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Melodisk hårdrock 1991 utan att det blir pudelrock. Jag gillar tyngden. Hitsen Enter Sandman och Sad but true är bra låtar. Det finns fler. Några gitarrsolon för mycket kanske och det klickiga trumljudet är lite störande.
Vad köper alla hårdrockare sin mat? - Det e la på Metall-Ica Sen var det slut på det roliga. Ingångsvärdena är förstås sådär då detta absolut inte är min genre. Vill dock ge plattan en ärlig chans. Men jag lyckas inte förstå vad som är behållningen med det här. Jag har gjort min lyssning. Det får räcka. Nytt album imorgon.
Musik för de tuffa killarna i mellanstadiet. Alla klichèer och innehållslösa poser bockas av. Gitarriffen som det ska headnangas till, det tillgjorda sätta att sjunga, den taktfast bastrumman och de pekoral baladerna. Det är så dumt att det blir pinsamt. Det går inte ens att skratta åt eländet.
i've found i kind of fall all over the place with metallica. this album falls somewhere in the middle. i find i tend to like their earlier more energetic stuff, and this is kind of not that. of course, they're metallica, but this album does feel a bit more subdued and melodic, with ballads such as 'nothing else matters.' of course, 'enter sandman' is a classic and there's nothing on here that's truly bad or unlistenable, but i'm not sure i really vibed with it outside of maybe a handful of tracks.
Classic. Certainly a bit less thrashy and more radio-friendly than their previous albums but still goes pretty hard. Monster riffs and ripping solos on pretty much every track.
So, this is the first cd I bought when I was a kid, so this album holds a pretty special place in my heart. But, nostalgia aside, I still think Metallica’s black album holds up really well. That said, the production on the black album is super slick, and though I don’t super mind because every instrument sounds big and rich and full, Metallica really sounds great when their focus is on raw aggression. This record kind of shifted from the tone of their earlier work. Perhaps this record marks the shift from drunk kids to more sophisticated drunk middle agers…it’s still good, but it’s different. The songs got a little shorter and more radio friendly. I don’t know if Bob Rock is to blame for that (though personally, I always have blamed him…Bob Rock, as far as I recall, was known for his super slick production and turning metal bands into pop stars), but this is the last of Metallica’s great records before they tried their hand at being an alternative/grunge band. Well, nothing gold can stay, I guess. After this record, Metallica seemed to struggle with their identity, and it has seemed to me that the magic has been well and truly gone post-black album. Sad as that is, this record still manages to rule pretty hard. Master of Puppets was the pinnacle of their work, followed by And Justice For All, and then this. There are a lot of better songs on Kill em All and Ride the Lightning, but as a “front-to-back” album, I think this is their 3rd best. In any case, it’s a 5-star record for me, easy. 5/5
Classic. Pretty flawless.
On parempaa mitä muistin. Balladit varsinkin
I bought Metallica the day it came out. I still have the cd. I played it a lot and it was an important album to me. Sonically it was a monster. However this record has steadily faded over time. It was supposed to sound more live, but I don’t hear that. Never have. The lyrics are terrible, and Hetfield continues to write self help songs with weird grammar today. Unforgiven stands out as kinda dumb. But, the musicianship here is great. I actually like the two elements that tend to get the most criticism by metal heads, namely the drums and lead guitar. I don’t understand why they get so discussed. Lars’ parts are integral to every song. More than just a groove. Kirk’s solos are so melodic and full of fire. Overall a flawed album but a rocker nonetheless.
Love it, best Metallica album maybe
The first time I’ve listened to this whole album, I really liked the songs they liked while the other stuff was just good.
I'd consider Metallica among my favorite groups, so I was waiting patiently for this album. It definitely did not disappoint, with so many of their hits and a few of my personal favorites.
AWESOME
I may not like Metallica, but I gotta give props to this album from their long-haired past. It's some solid rock from beginning to end.
Obviously a slapper
I dug up my copy--second layer stuff. I get that this speaks to a certain kind of angst, and that was a reason I originally got a copy to check out. It didn't really speak to me then and even less so now. It seemed too redolent of toxic masculinity with fascist overtones. Maybe I missed something, but I don't think so. Husker Du (especially Zen Arcade) seemed like a more direct line to what I was feeling and the sonic catharsis I sought. IMO this has too much Black Sabbath and Spinal Tap vibes to suit me.
Just okay!
not really my thing, I'm just gonna vote based on what albums I would rather listen to than this. sors
BUT I'LL TAKE MY TIME ANYWHERE FREE TO SPEAK MY MIND ANYWHERE AND I'LL REDEFINE ANYWHERE ANYWHERE I ROAAAAAAAAM WHERE I LAY MY HEAD IS HOME, YEAH YEAH
banger after banger after banger
I am being held at gunpoint to rate this
I’d call this 2.5 rounded to 3. What saves this is more than 2 songs being standouts on the album. Enter sandman alone is one of the better Melodies in rock music. But I stand by the solos not really moving and sounding robotic. And there’s a lot of them and it’s clearly a focus. I just don’t dig it. No shuffle in the groove or 2 bar riffs at all don’t help. Thanks Lars.
Stonks, one of my all time favorites
Here. We. Fucking. Go. Rating this fair and objective is something I can't do since this album means so much to me. This belongs in the holy grail category. I grew up with this album, it devoured my heart and soul in a time when nobody was there for me. The Black Album not only introduced me to the broader genre of Metal, it also made me start learning how to play guitar. BUT - it's not my alltime favourite Metallica album, that spot belongs to Death Magnetic. Contrary to others, my favourites are not Enter Sandman, The Unforgiven or Nothing Else Matters - it's Through The Never & My Friend Of Misery. Metallica was at their highest artistical point when they created this album, it made the band go through hell and even shattered the marriages of both Hetfield and Ulrich. It's the most successful metal album every produced, but also came with its' fair share of criticism and made people think that Metallica sold out. I personally couldn't disagree more with these opinions since it showed that Alcoholica was able and willing to crash through the boundaries of Thrash Metal, and they went through multiple style changes with almost every album released after this. You gotta respect that these guys make it work.
It's a shame I don't like it, because I think it deserves a higher rating
Yeah this rocks pretty damn hard
It's a difficult one to rate as nothing else matters, enter sandman and friend of misery are some of the best songs they've ever recorded. Unfortunately though quite some of the other songs really mesh together and don't stand out as much. I can see myself regularly returning to songs from this album, and I enjoyed my time with it, but I don't see myself wanting to listen to the whole album again.
One of the best records ever made.
Awful band
Much maligned “sell out” album. I feel like if this was released by a different band, it would be better perceived. I have to admit that I miss the thrashier sound of their older albums but there are undeniable songs here.
I wish I liked this, but I don't
Listen to get pumped
good record, some absolutely bangers on, strong opening and it doesn’t get bad at all, awesome stuff
buncha no names really thought they could get away with copying Guilty Gear
alright, fine.
7.5/10 Highlights: The Unforgiven Wherever I May Roam Enter Sandman Sad But True My Friend of Misery
Æ trodde kanskje ikke æ likte Metallica, men æ tror det e riktigere å si at æ ikke bryr mæ om Metallica? Det va på ingen måte fornærmanes, og det fikk mæ til å lese mæ litt opp på det teite «don’t tread on me»-flagget, men det va alt.
2/5 I'm not one to play the album or any other Metallica album in general .
The non-singles really hit for me this time. As far as singles go, The Unforgiven fucking rules. overall, Metallica is so important and I straight up do not like them. you can hear them (Lars) sweating to make it work.
This is my 11 album i've listened to so far. I really like this album is might be just because im in a good mood and i really like this type of music right now. However i feel like this is some great metal and metalica definitly deserves on this list. Even has a riff on the guitar that i've learned. This is my favorite so far 92/100
On second listen I did really enjoy this, it still feels really formulaic though.
Nothing Else Matters takes it to 4. The solo to 4.5 and the rest is a rounding. Consistently strong throughout. Sorry, but this was an evolution. I can see why some deride it. It proved that thrash was not the be all and end all and metal could be better.
Fantastic give me 5 more of them
I love this album. I like how it starts as a solid rock album and pushes further and further into metal dragging anyone who wasn't sure they'd really like metal along until it's too late. I like how as an album of heavy rock and metal it is not sexist in anyway. I love the energy and the guitar playing, the song structures are great. Hetfields vocals are both amusingly somewhat camp and yet fit the music perfectly.
Yes boy! Big, proper riffs are in. Riffs to rock you. Riffs to shake you! Riffs to pick you up off your feet and slap you round the chops. There's lots of big tunes in here. Enter Sandman. Sad But True. The Unforgiven. Nothing Else Matters - My God! It's such an accomplished album. Even if you took away all the big big hitters, the rest of the songs are, at worst, still good. 4.5 rounded down.
It's the last decent Metallica album. And the one I listen to the least these days.
🗯 Sometimes selling out means levelling up. And who cares when it’s a monster like this? After a decade of thrash dominance, Metallica stripped things back, slowed things down, and made an album designed to conquer arenas — and it worked. Enter Sandman, Sad But True, The Unforgiven, Wherever I May Roam, Nothing Else Matters — these are songs so woven into the fabric of rock radio that even people who don’t know Metallica know Metallica. That’s an achievement! It’s divisive for diehards: too polished, too mainstream, too much Bob Rock gloss. But in hindsight, it’s the record that made them the biggest metal band on earth. The riffs are still heavy, the grooves punishing, and James Hetfield’s bark had never sounded bigger. Driving with this cranked still feels dangerous in the best way. Love it or loathe it, The Black Album is the moment Metallica bent metal to their will and dragged the genre into the mainstream. For this guy, it meant a little dude behind big drums trying to master these songs, thinking Lars was the consummate drummer. That was then….. 🤣 Verdict: Essential (not just for metal, but for rock as a whole) For fans of: Megadeth, Pantera, Guns N’ Roses, shouting “YEAH!” in a Hetfield growl
There’s a good amount of fantastic songs here but it’s also a very long album
Seems to be hours of someone clashing dustbin lids and yelling tonelessly in my ears. ‘Thrash’ is it.
To the public it is their best album. Honestly it is an amazing hard rock album. For Metal fans, not their best album, but good pop rock. I remember going into work late to line up at the record store. But then again I was a fan since the demo tape. I would rank this as their third best album, after Kill and Puppets.
Benching 500 kg
Not my style
I am not particularly into metal because I often find it overwrought, self-important, gibberish. Any day of the week, give me punk. But this was better than most, which is usually somewhere in the middling range. I will listen to this again.
Metallica? like, from Fortnite? (7/10) favs: The Unforgiven, My Friend of Misery, Enter Sandman
Better than the last Metallic album, but still basic American dad rock.
I understand all the true believers' arguments as to why this album was such a sellout/disappointment. I like RTL/MOP era Metallica better too. But damn...it is pretty hard to argue that this album is anything other than a hard rock masterpiece. There are only a few clunkers scattered among a lineup of absolute bangers (including the criminally overlooked The God That Failed). I first bought this on cassette tape and I vividly remember riding the school bus and listening to it on my Sony Walkman, just rocking out inside my head.
So many hits on this. Jason’s bass is famously present in the mix. What a crossover album.
Remembering this seminal study of our youth: "Metal Makes Ants Eat Faster, Science Proves" (9/4/14) Metallica made me that ant today.
i used to hate Metallica but started coming around a few years ago. this album has some real sledgehammers but i still hate songs like unforgiven and nothing else matters. at the end of the day, my growing appreciation mostly leans toward their earlier, faster metal.
Легендарные треки легендарной группы, слушать под энергичное настроение, бег
Decent but as expected metal
Masterpiece. Banger after banger. The contrast between Sad but True and Nothing Else Matters, both incredible, blew me away
I'm just not a metal head. I was bored, except for enter Sandman of course
This is instantly better than And Justice For All. This music has way more variety, and I’m surprised to say I liked it.
so full of classics
Pretty awesome - the fact that a lot of these songs are all on the same album. Probably uneducated sacrilege but I still couldn't help but feel, however, that overall we could lose a couple of songs and it'd be stronger overall.
i know it’s good or whatever i just find it hard to listen to
Not altogether intolerable but I really can’t listen to this kind of stuff for more than a song at a time. 1.5
A classic of the genre. I just don't love the genre.
78/100 my introduction to metallica, very good, still ill asf and cant write a proper review to save my life
Metallica’s 1991 album hits hard with its heavy riffs, but it also has surprisingly polished, melodic moments that make it easier to get into even if metal isn’t usually your thing.
Interesting but now really my music. Also nothing to listen to late night on a train
Better than expected, still not really my type of music
A classic for a reason with every song a world famous banger. I don’t know how Metallica were perceived when they entered the metal scene back in the day, but I’m glad I did. Modern music wouldn’t be the same without their profound influence, and I’d say it was an influence for the better
Metal fans say this isn’t Metallica’s best album, I know. But it’s the most approachable. I’m no metal fan, but I sure do love “The Unforgiven” and “Nothing Else Matters.” The album probably, erm, lingers longer than it should….
unfortunately this was amazing and if i had been in the gym while this was on i would have pushed 3 plates easily
omg yeji and mark really like this band and i remembered once they made me watch them and now they are engrained in my brain (engrained enough for a white band, i knew some of the songs that should count for something)! anyway this was fun i wasn't annoyed 🫶🏻
Pretty good album. It was pretty popular when it came out. Hadn't heard some of these in ages.
I liked this metallica album better than and justice for all, but not enough to give it 4 stars…I feel pretty neutral about it but overall not my vibe
Not my kind of music, mastering was a bit dry.
Honestly, thought I would like this album more than I did knowing the hits that came off of it.
Jammer dat ik mij live dood zou ergeren aan Lars Ullrich, want dit is een fantastische plaat
If you told me that this was the same song on loop for an hour, I would believe you.
My truck is normal sized and it doesn't have a Gadsden flag license plate on it. I don't have any tribal tattoos on my biceps, either. Is it still okay if I listen to this album? Seriously, how Metallica went from the technical thrash metal of "...And Justice For All" to the dumbed-down, super-simple butt-rock sound on this album still confounds me. Music for douchebags by douchebags. 1 star.
"Enter Sandman" is a great opener, and the rest is good but doesn't quite rise to that level (although I also quite enjoyed "Nothing Else Matters" as a bit of a change of pace.
enter sandman amazingggg way to start an album ofc. such a good album love it so much and made me nostalgic for seeing them live!!!
These songs don’t thrash so much as strut and lumber along, which understandably threw off some of their early fans. But this is the album that made Metallica what they are today, with a number of their most recognizable songs, than even people who don’t listen to metal would recognize.
Big dumb fun 5/5
A highly recommended album to start listening to Metallica. It includes two hits. It's amazing
Un clásico del trash...cada día me gusta más.
The ultimate sellout album by the ultimate sellout band. It rules.
I thought this was pretty good. Maybe I'm a poser
This is where Metallica started to really go to shit, but commercially really started to land. It's cliche to say it, but this is the sell out album. It made them gajillions, spawned a ton of radio hits, but it feels so much less intense and raw than all the previous albums. I know Bob Rock had a lot to do with it, but they ultimately wrote the songs and they kept writing these songs, so it's not some producer's curse or whatever. I still like "Enter Sandman" and "Don't Tread on Me", but I've been soured on the other singles. "Unforgiven" is just "One" but less interesting. "Sad But True" and "Wherever I may Roam" are too complicated for the supremely (relative to his peers) untalented Lars to keep up with, and they can't even get him to play in time in the studio. The more I listen to the drums on the songs that aren't just four/four headbangers the more I notice that he's slightly off beat nearly everywhere. It's infuriatingly inconsistent because everyone else is really crisp. Maybe it is that oversaturation that gives me a bad opinion of the more famous songs. The non singles still go pretty hard. "Through The Never" sounds much more like the old Metallica, and I didn't remember it at all. "The God That Failed" is similar. I dont' hate this album, I just don't think it holds up to expectations. Teenage me was way more in to this when I first listened to it 7 or 8 years after it came out. It was a bit ahead of it's time when I think about it. When "Load" came out I could say that the "old" Metallica was better, and they were. I'm going to give it a four because I've given much worse albums a 3 but it's really a 3.5.
I hate Metallica.
This Album is great for 3/4s of it but then he last few songs just seem like filler. Lots of great powerful songs on his , though
Capitalist slave, the album.
I think this album, even though I never really went through its entirety was my introduction to metal. Overproduced and too commercial? Maybe. I like it tho. Multiple straight up fire tracks. They say that Ten - Pearl Jam feels like a "best of" album, despite just being an album... and I get the same vibe from Metallica.
Good
На альбомі є просто видатні метал-бенгери, але загальна траєкторія руху мені вже не дуже подобається. Хеві-метал та хард-рок Металіка не те, що мені треба. І в дитинстві я був травмований Nothing Else Matter, фізично не можу слухати цю пісню, ніколи її не любив.
Just don’t care for their sound.
It’s a genre that’s just not for me.
This is pretty one-note. They play ut fast, they play it slow, they play it loud, they play it all with the same attitude. Never liked this sound much.
Decent album with some great songs, and also some not so great songs. Probably the last good Metallica album, I don't think they have put out anything decent since. Knowing what they did in the first 4 albums, I can't rate this higher than 3.
I don't like metal but they rock pretty hard
Definitely a great album
Some good
10/10 always has been in my top 10 oat, one of the best metal albums ever, introduced me to metal. every single song is insanely good, enter sandman the unforgiven and nothing else matters all in one album is insane, seeing them in july 😛😛😛 favourite songs: nothing else matters, don’t tread on me, through the never.
Great album, one that reminds me of my youth. Redefined Metallica and got me in a metallica mood, I listened to them all afternoon after this record.
Metallica is formative in my music taste development. I was 13 when their first EP came out, so... Listened to everything they've done and seen them a few times in concert over the years too. The Black Album is epic for so many reasons - sonically, production, thematically, etc. - BUT, it is not, IMHO, their best or most coherent work.
God please lord let there not be another album by this fucking band on this list, or I'm going to have to kill the men who wrote it.
One of Metallica’s finest album!
Iconic. More bangers than i thought.
personally not /as/ big of a fan as court of the crimson king, but i definitely like this more than king crimson's stuff that straight up just sounds like a medieval soundtrack. breezy listen, a lot of fun.
they sold out bruh
One of my fav metallica albums, really like pretty much everything on this album and its big nostalgic for me.
With the two big singles from this album being the main highlights in Enter Sandman and Nothing Else Matters, generally this is a high energy album and a good entry point for those listening to Metallica for the first time. Just a shame about Lars really...
Yeeeeeeeahhh
I loved this album when I was discovering metal. Listened to it like crazy. Now I recognize this is when Metallica started to decline. Their first four albums are so much better, and everything after this album is straight un-listenable. This album is listenable, but it feels cheesy to me now.
Sellouts? Yes, but decent enough sellouts (at least for this album, it was really their last good one) 80/100
Fantastic, honestly. It's not even really my genre, but it's so good it doesn't matter.
This album falls off the cliff after the opening 30 seconds. What a corny, try-hard, uncomfortable album. There is something pretty cool about the main riff of *Enter Sandman* sort of pulsing towards a breaking through to kick off the album with a bang, but... The bang never really comes. For a foundational metal album, this is surprisingly *soft*. There is no real impact after the first couple of fake-outs when the riff fully hits. And that goes for the whole album, sure the bass is deep and the distortion is fuzzy, but its clean-cut and over-polished. The album is impeccably produced so I can only conclude that they intended for it to sound so bland. Maybe they tried to compensate for this with the vocals, and oh man... This is a guy I wouldn't want to bump into coming out of a gas station bathroom. Yeah if there's anything threatening or 'hard' about the lead singer, it's just that I'd worry about my kids if he moved onto my block. He's doing an inverse of the glam rock yodeling and comes across about as flamboyant. The lisping growls following each bar are better suited for a boyscout campfire story, if not for the aforementioned predator vibe. The lyrics don't fare any better. *"Hush little baby, don't say a word And never mind that noise you heard It's just the beasts under your bed In your closet, in your head"* ***Groan*** Now, again, putting aside the incredibly uncomfortable insinuation that the guy is anywhere in speaking range of a child. The fucking nursery rhyme trope is laughable. 'Oooh there's something scary in the dark' is about the extent of the theme here. I wasn't there when this came out, so I'd be inclined to think that this was just the baby steps of metal that eventually grew into the funky satantic shit its known for. But hell, *Reign in Blood* was 1986. Something like **Black Sabbath** obviously predates and wipes the floor with this. A little bit later, *Rob Zombie* and his *Hellbilly Deluxe* is the realized version of what Metallica was going for here, loaded with infinitely more musical intrigue and demented aesthetic. I'm going to call this 'Suburban Metal' and cut it off there. 3/10.
Okay I know how iconic they are and how good their musicianship is, but I just don't like the music
Pour moi c’est exceptionnel
Yuck. Metallica. I fell to my knees and screamed no when I saw this was up and its an journals long. It just sucks ass dude. It tries so hard to make itself sound big and important but there is just so little substance here. Everything is slow and boring. None of the riffs are anything. Just like 3 chords like a pop song. But at least some garbage pop is interesting. And James fucking Hatfield has the worst voice of all time. And I like shit singers. This guy's bully goat gruff ass blows so hard. And then the producer had the gall to double it up. You know what's better than one steaming pile? How about two! Wow! With a passion I hate this man's voice. Probably a nice guy but damn id rather him do anything than sing. And Lars on drums stinks. I have never played drums once in my life and I feel like I could get a full set down in a day. I know the fans even say that and I think they are too nice to him. OK the hate train is rolling out of the station. Chu chu. The closing song is listenable. It at least is driving. I understand the importance of an album like this. Im sure I have listened to a million other records who were inspired by this one. At least they pushed some kid to make something actually good. I dont disregard white a milestone this record is. I may hate it with almost every atom of my being but its done good things. I just want nothing to do with this crap. It should get a 1 but I have to give it some props. Only a little but better than me wanting to give it a zero if I could.
Classic hard rock/thrash metal album, classic songs, no weakness in the album.
Another art versus artist record for me. I can appreciate the energy and production, though this seems more like Pantera Light. I'm still jilted from the Metallica v. Napster lawsuit and bear a grudge that they were a bit petty and short-sighted about access to music. Though now we're living in music streaming content hell and I hope they got what they wished for. And the content of 'The Black Album' itself, it's alright. They should still steer clear of the Cowboys From Hell.
Great classics
day 2, 8/12/25: self titled metallica track 1, enter sandman: 4.5/5 track 2, sad but true: 3./5 track 3, holier than thou: 3/5 track 4, the unforgiven: 4/5 track 5, wherever i may roam: 3.5/5 track 6, don’t tread on me: 2/5 track 7, through the never:2/5 track 8, nothing else matters: 3.5/5 track 9, of wolf and man: 2/5 track 10, the god that failed:3/5 track 11, my friend of misery: 2/5 track 12, the struggle within: 2/5 metallica is metallica. not my favorite but i won’t change the station if they start playing. this album is pretty much exactly that too. 3/5.
The essential black album. Always a go to when getting into metal and is pretty decent considering I've only heard a few of the songs before.
3 stars Another album that is too long but probably has enough good stuff to have been a great 40 minute record. My mind wanders and I stop caring. I forget about how great of an opening “Enter Sandman” is when I’m listening to 3 identical thrashers at minute 50. The singles are solid. Maybe others are good but it didn’t stick.
The best of the Metallica albums so far (which isn’t saying much). I hope there aren’t any more because three of their albums are far more than enough.
Metal isn’t my thing
savrsena glazba za ciscenje ali i jako dobro in general, sadrzi neke apsolutne klasike👍
Not a massive fan of Metallica but a good album none the less
After a few days stretch I finally made it though this one. Very promising first few songs and progressively lost its charm
Well well... good ol Metallica again. I grew up in the 80s worshipping this band. The Cliff Burton years were incredible and they became the kings of underground metal. By 1991 I was in college and my love of all things thrash metal had faded a bit and I was more into punk, indie, and what we would later call grunge. But I still had a ton of respect for Metallica and marched right to the Northridge Mall like a good little metal soldier and bought this cassette when it came out. I didn't get into CDs for another couple years. I dropped the tape into my Walkman and spent the next hour puzzled about what the hell had happened to this once cutting edge thrash band. "SELL OUTS!" I cried and damn near tossed that tape in the nearest waste receptacle. Many years and many musical phases later I revisited many of my old metal favorites and fell back in love with the genre again. But was I ready to revisit this stinking heap of sellout butt rock? Maybe? Maturity has a way of changing one's hindsight and that is definitely the case with the "Black Album" as it is colloquially known. I have come around to this album in a way I never thought I could. Sure I would have loved a Master of Puppets pt. II or a better produced redux of AJFA. But man, if I just stop worrying about what Metallica was NOT anymore, I can appreciate what this album truly is. A solid commercial metal album from the godfathers of thrash. For all the name calling and finger pointing, all their peers wish it was them that came up with this commercial gem of a record. Maybe not Slayer, but certainly Anthrax, Exodus, Testament, and especially Megadeth wish it was them whether they'll admit it or not. As far as I am concerned this is the last great Metallica record. And it's popularity helped carry the genre for many years through the grunge and indie 90s. 4/5 #148
Excellent album, all my favorite songs on it! I love it. Masterpiece as an album. A classic for sure. Amazing beats, impeccable lyrics and coherent music all along. And this unique voice!
Really liked some of the songs but I found a lot of it too similar. Would definitely listen to the tracks I like again but wouldn’t listen to the whole album. Fav song: Enter Sandman Least fav: The Struggle Within
Quite heavy again but enter sandman is just a banger. Couldn’t really top it with the rest of the album unfortunately. Specific rating- 4.0 Fav song - enter sandman Least fav- the unforgiven
A great listen. Powerful and complex while still being accessible. The riffs hit hard, the production is massive, and the balance between heaviness and melody makes it easy to see why this album became such a landmark in metal and beyond.
Pas nécessairement mauvais, mais pas pour moi. J’ai trouvé l’album trop long, même s’il ne fait qu’à peine plus d’une heure. Chansons répétitives, manque d’inspiration. Mais, ça s’écoute.
The swan song of Metallica, before they became an average garage rock band... And yet a great album in my opinion : it’s the perfect balance between metal and mainstream hard rock. People used to give them shit for "selling out", but let’s be real... Without this album, Metallica would only be remembered by a handful of nostalgic metalheads endlessly talking about the same 3 great thrash albums. Metallica allowed metal to enter popular culture, and I’m pretty sure this album was a gateway drug into metal for millions of teenagers – that can’t be a bad thing ! So yeah, it’s not thrash anymore, the production is a bit too clean, it somewhat lacks agressivity... but it’s still a very good album with at least three powerful hits and half a dozen very good songs. The "slow but heavy" riffs tend to become a bit repetitive towards the end, but I still enjoy this album.
The singles were enjoyable. The whole album sounded the same.
Nothing like Enter Sandman to get me hype for football season. One of my personal favorite songs. You do get the sense listening to this album that Metallica feels more refined and geared towards a more "mainstream" hard rock sound. That said, so many songs here kick ass like Sad But True (underrated imo), The Unforgiven, Wherever I May Roam, Nothing Else Matters. Front to back it's a really awesome listen. I feel like with Metallica everyone has their own personal tastes for what their favorite album is (...And Justice For All is mine), but The Black Album is always solidly in the conversation. I put it on par with Master Of Puppets, which I scored as a 5. Only feels fair to give this one a 5 too.
A turning point of an album if there ever was one. After churning out three genre-defining records of indisputable quality in four years, Metallica pivoted hard from thrash into a more "refined" form that cast their thrash tendencies aside in favor of more radio-accessible metal. The result marks an inflection point in their career, where the likes of Enter Sandman, Nothing Else Matters, and The Unforgiven propelled them into superstardom with massive reach (and proceeds). While its hard to listen to this album and not feel a certain sense of "selling out" in the change in tone, it is undeniably an important work and its own stands quite well on its own merits. This isn't one that I've spent much time with since I was a kid, but it was the first Metallica album I was exposed to (like probably not a few others). As I listen to this, it is becoming apparent to me that so much of this album is carried by the strength of Kirk Hammett's guitar. Songs that could easily have fallen into corny territory with their lyrics are rescued by his prowess on the fret. E.g., The Unforgiven and Wherever I May Roam. Enter Sandman is an all time metal anthem guaranteed to be on every stadium's playlist. Love this song, though I have always felt like the mixing is overly compressed -- the drums sound like such shit. Sad But True is built around an exceptionally muscly riff. Solid song. NGL I love Holier Than Thou -- especially the little section of isolated bass. Through the Never is another driven jam that feels a bit closer in heritage to the earlier Metallica than the rest. Another of my favorites is Of Wolf and Man. For whatever reason, I always forget that My Friend Misery is on here. Not among my favorites though I do enjoy the bassline. I'll say that this is a second-tier release from Metallica, but still an undeniably strong record in its own right. For me its a solid to high 4 / 5 that I can pull out and listen to pretty much any time and teleport back to simpler times.
I don't think I have listened to this one start to finish before. Looking at the tracklist though I had to make sure it wasn't a greatest hits album cause that's what it looks like at a glance. It's kind of strange that a self-titled album is the band's fifth album. Doesn't matter though, this one fucks.
Definitely the "lightest" of the first 5 albums which I believe are their classics. This doesn't mean at all that it still doesn't rock out so hard on a lot of songs, just has some slower songs thrown in. Still an all time album for me, and had some of the great S&M songs come out afterwards. It is impossible for me to not give this a 5 because of how awesome it is. But in terms of the first 5 Metallica albums it is definitely the lowest.
Classic Metallica rippin' it up. This one had some of the definitive songs that are eaten up with Enter Sandman, The Unforgiven, and Nothing Else Matters. Some songs I lost focus on a bit but damn if this isn't great. High af 4.
It might be their most mainstream album, but whatever. This album rocks. Enter Sandman might be the best intro song to an album. This is the Metallica I knew
Overrated
One great album
One of the best opening duo of songs ever. Not every song hits, but the ones that do hit really hard.
It's their best album.
Text von Enter Sandman plus Musik von The Unforgiven = Abenteuerland in unangenehm
This was the first time I listened to the whole album. I considered giving 4 stars (the two top hits are both definitely 5 stars), but in the end decided on 3, because I don’t think I’ll listen to the whole album again. A lot of songs started to sound the same to me.
Hard to deny the influence and reach this album had. Metallica was more relevant in the 90s than the 80s because of this album. We had 15 years of butt rock because of this album. All jokes aside, it's a very successful record for a reason. It was made in a lab to bring hard rock to the forefront of the musical conversation and it did that. The lyrical themes and content were very tuned in with a lot of American men. Songs like Don't Tread On Me resonated so strongly with young men in the 90s that we had armed militia groups storm our own nations capital building. Can I directly blame Metallica for Jan. 6th? No, but I can try. It's basically Five Finger Death Punches fault, but Metallica gave them the idea.
I'm maybe being unfair because it's well made but I'm just not much for them anymore. It's alright and that's that.
the beginning of the end for thrash metal's biggest stars. their Black Album is a departure from their 80s work that's dumber, less interesting, and less worthwhile than anything before. but listen, Enter Sandman does fuck, despite some poor lyrics. you hear those riffs? i ain't above dumb fun deserves to be one of the 1001? yes. but as a cautionary tale
By now in the Year 2025, this has become such an incredibly boring album. I could probably appreciate it for what it was at the time but when there are albums that far precede this one and also hold up a million times better I would never listen to this album again
As legendary and important as this album is to Metallica and perhaps a lot of metal from here on, I really don't think it has much going for it besides the singles and a few scattered songs here and there, it's got these specific musical ideas going for it and they are cool in some songs (Enter Sandman is a great opener) but when they get reused and replayed they just stop feeling interesting. Just a fine album but not a great one at all tbh
Can get behind this in the right mood
As dismissive I am of Metallica post ..And Justice for All, this album has some really fantastic tracks. I should put this album back into rotation.
my first 5/5. banger fest.
i prefer ride the lightning and master of puppets over this one.
Jam.. And takes me back.
Gah this was so close to a 4 because some of the music really does rip. But fuck me I just hate when singers growl at me. This album isn’t super egregious but just when I’m getting into a song, that little creed “uhh yeaaah” yanks me out
A 3.5. This is chock full of classics (RIP Mariano Rivera), and decent range for a heavy metal album. Although it doesn't do a lot for me, this album oozes pure Metallica sound
Good. Nearly very good. I've heard their first 3 albums. Each is a 5 star classic in my eyes. I feel they traded some fury for something more palatable for this one. It still rocks and I can't deny the quality of most of the songs, but I miss the furious speed of previous albums.
This is the album that AI would come up with if you gave it every 70s rock album. This is the absolute mean of all rock music from this period, even down to the folksy harmonica solo. It’s not good, it’s not bad, it’s average in every way possible.
Metallica... Challenges me a bit, but I can 'appreciate' the emotion.
Black album. Just great heavy metal. So many famous tracks that I really enjoy. Starting with Enter Sandman, which I don't think I've liked as much as I should before. Then great song after great song. I think the vocals match the music good, but could be better.
As far as 62 minute songs go, this song is pretty ok.
3 1/2 stars
One of the greatest albums ever recorded
I was twelve years old when Dy-Na-Mi-Tee was released and it was such a massive hit, it gives me so much nostalgia-as does It Takes More and Put Him Out. These are three songs that really dominated my playlists of that year, I remember the video for the second song always being on MTV Base in the morning when I got ready for school. There are a few filler tracks in my opinion but they all have a good beat to them. My notable mentions added to the two songs mentioned was Kandy Krush which really got me moving about and Too Experienced which featured Barrington Levy which was fun. This album had a lot of reggae influence which made it really easy to listen to. The last song that had the secret bonus track at the end, was a real treat. The rapper in this track is her brother Akala who is also a writer and activist, his song Shakespeare is worth a listen if you liked this track. I’m glad I got to listen to this album and revisit some songs as an adult
Последний более менее хороший альбом Металлики. Как по мне.
One of the first full albums i had ever heard, before i had ever heard of a band selling out, all i heard and still hear is great music. One of Metallica’s best
No brainer 5
Duh
Album that redefined Metallica’s sound. Award winning and every song a classic. When you start with enter sandman this album never fails.
Partially rad, partially toxic masculinity, partially boring and samey
Yea
В целом альбом хорош. Есть две выделяющиеся песни, сами знаете какие. Но стиль не по мне.
IDC HOW 'MAINSTREAM' THIS ALBUM IS, OK? THE FIRST 5 METALLICA ALBUMS ARE 𝓐𝓛𝓛 5/5. JUST SO SO PERFECT!! WAS SOOOO HAPPY TO RECEIVE AN EXCUSE TO RELISTEN! fave songs: of wolf and man & through the never
With this and the live album, I've listened to over three hours of Metallica on this project. That's enough.
Very good, very nice.
I just think they're Hack. I don't like them, never have. I've never even really been able to put my finger on why either...
This album is full of twisty transitions and loads of great percussion, guitar riffs and runs. The transitions, unfortunately, quickly become shallow and meaningless. The majority of the album irritates with lyrics that are at times so juvenile and corny (e.g. Of Wolf and Man) that it’s hard to believe this band wrote The Unforgiven. The outstanding guitar solos are welcome moments of reprieve. Songs of Note: Enter Sandman When I was in jr. high and high school, boys wore solid black t-shirts with Metallica printed along the left side, just as on this album cover. And, this song about masculinity, adolescence, and fear of the self, still feels to me like it belongs back there in jr. high. Gripping lyrics and a gothic setting make the listen enjoyable, “something that bites.” The Unforgiven Beautiful and devastating with subtle, meaningful lyrics. The only mature offering here, imo. Transcends its time.
Good but not great
Metallica fan and this is the 5th best album in their catalogue in my opinion. I don’t listen to it much. It was the album that launched them into mainstream. However, even the worst Metallica album is better than 10% of the albums that made this list.
Most popular album. 2nd best
Pretty good, hadn’t listened to much Metallica before. 4 stars for Enter Sandman alone. The rest were good but not super remarkable imo. Best song: Enter Sandman Notable(s): The Unforgiven, Wherever I May Roam
Fun but not enough to be better
*A few good songs, but pretty repetitive. *Metallica is best when they're playing around with volume (loud and quiet parts). *Fave track - Nothing Else Matters RATING - 6.5/10
I hated Metallica until hearing this album. This took me by the hand a softly popped me into the chaos. Kirk is excellent on guitar throughout, James vocals are fantastic it is littered with great songs unforgiven, Through the never, enter sandman all amazing so is sad but true and where ever i may roam even the ballad Nothing else matters is a great song. Good stuff thatstood the test of time a gateway into the heavier stuff and pionners of the rock mainstream cross over.
Una de los mejores discos de Metallica, el último de su mejor etapa. Despues de este disco empezó su declibe, creando discos mucho mas comerciales dejando de ser fiel a su estilo. Que se pueden escuchar y hay temas buenos pero se nota la diferencia y autenticidad con respecto a este y anteriores.
Solid
Det bara låter mycket och är väldigt sällan njutbart
The best metal album (which is an incredibly low bar, but still- they cleared it!)
No offence, but if you enjoy this shit I’m just gonna assume you’re a twice-divorced deadbeat who thinks billionaires should pay less taxes.
Enter Sandman has to be up there as a Top 10 album opener.
Hard rock & metal is iffy for me, rarely do I enjoy that type of music. It’s good, but not for me
I have listened to this album, this is Metallica, when they were most famous. It is not their best album, not even close to "Ride the Lightning", "Master of Puppets" or even "...And Justice for All", in justice for all production is bad, but still as album it is better than Black LP. This albums is moment when they decided to become more radio friendly, the fact that their two most famous hits are on this album, Confirms that. It is good listen for metal and hard rock fans, but some tracks here are very weak and too soft for Metallica. It's like, here they lost their own self in becoming more mainstream and because they wanted to sell more records. This record needed to be for more people, so that's the reason why it is softer. "Master of Puppets" is not for everyone, and self-titled, aka Black album is more likable for music listeners.
High energy, while still diverse and creative
The last really excellent Metallica album. Definitely more commercial but I don’t think that’s a bad thing. Less thrash metal and more elements of grunge and sludge imo. Enter Sandman and Unforgiven are classics. Nothing else matters is so un-Metallica but just a stunning song. The last 4 songs peter out but still very few skips on here
This was what I was expecting from all the Metallica we’ve had. Starts with enter the sandman which obviously slaps but then continues at such a high level. Less thrashing for the sake of thrashing
Solid throughout. Best track - The Unforgiven
10/5
monotonously driving to nowhere interesting, kinda like a long tedious drive on the interstate
Good album with two great songs.
Virtuos... und ziemlich nervtötend.
The acoustic parts kinda feel like they're trying to be Led Zeppelin IV for the 90s, which I didn't like the first iteration of it anyway! I guess it kind of falls halfway between thrash metal and classic rock, which makes sense for its reputation. The album sounds pretty cool, but not cool enough to totally justify a 1 hour run time. Oh and also! I was always under the impression that Metallica fans saw Lars Ulrich as a bit of a joke, so I was really pleasantly surprised to hear just how great the drums sounded here?
People really like this stuff? Juvenile lyrics, fairly simple music. Good production.
Less than 500 albums to go and there are a lot of bands repeating. Oh well. Good album that sounds like Metallica…again.
alright
Really liked the guitars in this one
This is their best album even though it’s basically their sell out album. I could almost say with confidence that this album turned non fans into fans. If you’re wondering what it sounds like before listening, take any song you know by Metallica that isn’t on this album and make it a little “poppy”. There you go. Choice cut: Nothing Else Matters
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Ouais sympa mais pas non plus incroyable
85% Best: Enter Sandman; Sad But True; The Unforgiven; Nothing Else Matters; My Friend Of Misery Must-Hear? Sure
La primera vez que escucho un álbum de música metal en su totalidad, y sin duda el álbum homónimo de Metallica es uno de los álbumes imprescindibles del género musical y uno de los más exitosos del grupo. Pese a haber sido lanzado en 1991, suena atemporal, instrumentales cuidadas al detalle, voces desgarradoras y estremecedoras, que hacen que el oyente sienta vulnerabilidad, angustia, rebeldía… Y una lista de canciones que consiguen captar la atención del público con sus letras más explicitas y sus metáforas más brillantes. Desde el inicio del disco, “Enter Sandman”, el grupo dirige al oyente a un lugar oscuro (Exit: light, enter: night, take my hand). La misteriosa guitarra, los golpes de batería y la mítico riff del metal, dan comienzo a un álbum legendario. La continuación del álbum es un repertorio de piezas musicales que tratan diferentes temas desde un punto de vista introspectivo. La crítica a la facilidad que tiene la sociedad de juzgar la vida ajena “Holier Than Thou”, en la impactante “The Unforgiven” el grupo describe la triste realidad de cómo el ser humano, las expectativas ajenas, y el concepto “normal” destruyen la personalidad y creatividad de cada persona, desde la infancia, hasta la muerte. “Wherever I May Roam” es el reflejo de la vida del artista, carretera, gira, y hacer de la calle su propia casa, la vida nómada. En las tres últimas canciones del álbum encontramos la pérdida de la fe en The God That Failed”, la depresión, el aislamiento y la dificultad para lograr salir de estas situaciones en “My Friend Of Misery” y la presión, la confusión, el hecho de decidir sobre nuestras vidas, y como todo esto nos conduce a una lucha interna en el maravilloso cierre de álbum “The Struggle Within”. Pero la joya por excelencia del álbum, y uno de los temas imprescindibles del grupo es “Nothing Else Matters”, un momento de calma en un álbum lleno de “ruido”. No solo en lo instrumental, también en letras profundas e incluso duras para reflexionar sobre ellas. En esta balada de amor metal, se muestra la faceta más vulnerable del grupo; algo que convenció al público, que hizo de esta canción todo un himno, y no es para menos. Todos los temas del álbum comparten un mismo elemento, los solos de guitarra ejerciendo de puente de cada canción. Esto no es solo una maravilla auditiva sino también su seña de identidad. “Metallica” es un álbum referente para la música metal, por todas y cada una de las instrumentales, mezclando incluso en algunos temas guitarras clásicas y eléctricas, por la interpretación de cada canción y por los mensajes tan poderosos que transmiten sus letras. No cabe duda de que es digno merecedor de ocupar el puesto de uno de los mejores álbumes de la Historia.
I listened to Metallica too much when I was in 8th grade, so I think that's why I have a juvenile association with this album and most of their discography. I've tried several times to sit down with this album, but just can't make it through. It's like it's trying too hard, taking itself too seriously, and I just cringe. I don't feel like this sound has aged well, or maybe I've just heard many of these tracks too many times. It's tough to rate, because it's not as if I hate it or love it. I'm just a bit indifferent. It just seems to lack passion and sincerity, like it was manufactured just for airplay. I don't know enough about the Metallica story to weigh in on them "selling out" when this record was made, but I can see how many argue that this album is mostly pop songs under the guise of metal. I'll rate it in the middle since nostalgia is convincing me to be kind.
What a great album, featuring not one, not two, but three! highly influential masterpieces (Enter Sandman, The Unforgiven, Nothing Else Matters). It brilliantly showcases that metal music doesn't need to be repetitive or always sound the same - every song just brings it on in a different, engaging way. Bangers left and right, although it does lull ever so slightly towards the end. Unknown (to me) standout: Sad But True. Made me feel quite powerful. Thoroughly enjoyable listen.
Sure, I guess this album belongs on this list given that 1001 albums is quite a lot and some of the other middling garbage they decided to include. Metallica's "Black Album" is pretty decent and probably their last decent album (I confess I did have Garage Inc. and enjoyed it as a kid more than I probably should have). Some of their best sounding production/mixes, but a lot of the songs to lack the teeth of their earlier output.
Great album.
One of the few memories I still have from being 5 years old is listening to Enter Sandman on my cousin's bedroom, I would ask him to play it again and again, not knowing the lyrics or the band or anything. Years passed and I forgot about this song, until I was 13 or 14, when a car passed by me playing this song at full volume. I couldn't believe what I was listening to, it sounded just as cool as it did before. I still didn't know the name of the band or the name of the song, but I memorized it and started singing it constantly until I found it. Enter Sandman was the presentation card of what would become my favorite band ever. Metallica became my gateway to metal, my first inspiration to grab a guitar, and the key to many many memories. Love it or hate it, this album became a milestone in the history of metal, bringing the sound to mainstream. You won't find any other album of this genre that has multiple songs with over a billion reproductions on Spotify. An album that stood the test of time, songs that are still being played and referenced in pop culture. Truly a masterpiece.
Oddly enough this album opens with the classic Enter Sandman with a riff that is almost grunge (it was 1991, after all), but quickly settles down into familiar heavy metal territory with a heavy, doom laden song about being scared of nightmares. Apart from that, The Unforgiven plays with a spaghetti western vibe and Don’t Tread on Me gleefully nicks a riff from the song America from West Side Story. Metal-tastic!
Do I prefer Master of Puppets? Yes, definitely! Is this a good, heavy album? Hell yeah! This album is the one metalhead love to hate because that's when Metallica really reached mainstream success (even though they were already pretty big before that). But the truth is, it is a solid album. A bit long, but once again, solid and consistent.
Not as much of a fan as with master of puppets but good sound and cohesion
METALLICA!!!(Yelled out in an Otto the Bus Driver Impression). This album rocks so hard! While not my favorite Metallica album, this album still has some killer tracks that still get radio play to this day. Songs like Enter Sandman and Nothing Else Matters are staples of classic rock radio, and for good reason. Kirk Hammet’s guitar riffs are incredible on songs like My Friend of Misery and The God That Failed, his presence really brings the heaviness of the album to new heights. Lars Ulrich and Jason Newsted make up a strong rhythm section, and James Hetfield’s vocals are some of the most recognizable in rock history. I’d recommend checking out Master of Puppets or Ride the Lightning first on your Metallica journey, but this album certainly has lasted the test of time. Rock on!
Really Really good album, but a bit too long. Should have ended with Nothing Else Matters.
>>>> The Beatles
It was fun going back to this album, I was a huge fan of it back in high school, and Metallica was one of the first metal bands I ever got into and were what helped turn me into the massive metalhead I am today. While I'm not quite as into it as I was back in the day - these days I prefer Metallica's early stuff to the much more radio friendly Black Album - it's still a really fun album with some absolutely iconic riffs.
The transition album, I definitely like the albums before it better but you get old and you can’t play hard anymore so you make an album like this show. You can still play hard but you’re slowing down. Metallica was never my favorite band, but they’re good. I saw the tour for this album they put on an impressive show.
Pretty epic.
Not a huge Metallica fan but this is a great album and a classic.
Made me feel like I was in middle school all over again. Fucking excellent album.
Sad But True
I first heard this album at my cousin's place when I was 13 or 14 in the 90s. Back in the day, this album got a lot of hate as it seemed to represent Metallica softening up for a wider audience. While it certainly started off a trajectory that ended up in a terrible run of albums in the 90s before they got back to some semblance of form, I'm not sure that the criticism of this album holds up over time. Looking back, it seems to fall more on the side of the previous albums, with the dividing line between sell-out 90s bad Metallica coming right after this and before Load. The Unforgiven and Enter Sandman are classic tracks. Wherever I may Roam is classic Metallica thrash, and for me, the best on the album. Sad but True is just OK for me, but Nothing Else Matter is a decent track. Many of the rest are mostly forgettable, but that was always true of Metallica albums--there is nearly always filler. Nothing here still hits the high points of the previous four albums, but it's still a pretty complete piece. Even the softer ones are good songs, even if pure thrash fans hate on them sometimes. 4/5
a good metal album that sets the stage for a lot of bad metal albums.
Metallica’s Metallica is not a fun listen. In fact, it’s boring and a fatiguing listen. The repetitive riffs and drumming would be more tolerable if they mustered something of a groove, but the only song I found myself foot-tapping along to was the final one. There’s not even enough harshness to be interesting in that regard, either. Metallica’s Metallica might be Metal, but it’s certainly not an A.
Classic. “Selling out” never sounded so good.
Ok; hark rock but ptetty good hard rock
In high school, my friends and I listened to enter Sandman and nothing else matters a lot and thought we were really hard core. I’ll always love those. The others, not so much.
Rock classic!
I like the covers on Angry Workout better.
I can appreciate that this is a very good heavy metal album…but I really don’t enjoy listening to heavy metal
Yes
This album is what I imagine those rock fans that stick out their tongues and hold the rock signs listen to. It's got the classic yelling metal rock that I just cannot rock with. I was actually pleased that there were slower melodies in some songs in this album. Those were the ones that I actually enjoyed. If the album had more of that, I would genuinely like it a lot more.
It's kinda boring
Starts off pretty good but I ended up bored after a few songs
Einfach ein fantastisches Album - Mehr kann man nicht sagen
Ich bin definitiv kein Metallica Fan, von daher war ich bereit, dies Album scheiße zu finden, aber hat mich überraschenderweise richtig überzeugt. Dabei stechen natürlich die Singles raus. "Enter Sandman", "Sad but true", "The Unforgiven", "Nothing Else Matters" sind geile Banger. Aber bitte lass mich mich in Frieden mit Quietsche-Quietsche Gitarrensoli
anfangs durchaus melodiös wird es immer eintöniger, wenn auch auf hohem musikalischem niveau. ja @getaalbum, deine 5 sterne sind OK, auch wenn ich deine meinung nicht teile. 😉
Hammer Album! Für mich eines der besten Heavy Metal Alben, voller starker Songs inkl. The Unforgiven. Wieso wird sowas nicht an einem Wochenende vorgeschlagen? 😜
As it goes on you kind of know what to expect, but it's still a cool album and Metallica has aura First half wins though
Not their best album by a long shot. Frankly generic almost to the point of Disney-level corniness. Maybe I just don’t know enough rock/metal history to judge this album’s place in time. Enter Sandman and The Unforgiven are my favorites from this one, but most of the rest sounds the same. 6.5/10
8/10 - a great introduction to metal and a lineup of songs that are great in their own right. Incredible guitar playing, however lars is a poopy drummer, hence a 4*
My first taste of metal and still my favourite. There’s just something about it that feels way more digestible than the rest except for Fuel, which will always be my number one. The album gives me crazy nostalgia for Year 9 and Stubbz think he spent six months singing The One, and now it’s ingrained in my brain.
Going into this album I already knew that enter sandman and nothing else matters were timeless tunes, so I was very interested to hear what else this album had in store. The songs on here that are good are timeless classics. but there are a few duds. Metallica have a sound that I do not particularly enjoy. The God that failed is a good song
I’d forgotten how many hits were on this album, which at the time of release was all I had heard on the radio because Metallica wasn’t my jam in high school. Interesting listening to the other tracks with fresh ears. This album rips.
This marks the era of the "Metallica guy"
Better than I was expecting
Some classics but sometimes a bit too heavy for me.
This opens with “Enter Sandman” which is probably their biggest song, and yeah, it’s great, that intro is a great way to kick off an album. “Sad But True” is fantastic, “The Unforgiven” is a softer song but one of my favorites. “Wherever I May Roam” is also a personal favorite. “Through The Never” is a great heavier one. As is “The God That Failed”. “My Friend Of Misery” oddly reminded me of Black Sabbath, not a bad thing that song is excellent. This album is start to finish a fantastic listen, it’s my favorite (toss up with Master Of Puppets) Metallica album and Metallica are the band that got me into metal. This is great.
pwease no steppy lol
Awesome hard rock songs. Slower than I remember, but in a good way. Every note feels intentional
I know Metallica are more thrash metal and I prefer to stay within the prog-metal genre as I like a good tune. This however pleasantly surprised me it sounds gothic, dark and on songs like Unforgiven very melodic. Definitely will check out more from this band.
guess im just not a metal fan, some okay songs but they all feel the same.
I've heard it a million times already. It's probably a 4/5 album or even a 5, but I'm so tired of it so today I feel a 3, but I know it's a legendary album that deserve 5
Let's gooooo!!!! "Enter Sandman" is one of my favorite songs! I also saved "Sad But True" and "The Unforgiven." It's just so good. His voice/their voices are perfectly gruff without being obnoxious. The guitar work is phenomenal. I also saved "Wherever I May Roam" ✨ Vibes ✨. I also saved "Don't Tread On Me" "Nothing Else Matters" The God That Failed" and "My Friend Of Misery." I don't think I've saved more songs on any other album. 😂 But I also just put my process into place in which how many songs that I save from an album contribute to it's overall rating. (This still would have gotten 5 stars).
I didn't know it was possible for there to be a good Metallica album. Mixed well, actually enjoyable. Lars is still the most boring drummer on the planet, but maybe less is more.
I respect the album but I'm just not huge on the heavy metal. Guitars were fine, will not go back to this
I can see the appeal and definitely enjoyed listening to this album. It's just not for me so much.
Have historically listened to loads of their stuff, knew the singles/hits but enjoyed listening to it all. A classic for a reason.
Great solo guitar moments and drums Quite dark First listen loved it. Second listen not so bowled over. Some great tracks in there though.
Not as good as the Cliff Burton era Metallica.
Great stuff funny energetic
Enter Sandman - legendary - legendary intro. After that..... well the epic drum sound wares thin.... starts to hurt. Can't stand the vocal delivery and monotony of the sound. I really don't get it.
Some absolute era / genre defining bangers but also a fair amount of stuff I don’t love. Certainly deserves a place here but nearer the lower end of the scale. Extra star for helping Ant and his relationship issues…
It’s the album that changed everything. For better and for worse. It certainly wasn’t anywhere near as hard as their previous stuff. And the lost them some very avid supporters. But man did this album bring them a monstrous fanbase. Enter Sandman gets the bulk of the airtime and love but there are several songs on this album that most bands would love to have in their catalog. Nothing Else Matters, Wherever I May Roam, The Unforgiven and Sad But True all stood out in their own way.
It's a very well crafted and produced album, they achieved a very specific and consistent sound. Their sound here makes their brand of metal more accessible and mainstream. The production and the mixes are excellent, they sound very crisp and it lets the performances shine. Instrumentally they're great too, really liked the drumming and the guitar solos. Hetfield's vocal tone is very characteristic and well known by now, and it works great for their sound. I liked how heavy they sound at times, specially towards the end of the album. Thematically it's a bit dark but it's good that they get personal. The topics are questionable for me, "Of Wolf And Man" is a bit much, and "Don't Tread On Me" not only hasn't aged well, but the whole patriotic spirit isn't for me at all. I also disliked the opening riff. My favourite track was "My Friend Of Misery". The classic tracks are pretty good too. Overall it's a pretty well crafted and cohesive record. But I also feel it works better if you focus on the music and ignore the content of the lyrics.
Some monster hits, feels like a greatest hits at times, great energy throughout
In my top 10 of all time
I appreciate the attempt to craft songs that defy the typical thrash metal formula, adding musical flourishes and rhythmic changes to build a soundscape that adds drama. Yet there are still few melodic lines and the lyrics are often less than compelling. The Unforgiven, Don’t Tread on Me, and Nothing Else Matters were the highlights for me.
haven't heard this since high school, used to play the hell out of it though. let's see how it aged Enter Sandman - 5/5 Sad But True - 4/5 Holier Than Thou - 3/5 The Unforgiven - 4/5 Wherever I May Roam - 4/5 Don't Tread on Me - 5/5 Through the Never - 5/5 Nothing Else Matters - 5/5 Of Wolf and Man - 3/5 The God That Failed - 4/5 My Friend of Misery - 3/5 The Struggle Within - 5/5 Average score: 4.1/5 songs are about as good as i remember, aside from a few mid songs. teenage me would've given this a 5 for sure, but this is a solid 4 in my books today 👍
Nothing really tickles me here, drums are mostly uninspired, some solid riffs but very middling 3
It’s the only Metallica album i know.
I am a huge Metallica fan. Well, I was until this album. There are a couple of good songs: The God That Failed, Holier Than Thou are the ones I like. The rest, meh.
What an album! From starting with Enter Sandman through Nothing Else Matters, every song is just a great track!
I respect them. Good sound and I was surprised how many songs I was familiar with from this album.
Best Song: The God that Failed Some may say this is when Metallica went commercial. So fucking what! Great album and perfect introduction to someone new to Metallica.
I think I like the faster thrashier riffs and songs better that the half-time ones which feel like Ford truck adverts. Overall though it just seems quite mid, I haven't heard any of their early-mid 80s albums, but I'd imagine they are similar to this, but probably better, and way before. It just kinda feels outdated despite a lack of context. Obviously they are all incredible musicians, but there's quite a lack of variety. I think to put this alongside other 90s metal like Pantera or sepultura or something, those just feel much more 'progressive' and varied than this (in terms of instrumentally). I do think this is probably better than that slayer album from the other day, as that had absolutely zero variety. I will admit that it gets quite a lot better towards the ending. Its also way better than S&M, which I still ponder how that made it into the dude's book in the first place. Favourite songs: The unforgiven, wherever I may roam, through the never, nothing else matters, of wolf and man, the god that failed, my friend of misery Overall around 6/10
The good songs are really good but the slow songs are bad
As much as I do enjoy this album, it does mark the beginning of the end for Metallica to me. It's still jam packed with amazing riffs and all around solid metal tracks, but the departure from the iconic thrash sound that they became so associated with in the 80s is what ultimately became their downfall to making decades worth of mediocre and sometimes even downright awful music. But hey, at least this is still a great album on its own, even if it was their last great album.
Good metal/rock album.
Classic head banging fare. Too Much yelling for me
Did not age well
Not my favorite Metallica album
Take the band names and about 5 of the songs that have been played 4.8 billion times out, and it’s a solid hard rock album. Rack the name on, it’s divisive as hell. ‘Holier than Thou’ though is an underrated banger