Reviews (page 9 of 15)
Definitivt inte min musikstil men denna platta har otroligt många hits. Hade One också varit med så hade det blivit en femma.
The hits are amazing, the filler is good but not great.
The last great album of Metallica! Yes, it strays a little bit from the conventional thrash metal sound of them, opting for adopting a more traditional heavy metal style, and I know that many people don't like it because of that but c'mon, it is good heavy metal! Most of Metallica's greatest hits are here, but there are also some really underrated gems. If you want to start listening to metal, this is a really good place to start. Still, it is not Metallica's best album, but it is still really good
Absolutely ground breaking album - saw them at Lollapalooza 96, my ears and face never fully recovered.
Already in my liked albums list. Iconic.
It's no "Ride The Lightning" or "Master Of Puppets", but it's still in the better half of Metallica albums. Sad that's it only downhill from here. "Enter Sandman", "Sad But True", "The Unforgiven" and "Nothing Else Matters" though? Can't go wrong with that. Big hits. Large hits, even. Overrated yet overhated at the same time. Four outta five.
Classic. Before they got terrible.
Great album as a whole. Holier than Thou is the weakest by far as it sounds like Weird Al doing a Metallica cover
Metallica needed to make this album. It's as great as their previous works and still holds up to this day. The only thing they could've done to improve it was to remove some tracks and let the greater tracks shine even brighter.
I'm guessing Nightmare by Avenged Sevenfold got a lot of inspiration from this (plenty of other bands too, but this album reminds me a lot of that one). Wish I could give 4.5s. I think Sad But True struck me the most, but plenty of great riffs, classic angry angsty metal.
Thoroughly enjoy this album although some songs are a bit heavy
Always a classic
Not my favorite Metallica album, but maybe their best.
Rock n roll
I'm not going to let the neckbeards who love Metallica but hate this album ruin it for me. I'm also not going to let the self-righteous, skinny-jean, hardcore kids ruin it either. It's a good album. These songs are objectively great. That's why these tracks have been covered over and over ad nauseam in a dozen different genres. It's also why you know almost all of them even though you've never owned a single Metallica album. These songs just work. Is Metallica a band of utter douchebags? Sure. But that's not enough to negate good songs. If it were, there'd be no Rolling Stones, Beatles, Fleetwood Mac, Prince, The Smiths, or Oasis on the list. And there would definitely be no damn Kanye on here. Screw the haters, it's a good album. Deal with it.
Iconic song, great guitar.
Doesn't hit as hard as when I was 14 but still a classic. Too long like most Metallica albums.
Metallica doing accessible without compromising heavy and generally killing it. Enter Sandman, Sad But True, The Unforgiven, Nothing Else Matters are top quality. The rest not of the same stratospheric level. Although mostly decent enough album tracks, the second half of the tecord is a bit of a slog to get through. If 2 to 4 of the weaker tracks had been left off it would be 5/5. Rating: 4/5 Playlist track: Enter Sandman Date listened: 03/10/22
This is really good. Wouldn't listen to it often, and not when I'm working, but when I need something loud and good
If you like Metallica I’m sure this album is monumental. For someone less interested in metal, it’s still pretty cool. It’s not exactly my style, but it does feel slightly better in terms of variety than the previous album we listened to
legendary album, but not really to my tastes.
So. Many. Hits. Lots of nostalgia with this one.
Middle school me's favorite album and still one I return to all the time. I have a lot of issues with Metallica as people but the music still slaps (at least until the later stuff).
Album is fantastic
Classic songs, but more mainstream sound than earlier albums
My 13 year old self loved this album back in the early 90’s, and my 43 year old self still likes it quite a bit today, possibly mostly for nostalgic purposes. Regardless, it was fun to head bang through all the songs for old times sake.
I didn’t think I like Metallica that much, but I knew most of the songs and was really vibing with this. Idk what that means for me as a person.
Thought that maybe it would get a bit repetitive with all the heavy guitars but they broke it up nicely with some slower songs. Nothing Else Matters my favourite track.
4 - some absolute classics but it only just makes a 4 as a fair bit filler too.
Understand why some fans hated the shift in musical direction, but I also feel this album earned the constant-to-this-day radio play. And the deeper cuts were welcome discoveries, too (Wolf, Struggle) HL: The Unforgiven, Nothing Else Matters, Sad But True
4.5/5. F'ing great
Not the best Metallica album, but it has some bangers nevertheless.
This! I grew up with this. Every single song (besides Nothing Else Matters, since commercial radio really killed that one) still gives me goosebumps...
The good ones are still good, the other ones have aged quite a bit.
While it’s definitely the most commercial Metallica album - the “edge” of their brand of thrash is dull at times - “Metallica” is still a great listen. You can hear it a million times on the radio, but Enter Sandman is still Enter fucking Sandman. 4.25 stars
Like many commenters I was listening to Metallica before this album and loved them. This album was definitely a commercial-focused departure from their earlier works. Some of the songs are still great, but too many similar songs, same tempo, same chords, same feel. It's missing that raw-ness of the older Metallica music that makes this kind of music great.
I don't think I really like Metallica, and their older content shows skill and style way more. But this is still a classic, and a huge crossover.
Not my main genre, but I can appreciate this is a great album.
Classic Metallica album but for me, it was the start of their shift away from what I loved about their earlier records. Definitely not a bad thing that they started to diversify their sound and explore shorter, more approachable music. Hell, after the AJFA tour I would never want to play a song over 6 minutes ever again either.
Like it, but not usually in the mood
Классика метала. Энергично, бодро. Оценку ставить трудно, но альбом точно заслуживает 4.
4/5 Fantastic album. Some of Metallicas best songs on it. I think some tracks could be cut from it however which I’d then rate it as 5/5.
A true classic. Easy to listen yet interesting ideas in almost each song
Throwback na edgy fazu. Al još uvijek volim ovaj album.
Đesi crni albume ćuknem te u glavu.
High quality, very approachable, metal album. Has a mix of anthems, ballads, and jams, all easy to sing to. Awesome stuff
Brings me back to being a teenager, thinking I was a rebel listening to this. Now I know this is tame lol. Still very much holds up to time and I enjoy it even more now that I'm older and can appreciate the lyrics and the instrumentals even more.
The five singles are all 5*, just great, brooding metal songs (that slow snare roll in Sad But True - so simple but so effective), and even the ballads sound heavy as... a really heavy thing. It seems like the rest of the album isn't quite on the same level, but to be fair it could just be that I'm less familiar with the other tracks. 4.5
Kanskje da einaste albumet eg kan setta pris på fra 90-tallet??
Fun to listen to front-to-back. Just about every song a slam-dunk.
Pretty good, but not Metallicas best album
Metallica and Megadeth were the leaders of heavy metal well into the early 90s, constantly reinventing the genre with each album. But here, Metallica walks in a direction that absolutely no one expected. If you want to get anyone into metal, start here for a million reasons. Obvious reason: several of the singles are among the most popular songs in metal, anyone who doesn't dwell in a rock has heard at least "Enter Sandman" and "Nothing Else Matters" hundreds of times. Less obvious: it's a pop metal album, with an emphasis on the vocals and less so much on epic instrumentals. The vocals are clear and forefront (it's not common you can understand every line spoken), the production couldn't be better, the choruses are catchy and invite people to sing along, and the riffs are distinct and memorable. And yes, it has everything you'd expect from the genre. It's heavy and grim in lyrical subject. It has power, speed, and a doomy sound unmatched by anyone since Black Sabbath. Nearly half the tracks are popular singles that are all excellent, despite how overplayed 2 of them are. My favorite of these is "Wherever I May Roam." I do see the merit in putting the singles at the front to entice new listeners, but it does cause odd track ordering decisions. Looking at the deep cuts, there's something I like about all of them, but "Holier Than Thou" is a bit of a misfit in between the singles, and doesn't make up for its competition. "Don't Tread on Me" is decent, it was supposed to be the 6th single, and follows a similar formula. "Through the Never" is one of the heavier tracks looking back to their thrash style fused with a doomy guitar, which is a bit weird coming right before their most melodic track "Nothing Else Matters." Next track "Of Wolf and Man" is another decent song, following the groovy formula. The next two are the strongest deep cuts, demonstrating the creative versatility they're capable of taking each song. Great guitar solos. The closer "The Struggle Within" is a bit boring at first, but I like the bass and where they take it 1.5 minutes in, and it's the most faithful to their trash style. Weird to end on it. Keep in mind that when I say decent, the production still makes them all sound excellent, and nobody ever plays poorly in any of the tracks; it all comes down to the songwriting, which is weak on several tracks. It's close to a perfect score, but they had potential to improve their songwriting and track ordering.
Another classic. This is the album that marks a big shift towards a more commercial sound for Metallica and, while that was questionable in the long run, this record is great. There are a couple of songs towards the end that I'm not as big on, but at least half of this album is just timeless tune after timeless tune
Pretty much the only Metallica album that's a genuinely good album (and I'm leaving the definition of "good" ambiguous on purpose, on account of this not exactly representing the bread and butter of my music consumption). Enter Sandman is a truly awesome track, and Nothing Else Matters isn't a slouch either. A bit of a pity about the fillers, but at least they don't overcrowd the affair.
One of Metallica's better albums
Always fun to listen to Metallica. This album has a couple of good ones that would be worthy of 5 stars, but doesn't quite get there as a whole. It has some lame filler that drags the album down too such as Don't Tread On Me or The Struggle Within. The album is pretty long too, so would have greatly benefited from simply cutting the chaff. All of that said, it was still a highly enjoyable listen, but it's definitely not on the level of ...And Justice For All.
Very enjoyable. Took me back to the early 2000s when I was introduced to this. Nothing Else Matters will always be a song for me and an ex. And Don’t Tread On Me is just ace.
Absolutely brilliant
deve ser a primeira vez que ouço álbum de cabo a rabo desde a adolescência. metal não é realmente a minha praia, mas este é fantástico. deve ser uma experiência catártica assistir Enter Sandman ao vivo
Bue, alto clásico, amigos. Mi primer cd real y original. Aguante.
I don't really like Nothing Else Matters, and it was a little - dare I say it - boring at times. However, this album was overall pretty catchy, even if not super groundbreaking, and I'd listen to this in my spare time if I were cleaning or something.
it's so funny that I thought Metallica was too heavy...like only freaks and druggies listened and it was garbage. Then the older I get, the more it's just music, good good music. So many classics on this one. It's an extremely good album that holds up so well!
I own this album and really enjoy it. I think James Hetfield's musicianship is fantastic. I especially like the slower tempo songs. They highlight his melodic and harmonic sensibilities superbly. There's a lot more to their music than might meet most ears. Excellent album.
A great, classic Metallica album. It lacks the speed and energy of the earlier albums, trading it for a tighter and more polished sound. I will add that slowing down really helped the band amplify the depth and intensity of their sound, allowing them to venture into new musical territory and create some of their most memorable songs. The original fans may not all love it, but this is the album that really made them superstars. Fave Songs: Nothing Else Matters, Wherever I May Roam, Enter Sandman, Sad but True, The Unforgiven, The Struggle Within, Holier than Thou
pretty decent idk, I’m not really into grunge unless it’s Kurt Cobain or whatever but this was pretty well executed, at least part of the time feels like a 7/10 to me
Nice to listen to, knew more than I thought I would
Still rocks
I'm not a fan of metal, not a true fan anyway. I do really enjoy JP, for example, but it's not really on my rotation. But Metallica is a band that puts music out there with a seeming purpose. Well, other bands might have a purpose of just pure thrashing, pulsating, non-coherent noise, Metallica makes me want to continue listening...
An amazing album and one where i bought it on cassette and immediately drove from Tempe, Arizona to Bloomington, Indiana listening to it on repeat. Clearly Sandman, Unforgiven and Nothing Else Matters stand out. Very enjoyable to revisit it again start to finish.
There's a reason this thing was so big. Still sounds pretty great, and a lot better than most of their following albums.
Pretty good... Metal is not my very favorite genre, but this is pretty classic.
Nice
Well rounded and enjoyable
I know it's a very basic take but I think this album is very good. I know Metallica somewhat "sold out" with this album by going more mainstream as opposed to their previous very much thrash metal style. But this album is simply great.
4.5!!
Oldie but goodie, heard this one too much in college, never bought, brilliantly paced from beginning to end.
Ah, heavy metal. I recently found out that the genre, for some reason, calms my anxiety, so I'd been dabbling in Judas Priest which I've greatly enjoyed. This album is, however, my first time listening to Metallica. The production, the instrumentals and the lyrics, which are sometimes meh in heavy metal, are all top quality. As can be a problem with metal, the later songs did start to feel 'samey' and I found myself losing interest. Solid start and a solid 4 though.
There's a reason that 80% of the people I know born around the same time as me (late 70s early 80s) own a copy of this album. It's probably the most poppy of Metallica's work and appeals to the widest audience.
Good metal stuff
What a polarizing album lol. Trve Kvlt metalheads see it as the album where Metallica became irredeemable, mainstream music fans see it as the band being boiled down into their most listenable and polished form, and all manner of opinions fall in the middle (including mine). I see it as an album where Metallica went for a more commercial sound, and did so very successfully both in execution and profit. It might be a bit of a sell out, and it doesn't hit as high of highs as their earlier stuff for me, but there is still some damn good stuff on this one. Load and Reload on the other hand... thank god this came before them lol.
Opens with a phenomenal track, and while there are a lot of emotional songs that I actually quite enjoy, I find the end of the album drags a bit.
4/5 The instrumentals were very good, having interesting bass riffs and guitar playing, especially during the very melodic solos. The vocals were strong in terms of delivery, while lyrics were better on some songs than others. the structure does get a little repetitive after song 8 but that is a minor problem that just knocks it down off the 5/5, alongside the unforgiven and wherever I may roam being a little long in my opinion
This is an enjoyable album with some classic tracks. I'm not a big metal aficionado, but I can see how this album exemplifies the genre. What I'm not sure of is whether this album created the formula, or just follows it, but it is incredibly difficult to not notice the structure of it. We start out strong, very metal. This continues until we reach the softer, more heartfelt "the unforgiven". We then get a 50:50 softer/harder track in "Whereever I Roam" and then the metal comes back, with a stonking finale in The Struggle Within. It's pressing emotional triggers in a way that were the music less good might seem cynical, according to a defined structure. I can't really criticise that, given how successfully they've done it, but it stands out like a sore thumb. It's reminiscent of so much metal, from the narrative of Bat out of Hell and Use Your Illusions through the later structures of Roots Bloody Roots or even some of the numetal of the mid-late 90s. Would I listen to the whole album through again? Probably not. Would I listen to tracks from it? Absolutely yes.
Metallica is actually my first time ever listening to metal, and it turns out to be a lot less violent than my misconception told me it was. It was overall a good listen, not my genre but I can appreciate it anyway.
I have this album in my library. I have been familiar with it since the early 90s. When I wanted to listen to some metal, this was pretty much it for me, as it seemed somehow more accessible than other metal that I had heard. It was great to revisit the album, because it had been ages and ages since I had given it a listen. I just don't often get much of a craving for metal.
Hard to believe that it was 30 years ago that I bought this CD. I haven't listened to it in a long, long time and was reluctant to listen today. I figured I'd outgrown it. BUT I found the first 2/3 of the album absolutely exhilarating. This is great heavy metal with distinct and singable melodies and lyrics. Enter Sandman, Sad But True, The Unforgiven, Wherever I May Roam, Don't Tread on Me, and Nothing Else Matters are as thrilling to listen to today as they were back then. I really wish the album ended after Nothing Else Matters though. The last four tracks are tiresome if not downright silly.
I did not enjoy MASTER OF PUPPETS despite my best efforts. But this album - released 5 years later - opens with “Enter Sandman,” a song I have really loved since the early 90s. So as I put this on I am really, really hoping the next hour holds up to that song. But I have my doubts given my experience with MOP… It turns out that the five years between MOP and METALLICA resulted in a much more palatable album. Where most of MOP monotonously ground away at my ears, METALLICA has a whole lot more going on on. The vocals are much more emotionally expressive. The lyrics are a lot more relatable and interesting. The arrangements have way more variety and interest. My favorite song remains “Enter Sandman.” I also really like - and already knew - “Nothing Else Matters” (hooray for the orchestra!). Other highlights included “Sad But True”, “Holier Than Thou”, “Through The Never” and “Of Wolf and Man”. Metallica is still not entirely in my wheelhouse, but where my main reaction to MOP was ‘when will this be over?’, METALLICA had me mostly wondering ‘what might be next?’ That and the presence of “Enter Sandman” and “Nothing Else Matters” made this something I’m glad to have listened to.
Well I mean it's a classic, isnt it
The "black" album, contains another of their masterpieces and one of their greatest, Enter Sandman (tank cadence, textbook guitar progression, raw and brash chorus, instrumental bridge that heightens the dramatic tension, chorus, coda), and again digs into the darkest depths of the human soul (Of Wolf And Man, My Friend Of Misery), but in general it marks the beginning of a step backwards towards a more human sound: only three tracks have a "thrash" rhythm. It is the most "unspectacular" work of their career: Metallica is a classic mainstream hard rock album and you are going to hear it whether you like it or not. (7/10) FT: Enter Sandman, The Unforgiven, Nothing Else Matters
A selection of Metallica-style songs off the album Metallica by Metallica
Listen, the guys of Metallica are kind of big loser babies, but I cannot deny that this album absolutely rules. I enjoyed every rock and rolling minute, and may have banged my head once or thrice.
Low 4
One of my all-time favorite albums.
Never heard of these guys. Seriously, the biggest problem with the Metallica album is that the good songs are never played and the great songs have been overplayed. To death. I have friends who are metal fans and if they never hear "Enter Sandman" or "Nothing Else Matters" again for the rest of their lives they would be ECSTATIC. Other songs are really, really good and you don't hear them very often anymore. My personal favorite is "Wherever I May Roam." The intro is so different from anything else the band had done before. Never in a million years would you have expected a progression from "Master of Puppets" to this. I liken "And Justice For All" like so many other progressive rock bands who went too far over the edge, a very divisive album, but then the band stepped back and tried something else. Some regained their fans (Yes, Genesis) others never really recovered (ELP). I picked up the 30th anniversary edition of the Black album (not the boxed set, that's overkill) and the lesser known tracks sound just as good (except "Through The Never", sounds kinda lurch-y. It feels like they aren't very sure about that one.) It's not my favorite album of theirs, but you cannot deny what they accomplished with it. My favorite quote about this album comes from Jason Newsted: "People said we sold out for this album. Yes, we did... every seat in every stadium." So I give this 4 stars, it's a really good, solid album, but it still isn't up there for me of their best (Master of Puppets, a quintessential metal album.).
Metallica have always been the one thrash band I can stand, and this album is a perfect example of their sound. A treat for my first album, but not quite that perfect 5 for me. Enter Sandman is a great song, but one that even I have personally overplayed at this point. Reminds me a lot of the first Rock Band game. If I had to pick a favourite song, I'd struggle between The Unforgiven and Nothing Else Matters.
Enter Sandman is such an epic song. I am also going to give this album 4 stars it was very pleasing. that's my takeaway.
dated but still a classic
The first time I ever encountered the concept of "selling out" was when I was probably 11 or 12. This kid in my Boy Scout troop wanted everybody to know that the Black Album sucks because "it sounds too good." Now, whenever I listen to this album, I picture a greasy-haired kid trying to look cool with his half-buttoned Class A shirt trying to think of reasons he hates it because he knows he's supposed to. I'm not trying to say that selling out or going commercial doesn't sometimes mean compromising artistic integrity, but the furor over Metallica making their music listenable is hilarious to me. This album owns. Best track: Nothing Else Matters
A very heavy and dark outfit from Metallica. It's probably their best and most well known album, having been number 1 in about 10 countries and a mainstay in the charts. It is the quintessential metal/heavy rock album. Its a heavier sound than the likes of the metal albums of the 80s, but does not disappoint. Best: Enter Sandman Worst: Of Wolf and Man
Love this as background, will listen again. 3/5 for concentrated listening, 4/5 background
My introduction to Metallica. As an 11-year-old and completely unaware of their earlier output, I had nothing to taint my view of this one. It was an entirely new sound to me and a very exciting one. I've still got a lot of time for it now.
Not necessarily my vibe but I have to admit that for an album that was released in 1991 it must’ve been huge and impressive. And „The Unforgiven” & „Nothing Else Matters” are undoubtedly both classics now :)
The only Metallica album I’m truly familiar with. Enjoyed on this listen much more than I thought I would.
Great album, don’t love every song but has extremely high highs and no true lows. Perfect for when u just wanna bang ur head around.
Ich fand es deutlich besser als befürchtet, teilweise aber dann halt doch einfach nur Heavy metal
Hab ich hier eigentlich je festgehalten, das Metallica die erste Band war, die mich zum Kauf einer CD motiviert. Es war „…and Justice for All“ aber dennoch war das Black Album irre wichtig fürs aus dem Kokon des Lego/Transformers-Zimmer hervorbangenden Metall-Kid. Und auch jetzt sitzt jede Melodie - war der Hippocamous damals recht aktiv beim wegsortieren. Bin also sehr, sehr, sehr befangen. Aber neben der Süße nostalgischer Note stimmt für mich auch nach wie vor die knüppelnde Härte der kompletten Rhythmus Sektion (samt Hetfield) und Filigranität Hammets. Natürlich war ich insbesondere dem Sellout Song „Unforgiven“ verfallen…verzeihlich und aus zeitlicher Distanz auch sowas von gerechtfertigt. Was ein Meisterstück - eingängig, melodisch, hart, bittersüßest in seinem narrativen Element reif und, ja perfekt. In dieser Balance aus deftiger Härte und wehmütiger Zartheit gelingt hier auf Albumlänge ein Meisterwerk. Neu entdeckter Liebling: „My Friends of Misery“. 4.4
great pop metal
The album has been trendy lately due to it getting remastered and having a wide array of weird selections covering it. The album is good but not top Metallica.
Surprisingly not as heavy as I expected. Some cracking tunes
ну ваще-то норм так-то альбум. Ракешник хорошо, хэтфилд орёт неплохо. Отмастерено плоско тока
I have a confession to make. Before reviewing this album, the only version of "Enter Sandman" I had ever heard was the cover by...wait for it...Pat Boone. You haven't lived until you've heard Pat Boone cover heavy metal tunes. Anyway, suffice it to say that I'm completely unfamiliar with Metallica's catalogue. Before I get into my opinion of Metallica's "Black Album," let's get a few things out of the way. There's no disputing the musicianship on display here. This is not simplistic three chord metal headbanging by ham-handed clods. The arrangements are intricate. The playing is pretty much flawless across the board. Some of the songs are catchy, certainly Enter Sandman. James Hetfield's vocals don't move me, but technically, he's an excellent singer--the way I see it, it's my problem and my loss. The guitar playing on the other hand is a minor revelation. Kirk Hammett may not be my favorite metal guitarist, but he's really good. He has taste, a great sound, and chops to spare. With that out of the way, here's my opinion of the album. While there's nothing in particular to complain about, it's just not my thing. I mean, I plan to put their albums in all of my Spotify "year" stations, and I definitely plan to check out the earlier albums, and I wouldn't turn off one of their songs if it came on, but I can't see myself putting on this album and listening to it all the way through again. Why? I find the singer unappealing--it's just personal taste or lack of it. I don't care for the songs, which is oddly enough, where this album is supposed to excel. Again, why? Hard to say. There is little to complain about. There is nothing lazy or unintelligent about the ways these songs are constructed. And clearly some of the songs are hooky. Again, my loss. Actually, this album makes me feel inadequate as a reviewer. Usually, I have damned good reasons for criticizing an album. I hate it when reviewers slam a record for no good reason. And yet here I am. Sigh. Wait a minute. I just figured out what bothers me about this music. It strikes me as cartoonish but with zero sense of humor (now I get why they were used as the model for Spinal Tap). Okay, I feel better now
Great album; a perfect example of Metal.
Brilliant album. Brings back a lot of memories from my teenage years. 'Enter Sandman', 'Unforgiven' both are songs that are etched in the collective memory of me and my friends
Si me gustara el metal, esto me encantaría. Pero como no me gusta, las canciones son muy largas y algunas muy raras
Album Ranking: Enter Sandman Through the Never Of Wolf and Man The Struggle Within Nothing Else Matters Wherever I May Roam The God That Failed My Friend of Misery The Unforgiven Holier Than Thou Sad But True Don't Tread on Me
Metallica's most famous album, and the album that ushered in the 90's Grunge era, as well as elevating Heavy Metal to a mainstay genre in the public eye. A lot of Metallica's most famous songs also exist on this album. All around, this is an amazing album and a must listen-to for any fan of music - especially Heavy Metal or Rock genre enthusiasts.
It's a great album. But it's carried by three absolutely insane epic tracks, and the rest is like I guess... OK metal? Idk, it's why I'm hesitant to give it 5 stars
A classic to start off with. Haven’t really listened to much Metallica outside their most popular songs so it was nice to hear some of their other stuff. ‘The Struggle Within’s’ guitar solo was a particular highlight.
I understand why its a classic even if it's not my taste
Classic
Je comprends désormais un peu mieux tous les geeks trentenaires aux cheveux gras, qui utilisent le smiley ":3" pour communiquer avec de jeunes filles. Cette description s'applique d'ailleurs a la moité des utilisateurs de ce generateur, ces gens qui vomissent la musique commerciale pour se la jouer marginale, et qui ont par conséquent descendu la muse Mariah Carey. Je n'oublierai pas.
Good & heavy with some great guitar riffs
O Black álbum era melhor na minha memória, as músicas mais famosas já cansam, mesmo sendo boas, as músicas mais desconhecidas são só chatas. No geral é um bom álbum mas não tao bom como tinha na minha memória. Nota 7/10
NODDERS
I like it!!!!!!
New appreciation for Metallica now...
Even as a non-metal fan this is just a great album. The Unforgiven - Wherever I May Roam - Don't Tread on Me is an underappreciated trio.
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Ik ben geen grote Metallica fan, maar dit album vind ik geweldig! Een van de eerste hardrock albums die ik als tiener kocht en grijsgedraaid heb.
IMO this was when Metallica took the turn to become more mainstream (if that is the right term) ~ This is NOT the "Kill 'em All", "Ride the LIghtning" or "Master of Puppets" Metallica of my youth. A lot of my friends and fans called them sell outs when this album came out. Say what you want, this album, on the back of "And Justice For All" made Metallica the biggest heavy metal band in the world. and I fucking LOVED this album back in the day..... I wore that casette tape out! LOL
I always enjoyed this album. Wasn't much of a metalhead at 14, but this is pretty much my access point for appreciation of it.
Good, but listened to far too early
Needs a 4.5 option tbf
4/5
Enter Sandman" Released: July 29, 1991[1] "The Unforgiven" Released: October 28, 1991[2] "Nothing Else Matters" Released: April 20, 1992[3] "Wherever I May Roam" Released: October 19, 1992[4] "Sad but True" Released: February 8, 1993[5]
A classic album with iconic songs. Almost every song is at least great!
Not to bad. Some great hits are in this album.
Didn't even need to listen. Permanently downloaded in my brain.
8/10 Tiene muy buenas canciones pero después de nothing else matterzzzzzzzzzzzz
A staple heavy metal album. 8/10, I always thought the album cover was plain black.
I love a few of the songs on this album but not all of them. Mostly nostalgia...
enjoyed absolutely blasting it
Classic, forgot how good Enter Sandman was
Bängeri! Metal Metallica
Love it. Great for anything
this album continues to be classic metal, and inspiration for countless bands, and one of my favorite albums (despite thinking Lars Ulrich is a huge piece of shit).
More enjoyable than I expected. Definitely saving some tracks
Enter Sandman
Massive album. Extremely well produced and written. Sooo much groove and swing in the rhythm section. Down picking riff master Hetfield outdid himself on this one. All the riffs are classics at this point. They have punch, power and they hook you instantly. Solos are melodic and well thought out never too much and always complement the songs. Ver very well put together piece of music. Some filler (eg Holier than thou or The struggle within), but even that doesn't detract from the overall quality.
Kende m al, oud goud natuurlijk. Best hard, maar niet binnen mijn huidige smaak (jan 2021)
Rough round the edges but a solid rock album
Overall a ton of classics Standouts include Sad But True and Nothing Else Matters
Very smooth transitions and excellent musicianship. Some of the songs blend together and sound a bit repetitive, but that could be my inexperience with metal. Super solid!
One of their best !
Solid stuff.
Enjoyable metal, have heard several of the songs before. Overall I would go back to this album sometime in the future
Metals most accessible offering to date catchy choruses and scintillating guitar.
3.9 never used to like Metallica (could’ve been the Napster thing), but they’re growing on me.
what a tremendous masterpiece
It's metallica.
Quite a good sound, but kinda samey tbh. Unforgiven was good
A great album with some huge hits. Unfortunately the other songs cannot hold the high quality of the hits which keeps this album from reaching 5 stars
Kyseisen soitinyhtyeen varmasti paras levy. Kuuntelee helposti muutaman kerran putkeen ja yksittäiset biisit toimii aina, mutta ei silti ihan viiden * leiskautus.
Great tunes but pretty poppy sound
It really holds up. Maybe because it’s 30 years later but it doesn’t sound so innovative today
Probably my favourite Metallica album but also their foray into the mainstream. Some classic songs
Quality this one
Start of the decline, maybe it would have gotten stale but more thrash Metallica would’ve been dope
Rageeeeee
1991. Key Songs: Enter Sandman, The Unforgiven, Nothing Else Matters
and NOTHING ELSE MAAAAATTTTEEERRRSSSSSSS this is the album that got me into metallica so i appreciate it for that. i like sad but true and (obviously) nothing else matters lol. sure i could see why metallica fans dislike it as its very commercially accessible but if it gets people into the band then hey! i ended up listening to more of their music after this and loved it.
Liked it better than I thought i would. Catchy enough songs but it gets a bit repetitive.
The gateway Metallica album.
peak metallica!
I thought this would be a "Meh" because of over-play of their hits but surprisingly listening to the whole album at once was actually entertaining! So kudos for including this on the list (obviously)!
I didn't hate this, however I don't think I'd make an active choice to listen to it again. But if my partner decided on this for our dinner party background music, I wouldn't object.
Limp lettuce? Maybe that is a little too unkind, fellow listener. Overproduced and commercialized for sure. So much less enjoyable than others - I love Puppets and have a soft spot for Justice based on when I started carrying around a walkman. Definitely some gateway drug material here to introduce the average listener to the older, better material in the catalog. I still would like to see the live despite my being 50+. 3.8
It's meh, but also a classic.
A good rock album for its time, even if my tastes have moved on.
To be honest I had a lotta expectation yk cuz it's metallica and I loved tracks like enter sandman, unforgiven, holier than thou, sad but true yk the vocals, guitar riffs and stuff. It's peak but then after that for me it was a downhill like i just wanted to finish this album yk. Maybe this one will grow on me yk. I also liked the nothing else matters track. But yk other tracks felt medicore to me. I noticed this album has a lotta guitar playing, drums, and stuff which is nice but yeah overall felt medicore. But I don't think this is the end maybe it will grow on me. I'll give it a 5.5 tbh
Pretty good but not my cup of tea
some of it is good
no es mí onda pero banco, se nota que es un buen disco de metal, ahr que no sé nada de metal.
Fine album.
I guess I just don't rock hard enough for this, but I found a lot of the songs too samey. Favorite Songs: Enter Sandman, Wherever I May Roam
Mixed bag. Some really bad stuff and then a couple of bangers and an influential sound
If I could give a 3.5 I would. Good album for sure, but it isn't really my type of music. Couple of great classics on there too.
There are better and worse choices than this album to represent this band, this seems to be a common theme of the list.
1991: what a year in popular rock music! This, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Gn'R, Soundgarden, RHCP, U2, R.E.M. all with classic or near-classic albums. The first CD's I ever purchased were Stevie Ray Vaughn's The Sky Is Crying and this album, from the Sam Goody in Town and Country Mall. The cover was so badass - you couldn't see the snack unless you angled it just so in the light. This album was the gateway for me into earlier Metallica like 'Ride the Lighting' and '...And Justice', but I never quite latched on to the speed metal. This self-titled album was the sweet spot with it's moderate tempos and huge hooks. 'Metallica' was a bold swing for the mainstream fences that wildly succeeded on the back of 'Enter Sandman'. Plenty of other good songs on the album, but Sandman's sinister riff coupled with it's haunting dream imagery made for the perfect translation of metal's anguish to a Rock-Pop idiom. Even bolder, 'The Unforgiven' comes in shockingly early at track 4 sounding unlike anything else the band has done, with it's Morricone-light stylings and nylon string guitars. I was personally inclined to like 'Wherever I May Roam' with it's epic and majestic intensity. And of course, boldest of all, 'Nothing Else Matters', with nary a growl in sight, a string arrangement and which every burgeoning pre-teen guitar player soon learned was easily played with open strings. Otherwise, like most albums in the CD era, it could stand to lose 3-5 tracks. The production wears thin after awhile - there's too much reverb and the drums are too big for these tempos. The bass drum is practically the lead instrument, even on the ballads. Listening back now, what's jumping out at me the most is how emotionally vulnerable the lyrics and vocal performances are. Hetfield is clearly working through some demons and unafraid to show his sensitive side. It's the boldest aspect of the album and underscores what a risk this direction was for the band. It sure as hell paid off, even if they would soon take it a bridge too far.
black snakey boi turns out it's a good album doesn't feel like "metallica" though, can see why it was polarizing but also massively successful not as much gold as i remember tho back half in particular drags a bit 💥enter sandman 💥the unforgiven 💥wherever i may roam 💥nothing else matters
So many thoughts…. Influence: 5 stars Songwriting: 3 1/2 stars … the good is great, the rest is between “standard” and shit Performance: man, Lars really isn’t very good. And a lot of the solos are bland. Overall: this album has gotten worse and worse every time I’ve listened to it. 3 stars. I could live the rest of my life and never hear a song off it again.
It was okay, but I believe there's a reason that the only song anyone knows from this album is Enter Sandman. If I were rating albums on song titles alone, though, this album would get 5/5.
Pretty fun.
This is when they lost it
Jeez another Metallica album already. I thought this was an upgrade on master of puppets though. Contains the big hit and it was generally more refined.
The music is amazing but the vocals sound like pirates.
I regret to inform you that the butt-rock version of Metallica is better than the earlier thrashier version.
🐺🎸😴🌚⛓️
I have listened to the album circa 1994 around 13 year old and the first metal album i ever experienced.. the moment it hit my ear i was blown away by the sound and to me it is majestic. Disclaimer: i listen to a lot of genre so its hard to focus to one genre or artist.. i enjoy all..
So there’s a nostalgic spot for this album for me because it was the first metal album I ever heard. That said, it absolutely does not hold up. The first 4 songs rule, so does Nothing Else Matters. But the rest? Woof. I’ve long said if you took the best songs from this, Load, and Reload you could have a solid 45 minute album. Giving it the benefit of a round up since it was my first.
It's fine. Whatever
I was 15 when this came out so of course I knew Enter Sandman, Sad But True, Wherever I May Roam, and Nothing Else Matters from MTV. Even though I enjoyed hearing them when they came on, I never felt the desire to seek out more. That year I buy CD’s for Badmotorfinger, Nevermind, and Ten.
Floyd rose, wah wah scooped mids.. Why not
Very powerful riff-heavy hard rock and metal album that took the metal genre to new heights. The heavy-hitting songs on this record have not lost their bang at all. They sound as menacing as they did in the early 90's. However, as someone who is not a huge fan of this record, some of the longer tracks definitely drag on. The tail end of the record overstays its welcome for a bit longer than liked. All in all, great record to sparse within a hard rock playlist and the beginning of the metal genre going mainstream.
- enter sandman: i have been listening to this since 2023 when i was 15, this one genuinely changed my life, mostly because i had nightmares every freaking night and this one resonated a lot with me. - sad but true: how the hell have I never heard this before - holier than thou: my dad should listen to this ( love the drums in this ) - the unforgiven: I liked the last 2:40min I just don’t think this song should’ve been that long. - wherever I may roam: also should not be this long, but who is the other person singing in this? I like it, also in the unforgiven. - don’t tread on me: kind of getting bored - through the never: this is what I’m talking about, love it - nothing else matters: great fucking song but my divorced parents had their first dance to this in their wedding so not many good memories I’m afraid. - of wolf and man: I don’t really get this, why are we shapeshifting lil bro - the god that failed: I like the lyrics, but wouldn’t exactly listen to this a lot - my friend of misery: oh 15 year old me would’ve ate this up - the struggle within: oh I love this, yup 15 year old me also would’ve loved this.
it's really good but i just can't get into it. my favourites are probably "the unforgiven", "nothing else matters", and obv "enter sandman" is immortal at this point. but i get so tired listening to this. maybe that's the point but what i love about music is that it fills me with some kind of energy. this is more on the draining side. metallica is one of the few metal bands that i've listened to that let their albums breathe, and taking my headphones off after this still felt like coming up to the surface after being underwater for too long. ehh maybe just not my cup of tea, that's ok!
Este álbum es poderoso tiene canciones muy emblemáticas de la banda Especialmente para mí Nothing Else Matters Me parece curioso que históricamente hablando (al parecer) este álbum representa un cambio de enfoque para poder mostrar resultados que puedan ser más abiertos a otras audiencias Algunas de las pistas en el álbum son buenas pero no memorables Pero si está reescuchable y se aprecia mejor conforme avanza el tiempo, estoy convencido de que hay álbumes más cohesivos que este, pero de nuevo, este es un muy buen álbum, sus estadísticas lo ratifican
I'm going light 3 on this one because even though I found it really boring and repetitive by the end, I feel like I would have had a pretty good time if the album was just Nothing Else Matters, The Unforgiven, Enter Sandman, and maybe any 3-4 of the filler tracks. I just can't get that excited about a band that varies its sound as little as this and isn't doing anything all that interesting when it does. I prefer metal like Lacuna Coil or Rammstein where synths and vocals add more interesting layers. This thing is just a dull monolith of gloom.
It's quite long. A few bangers but ends up samey. James Hatfield's voice is so corny.
Me gusta mas otros albunes de metallica
I know I'm a broken record on this topic, but while I love music like this, I prefer when it has lengthy instrumentals and less singing. Or all instrumentals! - that would be even better. The music on this record is marvelously intense, though. 3
An hour is a long time to listen to Lars Ulrich
відчуваю себе американським підлітком в сша в 94му
Do you remember when you were younger and certain stimuli used feel like electricity coursing through your body when you were excited? "Enter Sandman" used to give me that feeling. Before learning about the band and their history, I heard the Black Album. It's a great starting point for most listeners, because this is Metallica at their most radio-friendly, while still retaining the metal edge that made them superstars. I get it, anthemic tracks like "Enter Sandman", ballads like "Unforgiven" and "Nothing Else Matters" are new tricks for the then-biggest metal band on the planet. However, once I explored Metallica's discography, the Black Album seemed less interesting. The 80's albums are just so incredibly strong that the Black Album feels watered down by comparison. It's also unfortunate because the success of the Black Album inspired a lot of generic sounding radio rock copy-cats for the next two decades. Have I spent hours listening to this and pouring over the insert, yes; did I memorize the lyrics, absolutely; that said, this album has not aged as well as Metallica's earlier, more interesting work.
it’s not horrible but it’s just not my thing. i’m not an instrument music kind of person. i can objectively appreciate all the guitar solos and nice drums but ultimately it’s just not my favourite genre. some good gems here like nothing else matters, enter sandman and the god that failed. but as i am not super familiar with the band and genre it just sounds like generic no copyright metal music which makes sense because this is where they all took inspiration from. also weird seeing dont tread on me here (song imagery etc) and seeing what it means nowadays #awkward
Massive album, I know most if not all of the songs. It was ubiquitous in my youth and that was at a time when Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Achtung Baby were fighting for air space. I won't deny that the songs are catchy, to a point, but the same self seriousness of all Metallica songs is even sillier as I have grown older. Unforgiven sounds like it was written by a 5th grader. Don't Tread on Me...utter nonsense. I know this isn't Shakespeare or even Dylan but it's just so sophomoric. I will give it a 3 because it was important during it's time but I don't think it influenced a thing. There was no metal revival that came of it. If anything, it was the last vestige holding on as alternative definitively put a stake in the heart of 80's metal in the coming months.
Si me gusto mi fav fue the unforgiven 10/10
Old man, rock ‘n’ roll/heavy metal not for me except the first song, which is very Poppy
didn’t finish but i was waiting for the generator to give me this album
Oh hé, du metal ! Incroyable, il y en a, dans cette liste ? Bon, soyons sérieux 5 minutes, évidemment qu'il y aurait Metallica et Robert Dimery faisant du Robert Dimery, évidemment qu'il allait mettre le Black Album. Si c'est le seul album de Metallica dans la liste, ça va un peu m'énerver. L'album Metallica, c'est un peu le gros album controversé de Metallica. Parce que St. Anger, il est pas controversé : tout le monde le trouve nul, et à juste titre, mais on va éviter de parler de cette purge. La particularité de cet album, c'est le changement de style du groupe. Et qu'on soit d'accord : je ne pense pas qu'un changement de style soit une raison pour maudire un groupe. Mais là, c'est quand même un peu particulier. Parce que Metallica, c'est un titan du metal. Avec Kill'Em All, le groupe a ni plus ni moins fondé le thrash metal, en concomitance avec Slayer. Et ses trois albums suivants sont tous cultes, des exemples de thrash nerveux parmi les plus influents de l'histoire. Je vais pas m'étaler plus que de raison sur cette période de l'histoire du groupe, parce qu'il y a beaucoup de choses à dire et de nuances à apporter (comme la prod assez infâme de ...And Justice For All). Ce qu'il faut retenir, c'est que dans les années 80, avec ses 4 premiers albums, Metallica s'est démarqué en étant un monstre du thrash et son influence sur tout le metal extrême, de façon directe ou indirecte, est fondamentale. C'était un groupe révéré du genre, l'un des plus populaires au monde, voire même le plus populaire. Oui mais voilà, alors qu'on arrive dans les années 90, Metallica voit plus grand. Metallica veut remplir les stades, attirer les foules, vendre des albums par palettes entières. Et c'est pas avec du thrash que tu peux faire ça. Alors, sur le Black Album, le groupe se métamorphose. Finis, les titres rapides, rageurs. On ralentit le tempo. Et on ajoute plein de parties mélodies et accessibles qui parlerons au grand public. Et pour faire bonne mesure, on met une balade presque consensuelle. Metallica avait déjà de l'entraînement dans le style, avec le début de Fade to Black qui préfigurait un peu Nothing Else Matters, sauf que cette fois, pas de déchaînement, on reste sage et tout doux jusqu'à la fin. Et le pire, c'est que le groupe arrive à ses fins. Le Black Album a été un succès monstrueux. C'est l'album le plus vendu du groupe et, si je ne m'abuse, du metal tout entier. Un succès phénoménal, donc ? Si on regarde les ventes, oui. Sauf que ce qui fait la qualité d'un album, c'est pas les chiffres des ventes. Et c'est là qu'on entre dans la controverse : pour beaucoup, cet album est une pure trahison, un scandale que beaucoup n'ont pas digéré et maintenant, même des petits jeunes qui n'étaient pas nés à l'époque détestent Metallica par principe, juste à cause du Black Album (ok, ils sont assez rares, surtout hors d'internet, mais le simple fait qu'ils existent, je trouve ça dingue). Beaucoup de gens détestent cet album qu'ils voient comme une aseptisation du groupe, dans le but de faire plus de ventes. Et difficile de leur donner tort, à mon avis. Ceux que je comprends moins, c'est ceux qui adorent cet album. Parce que, et là, on entre dans mon avis personnel, c'est quand même pas dingue, comme album. Je ne fais pas partie de ceux qui le détestent, je trouve qu'il a des qualités, mais bon sang, que les parties metal peuvent être mollassonnes ! Il y a vraiment des passages lourdingues, où il ne se passe rien. Et limite, je trouve que c'est quand Metallica assume le plus ses ambitions commerciales que l'album fonctionne le mieux. Je parlais de mélodies accessibles un peu plus tôt et on pourrait croire que c'était péjoratif, mais en fait, trouve que c'est les moments qui fonctionnent le mieux. Mais pour moi, ça ne sauve pas entièrement cet album que j'aime vraiment pas trop, même s'il a ses qualités. Je comprends ceux qui le détestent, je ne comprends pas ceux qui l'adorent. Pour moi, c'est un 3, parce que c'est pro, c'est bien joué et il y a de vrais passages de qualité, mais c'est un net recul après 4 albums presque irréprochables.
Not so much that there’s any bad songs, it’s just that the album is too long at a bit over an hour and whether or not I like the sound now as much as I did as a teenager, it does feel like a bit of a wash across so many of the tracks. I think part of the trouble is that, in stripping back to a simpler, more live approach to the music (which was a good choice for the band clearly), you lose the proggy variance through the songs themselves of the earlier thrashier albums. Instead it’s kind of like 5 minute tracks supposedly designed for easier listening and radio play and the like (but I’ll grant them, they absolutely hit it on the initial tracks).
I’m torn here: do I rate it according to “objectively” how good it is or according to how much I like it. It’s really not my type of music, but much like it happened to me with “ten” by pearl jam I discovered this album had classic songs I’d heard a thousand times before.
Again not my thing, but extremely well done and influential
Feels raw. Some of it felt same-ish. I was surprised about how much pointless rage seems to be in this album.
A classic I spent a ton of my time as a 16-17 old year listening to, and memorizing.
3.5 favs: enter sandman, don't tread on me, nothing else matters
240626 13:42 3.5
What can I say, it’s fucking Metallica
started with a classic naruto amv banger and continued to some very listenable proto? metal? idk, i fuck with ~80s metal more than a lot of modern metal subgenres i’m aware of because it seems to be busy/cluttered and as a result more listenable for me. i'm def a musical ignoramus but i thought the guitar riffs were fun to and the sound is almost camp? which i enjoy in theory, but little actually stood out to me past track 1. i'd pick a copy of this up on cd if i saw it at a thrift for Angry Apartment Cleaning though. fav: enter sandman
Metallica (1991) - Metallica (6.75) Enter sandman 8/10 Sad but true 7/10 holier than thou 6/10 the unforgiven 8/10 Wherever i may roam 6/10 dont tread om me 6/10 through the never 6/10 nothing else matters 8/10 of wolf and man 7/10 the god that failed 6/10 My friend of misery 7/10 struggle within 6/10
Nothing else matters is a great song. The rest I don’t love as much. Objectively Metallica are quite talented, it’s just not quite my thing.
Strong opening track, just as strong closing track. Full of bangers.
The beginning of the end for Metallica. If I never hear this record again I’ll be ok.
It’s not a bad album, but it’s such a marked step down from Metallicas first four and a huge sign post as they transitioned into the Load era. Still some good songs though.
Lotta heaters at the start, brings back memories of listening to a bunch of them off an mp3 player my brothers mate gave us which was the first time really listening to music that we were choosing to put on, last 4 songs do drag though
No me gusta el metal, no pude terminarlo. Aun asi tuvo buenas canciones, enter sandman es un banger, the Unforgiven tambien. Si te gusta el metal es un clasico, guitarras fuertes, buena bateria. El bajo flojo, me gusta la voz del chabon como disco 4.1 personal 3.0
Solid album, liked it a lot. Drums have a very rich, punchy mix, use of a lot of low end in the tracks. Enjoyed the production of it mostly, guitars sound a little scratchy in places for me.
The first song 🔥🔥🔥
Before this album Metallica was for the grits, Sandman blew up and brought metal to the masses. I was a little familiar with some of their music but never really got into it until the release of The Black Album. It opens with a couple great metal songs, and there are a handful of good ones (mostly the singles) here but overall it is a bit one note. It is a decent album, a bit formulaic, I definitely prefer some of there early work over this one.
Well, this did nothing to challenge my opinion of Metallica as a band that's boring and annoying apart from the big hits that everyone knows and likes.
Metallica has some undeniably good metal riffs but, man, they don’t know when to end a song and their “ballads” flat out suck. If metal is your thing I’m sure this is a 4 or 5. I gave it as high as a 3 because I get that it’s good for what it is but James Hetfield takes his junior high level lyrics seriously enough that I certainly don’t have to.
This is so lameeeeee. I used to like it and didn't get all the critics but to be honest, listening to it as a whole in my late 30s is just a bland experience. The corny intro of Don't tread on me makes me wanna puke. Songs are not bad but all the time that mid tempo for stupid beer drinkers that say "'tallica" is just boring boring boring. Giving 3 stars though due to the huge amount of shit that there's in this list. This record at least has effective songs and a killer production (those arrangements in Sad But True are amazing, despite the song itself).
meh
3.5/5 https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/metallica/metallica/ The album with which Metallica 'sold out'. Of course it's not a necessarily bad album; they are (were?) too good a band for that (although later albums were actually bad...), but it's just a bit boring. It's long and very few songs really do anything interesting.
Its not my cup of tea but I can see why people that are into this genre love these guys. I mean I like them, I just have to be in the right mood.
holy dad rock. Wherever I May Roam is one of my favorite songs period god bless
I know and quite like the singles - but rest of album was new to me. On first listen it was quite relentless and fairly joyless. Although it was starting to grow on me by the second listen - which is the most positive response I have had to any metal album so far. Not sure I would readily listen by choice as just not my bag - but beginning to understand it a little.
Fun!
I struggle with this genre. I can appreciate the technical wizardry, and some of the melodies and compositions, but ultimately I'm unmoved by it all. The vocals, the guitars, everything - it didn't affect me. (Listened in the evening, at home)
I like Metallica decently enough, here they are really in their element. The guitar rips and the songs really get you moving. It's not something I'd consistently come back to tbh, but the big hits off this are big for a reason. Great tracks, only wish they had a little more differentiation between them. Otherwise pretty good. Fav Track: Enter Sandman
Enter Sandman absolutely rules. (note: if you're ever in the mood to run through a brick wall, listen to the Mexico City version, it's insane. Maybe the best opening to a metal concert ever) However, this album, like a lot of others runs out of steam pretty quick. There are some heaters in there, but I found myself waiting for it to be over a lot of the time.
I've never heard of any of them except for the first track. Sorry.
I think Metallica's 1991 self-titled offering is a very funny starting point. Self-titled albums sort of piss me of though, with an exception for debut albums. Was everything up to this point not "Metallica" enough for Metallica and this was when they really felt the stars align? The self-titled practice may also be appropriate for a band deliberately creating the last album they ever will, but I am not aware of any instances of that. The only track I already knew going in was the first track "Enter Sandman." Not without good reason, it's probably the only metal song anyone who does their eight hours in pleated khakis can name before saying something by Guns N' Roses and admitting defeat. The rest afterwards was fine but nothing stuck out to me too much. The start of "The Unforgiven" had a cool western opening that would have been at home in a Clint Eastward western, but then sort of goes into some standard riffs. A pattern in general I noticed here was that each track has a solid and interesting hook but when you open the can it's all spam. Delicious but totally homogenous meat. I can know what people say abou Lars Ulrich and I sort of agree, but I'm not ready to roll out the guilloutine just yet. I'll wait until I hit Metallica again on the six-hundreth and sixty-sixth day before passing divine judgement. I have a bad history of misunderstanding or straight up not comprehending lyrics in my native tongue, so going forward don't expect much analysis of prose and content. That said, I feel like everything here was completely digestible. I like that several tracks seem to be written from the first-person POV of abstract concepts. P.S. Thankful there's an edit feature, even if it's weird. Guess I should write these in a notes app and sit on them for a bit before posting. Just wanted to add that "Nothing Else Matters" is a needed change of pace to break up the album into clean halves, and "Of Wolf And Men" is probably a furry tf anthem or something idk.
You might be labelled a hipster to think that Metallica were better in the eighties before they blew up, but I think the hipsters might be right on this one. After putting out 4 landmark metal albums, Metallica drop the thrash and dumb down their sound for the masses so that even the most inbred hick can get plastered to 'Enter Sandman' and not feel left out! Perhaps I'm being too harsh, 'The Unforgiven', 'Sad But True' and a selection of other tracks are great hard rock staples. I just wish we got more experimentation seeing as they were incorporating progressive rock elements on their previous record and nothing like that is found here. The hardcore Metallica elitists treat this record like the plague and it does not deserve that type of bashing, but I was certainly underwhelmed after listening to this for the very first time in full today.
It's a staple of a genre and entire movement. It was always going to be a decent listen
The singles are of course tried and true classics. In terms of album-only cuts, its a mixed bag, as some songs didn't stick out to me. Overall, not a bad time/first album, though i'd cut it down a bit as it felt like a bit of a drag at points. Highlights-The singles, Holier Than Thou, Don't Tread On Me(guilty pleasure), and Through The Never.
Cartoonish, corny and absolutely stuffed with memorable songs and just a bit of boneheaded "USA! USA!" warmongering
The highlights on this album are eternal, obviously. But it's also clearly the turning point when the band moved away from the crunchy, often almost math-y structures of Master of Puppets towards a more straightforward sound. And it just makes me sad! Less polish, more grit please!
Went into this thinking I hated Metallica. Now there just meh. 3 stars
2.5
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Bit noisy
All down hill from here haha. Can't deny the hits though.
17.5.2026
Not really my type of music but I can see why this album is so highly rated. The writing is super catchy and the instruments sound great. I probably won’t go back to it much but I still enjoyed my listen for the most part.
i'm big enough to separate the negative associations i have with this album and the people who love it and admit that for the genre - which i generally despise - this is a "great" album.
Enter Sandman is 5+ min long? I liked this album better than I expected and less than I wanted to.
A classic, not super my taste
Enter sandman and sad but true make for a really cool start to the album, but after that, it’s pretty much just a lot of Metallica, isn’t it?
I still dont really like this kind of metal, and are you kidding me? Did every single song have a guitar solo? Even the slow songs. ..
I was one of those people who dismissed this album when it came out as a sell-out album. The song should be long and intricate, and these songs were too short and radio-friendly. I still generally feel that, but I have to say that Enter Sandman is one of the best things they've done and an amazing song. The album goes downhill after that.
oui monpapa
Solid pop metal, part of my high school years, with a few solid hits.
Really polished metal that saw a shift from the previous speed metal style to pomp and spaghetti western influenced twang. Full of chart topping ambition and catchy tunes that shifted metal landscape when it came out. Just a bit boring in my opinion compared to their early records where things felt a bit less contrived and better to headbang the shit out of.
A really fun album. It's in no ways better than Master of Puppets, but it's a fun romp.
The Chili Peppers of Metal
No es mi estilo personal pero las que son un poco más tranquiláis me han gustado mucho, como nothing else matters o enter sandman
Not as good as the two prior albums and better than anything that followed. I personally preferred the frenetic/prog feel of Master of Puppets and ...And Justice for All quite a bit more than this. Three stars as this doesn't excite me when I hear any of these songs the way I do with their earlier work. Here is the catch, this is a solid 3.7 but in no way is it a 4.
Not really my style, but understand the significance behind it.
Not bad, but metal still isn't my thing.
Trying to stay positive here. This album brought metal to the masses, but for the band, it feels like they were stuck between the fiery stuff from their youth and the somber grindingly melodic songs that would appear on Load/Reload. So in a way, this album feels a little lost. In being more appealing to most, they lost some of what made them special to a few.
Great album!
3/5 i forgot all the songs once it ended
A perfect encapsulation of this album is that this is the Metallica album my dad likes. That's not bad per sei, but it is indicative of direction Metallica took on this. There's plenty of good songs, but there's not the same raw energy that basically every album they made before this had. I do kind of hate that this a huge part of why terrible bands like disturbed could ultimately exist down the line. But that isn't really the bands fault. It's a fine listen. probably a little overrated by being the one Metallica album a lot of people will actually listen to. Also, the guy who said this is the Flavortown soundtrack is dead wrong. Flavortown would clearly be soundtracked by Reel Big Fish. Look up a picture of them, you'll know I'm right.
Any album with a handful of instantly recognizable tracks is a noteworthy accomplishment, and after 30+ years, this album sounds impeccable. It’s just so one-dimensionally “angry” or growl-filled or whatever. It gets boring fast.
Sinceramente achava que o álbum seria melhor, de 12 músicas 5 são relevantes e boas de escutar, o resto não fede nem cheira, parece a mesma música de visões diferentes.
Ultimate dad rock
Second day in a row for bands and albums I don’t seem to rate as highly as many people do, and that I want to like more than I actually do. This was the first Metallica album that I actually liked - up until this point, I appreciated a few of their songs but they just never clicked for me. This one unlocked them for me and made me go back and appreciate their earlier albums more, but as I gave this a full listen yesterday, I genuinely cannot think of the last time I actively chose this to listen to. The songs themselves are great but they’re still a band that I just don’t tend to reach for.
not a metal person, but still a good album
Never listened to Metallica song really, except that on song that got on Stranger things back in 2021 or something. Ok starting off strong with Enter Sandman, very intense lyrics, contrasting fear and childhood references. Tune's pretty cool though. I feel like I would hear this at one of those edgy stores at the mall thats all black and with really bad lighting, but good superhero merch and jewlery. WHOA MAMA THE GUITAR RIFFS THEY ARE INSANE WHAT my average acoustic guitar playing could not :') Holier than Thou is giving Thalia Grace vibes. I feel like i've Through the never before. It was so funny listening to the intense Metallica songs and then getting inturrupted by a calm turf installment ad. Is nothing else matters the calmest song on this album? Maybe. Good sound. Of Wolf and Man is pretty cool, especially the guitar solos. I was feeling pretty happy today, so Metallica didn't really fit the vibe for my day, even if i do like a good metal rock song. But the guitar was CRAZZYYYY. it was awesome.
As a metal fan, I should like Metallica more than I do. But it's more of a respect for their influence than an enjoyment of the music. I will say, the singles from this album were very inspiring to me as a teenager and got me more into the genre. Production is very dry. Drumming is unique, though not necessarily in a good way. I don't know, it doesn't fire me up the same way other metal albums do.
The album that launched Metallica into the stratosphere while leaving a large portion of its fan base in the dust. Side A is still a fun listen, but the back half is not as strong. I'm in the camp that they went for money on this album and never looked back. Hopefully Master pops up on this list.
This record was pretty good. It felt like there weren't many standout tracks here. Favourite Track(s): Enter Sandman, The God That Failed Least Favourite Track(s): My Friend of Misery
2 bangers, the rest is ok.
Reluctant 3. Fantastic songs, and a great album forever tainted by the whining from lars.
Спросили бы у меня, что я думаю про этот альбом полгода назад, я бы сказал что он неслушабельный. Однако переслушав его сейчас я понял, что впринципе он неплохой, особенно есди пропускать самые известные песни, по типу enter sandman или nothing else matters (хотя так остаются только половина альбома, но она очень хорошая). Возможно такое отношение к альбому у меня из-за того, что все эти песни я с детства слушаю и чаще всего, их слушаю всякие наглые люди, которые портят впечатление о песнях.
This is not my style, but I did enjoy some of the melodies. There are classic songs like Enter Sandman which I quite enjoyed. I might go back to this. 3.5/5 Some of the songwriting was quite corny imo. Still figuring out how review an album.
Not as good as my nostalgia would suggest. Some decent tracks. Generally good head banging energy but guitar riffs are self indulgent.
This was the last Metallica album I bought. I bought it because I hadn't heard it. Before today, I hadn't listened to it for decades.
Can't deny the hits. Of which there are many on this one. But it's just not really to my taste.