...And Justice For All

I've finally realized the Metallica songs I enjoy are the slower paced, more thoughtful ones. the heavy thrash beats, and guitar just all sounds the same song after song. and it becomes completely monotonous with the two tracks that are almost 10 minutes long each. nope.

"One" is arguably the greatest heavy metal song of all time, and easily my favorite Metallica song. I pledge allegiance, to the fact, that Metallica is an overrated band, with my ears, one man, under music, against the grain...And Justice For All. Favorite Song: "One".

Well never really Listened to Metallica that much before so let’s see if this is any good in my books. Always assumed this album came out int the 90’s but I stand mistaken Anyways this is definitely not for me. It all is WAY TO LONG and all sounds very similar. This is probably great for Fans of Metallica but it’s pretty average to me. It’s not bad but it’s not something I’m getting much enjoyment out off. “One” is the best song on here 2/5

feels repetitive i understand the appeal, but really not for me screaming lyrics, it doesn't really connect with me i cannot tell the difference between the songs on the album, they all sound the same to me one song is way too long for the repetitive nonsense within 4/10

Not everything is for everyone, and this is not for me. The lead singer’s voice sounds like I’m at karaoke night. Idk if it’s an artistic choice and he actually has a beautiful voice, but art is subjective 🤷🏽‍♀️. I think they’re each clearly very very skilled at their instruments and that was fun to listen to. I also don’t love that 9 songs is over an hour of listening time. All of the songs kind of blended into one another and at a certain point I had no idea if the song had changed or not. Maybe I just am not the audience for the genre, I guess I’ll see when I get deeper into the list.

Apparently I don’t like Metallica as much as I thought I did. This was just all kind of samey apart from a couple of moments. I just kept imagining a bunch of middle aged men in double denim with patches and bad hair headbanging and doing the horns in a dingy club

Oh man I thought this was an auto 1, but actually enjoyed parts of it. I’m going with 2 because I probably won’t come back to this but I was impressed. Just not my vibe.

One Metallica song is nice to listen to. Three songs are my max. An hour is too much for my liking. It was Metallica, as expected.

this is like gangsta spongebob with a guitar

Please let this be the last Metallica album. I really hate to say this because I hate when people oversimplify art and especially music. There is always nuance if you just look hard enough, always subtlety you’re patient enough to find it. To say that all a band’s songs sound the same is usually the oversimplification I disdain when I hear it and try to avoid thinking myself. But come on, Metallica. I can’t even begin to try and discern the content of one album to the next. You could take any track from any of their albums and rearrange them into a new album and I honestly couldn’t tell you it was wrong. I’m sure there’s more nuance than that here, but I just cannot find it. I do not care. I’ve tried with each of these albums but each time they prove to be the same old story - high stakes that never lower, creepy or uncanny names for song titles and for lyrics, songs that go on for too long, lots of double bass drum, and just the hardest fucking guitar sounds you’ve ever heard. That’s the formula. Count on it. Even when a song starts softer, like “One” for example, it inevitably turns into another stereotypical Metallica song. Same thing with “To Live is to Die.” They can’t do anything else but stick to a formula and it’s boring. I know that a lot of metal is this way, and I also know that Metallica is not representative of every metal band. But come on. Maybe stop trying to be a one trick pony and explore a little more. Two stars. I’m bored. Standout Track: One

Bit samey. Not really for me.

Technical but repetitive. Talented but hallow.

One of the bands that I've never understood / got into. Everyone else rates them but they don't do anything for me.

Uninspiring, very fizzy

Wow crazy how some relatively small changes can change my enjoyment of a band. I did not like this, especially compared to Master of Puppets. Too much drums. Guitar riffs are good as always, but overall too thrash-y for my tastes.

Slightly better than the last Metallica album I got, but they’re really not for me. Endlessly long songs with just soulless metal. Their songs are joyless. Technically fine but uninteresting. This album is especially bad because they’re trying to be “political” but they’re dummies.

I hated this less than the other Metallica album I got. But I still don’t like Metallica or metal in general

Not a fan of metal like this.

Does Metallica know you’re allowed to make an album under 60 minutes? Repetitive and not for me.

Listening to one or two songs is ok, but a whole album of this is just too much for me. Ultimately, it began to sound like one harsh power chord playing over and over.

2.5

I’m sure a lot of people who take their music very seriously would disagree, but I don’t think we need this on the list. Master of Puppies, Black Album and that classical thing give us enough representation of these lads. It feels bad giving this a 2, as they are very good at what they do but it brings me absolutely no fun or joy I’m afraid. I think I might have list lethargy.

Just a wall of noise. Whatever fancy music theory they're trying to do is overridden by how disjointed it makes the tracks sound

Not a genre of music I normally listen to anymore, but I can tolerate it more than some other types.

2/10- wow metallica proves that lyrics aren't all that matter but also musical composition. Sorry but quite frankly this sound just ain't my cup of tea and i fear my ears may never recover. appreciate the political message and all but one is the only one that i can bear ironically enough.

Not for me

Was leaning towards a 3 because I can appreciate Metallica, especially early-ish Metallica. But felt like a long hour so I'll bump it to 2.5

Definitely more palatable in small sips. I just don't have the stamina for a full album of Metallica. And now that I'm hearing a studio album, the live album actually felt more suitable as it was a much bigger and fuller sound. Even though I gave the live album one star, haha. This just sounds so chincy. Like a ringtone version of a song. 1.5 stars

hass de hetfield und de ulrich lieb de kirk hammett. nai has echt nöd soo geil gfunde git e zwei. scho zum tiel cooli moment aber s isch zu hässig und abrupt für mich. de snare sound isch e tortur. kirk solos meistens zimli cool

Not really for me. I find it very tedious and repetitive with few highlights or stand out moments. I liked the beginning of One but then they lost me. It's probably not sloppy for what it is but it does not work for me at all. 2

Not my jam

This one didn’t do it for me at all. I like their story songs so “One” was a great miserable romp! Other than that it was a lot of well played noise.

There's no reason for THIS Metallica album to be on this list. Just like there's no reason for the S & M album to be on this list. This isn't the worst Metallica album (that honor goes to any album that came after this one). I still listen to new Metallica albums, hoping they'll go back to the well. They came very close with Death Magnetic, but James ruined it with those lyrics and his melodies. Also, this album would be better if the bass was audible.

Metallica is the sleepiest metal. One is the best song on this album but there's so much better out there. The best of Metallica is when they do slightly classical-direction riffs but they aren't a tenth as good as their popularity claims.

Starts off a bit off putting. This is tricky. They sound so silly at this point. No one needs to listen to this before they die, but they could. One is alright and a couple of songs have some good bits I could maybe see listening to this when you need to do a bunch of digging.

Meh. Very...Metallica

I’m torn because on one hand I love the guitars and the drums but on the other hand I can’t stand them screaming in my fucking ear. I know you can’t have one without the other so what a conundrum!

I've been WAITING for Metallica to show up- can't wait to listen to this in its entirety. I like Metallica as much as the next girl, but I'm not sure that this is their best work. I enjoyed listening, but I don't think that this album left a lasting impression one way or the other.

Some interesting stuff in To Live is to Die but the rest was kind of mid

me no likey :( metallica aint got it like that 2.3/5

I generally like metallica but this I didn’t enjoy that much.

I like One. I used to really love Metallica, but I only ever listened to Kill 'Em All, Ride the Lightning, and Master of Puppets. I think this album is safe and boring and the start of Metallica's career as a bunch of goons typecast for the way they look and cursed to play sub-par music for eternity. Also fuck 'em for the DMCA. I love how dark One is, but the lack of bass on the whole album makes it extremely difficult to listen to and kinda exposes how formulaic the Bois have gotten since Metal Up Your Ass. The album is FINE. I've seen this album cover on a shirt more than any other album ever.

★★½

Not my cup of tea at all. This is the second Metallica album I've had to listen to and I could just copy\paste from my earlier review as they were identical listening experiences. No doubt, to metal heads, this is the business - bit to me it's painful and monotonous.

One // 1.5/5

This album has a very formulated sound which makes it hard to distinguish between some of the songs. That said the fast pace of them is enjoyable. The first one to break the formula is 'One'. It's the song I liked the most on this album and it's definitely has more dimensions to it than the bulk of them. Overall this is ok but not really my cup of tea. 2+ Stars.

Absolutely dreadful. No love whatsoever for these guys. Saying that, I think I once had lunch in a Harvester of Sorrow🫠

Best Song: One. The concept is decent and the guitar work is good, but it also really exemplifies that James Hetfield can't sing to save his goddamn life. Worst Song: To Live Is To Die. Holy shit that transition from the acoustic guitar at the beginning is so ugly and discordant. Why was there not even an attempt to align the tempo or timing of the incoming and outgoing tracks? It's just a wholly different, incompatible song. Overall: Metallica proving once again that they're the kings of bloat. The album is too full of songs that are always at least 50% longer than they need to be. Combined with that classically plodding Metallica rhythm, listening to this album is an exercise in wishing they'd hurry up and get on with it.

Quite subdued for a Metallica album it seemed.

the album wasn’t bad, but it felt a bit slow and repetitive and overall was just a bit boring

Metallica is sort of a weird band to me because I absolutely love Ride the Lightning and see that as the peak of thrash metal, but the rest of their material tends to lean much harder into rock than metal, resulting in a sound sort of like Guns ‘n’ Roses but just not as pleasing to my ears. Maybe it’s that their singer isn’t as good as Iron Maiden’s but also not as gritty as Judas Priest's (for example). I do enjoy Master of Puppets and some individual tracks from many of Metallica’s other albums, but …And Justice for All really just doesn’t do much for me. I had the pleasure of seeing Metallica play once, and their fans seem to be a really weird mix of counter-culture and current or former military. Not groups of people you usually see hanging out together, so I guess props to the band for appealing to such a wide variety of people.

I hate metal so fucking much. This makes me want to punch my girlfriend and drive drunk on the freeway

I just never "got" metallica

01) Blackened - 5,0 02) ...And Justice For All - 5,0 03) Eye Of The Beholder - 5,0 04) One - 7,0 05) The Shortest Straw - 5,0 06) Harvester Of Sorrow 5,0 07) The Frayed Ends of Sanity - 4,0 08) To Live Is to Die - 7,0 09) Dyers Eve - 4,0 TOTAL: 5,22 (52/100) Jeez, can these songs be any longer? Metallica was huge when I was a teenager but I never saw the appeal. Sure, I loved "Nothing Else Matters" or "Unforgiven" but never bothered to listen to the albums. It was a good decision because I really didn't like this one. It's all about the riffs? Really? Because I don't get it. It's just boring guitars, annoying drums, and no melody to be found. And here comes another nine and half minutes of riffs... "One" sounds OK. "To Live Is To Die" sounds interesting. Because of those two songs, I will give it two stars, but just barely...

A lot better than I thought it was going to be!

Memories of all the metal fans at school! I've never tried to listen to Metallica properly and I had to really battle with my prejudices about the genre to listen to this all the way through. The tracks are SO LONG and pompous.... proper rock songs should be two/three minutes long surely. 2/5 stars for me BUT the last two minutes of 'One' are amazing, incredibly exhilarating! I liked 'Harvester of Sorrow' too and the Wizard of Oz bit on 'Frayed Ends of Sanity'.

Metallica is a bit too "heavy" for me. Not my cup of tea.

D+ Blackened 2 ...And Justice For All 2 Eye Of The Beholder 2 One 2 The Shortest Straw 2 Harvester Of Sorrow 1 The Frayed Ends Of Sanity 1 To Live Is To Die 1 Dyers Eve 2 So repetitive and boring. Shiv can go f*** himself.

pilana. Intro od One je jeben

Not really my thing

3/10 - Songs all meshed together since they were similar. They were also all quite long. I do not like the screamish vocals. The Frayed Ends of Sanity has the O-RE-O part from Wreck it Ralph in it.

Never really been into metal, thought that maybe this album would change that seeing as Metallica is one of the most acclaimed and famous bands of all time. There was some cool stuff, but I didn’t really enjoy listening to it 4/10

Not too bad an album, but not something to listen to on a regular basis.

The main issues for me is the lack of bottom end making the mix tinny and the nagging feeling that I'm listening to what I can only describe as corporate rock. The band are rich pickings for a Simpsons episode. Now where's my custom made Metallica air guitar 🎸..........

Im sure 8f you like this sorta thing its great, just doesnt do it for me!

Liked bits of this more than I remembered, but still far too long and got a bit too repetitive so by the end I was bored and had switched off.

Shouty shouty men are very cross about something. They probably need a hug, then they'll feel better.

ok boomer

Hardrock/Metall, 1988 -> 1-2

I understand what people like about it, and I feel it as well in some sections- particularly on One. I did generally enjoy that song, and understand why it was the hit. But I found everything to be too long and too much; it kind of drowned me out. But the vibes were cool, just not for me.

2.5 ish.

Sounds under-developed when compared to later stuff.

It's good, but One is the only real standout song to me. To Live Is To Die is also good. Everything else is really just OK.

I vowed to never get an album someone else loved a 1. This is testing me. I did listen, hoping to find something I cared about. But nope I loathe this band and their music. 2, but really 1

Songs would start with a cool instrumental then inevitably turn into a Metallica song Whatever

Harde gitaar, wel met een idee, maar niks voor mij.

This is like Spinal Tap. Without the humour.

Not my thing overall. Like the track "One" but still find it hard to listen to a whole album!

I get it. This is an iconic metal record with gravitas in contrast to other 80s hair metal ratt poisons. I am far from qualified to suggest anyone else who did the ka-chunk-chunk-brrrr motif better before... than... hmm... Black Sabbath... or Motörhead, or Judas Priest, or Scorpions... or later Pantera, or Ministry, or Rammstein. Far be it from me to comment on the quality of laying down sweltering drum kit catastrophes, but fucking Metallica sucks flaccid phallus. This was terminal, stage 4, boredom. If there might have been a more righteous Metallica record appropriate for this project, this entry is peak hubris. Consider a related later illustration where James Hetfield made a cameo appearance on 'Billions' and the two apex power predators pleasured each other orally about being vacuous leeches on the cosmos, bleeding out rock music with vapid, mind-numbing tedium. ka-chunk-chunk-brrrr.

I was never a huge Metallica fan. And I never listened to this whole album before. But it seems like all it is is screaming and speed guitar. There are no hooks. No melodies. I like some of the later Metallica better, but not a fan of this one.

I try to enjoy Metallica, I really do... I think I burned out on them in high school. Then Lars came after my precious Napster... However, there is no denying their talent and influence.

I didn’t think I would be a Metallica fan and I’m not

I like a lot of the music that came out of Metallica, such as Megadeth, speed metal in general... but so far on this list, I have not liked Metallica. I just reeeeally dislike the lead singer's of Metallica's voice. He sounds so laaaaame! I just have a visceral "don't like" reaction when he starts. He just sounds super douchey and I can't get over it. Nothing is bad, per se, just a pretty big letdown with the vocals. The guitar stuff is obviously fantastic, technically brilliant. But, even there, unlike some of the more fun and dynamic metal I'm starting to like, the tone is kind of "same-y." Guess I just wasn't into this in high school and missed the critical incubation period. Missed the boat of enlightenment with Metallica, and unfortunately now I just think it kind of sucks. My new favorite hobby is telling bluegrass fans that bluegrass and metal are extremely closely related. Gets everyone mad. But it's true! 2/5

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

Jag att folk gillar detta och jag tycker absolut Metallica förtjänar sin plats i den här listan, men jag får verkligen 0 njutning av detta. Genomled halva albumet men sen klarade jag inte mer. Det är verkligen inte min smak.

Den här gången låter metallica mest som ett gäng 14-åringar I nåt garage

Don’t like

Now, I never did like Metallica, but then I heard the black album on here and started to wonder if I had got it wrong. Well thanks to this offering I can confidently announce that I was right all along. Its almost a shame really, but nah this is not for me, don't like it. 1

I’m starting to think that Metallica only had one decent album. But it would have been impossible to release a crap one in 1991, in what was probably the best year for music. Everything other than their self titled album his been cliche.

This album is shit. Listening to it felt dry, long and completely unengaging. The songs drag on without much payoff, and the whole record has a cold, lifeless quality that never improves as it goes. The playing is tight in a technical sense, but that does not make up for the lack of feeling or real impact. The vocals sit in a harsh, strained place and the guitars just grind along without creating any memorable atmosphere. Everything feels stiff and overworked. The production is one of the biggest problems. It is thin, overly bright and strangely hollow. The bass is almost nonexistent, which leaves the sound unbalanced and weak. What should feel heavy and powerful instead comes across as sharp and empty. …And Justice for All does nothing for me. Long, cold and completely uninspired. A clear miss.

A lad in my school wore Metallica shirts everyday. He turned out to be a nonce.

put bass in your fucking songs dickheads

Pittig. Ik hoorde dat de bas bijna helemaal is weggemixt op dit album omdat de vorige bassist was overleden en de nieuwe bassist binnen de band een ondergeschikte positie had. Dat maakt de luisterervaring nog een tikkeltje minder prettig dan hij al was. Ik hou best van harde muziek, maar ik kan niet helemaal duiden waarom ik System of a Down of Black Sabbath vijf sterren zou geven en Metallica een 1. Als ik het probeer te duiden, heeft het denk ik te maken met een bepaalde sfeer of ambiance en vooral een bepaalde gelaagdheid. Metallica is best wel rechtlijnig. De riff is de riff, de tekst zegt wat hij zegt. Er is geen sfeer die eronder of erboven hangt of een bepaalde klankkleur. Riffs en tempo's zijn technisch en tekstueel is het vrij duidelijk en houdt het weinig interpretatie over. Als luisteraar krijg je zelf niet echt de ruimte. Ook de wat rustigere albums die Metallica later in hun carrière maakte kunnen mij niet echt boeien. Het ligt dus blijkbaar niet aan de hardheid. Verder vind ik het ook niet echt sympathieke jongens waar ik na deze plaat nog veel meer van wil horen.

Ik was er aanvankelijk al bang voor dat de dag zou komen dat Metallica aan de beurt zou zijn. Ik bedacht me dat toen ik Nirvana moest luisteren, dit vind ik namelijk ook heel kut. Jaren geleden was er een collega van toen ik bij The Sting werkte, die dit altijd opzette in het magazijn waar we alarmlabels in de kleding prikten. Wat dat betreft heb ik echt al wel wat luisteruren gemaakt op Metallica, en ik kon het dan ook niet begrijpen wat die collega nou zo vet vond aan de muziek. Ik had wat dat betreft al een beeld van wat me te wachten stond en na al die jaren vind ik het nog steeds verschrikkelijk om naar te luisteren. Al begrijp ik liefhebbers wel wat beter inmiddels, technisch gezien zijn dit onwijs goede muzikanten die rete strak zijn ingespeeld op elkaar. De muzikaliteit hoor je ook veel terug in de korte stukjes waarop ze op akoestische snaarinstrumenten mooie harmonische melodietjes spelen, wat kort daarna omver wordt gebeukt door een dikke muur van gitaren in combinatie met dubbele basekicks en agressief gebulder. Ze hadden in principe ook mooie muziek kunnen maken, maar ze kozen hiervoor. Ik denk dat heel veel mensen (waaronder mijn oude collega) er heel erg dankbaar en blij voor zijn, en ik gun hun ook hun kutmuziek.

Not my style. Not at all.

Nope, never was into this band. And this is possibly the most annoying of their albums. Tin metal is now a genre and the vocals are just w e a k. Lyrics that a primary school kid might write if they could be bothered to take the piss out of metal caricatures.

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.