...And Justice For All

Pretty awesome. Justice for all and to live is to die are amazing.

Most tracks were kinda cookie cutter vehicles for the top tier guitar work at the end

86/100. It’s hard hitting, intense, and surprisingly consistent all the way through. The riffs are sharp, the songs are long but focused. Tracks like One alone put this among their better releases. It’s not the easiest Metallica album to casually throw on, but that’s part of what makes it so strong.

Hits just the same as when I found this album in the basement as a child.

Favorite Track: And Justice For All

It’s good, borderline great (a 4 on a good day) but just doesn’t stack up to Lightning or Puppets, and also doesn’t have the hardcore speedy energy of their first album. That plus the weak production makes for a just okay listen overall, despite having some strong songs

Riff to riff I enjoyed this music but it just rarely coalesced into tracks I liked. The cool moments go on for too long and get stale, even if they were cool to start with.

Not exactly my jam, trying to listen pretending I don’t know who Metallica is but that’s impossible lol. Can see has this is a super pivotal album for rock and metal (hearing how some of my faves getting influence from this) loved to live is to die (mostly instrumental) some amazing guitar licks, the tempo on some of these songs is wild! And the orchestral layer on the final track is cool. I also like the political message and theme of the album, lyrically relevant today. Not my cup of tea, but can see why it’s highly regarded.

While not my favorite of the early (pre-black album) Metallica, there are definitely some absolute bangers on this. It's extremely well put together in my opinion. While it lacks the crunchy chaos of the earlier albums, there's a sophistication brewing here

…And Justice for All is one of Metallica’s most complex and demanding records, and also one of its most divisive. Musically, it’s a relentlessly dynamic album that rarely settles into comfortable patterns. The constant shifts in tempo, harmony, and rhythm keep the listener on edge, giving the record a progressive edge that rewards close attention. Tracks often evolve rather than repeat, which prevents the album from ever feeling stagnant or predictable. That said, this ambition can also work against it. The arrangements are dense and occasionally overlong, and the famously dry, bass-light mix can make the album feel cold and fatiguing over extended listens. While this stark sound reinforces the album’s sense of tension and paranoia, it also strips some tracks of warmth and low-end impact. I listened to the MFSL SuperVinyl master, which does a commendable job of extracting clarity and detail from the original mix. Instrument separation is improved and the overall presentation feels more controlled, though it can’t fully overcome the fundamental production choices. Overall, …And Justice for All is an intellectually engaging album that rewards patience and repeated listens, even if it lacks the emotional immediacy of Metallica’s earlier work. 8/10

A flawed thrash metal classic. The band evolved their sound by bringing in prog elements into the mix. My sole gripe with this record is that the production leaves a lot to be desired. The bass is non-existent and the album has a thin and metallic sound that robs the album of some of its punch. Every song is crafted masterfully, with Hammett's shredding and Ulrich's drumming stealing the show. Despite its 65 minute duration, the album never drags and I was hooked throughout.

Love I’m on fire, but that’s about it. Bruce is power, but also too repetitive

I listened to it 4 times. I’m close to breaking it but not yet.

Just can't cope with thrash/death etc.

Divorced Dad Rock hits, there was a lot more instrumental moments than expected. Listening to this stuff growing up definitely has influenced my music taste

Not my style.

5 out of 5 Been rocking out to this one for over 35 years!

Very tight and crisp. Musically not as diverse with a handful of new ideas. Overall solid.

Solo me gustó One Pero es el género, no soy fan.

Liked it as a hype playlist, some cool guitar stuff. Wouldn’t put it on unless I wanted a very specific or ironic vibe probably

yeah definitely not my vibe

This is my childhood… I would have been six when it came out. But, early teens this was one of my football go to for getting ready for a game. Such a great band, so many great songs on this album. My favourite song off this album would be, ‘one’. This group had stood the test of time in my eyes.

*Steps up the the microphone* *clears throat* "MID" My metallica obsessed coworker was not happy I didn't really enjoy this album. Not sure I get the hype for Metallica, but hopefully their future albums will be more to my liking

Long rifts, deep sounds, dark, Metallica. Good album, lots to love about this. From that iconic Metallica sounds to the overall tone this album sets. Would listen again

I enjoyed this quite a bit. Not the most memorable Metallica album for sure, but a solid entry. I do enjoy that this album had a bit of a concept. Typical Metallica style for this era. Chugging and power metal solos. Pretty fun.

Album Review 049 …And Justice For All by Metallica (1988) Rating 3/5 …And Justice For All was a tough listen. I see why Metallica are recognised as one of the greats of the genre; their playing is fast, complex and tight but I simply not a fan of their music or thrash/metal in general. The highlights of the album are the couple of down-tempo shifts but ultimately, it’s 65-minutes of angry and that’s a bit too one-dimensional for me.

Definitely not for me. I'm sure it is great if you're into the genre — especially bc even I recognized a song or two from it being featured in random media throughout the years. Not sure this qualifies as an album that everyone must listen to; but different strokes for different folks.

I hate Lars' drumming. Hi Hat and snare are too harsh. As cited in Wikipedia, the bass guitar (and low end bass in general) is too flat. Makes the electric guitars and hi end portions of the drums overpowering. I do think this is their unique sound and it also be why I have always had a hard time listening to them, I find it to be annoying. However, I have never sat through a Metallica album and I did gain a little more respect for them. Thrash metal has never been my thing. Few Facts 1. One was bands first music video 2. Named after last four words of Pledge of Allegiance 3. Lars sucks Eye of the Beholder is probably my favorite song on this album as far as songs I did not know. The tempo change from 1:40 - 2:00 is cool. One of course is the best song on the album.

Fast, complex in both musicality and theme, and very angry. 7.5/10

A blistering start with Blackened - which sets out the album's mission - to drive the listener through a new extravagantly crafted dimension of metal; of shifting time signatures, intricate guitar solos and acoustic motifs that make way for heaving riffs and James Hatfield's stacatto roaring and vowel bending. Brilliant! On a side note, it's hard to fully enjoy Metallica, knowing that James Hetfield enjoys murdering animals in the wild and is happy to have the band's music be the soundtrack to US Forces videos of prison torture at the hands of US troops on foreign soil. Kirk Hammett on the other hand seems to give a shit.

...And Justice For All and Master of Puppets have always flip flopped for being my favorite Metallica projects, and after relistening to this album today I think I can confidently say this one is once again my #1 for Metallica. The more political nature of this album always stood out to me as it never really felt like somewhere Metallica would ever go with their sound and yet they absolutely crushed it here. Say what you want about the production but honestly I didn't even mind it this time around and I was honestly just banging my head the whole time without a care in my mind. The lyrics cut like knives and the anger held within the words really helped emphasis the instrumentation. ...And Justice For All is a very jagged and sharp album that I wish more people could give love to even with its' very obvious mixing failure, it still stands the test of time much like many of Metallica's other killer projects. Really happy I have this a second chance because I forgot just how much I adore this album. Nuff said.

Love metallica. This album is the perfect rock and metal blend. Faves are One, Harvester of the sorrow and To live is to die

I love Metallica but outside of One, this isn't an album I love

I’m just not a fan of Metallica

Good stuff! 4*

'One' is an absolute masterpiece without a shadow of a doubt, and it was the only song I knew off the album prior to this listen. I have to say, I'm a bit bummed out that it didn't get anywhere near that level throughout the rest of the album. The musicianship is, of course, great. It's Metallica. It's always great. It's just not as exciting as I was hoping it would be. I assumed this would be an easy 5 star, but I just can't justify a rating that high. That being said, a "meh" Metallica album is still a pretty good album overall. I just wanted a little more. It felt very "samey" between some of the songs.

*A loud noises album. Not easy listening

…4th Metallica album. Least favorite maybe. Starting to think Metallica may be wildly overrated.

It’s ok to just admit it, guys. There’s no need for the macho act, the rage, the aggression, the ‘dark’ brooding. Say it out loud and feel all that anger dissipate. Just one time, see how it feels. You’re gay. We know. We love you. We accept you. Don’t you feel much better now?

Meh. For me, the best album we heard from Metallica was Master Of Puppets. One is an amazing hit (...And Justice For All is an okay song too), but it doesn't support the entire 1 hour 5 min runtime. One good thing about hearing all this Metallica is that it reminds me of the Band Together Bay Area (a benefit concert I went to in Nov 2017). Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds, Dead Company and Metallica 😂 Admittedly, I wasn't a big Dead Head during that time. I knew a few tunes and it just so happened that they were going to be playing after my main man, Dave. I remember the majority of the folks around us clearly being dressed like Metallica fans and not bobbing to the tunes at all. Peppered in were some hippies who were really twirling and singing EVERY lyric which definitely made an impression. Their set only had 6 songs, but it really blew me away and started me down the path to true appreciation. RIP Bobby. https://www.setlist.fm/festival/2017/band-together-bay-area-a-benefit-concert-for-north-bay-fire-relief-63d7ae97.html

Long time fan of Metallica. Noticible departure from Master of Puppets.

felt like screaming i mean i know it’s art but not my type.

It is an increíble bounce back from the tragedy of Cliff Burton's death, and it manages to instill the fury and angst against the system, war and grief. All songs on this album are killer, I cannot stop listening to this album when I have the chance, easily one of the best from Metallica.

Actually pretty decent. Real metal niggas I can tell you that. That’s why fools get mad when you wear their shit without listening.

Some great songs, but turning down the bass so much is a crime. I once heard a version with a louder bass and that shit rocked so much harder.

1988, une année charnière. J'ai 18 ans, l'âge où l'on croit tout savoir sur la musique, l'âge où mes oreilles commencent sérieusement à se tourner vers des trucs plus obscurs, plus sales, plus vrais. Je suis déjà en train de me gaver de la noise de Sonic Youth qui sort son "Daydream Nation" la même année, je commence à explorer les méandres du post-punk qui s'effiloche, et mes soirées se passent souvent à décortiquer des sons qui font fuir le commun des mortels. Je bosse pas encore chez le disquaire, mais je traîne assez dans les rayons pour savoir ce qui se vend et ce qui se respecte. Et là, au milieu de tout ça, le monstre Metallica débarque avec "...And Justice For All". On ne va pas se mentir, l'attente était colossale. Après la claque monumentale de "Master of Puppets" – album auquel j'ai lâché un 4/5 sans sourciller parce que c'était la perfection du genre – on attendait le messie, on attendait la suite logique. Et qu'est-ce qu'on a eu ? On a eu une démonstration d'architecture brutaliste. Un truc froid, immense, imposant, mais bordel, qu'est-ce qu'on s'y emmerde par moments. Mettons les pieds dans le plat direct : j'ai eu l'impression d'écouter le même morceau en boucle pendant une heure. C'est fascinant, dans le mauvais sens du terme. Tu lances la face A, ça part. Tu retournes le vinyle, tu as l'impression que c'est la suite du même riff, joué avec la même intention, le même tempo cassé, la même sécheresse. C'est un monolithe gris. Attention, je ne dis pas que ça ne sonne pas. Au contraire, y'a un putain de gros son. La batterie de Lars Ulrich claque comme une porte de prison qu'on te referme sur les doigts. Les guitares de Hetfield sont des scies circulaires. Quand tu mets ça à fond dans une bagnole ou dans ton salon, les murs tremblent. C'est physique, c'est lourd, c'est du béton armé. Mais le problème du béton, c'est que c'est froid, c'est sans vie. Moi qui vibre pour les dissonances habitées d'un John Zorn période Painkiller (qui arrivera un peu plus tard mais l'esprit est là), ou pour la lourdeur mystique d'un Sunn O))), je reste sur ma faim. Chez Godflesh, la répétition est une transe, elle t'écrase pour mieux te libérer. Ici ? La répétition est juste... mathématique. On dirait qu'ils ont voulu jouer aux plus malins. "Regardez, on sait faire des morceaux de 9 minutes avec 15 changements de rythme". Ouais les gars, c'est super, mais si c'est pour raconter la même chose à chaque mesure, ça sert à quoi ? L'album souffre d'un complexe de supériorité technique qui tue l'émotion. C'est sec comme un coup de trique. Et parlons de ce qui fâche vraiment, le sujet qui me fait grincer des dents à chaque écoute : Kirk Hammett. Mais qu'est-ce qu'il a foutu ? Sur "Master of Puppets" ou "Ride the Lightning", ses solos avaient un sens. Ils s'intégraient, ils faisaient respirer le morceau. Là... C'est ce que j'appelle affectueusement des "solos de merde", et je pèse mes mots. On dirait un gamin de 15 ans qui vient d'apprendre ses gammes et qui veut caser le plus de notes possible dans la seconde. C'est du tricotage stérile, ça monte, ça descend, ça chouine avec la wah-wah, mais ça ne raconte aucune histoire. Je compare ça avec ce que j'aime : prends un solo de Joey Santiago des Pixies. Trois notes, un larsen, et tu pleures. Prends une nappe de clavier chez The Cure, ça te transporte. Là, Hammett fait de la gymnastique, c'est de la performance sportive, pas artistique. Et franchement, je ne me souviens pas avoir été agressé par autant de vacuité sur les albums précédents. C'est comme s'il avait démissionné de son rôle de musicien pour devenir technicien de surface du manche. Alors pourquoi je ne le déglingue pas complètement ? Pourquoi je lui laisse la moyenne, un honnête 3/5 ? Parce que malgré tout ce fiel, je ne suis pas sourd. Il y a une efficacité redoutable dans cette machine de guerre. Quand "Blackened" démarre, tu as envie de tout casser. Quand "One" explose après son intro arpégée (bon, on oublie le solo mitraillette ridicule à la fin), tu sens la puissance du groupe. C'est bien produit, c'est carré, ça ne dépasse pas. Et puis, faut remettre dans le contexte de mes années radio et disquaire qui allaient suivre. Cet album, c'est un rite de passage. J'ai vu défiler des hordes de gamins en t-shirt noir pour qui ce disque était la Bible. Je ne pouvais pas leur dire "c'est de la merde", parce que ce n'est pas vrai. C'est juste... décevant quand on a goûté à l'excellence des deux précédents. C'est un album de transition, un album de deuil aussi (la mort de Cliff Burton pèse, et pas seulement parce qu'ils ont mixé la basse de Newsted au niveau zéro, une autre aberration de ce disque). Ils se cherchent en durcissant le ton, en complexifiant la forme, mais ils en oublient le fond. Plus tard, avec le "Black Album", ils comprendront qu'il vaut mieux faire simple et efficace que compliqué et chiant. Je validerai le "Black Album" parce qu'il assume son côté "gros rock qui tache". "Justice", lui, a le cul entre deux chaises : il veut être prog, il veut être thrash, il veut être intelligent, mais il finit juste par être épuisant. En résumé : si tu veux une démonstration de puissance sonore, vas-y. Si tu veux de l'émotion, de la texture, du grain, de la folie... passe ton chemin et viens écouter "Daydream Nation" avec moi ou attends un peu et jette-toi sur du Godflesh. Là, tu verras ce que c'est que la lourdeur qui a du sens. Metallica a voulu construire une tour de Babel avec cet album. Elle est haute, elle est impressionnante vue d'en bas, mais quand tu rentres dedans, les pièces sont vides et la déco est moche.

第一次听这个类型，叮铃哐啷的还可以，没有人声就好了。

Needs bass but what an album

Listening back over the big four, it's hard not to be supremely envious of the young metalheads crushing themselves to a sweaty half-death in some stanky mosh back when this was the generational sound du jour. There's something fair to be said about thrash really only being variations of the same general song over and over again. Of course, that's true of many genres. It's hard to deny that Metallica are pretty much the best at writing that song, anyway. Not sure how controversial this take is but I think Metallica's at their best when they're in those moments where they let Ulrich's drums take centre stage and pump this up and down bass-thumping heart-beating rhythm, rather than the flashier bright guitar riffs. fav tracks: One, Blackened, Harvester Of Sorrow, The Frayed Ends of Sanity

This was better than Master of Puppets! Apart from obviously the title track 4-5

powerhouse of energy; more appealing as it went along

Not my shit

This is not an album to listen to if you’re stressed out at work cause it will literally make you feel like you are at war. But lowkey…why did I crush through an assignment like my life depended on it? Perhaps the intense guitar and slamming drums that match the tempo of my typing. Don’t think Metallica is the band for me but I can appreciate the adrenaline rush it gives

Far be it from me to call a Metallica album “bad” BUT this album of 9 songs could’ve been 4 songs and still have the same essence. The songs were so alike that I can’t tell most of them apart (except One). All of them were enjoyable and fun to listen to but when you have multiple 10 minute songs that recycle incredibly similar riffs, it gets boring quite fast. Also the multiple and abrupt switches in melody and rhythm especially in To Live is to Die were not pleasant. I had to keep checking if it was a new song but nope, still the same one. Essentially 9 songs that could’ve been 4 songs and were somehow 20 songs at the same time.

I don’t need to listen to this album. This album has been sutured into my DNA since about 1990. I remember the first time I got …And Justice. It was through the Columbia House CD club. Remember? You pick out 15 CDs for a penny, and then you only have to buy 5 more at the regular club prices. And to help you out, they’d send you a new CD every month to listen to and decide if you like it. If you don’t, just send it back. Hmmmmm, to a teenager, this sounds too good to be true,e and, of course, it was, but they eventually stop trying to collect their money....I've heard. Anyway, I received …And Justice as one of the albums they sent monthly. I had heard of Metallica, but I wasn’t into thrash or speed metal at the time. To me, ZZ Top was heavy metal. I cracked the CD open and put it in and….ugh. This singer isn’t singing, he’s yelling. This is really fast music, but then it isn’t. Why don’t they pick a lane? Eventually, after not being impressed, I actually fell asleep and slept through about ⅔ of the album. I woke up and thought, I won’t need to listen to that again. And I sold it to someone at school. A little later, after Metallica had blown up because of …And Justice. I received Metallica’s Kill ‘Em All remaster from Columbia House. I thought they weren’t fooling me again, but I’ll give it a listen. I loved it. It blew me away, and it was faster and even more yellier. I couldn’t believe it. What changed? So, I bought a new copy of …And Justice For All and listened to it around 250 times. No joke, it’s easily one of the albums I’ve listened to most in my life. I love the progginess of it, the apocalyptic message (it especially rings true today), and James Hetfield is still yelling, but I get it. He can’t sing, so what’s he supposed to do? It got to the point where I knew where all the time and tempo changes were coming without counting beats, I could recite the guitar solos better than I could the lyrics. This might be my all-time favorite album. And, it’s not even really metal so much as it’s prog rock. Listen to …And Justice For All with all the riffs and time changes and tell me that isn’t prog rock. Now, for the elephant in the room, the Metallica boys made this album while they were still grieving the loss of their bass player, Cliff Burton. He was the genius of the group, but don’t tell Lars Ulrich that. Anyway, they hired Jason Newsted as Cliff’s replacement, then tortured him for not being Cliff. If that wasn’t bad enough, they mixed his bass to sound like the guitar riffs, and there is essentially no bass on ...And Justice. And you know what? I don’t care! I love crunchy guitars, so give me more. Also, I love the way Lars’s drums sound on this album. Their next album, the Black Album, would be the one to send them into mainstream superstardom, but for me, this is their best album. I can’t believe there isn’t anyone under the age of 25 who hasn't heard at least the song One from this album. Quickly, before all the things Papa Hetfield sings about on the album, listen to it immediately and change your DNA.

65 minutes of metal bliss. Blackened hits so fucking hard as an opener. The drums on the title track are gorgeous. One was the most played song on my iPod RIP. The album never loses steam.

Would have been 5 stars were it not for the fact that such verdict would place the same value on this album as on master of puppets

Absoluter Meilenstein und von Anfang bis Ende großartig, daher trotz der Schwächen in der Produktion 5 Sterne.

Bestes Metallica-Album!

Tatsächlich eines der ersten Alben, die ich mir überhaupt gekauft habe. Starkes Ding, aber auch nicht perfekt. 4 Sterne sind aber definitiv verdient!

Dieses Album ist gleichzeitig über- und unterbewertet. Überbewertet, weil es seine halbwegs platten Seiten hat und so eine abgrundtief beschissene Produktion ist. Unterbewertet, weil es grade in der zweiten Hälfte erst so richtig Fahrt aufnimmt und seine Vielschichtigkeit zeigt - und das „ohne“ Bass. Schwerer Start für Jason… (Randbemerkung: Death Magnetic gleiches Spiel, kack Produktion aber richtig gute Lieder. Das Album ist allerdings nur unterbewertet.) Doof für …And Justice for all nur, dass es mit Bass dann doch noch viel besser wäre anzuhören. Gut, wenn man davon irgendwas live mitnehmen kann/konnte.

Mag hier jeder 5 geben, aber für mich reicht es dafür nicht. Ohne Zweifel hat das Album geniale Tracks, in der Gesamtheit fällt es dann aber für mich persönlich ab. Da finde ich als Gesamtkunstwert andere Alben von Metallica einfach besser. So bleibt eine starke 4.

Die Musik ist gut, aber ich musste mehrere Pausen machen weil ich es anstrengend fand dem zuzuhören. Schlagzeug nimmt den Mix komplett ein und erst auf schlechten Boxen kam das nicht mehr so schlimm rüber.

Ok lets get this out of the way - "Where is the bass guitar?!? WTF let Lars into the control booth during mixing?!" As much as been made about the bizarre, tinny mix (Lars' dead snare drum sounds like shit and the total burying of Jason Newsted's bass lines, for reasons no one will ever get), this is still a solid Metallica album. Obviously "One" is a classic, but I love "Blackened" as an opener, and also "Eye of the Beholder". First half is way stronger than the second, in my opinion, makes the album drag a little. In general, Metallica is another band that may not be for everybody, but I think their first 5 albums build on - and are on par with - the best of their idols Black Sabbath. Was raised on them because my brother loves them so admitting bias.

It was meh, Harvester of sorrow was the only song i really liked

Felt very much like the same song in one long track rather than an album. Only thing that saved the rating was that at least it sounded good

no es mi vals

I thought I’d like this album more than I did. You can tell Metallica are talented, and they make sure to mix it up in their songs so that the riffs don’t get stale. It’s this close to being prog metal. But unfortunately for the most part that doesn’t do a lot for me.

I probably won’t be back but I get why it’s a classic. Solid riffs everywhere, kind of corny lyrics. Wildly long tracks for an album this acclaimed in pop culture. Can’t get past the hard rock voice.

I had to break my own rule and skip every track as there’s just no room in my head for this kind of turgid silliness. Each track is just a thudding dollop of merit-free tosh. I’m actually partial to a bit of metal, especially of the prog variety (I’m really hoping Tool make an appearance on this list at some point) but this, and every other Metallica record I’ve ever endured just bursts at the seams with everything I hate and absolutely nothing whatsoever of even the vaguest appeal. I can’t give zero stars so they can have one for the fade-in at the beginning. I can’t think of any other albums that fade in although there must be some. If there was a god, it would fade right out again though.

If all these songs were at least half as long I could do a Beavis and Butthead impression and enjoy myself. But they go on and on and stop being funny, quickly.

This album Fucks, this was the album where nothing was held back. Metallica at their prime and ferocity. Mix aside it’s still insanely great

I just really don't like this type of metal. It's clean, I haaate this kick sound, and the mix is a little claustrophobic for me. I'm okay with this being in the background, but I just can't score it high for my own taste.

This was fun to finally get around to. While it isn’t really my favorite of the band’s work (Blaming my disinterest in thrash metal), it still holds strong. The mixing isn’t my favorite, To Live Is To Die deserves maybe a bit of a different take. Yet, what was done with One is spectacular. I think it may be a contender for the top five metal songs ever released. At a Korn concert some time ago, my dad and I moshed to a cover.

A kick in the head jolt

Musically it gets like a 2 because...it really is the same song for 50+ minutes (and there is One in the middle) and there is zero bass and the drumming sucks. Don't tell Henry. However it is a lot of fun to just turn your brain off and go hell yeah, and One is a masterpiece, so.. If it wasn't SO DAMN LONG it would be a 4. but it's at least 20 minutes too long. Seriously, not every song needs to be 8+ minutes if you're just going to thrash out the same chords for 4 minutes straight of that.

Decided to listen to this one in the gym. It really is very good, with highlights including One and the mostly instrumental To Live Is To Die. I have two main quarrels though. 1. Where is the bass? 2. Why is every track so long? Seriously, there were only two songs shorter than 6 minutes. Good thing is most of them justified their runtimes and it's such an exhilarating ride that I didn't mind that a couple overstayed their welcome a little bit.

Favorite tracks: Harvester of Sorrow, ...And Justice for All You can tell they're starting to transition from thrash to progressive metal with this album, which is definitely my preferred Metallica era 🤘🏼

Another great album. Had it for years.

Class! "Blackened" is such an amazing opener. Other highlights were "...And Justice For All, "One" and "They Frayed Ends of Sanity". This one did lose me at points but the vast majority of it was BUSSIN.

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.

#51 Hectic shouting over frenetic guitar

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

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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