Reviews (page 6 of 15)
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!
Ret godt faktisk
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.
Expected this one to wear on me by virtue of being an hour long and famously bass-less, but it's probably my favorite Metallica album on first listen? Nothing really intelligent to say about it, just I like the way the guitar chugs along on it better than on their previous albums.
This was fine. Like every other Metallica album I’ve heard, it’s very long. But there are some shining moments throighout.
Standouts Eye of the Beholder One
Not bad but also not exceptionally good
Tedious to the point of absurdity.
I respect it but metal just isn't my thing bro
A classic.
Overall this album feels pretty bloated, with every song over 5 minutes long, and most are filled with riffs and shifting tempos. The compositions are mostly interesting, but it's so tiring to sit through one after another. On top of this, the mixing is really terrible. Infamously, this is the album without bass. More than that, I hate the sound of the drums throughout. They have this weird small clicky sound that is borderline annoying. What is it with Metallica and their drum mixing woes? It's like there is no reverb or room tone, and the whole production sounds really flat, no "pop" or air to breathe. "One" really is a masterpiece and is the standout on this album. Otherwise, most songs are good but similar, and I just felt really tired as the long songs slogged on. Maybe it's just my personal preference. It just seems like Metallica is better for radio, in isolated singles, rather than sitting through over an hour of terribly mixed tracks that overstay their welcome.
4 stars This is my 2nd Metallica album and I was impressed. I wasn’t sure that I’d like it much but it was legitimately good. A solid record. I don’t remember the whole thing and some parts dragged but all in all it was good. I knew “One” before but the rest was all new. I’ll listen again.
As expected for Metallica, decent riffs, guitar harmonies, solos. Solo on Blackened is quite melodic in places, reminds me of Dragonforce. More reminiscent of Black album (Enter Sandman) in places (And Justice for All). More emphasis on rhythms (Eye of the Beholder) Not as much raw enery as MoP The Frayed Ends of Sanity starting with that chant! Also has some metalcore style harmonies towards the end. Rhythm riff on To Live Is To Die feels like if could be on a Rammstein album. Best track (other than One) - Blackened, The Shortest Straw, Harvester of Sorrow 3 stars - except for One, other tracks aren't so memorable
Heavy but homogeneous
This is actually not my first time listening to metalica, as i listened to 2 other albums being Hardwired and master of puppets the both of them contained songs now in my playlists. My hopes are high dont let me down Not really taking notes since im studying for a math test but so far none of the songs have been bad or boring
Just goes on forever, thought the production quality was a bit poor
Good album but I think Metallica have done better. Favourite track: One
Good
Metal rock is not usually my cup of tea but you can’t deny the brilliance behind Metallica. Plus those guitar solos rip
I could have been listening to something that I like instead of this. Too much of this rubbish recently Please don't be more metal next.....
One-dimensional, one-directional Send this band to class 1D.
Lacking in redeeming features. A hint of bad led zeppelin amped to the max and 20 years too late. Not an enjoyable listen.
Favorite Track: One
This is my second favorite Metallica album
15 years old, It used to be one of my favourite albums. Nowadays I cant stand Metallica.
Liker dette albumet svært godt jevnt over. Noen steder blir det litt synsing (To Live is to Die for eksempel - bra sang men ikke så mye som skjer) og etter en stund begynner det å høres litt likt ut. Men på det beste er dette blandt de aller beste Metallica-albumene. Vil si topp 3 bak MoP og RtL. Tok meg friheten å høre på en versjon hvor bassen var nyinnspillt av fans i ettertid. Basert på det 4. Ellers er dette et så dårlig miksa album at jeg må trekke et poeng bare for det. Edit: Ok, da. Det blir 4.
Great album
4.5 i only listened to the melodies lol i have to read the lyrics later
Not great not terrible
Sounds like it's being played through a phone speaker, even when it isn't. It's one of my favourite thrash albums, but definitely not my preferred genre
Enjoyed this one, though not as much as some of the other early albums. Appreciate the guitar noodling and enjoyed One.
Not their best work, all a bit samey. 7/10
Duh
Not my thing
Other metallic albums are so much better. This is monotonous
Peak
Doesn't have the stand-out songs that the black album does. Sadly this leads to the same-y-ness to shine through even more. But still good fucking metal at it's core.
Honestly, I only vaguely listened. It is what it is.
They famously shat the bed with the production on this one. some enjoyable moments
I’d enjoy listening to this only if I were playing Tony Hawk. It has its place.
Not a big fan of metal. Still not. I can hear the expertise in the playing, but I can't get past the recurring metal guitar licks. Does nothing for me.
Easily Metallicas most complex, progressive album. If not for the poor thin sounding production this would be a perfect album. This is in my opinion their best album.
Great Rock album, with one of the classics One. Just a bit to raw for my favour.
Not bad
3-4
heard this before years ago but i only remember a few songs Blackened - 5/5 ...And Justice for All - 5/5 Eye of the Beholder - 5/5 One - 5/5 The Shortest Straw - 4/5 Harvester of Sorrow - 5/5 The Frayed Ends of Sanity - 4/5 To Live Is to Die - 3/5 Dyers Eve - 5/5 Average score: 4.6/5 (rounding up) it's as good as i remember it being. now that i think about it, this was probably their last "great" album, though i did (and still do) like their self-titled album that followed to some degree
Тот самый альбом, критический, со звуком словно дрелью голову сверлят и с потерянным басом.
I like one, that is all
Sympa j'aime bien, je sais pas si j'aurai envie de le réécouter souvent. Je trouve l'album un peu répétitif.
Needs more bass
The last good Metallica album. After this, they would give production duties to Pop guru, Bob Rock, and shift from being "Metal" to "Arena Rock." This album is tight. A great deal has been made of the fact that Jason Newstead's bass was mixed out of the final product. I think that this make the album sound more aggressive and sharpens its edge. Without the comfort of warm bass tones, the music becomes more urgent and comelling. I've heard the "...And Justice for Jason" mix with the bass restored, and I don't think it's nearly as good as the original. No slight on Newstead...he was great in Flotsam and Jetsam, but his contribution is best left on the cutting room floor here. Hell, even Lars' drums sound really good.
Odd choice considering Master of Puppets is widely thought of as the best Metallica album and is a much more cohesive entry into their discography. Reminds me of better days before wealthy people decided they hated less stupidly rich people and decided to take a shit all over every attempt they made to make their miserable life a little less miserable. Fuck Metallica.
Fuck yeah dude bro, no bass for you. Sick album though. Dildos on drummer something.
Aivan upea timantti alusta loppuun asti. Levyllä ei ole yhtään huonoa biisiä ja on yksi kaikkien aikojen parhaimmista metallialbumeista. Toki Cliff Burtonin poissaolo näkyy ja bassot jäävät hieman vaisuiksi, mutta tästä varmaan jaksavat rillejään suoristella ainoastaan itse basistit. Levyltä löytyy paljon hieman kokeellisempia aihioita verrattuna esimerkiksi aiempaan Master of Puppetsiin ja kaikessa raakuudessan ...And Justice For Allin riffit ovat monipuolisempia vaikka MoP voi monien papereissa ollakin se metallican paras albumi. Levy myös hieman keventää pudotusta seuraavalla levyllä tullutta Metallica goes rock'n'roll muutosta kohtaan.
No onhan tämä nyt kova levy. Tuttuja biisejä roimasti, mutta muutama kuuntelematonkin. Pituudeltaan aika reiluhko, mutta menee mukavasti hyvien biisien parissa, eikä tunnu liian pitkältä albumilta. Levyn paras biisi on ansaitustikin tunnetuin One. Hauska huomio myös, että levyn lyhyin kappale on 5:13 pitkä Dyers Eve, joka on nykymittapuullakin jo pidemmän puoleinen kappale. Biisien keskimittakin huitelee päälle 7 minuutissa (7:17). Pieni miinus tulee loppupään To Live is to Die biisin kummallisista siirtymistä alussa ja lopussa, sekä yhtäkkiä loppuvasta biisistä. Mutta! Silti viiden tähden setti.
Jos Metallica olis ihminen niin se olis 150cm kehonrakentaja, joka yrittää olla pelottava mutta jää todellisuudessa kiusalliseksi yritykseksi. Tässä levyssä oli sitä potkua jopa vähemmän, mitä Winehousen levyssä, mikä on sinäänsä jo saavutus, kun ottaa genren huomioon. En tiedä enkö vaan ymmärrä Metallican musiikkia, mutta jotenkin kuulostaa kun ne soittaisi jossain merikontissa ja kaikki nauhotetaan ulkopuolelta. Hetfieldin soundista oon aina tykännyt, mutta tuntuu että se on liian dominoiva verrattuna muihin instrumentteihin.. Jotenkin epäbalansissa. Metallicalla muutamia hyviä biisejä ja niistä tähän levyyn osui yksi ja varmaan ihan syystä se on myös yksi kuunnelluimmista. Silti tälle annan yhden enemmän kuin Amylle, koska Metallica ei kuitenkaan samalla tavalla kyllästytä ja sentään yksi hyvä kappale lätyllä.
Lapsena tuli kuunneltua helvetisti Metallicaa, mutta nyt näin 30 vuoden tauon jälkeen tämähän oli mielenkiintoinen pläjäys. Saundi on kyllä hyvin omalaatuinen, sekä hyvässä että pahassa. Kitarariffit oli aika solideja ja muutama mainio rämpytyskiertokin mahtui levylle. Kirk hemmetin sooloilut alkoi vähän loppulevyä kohden puuduttamaan kun kuulosti, ettei oikein mielikuvitus riittänyt säveltelyyn puolen välin jälkeen koko levyn pituudelle. Voiton vei kuitenkin (tahattomasti?) progeiset rummut. Varsinkin levyn loppuvaiheilla kun To Live is to Die-biisissä tuli hempeää kitarasärötunnelmaa ja fiilistä nostatetaan ja yhtäkkiä lävähtää tärykalvoille aivan mielipuolisilla rytmivalinnoilla rumpuraita virran mukaan, niin pitää myöntää että hymyilin ääneen!
Bändi muutti tälle levylle soundia aika reippaasti ja itse en niin paljon tuosta tunkkaisemmasta soundista välitä. Biisit on aiempaa synkempiä ja niissä on enemmän proge-elementtejä, joka on aina plussaa. Biisit on hyvin rakennettu ja löytyy joitain mukaan tempaavia kertsejäkin. Basson kun olisivat vielä laittaneet kuulumaan niin ois ollut kiva, mutta toimii tämä näinkin erittäin hyvin.
Olen monessa levyarviossa narissut saundeista, joten pakko jatkaa tässäkin KAIKEN REILUUDEN NIMISSÄ. Basso on unohtunut tarkoituksella tai tahattomasti kokonaan (meemitierin juttu) ja kitarapuolikin on jätetty sävyttömäksi, joten nämä elementit saavat yleisesti tämän kuulostamaan ohukaiselta eikä hevanderius välity kuulijalle. Varmasti ideana on olla KARU, mutta jos samalla haluaa, että on HEVI, niin ratkaisu pitäisi olla joku muu kuin valittu linja. Biisit eivät ole parasta mmmheetallicaa, joten ei tämä kokonaisuus kauheasti plussan puolelle jää.
Metallica ei ole jotenkin napannut koskaan, mutta tulipahan täytettyä taas aukko sivistyksessä kuuntelemalla joku kokonainen albumikin. Ihan jees menevää riffittelyä paikoitellen, mutta Hetfieldin ääni/laulutyyli ei ole koskaan osunut omaan musahermoon (hyvällä tavalla), ja yleisesti soundeista voi olla montaa mieltä
Vaikka ei ole Metallic maistunutkaan nyt viimeaikoina, niin onhan tässä nyt pirusti hyviä kappaleita ja nostalgista settiä. Kokonaisuus ei ehkä täydellisessä tasapainossa, mutta yksittäisinä osumina, kappaleet kyllä kovia.
Mikähän siinä on, että metallica ei vaan kertakaikkisesti lähde. Höh.
Vähän pelolla jo odottelin tätä päivää että joutuu omasta Spotifystä kuuntelemaan Metallicaa, ja näin ollen antaa algoritmin luulla että minä pidän tällaisesta musasta. En pidä. Itseasiassa en voi sietää tätä. Olisi varmaan incognito-tilassa pitänyt Youtuben selainversiolla ajaa tämä. Junnaavat yksitoikkoiset biisit, sahakitara ja Hetfieldin huuto on omaan korvaan ihan täyttä myrkkyä. Metallica on yksi niistä bändeistä mitkä tunnistaa välittömästi (paskasta) soundista, ja se on aina välitön merkki itselleni vaihtaa radiokanavaa. One on ehkä ainut edes vähän siedettävä biisi tältä levyltä, mutta Hetfield pilaa senkin. Ja se loppu siitäkin on ihan kidutusta korville. Toki taas vika on varmasti ainoastaan omissa korvissa. En minä Metallican suosiota lähde kiistämään, eikä se varmasti sattumaa ole. En vaan tosiaan itse voi sietää tämmöistä musiikkia. Veikkaan että metallicapäät ajattelisi minusta ihan samalla tavalla kun löisin Arpan uuden levyn heille tulille, että kuunnelkaas tuosta miten on hyvää musaa!
Some incredible riffs. The precision timing and complex song structures are genuinely impressive, but they do get a bit too long at times. The production/mixing is the big story with this album, and it is just a travesty what they did to Jason Newstead with this album. If his bass parts were audible, this could probably be bumped up a whole star.
I’d download this off of Napster given the chance.
This is a solid album by Metallica. It's somewhere in between the thrashiness of Ride the Lightning, and shows signs of their newer sound that they did well on the Black album, but i prefer those two albums to this one.
Overraskende godt af et rock album. Sangene føles ikke for lange som jeg har haft et problem med førhen og sangene er ikke for ens artet. 6.5/10
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Whatever. Didn't connect with me
Come on!
Objectively, they are good at what they do. I just really don’t like it. Metal does not do it for me. 2 stars for talent, but I’m not going to listen again
The genre just doesn’t cut it for me - it has to have something more than super fast guitar riffs and drum skills which Metalli has.
# 576 : ...And Justice For All …And Justice For All - A solid thrash metal epic that overstays its welcome Only nine songs, yet over an hour of relentless thrashing guitars and pounding drums. ...And Justice for All is kind of alright, but it’s also kind of exhausting. Metallica are undeniably brilliant at guitar solos—of that, there’s no debate. But they’re less good at… well, most of the other things that make music music. Maybe that’s harsh. This is a great example of progressive thrash metal from arguably the greatest metal band ever assembled. It’s technically impressive, ambitious, and occasionally thrilling. But the lyrics, the delivery, and the overblown song lengths create a fun-void that’s hard to ignore. “One” is the standout—a beautifully crafted piece of work that shows what Metallica can do when they rein it in just enough. The rest? Solid, but not as enjoyable as their other albums. Verdict: A solid thrash metal epic—just one that overstays its welcome. Best Track (if you must): One – a haunting, powerful track that earns its reputation. Closing thought: If justice is blind, this album is deafening.
Incredible arrangements, so many changes and colours and moods
It is a very thin mix but it still sounds great. I am a bass player, I've heard "...And Justice for Jason", but this album is still early days of thrash metal and it is a time capsule of ripsaw guitars and snappy drums. That's fine! The opening is a great build-up to what you know is coming: Metallica. Their riff style and solos are so distinctive. Honestly this has some of the better "live" drum sounds I've heard from 80's metal (but I am no expert - just an off the cuff observation). Toms move around in space and there are some great double-kick moments and breakdowns. "Blackened" and "One" are definitely the highlights of the album. "To Live Is To Die" is kind of a hidden gem. The lead sound really comes out of the mix because the rhythm guitar is so high-gain and compressed it almost sounds like a sound effect. Hetfield will always be the riff master, it's crazy. All in all, I definitely enjoyed it and had never listened to the whole record before.
Meh.
Endelig noe bra musikk hæ. Litt biased her siden Metallica er en av de store fra min ungdomstid, og digger jo det albumet her. Låter som One og Dyers Eve er jo fortsatt absolute bangers. Velger å holde litt igjen og legge meg på en 4/5 siden det er minst tre Metallica album jeg holder høyere enn dette
Klassiker, gledelig gjenhør Overraskende få store hits herfra Elsker One Usikker på om det ville falt i smak om jeg hørte det for første gang nå, er kanskje litt ensformig
Excellent
classic metallica.
It was okay.
One is an incredible track. I could really care less after that. I just don't like thrash metal.
7/10
Um, yeah. No review needed
My a huge Metallica fan but enjoyed the album. Don’t think I would go out of my way to listen to it again
My favorite Metallica album but is to commercial for mo Metallica fans.
One of my favorite Metallica albums. I still will turn it on loud when I need to get shit done
Modern fuckery makes for a better appreciation for the lyrics of albums like this.
I relistened to that Judas Priest album we got already & I think my preference is just faster metal. I’ll put some Metallica in my rotation but I find I’m wanting it to just get goin’ cuz when it does it’s really good. I’ll be interested if the other Metallica albums offer any variation to this, which is pretty much what I expected from them.
Pretty boring but that’s expected from Metallica
Classic Metallica album with the classic Metallica sound. While I had heard several of the songs, independently, I hadn't ever listened to the album, as a whole. Overall, this was enjoyable and will get more listens in the future.
not into thrasher metal like this!!
What is up with all the long, extended intros? Just get on with it already! It didn't really matter anyway, I couldn't sit through this injustice to my eardrums.
Chugga-chugga-wug! Chugga-chugga-wug!
This is gonna be another H F’ing Yeah! I think this is my fav Metallica album to be honest, SO GOOD!!
I'm sick and tired of being judged for Metallica being my favourite band... you guys cannot take this away from me.
This album was my soundtrack to my walk home from summer school after failing English junior year of high school. The whole year itself was not great, and I finally just let the album in. It was heavy and angry and I needed that at that point. After that summer school phase though, I never really went through a deep dive again of Metallica until my 30s. I went on instead to find other groups and other bands that I followed for 30 years religiously. Listening today I don't feel that angst at all, but listening to the album again I understand the lyrics better and appreciate how tight the instrumentation is, in spite of the bass being kind of hiding in the background of the album. Still, overall a great album from start to finish
Great album, big Metallica fan.
1. Blackened - 7 It's a good sound with decent sound. My biggest issue with the track is how absolutely rigid the pace and structure of the lyrics are. They feel confined into a tiny space between the head drumming and quick guitar riffs. When the track changes tone the lyrics are still very rigid in their construction despite being given more space become the focal point of that part of the track. 2. ...And Justice For All - 10 Just an all time classic. The riffs, the solos, the vocals, the lyrics. Perfection. 3. Eye of the Beholder - 8 Decent track and lyrically very well written. Instrumentally it's an excellent sound with a superb sound all throughout the more than six minute song. 4. One - 8 Amazing opening four and a half minutes with a superb intro. Absolutely awesome guitars. The tone change isn't great but the guitars riffs and solos in the heavier final three minutes make this a solid and enjoyable track. 5. The Shortest Straw - 3 Lyrically not great. Feels like a forgettable track on the album and just not anywhere near the quality near the previous three tracks. 6. Harvester of Sorrow - 7 Standard heavy metal track. Not bad but nothing to rock your socks off. Does have an amazing guitar solo in it though. 7. The Frayed Ends of Sanity - 7 Lyrically it’s okay. Another good-but-not-great track. Sound of the instrumentals is good. Bass drum towards is the end is awesome. Fantastic guitar solos on the end as well. 8. To Live Is To Die - 2 Really meaningless intro. The track then immediately gear changes with no build up or need. It then just kind of meanders around with no purpose containing riffs and drums that eventually fade into the same thing we had in the intro but again with no come down or need. 9. Dyers Eve - 3 The same problems Blackened have exist on this track in the chorus. The track doesn't really get enjoyable until about two minutes in but the riffs between verse and chorus and too quick and too packed. Average Rating: 6.11 Adjusted to 5-Point Scale: 3.06 Rounded Down: 3 Stars
Old school Metallica fans may kill me for this, but those guys are militant weirdos so I'll say it: This album is better than Master of Puppets. One is a classic. Metallica fans really do get weirdly aggressive about which are the best Metallica albums, don't they? Anyway, good album. Four stars!
The bar for metal music
Virtuoso rock, full of energy.
It’s Metallica. Yet another of their albums isn’t going to convince me
Enjoyed this somewhat. To live is to die was the highlight. Album does feel a bit like if you asked an AI to generate some metal they would be able to create 60% of what I heard. Worth noting this is my first Metallica album (and first full metal album sit down)
music for wife beating session. ‘one’ and ‘to live is to die’ are good, all the other stuff are just the same song with minimal variations
Well this is no-brainer amazing album from amazing band. What can you say but it's Metallica.
Peak era Metallica. 1988 was a great year for rock and metal music, with Metallica, Sonic Youth, and Dinosaur Jr. all putting out some of their best work.
Listening to a whole hour of heavy metal at once really does my head in! My ears started twitching towards the end
🤘
Most complex and technical Metallica album. Lot of prog-ish influences, the hardest riffs to play on guitar. Probably my favorite one of theirs.
I prefer their namesake album.
This album is like a concrete monolith carved by sweaty libertarian Vikings with guitars. It’s cold, technical, unrelenting, and somehow manages to make you headbang while contemplating the collapse of Western civilization. Metallica said, “What if we wrote an album with zero chill, no bass, and all riffs?” and then actually followed through. It’s like a courtroom drama soundtracked by jackhammers. Rating: 4.3/5 Short Review: Riff labyrinths, legal cynicism, and enough palm muting to flatten a mountain range. Favorite Track: “Blackened” – starts with the apocalypse and gets worse.
As a punk with friend with friends who were more into rock/metal when this album was released, I remember it as a unifier. Listening to it many years later, I can still see that, but it is way more underwhelming than I was hoping it would be. Don't get me wrong, there are some riffs that absolutely shred. The songs that lean into speed metal are amazing and what I remember loving about this band back in the day. They have held up, even by the standards from the bands who took their lead and ran with it . I good album, punctuated by some truly great moments.
Awesome, loved it.
Like that we used to have 6 or 7 or 9 minute songs. Favorite track: One other picks: blackened, harvester of sorrow
Den er jeg ikke lige i humør til i dag.
I don't get Metallica. All their songs sound the same and boring
Good all round metal album
Of all the pre Black Album Metallica albums this is my least favorite.
Hey, this has that One song on it!! The title track is a bit different of a vibe than many of songs on previous albums. The drum sound gets on my nerves on this. Not sure I really noticed that before. It's not that I can't hear it, but it just sounds strange to me. Might be the guy playing.. I don't find this nearly as awesome as the previous three. There are some killer riffs in it, so I'll give it a 3.
Damn....this one brought me back. I haven't listened to it in a long time, but I remember being 13 or 14 and wearing this one out. Listening to all the guitar work over and over. At times it makes me think of classical music.This is one of the albums that really put metal on the map for me.
I kind of get into the music-only introductions , but only just (seems mostly juvenile), and when Hetfield starts singing I skip to the next song. Repeat. Why does the guitar sound never change (except for One, and then only partway)? Maybe more later, but by then I just abandoned it.
And Justice for all… just is not for me.
I had this album when it first came out. Each individual song is solid, a couple are really excellent, including One. But as a whole, it’s stuck in neutral. Never really quite got the super dry production aesthetic, feels it washes some of the depth away, and while it defines Metallica’s sound in this era, I never loved it. Also always thought the lyrics were a little too on the nose. Never spoke to me. It’s probably more of a 3.5 star, but I’m not ready to round up.
At the end of the day, I just can't with these guys. They have maybe 4 songs that I like, but even then, I certainly don't want to hear those 4 in a row. "One" is a good tune. The rest of these just all sound the same to me.
I was unable to get too deep into this and risk migraine onset. It's not for me.
Again, like master of puppets, it's got good melody and rhythm, but the mixing and mastering makes the instrumentals feel like they lack punch, power, and impact. 3/5
I’m sure it was innovative at the time but just sounds a bit repetitive to me - the same heavy guitar riff and drums for an hour
Great metal album, a little flat sounding with the drums and no bass. But if you are looking to get hyped slap this one on, it will do the trick
A true masterpiece and Metallica at the height of their powers
I don't think there's enough melody present on this album for my tastes.
The only thing keeping this from a 1… is One.
I have never been that much into Metallica, but this album proves that even a technically limited band can still produce great heavy metal stuff if they are musically talented, write songs with sophisticated rhythm structures and play it tightly. Apart from the title track, "One" is the other track that was still in my ears after decades. Clearly the second best Metallica album (Master of Puppets being #1 of course), for me actually four-and-half.
Not for me... didn't like it when it first came out, still not my thing.
M E T A L L I C A
Hell yeah, let's go Metallica. I did make the mistake of saying "I'll stay in my car until this songs over" and then had to wait 4 minutes until the song was over 💀.
Some crazy riffs but overall it just wasn't for me. Felt a little too long
Metallica pushing themselves to the absolute limit, stretching the boundaries of their playing. Great album, warts and all(the burying of Jason Newstead's bass tracks) and the length of songs which by the bands own admission was maybe too long in some parts. But you got classics on here like Blackened, One, Harvester of Sorrow, the beautiful instrumental To Live is to Die
Ooh no thanks
This lead me a little down the "missing bass" rabbit hole. I wasn't consciously aware of it; but I'll always go for "Master of Puppets" over this one, probably for a reason.
Here, there, everywhere and it wants to punch you in the face. By the end, it kinda bleeds into one though - sorry Lars
Not a huge fan of Metallica. And what I knew most about this albums is that there’s no bass in the mix. Gives it an odd, ‘thin’ sound. But I adjusted to it over its runtime.
Favorites: Blackened, One, To Live Is to Die Not as good as Master of Puppets, but still a really great project from Metallica. My main gripe with it however is that some of the songs have nearly a complete lack of bass, which makes them feel sort of empty. Nonetheless, this absolutely rips, and One is a serious contender for the best metal song of all time. 8.5/10
Incredible how such a terrible sounding record ever got released. Couple of decent tracks.
I really like the track 'One'. Nothing else on the album appeals to me at all
A fantastic metal album, capping off the 80s era of Metallica. Fantastic songs, such as One, Eye of the Beholder, and To live is to die
Love metallica, love a lot of songs on this album. But it really is dry sounding without the bass or much low end. Still solid album.
Metallica becoming great.
Good album
I can acknowledge that this record specifically was pretty ambitious for Metallica at the time of release. The group refined their thrash metal sound, highlighted by faster tempos and longer, more complex compositions. The thing is, when listening to this album in a vacuum, everything just sounds repetitive. The thrashy riffs never really deviate from song to song (outside of a select few) and feel limited. Pretty disappointing, as I was expecting more from an album that contained the iconic "One".
*1988. 4th studio album. *One and Justice for All are the big songs off this one. *It's fine, but a lot of it sounds the same. *I like Metallica better in smaller doses - a whole album is a lot. RATING - 5/10
I lowkey got bored of it. I know it’s suppose to be really good but liek I stopped listening to it half way cus it was so fucking boring
Bon que dire de ce chef d'oeuvre
I love rock and I love metal but I think I can admit that I don't like Metallica. Is it even heavy? Or if it is heavy, it isn't anything else. Still, better than some of the nonsense on this list
I'm just not much of a metal fan. Metallica's black album came out at just the right time for me so I have a lot of nostalgia for that specific one, but otherwise this music (despite being able to appreciate the technical prowess and artistry of the band) borders on sounding cheesy to me.
3.7
Kivan kuuloinen laulajana. Mikäs siinä
Truly one of the best metal albums of all time
My middle school boyfriend was a drummer and obsessed with Metallica and I always thought it was heinous that he was a Metallica fan. Maybe I should have just ya know listened to them? (I wouldn’t have been into it the ) This album rocks. Metallica is sick.
Again, didn’t love this album but I recognize it is great music. Innovative and unique. It has the calm playfulness I’m familiar with in Simon and Garfunkel with bits of spoken word sprinkled in.
Klassikko. Ei kyllä lähellekään Metallican paras levy. 4/5.
Gran disco
Ça me confirme que j'aime pas Metallica, c'est gnangnan, toujours pareil, on se fait chier
Oui…. Bon…. Je savais à quoi m’attendre Il y a quelques sons intéressants mais je n’accroche vraiment pas à la voix
Honnêtement pas une note objective, je pense que je comprends pourquoi certaines personnes aiment bien mais oof vraiment pas mon style. J'ai trouvé ça loooong... 1/5
As high a 3 as it gets. Do I like this? Quite a bit, but it's very samey and chugga chugga. Apart from One and... Justice To Live is to Die is the only thing that stands out fot me. I listened twice too. The production being so famously flat doesn't help.
This is a lot of fun, a few stand out tracks, but maybe not the consistent level of master. I wasn't that keen on james' vocal in justice the track, but overall I liked it. I read afterwards about how this is the album they turned the bass right down. I can't say I noticed especially but I did notice there was some booming in the drums which might have been because there was a lot of space in those frequencies. It certainly didn't ruin the album for me, but I wonder if this would be marked higher if the bass was also as in your face as the guitars.
C'est pas interdit de faire des chansons de moins de 7 minutes hein.
Yeah, didn't hit for me
3.5/5
Takes me right back to the Guitar Hero days. Like many men of a certain age, I had a love affair with this album. Back in the day I would've tried to convince you that no album could ever be as heavy as this one, that the opener was the greatest opening track of all time, and that that Lars was actually a great drummer (he's fine, I mean no offense). Nowadays, while I'm not completely sour on this record, I'm pretty set in my belief that it's far from Metallica's best, and that the dynamics are virtually nonexistent across the runtime. Each song on its own does a great job showing you who Metallica is, but AJfA never really comes together to be bigger than the sum of its parts.
How could I give an album with One any less than a Five?
Classic metal album, great listen.
I love metal, and music inspired by Metallica. But I think I'm starting to realize I'm just not a fan of Metallica itself. Like, it's not varied enough for me. It's a very strange thing to realize.
Classic, but I have to be in the mood for it.
love love just kinda gets a lil boring in some parts imo
Iconic. Some songs are a bit to long for me but overall tho album is a banger. Takes me back to my childhood.
What a weirdly mixed album
Great metal album. One of Metallica’s best
What the hell happened to the bass? Terrible mix.
The post-Cliff Burton death album. Is it lacking in bass? Yes. I don't blame Newstead for that, though, he got the short end of the stick there. It's metal, it's thrash, but it's very… consistent with not a whole lot of variety (it looped on me and I didn't even realize the album ended). For the era, it was awesome, and it's still worth a listen if you like metal.
Lulls a bit in the middle, but overall it's just a fun metal album and most of the runtime is a thrill
Not a fan, but I enjoyed some tracks.
Enjoyed but a bit monotonous at times. Wanted more creativity like one
Lol the other reviews speak for themselves. If I liked metal I'm sure this would be great for me!
80s Metallica was a different beast. The first 4 albums are metal perfected as far as I’m concerned. Hits hard first to last
Always been a huge fan of AJFA. Probably my favourite Metallica album. Powerful lyrics, crushing riffs and despite the controversy, I never miss the bass. Fave Tune: ...And Justice For All
I don't mind Metallica that much but I didn't really care for this.
One is one of the best songs of all time but the rest of this is a little one note for me. 3.5 but i'll but it as a 4
If it weren’t for the pointless instrumental I’d give this a 5. One of my favourite Metallica records
bangin
Definitely one of their best. “One” is a great song.
Tässä oli vähän vähemmän tutun kuuloista Metallicaa, ja on kyllä tällä artistilta parempiakin levyjä.
Joku tykkää näistä tän levyn miksauksista mu mulle varsinkin rummut jotenki liian pinnassa, sähköset. Rosoa lisää Hyviä riffejä kuten aina...
Se Metallica levy
Onhan tää ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ levy!
Ei ole trash mun juttu. Oli siellä hyviä riffejä ja melodiaa paljonkin mutta paljon myös puuduttavaa sahaamista.
Absolut inte min grej, låter inte behagligt och dåliga texter
It got a little repetitive because the songs were so long, vibes still good though
Nawet ok. Wydaje się dobrym wprowadzeniem dla osób, które nie lubią metalu
Pretty solid. Sounds the same after a while
The absolute peak of Metallica's heavy art. While the black album was the most popular, this was their masterwork and, along with Puppets and Ride, the reason they are still considered a giant in metal despite 6 sad studio follow ups following the black album. This is the last album for which Cliff Burton would receive writing credits after his tragic passing and some of the anger and sadness embedded in this album are due to the band dealing with his loss. The soul and humor he lent to each record is perhaps the only thing missing from this production.
My single favorite metal album of all time. I know the bass recording is garbage. Don't care. Love, love, love this album
4/5. This freakin' rocks. It's like they took the concept of Master of Reality by Sabbath with multiple riffs, and doubled the length of each song. They bring it all the way up and the guitar and drums are doing the heavy lifting here. The bass is severely missing from the mix and although that does make the listening experience less enjoyable, the album as a whole is banger after banger. This definitely felt more technically impressive than lyrically, but it was still a good time. I wouldn't say it's perfect, as some tracks do sound the same, but it was still great. Best Song: One, Eye Of The Beholder, To Live Is To Die, Harvester Of Sorrow
Drums: exorbitant
Yay for metal
good shit
Not as good as master of puppets
look... i've listened to the first song and also One because i read in other reviews that this is the best song on the album, and.... i think i get the idea, you know? just not for me.
Not my favorite flavor of Metallica. Makes me realize how much their transition on the Black album really made them into the band that I like to listen to.
Surprisingly enjoyable. More progy then expected. A bit of melody in with all the chugging. The sound is so difficult though. There's the no bass thing, but also the guitars sound buzzy and paper thin and the drum sounds are like a toy or something.
Everyone knows One and maybe ...Nnd justice for all but this album as much more than those 2.
Favorites: harvester of sorrow, frayed edges of sanity. Overall, goes hard. Pretty solid sound, though I was a little surprised how similar it sounded to Death Magnetic given that the albums released like twenty years apart. Still good. 8/10, 4 stars.
Dry
Not a heavy metal guy
one carries i love that song quite a lot. the rest of it isnt solid metallica
Im glad this music exists for someone but that someone is definitely not me
Ongeveer de blauwdruk van Metallica's sound. Het is niet mijn genre, maar dit zit natuurlijk uitstekend in elkaar. Dat geluid van die gitaren dondert echt over je heen en de vocalen voelen als windkracht 12. En "One" was echt ronduit beangstigend voor me toen ik de videoclip ervan zag op 6-jarige leeftijd. Qua "ballads" een veel beter alternatief voor "Nothing Else Matters" wat mij betreft.
Box standard thrashy metal.
Favourite track(s): The Eye Of The Beholder; To Live Is To Die If you like riffs, riffs over riffs, for minutes ongoing, then this may be the album for you. Supported by punchy drums, this seems to be the main focus of most tracks, with the riffs sometimes varying but most songs congregating into a whole to my untrained ears. Most tracks also change rhythms at least once - does not make listening any easier. Lastly, upon first (and only) listen, the (mostly) sparse lyrics seem a little too dramatic for my taste. Cannot find all that much to like.
9 songs in 65 minutes…. Why so dense? Such a boring record. “One” is an ok song, the rest just all sounds like a guitar chugging the exact same chord repeatedly.
I just don't really like Metallica.