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I understand why this is a critically acclaimed heavy metal album. The lyrical themes and complexity of song structures are a cut above what most heavy metal bands of the time were producing. I also really liked a lot of the lead guitar solos. However, the predominant chopped chords on rhythm guitar paired with the snare drum became a little incessant for me. I also have to say I prefer a vocalist who actually sings, rather than shouts. I wouldn’t want to listen to this album in its entirety again but I could enjoy a track or two in small does.
I just feel like I’m being yelled and grunted at half the time. The opening to One was the only thing that stuck out in a positive way.
Surprisingly kind of proggy, kind of interesting, but the awful production, over simplistic drums and posturing macho man vocals ruin it for me.
it was fine just soooo not my thing
Not my cup of tea
Bland, formulaic, boring
Some fun songs but really kinda repetitive and just loud. Talented tho I guess
Some of the tracks started quite promising, some nice riffs in there.... and then the screaming starts... even for metal the vocals are dire at best. I was born with a brain and hearing... and I never warmed to this type of music, and never will. Respect to the drummer... he beat the shit out his kit like animal in the muppets. Metal not my genre.
boring
A few Instrumentals stood out as stunning especially 'One' & 'To live is to Die' would enjoy playing a game like Dynasty Warriors with that in the background But I don't think its something I'd listen to again - The vocal style just grinds on me
metalika moj dobar drugar
Half way through listening to this album I remembered that I don't like Metallica. What revelation did I hope to achieve by listening to this? The growled vocals delivering pseudo-dark imagery, the tinny drums dominating half of each track and constantly changing direction while somehow never finding a groove. If I was ever going to like metal as a genre (and I don't), I feel like this is the least convincing argument for me to hop on board.
I know I'm not big into metal, but I just think this is kinda dull.
en gång i tiden var detta det bästa jag visste, idag har jag svårt att hitta njutningen. det blir en tvåa för gamla minnens skull.
Meh. I don’t dislike Metallica but it didn’t sound that good and was honestly a little heavy. Not my favorite.
Meh
Didn’t like it so much
Not a fan
METALLICAAA METALLICAAAAAAAAAA Ofzoiets. Ik heb er dus niet heel veel mee, al kan ik de scheurende gitaren op zn tijd best waarderen. Maar ja, hier staat 'One' op wat een super bekend nummer is. De rest is voor mij echt ontzettend generieke hardrock. Beleef ik nou niet echt veel plezier aan eerlijk gezegd. Alle nummers zijn ook minimaal 5 minuten. Dat vind ik echt veeeeeel te lang om interessant te blijven. Elk nummer heeft een ellenlange gitaar/drum solo en dat haalt het speciale weg naar mijn mening. Het is nu telkens niet de vraag of er een instrumentale solo/break in het nummer zit, maar hoeveel het er zijn en welk instrument. Nee, dit album vind ik vooral heel erg vermoeiend, elk nummer is vrijwel hetzelfde, altijd weer de scheurende gitaren. Metalfans vinden dit vast echt geweldig, maar ik word hier niet warm of koud van. God het begin van To live or die werd ik even heel gelukkig, geen scheurende gitaren maar een andere sound!?!?!? Zou het echt??? Nee, dat werd al gauw weer overstemd door de volgende beukgitaar.
Too much noise (except One).
5/10 let’s start this off by saying that i’m not into metal music in the first place, so i was already expecting this. the songs are way too long and in my opinion the repetition makes them feel even longer. i didn’t completely despise all of the songs, some of them were slightly more enjoyable but most of them bored me and felt blatant. not a metal fan but i’m sure there’s better metal albums anyways just didn’t enjoy this one that much and i’d say it was a meh album overall but i wouldn't say it’s horrible.
This came out while I was in HS and was popular with a lot of kids at the time. It didn't grab my interest then and did so even less now. Unfortunately, this album suffered from my familiarity with it. No "hidden gem" here. One of the tracks was overplayed and the rest were all indistinguishable from each other. By the end of the album, I was just kinda waiting for it to be over.
Not their best
I get it. James Hetfield can play guitar really fast. Outside of One, which is a pretty great song, everything just sounds the same. 2.75
Not my vibe
It's fun but also kinda laborious. Obvious musicianship but the songs don't have enough in them to justify their length, and the political messaging is heavy, dull.
I tried... but I just really don't like it. Metal is not for me.
This album did not deserve to be as long as it was. The same is true of many songs on the album. There were some good parts, some amazing guitar solos, but generally, I got tired of the album and Metallica in general very fast
I'm not into trash metal, because it is way too repetitive to me, and too energetic to endure it for a longer time. I get that why it hypes up many people but I don't like this genre. Hetfield's voice is recognisable and good, though, I think that's what I liked the most about this album. But otherwise sorry, not my cup of tea.
All the guitar bits sound the same
Ok I didn’t make it all the way through this one. I’ve never really enjoyed listening to Metallica but I can appreciate their talent as a band, and how they offered an alternative to 80s hair bands and pop music.
I never understood the appeal with Metallica and still don’t. I can’t stand James Hetfield’s “vocals” and even the overall tone of the guitars is too tinny for my taste. There are a few moments where I can hear some appealing music but overall, I’m glad I listened to the entire thing because I had always wondered if my limited exposure to the radio hits just wasn’t painting a full picture but no; I just don’t like them.
1/5 in and I'm pretty fed up.
Oh, dear, these songs are so long and surprisingly dull. They have no right to be this long, sorry, not sorry.
Hade det inte varit för One så hade det blivit bottenpoäng. Tror fan det är tredje plattan med Metallica. Det är åtminstone två för många.
Trash métal qui se porte bien son nom… à part One rien à retenir de cette bouse.
Surgical.
Look I’m sure it’s fine , but I don’t care for it
Just so not my jam it's unlistenable
Not their best
Drums seem to loud. Seems like a demo mix. Every riff seems to have an extra note that makes it not catchy. Nothing memorable except for one chorus. Bad album sandwiched between good albums no wonder never listened to it. 3/10
can appreciate the guitar solos but i'm just not into this genre of music
Not really a Metallica guy
I don’t like metal
don’t like them
I couldn't listen to this whilst working. Great to get house jobs done to tho 😂 Energising !
not my tempo…
I like Metallica singles but whenever I try to listen to them more I’m struck by how fucking stupid the lyrics are.
I don't like metal :(
Not my thing. Good for head banging but not for me to enjoy a listening session. Just not that hyped by Metallica. Manic and sometimes feels unfinished.
1st Album
This was a challenge to get through. Couldn't wait for it to end.
Having had limited exposure or love of metal as a genre I'm not well placed to say if this a great example or not. Obviously Metallica are outstanding musicians, the tunes are technically challenging and with no song less than 5 mins, no one is short changed here. Personally, a little too heavy for my tastes, but I respect the craft and the slower tracks like One I could see myself listening to again.
I actually almost fell asleep on the train and missed my stop listening to this album
Jos nämä ovatkin tarkkaan mietittyjä biisejä, niin minä tai melkein kukaan ei koskaan tule tietämään sitä. Vetäydyn siis hiljaisuuteen, ja annan rytminvaihdosten herätellä pientä pään liikettä.
worst songs: frayed ends of sanity (wackest intro), one (sounds like shite) + everything else best songs: harvester of sorrow, eye of the beholder Music for getting shitty-melody induced headaches - occasionally kindve phat.
All these songs sound the same. Vocals are annoying. How these guys have managed to last this long is beyond me.
Metal is a genre that I usually don't connect with, and that holds true for this album as well. But this is an album I recognize as being important in Metallica's history, and for metal in general by extension. The lack of bass in the mix is glaring. To me, the guitars sound buzzy and the drum kit mix sounds unbalanced. I think both of those would be much improved with more bass in the mix. Bass is the glue between guitars and drums, and with no bass in the mix the album doesn't sound as cohesive or as it could. With more bass in the mix, I would bump this up a star, but as it is this felt like an assault on my ears in a way I did not enjoy. To each their own, but this isn't the album that's going to get me to really enjoy metal.
I like the band, but not the music 🤷♀️🤷♀️🤷♀️
Well I just didn't care. I'm sorry! No matter how much I listen and I do respect they are widely loved it must be good metal, but does nothing for me
Just boring, didn't interest me. Put me a bit on edge when the drums just do loads of fast bass, it's not cool, it's just always fast bass drums.
Not my thing
I like the guitars of Metallica and that’s about it. It’s really a shame, because I can’t take James’ voice which dominates much of their music. It’s generic and unimpressive and… I don’t know, is he trying to sound scary? I get that it’s the metal and all that, but I feel like this is phony most of the time. And Lars’ drumming is so overconfident - just pounding the same basic riffs over and over again with that completely useless double bass pedal… I used to love a lot of these songs and just outgrew them. Sad. But can’t do it.
'One' is a ripper of a song, nothing else razzed me. Light 2.5/5
You like hearing the same song repeated 9 times? Listen to this then!!! Also it sounds like shit. Seriously how did people find this music hard? I was literally laughing through some songs as if it is some kinda joke. It's just so LAME. I don't really enjoy metal but at least some of the other albums had something at least trying to be interesting. Even the other Metallica albums were more interesting than this.
I don't enjoy metal, but I enjoy Metallica more than most metal.
I understand Metallica are a iconic metal band but the layout for each song so predictable they are blend together... Excluding One I would struggle to identify any other song.
God this was so boring. This is one of the greatest bands ever? Every song sounded identical and equally shit
Not a fan of this one.
I like the sound - for a couple songs. But a whole album? Tends to sound all the same.
A fine listen. Nothing remarkable, but still a pretty good listen for some classic metal
This is probably my favorite Metallica album so far. Still pretty mid compared to a lot of other metal though? Dude has an irritating bro-y voice, and everything is pretty flat and similar sounding. I might come back to 1 or 2 of the songs. Maybe. Probably not. 🤷
It is a metal album
Not my kind of music. One is was a highlight but the rest was not for me.
Bättre än viss annan metal av typen Megadeth - här finns fler tydliga melodier och några få lugnare låtar. James Hetfield growlar eller skriksjunger inte heller på det sättet jag ogillar med annan metal, däremot tar han i så han nästan skiter på sig för att låta tuff. Det är inte heller det här albumet som gör att jag och metal blir kompisar på riktigt. Har fortsatt svårt för de mer upptempo-låtarna. Det blir för mycket att ta in på en gång. I de långsammare låtarna finns det mer tid att höra varje instrument och ta till sig musiken. 'One', 'Harvester of Sorrow' och 'To Live Is to Die' (fin hyllning till omkomne bassisten Cliff Burton) är bra exempel på detta. Bara för att det är lite långsammare blir det inte mindre tungt. 'Harvester of Sorrow' är extremt headbang-kompatibel. Sedan avslutas albumet med 'Dyers Eve' som är ett bra exempel på vad jag INTE vill ha, för mycket trash metal. Bästa låt: One. Tätt följd av To Live Is to Die.
Have already lisend I enjoy “one” but defently not Their best album, far from it 2,5/5
One is great but the production is pretty terrible and it doesn't feel as tight as the other stuff.
not my thing, but I like it better than comparable music today
2.4 I can see how this could be a good album if you're into the genre but it's just really not for me... And the songs are unnecessarily long Fave songs: One
I'm sorry but it's just nay pour moi
Still not really my thing
Chug, chug, chug-chug, chug. This album didn't move me when I was a metal fan. It's no Master Of Puppets. Fine for what it is, but too long and a bit too dull.
Every song sounded the same. Listened to whilst revising, motivated me slightly. Favourite song: the shortest straw.
In snippets, the title track sounds rich with Metallica's thrash side. Unfortunately, the recording attempts something much more serious, something that the thin arrangements and tedium can't support. There are just enough good moments to remind you that Metallica is a real band.
Not my thing
I do often wonder if I genuinely committed some time to Metal that I'd eventually enjoy it. It feels at least for me that knowing the songs and the lyrics to shout is a large part of it as the guitar solos and random stuff never really does it for me. No slight on the music. It just never clicks with me. It's crazy to think without Stranger Things no one would even know who this band is. Netflix you crazy bastards you've done it again!
2.5
i just can’t get into metallica, it’s supposed to be heavy but it’s not, some of the riffs are kind of cool but it’s just not enough plus the lyrics are not good
Not for me.
Int så bra!! Gilla int trummorna alls!!
This album is used as a punchline for it’s infamous bass mix. Really though, that isn’t the main issue with the album. The main issue that it isn’t well-written or interesting. Listening this only affirmed my bias that, the longer Metallica went without Dave Mustaine, the worse their writing got. Also, for all the talk of the bass mix, the drums don’t sound good either. The snare lacks most any punch, and the bass drum has this ugly thump that metal bands inexplicably agreed to being how a bass drum should sound. This is not necessary listening, reading about it as a footnote in Metallica’s career is enough. Except Dyers Eve. I like Dyers Eve
Helt ok riffs o fö att vara metal e gitarrsoloande helt okej också, men själva låtarna e så ass. James Hetfield e otroligt lame, hans lyrix e de djupaste skitet en 14 åring nånsin skrivit, hans skrikröst låter som ett skämt. Som att han vet att de e metal o han borde va gruff men han bryr sig int påriktigt så han gör en cartoon röst istället. ... Allt dehä sku kanske va fine om de int va fö långt o int tog sig själv på sånt allvar, men de finns jättelite roligt här. De hjälps int heller av att pretty much allt låter likadant, vilket säkert e fö att ja int e van vid thrash men whatever... chug chug chug gitarr påverkar ändå hur mycket jag gillar musiken om de legit e i varje sång.
This was not my thing at all. Other than One, all the songs sound the same and are, frankly, boring. I just don't think I like metal (or more specificially, don't like Thrash metal) Oh, and the mix is terrible. Drums sound like shit and there is no bass at all.
If I were to rank all of the artists in the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame, I'd put Metallica in the bottom ten. They wouldn't be dead last, only because I've been told Bon Jovi was somehow elected to the Hall. This exercise of listening to an album a day for over two years now has shown me that Metallica is an extremely overrated band. That doesn't even take into account how the band whined and complained about Napster to the point where we stopped getting free MP3’s. I guess "One" is OK, but Christ, Scorsese's The Irishman felt shorter. No wonder Jethro Tull won the Grammy instead of this album. These fuckers never should have stopped drinking.
I felt that the album was very well made and well produced, but it's just not what I like listening to. I thought To Live and To Die was interesting since it was different than the rest.
...and justice for dva.
Jesus, this album is just exhausting. And it sounds _bad_. Apparently, Lars and James now claim that the dry, clicky drums and complete lack of bass were deliberate choices. Or maybe they were an accident, having trashed their hearing touring. Or maybe it was out of spite to make newly recruited bass player Jason Newstead inaudible. Does it matter why? It was a bad choice and all of the potential reasons are bad. It has always amazed me that James Hetfield has managed to drag three mediocre musicians into superstardom, against all the odds. I really struggled to get through this album. I know that my mate Tim and I used to listen to it when it first came out, but, apart from 'One', I had no memories of this record. Not one memorable song. And, having just listened to it afresh, I still can't remember any of the songs, apart from 'One'. I am so tired.... No more 80s metal, please...
I thought this was ok, but there is a bit of a cringe factor for me with Metallica. I much prefer Master of Puppets and the Black Album. I agree with the reviews that mention the bad mixing, the band sound like they're playing inside of a tin can. The only songs that stick out to me are "One" and "Harvester of Sorrow". I think I read somewhere that they have 4 albums in this book, too many! Master of Puppets and the Black Album would suffice. They could have included two other metal artists instead. No Tool albums in this book, really!?
I am afraid this leaves me quite cold. The groaning guitars, the strangled vocals, the over-intrusive drums and the over-long guitar solos just does nothing for me.
inte alls lika bra som mr black
I always wondered if I was being unfair to them. Turns out they really aren't my cup of tea. There were moments of melody that were then killed by fast fast fast slow slow slow etc
Couldn’t even finish listening to it. I found it not as good. It seems as though the main concentration on the album were riffs, thereby causing the entire composition of the album to lose form. It also sounds flat and quite boring to listen to.
Not my favorite Metallica album to be honest, I'm more of a fan of the latest work of Metallica than the starting work they did. Definitely incredible songs, but its neither my favorite genre or group.
De har bättre.
…And Metallica for some (just not me)
Don’t really like Metallica we’ll see how this goes Blackened: guitar nice at the start then the kit shits on it justice for all: also kinda shit
It's just too much of everything. 1 extra star for the guitar solos
My research indicates that this is the first of 4 Metallic albums we'll be sent!! Even though 1001 tells me I hate every type of metal (not true - I like metal from the heyday of metal, back when these guys were still in diapers), I will try to be objective in my analysis. There are some wicked riffs, very clean and precise, especially in One and it's easy to see how teenagers from the 80s would want to make this music there own. Also I'm hearing the early roots of grunge, my second least favourite genre. The vocals are a downer. I've read that this LP lost the Best Hard Rock/Metal Grammy to Jethro Tull, possibly the greatest Grammy upset of all time. So I listened to "Crest of a Knave" and, though I lost interest in JT in the early 70s, preferred it to this.
Just a bit too much metal in Metallica for me I'm afraid.
I had just read a story from The Guardian entitled “World close to ‘irreversible’ climate breakdown, warn major studies” and then started my first listen of this. Right on cue Blackened put a boot on my soul and ground in the depression. The message was right on cue. Unfortunately the message was delivered in the noodly, rambly, grinding Metallica style that really turns me off. All the talent on display here is lost on me when I can’t connect to any hooks or structure. It all becomes very tedious. This was an exercise in endurance. Some guitar solos that I appreciated here and there, and even a few bits of respite with some pleasant acoustic playing, but by the end my ears were numb and I was just glad it was over.
First Metallica album…kinda boring? Not into it.
Heard it before?: just the once but that was 10+ years ago Enjoy it?: I did in some aspects, I appreciate Metallica for what they are but I just don’t feel like songs need to be long for the entire run time of a project, I don’t mind long songs but they need substance and a sort of buildup or something to blow you away which is a hard thing to when your shortest track on an album is 5 minutes long, immaculate drums and guitar as ever but just loses a lot when you have songs running for so long they sound almost looped at points? Favourite song: Track 4 - One
I like One Metallica song, but afterhalf an album I get real tired of it. Feels so forced.
Not that good
one review on Allmusic states, "the apocalyptic lyrical portrait of a society in decay"... that is really really very deep. The music really gets your heart going, and they're one of the pioneers of the sound. However, I struggle to understand the lyrics a lot of the time. But that's the intent?
DNF terrible voice
Not my type of genre, but can understand why some might like it. Rhythm was the same throughout the songs.
Yeah, maybe not my kinda thing. I appreciate the themes and complexity of the music - good stuff - but there's only so long I can allow my ears to bleed. I have heard and like some other Metallica songs, but I'm not really into this kind of thrash / heavy metal, so this album doesn't really do it for me. Stand out tracks: One, Harvester of Sorrow.
Bar a few songs, not a Metallica fan. I like my metal but they just bore me. So here we go. 1 track in, in danger of bouncing off immediately. Played to perfection, just not particularly interesting. Title track appeals to my Prog-livities, much better. Eye of Beyolder- meh. One, lovely intro. An intro as long as several Wire songs. One is one of the few Metallica songs I already like going into this and it's obviously one of the greatest metal songs of all time, Billy Corgan also obviously loves this song and Siamese Dream very reminiscent of it. So, moving on, what's after that? Lots more meh, it turns out. Was literally mind wandering then I heard the line "loss of interest, question wonder", ha. I think this is getting a 2 because I need to like more than 2 songs in an hour of music. But One deserves more than that on its own. Shame it brought it's mates. Ah, damn. Dyers Eve is good, right at the end. Still though, I like less than half the album so it's gotta stay a 2. Went back to Megadeth to remind me thrash could be fun.
One is great but the rest all sounds the same really. Gets a bit tedious over san hour.
This one had too much dugger-dun-dun, dugger-dun-dun, for my liking.
Don't bother.
Too long but enjoyed One again
Decent, didn’t really click for me at time of listening
Meh.
Metalica just ain't for me. Apart from the odd song
Heavy metal is the first style of music I fell for, and it’s the one I always come back to. It’s the reason I followed this group. I have also used the term Selloutica unironically in the past. But seriously, why are there FOUR Metallica albums featured here? That’s more than Maiden, Priest, or even fucking Sabbath (all of which were my first loves before I discovered ‘tallica). Justice, with its sterile production and boneheaded progressive elements, is no essential as far as I’m concerned. The songs are overlong and half baked at the same time. I give it points for solid riffs throughout, but meh. D
Too thrashy for my taste. I am familiar with One. Quite liked a few folky intros and melodic guitar solos, but prefer more melody, stronger riffs and less angry vocals. However, I do like James Hetfields deep gruff voice!
2.4 - decent listen, just not really my style.
Not for me because I find it rather repetitive, but I can't say I've ever really given metal a fair chance.
Despite being a big metal fan I have never managed to get into Metallica, despite my best efforts. This album only acted to strengthen my overall disdain for the band. The production on this album is truly awful. Nothing about the mix is cohesive. I tried both the original and the remaster, and both sounded horrible albeit in slightly different ways. The vocals sound okay, but everything else sounds like absolute shit and I can't believe it was ever allowed to be released in this state. The drums are way too far forward in the mix and overpower everything else, and this alone is enough to completely ruin the listening experience. The bass is pretty much non-existent despite being sorely needed to round it out. Guitar tones are mostly awful - rhythm guitars often too scooped and muddy, lead guitar too harsh and brittle, clean tones just pathetic and weak. Kirk's solos generally don't align with the songs at all, and it often feels like he wasn't even listening to the same tracks as the rest of the band while recording. Mindless guitar wanking devoid of musicality. All that aside, I did think there were some okay songs, and Hetfield's rhythm playing is solid as a great big shit-covered rock.
I wish I connected with this more, as I know I love Metallica sometimes, but it just fell short for me. It felt like a less full sound that I normally hear from them--curious as to why?
metal metal metal 2.5
So, you put me in a rough spot here. Previously, I rated Metallica's black album a 5 - and I stand by that. For the genre, there is no better band than Metallica at writing, performing, recording, producing. They are the complete package. Metal perfected. So, yeah, their best album (the black album) deserves to be on this list, and everyone should listen to it. But - I also thought that would be the only Metallica album on the list. This album is long, egregious, pretentious, etc. Unnecessary.
Some interesting stuff, but not super impressed.
Not a fan
One is a phenomenal track, as they noted later in their career they were pretty coked out during the recording process and it shows in spots. The bass is turned wayyyyy down in the mix. Not my favorite of their albums but better than most.
Heel bekend album van een nog bekendere artiest. Begint lekker up-tempo! Toch zijn er in mijn ogen betere albums van Metallica en ik moet zeggen dat ik deze zelfs een beetje tegen vind vallen. Kan naast het bekende "One" niet echt een ander leuk nummer vinden. **
I find Metallica boring and uninteresting for the most part. The only part of this that surprised me in a good way was the beginning of The Frayed Ends of Sanity where the Wizard of Oz Wicked Witch theme song made an appearance. And that lasted about 5 seconds. Otherwise I could have easily lived without hearing this. 2 stars.
The mix on this album is horrible. The drums are too far out front, there is little to no bass. This is what happens when the egos of individual musicians effect the output of the entire band.
Not my metallic cup of tea DNF
the worst 80s metallica album. mix sucks and writing isn't nearly as good as the other ones
This is the first time I've listened to a complete album from Metallica. My familiarity with Metallica centers on their Black album, fights with Napster, and the Metallica documentary from 2004. Was I listening to this album to experience the music or was I just trying to get through it? I felt like I kept getting distracted by thinking about a drummer who seems like a jerk, and a bullied bass player. Kirk Hammett has some skills. Between the lyrics and the delivery, whenever I listen to Metallica I end up asking myself, "¿What character is James Hetfield playing when he's singing these tracks?" I tried to be open. I don't think Metallica is my kind of music.
I can see why people like this but it's not for me
It's Metallica...
In conclusione: Io c'ho provato ma rinnovo la mia impressione che i Metallica siano particolarmente cringe a tratti. I pezzi oggi suonano tutti estremamente banali ma c'è da dire che forse quando sono usciti erano rivoluzionari (forse?). Anche pezzi un po' più decenti come forse One comunque sono estremamente prolissi e abbastanza noiosi. Considerando che i Pantera erano dello stesso periodo direi che questo album non si merita più del 2.
Ho fatto molta fatica a finirlo. Non capisco bene cosa mi vogliono comunicare, tecnicamente ci sono dei virtuosismi ma per quanto mi riguarda finisce lì.
No lo terminé, soy un tipo muy suave yo
Nothing notable here, face value, its a metallica album...
Track 3 was baller All the other tracks sounded like Track 1
It was an ok song, could have done with having a few more songs on the album, you know, change it up a bit
Saved Prior: None Off Rip: Eye of the Beholder Cutting Edge: None Overall Notes: Metallica feels like canned metal. There is nothing structurally wrong here, but it doesn't hit at all. It feels soulless. It feels corporate. It feels safe. Elevator metal. Still better than the Black Album.
not my vibe. songs were to long
Ah now, it's grand...a bit silly
Ik vond dit vroeger echt een goede plaat, maar ik kan er nu echt niet meer inkomen. Platte productie ook, als ie nou wat lekkerder zou klinken, zou het misschien nog wel te doen zijn.
Eigenlijk best wel kut. Steeds dezelfde staccato ritmes, en overdreven "stoere" vocals. Productie is ook ruk. Eigenlijk gewoon een kut plaat. Nog 1 punt extra voor 'One'. De rest wil ik de rest van m'n leven niet meer horen.
Twee punten voor het nummer 'one'.
Probably more of a 2.5. no tracks added to the playlist but appreciate the guitar work
Note bad, not great
Turns out with the exception of "One" I dont really like Metallica.
Just too much for a Monday morning! I made it through the first three, can see why I used to have a soft spot for the later metallica (liked the black album) but the earlier stuff is just too much of the same thing (over and over and over....)
One oli ihan kiva biisi niin kauan kunnes Hetfield avasi suunsa. Muuten perus Metallicatuubaa. Inhokkibändien top 5:ssa.
Apparently there was a bass track on this album that they turned down. I wish it was there. I'm not a big metal fan but it did sound a bit hollow.
Ist mir etwas zu heavy. To Live is to die - hat einen schönen Anfang und Ende. Dazwischen ist alles sehr schwer...
Album heeft de typische Metallica klank. Vind het voor een nummertje wel leuk, maar een heel album is echt te veel van het goede voor mij. Nummers zijn niet onderscheidend genoeg, waardoor alles een beetje een grote brei wordt.
Not great
Not a great Monday morning album, but I do appreciate it.
First song way better than the rest Songs are a bit long, especially the intros Like does any song need to be almost ten minutes long? No. After a while the songs all blend into one, nothing really stands out. Bit dull Faves - Blackened Overall - just fine, songs are too long and a bit boring Rating - 2/5
If you just want to bang your head to loud beats, don’t let me stop you.
I never heard this album by the huge Metallica before - and I was shocked by the poor sound quality! Sounds like a homerecording done by some novices on poor equipment. The music? Not mine.
That was boring. One had a little bit going for it, but not the epic song I remember from my childhood. The rest was just muzak jamming for people that like very fast guitar playing.
Not my cup of tea
No
listened to this backround music ass album for FREE on a streaming service
Of all of the music in this genre, this is pretty good. I still don't see the attraction. Again a type of music that I just don't care for
I remember thinking that Metallica was utter noise when I first heard it. But then I discovered that they had lots of good songs. Always confused me, but after listening to this album, I am no longer confused. Apparently the first three albums are thrash (or dare I say trash) and the fourth and onward are the "good stuff". Only one song on this album shows some trace of being listenable (One). But even that one would compel me to leave the room.
what about justice for my ears? Honestly, this is just drivel. All the songs sound the same and that same is really really bad, they also manage to be twice as long as they need to be while doing that, at least Slipknot had the decency not to suck up so much of my time. Their name is also really unimaginative. A few songs to pull out One - yep, you nailed the rating lads The Shortest Straw - that's what I drew to have to listen to this Harvester of Sorrow - credit for dipping away from the derivative heavy metal bag of words their sort normally indulge in, to talk about a sad time at a chain restaurant The Frayed Ends of Sanity - pretty much where I was this deep into it
I can understand why adolescents would be enthralled by this shit. What I don’t understand are those who don’t outgrow it. But it’s on brand.
I fucking hate Metallica. Canciones larguísimas que suenan igual y aburridisimas
I couldn’t get into this at all. Why were the songs so long?
Not my cup of tea.
Not music to my ears.
The time and place for this music would be never and nowhere.
Not for dancing and partying. Sit down close your eyes and listen.
1/5 just not my vibe, too loud and chaotic
The Metallica songbook is just a series of How To Play Guitar exercises for 4th graders to learn their first 5 notes, where half the quarter notes are triplets and "advanced" musicians play it double time.
Never been a fan of Metallica, there’re a few songs I recognize but never put it on my playlist or in rotation
Most overrated band ever!
There are some classic Metallica songs but can't get into this album. The heavy metal problem of no melody or rhythm bugs me
Anstrengend. Interessante Songtexte
Couldn’t finish the album, heavy metal music that brings me no joy, all the songs were far too long too
This kind of overly aggressive music is absolutely not for me.
Metal ist einfach krank. Anfangs dachte ich meine Anlage sei defekt. Aber der Schlagzeugsound ist so schrecklich.
Just really not my thing. Like, I can listen to it and recognize that there’s strong musicianship and that it’s very good for its genre. But man it’s unlistenable to me
I love Kill Em All and Master of Puppets. Even if this record didn't have such god-awful production, I still think the songs are boring compared to the previous records.
…And Justice For All The contrast to Iron Maiden is stark, whereas that had melodic and rhythmic interest, this is almost completely moribund. I’ve always read that people think Lars is a poor drummer, and this album really hammers it home. It’s not helped by the drum sound and its strange position in the mix, but it is completely without any swing, groove or personality. I suppose the lack of bass doesn’t help, but I’m not sure it would make that much difference. Thematically it is as moribund as the music. I’m not sure how many times metal bands can re-hash the same banal observations about corruption and war - they don’t have much to say in the first place, but they sure keep saying it. The artwork is rather poor too. Enter Sandman is a fantastic song, as is Master of Puppets, but this is weak in comparison, and extremely repetitive and wearisome. 1. ⚖️ Playlist submission: One, I suppose
In 6th grade, I loved this album. Now, I can’t stand listening to it. Lars did this album a huge disservice. The mixing out of the bass sounds like shit. So this is getting a ONE. Do yourself a favor and listen to a version on YouTube with the bass mixed in.
1 tími og 5 minuttir av Metallica-beat. Må jeg være fri...
More nonsense
Surpreendentemente chato. Não sabia exatamente o que esperar de um disco inteiro de Metallica, mas a última coisa que eu imaginava era tédio. E foi exatamente o que senti. Os riffs violentos e abrasivos rapidamente se tornam monótonos, e tirando algumas exceções específicas (como o começo de One que quase se assemelha a música), o álbum se resume a um exercício autoindulgente e infrutífero, que não sustenta seu próprio peso nem sua duração exagerada. Quando eu era criança eu gostava muito de One, mas até mesmo na minha jovem idade eu já percebia que o único apelo da canção era a sua linda introdução. Até na minha pré-adolescência, eu já reconhecia que as letras eram péssimas. Minha opinião só foi azedando ao longo dos anos, e vejo que o mesmo desdém que possuo pelas letras daquela canção é espelhado para todas as outras faixas do álbum. Além disso, o disco é completamente pobre em qualquer semblante de melodias harmônicas e agradáveis. Claro, esse é o propósito do brilhantemente nomeado sub-gênero de Thrash Metal, e consigo facilmente imaginar o tipo de pessoa que se apaixonaria por canções de quase 10 minutos que se resumem ao mesmo riff repetitivo sendo martelado impiedosamente acompanhado por ásperos vocais cantando letras insípidas e negadas de qualquer significado, sonoridade pobre privilegiada pelo adorno da mais terrível e super-comprimida produção que já tive o desprazer de ouvir. 1/5
Not a Metallica guy
Sinceramente es la primera vez que veo que un álbum con solo 9 canciones dure más una hora. No es del tipo de música que escucho seguido pero definitivamente tiene su toque instrumental pesado que lo identifica.
The Frayed Ends of Sanity is where I was after listening to this. There was just enough interesting stuff there to pique my curiosity only for my sorrow to be harvested when it reverted back to the unceasing cycle of shouting four or five words then playing guitar.
I’ve liked the other Metallica albums on here a decent bit so am surprised how flat this one fell for me. It just felt like the bad excess elements of Prog. The songs last ages without coalescing into anything more and they add as many chords/riffs as possible for no apparent reason. Maybe I’ll grow to respect this more as I understand the bands evolution better but for now it’s just trash metal Prog which is a match made in hell for me. Rating: 1.5
Fairly unintelligible and overwhelming…did not resonate with me on any level.
Can’t do it. Got 3 1/2 songs in. Soz boys.
Really just horrid. There are definitely individual songs I like from various albums but this is just a auditorial assault. Bleh.
…and justice for all earns a score matching the number of good songs it has, one. ironically the name of the song as well.
we're done
I'm not really into heavy metal, so this album did nothing for me. I was real close to DNF-ing this album. A lot of noise, not any of it pleasing to the ears. "One" is the only track I can actually say I noticed to be different. Even the band said, these songs are too long!
This clearly isn't for me and way too long. Leaving it to those who partake, if it was less long I might have felt generous and gone for a 2 but it's too much
Don’t like metal
boring
Previously unknown. Feels try hard and unedited.
What can I write other than I think this group is a typical representation for what is termed metal rock. The drums are pulse pounding, hard, and repetitive. The guitar riffs are pretty constant. The themes are dark and centered around depression, suicide, and anger. I liked the opening, the bridge, and the end to "To Live Is To Die" and then the electric guitar cut in and the drums started pounding, and the song dropped back into the rhythms and sound I've been listening to while listening to this album.
I HATE METALLICA. Ok so now thats out of the way this record blows like the rest of them. I will say that the bookends of the tracklist have the only listenable moments. Those double time sections are decent. Then it slows down and gets all self serious. And its bad news. 10 minute songs that just drag on and on with the guys jerking themselves off about how cool and edgy they are. And dont get me wrong I like metal music but metallica is not for me. Hetfield is still one of the worst singers I can think of. Lars generally sucks. And I could care less about anything they do. Kill em all maybe but I hate the rest so much I haven't bothered going back for many many many years. I will always appreciate what they did for music as a whole but I also cant forget how shit they are
This is like the laziest Metallica tribute band's first album of new content. No interesting songs really. Also "The Frayed Ends of Sanity" is based on the Winkies' chant from The Wizard of Oz??? Highlights: "Eye of the Beholder" kinda, "To Live Is to Die" because mostly instrumental
Not a fan of metal
Just one song: one
This would go so hard if I had a little wiener and drove a lifted truck with a "We The People..." decal on the window but thought the biggest breach of my civil liberties is not being allowed to say slurs. After 90 straight measures of drop d tuned chugging on the guitar and several dragging minutes of Hetfield singing in the same half octave that he's able to achieve I had to tap out. The most interesting part of what I made it through in the album was the intro to One, but only the intro. Somehow Metallica manages to make 9 songs feel like 90 and I couldn't wait for the end. I will not listen again.
Another band I just don’t get. Any track with vocals was painful. The couple that were instrumental got this to a 1.5, but not enough to round up. This 2004 movie about them was fascinating: Metallica: Some Kind of Monster
Too dense and loud for me.
1.5 not my thing but i can appreciate it
Just can't cope with thrash/death etc.
*A loud noises album. Not easy listening
felt like screaming i mean i know it’s art but not my type.
no es mi vals
I had to break my own rule and skip every track as there’s just no room in my head for this kind of turgid silliness. Each track is just a thudding dollop of merit-free tosh. I’m actually partial to a bit of metal, especially of the prog variety (I’m really hoping Tool make an appearance on this list at some point) but this, and every other Metallica record I’ve ever endured just bursts at the seams with everything I hate and absolutely nothing whatsoever of even the vaguest appeal. I can’t give zero stars so they can have one for the fade-in at the beginning. I can’t think of any other albums that fade in although there must be some. If there was a god, it would fade right out again though.
If all these songs were at least half as long I could do a Beavis and Butthead impression and enjoy myself. But they go on and on and stop being funny, quickly.
I dont think I can fairly rate this because I do refuse to listen to this in full. Very repetitive, very “mom, look how fast I can play!”. I gave up on track 2 and went straight to One, since so many reviews praise it. This one is ok I guess
i say this from an incredibly personal experience of how this sounds in my ears; this is absolutely trash 😅 jokes aside, i didn’t enjoy a single bit of this. no, that’s a lie, there were pretty guitars in One but that got ruined by an awful chorus and trash outro. i get this is their thing and this is the genre, i just learned i didn’t enjoy it at all. not hearing any bass guitar doesn’t help either. ‘to live is to die’ has been the only bearable track for me. the melody that comes in at 4:30 reminds me of Unforgiven from the black album, love that song. but yeah, this one is okay. i enjoyed it. it saved the album from a 1. edit: oh there was one more song left! noooo!!! i thought the suffering was done. noticing metallica truly isn’t for me through this project. 1.5/5 🌕🌗
just not for me, thanks. made my workday move SO slowly
Appreciate the sentiment but did not finish as metal vocals just aren’t for me! Liked some of the music and got about half way but had no desire to finish, would’ve been a chore (perhaps not helped by being slightly anxious today lol)
No best song of the album :(
I don't enjoy this - DNF
Kinda samey, reminded me I'm not missing much by not listening to Metallica.
I remember loving this as 13 year old, but, man, it’s boring! The sound of the drums is a dead horse that doesn’t need any more beating, but really there are just no dynamics on this record - just one continuous sound. It’s possible these songs would rule re-recorded today with boutique pedals and a drummer with emotions.
Gave up
Unpleasant.
Not the biggest Metallica fan, but tried to go into this with an open mind. Wound up coming out empty handed.
Ughhhhhh, suffered through this one
The more Metallica I hear nowadays, the more confused I am about how I could like this band as a teenager. Not only are their songs really uninspired but also vastly overstay their welcome.
Would be a 1 on principle but also is garbage
it just hurts my ears so much. Maybe I can only take one metallica song per day. Also - I think I went to a Metallica concert in college. Did I? Shouldn't I remember such a noisy experience? I guess we'll never know because things weren't documented back then. This right here really highlights how I feel. I'll just take the popular songs and call it a day.
I'd rather listen to "Spy Vs. Spy: The Music of Ornette Coleman" by John Zorn, TBH. I liked the "lick my love pump" bits in "To Live Is to Die".
Uninteresting and repetitive. Probably good if you like thrash metal. But not good if you don't.
metallica is the most over rated band in the world
Should be a law against it!
This is the worst album I have come across on this list so far, and some of them have been a slog.
Just bad, not good, repetitive slop. The only good Metallica album is Kill Em' All and that's it
Enough with the bombast.
Generic Metal. Nothing to write home about.
Repetitive garbage. Wouldn't subject this dross on my worst enemy.
The music was harsh, the singing was harsh, and the whole album sounded cold and mechanical, like the soundtrack for a robot uprising.
Tedious to the point of absurdity.
I could have been listening to something that I like instead of this. Too much of this rubbish recently Please don't be more metal next.....
One-dimensional, one-directional Send this band to class 1D.
Vähän pelolla jo odottelin tätä päivää että joutuu omasta Spotifystä kuuntelemaan Metallicaa, ja näin ollen antaa algoritmin luulla että minä pidän tällaisesta musasta. En pidä. Itseasiassa en voi sietää tätä. Olisi varmaan incognito-tilassa pitänyt Youtuben selainversiolla ajaa tämä. Junnaavat yksitoikkoiset biisit, sahakitara ja Hetfieldin huuto on omaan korvaan ihan täyttä myrkkyä. Metallica on yksi niistä bändeistä mitkä tunnistaa välittömästi (paskasta) soundista, ja se on aina välitön merkki itselleni vaihtaa radiokanavaa. One on ehkä ainut edes vähän siedettävä biisi tältä levyltä, mutta Hetfield pilaa senkin. Ja se loppu siitäkin on ihan kidutusta korville. Toki taas vika on varmasti ainoastaan omissa korvissa. En minä Metallican suosiota lähde kiistämään, eikä se varmasti sattumaa ole. En vaan tosiaan itse voi sietää tämmöistä musiikkia. Veikkaan että metallicapäät ajattelisi minusta ihan samalla tavalla kun löisin Arpan uuden levyn heille tulille, että kuunnelkaas tuosta miten on hyvää musaa!
Come on!
What is up with all the long, extended intros? Just get on with it already! It didn't really matter anyway, I couldn't sit through this injustice to my eardrums.
Listening to a whole hour of heavy metal at once really does my head in! My ears started twitching towards the end
And Justice for all… just is not for me.
I was unable to get too deep into this and risk migraine onset. It's not for me.
I don't think there's enough melody present on this album for my tastes.
Ooh no thanks
I really like the track 'One'. Nothing else on the album appeals to me at all
Honnêtement pas une note objective, je pense que je comprends pourquoi certaines personnes aiment bien mais oof vraiment pas mon style. J'ai trouvé ça loooong... 1/5
Absolut inte min grej, låter inte behagligt och dåliga texter
Im glad this music exists for someone but that someone is definitely not me
A common sentiment is that the album suffers because the bass track has been mixed so low as to be undetectable. I completely disagree, I think the guitar, drums and vocals need to be dropped from the mix as well so I can enjoy some piece and quiet. I am an unashamed fan of the more poppy Metallica offerings.
Tripe, as all other Metallica albums.
Power chords, lots of them. Production made the drums sound like a toy drum kit. It was like listening to Spinal Taps 1st album. I'm sure they're great live but not my bag.
Don’t like. Not gonna listen
Not a metal fan, gave a few songs a listen but did not finish.
"...And Justice for All" is one of Metallica's most acclaimed albums, for reasons I fail to understand. The guitar work is good, but overall I find the album uninteresting. The tracks don't feel different enough, the drums are tinny, and the bass is non-existent.
Not for me
I do not understand the appeal of Metallica. A very poor mans Megadeth.
I'm just not enough of an alpha male gigachad jock to tolerate music this macho
I first heard this riding home in a buddy's Camaro. It hasn't changed one bit. One was their breakout hit, wasn't it? Meathead central. If I'm going to listen to over an hour of Metallica again, it damn better well have Lou Reed on it.
Heb het tot en met 'The Shortest Straw' volgehouden, en dat was voor mij the straw that broke the camel's back. Wat een hel is deze muziek. Het album beweegt in eindeloze cirkels, met haperende melodielijnen en zenuwachtige drumsounds. Dan heb ik het nog niet eens over het doelloze gegrom van de zanger. Nee, dit genre gaat mij nooit naar 'the dark side' trekken. 'One' was nog even een herkenningsmomentje, wat je snel wil verwarren met dat het dan ook direct goed is, maar ik kwam snel genoeg bij zinnen om te concluderen dat dat ook gewoon een paupernummer is. 4/10
Awful
I am not a Metallica fan, can't stand their guitar sound. only have the black album, and that takes cares of that.
Not for me
I tried getting into this music but I find it hard to move beyond the atrocious vocals - not so much sung as snarled in a quite repetitive and brain numbing fashion. Sorry, this would be zero stars for me...
I've moved on and find this quite tiresome as I've gotten older. Can't deny their impact though.
This is the 127th album I’m rating. I've never liked Metallica but maybe I just haven't listened to enough of their songs. Adding to my Playlist - Nothing. Not Adding to my Playlist - Blackened, ...And Justice for All, Eye of the Beholder, One, The Shortest Straw, Harvester of Sorrow, The Frayed Ends of Sanity, To Live is to Die, and Dyers Eve. All in all I liked 0/9 songs. Metallica is really really bad. I cannot believe people love this band. Some of the worst music I've ever heard in my life.
Kinda just loud metal overdriven guitars. Not my thing.
Just not really my cup of tea
Long story, but when I first started playing guitar in my mid-teens I used to think that to qualify to do so, you HAD to wear black, listen to metal and play very fast and very loud, with the goal being to nail loads of widdly widdly solos. I don't think that any more and, while I can still listen to some metal, a lot of it just hasn't aged that well for me. And Justice For All falls into the latter category, I'm afraid. It's just too one-dimensional. It hasn't it's moments, melodically, but it is all secondary to the style of music which is mostly rhythmic, aggresive and repetitive.
Nah. I've heard enough Metallica over the years to know that they aren't my cup of tea.
no no no bad no more of this stuff
Pre-listening thoughts: Bro this is album 300 😭 what the hell we just got Metallica not even a week ago! And we've gotten a ton of 80s/90s metal and heavy rock recently. I thought we were breaking the streak with Alanis Morissette and Michael Jackson but it's right back to bite me in the ass. Post/during listening thoughts: I DON'T DO METAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ENOUGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 2/10 DID I NEED TO HEAR THIS BEFORE I DIE: NO Fav tracks: i am so sick of Metallica bro. like maybe One was decent but it's the same stuff over and over and every song is over five minutes and it's infuriating Least fav tracks: ALL OF THEM!!!
i'm not listening to any more of this bullshit
im not listening to that
I like a few Metallica songs, but the general genre is not my style.
Not really a fan of Metallica. This album felt very one note.
Distortion is no substitute for musical ability.
Oh oh. Back to the miserable old blokes. Checked out after 20 seconds.
They’ve never really done it for me.
Not going for this. Don't like the vocals. These guys are boring