...And Justice For All

If Lars hadn't been so weird about the bass, this would be one of the greatest metal albums of all time. Thanks lars. The drums sound absolutely awful too, I HATE that tinny snare sound. What is it with Lars and shitty snare sounds??!!?? Also how many time signature changes do you want? YES!

And Justice for All is the first album that Metallica made since Cliff Burton passed away in 1986, and is the first album that Jason Newstead plays on. So in this time Metallica was going through a big change, and they went all in on that fact, this album is very different from the first 3 albums, and in my opinion, it isn’t as good as the first 3 albums. This albums mix is very dry and flat sounding, and doesn’t have any bass because they turned it down for some odd reason and I really like bass, my ears are happy when bass. But without this album The Black Album wouldn’t exist. Metallica tried out a different sound, with a different Bassist, and this sound and vibe would be upgraded in The Black Album (which is my second favorite Metallica album, at least atm.)

In my imagination Metallica has this giant sound that fills all crevices of a room. This whole album is thin, tinny. The drums sound like they were constructed out of tin. The shredding on the guitar sounds distant and tenuous. I'm not a fan of Metallica on the best of days, but I can appreciate their musicianship. Everyone correctly observes that "One" is a timeless classic of the genre, but the rest of the album is certainly not helped by the engineering here. Millions of edgy teens cut their teeth on the disaffected shredding of Metallica over the years. I wasn't one of them. This album is kind of boring to me. Solos that don't contribute musically to the piece but exist for the sake of demonstrating your chops aren't my thing. There's a *lot* of that here. I can't shake the feeling that Hetfield and crew feel their work is Really Important™.

“One” wails. The rest is serviceable.

Spennende, one er en banger men resten var ganske ait 3.5

Credit where credit is due: this is a great metal album. It's not exactly my cup of tea and I'm not sure I'll ever love Metallica, but there are some fucking dynamic achievements on this thing. "One" is particularly astounding. I remember the original mix as tinny and undercooked. The remaster is better, I guess, but you still can't hear the bass. Maybe on purpose given the passing of Cliff Burton. Still not really feeling the lyricism. Highlights: One, Harvester of Sorrow

Frayed Ends of Sanity is dumb. The rest is good music to listen to while running.

There was a good guitar solo somewhere I'm confident was a guest player because it was too good

Pretty good

This Metallica album was a decent one, it was great to head bang to these songs Top tracks: One

surprised by how much i liked this but then again not really

eu acho que Metallica nunca vai ser pra mim

Fine. Does this list need all of these Metallica albums? Seems like this album doesn’t need to be here.

According to my son, this and Master of Puppets are battling for the top spot in his Metallica rankings. I might put this one a bit higher myself. I’ve been pleased with early Metallica, though not much of a metal fan I do like the guitar interplay on these, and the production isn’t as glossy as the later songs I’ve heard. Probably not going to revisit anytime soon but I wouldn’t be hesitant to play it again.

Metallica is never really my thing

This one is a bit too heavy metal for me. Not as emotionally connected but I love the drum

Not in my top 3 Metallica. But ok

METAL (as Peterson would say). It’s not my bag but I can appreciate the ferocity of the guitars and unrelenting intensity of the drums. It feels like it represents engineering as a sound. All those precise lines of data compiled into a harsh, precise sound.

3/5 This album is very loud and repetitive, and long. Way too long. It's an enjoyable listen at times, but it could be a lot, lot shorter and hence sweeter without losing any of its quality. I would definitely return to a 25-30 minute version of this album. When the instrumental does change up, it's fantastic. The guitar solos are often very middling, neither interesting or annoying, and the vocals and lyrics generally are good. Blackened 3/5 ...And Justice For All 4/5 Eye Of The Beholder 2.5/5 One 2.5/5 The Shortest Straw 1.5/5 (LEAST FAV) Harvester Of Sorrow 4/5 The Frayed Ends Of Sanity 2.5/5 To Live Is To Die 4.5/5 (FAV) Dyers Eve 4/5

Some killer, some filler: The Metallica Story.

metallica's best album, starts and ends very strong

Can’t help but head band a bit to most of these. Especially One ‘tis a banger of the head variety

Mothafuckin Lars Ulrich. Mid Metal Album. Doesn’t have something really that stands out. Not super fast. Not super heavy. Kinda shitty production. One is the only thing saving it from a 2

Metal.

Loved it and rocked it, didn't quite break through to 4

One is awesome but rest is meh

I wish we knew exactly what Jason played. Otherwise, it's great! Drags on longer than it needs to, but then it wouldn't be a Metallica album, would it?

I like some of their other stuff better. Maybe I’ll give it another try.

Metallica is one of my favorite bands, but I’ve always felt like this is their most overrated album. Generally speaking, this album doesn’t do anything new and different. Everything on here feels like a rinse and repeat from their previous two albums, but with a harsher sound and worse production. Even One, which is an all time great Metallica song, feels like what would come out if Fade to Black and Sanitarium were put together in a blender. Say what you will about the Black album, but at least they did something different and stepped up their game on production. Sure, pure thrash Metallica is awesome, but had they made another album like Justice, it would have started to feel stale. Now that I’ve gotten the criticisms out of the way, this is still a great full throttle Metallica thrash album. Also, tons of credit to them for being to pull this album off after a period of enormous loss.

I don’t like metal. The instrumentalists are very good and talented. There was one song that I really liked the beat of until the singing started.

Songs unfortunately are too long and too similar to one another. Vocals are pretty much the same throughout the album as well. It's what you'd expect: metal yelling with heavy drums and guitar. Best songs are "One" and "To Live Is to Die". Would rather listen to Led Zeppelin.

Nifty riffs, I can appreciate that as a guitarist, even though I'm not the biggest Metallica fan. All-time tone on songs like One, despite the relatively thin percussion sound. Songs could be, um, shorter. By more than half in some cases. As a result, by "The Shortest Straw", I begin getting what doctors might label "Metallica fatigue". Also, not sure why they decided not to fix the mixing on the remaster, perhaps sentiment? Lyrically a touch angsty for my tastes (also, "doth" on "The Shortest Straw"?? Maybe that's a bit of a nitpick) -- had I found this album years ago, perhaps I'd appreciate it a bit better. Regardless, I find at least one thing to like about most every piece on this album.

Definitely interesting… my first Metallica album so I’m not used to it but I’m definitely trying to lean into it. I think I like “…And Justice For All.” I also like the opening to “One.” However, I did fall asleep listening to this one.

I don't hear this one talked about as much as their other 80s releases, aside from people mentioning that the bass is "barely" present. Compared to other Metallica albums, I find it a bit too samey without enough variance on the instrumental side; hammering home that skeletal thrash metal formula for a majority of this album. I do enjoy the opening to the song 'One', which was a much-needed switch-up at that point in the album - though at times it does just feel like a reworked version of 'Fade to Black'. Lyrically, the political undertones stick out more than on their other albums - which I appreciate. Overall wasn't crazy about this one - but I can't say I hated it either - still some kickass riffs to admire here.

One is a HOF track, these guys go hard

While undoubtedly technically impressive, the frequent tempo changes and constant jumps from riff to riff make it difficult to latch on to anything. The lack of melodic variety only heightens this quality. Listened to: driving to Cape Cod. Favorite tracks: One

06/24/24 S Tier—————————5 A Tier—————————4 One To Live Is To Die Dyers Eve B Tier—————————3 The Shortest Straw And Justice For All Eye of the Beholder Blackened The Frayed Ends of Sanity Harvester of Sorrow C Tier—————————2 D Tier—————————1

I love some good protest music, and even though this doesn't fit the historical mold for political protest music, it does still absolutely scratch that itch for me. Unfortunately the sound of Metallica gets pretty worn out for me as the album goes on. They really only have the one setting, and that's fast, loud, and rockin'. Which is fun for a while, but I need something varied, even just a little bit, to keep me engaged.

3/5 decent i just dont like metallica all that much

It was better than I expected. 3/5

My 17 years old male friends 15 years ago were so obsessed with this, quoting it, doing random solos on random objects, headbangs, taking it very seriously as the highest form of art. For me it was just silly.

Not my style but I can see how someone who likes this kind of music would enjoy the album.

Fun music. Favourite track: One.

As a folk duo, these guys are terrible! Great promise as a metal band though

Fun throwback

Just not music I'd ever listen to, really. Nothing wrong, I just can't connect for some reason.

Not the best Metallica. Oh well. I’ll move on.

This was good. But in context, it was only ever just good. Maybe even very good. But it’s surrounded by greatness.

put 3 stars but idrk what i'm comparing it to yet. i liked it but the songs were just a little too long for me and it was more metal than what i'm used to(duh)

To quote Todd in the Shadows: "I'M A LONELY LITTLE BOY AND I WANT TO BE LOVED. I'M A LONELY LITTLE GUY AND I NEED A HUG AGGHHHUGHAHWWW" One is great though.

I wasnt a Metallica fan back in the day. It's because Chris Owens and his bratty friends all wore Metallica & Slayer shirts everyday to high school. Metallica also looked extremely sweaty and sloppy in their Hit Parader and Circus photos. 😂🤘🏻 So needless to say I never listened to this when it came out. The video for One was all over MTV and you couldn't ignore hearing it. It was a breakthrough. Pounding drums and awesome sound, but for the casual listener not much of that is contained in the rest of the songs here. But I truly appreciate the talent these guys have, Lars makes some incredible beats on this album. I will also say my neck is kind of sore today from head banging yesterday. Looking forward to the rest of the Metallica albums in the countdown.

The production value of Justice is garbage and the blame falls squarely on Lars Ulrich and his ego. One became an iconic song and I’ve always had a fondness for Harvester of Sorrow. Jason Newstead was the best decision Metallica ever made, it’s a shame he is almost non existent on this album.

'One' is obviously a masterpiece, and this album does have a smattering of other quality singles. But I don't think it's Metallica's best effort by far, and controversially I think Death Magnetic is more interesting

Mediocre Progressive Metal.

Bass?

Was just okay. Fun to listen to, though. 3/5

Not really a fan of Metallica

why us so mad bro?

I like Metallica. Reload was the album that got me into drumming aged 13 or something. I then moved onto The Black Album / Load, but never really went that far back, except for the hits. This is the first time I've heard this record before, but after a few listens, I wouldn't rate it as one of my favourites. There's loads of energy, and Lars is on top form here, but maybe I'm a little Metallica-fatigued at this point; I don't know. Favourite tracks: One, Harvester of Sorrow, To Live Is To Die.

Despite the thin sound, the musicality is quite good. It does sound strangely manufactured and inauthentic, but the riffs are good. I do wish the bass sound came through. Metallica is a “safe” metal band overall and it shows on this record.

Classic heavy album full of bangers

First album without OG bassist Cliff, missing those bass lines!

Good but after a while they sound too much alike

ekki slæmt. full langt og einhæft, en við því er svo sem að búast af þungarokki. 3,5.

i dont like this very much but lulu is my favorite metallica album so maybe my opinion is invalid. 6/10

Hollow sounding

Decent, but, not their most rocking

I really love the guitar sound, but Hetfield's voice doesn't really do it for me - it's kind of one note the whole time.

Listened—not a big fan and it just didn’t grab my attention.

Classic album with some incredible songs but the era wasn't very good to this genre in terms of the mix. Wish the album had a more balanced sonic range, would get another star out of me for sure

Someone got a double bass pedal for their birthday.

Really enjoyed listening to this whilst in a run. Not listened to it for years and years - was better than I remembered.

Great band.

Morose melodies and headbanging guitar riffs

All of these songs sounded the same.

Not bad

Pretty solid, I was highkey grinding my philosophy essay when I was listening to this and I put this at way higher volume than I usually listen to music and it did a good job of tuning out everything else. Feel like it was the perfect type/amount of noise. I’d prolly not enjoy it when listening regularly, who knew that metal would be good homework music for me. Homework music: 10/10, usual listening opinion: like a 6.5/10

Definitely was too long in places

Didn't actually listen but this stupid website won't give me more albums unless I say I did

Old Metallica…some of the songs I have always liked, some not so much..

I'm told this is a classic metal album. To me it was somewhat repetitious. "Harvester of Sorrow", "The Frayed Ends of Sanity" and "To Live Is to Die" are my favorite tracks.

This album demonstrates the skill of an excellent band and a drummer struggling to keep up. I found it actually quite a hard listen and even though sounds like "One" and "... Justice for all" deserve they're places in rock and or metal fame the rest of the album is a bit derivative and the drums are an annoying distraction with their miss beats and clumsy fills. Not lars finest moment and not Metallicas powerful sound they're known for.

Good

Why did I like this at 15

Most of them have pretty nice guitar riffs, but drums feel out of place in a lot of the songs with no other instruments. Honestly not that bad to listen to but not something I would listen to in my free time

A little long and not my usually taste, but my favorite song is Eye of the Beholder

To Much Metal ... Made it though 2 songs 3 stars

if black parade had a mediocre vocalist and mediocre production and instrumentals.

Whoever compiled this list L-O-V-E-S Metallica. I'm at about 110 albums and this is the third from these guys. Really? How many amazing bands are we ignoring to listen to THREE Metallica albums?? I bought this album when it came out. I listen to it every 10 years or so. It's interesting. The athleticism is astonishing. The songs are fine-to-good. The engineering and mixing are total garbage. (Lars' bass drums sound like wet cardboard being slapped by a wooden spoon.) If I want a dose of these guys I'm reaching for the album Metallica; same sound, better songs, engineering and mixing are superb. And if I want to remember how groundbreaking they were I'll reach for Kill 'Em All. This was an important stepping stone; the album when they really figured out what they wanted to sound like. And I'm sure die-hard fans will debate whether it's their best. But for the rest of us? Meh.

The bass being inaudible makes this album sound flatter than Taylor Swift's ass. Just a complete trainwreck of a production. Like eating cardboard. The music itself is pretty good. I don't think it would have been in my Top 3 Metallica albums even with proper mixing and all that, but songs like "One" and "Dyers Eve" are genuinely some of their best work. Lars actually sounds like he knows how to play drums on this album, so bonus points for that as well. Why the hell would you pick this for the list over "Ride the Lightning" though? That's a crime against thrash metal history.

Спецом сберёг этот альбом на какой-нибудь не самый удачный день. Сегодня мне нагенерировало grateful dead и я решил, что пора чекнуть металлику. Конечно же я слышал металлику. У меня была не одна их песня в плейлисте и я знал чего ждать. Ну что, прекрасные гитары на месте. Всё очень технично мелодично, сложно исполнено. Как обычно вокалист орёт как сучара ))))) Но мне кажется, это не лучший альбом митолики? Типа, тут из известных мне песен только One и не могу сказать, что она мне сильно нравится. Но я послушал всё, без промота. Всё по чесноку, а как ты хотел

Never been a big Metallica fan, but this wasn't bad

Very complex songwriting but it has a very dry almost tinny sound. Still can't get over it how they mixed the bass to a point of it being almost not audible. Also the songs become more and more repetitive. Definitely not their best work but not their worst either.

I have to admit, I'm not that big of a fan of this album. It's nice and all but, personally, I think the songs are way too long for what they have to offer. Metallica tried a little more prog on this one, but in the end the songs are something in between, half thrash, half prog, but none of them in earnest. Shortening the songs would have been a good idea do let the drive stay in the album. And, although the bass drum is really banging quite nicely, there is little to no bass in the mix. This makes it sound a little thin and tinny. Metallica has better albums before and after ...And Justice for All

Blackened One

COD Zombies Music 3.5/5

Prime Metallica. Music to batter someone’s nan to. 3.5/5

Guitar hero flashbacks :’)

A few good songs, but not really my cup of tea.

Maybe not the best album to listen to at 8am in the library

ALBUM 2 2.15.2024 1) Blackened Woah. Perfect instrumentation. I would listen to it even without the vocals, which I found likeable but not really my taste. And the song is too long. As it continues, my excitement dies down. I think I will say this for every song. 2) ...And Justice For All Again, perfect instrumentation. Great song, but not that great to listen to for nine minutes straight. 3) Eye Of The Beholder This one was less likeable than the others, but somehow, even this has the perfect instrumentation. The opening killed me in a good way; the rest killed me in a neutral way. I wouldn't dare say bad, but it's a little too much for me. 4) One Over 500k listens on Spotify? And you deserve another 500k babe. No further comments. 5) The Shortest Straw I will make this the contact name for my short friend and will put this song as her ringtone when she calls me. Thanks, Metallica. 6) Harvester Of Sorrow Chills. Literally chills. 7) The Frayed Ends Of Sanity Not too bad. But I would probably skip it if I had the chance. 8) To Live Is To Die Why does that opening first feel like living and then dying?? I absolutely adore every change of tune. Banger Banger Banger. That shit is nine minutes long, but it feels like I'm constantly skipping between three songs. And once again, on day two, my favourite song is the least streamed on Spotify. 9) Dyers Eve I feel indifferent about this one. It is very similar to the previous loud ones. Is this a bad thing? No. Is this getting repetitive and annoying, no matter how nice the songs are? Yes. OVERALL: Why is the shortest song five minutes long??? I didn't like that I had to wait for too long to hear a single vocal. At least the songs are good, though; I won't complain. All of the songs were great, but they need a little time to grow on me because I have never listened to something like that and need to adjust my ears. And it would be nice to see a little more versatility in songs.

For me, nothing on this album reaches the thrashness of Four Horsemen or the progressiveness of Master of Puppets or the heaviness of The Thing that Should Not Be or the artistry of Orion. …And Justice for All is in my opinion a transitional album that bridges the 80s Metallica sound and the gentler made-for-the-radio Metallica of the 90s. One is a great song. This album still rocks pretty hard. Just not as much.

The most boring good Metallica album. No bass, great riffs. “One” breakdown was innovative. Fav track: Shortest Straw/Least fav: The Frayed

Not my personal favourite Metallica Album but still one of the best Albums they have.

Controversial for some maybe but I’m a fan of James Hatfield’s voice and that, to me, is the only thing that stands out in most of this offering. A few days ago, while enduring Eric Clapton’s guitar tossing, I was reminded that less often means more when it comes to music. And I feel the same is true here, the piss poor baseless production doesn’t help, but this record doesn’t have much in the way of build - it’s endless, frankly unforgettable, riffing. If you’re going to riff make it good. ‘To live is to Die’ is quite good and, unsurprisingly, that’s where Metallica slow the fuck down and let things build. As a genre metal is ridiculously difficult to get right, most of it is unserious juvenile bollocks enjoyed by unserious, juvenile people. Now Metallica are much better than most and they would soon go on to much better things than this record - unlike their fan base who think this average record is the best this genre has to offer. Overall 3/5.

Ah, so that's the Metallica song that Brooklyn Duo combined with the Moonlight Sonata in "Beethoven Goes Metal"! Other than that insight, this was just a perfectly okay album. Very backgroundy.

I dont listen to alot of metal, but I expected this to be... more metal? It was decent, but not quite the headband energy I thought Metallica would bring. Favorite track was dryers eve

As far as this genre goes, I didn't mind it.

technically impressive

Musically speaking, it’s good stuff. Taste-wise, though, just isn’t for me. I can’t listen to more than a song or two at once; just not a thrash person.

Lars Ulrich is a dick. That is, at this point, an established fact (just ask one of my many cousins - You: "Hey workingstiff's cousin, is Lars Ulrich a dick?" One of my many, many cousins: "Yeah, Lars Ulrich is a dick"). Look 'em up, you can find any one of them in the phone book (or on Face Groups or instaGlam or linkedup or the thing that was once known as Twitter but is now reviled as that steaming heap of garbage that smells bad and has zits and is generally of no use to anyone but Elon Musk hisself). Just look up "workingstiff's cousin" and you'll find them. But on this album, he is not a phallusoid entity, he is a percussionist (which, it could be argued, plants him thoroughly in the 'dick' world, as those in the the profession are known for their rather antisocial behaviors - Keith Moon anyone?) But in any event, in this case he is indeed a percussionist, or a drummer, if you prefer that nomenclature. But the point I'm trying to make, in an extremely roundabout way, is that he isn't a very good one (drummer, that is). A drum machine has more variablility and personality than in this example. While the rest of the band is doing a bangup job, Lars is stifling them. Does this resonate with anyone?

Guitar was really awesome but ppl are right the mix is rlly flat and gets kinda draining after a while with no bass and the kinda tinny drums cool though

Sounds thin.

It’s Metallica. Excellent at what they do, but very predictable and they get very, very samey. And sometimes they don’t know when to finish a song. Drums sound shite too. I thought it was just St Anger that had terrible sounding drums. 16 year old me = 5* 36 year old me = 2.5*

More Metallica ey, can't have one Weezer album but we need the whole discog from these fellas. It sounds very much like I expected it to, not as "modern" (relatively) as the one with enter sandman, not as old as the older ones. I think I quite enjoy most of the songs in isolation but as an album it all blends into one a bit. As someone who quite likes odd time signatures and tempo changes, I find some of the changes in here don't really work for my ears, the drumming seems off, or at least not the correct choice of rhythm. The song "one" is the highlight, the rest is acceptable.

This isn't my favourite Metallica album but it's almost worth listening to just for "One". I think this is probably their first album where I felt the tracks went on for too long. Overall a good album with one essential track, but not an album I'd be revisiting. Highlights: Blackened One Harvester of Sorrow

Yeah, it's unmistakably Metallica! Hard not to enjoy it, although after an hour it does get pretty samey and tiring. Think I said last time that I don't really consider myself a fan, but I've enjoyed each album we've had. I only knew "one" here, remember the video for this being on mtv2 all the time. Enjoyed the opening track too 3.5. individually, some tracks are more, but it's samey

... And Justice for All is the fourth album from Metallica, the most successful heavy metal band. The track on this album are full of fast, very technical guitar riffs, frequent time changes, and singer James Hatfield's angry, powerful voice. The songs on Justice are much longer than most rock songs, with several tracks longer than seven minutes, and two longer than nine minutes. The lyrical content is often bleak, and most consistently expressing aggression. This fits with the aggressive, driven style the music captures. While technically impressive and intricately scored, the consistent not-so-contained rage makes for an album of limited range.

Never have listened to a Metallica album but have rocked out and liked their top hits. Can’t say I enjoyed listening to the whole album. Seems like I like them in smaller doses.

Scale Rating: 3 Standouts: One Foot Notes: Album started off hot for me. I enjoyed for than I thought I would. So much better than Underworld but I expected it to sound like Underworld. I loved how clear it was from a vocal standpoint. These lengths of songs. Cut 2 minutes off each and that would probably have rated it higher for me. Would I Listen Again: songs but not the a project front to back, garage album Album Cover Rating: (1-5) 2 Album Name Rating: (1-5) 3

Good album, seemed a bit repetitive to me but maybe that's because I'm not really fond of the genre

Great for epilating my legs and working out. Everything else, not so much.

Not my jam although I have listened to every Metallica song ever against my will. They're a good band. (3/5)

You know what you’re going to get when you listen to Metallica, and this does not undershoot or overshoot those expectations.

Repetitive

Dentro del género de trash-metal. Album siniestro, llamándome la atención el tema One más melódico y el sorprendente to live is to die por lo variado y ecléctico

It’s Metallica so it’s never ever going to be bad. I was never seriously into Metal anymore than I am into Hip-Hop, meaning I like the top shelf stuff and can listen to it, but I’m not a deep diver into the genre. A few songs from Metallica (such as One) from this album are on my permanent play list, but 90% of what they put out sounds all the same to me and that’s why I don’t dig too deeply. But it’s never bad, never makes me angry, and never makes me shut it off.

The Metallica formula: Slightly distorted electric guitar as the main feature Hard Drums James Hetfield's voice Slow build Pretty much all of their songs follow that formula and sound similar. This album wasn't bad but it was repetitive. Outside of One, which is a great song, most of the songs sound very similar and the easiest way to tell them apart is wait for them to say the song title in the lyrics.

The official mix for this album is terrible. I feel like this album would be a lot better if it was 10 - 15 minutes shorter, a lot of the songs feel repetitive and too long. Despite how tired I get of Metallica some times, One is always a banger

Como todo lo que hace Metallica, a la larga termina siendo repetitivo y un coñazo. Está bien para un rato.

Tight, complex, thrash metal. No one does it better.

While I like Metallica, this album mostly doesnt do it for me. The songs all sound too similar and the guitar is a kind of piercing scream. Some of the solos are reminiscent of what i like about Metallica

Meh.

- Great guitar tone - Noticeable absence of bass in the mix - Amazing, iconic vocals by James - Masterful guitar riffs - Simple, but fitting drums - Drums are slightly too loud in the mix, but can sound very thin, noticeably in the opening track - Really powerful lyricism - Tracks can drag on at times, many songs could have been trimmed slightly, which would have helped each have their own identity - Really memorable guitar riffs, tune stays stuck in your head after listening - Instrumental sections are not boring to listen to, even when looping the same guitar riffs, just fun to listen to - With 'One' it is easy to see how it gained such fame, as such a deeply emotional track, with a slow start leading into a really powerful message about the tragedy of war, and those left abandoned after suffering it - Powerful imagery, on topics of war and injustice - Such an iconic, powerful guitar tone, its worth mentioning twice - Tracks can blend together, especially as you start to lose attention as the tracks have such extended length - I tried so hard to love this album, as the cultural impact it had was huge, and while I can appreciate the tracks individually, as whole the album was just exhausting to listen to, with most tracks overstaying their welcome, and lacking identity in comparison to each other. Despite this, I do love each track, and it is understandable why Metallica is the figurehead for their genre, as they make truly great metal music. However, I do feel a lot of their previous work has trumped this album, and it felt like it could have been polished so much more.

3/5

Not as great as I once thought it was

Not my thing but ok

fave track: harvester of sorrow final thoughts: really not my thing...

7.5/10 umm i’m not sure how to feel about this album, mainly because i’m not too familiar with the metal genre esp with its do’s and dont’s. however i liked how it sounded, the only thing that pissed me off is that there was ZERO BASS. despite the heavy instrumentals used, they all fell flat because of the absence of bass. so disappointing, would’ve rated it higher if there was some bass. also despite the good lyricism here, a lot of the songs felt drawn out. maybe i need to listen to more metal so i can properly appreciate this album, but for now it’s solid at best.

I can appreciate the musicality and lyrics/message (after looking them up) but I'm just not into music like this. Couldn't understand the words and all the songs sounded the same (except for One, which I already liked from the guitar hero days). Nothing spectacular in my opinion but back in 1988 I'm sure it was a little more "important".

Seems fun to play, not as much to listen to.

Ein starkes Stück Metal mit eingängigen, harten Riffs und nicht vielen radiotauglichen Liedern. Besonders "One" und der Titeltrack stechen für mich heraus mit Tempowechseln und intensiven Melodien. Einfach ein solides, kraftvolles Album.

I seem to say this a lot, but I don't quite 'get' Metallica. I think I missed what made them most resonant, although I like quite a bit of their stuff. This doesn't strike me as a must-listen though, there's their usual repetitive chugging which hasn't aged so well, and I've never really liked Hetfield's voice. That said, the good bits are pretty good, and metal is metal, so a 3 by default.

Took the advice of plenty in the thread and listened to the mix on Youtube with the bass. Enjoyed it, but not as much as I thought I might really. It's kinda prog metal? I like the bits where it's a bit more complex (and proggy) rather than where it all too often gets into a 'look how fast and repetitively I can play my guitar' show. First half is definitely better than the second, but it doesn't do enough to make a 4. A (definitely not middle of the road) 3/5.

Good album. Appreciate the guitar.

3.5

One carries the album

Yeah, Metallica.

...and growly vocals for all

No Napster link? 3.

Thus begins the Jason Newsted era of Metallica. I miss Cliff Burton. The production on this album is awful, and I'm not sure if it's a good or bad thing I can't hear the bass. Even if the bass wasn't mixed low, it literally just follows the guitar anyway. There is some solid guitar work here and it's not the worst I've heard Lars sound, though the drums and guitar sound a bit compressed.

Heavy, meandering backing guitar with sharp solo work and rough vocals. Not as harsh as I expected

Sounds like Metallica. I know people love the 80s Metallica, and I don't disagree necessarily, but I feel like this album in particular is basically one song that's an hour and five minutes long. Maybe that's what they were going for? I don't know. I mean fast double bass drum and guitars chugging nonstop gets a little wearing when there isn't really anything to break it up. Guitar solos are brilliant, if a little derivative. One and Harvester of Sorrow are the only songs that really stand out on this one. Also I think the production could have been better. For an album that was trying to be heavy the mastering seems like it was a bit tinny or something. Like it could have been fuller and they needed more lows and low mids in the mix. I might come back to this one day but I'd have to be in the right headspace.

*repeating “harvester of sorrow” over and over again* me: gee i wonder what this song is called

It's nice to have confirmation that I'm not a huge Metallica fan. Fast and driving so I can see why it's good for working out and running but I'm good on all that.

Not a bad album, but One and To Live Is to Die were leagues above the rest. Stand-out: One

Good workout album

I honestly liked it more than I thought I would. There were a couple songs that were too repetitive for me, but also a few that I could definitely see being added to my weightlifting playlist. It really helped me understand why people say “they don’t make rock music like this anymore“

Never really listened to that much metallica. Not a bad ablum 3.5 stars for me

Besta hingað til en ekki besta Metallica platan

3.5 probably should be a 4 but I'm not huge into thrash

not the best metallica but its up there

This is a great pump up, workout, or high energy album. Looking through the intensity and aggressiveness of these songs (vocals, drums, and guitar), it's pretty damn technical. They use a lot of speed changes and loose forms throughout which still sound organized in the end product. Still, not my type of music. Reminds me of an accomplished white suburban father sitting in his garage drinking bear and acting tough. Want to give less than a 3 opinion-based but for this type of metal, its impressively made to say the least. Personal Favorites: One, To live is to die

-omg METALLICA!!!!!!! -it is time to rock and mf roll -i mean i already feel like i’m going to really like this album -if this heavy guitar is anything to go by -i’m going to be honest. i’m not as big a fan of this as i thought -the guitar isn’t bad! not a huge fan of the screamy singy -i am enjoying some good ol classic rock tho. feels like i’m being educated -album cover is really cool i forgot to mention that -yeah it was a good album! feels middle of the road to me personally so three stars

I appreciate that Metallica uses lots of tempo shifts. A lot of metal (and punk) is a thousand miles an hour with no variation. That can wear out its welcome. Metallica never really gets quiet, but they do have levels. It builds. It breaks. And through it all, my favorite part of Metallica’s music is Kirk Hammett’s guitar work. It’s incredible - thrashing chords, solos, he does it all with ease. My least favorite part of Metallica’s music is James Hetfield’s vocals. Though I prefer 80s Hetfield before he started really overdoing everything. My least favorite part of Metallica is that Lars Ulrich (and Hetfield too) is a dick. He’s a great drummer though. All that is great in Metallica is present on “...And Justice For All.” Of course “One” is perhaps the track that puts it all together best, but “Harvester of Sorrow” is another good one. Still, I think “Ride the Lightning” is the better album, and it was left off the list. The first four songs on that album are a wild ride, maybe the best four song run of any of their albums.

Metallica shreds. Then shreds a different riff. And shreds in a unique tempo. Shreds a contrasting riff. Varies with a short bridge. Shreds the original riff. Harder. Faster. Changes it up with another riff. Fast and clean. Fast and clean. Shreds a distinctly new riff. Shreds disparately, as fast as possible. Hetfield grunts words…mmmmm yeah! They diverge again, shredding Shredder like shredded cheddar. shred…Shredding…SHREDDED!!!! I’ve run out of synonyms for different…(exhale)… It is all incredibly impressive technically, yet feels entirely superfluous. Side note: It’s a travesty that Ride The Lightning is not one of Metallica’s four entries in the 1001.

It's ok. The production is pretty alright. All the songs kind of sound the same. Overrated band tbh A solid 3/5

Solid metal album. The hits are hits for a good reason! I was a bit bored with the first half of the album, felt very much like "generic metal" but the last half realllllly was great and I ended up adding two songs to my favorites!

An underrated thing that this generator has led me to being able to do is understanding a bit more when an album has bad (or "bad") production. That doesn't mean I understand why people would say such a thing all the time, but I can wrap my head around it most of the time. Metallica is no stranger to this accusation, famously with the drums on St. Anger (which if you can't hear the issue with those things after a few moments of listening you're deaf) and today's album, ...And Justice for All. I mean, it certainly isn't as bad as that album, but where is any of the oomph with this album? It just feels so stringy with nearly no bass in sight, and it can come off as hollow. Does that stop the album from having good tracks? No, the opener is great, and One is basically Metallica's Stairway to Heaven, but a lot of the remaining tracks get repetitive with nothing to really set them apart, as you get the same guitar-drum shtick with each song, and the length of the album despite only having nine tracks just means it's all the more noticeable. I love the inclusion of an acoustic guitar in this album, it really helps break up the monotony, but they seem scared to even toy with the idea of a full song of something more mellow, and I understand why, but that's what makes it hard to stomach too much Metallica at once for me. I do sound overly negative here, as I tend to when I have glaring issues with an album, but this is still a solid metal album from the band, with tracks I do think deserve their iconic status. I just struggle to give this more than a more middle of the road ranking, when I know bands like Anthrax and Megadeth will do far better ranking wise once I get them on here.

Zwei, drei banger. Vor allem eye of the beholder. Ich lmag die energie, es ist wie, als würde man den kiefer voll zusammenbeissen, es ist so ein unironisches pushen. Ansonsten für mich als nicht metal head, sagen wir, als metal helmet, zu viel vom gleichen

The end of the great first 4 albums by the band. Not as complete as Puppets or Lightning, but as overall pretty good. 3.5/5 Would listen again

- 当这个乐队的鼓手一定很累吧。 - 可以确认的是我对这种风格不太感冒，因为听起来就很男。 - 好像迷之适合上班赶工的时候听。 - 虽然风格完全不是我的菜但是也会跟着鼓点节奏疯狂点头摇头的那种。

Good, just not really my style.

Solid metal album. The hits are hits for a good reason! I was a bit bored with the first half of the album, felt very much like "generic metal" but the last half realllllly was great and I ended up adding two songs to my favorites!

It’s good. It’s Metallica.

En dehors de One, toujours l'impression d'entendre la même chanson avec Metallica.

couldn’t finish it, just really wasn’t into this type of music today

+1 for nostalgia

Great guitar, and I prefer the vocals to Marquee Moon. I do find it a bit repetitive.

So many guitar solos

Metallica being Metallica !!

Cool for what it is but I’m not a metal fan so I don’t know if this is good

Aggressive, not an 8 AM album. It’s good not great. I think compared to other Metallica albums this one suffers under the weight of how aggressive it is, you can tell they’re missing Cliff Burton’s musicality here. Still have some great songs though Songs of Note -And Justice for All -One

Metal

not really my kind of thing, but the end of the album has some sincerely beautiful stuff

Something I never would’ve considered listening to before this list, I liked it way more than I thought I would. One is a certified jam, some of the other tracks are pretty repetitive and 65 minutes for a 9 track album is waaay too long, but overall a 2.5 rounded up to 3. For sure more open minded to trying out more Metallica than I was a day ago.

Not my thing, one is good, the rest are okay but heavy for me

Most of the songs are too long and blend into each other. One is still a great track though.

Inoffensive. A bit samey. Decent, a good battle soundtrack to reading the train sequence of ONe pIEcE.

Sonically better as a metal album but still not really my type of music.

Most of the time, I have a difficulty distinguishing where one Metallica song ends and another begins. This is one of those times. It's... fine? I guess.

Nice, would love to hear some of their songs on a party, but overall not really my vibe

Listening through this album made it clear to me how talented the members of Metallica really are. A well made concept album all the way through. The instrumentation, although sounding similar, has its intricacy's. I just don't personally emotionally engage with the music. Same thing happened with the Alice In Chains album Dirt. It just didn't connect with me as much as some other stuff. That being said i did appreciate the album and listening all the way through did give me a better understanding of their music. But I'm rating these off of a mixture of overall quality and personal taste, but mostly personal taste. Highlights Include: Eye of The Beholder One To Live Is To Die

Production is dogshit. Performances are excellent. Except for the bass. I’m sure the performance is fine but I can’t hear it so who knows. Probably my second least favorite of 80s Metallica. Still good, but grating to listen to. Every song is way too long even by Metallica standards, paired with the terrible production it makes it almost painful to listen to by the end. 1001 albums and I’ve gotten only ones I’ve known so far. Gimme something weird. I wanna hear something new.

High energy

metals not my thing but i didn't hate it

Probably amazing - but not my type of music. Would rather not vote on it at all as I can't do it justice

Looong songs I can appreciate it but Im not hearing this much again

Not a fan of heavier rock. The slower songs were nice.

Decent Metallica album. Def transition from early Metallica to master of puppets/ black album Metallica. Fav tracks: blackened, …And Justice for All, One. Least Fav: eye of the beholder

Probably the best of the THREE Metallica albums that have been on the list. But I just find their songs way too long and the style repetitive. Like we get it. 9 mins of quiet to loud is just unnecessary.

For the most part, the songs felt very similar to each other. I didn't feel like I was gaining much with each new song. The stand out track is 'One', for which I am adding an additional star.

Yeah, this one was fun.

Tuplabasifanina pidin tästä kävelymusiikkina. Mutta en erota biisejä toisistaan. Paitsi Onen. Jos kuuntelee sanoituksia, saa hupia.

Maybe i just wasnt in the mood for metallica today, but man, the snare sound, and the drum sound in general sounded so cheap and crappy when i listened this morning. Obviously I'm aware it's part of the gimmick of Lars, but the drums just sound way better on Master. I think I much prefer the other metallica albums in the book, and this album does have One, which is clearly outstanding, but generally this album is overly long and the long periods of instrumentals without vocals just seemed a bit aimless today. I liked some of the quieter parts on the album that come up every so often, but generally i found listening to it underwhelming, which hasn't happened with any album I've been familiar with before taking on the list I will give it a 3/5, but it could go either way depending on my mood

It’s a pretty classic album, for sure.

Metallica has never really done anything for me. I feel they deserve their recognition and fame. They have good build ups in their songs. Just never really sparked much interest for me.

Some good stuff but it mostly just seems to bleed together and sound very samey. not the best from them.

I expected more

Nice riffs but some songs drag

SONG RATINGS : 1 - 5 1. blackened - 3.5 2. and justice for all - 2 3. eye of the beholder - 3 4. One - 2.5 5. the zhortezt ztrauu - 3 6. harvezter of zorrouu - 3 7. the frayed endz of zanity - 3 8. to live iz to die - 2.5 9. dyerz eve - 3

I enjoyed the instrumental openings - great drums and guitars - but after the vocals began, I kept skipping the tracks! Clearly a great band, but not for me.

Just Metallica

Some stand-out classics on this album, but altogether it's just average for me.

I enjoyed this for what it was, not exactly my genre though. 3/5

It is fine. A couple good songs some seem like a repeat.

...And Justice for All is the fourth album by American heavy metal band Metallica. This thrash/progressive metal album features aggressive and complex song structures, but little lyrics or chorus. The album has been acclaimed for its depth and is certified 8x platinum in the US, while the single "One" earned the band their first Grammy for Best Metal Performance in 1990. At release, it was Metallica's best-selling album (this record was beaten by their self-titled next album) and was their radio breakthrough album - receiving lots of media exposure. Controversially, the bass/low end of the album was muffled and is mostly inaudible. This knocked some points off from critics and the reasoning from production is that the band made it happen during mixing because their hearing had been shot from all the touring they did, so they couldn't hear the bass anyway. I thought this was an awesome metal album for its long songs and varying guitar riffs that let each track evolve into something different. It was heavy and fast-paced, but had some parts that were sonically slower and actually beautiful instead of aggressive. Any fan of metal will love this album and I enjoyed the hell out of it.

AJ: 80’s Metallica is way more scary than 90’s Metallica.

A little more cheese, theatricality, and less going for the jugular, meant I was less on board with this than Puppets. It's still a very solid record though, and while the length pushed it for me I found myself grooving to a lot of pockets throughout. Fave track: To Live is to Die

I don't really like James' vocals but eh, it's a classic

Bastante bien, pero tampoco de mis favs de metallica

Metal isn’t really my thing, but I was still able to enjoy listening to this album. I liked a lot of the openings to the songs. 3/5.

Really drags at times and To Live is to Die seems proof that they are better without vocals. Could use a better drummer.

Not a huge fan of Metallica. However, the musical motifs and themes are consistent, the production is high quality and Lars Ullrich dedication to not using any crash cymbals is very interesting.

It’s complex. Just not really my vibe

Honestly didn’t have time to listen through and I’m not running back to catch up and I think this rating shows that. It’s a good album, really clean but just not my genre of choice so I’m happy to have enjoyed what I did listen to but not needing more.

Galloping palm-muted power chords, loud drums. ONE. Galloping palm-muted power chords, loud drums.

ok. nothing ground breaking that i can hear

One good song. The rest were ok, seems like they mostly went for making as much noise as possible with wild guitar distortions rather than coherent songs. The most popular song is the one with a little bit of control

I think I liked Master of Puppets a little more, but both were pretty good. I like Hetfield's voice, it's satisfying to hear. I don't think I like metal that much, but this is solid. My favourite song was One.

Nao sou muito fa de Metallica, pra falar a verdade

The first Metallica record without Cliff Burton, and there was a noticeable change. The first Metallica record i had heard in full was Ride The Lightening, the first record I owned was Master of Puppets. Something had been lost. The early albums were balanced and crafted. There were moments of true brilliance. AJFA doesn’t flow like the early records. Some songs are excessively long. The melody has gone and the quality had dropped.

Jason's bass sound was turned down to be totally invisible. It was absolutely unjust. Thus the musical prowess of the whole album was ruined. Fav Track: Eye of the Beholder.

Fourth studio album released in 1988. The harmonic guitars are so good. The let down is obviously the lack of any bass coming through. The album just sounds completely flat. I'm a fan of an album full of long tracks.

Probably their most progressive of their first few albums. The songs are generally pretty long, something they've picked up again since Death Magnetic but with 1/100th of the songwriting skill shown here. The big let down is definitely the production, without any bass the whole sound is very flat. What is impressive though is how memorable and fun to listen to the songs are despite the length, the title track is a great example of this at nearly 10 minutes. For the first half at least this is true, after One the quality does take a bit of a hit, but not enough to completely turn me off the album. Definitely still worth a listen but wouldn't put it above the two albums that preceeded it.

I never liked metal, or metallica all that much. I have seen them live, and that was an awesome experience, as the singers voice has become a lot nicer to listen to. I would never listen to this myself, but I understand why others would like it

I always slagged off Metallica for being fake Metal. This? This is metal

One is a tune. I can't take Harvester of Sorrow seriously because of the restaurant chain - it feels like a Bill Bailey sketch as a result...

BL: Metallica as mentioned in my black album review, is something I listened to a little bit back when I was first getting into metal but not much before or since. So it’s good to be finally expanding my mind with them. AL: I think in terms of the Metallica discography, this and “Ride the Lightning” show them at their purest in terms of thrash metal. I think this did less for me than the black album did as this didn’t really try to experiment with the formula. This is just pure thrash, and if that’s your lane you’ll love it but to me it’s not really my go to metal sub genre so it wasn’t the worlds most inspiring listen. FT: “blackened”, “one”, “to live is to die” 3/5

I expected something different

Angry as fuck with very hit-or-miss drumming. not their best but DEFINITELY not anywhere near their worst cuz blackened and frayed ends exist. great harmonies and james’ lyric writing is at one of its peaks for sure, I also really like the proggier angle to their metal with longer songs and diverse phrasing of riffs and passages

Got some bangers.

Not really my thing, but can understand why it's on the list, and a bonus star as it seems to be a good production (rather than just noise)

For me, there are better Metallica albums.

if “we live in a society” was made into an hourlong musical number. like a lot of the riffs and instrumental but its nothing spectacular compared to their earlier work

It's intense and skillful, but still doesnt quite crack the hardness nut. If I wanted raw aggression I'd go for dnb or hardcore hip hop. I respect it, but dont love it. *Very* hard to work to.

A decent album by Metallica, full of intense guitar and drum riffs, and melodies that make it classically Metallica. But what is it with these bands from the 80s having such long albums and in particular releasing double albums? Best: Eye of the Beholder Worst: To Live Is To Die

A solid Metallica album. I feel like some tracks here tend to drag on for too long (if you're not a fan of long guitar solos), but overall there are more good tracks than not.

It's Metallica... I mean it's fine.

My husband was very excited this morning when I told him that this was my album of the day. Unfortunately, I'm not into metal whatsoever. I can't deny Metallica's massive talent, that much is obvious. I just don't enjoy listening to metal. It all sounds the same to me. I did recognize "One" because I don't live under a rock, and it was the highlight of the album for me.

Album Notes: - Blackened is a great start BUT holy cow where's the bass its just ALL high end i feel like im gonna get tinnitus - Title track be long af but its really epic and goes hard but yeah my ears still hurt from any lack of low end - Eye of The Beholder was okay, pretty standard Metallica - One = NUT - Next couple tracks are solid but feel like they're a couple minutes too long - Viking chants are silly - Okay braining turning off during To Live Is To Die -The closer woke me back up so that's good Best Tracks: Blackened, ...And Justice For All, One, Dyers Eve Worst Tracks: Eye of The Beholder, The Frayed Ends Of Sanity

Sometimes songs are too long for no reason. 3.5 really as I bloody love Metallica

Just fine isn’t it.

Runk-gugga-gunk-gugga-gunk! Headbangers ball, through and through. Not my casual listen of choice, but the presence of One on this and the overall sense of rock n roll/ metal gives it a middle of the road score for me.

Svo sem ekki leiðinlegt, margt útspecúlerað og sniðugt, en thrash er bara ekki tónlist fyrir mig.

I would give this 4 stars, but I'm deducting it a star for the horrible mix that all but erases Jason Newstead's bass parts because Lars Ulrich is a total bell-end.

Finally heard the full album. Read the memes about the missing bass. + Blackened + ...and Justice for All + One DARKNESS IMPRISONING ME ALL THAT I SEE ABSOLUTE HORROR

Ive never really listened to Metallica before, i guess i was maybe expecting more? This was pretty decent, just nothing amazing.

It's more of a 3.5, but the mix really bothers me enough to make it a 3 and not a 4.

Not bad. It really starts to wear its welcome thin by the end though.

It's been a LOT of years since I listened to this the few times I have before today, and even then I was far removed from the actual time of its release which may have lost some impact for me. I very much dig the themes they've approached on this album but I think, for the most part, they've been done better elsewhere. It's an enjoyable listen, but not a life-changing one. Other than "One" - which is an all-timer song for me. But the album version always leaves me longing for the video version with the bits from Johnny Got His Gun spliced in. That version destroys me every time.

Crunching riffs, twin guitar harmonies and doom-laden lyrics. What's not to like? I would definitely have been into Metallica had I not stopped listening to metal in the 1980s. I found it a bit plodding and unremitting in parts and not sure I would listen to this much now, although I do like some Metallica

The sound of a band undergoing furious evolution. The riffs are still pieces of granite, the drums thud, the guitars occasionally wail and there’s growly vocals. The songs are a bit longer than on For Whom… and in the case of To Live is to Die there are slow sections that contrast nicely with the full on sludgerama that is their default sound. On this track, there’s perhaps a whiff of a new genre emerging, thrash prog. Mmm. The slow bits could be lifted from late-70s Rush. Elsewhere, as on opener Blackened it is all thrash all the time. Interesting that they went for a more recognisable heavy metal sound next on the black album, as this is the sound of a band both slowing down (the overall tempo must be slower than Master of Puppets…) and expanding their sound. Dyer’s Eve and Blackened are perhaps last runs through the faster-than-you sound of the early stuff before MTV beckoned. There’s even a thrash ballad in One: practically auditioning for a slot on Leather and Lace IV. What are they singing about? You know, world domination, injustice, terror, death. Going out with them must be a bundle of laughs. Unless they confirm to the old theatrical truism that the cast playing Hamlet are in hysterics all the time, while those doing a Noel Coward are throwing shade to each other non-stop.

esta bien lo que pasa es que no me gusta tanto como otros, pero 7/10

Instrumentals were impeccable albeit harsh, not what I'm used to but with repeated listening I'd definitely appreciate it more. Lyrics are actually touching, contradicting my initial expectations of the album. Overall solid, but not my cup of tea.

Nunca eh sido un fan del Metal o rock tan "pesado", si es que se le llama así. A pesar de esto, no lo encuentro malo ni cerca de serlo, pero, además de no tener buenos puntos de referencia, mi falta de experiencia con el genero me hace creer que todo el Metal suena igual. Aún así, supongo que los conocedores sabrán calificarlo mejor que yo, por lo que le daré la calificación "estándar".

Rating: 5/10 Not huge into metal, so not the album for me but overall not bad.

i see the influences this album has has on modern music

This band produced solid music over the ages. I know many who think this is their best album. And, yeah, I can see why. From time to time you always want to shout: 'Master!' - Wrong album, I know, but it would work. I don't know if that's a good or a bad sign.

Not even my favorite Metallica album of the decade.

DARKNESS. IMPRISONING ME. ALL THAT I SEE. ABSOLUTE HORROR. Other than One this didn't hold up as well as i remembered. I really like Metallica's proggier side but idk about this one. Jason isn't as good as Cliff (RIP) and Lars's lackluster drums stick out like a sore thumb. It's still solid though, just didn't amaze me now as much as it did in freshman year of high school.

solid tracks in here!

I think it's safe to say that this album marks the end of the classic thrash metal era of Metallica albums. This album doesn't reach the heights of Master of Puppets in my opinion, but it's still pretty good overall. It would be better if you could hear the goddamn bass in the mix, but apparently Lars needed to place his mediocre drumming prominently in a way that obscured their new bassist's skill. It definitely leaves the album feeling kinda empty at times. I'm not sure that people would remember this album nearly as fondly if One weren't on the album. That track sounds like the old Metallica. A lot of the others sound a bit generic to me. 3/5

some hilariously washed out mixing and a barren/austere first half, but it grows on you over time. not totally convinced of those lyrics tho

Solid metallica album, altho far from their best. Aside from a couple tracks i dont come back to this much.

Good melodies, hard to understand lyrics

Decent but not my stuff.

Metal Lords suck dick

It's hard to follow up the back to back masterpieces Ride the Lightning and Master of Puppets, so of course this doesn't live up to those two. That being said it's still pretty solid, and One is an incredible song - it just drags in parts sometimes. Another one that i was familiar with but never sat down and listened to all the way through

Note: So first full Metallica album listen... And not that familiar with them to begin with tbh. A very interesting record! I enjoyed when we get 3rds and harmony. And just great sick guitar stuff all around! The mix has me very confused though. I wrote down listening to The Shortest Straw: "At what volume am I supossed to listen this at?" but that could just be time dating it, I don't know. Overall, liked parts (a lot) but a lot of times I couldn't fall into the energy and be with them in the song. Will revisit songs from this record definitely though. Top Stuff: Blackened, One, To Live Is To Die, Dyers Eve Bottom Stuff: Harvester Of Sorrow

Instantly recognisable with their sound. Enjoyed this. One was a standout for me. Accidentally found myself in a mosh pit at Glasto watching these. Kept calm and got punched in the throat. All in all a good time. High 3

This is probably the best version of this type of music. The guitar and drum work is excellent. But it's just not my thing.

Guitar go egheneojrbrkisbenskjeheb

Not my genre anymore. If I liked heavy metal, I'd love this

Scale: 1: Dissapointing 2: Didn't enjoy 3: Decent 4: Enjoyed 5: Would listen again (My first impression if not mentioned otherwise in a comment) Blackened: 4/5, dad rock but cool ...And Justice for All: 3/5, way too long and boomer guitar solo Eye of the Beholder: 3.5/5, yeah fine One: 4.5/5 best one so far but boomer guitar solo The Shortest Straw: 2/5, worst one so far Harvester of Sorrow: 4/5, like it The Frayed Ends of Sanity: 3/5 idk To Live Is To Die: 4/5, nice Dyers Eve: 3/5, ok Overall: 3.44/5, really like metallica instrumentals but the vocals are obnoxious af.

I liked this way more than I expected, considering I tend to dislike the bulk of later Metallica albums I've heard. "Frayed Ends of Sanity" and a few others had really cool riffs, with "One" as outlier, standing out as the worst track on the whole thing.

Having never listened to Metallica before I didn’t know what to expect but I actually really enjoyed listening to this 3.7/5

This is a repeat album for me. Extremely cool guitar riffs, some interesting lyrics, but off-putting vocals imo.

95 / 1069 Another album I really should have heard before now. I’d heard about half the songs but not the whole thing. Where is the bass? Such an oddly produced album, had to try a couple of different headphones as I thought something was wrong. I then read up and understand now, but it certainly takes it down a notch.

2/9, 22%

I can see where this would be appealing in 1988. Something completely different than 80s hair bands and a little heavier. I've never been a super big fan of Metallica but I 100% see how loyal their fans are and it's because of this sound. Just a 3 for me though

Samey Great guitar riffs No gems

Lars sucks. Kill ‘em all is the only Metallica album that’s better than mediocre. I’d listen again but it’s nothing special.

this is definitely a metal album

This album would be great for a workout. For the most part, all of the songs blend together to me. Not a bad thing necessarily, but it’s hard to feel excited about this album when every song feels exactly like every other Metallica song. Favorite track - One Least favorite track - The Frayed End of Sanity

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It's amazing to me how this album never seems to draw me in. So much happening, but it never clicks. Could be because many of the songs sound similar to me. Could be the COMPLETE LACK OF BASS. Whatever it is, I've never been big on this album. "One" is a really cool song (particularly the end part), but most of the rest just sounds like the same song over and over. Giving it a 3 because I don't mind hearing it, but never feel an urge to seek it out. Maybe I'd consider a 4, but have to remove at least a star since they removed the bass.

Totally biased - 1st record I bought 4 myself. The threshold to later post rock passion although metal heads seem to hate this.

I usually don't love thrash but I haven't listened to much and I enjoy Metallica. I liked this album, especially Blackened and One.

wasnt feelin it at all compared to their earlier work, the songs are boring and monotanus, didnt like the guitar tone at all, one is def a standout track though. 5/10