...And Justice For All

Overall rating by me: 3/10 Notes: Honestly speaking, I didn't like any of the songs at all. Only positive aspect for me here is that I can see is how different people have different tastes.

I mean…it starts off with Blackened which is a masterpiece. Two thumbs up despite Metallica burn out.

This is my fiancé’s favorite band, it was good to delve in beyond just their top hits.

In essence, ...And Justice for All is a deep dive into systemic injustice, using complex musical arrangements and powerful, politically charged lyrics to reflect on societal failings, especially within legal and political structures.

Saved this one for chest day at the gym because that just felt right. But it was actually boring me right up until I heard gunshots, which quickly transported me back to Guitar Hero III, getting my adrenaline up like crazy. And they just kept pumping it out after; The Shortest Straw has some of their goofiest lyrics, but what a gnarly solo. Dyers Eve is a great closer, but man, To Live is to Die might've been the highlight for me. Ride the Lightning is absolutely my favorite from these guys, but I definitely realized that this is a close second, despite the mixing issues.

4/5 + Every Song has like 20 great riffs + I Love the Metallica sound - to quote Kirk Hammett: "the songs were too fucking long" Fav: The Shortest Straw, Eye of the Beholder, One, Harvester of Sorrow Least Fav: ... And Justice For All

The instrumentals of each song are very, very impressive. However, it almost feels like each song blends together in a way that nothing feels unique going from one song to the next.

As a millennial who is a big metal fan, I honestly haven't given Metallica much time, as the songs I have heard haven't done much for me. I always thought the no bass thing was just a joke, but darn if it's not! James Hetfield's singing is excellent, and the rhythm guitar playing is some of the best, but overall, the album is just kinda flat and one-dimensional.

Metal will never be a bad listen (except slam) and metallica is obviously not an exception. Favorite song: blackened 7/10

Heavy, loud. Solid

eye of the beholder me ha gustado mucho algunas ya las concía, de todas formas no lo he escuchado entero aún pero me estaba gustando bastante

Blackened

One of the worst sounding great albums of all time. Out of some misguided sense of loyalty and grief and hazing the new guy, James and Lars just mixed Jason’s bass right out of the mix. So we have power trio (power trip?) Metallica and sadly Lars is just not good enough for that. Fortunately for him, he met a generational talent in James Hetfield, a great songwriter and singer with a jack hammer right hand. This is the world’s greatest metal band at their Prog Metal finest, a stacked hour plus of pummeling but melodic metal. This album has kind of been relegated to the dustbin of history by the band, really only playing One these days. I saw them three times on the Black Album tour (the one after this one) and they played One and a fucking AJFA medley. Sigh. Anyway, they learned their lesson and actually included Jason on the Black Album and even though the songs were half as good, the album sounds amazing and sold ten bazillion copies. Look at that, boys, not being petty assholes is a good thing! Y'all lose a point for the worst ever mix. How has this one not been remixed yet?

I would probably never listen to this album again. I never liked Heavy Metal, and found this album unpleasant. The only thing that kept it from a 1 were the impressive guitar riffs and good drumming, but honestly, I don’t get how this made the 1001 top albums you must listen to.

I thought this was pretty cool. Compared to other metal albums I’ve heard, it focused well on the instrumentals and had some cool solos and riffs. While it dragged on a little long and was a bit too heavy for my tastes, it was still a good album all the way through. Favorite Track: Eye of the Beholder

Oh. It is definitely not for me. I liked the first few guitar solos but the longer I listened to this album, the more tired and bored I became. I can't even choose my favourite song - each of them sounds identical.

NICE

I wish they hadnt sabotaged their own album by turning down the volume of the bass

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

Not their best album but its a great listen some classic tracks.

All the yes. One is such a classic. Nothing better than Metallica to start a Monday morning. It's not my favourite, but it's still damn good.

While there are some issues with the recording (you can't hear the bass, the bass drum can be kind of click-y.) The songs are pure thrash heaven. I remember buying this on cassette and pretty much wearing it out.

Apart from the melodic thrash song par excellence that is One, I probably could have reviewed the album after 2 or 3 songs and not missed much. It’s decent, musically it all works and they know what they are doing. But even by the standards of Metallica this feels a ‘safe’ album. I didn’t feel like any of the songs played with the tempo anywhere near as much as other albums, and it was missing the high tempo lyrics to give it gusto. Felt like a session album and one for the most ardent of fans but not a casual admirer of heavy metal/thrash.

On this album the music does the talking.  The lyrics are secondary and lift the frantic smashing to yet another level.  The music is ​ overlapped and transitions at exactly the right time to keep it interesting.  Its how Metal can make thrashing engaging by getting a trance like property so that you can mould into it. Not a song I dont like and I ended up just headbanging the whole way through.  Just a wierd metal elavator and I just went up and down that thing!

Brilliant when they are in their melodic mode, but unsophisticated to boring when they are in full thrash. This album contains the elements that I like and dislike most about Metallica. The album was off to a great start with the intro, then swiftly descended into the high tempo, one dimensional thrash metal that I soon find disinteresting. That said, some moments of brilliance with 'One' and 'To live is to die', both of which contain more melodic elements and virtuosic guitar solos. If there was an album made up entirely of this flavour of Metallica it would have me gushing. Generally a solid metal album with some good elements, but also some blander areas that left me feeling a bit bored after sixty five minutes.

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 🌕🌗

The rat-a-tat-tat drumming really wore me down over the course of the album, diminishing the things that I did like.

Meh

It's boring and I'm not in the mood. I'm sure there are better Metallica albums and we will have to listen to them all anyway.

Great guitar tone and a few good songs. Everything blends together though.

Ej, samo 9 komadov! Ampak, album pa skor 70 minut. Hmph. Začetek umirjen ("Blackened"), ampak hitro nadomeščen s hitrim tempom bobnov in kitare. Pa kmal se Hetfield oglasi. Naslednji, "...And Justice for All" je tolk dolg, da je filing k da je bl instrumentalen komad, ker tok cajta vmes mine, preden slišiš vokal spet. Je naslednji a dnd reference? Nope, not at all ("Eye of the Beholder"). Ah, a girl can dream. Mi je pa najbl všečen ta do zdaj, kljub temu, da na wiki piše, da je od bobnarja najmanj ljuba in jo zato ne igrajo v živo (o lej, Lars Ulrich ma dons rojstni dan!). In, edini komad k ga od prej poznam - "One". Nekje na 2/3 komada se začne del k mi je kul & traja do konca komada. "Harvester of Sorrow" mi je všeč. Lol, prou vedla sem, ampak sem preverila, če imam prav. V naslednjem, "The Frayed Ends of Sanity", je na začetku ta 'pesem' k jo pojejo v Čarovniku iz Oza podložniki od čarovnice, ki varujejo njen Grad. "To Live Is to Die" je prou lep, kontekst pomaga. In preden se sploh zaveš, je vsega konc.

One of the best metal albums ever made…

Now thats sounds! Megadeath lucky i listened to that first or they mightve been worse off (are they even in the same genre (from the green or from the black)) anyway great stuff

The thing with Metallica is, is that they’re clearly very good at what they do but it all starts to sound same-y after the first three songs.

Metallica

Good album, though it did kinda blur together for me.

ONE OF MY BEST OF ALL TIMES

Not my thing and yet I'm well aware of most of these songs, this record wasn't as big as the next one but was probably my introduction to this band and honestly I feel the energy and the vibes but it never connected with me. They really only finally hit their full potential when they cut their hair, dirty hippies!

It's been some years since I've heard One, but it's even better than I remember. I'm not often in the mood for heavy metal, but this would definitely be an album I'd want to hear when I am. 👍One

Automatic 5/5! Strictly on adolescent boy nostalgia. Such a great album. "One" could make a strong argument for being the greatest metal song of all time. The production quality, composition, lyrics, driving beat and rhythms, and imagery are basically the gold standard for metal. Regardless of the "type" of people that listen to Metallica regularly now, this is an album that should be required listening for everyone (and especially adolescent boys).

Huh. More metal. I'm sure I've said it before, but I'm kind of becoming antagonistic towards this genre of music. The promise of hardcore, edgy music always winds up being tepid, uninspired and, above all else, BORING. That being said, I remember thinking that my previous Metallica record - Master of Puppets - was alright. Maybe this successor album will prove to be alright as well. Uh-oh. Not a single song below five minutes and a runtime over an hour. The conciseness-above-all-else, autistic part of my brain is firing off right now. Anyways, I can't say this one worked for me. Maybe I've still yet to hear things right, but metal remains a deeply restrictive genre for me. There really isn't a whole lot you can do when your genre is locked to only one instrument and tempo. That being said, there was a respectable bit of experimentation down the middle of this album and I enjoyed all of the samples. An hour is complete overkill for a metal album, however, and I fell into a heavy slump during the final quarter. Nothing much to say as far as the songs go, though the knocking sound on "The Shortest Straw" kept fucking with me, which was pretty funny. Book time. Controversial among metal fans. A transitionary period within the band's sound. Not convinced yet - over to Wikipedia I go. Has many strengths and weaknesses. Sold very well. Regarded as one of Metallica's best. Yeah, this seems like a good pick. I cosign this inclusion.

vocals were fine and way less annoying than i expected, but the real standout for me was the guitar and instrumentation. didn’t think i’d enjoy the riffs this much, even if the songs go on a bit too long.

Black Album, without the hits.

Je ne suis pas amateur de Metal mais finalement ce n'est pas désagréable a écouter. Certains morceaux sont un peu trop longs à mon goût.

I can appreciate this for what it is, just not my taste.

Knew I wouldn't be a fan

Well, I’ve been waiting for Metallica to revisit my youth and here is the first of four. Far from my fav or most memorable album, but let’s see… I don’t know why I relate to this better than other thrash/heavy metals albums on this list. Maybe the nostalgia, Hetfield’s voice or just being more technical and varied than some others 🤷🏻‍♂️ It is a bit comical at times and the mix is TERRIBLE. Funny hearing all the ways Lars is vying for attention (level, needless fills and tightness with the guitars). Bass pretty much non existent (poor Jason) but good vox. Guitars could really do with some middle and body. Can go on a bit. Title track nearly 10 mins! But just about holds interest. But can never get enough of ‘One’. Great track and so many memories and meaning for me. It’s not great, but it’s kinda endearing and uniquely Metallica.

Liked some parts, other parts dragged. As I know Metallica primarily for the rock radio megahits of the albums to follow this one, this album is smaller and quieter and both more intricate and less compelling. It has just the right amount of Hetfield's singing, which is to say not very much, not all the time, and not on every track.

this is legitimately their best work and then they mixed it like assholes because they are assholes and were being extra assholey in their grief. the title track is one of the best metal songs of all time. i would give it a 6th star for writing and recording a song so brutal and fast that they more or less immediately refused to play it live.

just not for me, thanks. made my workday move SO slowly

DARKNESS! IMPRISONING ME! It's almost a shame One is so memetic and catchy because it makes it stand out over the rest of this album, and the rest of the album was pretty fun. 3.5 and feeling charitable today it is the holiday season of giving or whatever

Très très bon album, Morceaux qui claquent : Blackened, qui ouvre l'album et The Frayed Ends of Sanity.

Every song is too long, but it rips.

I need to just admit that I will never be able to take this band seriously.

Wiadomo że klasyk itp ale dla mnie takie średnie podoba mi się tylko One

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)

Banging

It felt like I was listening to the same song over and over again

not for me but the band lore goes NUTS

So turns out the only song I knew from And Justice for All (One) is because it’s the only really great song on the whole album. The rest of the album is fine, but it kind of blends together and Metallica has made similar stuff that’s more worthwhile

I got a little tired of this after a while. Not bad but it started to sound really samey.

Some songs are good but I cannot for the life of me listen to screamo music for an hour

For me, this is not their best and whilst there are things to like, obviously some decent rffs, and one fantastic song, I just don't feel like there's enough to sustain my interest over other Metallica albums. It comes in at over an hour and feels every bit of that length! Add to that some pretty average production and a distinct lack of bass and you've got yourself a very inconsistent album and one that, for me, is just not on the level of either of the Metallica albums that flanked it. As someone who likes them but isn't a massive fan, I'm much more likely to reach for something else over this.

I’ll put this in my back pocket for whenever I need to drown out my own screaming

Metallica is quickly becoming my favorite band... this was a perfect album.

Wow these drums sound bad, it's like he's hitting some tin cans, no bottom end whatsoever. Also really not that fussed about most of the songs, even the quite popular ones (other than One). I think a huge disappointment after Master of Puppets and Ride the Lightening. Obvs there's the no bass issue as well which just leaves the whole thing sounding tinny, it's the metal equivalent of someone playing music from their phone.

They really wrote one song and decided "hey let's just do that 8 more times and call it a day", eh?

No best song of the album :(

I don't enjoy this - DNF

grim. not my cup of tea? but i did bob my head all along till the end. edit - love it.

I quite enjoyed listening to this album

These guys are talented. Their timing is like clockwork. But all the songs sound the same — 2nd person narratives, threats about something really important. It’s all drama and no humor or humanity here. And the songs are internally repetitive. I know they’re very influential and tgey are masterful technically. That gets them a 3.

So very stereotypical 'metal'.

I've already listened to Metallica's "Black Album". "And Justice for All" sounds just like that album. The songs are of good quality, and I can see why people love them. "And Justice for All" lacks memorable singles, like the ones from "Black Album". Another mediocre week finished. 3 stars for "And Justice for All".

Every song is 4 minutes too long

Kinda samey, reminded me I'm not missing much by not listening to Metallica.

Meh.

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.

Not for me

metal is a genre that i consistently say that i like but don't listen to enough. thrash in particular is fun, so for an album that's nothing but riffs it's enjoyable. every song is too long though. like, way too long, especially with how much they don't grow or adapt or shift. the title track i genuinely thought i accidentally restarted it before seeing that i was 8 minutes in to the 10 minute track. the album gets monotonous as it goes on because of this lack of growth. the drums on this lowkey suck shit too because they're VERY samey across the album. they're so far forward in the mixes too which draws attention to how they aren't doing anything at all meanwhile the bass is nearly imperceptible. this whole album is an oddball to me in that they show clear capable chops ("one", "dyer's eye") yet it all feels phoned in, mixing aside.

Very long songs and riffs the album. Idk I guess it was fine? I do not know what I'm listening for with this genre but there was something about the way this sounded that distinctly sounded off to me, beyond just the songs all being way too long. The bass feels oddly burried in the mix, whilst the whole thing has a muddy, overprocessed sound to me that I just do not really enjoy. I'll be the first to say do not trust my opinion on this entire genre as its just not my thing, but hey, I have to review each album up here so here goes.

I mean, det är kanske mitt favorit proper metalalbum någonsin, tillsammans med "insert vilket maiden album jag gillar mest idag". Det är hårt, tight, brutalt, och varenda låt är helt galen

There best album. From start to finish, a great album!

I’m surprised by how much I liked this! Maybe it’s my inner young emo self enjoying it. Will listen to more

I am more of a classic rock guy not so much into metal, but I do like some Metallica. This is one of those that will never hit a playlist, because if I don't want to hear it, it's an automatic skip. But if the mode is just right to bang my head and rock out, then I can see me pulling this up for at least a few songs. 3.0

Head banging craziness

Played in the car while driving north yesterday. I enjoyed it, but Maggie not so sure!

Gave up

Unpleasant.

there's a reason why Metallica are the legends that they are. this isn't a genre/band that I typically reach for.

Listened to this while cooking and honestly I got so mad. I dont know if it was because the music was trash or what but it was just so stressful. could not finish. no disrespect to those who like it, but I hope u dont beat your wives 1.5 / 10

They start so many songs beautiful and melodic and then just turn to drums and crunch and lose me.

This album is the most technical out of all Metallica records. The problem with it, in my opinion, is not the production like everyone says. I actually think that the charm of it is in the fact that it sounds like it was produced in a garage. The problem is that, compared to Master of Puppets (which I personally think it doesn't have a single bad song), this album has some songs that feel like fillers, and those became popular (for example, Harvester Of Sorrow: nothing special about it, but fans love the shit out of that song). Songs like One, And Justice For All, Blackened and Dyers Eve are the ones that elevate this record. Anyway, this is Metallica at its best time in their career, and this album is great.

Classic Metallica! Those first four albums hit so hard for me. I know all the criticisms on low tuned bass, and I agree. But this album slaps. Every song rocks. Maybe it just brings me back to days of being a young 13 year old badass unaware that grunge was about to break and my entire life outlook about to change

I love first three albums even more and some of the songs on this album could be a bit shorter, but it's still 80s Metallica, back then when they were heavy, cool and creative. Favourite tracks: the last two. To Live Is To Die is such a poignant and gloomy tribute to Cliff, it just hits me in feels every single time.

Not the biggest Metallica fan, but tried to go into this with an open mind. Wound up coming out empty handed.

Not my vibe

I wanted to like it but it just isn’t for me at all

Funny that the first day is for a genre that I don't really care for. I listened to this while making banana bread. It just felt right. It was a good album to zone out to and work on something else, but I was hoping something would pull on my attention. That only really happened at the end of "To Live Is To Die." It was a solid experience, but I don't know if it's really an album I'll be returning to that often.

I already know I love this album. Full of absolutely killer tracks with some brutal and beautiful riffs, even on songs I wasn't expecting.

(9/9 liked songs = 100%) Just incredible. One of Metallica's best albums, which also contains one of my favourite songs: To Live is go die. My first five stars.

I’m not a big Heavy Metal fan. So, I have not really listened to any album in that genre in its entirety. This was pretty good. The lyrics were clear and could understand them. It’s just that the album was way too long to the point that James Hetfield’s voice got annoying and the guitar solos began to sound the same. I could listen to this album one song at a time once in a while when I need some energy.

...And Entertaining For Some

Not a Metallica I have. Starts lacklustre, picks up on side B. One was a video and song I loved so much back in the early MTV days. Album does have a flat sound. Where's the bass? 3.5 rounded down Heard before? Some Owned: No: 34/134 (25%) Will I get? No

I fw it.

Opened up hard and never slowed down. Some of the tracks are a little long, but it's good.

This is like a 3.5 or something, realistically. It's starting to click more after the second listen, but overall it's just... a bit too long, both in album length and track length, to really stick there. A pretty good sound though, even if it sometimes blends!

What an album. This is where Metallica's days of pure thrash ended, and what a swan song for that era of the band. The album famously lacks bass, with Lars Ulrich demanding that new bassist Jason Newsted's parts be mixed very low, but honestly the album works perfectly well for me in spite of the resultant dryness of its sound (and in some places, because of).

One is one of my all-time faves, but that’s about all I knew from this album (shoutout to Guitar Hero). The rest of the album was similarly awesome. It’s rare for an album to be over an hour long without me complaining about how long it is. But this achieved that feat. Awesome guitar riffs and solos throughout.

I love Metallica in bursts, but as one listen this might have overstayed its welcome by about two tracks. Still all hard as hell individually, and it blew my mind how tight the guitars sounded with the drums. Great stuff. Standouts: Eye Of The Beholder • One • The Frayed Ends of Sanity • To Live Is To Die • Dyers Eve

Blehhhh. This feels like a really generic, one note, sloppy album to me. Felt like I was listening to the same riff for over an hour and the production is really weird. I'm not a Metallica hater by any means, but this is certainly not their best work.

Wasn't expecting a Wizard of Oz sample in The Frayed Ends Of Sanity. Not mad about it. This was good, not what I usually like to listen to so don't think I'll listen to the whole thing again but some songs had me like !! Yeah !!! Defo realising that I prefer a short song Added to playlist: - Blackened - One - The Frayed Ends Of Sanity

Ughhhhhh, suffered through this one

Awesome

eh, its alright

Metallica is a great live band; and a not-so-great studio band. Their songs sound too compressed and, honestly, the same chords and choral sounds on every track. The music translates great live, but I can't deal with most of their studio recordings.

Not my genre, not my band. However did enjoy it more than I expected to at the start. Unfortunately began to drag on about halfway through. If some of the songs had been edited a bit more, it would have been a more enjoyable listen for me. Probably a bad sign I was glad it was done. Favorite song: blackened.

metallica

greatest metal album ever

In our high school, the walk way from the main building to the science building was lined with 4 columns. I recall watching one day as a kid who wore the same black concert t-shirt went to each one with a magic marker. On the first one, he wrote M-E. On the second, he wrote T-A. Then the third, L-L. When he came to the fourth, he realized that he'd miscalculated and the symmetry would be off. Dejected but committed, he had no choice but to finish on the last column with I-C-A. I thought of that guy today as I listened to this album. "...And Justice For All" was my gateway into better, heavier music. I have a special fondness for this record. I wish there was a little less Lars and a little more Newstead in the mix, but I'm giving it a perfect 5 stars anyway.

Metallica doing what most metal bands are unable to do, find depth and beauty within the darkness.

I’ve learned Metallica rocks through this

I enjoyed this a lot. This list has helped me realize that I like Metallica

5.5 - Legendary

Did quite a lot to push Metal into the mainstream, but this album never really did it for me. Metallica has always had longer songs, but 9 songs on a 65 minute album is a bit silly. There are a lot of great songs here with brilliant Guitar solo's especially. Production is famously ass and having a bit more Bass would've been nice.

I respect it but it’s not for me

Nostalgic listen. One is timeless.

Rocks pretty hard. Solid

Didn't expect to like this, but it rocks.

Classic

Not really my jam

Best of the best

reminded me of highschool (derogatory) this never was my fav metallica

Metallica. All that has to be said anytime 👍🏻

WOW! What an amazing product of the 80s. angsty, heavy guitar, drums, bass. rhythms and intense lyrical delivery. probably one of the best metal albums of all time

This album blew my mind as a kid, but as with a lot of people I lost my interest in Metallica somewhere between the black album and reload. Listening back to this now, I think I rated it too highly the first time.

Not my cup of tea, however, I do think the album is pretty good.

The first CD I ever bought. Have listened many times. Some fun tunes, but no my favorite Metallica album. One is the reason I bought it, because of the amazing guitar solo.

Not really a bad album, just nowhere near as good as the previous two, and the mix is awful.

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.

not my favourite metallica album don't have a lot to say since it hasn't given me much to begin with, it's just fine nothing special, it's kinda all the same over and over except one (yeah of course i picked the mainstream song hang me for it), to live is to die, blackened and maaaybe just maybe the track title if it weren't that long

Good

Me and my dad used to listen to this one

A strong thrash metal album that manages to find a nice balance of intensity while maintaining that level consistently through the entire record. Really fun use of tempo/rhythm changes pulling from more more prog styles. Some of Metallica's best work, and more than a few lesser known gems make this a must-listen. Top tracks: Eye of the Beholder, One, Harvester of Sorrow, To Live Is to Die

Solid metal

Yes.

Metallica's most sophisticated work. My second favorite after ride the lightning.

Would be a 1 on principle but also is garbage

I pumped a lot or iron in my teen years to this very album. Its still kicks ass. I gotta go lift :)

I remember loving this album, but not as much any more. Probably partially because Lars Ulrich became such a cu%&

The album contains "One"! What is more to say? The rest is solid metal - in the best way. 3,5

Es Metallica. Mal mezclado pero Metallica. Soy poco metalero y no se si por el mixing o porque no estaba a lo que estaba pero se puede hacer un poco rayante la hora de disco con las guitarras sonando tan planas a tope en toda la oreja. Las canciones tienen estructuras extrañas así que tendré que escucharlo más a ver si lo voy pillando y se me hace algo más agradable, pero de momento no me lo gocé mucho.

I recognize that this is good. and I can appreciate the driving power chords and guitar licks, but I'm not really a fan

No one would ever accuse Metallica of being a prog metal band, but this is about as close as they ever got. Some absolutely crushing riffs on this one but enough changes in song structure and tempo to keep it interesting, and the longest songs they ever wrote. Blackened rips as an opener and One is somewhere up there on the list of best metal songs ever IMO. Frayed Ends of Sanity isn't noted as one of their "hits" but is awesome and has about everything you want in a metal song. The mixing/sonics are maybe a knock on it (famously very little bass) but overall this is a very good album, if maybe not quite their best.

It's a lot of Metallica. In general I'm not that fond of this type of metal.

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.

Not for me unless I'm in a heavy rock mood, it's good for it's genre, a little to bland for me

A great album marred by very poor mixing. No justice for the sound engineers! However, this is like the third or fourth best Metallica album and not one of their more culturally impactful releases. Why is it here?

These guys, and everyone who listens to them, think they’re a lot cooler than they are.

Amazing. Stiprios gitaros, geri būgnai, balsas atitinkamas žanrui. Tobulas metalo albumas.

What is there not to love about this album. Blackened draws you in with Metallica’s trademark bludgeoning guitars and pulsating drums. …And Justice for all is the first real indication that this album is different however. Like Sanitarium on Puppets AJFA presents song so layered it feels it is in acts. From the vaguely spanish guitar feel of the first act to the more traditional thrash of Metallica it is impossible to overlook the greatness of this song. Two songs later Metallica’s true legacy rears it’s head. One is a perfect rock song. It encapsulates everything from more sorrowful light guitar work and vocals to the more ferocious pounding of drums and wailing guitars. I would say it shows off every aspect of the band but that would probably be unfair on Jason Newstead who remains firmly down in the mix. One’s video worked so well with the song (not entirely surprising given the inspiration of the song itself) i struggle not to picture it when listening which only adds further to the experience. I also love the fact that paying royalties to the film cost them more than just buying the rights, so that’s what they did. Possibly because of how strong the first half is I’d forgotten Harvester of sorrow was nestled in the second half of this album. Another wonderful epic of a song to that delivers on every level. As does the Frayed ends of sanity which whilst driven by Lars’s undeniable drums provides the perfect showcase for quite how brilliant a guitarist Kirk is. To live is to die is beautiful instrumental which showcases Metallica’s breadth of emotion and ends almost as a madrigal. Dyers eve is good old fashioned thrash metal and a reminder of old school Metallica, serving as the perfect close to the album

I do like some of Metallica’s stuff, but I’m not likely to include anything from this on the list to be honest.

So far there's been a distinct lack of "heavy" music on this list, so I was looking forward to this. I was never particularly into Metallica at school, but I was into music and would hang out in the music room at lunch, and I'm not sure I ever sat in that room without hearing a teenage boy play the picking part of One on an acoustic guitar. It's a genuinely fantastic song - I am admittedly a sucker for songs that are all quiet LOUD quiet LOUD, but it's just a great song regardless. Sometimes familiarity means you like singles better than album tracks, but I would say that in the case of this album, One is head and shoulders the best track here. That's not to say the rest of the album is a disappointment, One is just too good. It was really interesting reading about the way this was recorded and poor Jason Newstead's bass getting completed obliterated in the mix. I know very little about the internal politics of Metallica, but it doesn't feel like the most collegiate band to be a part of. I enjoyed this a lot helped enormously by the fact I like James Hetfield's voice a lot. It's the perfect metal voice for me. 4/5

Oh dear - after Tracy Chapman this was not great. I barely made it through the hour. The problem with 'Metal' is that it is very samey and not a relaxing listen.

extremely good album a couple of slower songs but enough of it is classic metal bangers

It’s got some parts that I quite like but overall not a huge fan

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".

Already listened to this one a million times. Kicks ass, too bad you can't hear the bass. If it was mixed a little better it would be a significantly closer contender for my favorite Metallica album. Not nearly as consistently strong as Ride the Lightning or Master of Puppets probably, but the first half of the album especially is top notch.

It's Metallica. That's all ya need to know.

Energetisch, heavy, starke Songs. Tu mich bei Metallica aber leider immer noch schwer einige Tracks auseinanderzuhalten 😅 Und es muss ja nicht jeder Song Tik-Tok-taugliche 2 Minuten oder weniger haben, aber durchschnittlich 7 Minuten pro Song ist schon ein bisschen viel...

introt till titelspåret är ju bara det minst värt 2. sen är det för långt. justice for jason och allt det där.

123/1089 This genre just generally isn’t for me. I find the vocal and lyric style off-putting and contributes to the fatigue i get after listening to too much metal/hard rock. However I can appreciate the skill and the expression in the instrument playing, To Live Is To Die is actually my favourite song of the project and has no vocals. Of the 2 Metallica albums I’ve heard, i definitely preferred S&M So overall i can see the appeal objectively, and am glad i’ve listened to it, it’s just confirmed that this is not my taste. 59/100

Classic metal album. I'm always impressed with how tight this band is.

Justice for Jason

my first Metallica album. Not nearly as good as Master or Metallica. Rhythmically, it's pretty basic. 3/5

This was so much fun to listen to. Great for powerwalking in the city. Some crazy riffs although i wish they let them play out a bit longer before altering them or hitting them with fills. Standout Tracks: One and To Live is to Die

Bleak, nihilistic, repetitive.

Best Song: One Bass? Who needs bass when you have one of the best metal albums ever. Not as good as Master but probably second best Metallica album. If you haven't heard it, shame on you! 5/5.

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Meh.

I'm not a metalhead, but this album was alright, some insane drumming and driving guitars. Vocals a little rough and ready though

Better than I expected 2.5/5

In their top 5

Great Metallica album but average metal album.

Ну, здесь есть Одна великая песня. Лучшая песня - One.

Extremely complex and amazing musicianship. Maybe not always an easy listen but very good

3.78

I am not a fan by any means. I recently listened to the black album and it was good. This seems much more heavy metal than the black one, more raw. Well it was earlier. From what I can gather, there are some fans who were/are not happy with the newer sound. This happens in all genres. I am still no fan, but I could probably listen to this again. A happy 3 stars....

Whe this album first came out, it was the first Metallica album I had bought on CD. I hadn’t noticed the lack of bass at first — and I was 21 at the time and playing bass myself. Now whenever I hear this album I can’t unhear the fact that Lars Ulrich made the mix engineers (the same ones that mixed the first Guns N’ Roses album) turn Jason Newstead’s bass down to a severely inaudible level.

4/5 - fantastic album but not my favourite by Metallica

A classic

Een of twee nummers wel lekker, maar iets te intens om een heel album naar te luisteren voor mij persoonlijk.

Dad metal hell yeah. It slaps One nitpick I have is that all metallica songs in general sound mostly the same to me including this album. That sounds is good, but I don't see why I would add more than 2 metallica songs to any playlist of mine. Not an album I would put on again probably or would specifically recommend, but good music nonetheless. 4

Not a big fan of 5 min+ songs, but love a good guitar riff

More Metallica. Probably should be decent. Blackened - 7/10. I like this intro. Bit screamy for my usual taste in the verse. Solid musicianship. ...And Justice for All - 8/10. Love the intro. This is classic metal that I can listen to and enjoy. That guitar solo around 5:20 SHREDS. Eye of the Beholder - 7/10. This is pretty solid. Nothing really outstanding here, but no weakness, either. One - 8/10. Nice intro. Metallica doing a power ballad is different. Not bad, just different. It's good. The Shortest Straw - 8/10. Back to the heavy, hard metal of the rest of the album. These gentlemen can SHRED. That chord progression around 4:25 was NOT what I expected. Harvester of Sorrow - 7/10. Solid metal music. The Frayed Ends of Sanity - 8/10. I'm surprised to say, I like it. To Live Is To Die - 8/10. Definitely has a Prog feel to it. Dyers Eve - 7/10. Solid. Overall Rating 3.78/5 (7.56/10). Most of this album felt very Prog Metal. Not like Dream Theatre level, but more musicianship and composition focused than "traditional" metal.

It's fine, hopefully I'll like one of the other Metallica albums more.

Uninteresting and repetitive. Probably good if you like thrash metal. But not good if you don't.

It's just that an entire album of that kind of sludge-y guitar sound that Metallica really likes is kind of a lot, if you're not really a fan.

The lyrics are a bit pretentious at certain points, I remember writing poetry like this when I was fifteen. I know they wanted to pay tribute to Cliff, but good Lord the spoken words in "To Live is to Die" are just infantile. I cringe every time I hear them. Musically it's a good-to-great metal album even if they turned the bass down because they wanted to be pricks and "prank" newcomer Jason. No wonder he left eventually. Lars must be a completely insufferable person to be around for that length of time.

9.3/10

The last perfect Metallica album!

"Thrash metal" hey... well that doesn't really sound like my kind of thing, and the Wikipedia description doesn't exactly do a great job of selling it ("dry mix and nearly inaudible bass guitar"????). But y'know what, Metallica are iconic, so let's go into this with an open mind. Okay, so they're not screaming at least. That's a good start... this has been going on for a while... oh wait we're only halfway through the second song... oh this is a pretty cool guitar riff! ... aaand the song is still going... I don't think I'm a metalhead. Faves: Harvester of Sorrow, The Frayed Ends of Sanity

I’m gonna start off by saying that I think it’s a bit of a travesty that only two 80’s Metallica albums made it on the list and none of them were Ride the Lightning. Personally, I think having the trilogy of that, Master of Puppets and And Justice For All would have been the fucking tits. Because as is, it makes Justice’s inclusion a little complicated. It’s not as tight-knit as Master of Puppets, and can kind of meander in some parts. I mean, the band themselves don’t even want to play the title track live because it’s too fucking long. Also, for those who know, the mixing is love and hate for me. Outside of losing a Grammy to Jethro Tull, the other thing this album is known for is having the bass made obsolete, which was an intention decision. It does make the album more “raw” and “visceral” thanks to the dryness, but it kinda kills the depth of the songs. The weaker songs can become walls of noise, which could add to the aforementioned meandering. So with all that being said, it’s still hard for me to not love this album, at least in a lot of parts. To Live Is To Die isn’t Orion, but it’s still a great instrumental and the perfect lead up to Dyers Eve, probably the closest Metallica would get to matching Slayer in speed. The themes present in the album go deeper than Master of Puppets, dealing with corruption (the title track), the environment (Blackened), and even Hetfield’s personal life (Dyers Eve). And of course there’s One. Yeah yeah, that’s not exactly a deep cut. But like, there are not a lot of songs that master the art of pacing of that song; the slow, calm start descending into chaos, until the gas pedal becomes a permanent friend with the floor. And Justice for All is not by any means a perfect album, but it can be considered the last album made by the “real” Metallica. After this would come the Black Album, and while I like that one, it would start the band’s exposure to the mainstream. It’s the McDonald’s transition from the fun Playplace colors to the corporate gray cube, if that metaphor makes any sense. That album is complicated for me, but I guess I’d be lying if I said I didn’t love it. Favorite track: One Other hits: Blackened, Harvester of Sorrow, The Frayed Ends of Sanity, To Live Is To Die, Dyers Eve

One was a game changer for me seeing it on MTV for the first time in sixth grade. It took me a number of years before I fully embraced the long form thrash of these early Metallica albums. This, Ride the Lightning, and Master of Puppets are all forever five star albums. Can't say that I feel that way about any album they've done since then.

It’s Metallica. Come on.

The classic Metallica sound is all there just not the songs. It’s all a bit samey really and not near their pinnacle, Master of Puppets

As is typical of this band, there are impressive musical interludes preceeding the ensuing junk which indicate a high level of musical ability followed by repetitive, a-melodic, unimaginitive, flatly consistent, angry growling accompanied by drums and a percussive guitar. Go away please.

metallica is the most over rated band in the world

🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

Should be a law against it!

Bad.

My favourite Metallica album. All killer no filler. It's cold, it's harsh and still it's full of energy. Magnificent.

Why are the songs so long? Many of these albums have very long songs and if you’re not 100p on it they feel even longer.

One keeps this from (ironically) being a one star rating from me.

Not my favorite type of music but this might be a new go to for when I’m angry. My biggest gripe with this albums is that many of the songs don’t flow into one another.

Would I listen again: no Deserves to be on this list: yes 3.0

A very enjoyable project by Metallica. I'm not deep enough into there discovery to know wether it's their best or not. I think it is surely one of the more finer albums the genre has to offer. One is a song for the ages.

Great

Now that I’m older it’s actually decent

Great metal album, One is so good

long and loud but like the guitar solos

Not interested in any kind of metal. I realize this is a major album and band for the genre, but I just don’t like thrash. Managed to listen to every song, albeit not all of them in their entirety, and it just doesn’t vibe with me.

Really enjoyed this one. Long songs, driving, good sound, and “One”

good album but i wish bass existed

Helped me recover from Run/DMC

It's okay not totally my style

Yeap

my favorite album of their entire career

I came into this album a rap fan I’ve never really listened to metal music before it I was pleasantly surprised of how much I have enjoyed this album.

Not my thing

4.5 stars

This is the worst album I have come across on this list so far, and some of them have been a slog.

Liked it better than the black album

So that was the first tour I saw Metallica on. We sneaked out of our house and got a train up to London, we missed the last train back to where we needed to go and started walking. A guy picked us up - he was on his way back from Jean Michel Jarre. This was a major transformation for Metallica to more technical (and weird drum sound) music. It rocked then. I haven't heard the album on a really long time, but I still like it - apart from that fxcking song which everyone knows (it was good the first several hundered times)

It was while supporting this album that I first saw the band play live . It is without a doubt technically astute, but with the exception of "One", it is one of my least favorite Metallica albums. It is my opinion that the only albums from Metallica that belong on this list are RIDE THE LIGHTNING, MASTER OF PUPPETS, and METALLICA (THE BLACK ALBUM). ...AND JUSTICE FOR ALL doesn't move the genres they play in forward, nor did it move the band's sound forward, it just played on previous elements of thrash and prog rock that the band had exhibited on previous albums. It is the first album without any complete songwriting and performance contributions from bass player Cliff Burton who had died tragically during their RIDE THE LIGHTNING tour, so perhaps it was to be expected that this is more of a grief album (which might explain the complete absence of the bass guitar lines in the mix), before the band could allow themselves to move on emotionally and sonically into the next organic phase of Metallica's existence.

It was probably good for people who like it but metallica really isnt my cup of tea

Not meant for listening to sitting down

Metallica truly put the 'h' in thrash metal. My 18-year-old self gave this a 5/5 and played it on repeat. My 51-year-old self loves 'One' but can't keep up with thrash anymore and gives it a 3/5. I'll split the difference and give it a solid 4.

Another masterpiece Sublime, Magnificent Pure thrash at its peak

Wow, this is the first time a Metallica album has clicked. I didn't know they had this proggy side to them. To Live is to Die is the highlight for me.

Was expecting to hate it because Metallica, but honestly was quite enjoyable to listen to while working...

Ok prefer the black album

gives me a headache. 2

I've never really listened to Metallica. Pleasantly surprised that I didn't hate this album. Some interesting songs. I think Blackened was my favourite.

Riffalicous Bass is lost in the mix And justice for jason

"One" of their best.

Hard to find fault with any of the first four Metallica albums, though this one is maybe a little uneven?

Did not enjoy this.

Album 946 of 1089 Metallica - ...And Justice For All (1988) Rating : 3 / 5 Not really my go-to genre, but I can appreciate good musicianship when I hear it. I’ve always enjoyed the shredding guitars that metal bands are known for, and this one definitely delivers plenty of that. Beyond that, though, it didn’t really grab me in any lasting way. The songs tend to blend together a bit - long, complex, and packed with riffs that sometimes feel more technical than inspired. It’s kind of a “riff salad,” as they say. Still, I can see how this album hit hard for its intended audience at the time. It’s aggressive, intense, and full of energy, which I’m sure was exactly what fans were looking for. For me, it was a solid listen, but not one that’ll see much repeat play.

Going from the quiet, mournful intimacy of Will Oldham straight into Lars Ulrich’s wood-chopping assault that opens …And Justice for All is… bracing, to put it politely. It’s the kind of whiplash only middle-aged ears (and midlife midriff) truly appreciate. This album carries a lot of baggage for me, not least because it was my first encounter with Metallica back in 1989, borrowed from the library and taped onto a Maxell cassette for 50 cents. Fourteen-year-old me didn’t quite know what to do with these endless, bone-dry songs, James Hetfield’s vowels stretching into the horizon, and the total absence of anything resembling a “hit.” Even One — soon ubiquitous on MTV — didn’t exactly help. And then there’s the elephant in the room: Jason Newsted, who might as well have spent the recording sessions drinking beer on the lawn, because you cannot hear a single note he played. The bass is so thoroughly erased it has become part of the album’s mythology. Add to that Ulrich’s infamous cardboard-snare sound, and you’ve got one of the strangest production choices in the history of a band that was already capable of strange decisions. The guitars, at least, sound massive. The bigger issue: why is this the album in the book? Master of Puppets is a no-brainer, and sure, Metallica (the Black Album) earned its spot through sheer cultural saturation. But if you want another early Metallica record, Ride the Lightning wipes the floor with this one: Creeping Death, Fade to Black, Ktulu — it’s their real masterpiece. Instead we get this bone-dry monster. Dimery and co. never seemed to know quite what to do with metal anyway. But here’s the twist: after revisiting the album seriously, I have to admit it’s much better than I remembered. Yes, it’s too long. Yes, the songs are absurdly stretched. Yes, the sound is exhausting. But every single track here is strong. The staccato riffing is some of the tightest the band ever recorded — truly a high-water mark for thrash precision. Hetfield and Hammett might not be virtuosos in the strict sense, but the sheer accuracy and force of their playing is astonishing. And while Ulrich’s imagination behind the kit is limited, his blunt-force approach is undeniably effective. There’s even a case to be made that this is Metallica’s “prog” album: long, multi-section compositions, plenty of dynamic shifts, and a surprising amount of structural ambition. One absolutely earns its status as their major breakthrough, bombastic video and all. And the near-closing instrumental To Live Is to Die — with the ghost of Cliff Burton wandering through it — is a real standout, its clumsy acoustic bookends somehow charming amid all the pomp. So yes, I sound critical, but the truth is: this is a very strong album with no genuinely weak tracks. It deserves respect — though not at the expense of Ride the Lightning, which absolutely belongs in the book. If we need to make room, that ill-fated S&M orchestral experiment can quietly exit through the side door. Meanwhile, in the background: pok pok pok pok — Ulrich ratatatatata — Hetfield & Hammett (silence) — Newsted

I hadn't gotten laid in years, in part because my husband spends all his time in the garage pretending to work on his truck, but actually drinking Bud Lights and (judging by the crumbs in his beard, eating pork rinds). However, after hearing this album on repeat coming from the garage one day he came in sporting a freshly trimmed goatee like he had when we got together and (to use his words) laid down some sweet axe on me like it was the 90s. Thank you, Metallica. 4/5 - I took a star off because I could really have done without his "sexy talk" about how I have more bass than the production on this album.

Having listened to Master Of Puppets recently, really for the first time, and being blown away, the comparison to this album is actually quite stark. There's a whole shift on this album. It's more polished, songs are slower and groovier, much more Metal, less Thrash if that can be said. Unlike Master, I do know this album inside and out having owned it on tape as a 12 year old back in like '92. Thought it was the best shit back then. Not as much nowadays. I do totally hear and appreciate how transitional this album is for the band. "Blackened" is a great start, but things move comparatively slower and more straight forward after that. "...And Justice For All" goes on way-too long, as do many of the songs on this album. Listening to "One," I actually feel like it would almost fit their older sound (without the polish). Played out as it is, "One" is maybe the best track. The Pirates of the Caribbean intro of "The Frayed Ends of Sanity" is some Disney shit. "Dyer's Eve" is pretty cool, though the angst-at-your-parents theme is kinda weak. This album is very-much the precursor to the Black Album and the end of their Thrash era. It's hilarious (and tragic) the story of the mixing on this album being so tinny 'cause Ulrich got all over it and fucked the levels up, and his ego wouldn't allow it to be changed. Seriously feels like if this album wasn't missing that body in the mix, this album would go down better. The turning point for the band. Definitely prefer the older shit.

Looooved this album when I was 11 years old. In 1992. Needless to say, it hasn't aged well. The funniest thing about listening to it now is how out of place most of Hammett's solos sound. It's like they decided to go for the less thrashy, more math-and-groove rock (which they would get right three years later on the black album), but he hadn't yet figured out how to tame the wild, noodly arpeggios to fit the new mood. The other unexpected aspect I found bothersome was Lars' drumming. I learned to play drums while listening to Metallica in the early 90s, and I always loved his metronomic work with hi-hat, kick and snare. So it was surprising just how masturbatory it all sounds now. Like, he just had to turn every...single...beat into a clinical exercise. Again, by the black album, he'd figured this out, and the economical but pounding (and masterfully recorded, as opposed to this hot auditory garbage) drums of that album make this style seem like a kid showing off. Which Lars always was, I guess. Anyway, I'll give it a strong 3 for nostalgia, and for Blackened, One, and To Live is To Die.

Pretty much in line with expectations… The music was fine but metal lyrics always make me cringe.

Just bad, not good, repetitive slop. The only good Metallica album is Kill Em' All and that's it

Banger! Master of Puppets is one of my all timers, but this is maybe the best the songs ever were. Like that particular thrash song that Metallica did. Peaked. Great ride. My neck hurts from head banging!

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Songs too long amd repetetive 'ONE' was OK

I’m in the camp that says the first three Metallica albums are amazing records, 5 stars the lot of them. This one doesn’t connect with me as much. It’s a step toward their 90’s sound (best realized on the Black album) and in some ways shows interesting growth, but it’s hard not to compare this to their first 3 efforts. It’s no “pop” record, but it does sound a bit more commercial than their first three. It’s less atmospheric and epic too. It’s an enjoyable listen, but not one I’d have put on this list.

Enough with the bombast.

It must not have been easy for Metallica to find their feet musically after Cliff Burton's death. The bass lines on this album are practically nonexistent. I still don't know why, whether it was intentional or just a sick joke in the form of bullying towards the newcomer Jason Newsted, I don't know. There's a masterpiece here... "One," and that's a fact. However, it's the only real hit on the album, and everyone knows that metal albums in general need hits to support the more "obscure" tracks that demand more attention... not that there are many truly interesting tracks here, but it's true nonetheless. The album, however, doesn't sound lazy, as the band would later sound in the 2000s. On the contrary, every track exudes the energy of a band trying its best to make up for the loss of the main creative leader, and in one of these attempts, with "One," they found the direction they should take for the next albums... and three years later, the Black Album comes, and everyone knows the story. 3 stars seems fair.

Undeniably good. Holds up to time. Not really my taste.

Awesome

first time i'm listening to a metallica album all the way through! lets gooo - i can't unhear matt and try parker in the first song - and the second song - and the third song - also sounds like strong bad from homestar runner?? - "do you hear what i hear" YES and its matt and trey parker/the chapman brothers, etc - instrumentals are bangin though, especially "one" (heard before ofc, i think it was on guitar hero?) overall i get why metallica is as famous and beloved as they are, but i think the amount of parodies of metallica i've heard over the years has kind of taken away from the magic a little bit for me

Still good, production sounds a lot harsher than I remember.

This is fine - I understand why it is so influential, but the writing is not all that great. The sounds are phenomenal but the lyrics are rather poor. They fix this issue with Black.

10

A very good album, Blackened and One are the hits of it. Though, except those two songs, the other are good too but I already don't remember them.

Generic Metal. Nothing to write home about.

The last great Metallica album imo.

I know it well. Listening again anyway. Some good parts but meh

Love

I enjoyed it more as it went on, but I just think that it was quite repetitive and some of the song lengths were as inflated as a hot air balloon.

Wow these guys really sound like Megadeath. It’s always fun trying to guess which words he going to put the olde euuhhya ending on. After One I think the album starts to get a bit stale and sounds really similar. Don’t know if the latter songs really needed to be 9 minutes long. 6/10

My weakness. 4.6

Metallica has never really done it for me. I enjoy them when they come on the radio or on my shuffle, but not something I generally seek out.

its fine idk im just not a fan of metalica, its just the most boring plain jane ass metal to me

Mes guitarra que veu, hi ha cançons mes heavy. M'ha cansat.

I felt this sounded pretty thin, and went on a bit (each song but also the album itself). One was a good song though.

I’m not a huge Metallica fan, but I do stand with the party line that when they stopped being a thrash band and moved towards arena rock their quality went down. A lot of signs of that here but One is a great song in isolation. Probably a harsh 2.

Repetitive garbage. Wouldn't subject this dross on my worst enemy.

8/10 metallica always slaps

Metallica's last good album.

Long progressive structures in a thrash Metal album can be exhausting.I love Metallica but being the bass mixed low here can result to dryness and always feeling that there's something missing,in contrast to the ambitious,very well played overpowered drums that takes your attention more than it should.The guitars are out of this world but the vocals average (...and anger for all). Funny thing is that i'm hearing the remastered version and still the bass is not enough,at least to me. Favourites: ...And Justice For All, Eye Of The Beholder,genius fade in,interesting drumming with changes of tempos,the guitars again saves the song, One,the best song of this album starts off magically,my favourite,drumming at some point of progression probably immitates shooting-genius-, To Live Is To Die,the guitars shine here from start to finish,my top favourite,i love this even more than One,it's ironic how slower tempos works perfectly with this band,in higher tempos they get lost in monotony at times and in this album in particular. 4/5 because you can't just overlap the insanigly good guitars and drumming(although bit louder mixed than it should).

The music was harsh, the singing was harsh, and the whole album sounded cold and mechanical, like the soundtrack for a robot uprising.

I was very late jumping on the Metallica bandwagon. When And Justice For All dropped in the late 80’s, I was elbow deep in Classic Rock and the emerging Rap music that was sweeping the country. In short, I never saw this Heavy Metal band coming. It was the early 90’s when I finally listened to this album and I was blown away by the sound. James Hetfield was built for this band and has the perfect voice for this type of music. The guitar riffs on several tracks (specifically on the opening of Blackened) are mesmerizing and at times I think even the drum kit didn’t realize it could be played like that. (I’m looking at you One!). While most of the songs aggressively demand your attention, a few of them are less grabby and simply fill up the album. Overall this was a great listen and I look forward to giving it another go here soon.

I’ve been thinking about this for a while, but this album solidified an idea for me. This list is not meant to be 1001 Five Star Albums - it’s 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die- it’s a bucket list, not a greatest hits. They’re not all gonna be amazing or perfect, but things everyone should EXPERIENCE - like skydiving or swimming with dolphins or eating tofu - things you should do just to say you did them, right? This list is akin to that. Some are going to be exhilarating, like nude tabogganing, and others are going to suck, like nude tabogganing. But they will all make you better because you experienced them. So, I listened to this album and there is no way I would have done so if not for this project. To me, most of the songs sound the same, they are all too long and they don’t speak to me. But, I experienced it, I’ve rated it and I can cross it off my list. So, bring on the next one, you algorithmic cultural overlords.

My first job was at foodmart, this was one of my go to cassettes when collecting shopping carts in the parking lot. And I'll tell you what, been a bit since I've listened to this one, but holds up nicely. Title track is even more relevant today. I know, where's the bass? Yes, it sucks that they buried it, and it sucks even more how dirty they did Jason Newstead. But thats a different conversation. Justice gives us peak Metallica, they mastered the genre. Plenty of great thrash metal bands, but Metallica had soul and melody, I know...eyes are rolling, but when you look back at the genre it was all very riff heavy, 4:4, fast tempo , band your head throw up the devil horns stuff. Metallica gave all that but they gave us so much more to consider in their music. They weren't guys playing really fast, they were great musicians playing great music fast and heavy Justice will get nothing but love from me. Many great memories and truly a killer album. Some, myself included, consider this their swan song. Metallica evolved after this album, reached amazing heights, and good on them, but this is the last true Metallica album.

The last of the metallics thrash sound. Epic album.

My boyfriend loves Metallica and was so excited to listen to this, but other than the shredding, it’s not doing it for me. 3 stars bc of Lukas only.

Cool shi

Really enjoyed some songs on here, but definitely just breezed through me at points. Master of Puppets just stuck with me a lot more

2.5, rounded up thanks to One

every Metallica album before the black album is amazing

No bass

Good but not as fun

This albums fantastic Metallicas my second favorite band of all time, their lyrics are fantastic and their music is perfection.

2.75, kinda the same thing every song

Not Metallica’s best, the rhythm section is to quiet. It’s missing the drive and energy that you associate with the band. The album demonstrates the skill of all the members but the mix lets it down.