...And Justice For All

Probably the weakest out of their first four albums, but still very good. The mixing is notorious for being pretty ass, some of the songs are a minute or two too long, and the lyrics can be a bit all over the place, but overall this is still a great thrash album.

fine?

...And it’s more thrash metal. Seriously. I had hoped for something better than the second album that I rolled on 1001, S&M, and to be fair, I got it. This is a better album than the 2-hour live escapade of S&M. But only really because it’s an hour shorter and it’s in-studio. All of the thrash metal I’ve been exposed to is just that, thrashing metal. Nothing to write home about. Lyrics seemed to be derived from that One line, “darkness imprisoning me”, and other such similar unserious themes of gothic sentiment. There’s the spectacular intro to One that precedes perhaps an above-average song, and most of To Live Is to Die is fairly enjoyable. But that is all that I can say besides for the remaining hour of chug-chug-chug guitars that I’m subjected to here. Maybe if it was shorter? Maybe if I was played it at a young age so it had some sort of personal nostalgic value? I don’t know. And I apologise. But this is all Metallica does for me, from what I have heard. And that is: not much.

Didn’t enjoy it much beyond “One” and “To Live is to Die”

I’ve always loved this album but the mixing is awful..absolutely no bass so it’s a 4

Und immer wieder ein Push nach vorne. Großartig!

Day 80 - Jan 11th or 12th, 2024 KIRK IS GAY, ROBERTS GAY, LARS IS GAY, BUT THE GAYEST IS JAMESSSSSSSS. wait wrong album. 3/5

I just can't in good conscience give an album a 5 if they've mixed out the bass

A little too heavy metal for my tastes. A few nice melodic rifts but very heavy on the metal.

My favourite Metallica album, and one I’ve loved for thirty-some years. Yes, the bass is non-existent, and arguably Master of Puppets is a ‘better’ album but that doesn’t matter - as a body of work it is simply great.

I've come to the conclusion that this album is not my type of music. Most songs I did not want to add to my playlist and I didn't really like them. Good music anyways.

Blackened- love the riffs on this one, drums are pretty solid, vocals and lyrics are fine chorus is pretty fun though, structure is the weakest part of this track, song goes on probably two minutes long. Pretty strong opening track though. And justice for all- why is this song 9 minutes long? It’s pretty solid and enjoyable for most of it but stretches of the track are t building anything and just kind of fill the space, not that any of it is particularly bad just not necessary. Lyrics clearly want to feel important and intelligent but I find it hard to buy into from the song (not that I disagree that the justice system is fucked), and it’s a bit painfully on the nose. Although still unsurprisingly relevant today. Eye of the beholder - great riffs and drum work on this one vocal performance is good but the lyrics kinda suck. Again lyrics feel quite performative too on the nose without actually saying a lot of interesting stuff. One - This is a classic, yes the production and mixing are bad, yes the drums are a bit off but who cares. This song is great it completely overruled the shortcomings of this album on this one. The Metallica stars aligned for this one the intro is haunting and a perfect mood setter, the guitars shred on this one, the drums are punchy and driving and the lyrics are awesome. The Shortest Straw- just another pretty good classic Metallica song not a lot of details her to give. It didn’t really leave a lasting impression. Harvester of souls is pretty awesome, one of the strongest guitar performances on the album. The Frayed Ends Of Sanity is similarly pretty good and another strong song to hold up the second half of the album and stop the whole thing from dragging. To Live Is To Die is pretty cool with its acoustic guitar intro and embellishments. The riffs are great and the drum work is pretty tight. Vocals are better on this one. …Dyers Eve is fine nothing special though, a not as climactic or anthem if as you’d expect. Mixing and production: drums are too high in the mix, guitar sound weak at points. Bass is non existent in the mix and the whole mix is tinny and shrill. Pretty terrible overall, which this album is infamous for. Outside of a couple of tracks this album is a pretty middling Metallica album the mix just takes it from a pretty good/ok album to a disappointment. I would definitely return to a good handful of the songs on here but I wouldn’t listen to this whole album in one sitting again in a hurry. Also a lot of the tracks are overindulgent in their length. 2.5/5

Not really worth paying for, but worth a stream or two

It's Metallica, they rock hard. That's kind of the whole thing from my view. It's not my favorite type of music (particularly two days in a row roughly in the same genre), but there's a few decent songs on here and they're clearly talented. This type of thing is probably never going to be top tier for me, but at least I'm fired up for the Orange Bowl now after listening to this on my flight to Miami. Favorite song: One Other: Blackened, To Live Is To Die 1/8/25

Actually assumed this record was earlier than some of the others. Not really familiar with this one. Except of course for One, which I always liked. This was older brother music growing up for sure. More of a heavy metal sound throughout. 'One' still rocks - love the melodic guitar and changing key signatures. Starts sounding pretty repetitive around track 7. Skipped that one Solid album for what it is. Not my fav 2.8/5

I can’t deny it’s a good album, it’s just too straight and dry for me. Some beautiful parts thrown in there tho

I liked it so much...

Not my jam but gotta give respect to some of the rhythm and novelty here.

Jao opet 😁 a šta reći, Metalika ko Metalika, moj (ne baš) dobar drugar. I'm not loving it, ali bilo je i gorih stvari u projektu, tako da ću ovo malo ocijeniti s nostalgijom. 3/5, 5/10.

4.5/10 A ono, thrash Metallica u najboljim danima neki bi rekli. Poslusao cijeli i nije mi toliko lose, ali previse mi je jednolicno da mu dam visu ocjenu. One mi je oduvijek bila super stvar i favorit na albumu. Toliko o tome, next.

I have a hazy recollection that Metallica did something disagreeable back in the wild west days of online music but I've forgotten the details of what they did wrong. Something like an overly aggressive response to music piracy? I'm choosing not to look it up. But for a long time I've had it in my head that Metallica is kind of a heel band, and I've been disinclined to seek them out. That said - this album's pretty good, pretty consistently over its 65-minute runtime. "One" is the standout track and sits a tier above any of the other songs on the album; I was singing or humming it most the rest of the day. The rest of the album's a little less memorable but still very enjoyable. I'm rating this one at 4 stars but it's a high 4, and I think it's pretty possible there's another Metallica album out there that could get a 5 from me (peeking at the 1991 album's track list - maybe that one?). Even if Lars Ulrich unleashed the dogs on Winamp or something.

Nej. Jag gillar verkligen inte Metallica. Repetitivt ljud, oinspirerande sång och tråkig gitarr. Jag gillar ju rock men det här är inte bra. Det är B-igt. Att det är töntigt gör inte saken bättre (men jag bedömer bara musiken inte töntfaktorn). Jag vill inte ha mer Metallica!

Trots att det här är en skiva jag har och har lyssnat en del på så är det inte någon av mina stora favoriter av Metallica. Över en dryg timme så blir det lite utmattande när det är så oerhört riff- och trumtungt, (thrashigt) och därtill ganska sparsmakat med solon och det melodiösa generellt. Det är lite obalanserat helt enkelt. Bitvis är det förstås riktigt bra dock (One, To live is to die, Blackened, Eye of the beholder) så jag pendlar mellan tre och fyra i betyg. Blir en svag fyra eftersom det ändå är Metallica.

Too hard core for me.

Not really my genre, but not terrible either. I know most of these songs and have heard them many times, and they're mostly great for what they are. Four stars.

I didn't enjoy this one as much as their titled album. Songs felt a bit too long and I kept looking to see how much I had left.

classic!

Null bass gjør det utrolig kjedelig, men One er ganske bra.

Ignoring all the machismo around Metallica (and metal music in general), this is a pretty good thrash album.

overarching theme here is that there’s a magic lost here from their first three albums (prob has a lot to do w/ the death of cliff burton). One is really the only song worth listening to, maaaybe Blackened and Dyers Eve if you’re up for it, but the rest is very meh. pretty much every song is longer than it needs to be. also, i can understand the reluctance to hear bass after burton’s death but making a rock/metal album with that instrument basically missing in the mix is crazy. after listening to this i get why they thought they needed Bob Rock to save them. shoutout weird ass wizard of oz chant

A little fun, a little boring, a little repetitive, a little long.

Tolles Hard Rock Album. Mit rauhen rohen Songs. Highlights sind das sensationelle Gitarren-Solo „One“, der Teaser „… And Justice For All“ sowie der Opener „Blackend“. Gerne mal Wiederhören.

Got me up the side of a mountain. Felt pumped listening to this. Not my go-to for music, but good in this circumstance

Favs: Blackened, Eye of the Beholder, Harvester of Sorrow Enjoyed it just not my type of music

10

Relentless. Complicated. Joyless. One of those things where I can appreciate how perfect it is, but I can't love it. Is this what goes on in the heads of lapsed Christian Scientists? Is metal the counter reformation to the punk reformation? Can I please listen to the stooges now?

0.8 - J “alt for repeating” 1.5 - S

Great album

Not my fav Metallica album. One is great, but a lot of the commentary very on the nose. Still good though.

Heavy metal. Very fast. Political. Very thin sound due to strange recording setup, doesn’t improve record. Think I might prefer most recent album.

Toddler music

potato chips

Absolutely fucked the production

midtallica

So little movement or variety. I felt little to no emotion. Sure it sounds hard, but it wasn't interesting

One of my childhood classics

not my favorite of them

When I’m in the mood for something heavy a Metallica album is something I will normally turn to. I got into Metallica about the time this album was released and certainly when it was topped by the next ‘black’ album. My dalliance with Metallica didn’t last long as it was difficult to find anything really new from one album to another. But I accept that if the formula is right then why change it? That said listening to this album again I realised that I wasn’t as familiar with it as I thought. Some really nice melodic guitar passages which I love and get me every time. But also lots of trademark Metallica chugga chugga riffs which are the bits which become a little monotonous after a while. All in all a solid album which I enjoyed and had me reaching for my air guitar. 4/5 23/12/24

I think I’m too much of a dweeb for Metallica. It gives me anxiety

Not going to lie. Only wants to do a couple songs cuz it's 2 days before Christmas and I was shopping and it was already stressful. So I don't need that kind of noise in my life. But hey, they're a popular metal band respecters respects to but not exactly the mine cup of tea.

"...And Justice For All" is the fourth studio album by American heavy metal band Metallica. It is the first full length album featuring bassist Jason Newsted following the death of Cliff Burton. The album is known for its aggressive complexity, fast tempos and few verse-chorus structures but on the negative side, also for its dry mix and inaudible bass. Thanks Lars! The lyrics include themes of political and legal injustices, government corruption, censorship and war. The album was acclaimed by music critics for its depth abd complexity but also criticized for the items above. Commercially, it reached #6 in the US and #4 in the UK. A slow incoming space guitar intro begins "Blackened." The drums kick in with a heavy metal guitar riff. This is fast as anything I've heard from them. James Hetfield's throttled vocals are aimed at the environment. Various pace changes and guitar solos and that's for every song going forward. They take the number of pace changes to a ridiculous level in the nearly ten-minute "..And Justice For All." Complex layered guitars and there are signs of a melody in spots. A song about corruption. "Eye of the Beholder" has a chugging guitar intro. Hey, I hear a bass. I love the guitar riff in this song and maybe the song with the best vocal chorus on the album. A song about freedom of speech and civil liberties. The sound of a helicopter begins one of their biggest songs "One." Melodic layered guitars. The song comes to machine-gun sounding guitar and drums which breaks to a guitar solo and then the band goes full throttle. One of their best sounding song parts musically. And if you saw the video, you know it's about a wounded soldier. Their first single was actually "Harvester of Sorrow." Nothing new in this song but that's a great heavy metal-named song. Cliff Burton gets a songwriting credit on the instrumental "To Live is to Die." The band goes on a journey with the pace changes, guitar riffs and solos but I find it a welcome break in the album (without lyrics). This album is hard, dark and yes, complex. I both appreciate the constant tempo changes for the band's effort and, yet, find them exhausting. Hetfield's vocals are loud and focused. I would say his most consistent deep lyrics on any album. A lot of these songs do have melodies that could have been developed. Kirk Hammlet's guitar riff are numerous and pretty much great. Even if I do have a few critiques, I do like this album a lot. I am one of those that feel their first four albums can be interchangeable as far as being the band's favorite. OK, I'll throw "The Black Album" in too. At times, "...And Justice For All" is my favorite. .

If you’re into metal this is certainly a heavy weight album. This isn’t something I ever put on if I am kicking back or just looking for some background music. But it def has a place - during a workout or just to put an edge on.

Hard to say this is breaking new musical ground or an album you’d have to take with you on a short list.

This was the soundtrack of my run this morning. I am currently reading about the origins of indie hardcore. Bands like Black Flag and Minor Threat. Husker Du's "Landspeed Record" featured 17 songs in 26 minutes...and that includes the last track that was 6 minutes long. Metallica went the other way, 9 songs in 65 minutes. I love this stuff so much.

'Wat heb ik nou eigenlijk gehoord?' Dat hoef je je bij deze gasten in ieder geval nooit af te vragen. De retestrakke metal dendert je huis in. Okee, het is mijn genre niet, het voelt eerder of ik even bij buurman Leo ben binnengelopen. Maar het is in zijn soort natuurlijk goed gedaan, de gitaarsolo's vlammen, de drums hakken en bonken, de zang schreeuwt zoals het hoort. Dus vooruit.

Dit album heeft de pech direct na Rush te komen. Als je na de creativiteit van Rush Blackened hoort, dan is dat toch ineens 'gewoon rammen'. Ook niet altijd wat mis mee. Maar je merkt toch dat je bij One opveert. Dan besef je dat de nekspieren tot die tijd prima bediend werden, maar dat er weinig hersengymnastiek werd geboden. Het album is zeker een bovengemiddeld schijfje en One tilt het zelfstandig nog wat verder. Maar mijn voorkeur gaat overduidelijk naar Rush.

Je zou denken dat Metallica met Master of Puppets hun meesterwerk af hadden geleverd. Maar daar doen ze wat mij betreft met ...And Justice for All nog even een schepje bovenop. De drumpartijen zijn ongelooflijk goed. Niet gewoon standaard hakketakke, maar juist regelmatig een bewuste hapering of een paar slagen tussendoor extra. Het blijft continu interessant. Hetzelfde geldt eigenlijk voor de gitaren. Ze hadden in de thrash kunnen blijven en gewoon op de zware distortion 4 akkoorden achter elkaar blijven dempen. In plaats daarvan komt er regelmatig een stukje clean gepingel of een geweldige solo tussendoor. Muzikaal wordt alles uit de kast gehaald wat dat betreft. Het zijn geen liedjes, het zijn bijna composities. Op volgende albums zou het nog radiovriendelijker worden, waar dit album nog een flink duistere kant en klank heeft. Denk alleen al aan One. Je hoort het vaak alleen maar in lijstjes als de top2000, of top1000, of kink1500, etc etc. Eigenlijk zou er iemand bij de Top2000 a gogo moeten komen verkondigen, waarom One op 1 hoort te staan. Want dat nummer heeft toch wel echt alles wat een lekkere metalplaat moet hebben. Dikke drums, geweldige riffs, waanzinnige solos, dubbele gitaren tegelijk. En na dat nummer, dat we als 4e horen, zijn we een half uur onderweg. Het had daar al mogen en kunnen stoppen voor de perfecte 5 sterren.

Ugh, another Metallica. See my previous review--feelings have not changed.

Undeniably entertaining listen. I don’t know if it’s just me but i wish the mixing had a more heavy sound? For an album that’s trying so hard to sound heavy and badass, it kind of sounds flat. And I know everyone shits on Lars’ drumming, but it really does get old after an hour straight of it.

C'mon, it's Metallica. Metallica always hits.

Tout à fait théâtral, pesant et pesé.

I know a lot of people talk about how Metallica have gone downhilll since their early days, but Lars sucks on this album too.

I'm listening to the REMASTERED version on Spotify (with 10 extra hours of content I won't be bothering with) but even in this version why are the drums so LOUD in the mix! Its so unnecessary. Bro thinks he's Neil Peart or something, no one is looking for Lars' drums in this. I feel how I feel about Metallica in today's day and age but I did really like this album back in the day and while I discovered much better metal since I still have fond memories of finding these albums. A better mix with lower drums would help.

Metalica is very good at what they do.

A flawed masterpiece

Strangely it is a very thematic, coherent album. I was expecting more of a random assortment of Metallica songs, but this was quite nice. I have to say though - James Hetfield's voice gets too much after listening to an entire album of his growling. But One is a masterpiece, and I definitely will give this album a revisit.

The coca- cola of metal music. One is the standout song here with the other pieces not being terrible or great. They sound quite alike. The album sounds harsh due to the absence of bass. Probably won't revisit. Putting this one down as a benchmark for the other metallica still to come.

3.5, banger after banger, just needs more screaming

i enjoyed head banging to this while banging my head against the wall on work problems. i'm into the prog metal vibe of this one, though i'm not sure if that is shared among most of their stuff. i'm not a big metallica guy but would re-listen in the right mood

welp, i am definitively not a Metallica fan either. Kirk Hammett needs a tuner.

I know the song One from, you know being alive and hearing it on the radio. It's a killer song to be honest. I didn't think I would like this album, but I actually really enjoyed it. It was far more melodic than I expected on an album, almost pushing into prog rock on some tracks. I also felt like I was invincible getting so much shit done while listening to this.

Ez for first time listening rap, i think? Gud

This album made strong points regarding the justice system and government control in its lyrics however after just a few tracks I found myself getting bored with it. The point was made and had interjections of guitar riffs that ended up blurring into one. I was unimpressed overall but can see how this could be a revolutionary album at the time. I think the Gen Z in me is over it.

Fantastisches Album, mit zeitlosen Klassikern der Thrash Metal Musik. Ein toller klarer Klang der nur dadurch beeinträchtigt wird das ein bisschen der Bass flöten bzw. untergeht. "One" einer der schönsten Metal Songs ever und "Harvester of Sorrow" voll der Banger. Ich gebe 4 Sterne, weil "Master of Puppets" meiner Meinung nach noch besser ist.

"Eye of the beholder" zur Playlist hinzugefügt. Ansonsten etwas gemischte Gefühle. Finds teilweise gut, teilweise aber gar nicht mein Ding.

Ich hasse Quietsche-Quietsche-Heavy-Metal-Gitarren-Soli Somit war das nix für mich, da es in jedem Lied vorkam. War leider nie Fan von Metallica. Hat mir am Anfang gut gefallen, bei 4 Sterne gestartet, dann wurd es mir zu viel und bin bei 3 Sternen gelandet. Im Endeffekt 2 Sterne mit ein paar Highlights. Songs der Playlist hinzugefügt: Keine

Man oh man was ...And Justice For All a great album. I have always heard from various different sources that this album was not very well produced but other than the bass not being very hearable (for lack of a better word)(and even then, it's common to not be able to hear the bass unless you listen closely in most metal tracks) it was pretty well mixed with it sounding as crisp and clean as you can get. Every song, of course, was incredible with them ranging from fast and ferocious thrash metal, to slower and more melodic technical metal. I absolutely love this album so much. Best Song: One Worst Song: To Live Is to Die

I was excited to get a Metallica album. I’ve listened to Master of Puppets and Ride the Lightning and quite enjoyed both. I did not enjoy this one. All the songs just felt unnecessarily long and I found myself checking to see how long the song had left. They really dragged this one out and it didn’t really hit for me.

I’m be of the last great albums by a great bad before they lost their mojo. This is towards the end of their amazing run of albums in the late 80’s. Love the long songs with long operatic introductions.

If it’s not 6+ minutes is it even a song? Not according to Metallica. At least until they made their radio record that is. There’s two songs on here that clock under six minutes and they’re both over five minutes. It’s not always a bad thing, I’m in no way against long songs. In fact I’ve said in the past that if a song is over 8 minutes it’s probably a good song. The thought is that if a song is that long it’s probably for a good reason and if you’re patient it will probably be rewarding. This is not a set in stone rule. I don’t think any of the 9+ minutes songs on here absolutely needed to be that long, but I don’t think they necessarily suffered from the length either. Some songs on here could definitely have been made better if they trimmed them down a tad. Still there’s some awesome stuff on here, even if you can’t hear the bass in the final mix. Blackened may be my favorite Metallica song, although Creeping Death is up there too. This is definitely the weakest of their big three albums. Puppets is number one, followed by Lightning. That being said, the weakest of those three is better than a lot of bands best. I think this is the last great Metallica album. After the 80s they really went for a more alt rock sound that is not what drew me to them in the first place. So even if some of the songs are too long it’s because they are ambitious, and I applaud them for that. After this one it seems like they were just trying to get on the radio and the music suffered for people like me who love the hard, fast, and complex Metallica of the 80s.

One of the big 4 for a reason. One of their best albums and a banger all the way through. 5/5

# Playlist track - One # Notes - As someone who listened to A LOT of Metallica MP3's back in Napster, it's a nice experience listening to a full album, instead of loosely collected tracks. - Sidenote: in my personal experience there's an awesome exception to this: `S&M`. Got the album for cheap in some sale close to Christmas time, and I've heard it a billion times. - Also, the only reason I got it it was the price: it cost the same as other albums, but had 2 CDs, so twice the music! Got Deep Purple's live concert in the same haul and I love both! - Back to the main subject: It's Metallica. It's fast, angry, energetic. This teases what Metallica will become later on. A cool experience, but far from being their best work.

Gostoso demais

Once again not a fan of this but I get why metal enjoyers would like this.

Wow some people like this.

A metal classic and rightly so, what an album. Heavy when it can, but with quieter intros etc... it's not just full pelt the whole time and it is very listenable. There is excellent virtuosity here but it's all functional. I almost took one point off for the production. A lot of Metallica is about the interlocking of the kick drum and the bass, almost sounding as one instrument giving a solid basis on top of which the guitars and vocals can shine. However, the kick drum sounds quite tinny (I listened on a good stereo) and the bass is... where is the bass? A pity, this album could sound better but I'll still call it a 5 purely for the quality of the music.

hell yeah

As expected

Second Metallica album on this list. Doesn't hit the heights of Master of Puppets. God awful production. Starts off strong with Blackened, weak until One, continues to not quite hit the mark

M M M Metallica \m/

I’m not really in love with this album but I thought it was neat. Some songs were for sure head-bangers but some songs were not as interesting to me. I really liked the songs that have variation in them. Those songs were very engaging, and the build up and grandness of those songs were really good too. However, some songs felt too long. Singing also sounded the same on each song.

It’s definitely been over 25 years since I’ve listened to this album from beginning to end. If I had to choose, this would probably be my favorite Metallica album of them all.

Exhausting.

This was a beast to get through. It's heavy and thick and I feel weighed down after. I need some silence after this. I know that's exactly what Metallica is going for so they accomplish it well but it's just not a genre for me. One is a great song, though. 5.25/10 (2.625/5)

Metallica rocks. But why three Metallica albums? Are you telling me there aren’t other metal artists that deserve the list. Where’s the justice…for all.

I love the guitar. The guitar is my favorite instrument. So from a guitar standpoint, I loved this album. But the rest I wasn’t too crazy about.

Metallica still sucks.

A few good ones but generally not my thing

Niiice

This is why I need to reserver five star ratings on this list. This album deserves it like few others (but I definitely still have a few higher favorites). It's technical, clean, and never stops pushing forward for the entire thing. "One" is still one of my favorite song intros of all time, but there are so many bangers on this album. Five stars. That's all I can say.

Good, but so damn long. I would like it a lot if I liked metal.

This sounds very odd, particularly on headphones. Drums are very "forward" and centred. Where is the bass? The guitar is evenly split on both channels but "wide". It sounds quite unnatural. It's quite well played but I found my attention drifting. 3/5 but a 3/5 I have no desire to own. It's not unpleasant but not that engaging either.

Where is the bass?

E sto nella sad E viviamo per dimenticarci Siamo innamorati solo dei ricordi E sono sempre più gli sbagli dei sogni Per quelli come me Perché sto nella sad (Daghe) E sto nella sad perché sto ancora in un monolocale (yeah) E sto nella sad perché sono la vergogna di mia madre E sto nella sad perché ogni giorno è il giorno peggiore per me Non riesco a piangere Da quando mi hai detto addio (mi hai detto addio) Vedevo in te un'altra persona Ma tu sei peggio della coca, sei una troia, ah Uoh-oh-oh-oh, uoh-oh-oh-oh Uoh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Going into this, I have always felt that this was the weakest album of the Metallica golden age, but lets see. I have to agree that the bass is almost inaudible and the mix is pretty dry. but the intro on And Justice For All is excellent guitar work. Eye Of The Beholder has a nice gallop intro and is pretty consistent. One is a real landmark of a song. Harvester Of Sorrow reminds me a lot of Pantera's Walk. Dyers Eve is fun.

What could have been another decent/great album by Metallica let down by a terrible mix and songs that stay too long. One is still an amazing song all things considered 3.5*

Bollocks

Thuds along quite nice but never gets going

favorite

I'll always think of this album as so much wasted potential unfortunately. The way James and Lars nuked the bass just to fufill their massive egos really sours it for me. If I'm able to set that aside though there are some fantastic songs here.

Great stuff

Gym

ugh! Now I have a headache!

Arguably the best Metallica album ever made. It's no wonder that everytime they try to do a "thrash comeback" it ends up sounding like Justice. Death Magnetic and Hardwired, I'm looking STRAIGHT AT YOU. Metallica's greatest moment influenced by personal tragedy. 10/10.

Thrash metal. This is a tough one. It sounds a little “thin” and some (most) of the songs are overlong. But for every clunker there’s a classic right behind it. I think I would objectively give this a 3 but an extra bonus point for nostalgia.

This album was huge for me when it came out. I think it's Lars best drumming. Hetfield's vocals are ferocious. I saw this tour in Irvine on a Thursday, went to Hollywood the next day to see the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and back to Irvine on Saturday to see Metallica again. I went to work in the morning after all three shows. To be young again. Good times. Every song is perfect. 5 stars all day.

Blistering raw classic Metallica album! Blackened, And justice for all, One, Harvester of Sorrow, shortest straw all jams. 1001 album worthy: Absolutely - 5/8

Even more Metallica, this must be the 3rd or 4th now in 320 odd doing this challenge! My gut reaction is not another album and its a long one at 1 hour and 5 minutes for 9 tracks. This is all a bit meh and sounds like all the others. There is nothing new and different. Favourite song: I enjoyed eye of the beholder and the opening guitar riff to one. Least favourite: The rest of the album Album artwork: Cool cover

Not really my type of music but I expected it to be way worse

3.85

Fantastic album, my favourite metallica album

Good for when you want loud, shouty music. But they need to shorten those songs.

It is impossible, in my mind, to separate my impressions of this album from the cataclysmic psychic impact of Metallica’s first ever music video (they had famously refused to make videos when such a thing was absolutely astonishingly a “fuck you” to the big business of metal inspired-rock, and a real statement of thrash metal integrity. We are here for music). A performance video interlaced with clips from the anti-war classic Johnny Got His Gun from the blacklisted Dalton Trumbo. The horrors of being exploded, losing all limbs and all ability to communicate, see, hear, the protagonist's subjectivity exists only in his mind, screaming to be heard. Outside, he is an objective, a test subject, a freak show, so much human meat. Even with Lars's serious drum/coke face mugging, it exists as a triumph to metal on metal's terms, "War Pigs" for the eighties. Bleak truth for truly bleak times, and the harbinger of that goodtimes torpor of the only me decade would come to a crashing end. Popular music, in all its permutations, could do more than bitches and money. And shortly after, it shortly did, before the rotten products of big business churned out the clone army, Metallica became rock stars, and that was that. After Cliff died, the band recorded Garage Days Re-Visited, a rough and ready covers E.P. with new bassist Jason Newsted, and it is my favorite Metallica record because it is rough, punk in its ethos, super fun and you can hear Jason ably laying down the low end. It was a great fit. Too bad, and for entirely bizarre reasons, his contributions to "And Justice" are almost conceptual, or a trace. A bass is in there. A bass should be there, and yet, years before the White Stripes conquerer Alternative Rock, it's Hatfield providing the low end, via guitar. Bafflingly, the various anniversary remixes have not corrected this. It has been about thirty years since I listened to "And Justice" front to back; with recent innovations in both cannabis and sound equipment, there is an uncanniness at work, a familiar made unfamiliar. I find myself noticing details flying out of the relentless full-on brutality of the attack overall. It's a weirdly new wave mix— but all guitar and drums and vicious barking of apocalyptic pessimism that drag on longer than they should yet don't feel that way at all—rather than synth driven concise, airless midrange, The sequencing is totally ace; there's little point to pulling out and highlighting the songs because each are part of a hole. Defiantly thrash, there are not singles, save for "One", which became a single because record companies like singles, but it is not a single of its time. It's not Bon Jovi or Bryan Adams. It harkens back to when some singles were like revolutionary pronouncements, not mere product, closer in structure to "Bohemian Rhapsody" than "Livin' On a Prayer", and there is no ersatz rocking here; they came to tear you apart with precise subjective truths about the Post-Reagan world, the exigence to this dystopian hellscape: This country is fucked. And that's how it felt. That's how it feels now. But with better weed and headphones. With this album, everybody else is chasing the thrash beast Metallica. By the end of the eighties/beginning of the nineties, the leading lights of, including the so-called Big Four, Thrash would release their idiosyncratic, refined and masterful takes on the genre. Rivals Megadeth would drop Rust in Peace. Anthrax would drop Persistence of Time. Slayer would unleash Seasons in the Abyss. Better still, Voivod beamed Nothingface from Dimension Hatröss to an unsuspecting planet, and Overkill would offer a thrash elegy with The Years of Decay. This period would also produce the grumpy gatekeepers debating "real thrash" and whether any of these folks sold out. The Black Album would answer that question for Metallica—however you think about that record. But this re-visit, in this moment in time, it's difficult to conceive of "...And Justice" in generic terms. It is a singular, coherent vision of existential dread, like the cracks in the iconic statuary cover illustrate, knowing that our collective self-delusion about America and Americans, reveal capricious violence and avarice as the truth national credo.

great metal album, classic metallica

I can’t say it’s not good, but I don’t like it

They have some real good guitar solos. The best songs are One and To Live Is To Die.

Gotta love old school Metallica.

25/11/24 The album was alright, it's not one of their better ones though and does get a bit samey.

Metallica's huge popularity baffles me. I feel like they suck all the thrill and the joy out of metal.

Another stark reminder why I don't listen to Metallica anymore. I love stumbling upon "One" from time to time, a classic in metal music forever. But the idea to listen to the whole album in one sitting is quite a grueling task. It's just incredibly boring and repetitive record, and I'm honestly surprised I was able to like it many moons ago. Metallica is so relentless in what they are doing, that you're either ride the lightning, or you're being dragged behind. And like with Master of Puppets I gave that album 5 stars, moatly for the nice memories, I'll have to balance it out with 3 for this record, because current me just can't take it at all. From now on, one song at a time, then couple months of break. Repeat forever.

Haven’t listened to this in 30 years. This will be an interesting listen.

Great album - there are so many classics on here. It is, however, the weakest album of the big four by Metallica. Removing the bass from the mix was such a dick move!

Solid trash metal album, lots of classic sounds plus a glimpse of the future changes Metallica would go through in the 90s. Not a perfect album, though.

80s metal. Not my thing. I do enjoy 90s Metallica

i grew up in the napster/st. anger era so i've never known a world where these guys were anything but corndogs. coolest thing they ever did was help raise the alarm on the west memphis three, but it took the dixie chicks to find the real killers.

Honestly, listening to this first thing in the morning, slightly hungover, kickstarted my day. Definitely something to actively listen to, but made a good background for me in my pyjamas in the bathroom dyeing my hair bright orange. Songs I knew before: 1 (which is One)

I’m just not a metal fan. There are parts of this that I can see some appeal. But I just can’t quite get there. I hate the voice but some of the music has some redeeming qualities and for that reason I will try to give it a 2.

Great band and such incredible intricate brilliance. but this album has dated for me. I think the sonic Tour de Force of the ‘Black Album’ will never be surpassed.

If you like metal you’ll like this.

Classic Metallica album

made me feel really fckn cool

One is just amazing. The rest is good and a prototype of what came next.

Rocks hard

Metallica - ...And Justice For All Wow! This is my first metal album that I've ever heard, and also my introduction to Metallica, never expected to enjoy it. This album is PACKED with bangers, and that's saying something since "apparently" Metallica has made better albums than even this one, which is already amazing in itself. There are moments on this album where you just listen and feel it in your soul (I almost shed a tear when listening to "To Live is To Die" ;) ) this is great!! 1.- Blackened = 8/10 2.- ...And Justice for All = 9/10 3.- Eye of the Beholder = 9/10 4.- One = 10/10 5.- The Shortest Straw = 8/10 6.- Harvester of Sorrow = 9/10 7.- The Frayed Ends of Sanity = 9/10 8.- To Live is To Die = 10/10 9.- Dyers Eve = 9/10 FINAL SCORE: 9

best fucking Metallica album

Some people call out Lars for being a twatwaffle, but I don’t think that’s fair when really it’s the whole band.

One the best Metallica song, but this album not as strong as I remember it

Not my style but liked a little

Part 1. I’m starting this review 2 songs in. I’ve never really liked Metallica. I don’t like the dudes voice, I don’t like the tone of the guitar, and I don’t really like the guitar riffs or the drum pacing. I am very singular in my metal tastes and I’ve tried a few times but Metallica has never done it for me. This album so far has not changed my preconceived notions. It’s a bias I can’t turn off because Metallica in particular has been a band I’ve built my musical tastes in direct contrast to. It’s fine I guess if you’re into them. A 9 minute song that doesn’t build that hard is wild, and if the titular song only delivers that much I’m not sure the rest of the album will sway me. Part 2. “One” is at least different. Finally some variety and melody. Still not my style but at least they finally played something besides choppy ass power chords. I skimmed the last few songs. They hardly stray from their core sound and it’s one I don’t care for. The whole thing reeks of body odor and Natty Light as far as I’m concerned.

I never have been super into Metallica. However, I did have a brief stint of listening to their bigger hits by the time I was in high school and super into playing guitar. AJFA is solid. Their ability to run with a single melody that weaves in and out of a single song is an absolute masterclass. I know that the genre 'Thrash Metal' might turn people off, but sitting down and just listening to the intricacies of their music shows that they are operating at such a high level. its not loud just to be loud, its not fast just to be fast. these are extremely talent technical musicians who are producing high quality music. Also, listening to 'One' just brought me back to my Guitar Hero 3 days... oh nostalgia you tantalizing drug.

Metallica being Metallica. I was working out while listening to this so it really hit the spot. A bit of variety sprinkled throughout the album, but in general the raw ROCK sound is phenomenal. The only reason I’m not giving 5 is because it may be a bit too “full-on” for me. I like melodic singing, and this has very little of it.

Metallica definitely jams. I love their sound but I wouldn’t say any of these songs are my favorites of theirs and so I settled on a three. Also, this was a very aggressive way to go to work at 6 am this weekend. When I pulled up to the parking garage and rolled down my window to open the gate with this album blaring, the security guard gave me a look that was just “damn, white people are crazy” and I couldn’t really argue with him.

Two things I love about this album number 1 is “One” - amazing song. Number 2 is the guitar style which had to be the inspiration for the power rangers music. Otherwise, I wasn’t a huge fan. 9 songs at 65 mins is long and especially long for individual songs. Those 2 things carry it pretty far though. High 2 or low 3.

I fully understand the draw of Metallica, but it’s just not for me. But, a bunch of the Metallica songs I know are on this album and I really did like this album even if I did have to take a couple breaks so the length wouldn’t drag on. Definitely have to be in a mood for this one, but if you are it slaps. Still wild that they were featured in Fortnite for like two months.

If I'm going to listen to metal, I want it to be Metallica. I'm still not crazy about the genre, but it wasn't hard to listen to. The songs mostly sounded the same. I guess that's good if you like Metallica, but it got pretty repetitive for me. Music like this just reminds me of a highschool weight room.

I fucking hate Metallica. They actively suck to me, and they might be my least favorite band of all time. Every metal artist that was inspired by this band is better, and therefore there is literally no reason to ever listen to this boring, irritating, trying-to-be-dark garbage. I'm sure this isn't the only Metallica record on this list, but I wish it was. Sucks.

WHERES THE BASS??

One of their weaker albums.

Wish they had Ride the Lightning instead. Still really good Will I listen to again: 100%

Is it just me....same same same

The masters of machine gun rock do it again

4 albums so far from Metallica on this challenge and whilst I like like them, I don’t think their sound/albums are different enough to warrant multiple entries. It’s not their fault, sometimes this list is shit. 3 stars

Back in the day when you had a song as your ringtone my husband had ...And Justice for All. Now phones are mostly (and should be!!) on silent, but its pretty funny to remember that 20 years ago we all had our favourite songs as ringtones! ...And Justice for all is burned into my memory from that time in my life! It's not their best album, but One is undeniably a great track and I mostly enjoyed the listen through the full album, overall it's a bit too stark and tight for me. I took this opportunity to try out the Spotify music videos option for One - I hadn't seen it in years, so good! Probably a 3-3.5, but I'm feeling generous "I don't know whether I'm alive and dreaming, or dead and remembering"

Wicked

Not for me

They’re great at what they do! 4

Exhausting listen. Quite tickled to catch some clear foreshadowing of The Black Album here Lars Ulrich is a magnificent drummer btw.

I can see where the cliche of "metal" comes from in this album. Didn't enjoy it but respect when they can unify their instruments as one.

When I was in High School this would have been a banger. I loved Metallica then and couldn't get enough. When I was in college it would have still been great. But now? It's kind of meh. One is still a banger but the rest of the album was kind of meh. Also I think this is not the most influential Metallica album out there.

This is Metallica's proggiest and most complex album. It is also the one with that muddy mix where you have to squint your ears to tell what's going on. That's not too big an issue to knock it down completely, though. It also features the song "One", which earned to band their first Grammy award and pointed them into their more streamlined and mainstream direction. Key tracks: Blackened ...And Justice for All One

another one from metallica, this one just as epic and aggressive as the last one. with a strong sociopolitical centered theme, this one packs a punch. many people think this album is poorly mixed, but the instrumental and lyrical content really prevented me from actually noticing. it's just a really good metal album, like most others in metallica's discography.

it is good

9/10 This is their best album in my opinion Favourite Song=One Least Favourite Song=Dyers Eve

Overall, my favorite Metallica album. I'm not the biggest fan of theirs, but this is always a solid listen!

Кефи ме колко ненапудрено звучат

Top notch

Interesting…better than most thrash I’ve heard but prefer my rock of the Deep Purple AC/DC variety!

This does nothing for me

Awesome album - goes to 4 for the bass being turned way down!!!! Justice for Jason

Not for me... I understand they were revolutionary in their genre but it's not a genre I enjoy very much. 2/5

7/10. Great playing, some truly terrible vocals, and middling lyrics (with One being a standout high point)

Some pretty good tracks, a couple of duds, and all-time great with One, but with the average track length stretching beyond 7 minutes, it can get quite boring and monotonous after a while. But mostly I've never been able to enjoy this one due to the truly awful and flat production. Beyond the complete lack of all bass, the guitar sounds thin and the drums anemic, which only highlights the huge gulf in quality and talent between Lars's drumming and the rest of the band. 2 seems harsh, but what else to rate an album that is actively unpleasant to listen to in it's entirety?

A real throwback for an 80s rocker!

So boring at times. Just goes on and on.

Sooooo good! Reminds me of my childhood.

Great album start to finish.

fine

Despite Lars deliberately killing Jason Newsted’s bass, this is one terrific album. Their songs grew longer, more technical, yet still with memorable riffs. Everything about this album is exquisite. They moved beyond simple Thrash with this one. Probably their best.

If S&G BOTW is a 1 this is a 2. Theyre not as haed aa megadeth, 1 decent track (one) and a few nodders but its no black album and ik still bitter i lost that vhs of the one music video i got from that car booty in the shadow of argyles ground in 94.

Production is mad - even on the remastered version. Drier than a nun’s proverbial. One is arguably the greatest metal song ever written and The Shortest Straw and Harvester of Sorrow both slap. Do think the album as a whole drags on a little bit. Metallica are well harder and stronger than Megadeth.

Excellent metal album with some of their best work but massively let down by truly awful production and band members being weirdos cause their mate died. Standout tracks - Blackened - One - Harvester of Sorrow - The Frayed Ends of Sanity Don't rate Eye of the Beholder but that's mainly down to the odd filter effect on Hetfield's vocals. Would have been 3.5 stars but not allowed so will be nice and give it a 4

Picks up a lot this album towards the end. I wouldn’t like to listen to this album on a Sunday morning. ‘One’ by far the stand out song. From then onwards enjoyed each track. Lars Ulrich’s snare sounds insipid throughout however. Lacks bite. Also, there is no need for Lars Drumming under the classical guitars in the intro “To Live Is to Die” I feel it detracts from the playing.

Very fun album, and definitely best listened to in album form. I have a lot of appreciation for it, though it's not my go-to music.

I get that there are huge fans out there, but Metallica is just not my thing. The vocals always feel forced and fake to me.

5/10. Had some great guitar moments but overall not my thing.

it's trite. it's been said. it's been a punchline and a dead horse and a nickel in the jar. but man -- not having bass (i will not be saying that word again in the review) on your thrash metal album REALLY makes you come to terms with how fucking bad Lars Ulrich is as a drummer. so many complex songs and all he can do is pound the same three patterns. he's like the guy in "Deacon Blues" who learns to play the saxophone as part of a midlife crisis, and you get the feeling this is his skill ceiling. instead of being OK with his cover band and job as a forklift operator, he's part of the biggest metal band in the world and earns millions from fucking up drum parts in front of thousands of adoring fans for over 40 years at this point. it's equally frustrating because for all the shit around Ulrich, Hetfield and Hammett are going insane on the guitar -- their most ambitious song structures and solos and scooped tones yet. and Lars, he's just not up to snuff. the whole band has to make room for him as he plods through each track. i also don't think that this album should be as long as it is, but i also really couldn't tell you what to cut. there's so much of it; i feel fatigued. "One" kicks ass though -- makes the whole thing worth it at least a little. the key to being a metal superstar is probably "writing songs based off of a book you read" if it and Iron Maiden's "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" are anything to go on.

wasn’t in the mood for heavy metal but what I did listen to was good

It’s hard to give this an average score, but the Metallica fan in me knows it wouldn’t be right to grade it higher. This is an album of grief, written and produced at a time where the machine couldn’t stop or more accurately, not allowed to. Lyrical content is dark, the riffs are heavy, but the production is messy. Composition and arrangement is chaotic. Bring on the Black album…

Man o man.... this had been the 2nd Metallica album I've got from this list and probably detrimental as a result. Some really technical song sin this album, but the production is pretty awful..no bass, tin can vocals in some songs. Eye of the Beholder was a promising song but jist fell flat due to dodgy production, Herfield slumded under water. The story behind this album is very interesting though Obviously One is the standout here and massively influential in metal from here on, great track. I also really loved Harvester of Sorrow. Shame I'm having to rate this middle of the road due to the production, otherwise it's a 4 That being said the end of the album really pulled this all together and I'm retracting my statement. It's gets really awesome. 4 To live is to die is also beautiful.

Yep, that was Metallica, just like it says on the tin

No estoy particularmente en un estado para escuchar metal. No es el mejor disco de Metallica. Excepto One no estoy disfrutando mucho de las otras canciones.

Usually not my cup of tea, but I tend to enjoy older Metallica. 3.5/5

such an overrated band

Metal at its finest...

I like Metallica but I think this is by far not as good as the S&M or Metallica albums.

Metallica could do no wrong up to this album, which is still a classic, but loses a lot of the thrash edge and lets the self-indulgence creep in just a bit.

Bit angry and rough, not for me

One of the formative albums of my youth. I had a tshirt with this album cover on it back in junior high. And what an album it is. Front to back, just pure thrash metal goodness. Yes, it's dumb that the bass is turned so low it's practically gone. But other than that everything is stellar. The lyrics are thought-provoking, the guitars are pure metal bliss.

Super gay

1.5 Stars

a falta de baixo audível nesse álbum me deixa meio triste das ideia, galera do metallica era arrombada demais. ainda assim não é ruim, mas tá bem distante das pedrada da era cliff burton

musica longa e chata, musica longa e chata, aquela música do guitar hero 3 que não dá pra passar na manete e mais umas musica longa e chata. tipo assim. trash metal não nasceu pra ter mais de 5 minutos não (e eu to sendo generoso aqui, 5 minutos é longo já)

Not my type of music Songs were way too long imo Really struggled to get through it; even though it was only an hour long. Sooooo dull... Genuinely couldn't tell the difference between a couple songs

I'm tempted to describe this as comically bad but I'm suffering a serious humour deficit after an hour of my eardrums being assaulted by this risible garbage. I get that Metallica are on the list as they have a following but this is my 4th Metallica album ffs. One album as a nod to their work is more than enough - the retards who actually like this shit know where to find more of it & the rest of us don't need to have our lives further blighted.

Some of the best Metallica melodies, progressions and ideas are here. One might very well be the best metal song of all time. A LOT of conceptually great things are happening here. But that mixing... it's downright illegal, there are so many songs here that sound great in concept but in practice fall rather flat due to lack of depth (o7 bass) and proper rawness from the guitars that would give them some real punch. Works well enough for the prettier, more whimsical moments and passages - not so much for the headbangers.

Just not a huge fan

It’s Metallica, it’s obviously brilliant.

Not all but some

I got excited when this showed up on my page in the morning. It used to be my favorite Metallica album in high school. Unfortunately it doesn’t hit quite like it used to do back then. Naturally, there’s One which still slaps but the rest of the album lacks in quality a bit. Firstly, it’s way too long. The tracks go on and on (yes, even One) repeating the same riffs over and over again. There are some tracks where this is particularly annoying when I felt like there’s nothing interesting in those riffs, just droning noise. It becomes tiring at some point and I felt like skipping a few tracks in the middle. Still, the good parts are very good, the title track, to live is to die and my new favorite The Frayed Ends of Sanity (a few tweaks here and there make it very interesting, too bad they didn’t apply it to other tracks). You can definitely feel that the key creative mind behind the band is now gone, which kinda justifies the drop in quality. Overall it’s still a positive review, but nothing more than 3/5.

Love the album. Guitar solo is amazing as always!!

Meh.

Not the best Metallica album. Half album loses the innovation and becomes very boring

First listen was on a run and the riffs were a bit slow and didn't fit well. Working and driving were much more suitable for the rhythms. Some songs feel like a collection of riffs with some abrupt transitions but others are very well written.

Metallica is a heavy metal jam band. 9 songs, 65 minutes. Long, winding solos. 5 stars.

this is fine, I be headbanging 3/5

Favourites- And justice for all, One, harvester of sorrow

It was metal, it wad Metallica. But the songs were too long.

Love this album, listened to it a billion times.

Ok

Talented, but not my fav

Finally some Metallica that deserves the title „metal“. Quite different from the Metallica you hear on the radio. However, I found it to be quite monotonous. It’s just not for me.

Nothing playlist worthy

This was really good. My highlight is "To Live Is To Die".

Good and very mature Metallica album. Not their best in my opinion.

Not my jam. Sorry metalheads. Some very cool guitar work, and I like the intro to One, but the growling vocals are too much of a turn off.

Did not listen that closely, but it rocks!

For many Metallica purists, ...And Justice for All is the last true Metallica album before the band's infamous "sellout." Released in 1988, it builds upon the foundations of their previous three albums, showcasing a band on the ascendancy while retaining the raw energy that defined their early work. The combination of complex song structures, thematic depth, and powerful instrumentation solidified Metallica as the biggest of the "Big Four" of thrash metal. You can't discuss this album without highlighting the impact of "One." At its peak, you couldn't turn on MTV without seeing its haunting music video—a striking contrast to the song's harrowing subject matter. "One" hinted at the sonic evolution Metallica would explore, even if few understood its implications at the time. Thanks in part to this single, ...And Justice for All sold an estimated 15 million copies worldwide—an astounding feat, especially given the album's genre and overall intensity. Ridiculously titled tracks like "Harvester of Sorrow," "The Shortest Straw," and "Blackened" have become staples of Metallica's live shows, showcasing the trademark duelling guitars of James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett in a ferocious blend of melody and aggression. However, with just nine tracks spanning over an hour, the ambitious songwriting can lead to an exhausting listen—one might even accuse the band of overindulgence at times. The title track, while powerful, can feel excessively lengthy, and "To Live Is to Die" stretches the limits of patience with its instrumental sections. Even "The Frayed Ends of Sanity" meanders a bit too long. Listening to the album decades later, it's hard to ignore some glaring production flaws. New bassist Jason Newsted's contributions are nearly inaudible, leaving fans yearning for Cliff Burton's rich bass lines. Some drum sounds are so overproduced that it feels as if Lars Ulrich is banging on beer cans—or worse, recorded inside them. Hetfield's powerful voice, while spirited, can feel rough around the edges—adding to the album's raw feel that may deter those who aren't fans of the genre. It may be heresy to some, but Metallica truly perfected their sound on The Black Album. While there was a push for mainstream success, it resulted in a more streamlined collection of songs with varied themes and energies. I am even prepared to admit I didn't mind Load and Reload, but St. Anger is where I draw the line. Metallica enjoyed an incredible run with their first five albums, each holding a special place for fans for different reasons. ...And Justice for All captures late '80s Metallica at their peak—doing what they did best before infighting and corporate pressures took hold. Despite its flaws, it remains a significant chapter in Metallica's storied legacy. Did/Do I own this release? Someone copied it on tape, but I only had 7 and a half songs. Does this release belong on the list? There are arguments for each of the first five albums; I personally feel The Black Album or Master of Puppets are more representative releases. Would this release make my personal list? While I enjoy it, there are other albums by the band that I prefer. Will I be listening to it again? Occasionally.

🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

Yeah Metal(lica)! One is an amazing track.

Miljaar da zijn lange nummers. Het ding is dat ik mijn dagelijkse album altijd beluister in de vroege uurtjes op het werk. En dit te horen krijgen op een nuchtere maag, terwijl ik mijn granola op m'n gemakje moet eten is een vreemde ervaring. Nu, One vind ik fantastisch. De rest is oké, maar klinkt allemaal wat hetzelfde imo. 3.1

It’s good but not my cup of tea especially while working :)

Settle down, James…. I honestly like most of it besides the singing.

Didn’t really enjoy this. ‘One’ was good.

Respect but not my cup of tea

I liked it. Brought out a side of me I didn’t know existed.

Didn't like it but +1 for a long song

A bit repetitive… but still fire. Favorite track: Blackened

Pointless noise.

This is rock music for 12-year-olds who think they're edgy.

Amazing instrumentals, Personally think everything else was a little underwhelming.

The instrumentation is so intricate, but that’s kind of overshadowed by the plodding mix. And where’s the bass yo? The sound is so flat at points, it’s kind of painful to listen to. Although One was firmly implanted in my brain for a transatlantic flight, its not exactly the song you want in your head when you’re trying to sleep on a red eye. Not their best album for sure, but certainly not their worst.

Классика, но не мое

I think that I just have to be in a certain mood to listen to Metallica. I am impressed by their ability to play metal and slow when they want and sound good at both. They are beginning to grow on me and if this genre have become the one metal band that I enjoy.

There’s a reason why the top songs that they are best known for are their best songs because the rest are not good at all

I know this is a long album and has some long songs on here but I'm here for it. Metallica is one of the few bands that I don't mind having 8, 9 minute songs on an album. A whole lotta other bands just sound pretentious and "artsy" when they do that but I think Metallica sounds great. The lyrics for this album are tough, hit you in the mouth, all about justice and how it is twisted in our world. Love that that's the focus and not just something shallow and dumb or super self focused like a lot of metal bands do. Also Lars Ulrich on the drums is always a treat to listen to and James Hetfield is just phenomenal on the rhythm guitar. Just lights out. Superb.

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

That’s one very long song.

Great album. Only way to pay this is loud.

Take away the ten minute instrumental and we'd have another star.

All I did was look at the cover art and suddenly James Hetfield was in my living room yelling "DARKNESS IMPRISONING ME"

Sounds like two 30 minute songs broken up by 'One'. But hey, even if most of the album blends together, it's still good. Like a nice smoothie.

Oh yeah

where’s the stinking BASS but still 4/5 stars.

"One" is arguably the greatest heavy metal song of all time, and easily my favorite Metallica song. Then, the album just does typical Metallica things, and I will not elaborate on that. I pledge allegiance, to the fact, that Metallica is an overrated band, with my ears, one man, under music, against the grain...And Justice For All. Favorite Track: "One".

This does not hold up well, but Metallica has a special place in my heart. Although the songs are outdated and are too long, they did have a significant influence in heavy metal music.

one is such a great song, love it for 15 years and counting... definitely their weakest from the ones i've got so far, but still good. someone said they're good at hyping crowds and not too good to listen to alone and i kinda agree, not the kind of stuff i would listen randomly on my own (except for a few outliers) but yeah great music!

There were moments, but I still don't like metal. I KNOW I've been told I'm "wrong" by metal fans, but the genre sounds like it's completely disregarded musical dynamics, only using ffff except as a "gimmick." It just sounds like a wall of unpleasant noise.

I was looking forward to this one, a great and important album from back then, but oh it surely hit different when I was 15. A bit like the Justice For All t-shirt I proudly wore then vs, now, the Justice For All sweater I spontaneously bought at H&M last year or so. It's for in the house only, paired with joggers.

Where Queen is prog with less chops, Metallica is prog metal with less chops. Its not bad, but it is just a bit pretentious at length.

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

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

im a big classic rock fan so i love metallica. this is the first album of theirs i listened to all the way through. i loved the guitar specifically it was so amazing to hear them shred.

Tride to listen on 2 separate occasions Not a fan

Overall good songs with exceptional ones mixed in. My only let down was how ever song sounds SO similar. I couldn't tell if I was still on my first play through or it had looped back to the beginning.

Fine Metallica album. A little repetitive.

You can’t kill the metal.

Shreds so hard

Two issues with this album. Everything else is flawless. One, production is a tad shoddy. Not the worst Metallica has ever done, but certainly not the best. Two, the ratio of instrumentation to vocals sways way higher to the instruments. Probably the highest out of any of their major five. I can still rock out to the heavy metal of it all, but without vocals or some sort of solo to focus on, it feels like a backing track. The instrumentation itself is fantastic. Vocals are great when they’re there. Lyrics and writing are some of the best the band has ever achieved. A fantastic album, but not my personal favorite from them. 4/5

epicarmen

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

Good album by Metallica, has no bass so it has kind of a tinny sound.

Napster hates you Metallica

These are some of the best metal compositions ever but the lack of bass keeps the album from being truly great.

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

Not my style of music but I get it. As I listened to it, I got a bit more into the musicality of it. So I’m going to bump my rating up to a 4. ‘One’ hits.

Amazing album. Although I rank Master of Puppets a little higher, I am always wowed every time I listen, even to the songs I like "least" on the album.

Fourth Metallica album and their fourth best. Has some absolute classic tracks, great riffs and cool themes. Production was not ideal. Should have let this shit breathe a bit. And obviously the bass is pretty much inaudible and that was certainly a choice. Still a strong cap to the decade that solidified Metallica’s place as metal royalty

Good music for cruising in a van.

Garfield. Imprisoning Me.

This is a weak four. "One" is probably one of the biggest reasons I like metal at all today, I listened to that song when I was six years old, and it's stuck with me as one of the best songs ever made since then. That said, there's only one song on this album that I feel like gets close to that level of quality ("...and Justice for all"), and otherwise, it's a solid thrash metal album. I'm not a big fan of thrash, and thus, found myself bored sometimes with this album.

The completely muted bass and last couple of tracks makes this a 4 star instead of 5 but it is without question their best album.

so much the same...

65 straight minutes of metallica in full meathead "censorship = politics, politics = bad" mode is frankly exhausting to take in, but the musicianship is largely excellent. 3.5/5

3+ one

There's really just one trick here, and it's fine.

Quality guitar riffs, really good build ups

this was a pretty badass album, some songs were long but they packed some energy, gonna give 4 stars for benefit of doubt

Mostly boring, sometimes cringey

Went into this album with a love for it already and that love remained. Not the best Metallica album but tells a great story through its songwriting. The riffs are powerful but where this album ultimately falls short is through the lack of complex bass riffs that the band was known for with their earlier works with Cliff Burton. Overall 7.5/10

Favourite songs: Dyers Eve, Blackened, Harvester of Sorrow, One, ...And Justice for All, The Frayed Ends of Sanity, To Live Is To Die Least favourite songs: none 5/5