. Great musicianship. No notes. Wherever I May Roam - 6/10. Generic Metallica song about touring. Not bad, but not great, either. Don't Tread on Me - 7/10. I like the West Side Story callout in the intro. Little things like showing that the band is more than just knuckle-dragging hard metal players makes songs better. Through the Never - 6/10. Generic Metallica. Nothing Else Matters - 10/10. Great tune. Somehow Metallica doesn't feel out of place playing a slow, waltz-time Power Ballad. This, more than the thrashing of other songs, showcases how good the musicians are in this band. Of Wolf and Man - 7/10. More variety than the generic thrash metal of the worse tracks on this album. The God that Failed - 8/10. Good. I can hear some deep pain in the lyrics. I don't know what happened, but it elevates the song. My Friend of Misery - 6/10. Generic. The Struggle Within - 6/10. Generic. Overall Rating 3.75/5 (7.50/10). Nothing really bad on this album. Couple of real greats, but it was spotty (probably because thrash/hair metal isn't really my preference).

Great album of aggressive but melodic rock! Apart from the classic songs, all the other tracks were good.

Solid 🪨

rock

I loved metal back in 2021, now its okay, one of my favorites songs of all time is enter sandman 4/5

Veerry good album, a classic, some beloved songs there, a few of the albums in this genre i actually like, tho still not my cup of tea.

Estifi que j’ai écouté cet album (et quelques autres de Metallica et des Beastie Boys) avant des parties quand je jouais au hockey Pee-Wee, Bantam et Midget,

Ça sonne comme de la tonne de briques, du Metallica à son meilleur, avec les hallucinations auditives (nous pondons des oeufs et coui coui ils sont doux), des riffs avec des gammes orientales, des solo avec wah wah. Alice trouvait que c'était trop stimulant (ses mots) par contre, j'ai dû interrompre l'album au milieu pour le reprendre plus tard

Je préfère ça à Master of Puppets… ce qui est surement une hérésie à affirmer dans le monde des métalleux. Mais j’aime beaucoup leur riffs vraiment lours ici, plus que le trash metal super rapide. Juste me suis même surpris à faire un « devil » avec ma main et à headbanger pendant Enter Sandman!

One of their best albums. I already own this.

This is one of, if not the first album from this list that I have listened to many times, so no surprise that is it maybe my favorite album so far. No groundbreaking observations this time around, except I have really grown to appreciate more "rock" style drums in metal. The drummer can still provide plenty of drive, while also reinforcing melodies and giving more character to the song than a lot of metal drumming. 5/5.

Pretty damn good metal, very accessible music in general. I couldn't say I'd listen to most of this again, as metal isn't really my vibe, but it's still admittedly great.

Pretty straightforward metal

Another game changing album. This is the record that introduced me to Metallica when I was a kid. I’ve never been a huge fan but as the years go by the more I dig these dudes. This album is top notch.

Classic

This album rules.

amazing

An absolute classic.

🤘🏻 - it's five ⭐️’s!

There aren't enough stars in the universe to properly rate this album.

An album which you can go through without skipping any song, and sing along, is a good one! A heavy metal milestone!!!

I have heard so much Metallica. They have been massively overplayed. That's not their fault, I'm just tired of it.

Exit light, motherfucker. Top album of Metallica, dude.

top 3: - enter sandman - the unforgiven - nothing else matters

Always a great listen!

Great metal album, I think it isn't quite on the level of master of puppets and ride the lightning for me. Overall enjoyed though

Absolute classic

Nota: 3.0

Sandman never gets old. Very polished and even has a bass player. Would I listen to again? Definitely.

I've heard it's one of their best. I'll take your word for it. Not a fan.

There is a fine line between majestic and ludicrous. This triggered memories of listening to’Nothing Else Matters on repeat. Much like another reviewer on here I have been trying to find excuses not to give this a 5. I can’t

To give some context for this review, I have no nostalgia for or emotional attachment to the music of Metallica. I have never listened to one of their albums front to back and I've only heard bits & pieces of a few tracks ("Nothing Else Matters," "Master of Puppets" and "One") thanks to Hardwell, Stranger Things and Guitar Hero III. Yes, I'm THAT normie. In spite of this (and partially because of this), I've quietly been very excited for the Generator to eventually give me some Metallica. The combination of how much I liked Lynyrd Skynyrd's debut album and how much I disliked Slipknot's All Hope Is Gone made me curious how the band most synonymous with metal (and the best-selling artist in the genre) would fare. I also listened to my first Lou Reed album very recently and was waiting to give Lulu a listen until I could ingest some "normal" Metallica, so getting their self-titled LP as today's assignment was a huge treat. At least, I thought it was going to be a treat. I won't beat around the bush here... I can't say in good faith that I'm a fan of this album. I guess my main issue is that I just don't really like James Hetfield's vocals and they're pretty hard to escape from here. Most of the tracks have decent guitar solos and those certainly help break up the longer vocal sections, but the instrumentals are rarely ever compelling enough to make sitting through minutes upon minutes of unbearably “masculine” vocals worth the wait. Another thing I knew about Metallica going into this album is that Lars Ulrich is often referred to as a bad/terrible drummer. I always assumed people were being needlessly harsh (and I still think that, for the most part), but I can kind of see what they're talking about after listening through The Black Album. His drumming usually gets the job done here, but it's not particularly technical and there were a few moments where it sounded like he was wandering off the grid, which got a bit distracting. I did enjoy this album a few degrees more than All Hope Is Gone and feel like it deserves a higher rating, but I'd also be more annoyed with someone putting it on over other albums that I've rated three stars, so I'm a bit stuck here. I'm feeling nice today, so I'll go three and cede that perhaps this is a good album in a genre I generally don't care for – I like metalcore, alternative metal and progressive metal, but maybe thrash metal just isn't my thing. Oddly enough, I think I'm even more excited to listen to Lulu now – I just can't envision how Lou Reed & Metallica would work together and I have to know what it sounds like! Will report back on that in my next Metallica (or Lou/TVU) review, assuming I have anything interesting to say. Highlights: Enter Sandman, Holier Than Thou, Wherever I May Roam, Nothing Else Matters

I’m a little disappointed I didn’t like this more. “Enter Sandman” is cool and all, but feels sort of cliche to me now. And the other tracks just didn’t do much for me. Maybe it’s the singer’s limited vocal range?

I’m not often in the mood for this genre, but this is the album to turn to if I am. Some songs are lifted by the strength of several great songs, which is the reason for the perfect rating. The Grammy was deserved.

I still enjoy it, though not as much as 30+ years ago. 4.5*

My first time giving Metallica a proper go, and whilst this has some big tunes on it I am not immediately in love. Perhaps I had quite high expectations after how much I enjoyed Slayer last week, but I found this to be quite a long slog. Enter Sandman is undoubtedly the highlight with its iconic riff, and benefits from being the first track to hit your ears. After that though I felt the album becomes quite a one-dimensional marathon, chugging along for a full hour. There are definitely some great parts in there, the sitar that opens The Unforgiven, some sweet solos, and Nothing Else Matters is a welcome vibe shift. I also like The Struggle Within with its slippery time signatures and faster tempo, but by that point in the album I was running out of stamina. I struggle to think of defining features of the other songs on here. I'm sure many of these songs are great on their own, but as a total package they are all a bit much for me. I also totally recognise the epic legacy this album has had, and do want to check out earlier Metallica. I think I prefer the faster side of thrash.

Nope by Nope

Going to see them next year but this is the 1st time i have listened to a full album of them. Good album.

Pretty good all round not quite as good as master of puppets, ride the lightning or justice

Good metal album; really have to be doing the right thing to be listening to metal

I don't even like Metallica that much but after some crappy Bee Gees album, I am so ready to rock. Turns out, one's opinion of Metallica shouldn't matter much...this is a 5-star album by all metrics. First of all, similar to an album like Fleetwood Mac's Rumours, the sheer amount of songs on this that saw significant radio play is insane. Secondly, the guitar work, drums, and vocals are all top notch and work incredibly well together. There is a cohesive sound throughout but unlike many bands with a signature sound, the songs don't get too repetitive. The last couple of songs weren't as strong as the rest, but I don't think there was a bad song on the album. Metallica, I take back most of the bad things I've said about you--you have not only at least one great album in you, you have a masterpiece.

Enter Sandman

An album ive listened to a bunch, really enjoyex rediscovering it.

100%!!!!!!!

4- Stars (10/15)

Some great songs coupled with some classic Metallica heavy metal. A bit more melodic than previous albums.

Wow! I really enjoyed that, what I blast! I knew Enter Sandman obs but I didn’t think I would get into the whole album, but I did. I shall be playing this again and maybe even attempting to drum along!

This album is a classic; no notes.

This album felt long, but there’s plenty of crucial Metallica in there.

I have a hard time choosing between this album and Master of Puppets as my favorite Metallica album. Stylistically they're quite different, as the Black album isn't thrash at all, but has a ton of great tracks that are timeless.

4 de 5

Nothing like enter sandman at 6AM to get you hyped for a workout. It’s good but not something I would listen to casually

Descendants of Spinal Tap, but with nary a whiff of irony.

9/1001 I played the crap out of this when it came out. Probably would rate it five stars then. Honestly hasn’t gotten a lot of plays in the 2000’s though. Still sounds great.

Oh yeah. Oh fuck yeah. Hey, I get it. It's not their best album. But it's the first album of theirs that I heard and while I'd rather listen to the stuff that came before it, this is an album that cannot be ignored. It's rare that I pull this one out when I want to listen to Metallica, but when I do I'm transported back to being 12 years old and getting this album.

5/10

I'm not the biggest Metallica fan in the world, but I've always appreciated them. And this album is just full of bangers. I'd probably give it a 4.5, but it's gotta be rounded up.

Okay, stay with me for this one. Is this Metallica's best album? No. Is this a great thrash metal album? No. Is this one of the best metal albums? No. Is this one of the most important albums ever? Yes. The Black Album is forever the gateway album to other things. This was the album everyone got into (thank you Enter Sandman and The Unforgiven). It was the album everyone owned and everyone had to own. For some, maybe it was the heaviest thing they'd ever own. For many, many others though from The Black Album we learned about Master of Puppets. And from Master of Puppets we learned about the Big 3 (though truth be told, it was probably just Slayer because Megadeth was just as big with Symphony of Destruction) . And from the Big 3, we learned about Flotsam and Jetsam, Anthrax, Testament, Sepultura, Overkill. This isn't Abbey Road, or The Wall, or Kind of Blue. It's musicality will surely be in question by many. But it's importance in the culture of 1991 and the metal world in general can not be understated in the ability to bond wayward youth together into something larger. And for that it earns every one of its five stars.

Sehr gut, aber nichts für schwache Ohren.

Interesting cultural influence with some experimental instruments often used throughout, although almost always joined by a familiar chug guitar. Overall a good album from a solid band. Nothing else matters an epic that must be listened to.

Classic tracks, and although more commercial than their earlier thrash days brought metal to a whole new audience so due some kudos for that. Sounds polished, feels a little long towards the end but a good listen to a band I don’t stick on often. Chugs galore.

a classic!

Disclaimer: this band gave me life and ears when I was a kid, and still makes me shake like a mfer. So this one is personal. Probably the band that influenced me the most, and my taste. With that, I can NOT give it 5 stars, at least ehis album. Yeah, it's probably the most known. Yeah, it has some singles and Enter Sandman. But it lacks bite and irreverence. And comparing it to their earlier works only makes it worse. TLDR: 4 stars, and waiting for Master of Puppets to be sugested.

loved it

According to some critics, this album represents Metallica's move from their earlier thrash metal brilliance to mainstream commercial rock. I agree, and I am thankful. That said, the move isn't significant enough to make me a fan. I can easily respect and appreciate the work and move toward maturity. It sounds great and has a few memorable standards. They just won't be standards in my listening history.

I have mixed feelings on this one. It was their first album I listened to, and I dug it. That was 25 years ago at this point, and my taste in metal has grown a lot since then. I liked this album at the time, but it doesn't really hold up for me. It's got some good stuff, but the overall tone just doesn't sit well with me anymore.

Really good. First entire metal album and loved it it

Really good. A bit long and a few songs didn't hit for me, but there are 3 or 4 amazing songs and another 3 or 4 really good songs. A bit of nostalgia for me too as I definitely listened to this album when I was a kid.

Absolute legends. Banger from start to finish.

The sell-out album. The metal album for plebeians. I feel as though I can only say this as someone born after this album was released but I think expecting any kind of band to only release the same kind of music for their entire duration as a band is... a little grim. While I can sympathise with disappointed fans with the direction of Metallica (especially with the releases after this album!), I think there's a definitely place for digestible heavy metal albums like this - especially in the 90s. And I think Metallica achieved that incredibly well with this album. Honestly, I think Metallica will be one of those bands that people will listen to for years to come... both for this album and their previous thrash metal work. As for my own enjoyment of this album, I initially rated this a 4/5 but I really not sure I get the same enjoyment of it in 2025. It's a little bit too slow, maybe? or predictable? or, dare I say, pop-centric? Thinking about it a little more, I think it's because this is more like a hard rock album masquerading as a heavy metal album. Hard rock is the kind of sound that Metallica would focus on in their next two albums, and which haters would probably argue is exactly the kind of radio-friendly sound that sell-outs would go for. I think Enter Sandman is undeniably a good song, albeit cursed by the radio and dads forever. My favourites from this release are: The Unforgiven, Wherever I May Roam, and Nothing Else Matters. I think I'm going to downgrade this to a 3.5 but it remains an album, similar to Nirvana's Nevermind that I'm not going to judge someone for enjoying.

Альбом четко выверенный и сделанный по всем правилам, звучит хорошо! Не моя любимая музыка, но сделано все в целом круто и добротно

Unholy and godly

Classic!

Acabo de escuchar el black album. Para alguien quien no está acostumbrado al Metal, es un disco amigable. Muchos clasicos, temas heavy pero no taaaan heavy. Riffs que son faciles de escuchar, sin solos virtuosos tipicos del metal que te ponen a dormir, la bateria siempre basica y simple de Lars. Buena musica en general. 4 por los mega clasicos

Excellent level of production. This is a very well-polished metal album, which is great because… it doesn’t always sound like metal. There’s melodies and ballads, and those are the highlights that made this an all-time classic.

Better than I thought it'd be. Enter Sandman is a banger.

This might be the finest heavy metal album out there. This self-titled album is longer than I traditionally like, but Metallica kept the bangers coming, one after another, so much that I didn't notice the length. I also usually enjoy albums with more of a variety; Metallica is very good at what they do, but their hits especially sound similar, but again I didn't mind it. The guitar and drums went so hard, and the arrangement was well done.

This is SUCH a great metal album. This album is chock full of Metallica bangers, so many of them with delicious guitar riffs that many know and love. This is a lot less thrashy then a lot of their work, and just leans into a heavier sound in general. Suffice to say that this strategy works well for them here, because this may very well be Metallica's magnum opus, and no doubt one of the magnum opuses of the entire metal genre.

Better than ...And Justice For All by a long way.

Undeniable classic with so many bangers! It starts so strong and then falls a way a bit I feel and loses my interest slightly but on the whole, great album. Favourite track: Sad but true

Top

I like the earlier Metallica, but their decadence started here. I get bored listening to this álbum. 3 or 4 songs are quite good, the rest are unforgivenly forgettable.

Saw this pop up and immediately thought, "ugh I don't want to listen to it." I know it's a "good album" and I have listened to it before, pretty recently actually, but my gut reaction here is gonna make it a 2 at best. Older Metallica I would've been jazzed to listen to.

Jo, geil

So many great songs

Absolute cinema. El mejor álbum de metal de la historia bajo mi punto de vista, un absoluto 10.

insufferable heavy rock music that screams look how hard I am, but I will throw in some rock ballads to make me look edgy for the ladies. I know unforgiven, Enter Sandman and Nothing Else Matters and thats about as much as I can say about those 3 songs. I had no pleasure listening to this, but it was not completely unbearable. 2 stars

This is their radio album. Enter Sandman is trite. One is classic. Some filler, some heavy. Not their best work, this is when it all started falling apart...

Lacks the ornate musicianship of previous but still absolutely slaps, and Nothing Else Matters is a beautiful song

Not a single bad track

Not a metal fan. Musically, I enjoyed the album. Lyrically, found it wavered between cheesy and pleadingly sincere.

While I think this is a good album with some absolute Metallica classics, I believe that RtL,MoP and AJFA are just better overall.

Every song is top notch! An outrageous amount of hooks that make metal accessible

Yes! 😍 Saturday morning. Coffee. This album. NB. Hmmm, this review was from those weeks ago, when this album was available during the weekend. Well, nothing has changed. Still have my coffee this morning and still this album is a yes! :)

Good ablum. amazing few smash hits. Can compare to likes of Thriller but half songs are not that memorable and can not say that it was that influential comparing to the previous work of theirs.

TIL i cannot stand a full Metallica album 😅 i obv knew the three hits beforehand, enter sandman, the unforgiven and nothing else matters. the unforgiven the best song on here, every other song besides the hits are absolutely tedious to get through. i noticed am absolutely not a fan of this sound 😆 and i say this having learned nothing else matters on the guitar very early when i picked up the instrument. YEAH YEAH!! WOAH WOAH!! look up joshua woo’s parodies of metallica on social media. it’s spot on. 2/5 ⭐️⭐️

One of the best metal bands of all time and this album proves it. Listen to it frequently and never bored.

This album slaps so fucking hard it makes me wanna go 50 mph in a residential area

Solid uncontroversial metal.

Struggled understanding the lyrics and the panting but very pleasant!

My uni mate loved Metallica. He tried for a number of years to convince me. Never quite got there with Heavy Metal. Going 3 stars in honour of Jools!

Listened to Enter Sandman and actually quite enjoyed it. Briefly worried I might have missed out on 30 years' enjoyment. Further listening reassured me that wasn't the case. Relieved.

My favorite Metallica album so far

frickin awesome

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

rock para papais que choram ouvindo nothing else matters depois de 12 latões (um abraço meu tio eduardo) eh o marco do afastamento deles do thrash metal né, o que não quer dizer coisa boa. tem pelo menos 3 "clássicos" deles aqui e nem isso salva. muito bom pra quem gosta, eu não gosto tanto não

Hard

It may not be my style, but it’s not horrible

hate it

This is a solid album, but the heaviness (in particular in sounds) weighs it down. I do think it is too cohesive and in his own world to truly be great in my opinion. There is no question it should be there, or that it is worth a listen, but I understand why the hit is Nothing Else Matters, a gorgeous song, and probably the only one who doesn't sound like the others. I also think the songs are generally too long, 1H plus for twelve tracks it feels quite slow which is surprising for a metal/rock album. On the positive side it has energy, depth, and ambition. I could have used some fun, but overall I did enjoy listening to it

After reviewing "...and justice for all", I came into this expecting the worst, and was pleasantly surprised. I like the slower, more methodic sound, the bass is actually present, and the use of atypical instrumentation in metal was cool.

For a self titled album this certainly hits all the marks. Distinctive sound the set up a future of politically/historically charged metal. This is the Metallica people know and love, and it has good reason to be remembered the way it is.

This is the album that the guy next door in the student dorm kept playing over and over. So, despite myself, I know every note. It's a decent album. Not my thing but I'm forever grateful that my neighbour wasn't into worse music.

Metallica are legendary, however I've never been much of one for metal. I suprisingly enjoyed the first half of the album, but by the second half it really felt like Metallica had used up all of their ideas and the rest of the songs dragged on and were all a bit samey.

Very great album Has the best Metallica songs on it

9,0

Classic album!

Supongo que este es el álbum más "pop" de Metallica. Tiene la mayor cantidad de temas popularmente reconocidos, lo cual deviene claramente de una búsqueda musical diferenta a la que traían con álbumes anteriores. Temas con estructuras más simples, beats mucho más sencillos y letras introspectivas conforman la obra. No es un álbum que me guste (la banda en general no me moviliza), aunque tampoco me parece malo. Mi problema radica sobre todo en la batería. Siento que no tiene groove, y recae en la utilización de recursos predecibles, como la acentuación con los platillos en los acentos de los riffs para volver a un beat extremadamente básico. No me molesta que los beats sean simples, pero el problema es que no se percibe como pensados en función del groove de los riffs, sino que más bien forzaron un estilo de batería a lo AC/DC o Rollings Stones (lo cual fue buscado conscientemente según entrevistas) sobre riffs que a mi parecer requieren algo diferente. Varios de los temas me parecen demasiado largos para lo poco que ofrecen compositivamente. Además los riffs tienen poco contrapunto, suelen duplicarse bajo y guitarra, ofreciendo poca imaginación compositiva. El tema que más me gustó es "Nothing Else Matters", lo cual es irónico porque es el menos heavy metal de todos. Pero lo interesante es que la simplicidad de la batería en este caso funciona a la perfección, y la voz del cantante se luce y se disfruta mucho mejor cuando no está intentante freír el timbre, y además el arreglo de orquesta que forzó el productor le da más tridimensionalidad. En fin, un álbum reconocido, pero con poco mérito.

Love this album!

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

Great guitar. Terrible singing.

This album is a big contribution to me having tinnitus now, from listening to it blaring in my headphones so much. It's still a great album, one of the most quintessential metal albums ever. On a more recent and critical listen, I wish they balanced out the songs more, as the front half of the album is so loaded but the back half, especially the last three songs, aren't as impressive. Still, it is a headbanging good time with probably the best opening track to any album ever.

Have never (knowingly) listened to Metallica before, some great drum and guitar, interesting lyrics and loved 'Nothing Else Matters' so glad I discovered this

likeee . no se cuando lo escucharia pero me gusta, buen sonido y ritmos

It's Metallica hitting the big time. I wish they'd continued this trajectory and had a mid-90s album before the wank of Load/Reload. This is an album of anthems and while not all hit the mark it's an example of one of the few times an 80s metal band changed successfully with the times.

Enter Sandman is inarguably a major hit, but the majority of this listening experience leaves me ambivalent. I don't hate it, but rarely does it grab me. Every positive review lists "Wherever I May Roam" as a top-tier song on the album and that one didn't do anything for me. I liked "The Unforgiven" and "Nothing Else Matters", though. "Of Wolf and Man" is seemingly about werewolves, so that's pretty cool. I wouldn't self-identify as a metalhead, although I've got my list of albums and bands I've enjoyed. (Ie, Dopesmoker by Sleep, Dopethrone by Electric Wizard, Ozzy-era Black Sabbath, early Megadeth. More Stoner and Doom than Thrash.) What I like about the metal I enjoy remains intangible to me. I just know that this album doesn't light up my brain like others have. Personal taste, this is a 2/5. Cultural significance, it's probably a 3/5.

Pretty good. I think Metallica might be my first rock band I am getting into. Some of the songs sounded a little samey, though.

Didn't have much time yesterday, so I listened to it on Tuesday. A fine album in my opinion. "Self-Titled" has some really cool songs. The first two tracks are the best ones. Imagine if the other songs were as good as these two. 4 stars for "Self-Titled".

Dang another great one

Didn’t like as much as I thought, but still shreds

God, Enter Sandman is still one of my favorite rock ballads of all time. It’s such a fun song and completely turns a left field from your expectations. Rest of the album is great but that one is definitely my personal favorite a highlight.

Classic 5/5

Metallica are a band I came to later than what most people would call their classic albums so I probably didn't hear this in full until the 2000s although would have been aware of the popular tracks from it. I probably don't need to hear _Enter Sandman_ again! I know that this has many purist fans divided as it was a lean away from their thrash roots into a more popular stadium rock area but tbh, it's those tracks, the Morricone inspired_The Unforgiven_, the eastern sounding_Wherever I May Roam_, and power ballad_Nothing Else Matters_ that are my highlights of this album. There’s no denying that this was a landmark album in the genre and full deserves its place here.

Another oh well record. Contains the big hit, but also plenty of left in right out tracks.

Enjoyed listening to this album 3/5

Im getting back into rock ish Music, but I think it was pretty good, didnt listen the entire album

Quintessential Metallica album. If you haven’t listened to any of their albums, this is a great place to become acquainted.

i clicked on the wrong one, accidentally finding the 8h anniversary version. this shit will be on my spotify wrapped whether I want it or not. 3*

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

Good, not as epic as my childhood self remembers tho

#133/1001....And Justice for all was the last Metallica album I was interested - and could play through the riffs with my guitar (probably still can, but that was about 35 years ago, so perhaps not so well). This does have undeniable classics, which I guess a) made them one of the biggest rock bands in the world or b) shows that they sold out or c) both. For me it doesn't really matter (nothing really matters, as long as you don't upload this album to Napster), since the hit songs wouldn't be something I'd listen to anymore, and the rest of the album is pretty mediocre.

Slow plodding and uninteresting. Most of the output of this band can be ridden over. Enter sandman is ok but the rest is very one paced

One of my all time favourites

No! I just dont like this at all.

Good, didn't finish.

Tricky. There are some good tracks on here, ones that I enjoy listening to, but I don't think this 'works' as an album. It's analogous to putting your favourite track of all time on repeat for an hour; at the end I'll guarantee you'll like it a bit less. It would help if this was about 20 minutes shorter. 3/5 as an album. Some of the individual tracks deserve more.

classic ofc

++: Enter Sandman, Holier than Thou, Wherever I May Roam, Through the Never, Nothing Else Matters, Of Wolf and Man, My Friend of Misery +: The God That Failed, The Struggle Within +-: Sad but True, The Unforgiven, Don't Tread on Me 7,7/10

I know this is the album everyone points to as the beginning of the end for Metallica. That said, I can't say that I disagree, as I like the earlier albums much better, but it's really not that bad. That, and I have a soft spot for this time period because it came out as I was discovering music on my own, so it imprinted on me. I probably won't put it on for myself, but I can't help but nod my head when I inevitably hear it at bars, restaurants, etc.

Good album, seemed larger than life back when it came out, less so now.

Would listen for a workout

It's alright, a bit long though.

Hard rock/metal isn’t really my thing, but this album kicks so much ass.

The point at which Metallica shift from a metal band to a stadium rock band? Some great songs (that have been overplayed to death) and some filler. Metallica lyrics are always pretty stupid but here it seems like they're trying to be deep but failing massively.

I knew the big singles, but never listened to the album before this. Some of those have grown on me, but overall the style isn't really for me.

2 songs are absolute bangers, and the others fall just behind in quality, then a couple more are "meh". I didn't find the songs as a whole produced a 5/5, but its a solid 4.5/5 - 4/5 for me.

ANYWHERE I ROOOOOAAAM

Fantastic album! I'm pretty sure I knew all the words to this one. 5/5 for it's social impact.

Lot of bangers on this one

I finally got around to seeing these guys in my twenties while they were touring this album with Suicidal Tendencies and Dokken. Seemed like they’d been touring this forever by then, but it was still damn good!

Music for fat, middle aged men with alcoholic tendencies past their prime.

I like plenty of metal in its various alloys but Metallica albums sound tinny to me. Leaden. Ore something. I could go on. I don't dig them, but the pleasure of making metal puns is all mine.

While I respect and even like some of their older material (especially Ride the Lightning), my friends nearly ruined Metallica for me forever during high school in the late ‘80s by playing them constantly, at high volume, while staging mock fights. So by the time this album came out and took over the FM airwaves and MTV, I was well and truly over them. Listening to the full album for the first time ever today, I can recognize its qualities and why it won them so many new fans (and why many longtime followers were put off by it). My main problem with it is that by slowing down the tempos but otherwise keeping the snarling Hetfield vocal delivery, dystopian lyrical content and heavy riffage, the band lets cheese slip through the door — something highlighted by the brilliant Metallica-Huey Lewis mashup “Hip to Be Sandman” several years back. The other side effect of corralling the thrash was creating more room for Lars Ulrich’s absolutely ham-fisted drumming to come to the fore. There are also signs that the band was starting to run out of ideas.

Middle-school me is shouting "GIVE IT A FIVE" while 40-something me is shouting "YOU KNOW THIS IS NO BETTER THAN A TWO" ... looks like I'm spitting the difference and rounding down.

I gotta give it credit for being a crossover metal record that rejected hair metal and hit concurrent to grunge. Not my thing but the singles hold up for what they are.

"Enter Sandman" was the riff we all learned in our highschool "I'm gonna learn guitar phase!" and then became the song blasting out of every dorm room freshman year of college. This was the last hurrah for hair and thrash metal's broad popularity before Nirvana jumped in. It was a fun time. I don't know if I love this album. But I am having some fun listening to the forgotten tracks on here. I think they held up way better than the singles did.

Such a huge sounding album packed with hits. The only negative to the album is seeing a thrash metal band at the top of their game changing into a hard rock band at the top of their game, which is only a negative in retrospective perspective.

Aburrido chica, que quieres que te diga

One of my absolute favourite albums. It's been in my collection since its release, and I still love it.

Enter sandman: 5 Sad but true: 4 Holier than thou: 3.5 The unforgiven: 5 Wherever I may roam: 4.5 Don’t tread on me: 4 Through the never: 4 Nothing else matters: 5 Of wolf and man: 4 The god that failed: 4 My friend of misery: 3.5 the end saves it The struggle within: 3.5 same as last

The Black Album is a landmark record for Metallica, and for good reason. About half this album comprises of very well known songs amongst their catalogue; most notably, of course, the first track on the album: Enter Sandman. I won't say this album's perfect, as some songs just kinda didn't feel like they had a notable individual impact compared to others like Unforgiven or Nothing Else Matters. However, I think this album is worth your time to experience why it pushed Metallica into the limelight.

Great listen, falls off a bit towards the end

Bonzin

I mean... I don't need this album recommended to me :) I've listened to this thing 5 billion times already. I know it's a five star album.

listened to this hundreds of times, don't need to listen to it again

Plenty to love and hate here. Kind of impossible to think about objectively with all the after-the-fact knowledge of what this album represented & led to. Sad but True is still an absolute monster.

Saved Enter sandman and Through the never. The rest of the album sounds very same-y sadly. But at least it's a good kind of same-y so the album is actually fun to listen through!

Vi har nog alla haft en hårdrockande kompis, gärna också gitarrist, som har spelat den här till absurdum och man tvingats utstå det. Med all rätt kanske, den har sina poänger. Har alltid uppskattat tyngden i "Sad but true" (är den möjligen nedstämd? Frågar en icke musikteoretiskt kunnig). "The unforgiven" är ju egentligen en countryballad har jag fattat först på senare år, kanske är det därför jag är svag för den. Bäst blir det kanske dock när trashrötterna får glimta fram emellanåt med punktempo och lite skitighet som i "Holier than thou" och "Through the never". James Hatfield är verkligen en genomusel sångare och dom obligatoriska gitarrsolona med många toner på kort tid är mer än lovligt enerverande. Men bortsett från "Nothing else matters" finns det inga riktiga bottennapp. Det är en någorlunda smakfull hårdrocksmacka. Jag tycker det finns roligare Metallica-grejer från tidigare i karriären när dom fortfarande verkligen var trash, här är dom mest ett vanligt ganska bra hårdrocksband. Således en rätt stark tvåa, med en vettig sångare hade nog blivit en trea.