...And Justice For All

Blackened - 7/10 Justice for all - 8/10 Eye of the beholder - 6/10 One - 10/10 The shortest straw - 7/10 Harvester of sorrow - 6/10 The frayed ends of sanity - 7/10 To live is to die - 8/10 Dyers eve - 8/10

I wasn't too sure what to expect from an album described as thrash / progressive metal, but I liked it - it's very musical in places. I really liked the almost an instrumental "To Live Is to Die".

Brings me back. This was my gateway to Metallica and changed how I listened to heavy rock.

Classic late-80s shredding. Has "One". Pretty dang good album.

solid album

When you think of the most famous metal bands you immediately think of Metallica, I left expecting more: don’t get me wrong this album is solid throughout with multiple hits. I didn’t find myself being blown off my feet by anything, tbh I wasn’t digging it that much. It was better than average but not the best.

A great album. Some of the most recognisable guitar riffs and good political takes

I think this is one of the better Metallica albums. It's well produced and some of the songs are exceptionally well written, like "One".

i mean, blackened and one are some of the greatest metal songs of all time, and the performances and riffs throughout the album are great too. but most of the songs just go on a bit too long. 3.5/5

Heavy metal \m/! Album starts out swinging, but after "One" it starts to feel very homogenous, although still good. To Live is To Die brings it back to the feeling of "One" with a few tempo switches that I really enjoy. Dyer's Eve is a good finish. Overall this is a solid 4. Blackened, And Justice, and One are obvious favorites.

Classic Metallica album. Really good stuff but it starts to lose me after a little bit. Still insanely good instrumentations on here. One might be one of my favorite songs of all time it’s so fucking good. Bit long for my liking

It was tricky to listen to this with new ears, since i wore down the tape when i was in grade 8. Still a great album. What i noticed with this listen is the vocals are so much more aggressive than mainstream music of that time, that it made me chuckle. the guitars are phenomenal throughout the album.

Ótimo

Loved this classic album, I really felt like a gladiator listening to this. Definitely more pumped up style compared to what I listen to but it’s really solid

I'm not really a Metallica fan, but "One" is an absolutely amazing song. The rest is a mix of thrash metal and prog rock. It's an impressive work, if a bit repetitive at times.

Incredible thrash metal. Every track on this is stellar, and I think One is a masterpiece. Unfortunately its somewhat let down by its production, especially the barely audible bass guitar.

"One" is such a banger

Sgoed

Metallica, altijd wel goed

I guess their last "metal" album? a little repetitive. But pretty cool. forgot how fun Metallica is

Great metal album.

Classic Metallica sound

Every single song was a head banger.

Better than Garage inc.

Great sound through out the album, all head bangers

Whoa, some effects sound great through my headphones. What a rollercoaster!

Goed

yeah this hits...

4.2.

Not the best Metallica album, but still full of commanding performances, towering monoliths of songs and a surprising hint of sentimentality. The album flies by without fault, even with songs gladly stretching over the eight minute mark, largely thanks to how dynamic the songs are. The arrangements are dramatic, but stuffed within an inch of bursting - just look at how energetic songs like 'Blackened' and 'One' are, not too decorated for them to lose the visceral edge of them. Just one question: why is there no fucking bass? The thing sounds like it was recorded in a tin can, and some of the weight of the record is really lost with the lack of a bottom end. Doesn't ruin the album but it does a damn good job of trying.

Good album for sure, more up a side street than up my alley but definitely in the same area. Enjoyed parts, I don't think I'd listen to the whole album again all in one go, I might enjoy it more if it was sprinkled through some other lighter metal....

This album carries a palpable sense of grieving, with each chord striking a note of melancholy that resonates with the loss the band endured. It's a sombre ode, a heavy metal requiem that reverberates with the agony and the relentless pursuit of justice, both in a literal and metaphorical sense. Flawed, ambitious, unbalanced, creative, sad and angry. Quite special.

Solid rock album. Great drums, iconic guitar, and intense vocals.

Nok mit sidstevalg at Metallicas første 4 albums. Stadig fed! De sidste 3 numre, megafed afslutning

Would have been at least 4.5/5 if they didn’t muck up the bass guitar in the mix. Cool riffs and structurally technical composition. This is rightly called the closest Metallica gets to prog metal. Highlight: the machine gun drumming in the bridge of One still gives me goosebumps.

I don't typically like Thrash metal because it mostly sounds like crazy people banging on their instruments bit there is no denying that Metallica are the masters of it. This album has some good moments and good music but by the end I felt as if I kind of had enough and was ready for it to be over. Which fits how I feel about Metallica in general. They're pretty good in small doses but outside of the black album they don't really have much I can listen to for any decent length of time.

Quite liked it

Probably the last good album they did.

I guess I finally get Metallica. Pretty solid album.

Some of the best heavy rock songs of all time, One by Metallica will always have a spot on my playlists and they keep that energy throughout the album. I will say sometimes the instrumentals lack until the end of the song, almost as if they remember in the last 2 minutes that "oh yeah, we're metallica" and start shredding.

The original Metallica sound.

It was okay

Early, hard Metallica. I thought One was the only good song on the album but I was pleasantly surprised.

Frenetic, tight metal album.

Its cool but I dont particularly love metallicas vocals

...And no reverb for anybody.

Arms and legs everywhere.

"Touring behind it, we realized that the general consensus was that songs were too fucking long."

Love this album - always have. Metallica spoke to me as a teenager and will always have a special place in my heart. Shame they don't like each other as much tho!

I listened to half of this on a run. Not a huge Metallica-head but Blackened really got me moving. One is also a classic.

Rating - STRONG 7 Best Song - The Frayed Ends of Sanity (10/10) Worst Song - Harvester of Sorrow (6/10) Thoughts: Immaculate instrumentals from Lars Ulreich on the drums and special shoutout to Kirk Hammett for the incredible guitar solos laced throughout the project. The topic of justice was portrayed very well in almost every song, whether it be politically or via other angles such as 'Dyers Eve' where James Hetfield talks about gaining justice over his parents for his closed-off upbringing. Even though every song was over 5 minutes long, reaching up to 9 minutes in some instances, no song overstayed its welcome, other than maybe 'Harvester of Sorrow', which is an impeccable feat in itself. This is a GREAT album with flawless production from front to back packed with songs that speak out for justice through different means, making my introduction into metal music a very welcome one.

my grandpa is a fan and i feel like i'm slowly transforming into him

An interesting look into the earlier days of thrash and metal. Not personally my style but still well executed.

siempre me gusto metallica, no te escucharia toda la discografia porque lo sentiria muy repetitivo pero la onda que tiene siempre me gusto. canciones favoritas: blackend, one 8.5/10

I started listening to this at 8 AM and it was a bit too much. A much better to listen to after noon. 4/5

I played this a lot when I was young. I still like it. On the other hand, I don't recommend this record. You had to be there when it was new to fully appreciate it. Master of Puppets was better. Most of the songs are too long. The singing is not that good. It's not very heavy by today's standards. Lots of people complain about the lack of bass, but it wouldn't be as tight and punchy with more bass. Favorite song: Battery

4.5

I think I'm more of a fan of individual songs than Metallica albums. After a while it kind of mushes together. Still, One is a top-tier song. Easy 4

Can you go wrong with Metallica? I prefer their 90s albums over their 80s ones, but this is still a solid album. One, in particular, is a fantastic song.

It's a Metallica album. It's fine. It sounds like a Metallica album, and I like it. Not sure it's groundbreaking, and I'm not sure there should be any more than one Metallica album on this list. Fours tars, because I like it and I would listen again and it's interesting.

Apparently this album has no bass, sounded pretty good without it. I’m not a huge fan of Hetfield’s vocals but One is a classic. It’s the guitars that carry this album. 4 stars

Might've been nice to hear a bit of Jason's bass...

Not Metallica's best but a good album nonetheless. "One" is a classic and "Dyer's Eve" a flat out fret race. Metallica certainly experimented some after Lightning and Puppets, not especially to my taste but I salute their bravery.

80- luku, pitkä tukka ja farkkutakki. Mikäs se sit onkaan metallican paras levy, siinä kanssa hyvä kysymys. On tää sitä parhaimmistoa, mutta oisko black album kuiteskin parempi. Eiköhän sekin tällä listalla tule niin katotaan sit :D

Great players, double kick downstroke

- One is one of the greatest songs period - Not my favorite Metallica album, but certainly a great one - Falls off a tiny bit on the second half but still bangers

- It’s almost effortless for them - Not a lot stands out on this album, especially compared to their other stuff - Can’t see myself going back to this one -3.5

Classic pop metal. Absotutely holds up

it’s metallica

Thin sound, strange arrangements, 1988 trans am and moustaches and shitty beer. Nonetheless, it's rad guitars, amazing lead work, TIGHT playing, and even the aforementioned 'strange' arrangements and 'thin' sound kind of grew on me by the end. Def a decent record.

Compression, Compression, Compression! I love this album so I'm biased. The only reason it's not a 5 (not really, i just need to get my dig in) is I cant hear the fucking bass guitar!!!!! ;) "One" is an absolute master piece. Dyers Eve and Blackened are also amazing.

Blackened, Eye of the Beholder, One, Harvester of Sorrows, The Frayed Ends of Sanity and Dyers Eve. Amazing guitars and drums. Main complaint is the guitar riffs just all sound the same. Master of Puppets is better.

classy message. there are better Metallica albums. one, blackened, justice for all, to live is to die, dyers eve.

Really good start and finish but the middle felt sluggish. Great guitar and drums. FS: Blackened, Frayed Ends, To Live, Dyers Eve

Actually a good ass listen 9/10

Not their best album

My favourite metal album. Was honestly my favourite album when I was getting into music. Out of all the CDs my mum and dad had. This one for a time had a special place. I now look at my favourite, favourite types of music and albums, and themes and similar aspects are in this one. It’s like a metal genesis album. This is their best. Unfortunately the production isn’t the best. Apparently Plampin tells me they haven’t got the master tapes anymore so they can’t even remaster it. And that all adds to the concept in that almost other-worldly way. Metallica are a cheesy metal band. Metalheads hate them. Your nans heard Enter Sandman and she hates it. But if you ever want to prove where this band were at their peak (album before their bestseller, usually a telltale sign), listen to this album. Sot: Blackened And justice for all One 4.5/5

Very very good album, unique sound and loads of interesting songs

It’s good I’ve forgotten it it’s been a long time since I listened to it and also a very long time since I listened to it all the way through

Not a big fan of 'em, but this one is solid, The Shortest Straw is a banger

Pretty good

justice for jason

Relentless unadulterated heavy metal. You are on a punishing thrash ride from the first red-hot guitar lick all the way through ‘til the last.

Well that's Metallica for you. Pretty sure their style could be recognized by first notes on every album.

listened to this on a sunset walk around the neighborhood next to the sun and sail club and felt like an angsting teenager great experience

Classic. 'One' is absolutely amazing and always will be. Strong selection of songs with the true and true Metallica sounds to it.

3 days apart from each other (thank you randomizer), I've given both "Master Of Puppets" and "...And Justice For All" a good few (re-)listens and have to admit that this one really falls short in comparison. Both albums, like 'Ride The Lightning' before that are built along the same premise: 1) Start the album with a fast and heavy song 2) Bring a few of the epics (8 to 9 minute songs) interspersed with some slower songs 3) Bring out one instrumental 4) Finish with a fast and heavy banger But while Metallica went from the Thrash to more Black Sabbath-like rhythms, the songwriting remains great, it's the tinny and empty production sound that really stops this album from being a masterpiece. Without Bass, without soul, without input besides Lars and James.

Loud

Gets the blood pumpin, great hard rock with some awesome guitar riffs. Not my usual vibe but good for working out or to scream at.

guapísimo

It’s Metallica........has to be at least a 4* !

Had this record as a kid and haven’t heard in years. I love their harmonized guitars Cool guitar melody in “And just for all” I would’ve liked some more melody in the vocals for all these songs. I found myself feeling like I waiting for verses to end so we could get to the guitar solos. “One” is probably my favorite Metallica song and has so many great guitar moments. Intro for “living to Die” is awesome Least favorite is “shortest straw” and “frayed ends” Tough one to rate… 3.5 ..4?

Can’t believe we’ve had two Metallica records and they weren’t kill ‘em all or master of puppets. This was fun, some really cool riffs and grooves. Guitars sound amazing and huge throughout. love the solo on the title track and eye of the beholder. One is such a great song. Tempo changes were cool. I wish the drums were also huge sounding. one thing that kills me about metal is the sample replaced drums, even though I don’t think Metallica did that much, they still kind of have that sound with the paper-y little kick drum. I dig Metallica but I feel like it all kinda sounds the same. Its cool to see how they kind of paved the way for newer metal and hardcore bands, and by comparison Metallica is pretty soft and palatable and even pretty at times.

Not the best choice for a headache day, but I like the album.

Pretty fucking solid. Reminded me of learning guitar and playing One over and over again. The flips from classical to metal got to be a little silly on the back half of the record. Still very listenable. The remaster fixed the snare sound I hate but it's still smashed. Good album!

An outstanding thrash metal record that is lessened by an horrid production. This was actually my first time listening the 2018 remaster, and while the bass is a bit more clear in the mix, the production still feels terribly out of place in this album. That being said, this still is Metallica showcasing some of their best songwriting, and arguably the last of their great thrash metal albums.

Classic thrash during their height of creativity. Some very doomy tracks here, and some have a folky metal sound reminiscent of Led Zeppelin. We see some of their strongest like "Blackended" and "One" but also a few of their most mediocre of the period. I would not like "Eye of the Beholder" if not for the instrumental in the third quarter, and the only thing I like about "The Shortest Straw" is the speed drumming. There are plenty of highlights, particularly the 10-minute instrumental "To Love is to Die". There's some really awesome riff going on in every track, and the drums hit hard. It's overall an outstanding effort, with my biggest complaint being the barely audible bass and snares.

Stank face engaged. Absolute shreddage

Great album, hard hitting. Before they sold out

Complex, rhythmic, and energetic as hell. A great listen, although no track really stands out to me as being too unique or different from the others. Freaking awesome album art for 1988 too.

Lack of bass is so noticable, how this shit happen? Album good Cool heavy riffs and as well as some nice melodic sections. Very nice. 4/5 Favourite Tracks: Blackened, The Shortest Straw, Dyer's Eve Least Favourite Tracks: ...And Justice For All

Look, shit rules.

'One' alone warrants 3 stars. One of the greatest metal songs ever. Great face melting sols and Lars beating the shit out of the drums. Easy 4 stars. 'Shortest Straw' solo is fantastic.

On the day this was released I was junior in high school and I remember waiting all day for school to end so I could rush out by this album. Slightly mixed on first listen but soon after couldn't turn it off. It's been a while since I listen to this album, It's still a great album and probably the last great Metallica album. The songs are really strong and this has been talked about a ton, the mixing is horrible, it sounds even worse to me now then it did. I'm really glad I saw them multiple times on this tour and heard these songs live, they were there supposed to sound.

It’s no Master of Puppets, but it’s a good metal record and a classic. Fast, heavy, with growling vocals, but highly precise drum and guitar. It’s a record I always enjoy listening to.

It probably wasn’t a good idea to listen to an album like this while I was winding down for the night because I feel like I didn’t enjoy it as much as I would’ve if I listened to it while working or something. Regardless, this is still a classic album that shouldn’t have lost to jethro tull even if I got tired of it after One finished. I think I still prefer the black album over puppets and puppets over this.

I already like Metallica and their music, and this gave me a chance to listen to the album in full for the first time. It's excellent. Highly charged, tight as can be, and very well composed. The music video they put together for 'One' is haunting and really stays with me. Wow.

Este me gusta mucho

This is the last Metallica album I really fuck wit. Shreds pretty much the whole way, and the solo in One will forever bestow the chillies

The more metal I listen to from this list, the more obvious Metallica’s incredible musicianship becomes. They’re operating at a higher level. Really intricate, beautiful music. They have an intense hard rock style but it’s not just brute force. There’s real craft behind these songs. You know me, I’m always attracted to the drums on an album. And jeez! These drums sound insane! That extra bass kick in there is so powerful. And the guitar solos! Some epic, stadium rock, guitar hero shit here! 🎸🔥 Wow - that transition from the melodic intro of “To Live is to Die” to the opening riff is really something! The whole song is stunning. I like Metallica though I probably respect their music more than I love it at the moment. But it's all new to me and I look forward to listening to more. Excellent album overall.

Now here’s a band I can really get into, at least when I’m in the right mood. I was a Black Album convert, never a huge fan of their earliest stuff or the woeful middle albums, but Dan has played their latest albums and they are a great return to form (but with modern production, yay). Anyway, sitting in traffic in a car on my own, I cranked this one and really enjoyed it. Apropos of my earlier musings on Megadeth vs Metallica - no contest. These guys make me want to bang my head. And they keep changing up their songs, but in a way that’s fun in an over-the-top way rather than just ridiculous. No further analysis needed.

Good album and would love to see some of these live but tbf not something I could listen to on regular basis anymore. Saved tracks: …And Justice For All, One, The Shortest Straw, The Frayed Ends Of Sanity, To Live Is To Die

Do I like metal??

I don't revisit this anywhere near as often as the two Metallica albums either side of it, but I really should, its a damn good record. Some songs are slightly longer than they need to be, but it never really gets boring and the high points are very high

Probably peak Metallica in my book, just tight, technical high speed metal wall to wall. On the downside it pretty much marks the turn to the all-serious, no-humor, self-important vibe that pretty much defined the band thereafter.

Very complex but good album. Some great guitar riffs. 'One' is one of my favourite Metallica songs. 4,5/5

Metallica’s thrash roots are still very much apparent, but this is a more thoughtful, complex, and experimental album. The uses of interesting time signature, arpeggios, and the suite like string structure all attest to Metallica’s desire to move beyond their music of the early and mid 80s. It is a resounding success.

Another heavy hitter from Metallica! Some classic jams on here, including probably my favorite from them, "One." Songs like that are few and far between, but they demonstrate that Metallica can do different things if they so choose. They don't often so choose, and on this album there's a decent sized chunk that feels like filler to me, the back half got a little monotonous. But still, the heft of the earlier tracks is undeniable. Certainly not a perfect album, and I can say with confidence this isn't my favorite Metallica album (Master of Puppets was a 5), but it still goes hard. Favorite tracks: One, Blackened, And Justice For All, To Live is To Die, Eye of the Beholder. Album art: Definitely a classic, one of my favorite from Metallica for sure. No mistaking the symbolism here, especially with the title. Strong statement. 4.5/5

FULL DISCLOSURE: I FUCKING LOVE METALLICA SO THIS REVIEW IS HEAVILY BIASED. Lars is a fucking BEAST on the drums as usual. This album has a lot of emotion because they released it only 2 years after Cliff died (original bassist). Will have to listen to this the next time I'm on a run & doing sprints. I have nothing bad to say about this album. I also like Kill Em All (86') and this is a crazy good follow up. Usually artists have a sophomore slump after a critically acclaimed first album, but these guys did their fucking thing. And that's why they're legends.

Classic Metallica, what can I say. Theres a lot you can unpack about the latter parts of Metallicas career from the 90's onwards, for the record I still love them dearly to the preset day but their history is definitely... complex. But any baggage caused by St. Anger is forgotton when that opening lead guitar part from Blackened comes in. Then you get One. I could spend paragraphs writing about how much I love one, mlodic, heavy, conceptual, creepy, all the performances are so bang on, Long enough to be epic but never outstays its welcome, the vocals are Hetfield at his absolute best. Hearing those guns, either on record, or especially live is just electrifying. And that guitar tone in the intro... wow. What a banger. I wont give it a 5 because if I was standing in a record shop and I could only buy this or another Metallica album I'd always go for the other once but its damn close.

7/10 there’s some good stuff here but there were also plenty of songs that sounded comically annoying I feel like they peaked with Master of Puppets, this just doesn’t sit right with me

Every band has that undeniably great album. And then they have the album that is debated, but ultimately crosses the line. The line of excess and overkill. The point of no return, as it were. For example, Yes had "Close to the Edge" as their undeniable great album. Their next album, "Tales From Topographic Oceans," is one that is debated by many fans about crossing the line of excess. (Personally, I love it, but I can see what they're talking about: double album, only 4 songs.) For Metallica, their great album is, of course, "Master of Puppets." The contested album is "...And Justice For All." The two big complaints are pretty obvious: 1) It's too long. Both the album itself, and some of the songs. "Harvester of Sorrow" is probably the one song I point to as being the best example of this, along with "To Live Is To Die." And yet, it's the shortest song on the album. But it feels like it's overstayed its welcome. Length of the album itself? "To Live Is To Die" os not as good of an instrumental as "Orion" from the previous album. "Frayed Ends of Sanity" is another one that just... goes nowhere. Looking at the LP version, you have sides that are 15 minutes long. It just seems like a waste. 2) The sound of the album itself. The bass. WHERE. IS. THE. BASS? Oh my GOD, this is such a perplexing album. You get a new bassist, and you canNOT hear him. The drums, however, are very prominent. Too prominent. The bass drum I hear in... um.... EVERY song. I don't think it's a hard thing to say all of the band members really peaked with "Master of Puppets." I mean, listen to them trying to play "Battery" years later, it never sounds right. I can't imagine what "Justice" would have sounded with Burton. But there's so much anger and grief in that album, it would have definitely have been different. Am I nitpicking at this album? Probably. "One" is one of their greatest songs they ever did, there's no denying it. "Blackened" feels like trying to take "Battery" up a notch, but I still dig it. It's the flaws that make it NOT be a 5-star album. But it is a raw, definitive thrash album. If only...

Metallica is one of the best at what they do and this album was pretty good, but not their best. A little too decadent - too many so 6min+ songs that could've been cut down. I got lost in the title track and To Live is to Die (as in, is this a new song or is it still going?), even though I like the former (latter was meh). One is still a brilliant song and one that I don't mind goes on a bit long. Blackened is one I'm not sure I knew well but quite enjoyed. Overall lots of anger, thrash, energy, and frenetic play - Metallica hallmarks.

Ahh… my first Metallica album. Well, the first one I bought at least. A friend had their earlier three albums and I had just started liking them when this came out. I never really got into the opening track “Blackend”, and it still doesn’t do much for me. The title track however is an awesome metal epic. I always like the fade-in of “Eye of the Beholder” and the enjoyed the flange-driven riff that drives the song. Then we get to “One”. Between the music, lyrics and that haunting music video this was and still is one of the best anti-war songs that I’ve ever heard. The rest of the album is some classic metal as well. “Harvester Of Sorrow” and “The Frayed Ends of Sanity” still hold up even to today’s more extreme metal. “To Live is To Die” kind of reminds of “The Unforgiven” a little at around the middle of the song. Metallica was good at writing intense album closers and “Dyers Eve” is no exception. I enjoyed revisiting this album after what’s been at least a decade. Not a perfect album but still one of Metallica's best.

Classic record! One (pun intended) I’ve listened over and over countless times. But this time I do a deep dive. The lyrics are pretty cool, they’re pretty on the nose but they fit the song good. Of course loads of great riffs, and features some om Metallica’s best solos. Some bass would be nice tho. This is a very energetic Metallica, with some of their heaviest moments as well as very experimental outings for them. Key tracks, Blackened, …And Justice For All, Eye Of The Beholder, One, The Shortest Straw, To Live Is To Die, Dyers Eve 8.5 out of 10

"And Justice for All" is an absolute masterpiece of thrash metal, if you enjoy being repeatedly smacked in the face with a chainsaw made of guitar riffs and drums. The complete lack of bass guitar only serves to enhance the raw, unbridled power of this album. It's like a never-ending adrenaline rush, except instead of a rush, it's more of a sustained, full-body assault. If you're a fan of having your ear drums permanently damaged, then this is definitely the album for you.

Alp metal should be like Metallica

Quite a good Metallica album. Not my favourite but definitely has some real bangers. Very close to a 5 for me. Giving 4 because it's not necessarily something I'll listen to over and over as a whole album.

This album straddles the line between the thrash the Metallica pioneered, and a more progressive sound full of tempo changes and through composed song structures. If anything here seems superfluous, it's the occasionally stale guitar solos of Hammett which sometimes steal momentum and intensity from the otherwise incessant drive of the record (mostly provided by Hetfields picking hand). Lars' off kilter drumming however seems to find a good balance on this record. A very strong record all around despite its flaws.

Buenísimo, muy enérgico y rabioso, Metallica sabe muy bien como hacer de esas dos características muy únicas y emblemáticas de ellos.

Not the best but gotta love Metallica

I had forgotten just how solid this album is as I've really not listened to it in many years. But my biggest complaint will always remain and why I can never give this album a 5. WHERE IS THE BLOODY BASS! Poor Jason Newstead.

A great album really, I will say that I don't listen to it very often simply because I find it a bit repetitive but a great album nonetheless

Still reeling from the sudden death of bassist Cliff Burton, the surviving members of Metallica pour their grief into this collection of angry, hard-edged screeds against greed and corruption. Of particular is “One,” a musical interpretation of Johnny Got His Gun that is sublimely horrific and still stands as one of the band’s essential songs.

Some choice tracks

Það á greinilega að rífa man upp á rassgatinu, harkalega, þennan morguninn! Hrikalega töff plata. Ég á mjög sterka minningu úr húsi á Kársnesinu, væntanlega haustið 1988, þar sem ég kynntist Metallica í fyrsta sinn. Vídeóið af One var sett í gang og unglingahópurinn sat og starði á skjáinn, ekki orð heyrðist í þessar tæpu 8 mínútur, sem virtust vera hálftími. Lagið er magnað en vídeóið er svakaleg saga. Saga sem var auðvelt að detta inn í. Þessi upplifun er mér dýrmæt, ein af fáum unglingastundum þar sem mér leið eins og ég fittaði inn í hóp. Fæ alltaf flashback í þessa tilfinningu þegar ég heyri One. Mér þykir vænt um það.

Better than I expected

This is a complicated record for Metallica. It hits just as hard as there first three albums, but it's the first without their original bassist. It's the first the album with a new bassist who they neglect because the album is infamous in that there is no bass in the mix. I would say this album is the black sheep in the bands first four albums, the classic thrash period, for the band. The band tries to tackle politcal concepts that maybe profound to some but may seem illconcived to others.

Solid enough album, but felt a little repetitive to me at times. Standout is "One"

Finally Metallica, one of my favorite bands. I have listened to this album before but it has been a long time. One might be their best song, definitely top 3. Harvester of sorrow just makes me laugh because that's Paul Konerko's walk up song so it reminds me of my childhood. And justice for all and to live is to die are GREAT songs. Kick ass album 7/10

The production is crap and the bass has been turned right down. You can also hear the lack of Cliff Burton's classically trained ear. This was defiantly a tipping point from when they went from thrash gods to mainstream metalheads. But, it's bookended with two of the best opening and closing tracks in metal: 'Blackened' & 'Dyers Eve'. Also to have the 7m 26s 'One' as a single and their first music video is hilarious - a song that's made even better when seeing it live with the gratuitous use of pyrotechnics. Definitely the sound of a band going through a major transition and processing the grief of losing Burton. It's not as slick or complete as the previous three albums to this, but it's still packed full of great riffage that gets the head banging.

Its hard, fast but strangely melodic too. I never was a fan then saw then at Reading and then I got it ... masters in their craft.

4.3 - It's easy to see why people love this record and why Metallica are considered a GOAT. Sharp vocals, clear messaging in the lyrics, elegant arrangements and, above all, impeccable guitar work. On a side-note, I'm listening to "One" within the context of the album for the first time and I find it a much richer listening experience than hearing it on MTV or on the radio. It's hard to explain but that song feels far more epic on record.

Pretty good one carried it imo

Very important album in the metal/thrash genre. I wish the bass was turned up/mixed better. Overall a great album.

4 Good lostening

Great album by a great band.

Noice

Classic Thrash metal from one of the"Big Four" I can't believe I never to the album.

It's a pretty impressive release, solid on Metallica albums history, even not the best one, in my opinion. I think that this album lacks singles for a band like Metallica ("One" is the exception that confirms the rule), and the songs are too long. In short, I enjoyed it very much, but it's not a 5-star.

I absolutely love Blackened, Eye of the Beholder and One. Other tracks support the sound and energy but are enough of a step down that it doesn't quite live up to 5 stars for me.

Very solid album. So many amazing guitar riffs. To Live is to Die had some tender moments as well and I really enjoyed that track.

Great album, this was the point where Metallica began to change and refine their sound. When it came out, purists hated it. I think it's awesome.

listened to before it's...good

Dry mix that is well known for having bass guitar, but not bass drums, way too low in the mix, aggressive but catchy songs, part of the end of the MTV generation of metal and rock music being as popular is hip hop is in the 2020s. Tight, scooped mid guitar tones. I had never realized how good of an album this was, but I definitely like Master of Puppets much more for both tunes and recording style. This album could use more bass and a touch of reverb, but the lack of reverb helps to showcase the virtuosity they had on this album by making the mix far less muddy. This genre appealed to me much more when I was a teen. I didn’t give this album as much of a chance when it came out as I should have.

Aggressive, technical thrash. I used to love this album, and it still has some amazing moments but I did finding it dragging on a bit. Probably my least favourite of their 80s albums.

Great listen. I’ll maybe go back to this a couple of times

I had heard a couple of songs before. It was good

Not bad…not my genre, but glad I listened.

7/8 broken axes

Nog steeds een beetje jammer dat de bas zo slecht hoorbaar is, het is al beter omdat het geremasterd is but still.. dijk van het album maar niet hun beste

Ja metallica top geluid en legends maar dit albums is misschien iets te lang en hit niet hetzelfde als master of puppets

While this is not my favorite Metallica album, that title going to The Black Album, it does contain what I think is my favorite Metallica song though with "One". I do agree with the criticisms of the mix and have laughed at my fair share of ...And Justice For All lack of bass memes. It just isn't there. The length of these songs for a metal album is also a point against the album. Despite these negatives there are way more positives and this is still a great album that certainly deserves its spot on this list.

Parmi les meilleurs albums du groupe. La vision du mix de Lars Ulrich en a fait un drôle d'album avec presque pas de présence de la basse (un désir de laisser paraître le manque créé par le départ tragique de Cliff Burton?), mais ça donne tout de même un mix unique où les guitares sont bien présentes. Il plein de bonnes mélodies dans cet album et les pièces ne sont pas trop longues pour rien. La pochette est probablement la plus emblématique du groupe.

Never listened to this one before. It is really good. But I still think ride the lightning and maybe kill em all is better

Discazo de uno de los principales precursores del thrash-metal. Intenso a tope con guitarras poderosas y batería salvaje. Para mi gusto, en ocasiones un tanto monótono

Yes

One capolavoro, le altre non troppo.

7/13/2022 - ALBUM #167 Today's Album: "...And Justice For All" by Metallica - When I saw this album in vinyl for only $20 at walmart, it was right after I saw this album appear on the generator, so I figured, “I’ll listen to this one for the first time on vinyl because maybe the compression of music on spotify had tainted my perception of the critically acclaimed Master of Puppets, altering the overall experience.” After listening to this one a few times and comparing notes, I can say with confidence that my hypothesis was correct. The amount of depth that was gained in my listening experience from spotify to vinyl for this album has made me rethink if my distaste for metal was ever a product of poor audio equipment. But what do I actually think of the record itself? I actually think this one holds up as one of the best In Metallica’s discography, even if there are some major issues with it. The biggest issue that people seem to have with it is that it lacks any bass guitar since the frontman didn’t like the way the bass part sounded. However, I feel like paying attention to what isn’t there misses the point of all the great stuff that is still present in this album. In my opinion, these songs are some of Metallica’s most creative in terms of song-structure, instrumental performances, and lyricism. The opener, Blackened, perfectly kicks off the album with some infectious thrash grooves and dark, prophetic lyrics of a darkened existence and human self-destruction. The guitar solo near the end of the track is not only breathtaking, but it sets a standard that is upheld throughout the proceeding tracks. The first impact of the track …And Justice For All does reveal a somewhat glaring issue in the overall sound of this record, where the lack of a bass part causes the drums to sound just way to bassy in the mix and the kick drum sort of fills up the bass frequencies with this really aggressive bassy hum that is hard to ignore. Much of the album doesn’t have this sound present, but when it does show up it does really take away from the listening experience. The track One might be Metallica’s most praised track and I think it absolutely deserves that praise. The guitar pickwork and tone is hypnotic and though the lyrics of bed-ridden death and potentially iron lungs are depressing, they’re delivered with such power and presence. The rest of the album after One doesn’t stand out quite as much as the beginning, but as a complete listen, they still bring just as impressive songwriting and instrumental performances. I enjoy how all of the tracks flesh out this concept of injustices occurring in the world and the corruption that exists within the systems of government, calling them out for falsely waving the flag of justice while committing heinous acts. It’s a concept that resonates with me differently each time I relisten to the album as I discover the intentions and hidden meanings behind the lyrics. Overall, this album stands tall in Metallica’s overall discography in my opinion, as it has a solid, resonant concept and a ton of headbanging thrashy goodness. The bass being missing definitely holds this album back, but listening to youtube covers of the album with bass being added back in make me absolutely sure that this album’s songwriting and the remaining instrumental performances make it stand on it’s own. Give this one a listen if you like Metallica or thrash metal in general. Highlights: Blackened, And Justice For All, Eye of the Beholder, One, The Shortest Straw, Harvester of Sorrow, The Frayed Ends of Sanity, To Live is To Die, Dyer’s Eve Score: 8/10 Visceral and poignant criticism of American justice through solid thrash metal

4.75

Oh hey it's Metallica

I forgot about the song One, it's so good. Liked it even though I'm kind of over my Metallica phase.

Very solid overall! Lot's of brilliant ideas dragged down by the shitty production, but has a few great tracks. "One" is a standout of course, and most songs have excellent guitar solos. "To Live Is To Die" is a sleeper hit. Album's a tad long, I think. Flawed, but still great.

Me gusto carajo 4 trapitos de 5

I kinda know this band… The album opens with blackened a song that initially seems grand but then forms into this all guns blazing riot of a song it works really well as an opener to the album as each time I was bored they would just change the whole song; just what is needed for a 6 minute song. Now for a 9 minuter the album’s title track (…and justice for all) the intro is done much better on this song it builds up from these relaxing mellow guitars to a choppy crunchy metal song. The lyrics are good , metal lyrics don’t really tend to work on me with the same themes of satan always being sung out, but this feels different it feels like a band who care about what they’re doing as musicians to make an admirable piece of musicianship. The guitars on the verses of eye of the beholder remind me of a horse galloping only to come crashing down an amazing effect. I’am not too fussed on the vocals on the verses of this song. The chorus is a bit more messy but it works and the vocals sound better here. So the song is a mixed bag but not bad. Song four is the song one it’s kind of a pause to the album as the listener knows it showing them that metallica can do more than the in your face long winded but good metal song. Well actually the song is still long winded but the rest holds true this is the album’s blissful walk in the park, great. Oh no, wait it turns into your typical metal song half way through. The shortest straw has everything you expect but nothing else. Good but not one I would re-listen to in a hurry. The start of harvester of sorrow is explosive then it forms into sounding like an army is marching towards you. It’s awesome everything that I want in one of these songs and not too long. I love the first 30 or so seconds of the frayed ends of sanity the most off the whole album but i’am not saying the rest of the song is anything but epic it’s ambitious but epic the albums best song. The album’s penultimate track is the 9 minute epic to live is to die it’s similar to one in the way that it starts off all acoustic then takes a massive left turn as it goes on. When the acoustic guitars come on these menacing guitars come on like you’re about to fight the final boss in a video game. It’s an awesome piece of skilful musicianship, it would’ve been my favourite song if it had lyrics that weren’t just spoken word stuff. The album closes on a good but rather odd note with dyer’s eyes a rather choppy mess of a track not stopping for much, having the album’s most aggressive singing and instrumentation. I like it but don’t love it. It was a bit too dragged out and in your face to be a 5 but it’s still a great display of musicianship and everything like that.

What a great album by Metallica. Stand out track for me is One and I actually started liking this song back when it appeared on a Guitar Hero game. Definitely recommend any of Metallica's older works.

It's really hard to find a bad song or record through Metallica's first four. Loud, heavy, but absolutely gorgeous in spots when they peel away the overdrive and delve into more the classical pieces. Favorite tracks: "...And Justice for All", "One", "To Live is To Die"

F baixo

Hey guess what? Metallica kicks ass!

Great album. I still recall the first time I heard One and it gave me chills. It still gives me chills now, on every listen. It's just terrible and beautiful. This album is before Hetfield starting adding extraneous 'ahh's on the end of every line. I almost miss it, weirdly. But yes, great album from what was a great band.

4/5. Most certainly not their best, but still better than Rust in Peace 🤷‍♂️

Raw, driving, hard. All what you would expect from early Metallica. B+

If you didn’t know, Metallica freaking shreds

Not my favorite Metallica album, Hetfield’s choruses sound repetitive. The music is really hard hitting. Enjoyed it!

Pretty classic Metallica album. It is a solid follow-up to Master of Puppets, with a few gloomy/grungy slower jams that still capture the essence of this band. Vocal mixing on a couple tracks has not aged well. Still a fun listen. Fuck Napster.

Very good. Started off a bit meh, but was really into the album during the second half.

Ca fait bizarre d'écouter One et que Baloji balance pas de 16 dessus Prefs: Blackened, ...And Justice For All, One, The Shortest Straw, To Live Is To Die, Dyers' Eve Moins pref: Eye of the Beholder

The meme is definitely spot on - this could've been way more powerful with some actual low end in the mix. There's still riffs for days and "One" is a classic I never grow tired of.

Could stand to have a better mix, but ultimately this album absolutely rocks regardless. It's a bit of an underrated part of Metallica's catalog due to leaning a bit more towards the prog-thrash movement that was happening at the time. Really deserves more appreciation.

No bass? No problem. 4

Something Metallica gets that a lot of similar bands don't is that the throttle doesn't have to be at 112% all the time. Best track: One

Is good, bit repetitive when listening to the entire album

staccato choppy tinny heavy rock - always liked One as a song, so an extra star

Frenetic guitar riffs, intricate harmonies, driving bass and gritty lyricism. An interesting almost entirely instrumental song in To Love Is To Die, which has a beautiful guitar part. Some songs overstay their welcome a little, but overall a good album!

Tres bon album de metallica . Un classique . 4.90

Metallica is extremely accessible to me, and I have mixed emotions about metal half the time. But this was perfectly intense and melodic. I have to admit I wasn't paying too much attention to lyrics, but that'll be on the agenda during the next listen. :)

Not Metallica's strongest album but has some great songs on it.

Great metal album. Solid throughout, but the highlight is definitely One.

lag 1 mjög solid, sáttur með það - 8/10 lag 2 titillag er göödshit - 9/10 lag 3 líka klassa lag - 8.5 aðeins betra en fyrsta lag lag 4 og 4th most spotify streamed metallica song, good shit like 8/10 lag 5 er snilld maður shortest straaaaww lag 6 gott en ekki jafn gott og hin, 7.5/10 lag 7 veisla, 8.5/10 lag 8 intro mjög skemmtilegt, steikt transition lol en skemmtilegt samt, svo er lagið sjálft insane, 9.5/10 besta lagið hingað til - svo er outroið sama og introið, djöfulsins snilld lag 9 já líka mjög solid lag 8.5/10 overall mjög sterk 8/10

i wish la da da da da da song was on here. -1 star

Solid solid riffage with face-melting solos. Towards the end it loses its steam, but ends on a high note with Dyers Eve. Metallica's last truly great album. Needs more bass.

Sick

Songs good individually. Didn’t feel like a true true album though. Could’ve flowed better.

Good stuff

a no brainer.

Compared to the Black album - which I did not think was so strong anymore after listening to it now - I could appreciate this Metallica album much more after re-listening to it.

This was always my favourite Metallica album, but I really did not enjoy it as much this time around. The somewhat unusual production bothered me on this occasion: hardly any bass, and very harsh sounding drums. To Live is to Die is still the stand-out song for me.

Enjoyable

Not my jam, but can't deny the talent.

Liked it more than I thought

ну нормуль рокич, хоть и не фанат

No hay bajo, todos lo sabemos pero aún así este disco tiene mucho poder. Brutalmente largo (65 minutos en 8 canciones) a ratos sí se siente un poco vacío en la melodía. Líricamente muy bueno. 4.5 que bajan a 4 porque no es el disco que más escucho de ellos porque es algo cansado.

Creo que vistas de manera individual este disco está lleno de grandes canciones, obviamente siendo One la que se lleva el disco, aunque And Justice For All no se queda muy atrás. Creo que el lado donde le pierdo un poco es porque aquí Metallica se clava en hacer canciones muy largas y con muchas partes, que a veces tienen cohesión (como en One) pero que a veces parecen un collage de retazos que tenían ensayados y no cuadran del todo entre ellos. Eso me pasa especialmente con Blackened, que aunque tiene lo suyo, de pronto se vuelve hasta confusa.

When this came out I was mostly listening to a lot of hip hop, Joy Division, New Order and The Doors. I never really warmed to Metallica but would say this is my favourite album. It marks a turning point for the band from their aggressive speed metal to their slow commercial stuff. I think this middle point is the band at it's best

Pretty great, the title track is amazing, not sure I will really go back to it though, but will still give it a 4 because I'm not a perfect human being

i like metal. this was a nice listen. had some good songs. several good listens!

Pretty powerful stuff. Not really my bag and all the songs are too long. Still can't deny the raw talent on display here.

Great album, not my favourite of Metallica's but One is a damn banger.

Enjoyed this one - crunchy and precise

Hell yeah

A good album with all that makes Metallica legendary, but the stale production really makes it hard to match it up to the Black Album or MOP.

Fast and raw with long songs that often sound like different songs stuck together but nonetheless a great album

I skipped school to go into Edinburgh to buy this then listened to it non-stop for weeks. Not their best, and pretty much cutting Jason Newstead from the mix impacts the sound. Still a good album though.

Here the lads begin to straddle thrash, rock and prog. They also turned down the bass so it's really lacking a bottom end. Production/ego issues aside, the songs are strong. I mean it's Metallica; all of their early albums are solid. Best Tracks: Blackened; One; The Shortest Straw

Drums sounds good

i knew this one, but not as well as others. i like it less than master of puppets, for whatever that's worth.

Ah sophomore year.

IMO together with Kill 'Em All one of the best Metallica albums

Sarò breve. Per chi come me, è nato negli anni '80, è cresciuto musicalmente con i Metallica ed ha desiderato di suonare in un gruppo anche grazie a loro, quest'album è quello in cui "wow!" ci sono i tempi dispari, c'è il tapping di One, c'è la doppia cassa di Blackened. Perché i Metallica sono un gruppo di iniziazione, ti avvicinano ad un certo tipo di musica e di stile. Poi si va avanti, si cresce e si scopre che Lars Ulrich è una pippa immane, che i soli di Hammett non sono un granché e che, ancora più grave, per colpa di un capriccio del batterista, in quest'album non si sente il basso di Jason Newsted. Per questo qualche anno fa è uscita la petizione "And justice for Jason" e su YouTube si trovano diverse versioni dell'album con il basso enfatizzato: un'altra storia. Quindi per quanto ora io sia cresciuto, per me questo rimane un album importante. Ovviamente i testi ora mi fanno ridere. Ma Blackened e Dyers Eve mi fomentano ancora tanto. Non do un 5 emotivo perché non riesco a passare sopra alla storia del basso. Quindi 4.. Come i Four Horsemen.

Not my favourite Metallica album, but a good one nonetheless!

A lot of energy and sadness. Will listen again.

Classic

\m/,

Good

Its metallica, maybe not their best álbum but a nice one

Not my genre specifically, but a solid album that feels very raw and emoti0onal. Lack of bass makes it sound abrasive.

Very enjoyable. Some caricatural style metal, but also some surprisingly nice riffs. Up there with master of puppets.

Dope Metal Album A proper Bass would have made it brilliant

Thrash classic. Great tunes but even the remaster still sounds trebley as all hell.

Some of the worse recorded drum sounds of all-time. “One” is still a classic

One is een meesterwerk! De rest is middelmatig, mooi geheel. 3.5 --> 4/5

Bastante largo para ser corto

Very peak Metallica. It’s not my favorite Metallica album, but there are some great songs. Musically you can hear the classical training on songs like “To Live is to Die”, which I could have listened to 9 minutes of the intro. Up there as one of their better albums, for sure

This is my Metallica. Accessible without compromising heaviness. Great album. Can't believe it was made in 1988; only 2 years after Master of Puppets, which sounds very dated by comparison.

Really great. Some amazing riffs and no shit ballads

4

8.5

flashback to 7th grade! I had friends in HS, they loved Metallica. This was on all the time. Not a bad track on the album. ONE was always a favorite and holds up just fine years later.

These guys can shred 🤘

Justice for all.. including Napster...

Metallica just makes me think of playing guitar hero and that cheap, plastic clacky sound. How many closets are full of those plastic guitars...

More like a 4.5 to me. The vocals sometimes don’t completely connect, and a couple of the switches within tracks can come off a bit odd. Everything else is absolutely incredible. Really great stuff.

not bad. some good songs

Excellent. A bit repetitive to some tracks.

The birth of double bass drum

This is without a doubt the best album I’ve listened to so far. It’s not something that I would listen to often but occasionally I could see myself playing a few songs off the album.

Super goed album met fijne sound

Not my preferred genre of music but it’s hard to deny that this is a great album. It shreds plain and simple!

FANTASTIC

Very good metal album. My opinion may be a little skewed as it's the first album I listened to using KZ ZS10 Pros and the experience of listening to music with good headphones is so very good.

I overdid it on Metallica back in middle school, but it was refreshing to listen to a full album again with a different perspective than I had back then. I enjoyed it more than I thought I would, and it was nice to see a variety in my usual sound.

Classic album

Däng däng däng! Eine der besseren Metallica-Scheiben, wieder mal eine wohltuende Abwechslung. Und das von mir, über Metallica.

Great metal

solid rock sounds, very quick paced on most songs, while good not a ton of jams

This a political BANGER.

Good album for sure

Although the energy and lyrics from the songs are amazing, the whole album is too much of the same for me. Maybe that's because of too much noise I don't know. Great songs, lyrics and message though.

klassikko

Yeah!

One is a horrifying masterpiece

Metallica does not falter in their 4th installment, still is not as immediate as master of puppet and ride the lightning. Also One is my fav Metallica song ever.

One, Harvester, Blackened, Dyers are all great

Favorite track(s): Blackened, ...And Justice for All, One I'd love to give this one a 4 to boost the miserable reputation of metal in this list but this album unfortunately pulled the shortest straw. Heard before Previous rating: 7/10

80s Metallica is the best Metallica, but I still never loved it. There are some good songs here; there just aren’t enough of them.

Sorry Raphael

Man hör att de trevar efter cliffs död och den är tråkigare och stelare mixad än jag minns den måste jag säga. Kill em all, ride the lightning och master of puppets är alla bättre och roligare. Även, av renläriga töntar, utskällda black album är bättre än den här. Men hyfsat stark 3a förtjänar den väl i alla fall

Stark trea! Ruggigt bra drag. Perfekt musik för söndagens tur. Starten fram tills The shortest straw var riktigt stark

Classic thrash metal by the masters of the genre . Great but does not have the nuances of some of the other metallica albums , or short songs. This should not really be on the list - especially as Ride the Lightning is not there.

Songs like One, And Justice for All, and Harvester of Sorrow are eye opening. But too much of the album is still to technical / thrash… not like Master of Puppets or Ride the Lightening… just not classic love to listen to like the Black album.

War gut aber wie so oft bei dieser Art Musik für mich irgendwie zu eintönig. Aber 1-2 Lieder die ich sehr gut fand dabei

Quero dar um 3.5, pela escuta guiada pelo Mike!

3.5

On paper a nailed on 5 star album for me. Thrash metal on the list and some great song writing... ...that also has a drummer that is nowhere near good enough to pull off the vision. Bass that is moronically produced out the mix. And political sentiment the band abandoned for financial gain. Defeat from the jaws of victory.

Metallica is more technically impressive than they are entertaining to me. It's funny hearing them after Black Sabbath self-titled. They sound so polished and almost... corporate or something. Some of the songs go on way too long and feel like an endless string of riffs. Most of it is solid metal. None of these songs are even close to my favorite Metallica songs.

Rating: 7/10 Metallica is still giving 80's thrash greatness here but I also find it to be the weakest album of the decade in their discography and the start of their decline (and also commercial rise). Kinda makes sense considering it's sadly the first time the great Cliff Burton is not present, it's truly not the same without him, the bass and low end suffers. It doesn't really hold a candle to Ride or Master and I totally prefer the sick rawness and visionary debut of Kill 'Em All. They get further into progressive and technical wank but in a way that doesn't make their songs better, The pretty significantly longer album runtime than usual doesn't help, ESPECIALLY considering the fact that it is front-loaded with its best tracks. Well, with all of that criticism out of the way, these songs are still pretty awesome! Blackened is a cool intro, great guitar playing. One is clearly one of Metallica's best songs and a metal all timer. Despite that weaker second half it really does end strongly To Life Is to Die and Dyers Eve. Pretty good album!

This is a solid 3.5 album, rounded down for what I feel is a weaker lineup of songs.

It's not that I don't like Metallica. I just think that they're not that great. Technically this album is tight. Not a screw loose anywhere. But clocking in at over an hour, this is bloated and could have been a tight 40 minutes.

ambitious, complex compositions and songwriting combined with some of the worst production and soundmixing, delivering us a flat masterpiece

3.5 or like 3.75.

Mostly guitar music innit, with songs without real arcs that feel like they go on forever. However, the music is pretty good

"One" is a phenomenal piece of music; it has depth, it's meaningful, emotionally charged, and it completely justifies its length. The same cannot be said of the rest of the album. The songs do indeed sound samey, but that's not the real issue : it's the structure and composition of those songs, which are frankly lacking. The sound is good, I love the guitar play, I love the voice, I love the drums, I should love this album, but I don't because the songs go absolutely no-where, they just happen. It's loud just to be loud, there's no real emotion, it has no sense of purpose. There are quite a few songs that I love from Metallica, but they're sadly on other — I assume, better —, albums. I can't believe I'm saying this about a thrash metal album, but this was quite boring lol

The album felt long with just a few peaks of interest here and there.

Not really for me, but not terrible. One slaps though

Feel the same way about this one as I did about the last Metallica album - one banger (One), and the rest not impressive

One is definitely the standout. Oh that’s the monkeys in wizard of oz in the Frayed Ends of Sanity I feel like all these songs are 3 minutes too long

The drums and bass sound amazing; James Hetfield just couldn't get into it. 🤔

I appreciated the more “progressive rock” elements of this. Less so the heavy metal lead guitar thrashing or constant “chug-chug-chug” of the rhythm guitar on straight eighth/sixteenth notes with no syncopation, but that’s a big part of what makes metal what it is. It’s not quite my cup of tea but there’s no denying they do it well. (The mastering is less than great, with the bass almost inaudible and the drums very tinny). Also, One is an all-timer. Other than the mastering I’d think this is one of the best metal albums I’ve heard. 3.5/5

Most of the tracks follow the usual 2-3 Metallica patterns for their songs including the lyrical meter. That's nothing unusal in metal, but there are a few exceptions on this album, and they make the difference. Overall, a good album.

Enjoyed