...And Justice For All

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

It's the best Metallica album. Yes, the bass isn't in the mix but it's a snapshot in time of a band at their peak, before it went downhill.

Later Metallica is pretty good. This is unlistenable for me.

Oh man I thought this was an auto 1, but actually enjoyed parts of it. I’m going with 2 because I probably won’t come back to this but I was impressed. Just not my vibe.

A classic album by Metallica. Impressive instrumental work throughout the album. One is a standout masterpiece. I think the songwriting and lyricism here isn’t as impressive as some of the other albums in their discography

Lotta albums I like but don't fully love in this stretch. I almost feel bad for giving out so many 4's but that's firmly where all of these belong. Very good with moments of greatness.

Always amazing to me that metallica albums always sound so bad. I also realize I'm more of a casual metallica fan these days and I've generally had my fill about 3/4 the way through an album. This one is one of their best for sure tho.

Definitely a solid album. One is an amazing song.

I liked this, but it’s also a lot. I mean A LOT. I felt exhausted when this ended after an hour and 5 minutes. This felt at times like overindulgence on Metallica’s part

metallica do not know how to make prog (or at least forgot on this record), which fortunately for them has never rly been a barrier to Making Prog. One sticks out like a sore thumb for having the musical Coherency of the band's previous epics, elsewhere these tracks are not rly beating the riff salad allegations but the riffs are at least usually fun. kirk ofc also has great showings thruout. idk i love prog and prog metal and kinda sloppy prog and this is fine but even grading on the curve that is my general lack of fandom for this band, its hard to find this very exciting, or aesthetically coherent, or even much of a Career Culmination when it feels mostly like the same tracklisting formula as lightning and puppets but left out in the sun a bit too long. also is metallica the most famous/acclaimed band to have multiple albums known for Bad Production? much less production that is bad in Different Ways from the other albums with Bad Production?

I should probably give this one another listen, I wasn't really giving it that much attention for parts of it. It was generally fine, definitely some talented instrument playing happening. The music itself was not really my thing but I didn't dislike it either.

One Metallica song is nice to listen to. Three songs are my max. An hour is too much for my liking. It was Metallica, as expected.

Dramatic and heavy, but still fun to listen to. I enjoyed this album.

...And Metallica For All Whether you want it or not

this is like gangsta spongebob with a guitar

Please let this be the last Metallica album. I really hate to say this because I hate when people oversimplify art and especially music. There is always nuance if you just look hard enough, always subtlety you’re patient enough to find it. To say that all a band’s songs sound the same is usually the oversimplification I disdain when I hear it and try to avoid thinking myself. But come on, Metallica. I can’t even begin to try and discern the content of one album to the next. You could take any track from any of their albums and rearrange them into a new album and I honestly couldn’t tell you it was wrong. I’m sure there’s more nuance than that here, but I just cannot find it. I do not care. I’ve tried with each of these albums but each time they prove to be the same old story - high stakes that never lower, creepy or uncanny names for song titles and for lyrics, songs that go on for too long, lots of double bass drum, and just the hardest fucking guitar sounds you’ve ever heard. That’s the formula. Count on it. Even when a song starts softer, like “One” for example, it inevitably turns into another stereotypical Metallica song. Same thing with “To Live is to Die.” They can’t do anything else but stick to a formula and it’s boring. I know that a lot of metal is this way, and I also know that Metallica is not representative of every metal band. But come on. Maybe stop trying to be a one trick pony and explore a little more. Two stars. I’m bored. Standout Track: One

Maybe I was too harsh on Metallica, it's simply built differently than Slayer. More creative musically, but less fierce. Makes sense, you can't expect a brute to fight aesthetically pleasing, they will swing their club and try to hit as hard as they can. Today I was able to appreciate this album more, To Live Is to Die is something Slayer could never make.

more bearable than 90% of the stuff the latest weeks but I cba I only liked the slow part in To Live Is To Die

The album that introduced me to Metallica. Biting social commentary, combined with aggressive riffs really helped shape my understanding of the world as a teen.

Tres estrellas porque aunque es el disco que trae One, el resto me pareció increíblemente repetitivo y hasta algo aburrido. Y que algo tan intenso y ruidoso aburra, no es muy buena señal.

Good album ruined by its production, obviously no bass at all but the drums don't sound great either, which is frustrating considering this is Lars Ulrich's best work. Some of the songs are the bands best

Not my usual style but good all around

Bit samey. Not really for me.

Not for me...

Ha! One of my first "free" CD's from Columbia House. Absolutely love this album (first 3 are still better). I just wish they didn't clean out the bass lines. "One" is one of the coolest metal songs ever.

Sounds like Ben Folds.

Lars is a piece of shit and he always will be, but it's still tough for me to give this anything but a 5

Technical but repetitive. Talented but hallow.

Don't like metal all that much

I didn't really like metal growing up. A bit like jazz in a way, the *real* fans seemingly do their bit to put people off by not liking the music in the correct way. It's fast, it's loud, it's frantic and I love it.

One of the bands that I've never understood / got into. Everyone else rates them but they don't do anything for me.

never been my genre but i did enjoy it

Uninspiring, very fizzy

come on

Perfect album from start to finish.

STANDOUTS: Maybe...One? OVERALL: 1.5/5; hard metal—infamously not my thing.

Wow crazy how some relatively small changes can change my enjoyment of a band. I did not like this, especially compared to Master of Puppets. Too much drums. Guitar riffs are good as always, but overall too thrash-y for my tastes.

It’s just metallic it’s good

Slightly better than the last Metallica album I got, but they’re really not for me. Endlessly long songs with just soulless metal. Their songs are joyless. Technically fine but uninteresting. This album is especially bad because they’re trying to be “political” but they’re dummies.

Still feels authentic at least as far as Metallica goes

They should’ve just called this …And Justice for All, But Jason. This was actually one of the first two CDs I ever purchased with my own money (Ozzy was the same day). Metallica’s One was the first video I really remember sitting down and being in anwe after watching. It made me a Metallica fan at the time, though, admittedly, my love of Metallica has weaned over the years as they’ve gone more commercial. There are a lot of songs on here that still hold up even today. Blackened, One and Harvester Of Sorrow are still favorite tracks. To Live Is to Let Die was the last instrumental track they put on an album. If some one is looking to learn about Metallica, this albums is a great starting point yo begin working your way through. I just wish Hatfield and Ul-Dick would’ve actually allowed Jason Newsted’s bass to be heard on the final mix (they hazed him by turning his tracks virtually off).

You know I'm not a huge metal fan, but this album does contain my favorite Metallica song, "One". The combination of the song and video are definitely hit me hard and continues to do so to this day. That alone puts this up there for me.

Thought this might be a Metallica album too far for me but ended up enjoying it. I do think the more melodic sections improve their offering greatly - see One and To Live is to Die. The very concept of One, incidentally, used to fill me with existential terror. Imagine being alive but with no sensory connection to the outside world… *shudders* Anyway, some good melodic bits + good meaty riffs, and even a couple of choruses = 3.5 stars. Seems I’ve rounded down a couple of other Metallica albums so I’ll round up this time.

...And Justice For Jason

I listened to the remastered version, but the production is still lacking (the drums sound especially odd). Songs are kinda samey and overlong. Highlights: "Blackened" (interesting how it fades up and then blasts off), "One", "Harvester of Sorrow" (cool beginning riff) Notable: "The Frayed Ends of Sanity" (the "oreo" chant at the beginning makes me LOL), "To Live Is to Die" (started out as a quiet, mellow instrumental--a breather from all the heaviness--but then it quickly got heavy again)

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.

whatever ok

Apparently I'm a Metallica fan And just never knew it before this project. They are so good and making music that feels so heavy and I like it's complexity and speed

Metallica’s darkest album by far and maybe their deepest pre Black album. The middle of To Live is to Die might be my favourite Metallica. One is obviously a masterpiece. Overall it’s too long and can drag. 8.7/10

#320. Some say Metallica sold out when they made a video for One, and some argue that they didn't, but it became very much clear that they did when the next album came out. Oh well, we can't have everything, I guess. At least we did have 4 great albums from them, each new one that came out better than the last, culminating with this masterpiece of thrash. 5/5: perfect. *this is the thirty third album I purchased from this list. Song added to playlist: One I've created a playlist on Spotify that consists of the best and/or my favorite song from each of the albums in this book. This list can be found here if you are interested: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7MAXDGLWlwLkFLb8veGfkA?si=FqkQQPgZTFWG0jAUJXLFZA&utm_source=copy-link

Thrash Metal, Progressive Metal

I hated this less than the other Metallica album I got. But I still don’t like Metallica or metal in general

Ok, but aside from “One,” not as good as I was hoping for. My best takeaway was the reminder that we can rightly call Metallica an 80s band. Not sure why that amuses me, but it does.

Well done, but I didn’t want to listen to it again when it was over. Maybe that will change with time.

I definitely did not listen to this when it came out. Now that I'm a middle aged adult I want to play it so loud my ears hurt.

Probably my favorite Metallica album. It's just got that extra level of thrash.

Not a fan of metal like this.

Progressive, riffs, bassless

That's One of the Best metal Records in the world

2,5

Great album, I listened to it a bunch as a kid. Really rocks, the guitar work is great and easy to get into. Really brings back memories, thinking that I was super cool listening to it when I was young. I'm sure I will listen to this a bunch more times and probably never get tired of it.

Chug chug chug. Ultimately, I think the band has better albums, but there are definitely some great standout tracks on this record.

Does Metallica know you’re allowed to make an album under 60 minutes? Repetitive and not for me.

Listening to one or two songs is ok, but a whole album of this is just too much for me. Ultimately, it began to sound like one harsh power chord playing over and over.

Not my preferred style but the guitar parts on here absolutely rocked. Kirk Hammet is a legend.

all the songs kinda sound the same.

2.5

Notable for losing the Grammy to one of the more mediocre Jethro Tull albums. Which was an unfair situation for Metallica, but also extremely funny.

I’ve probably seen the video for One a hundred times. I have heard other songs on this album though the years on occasion, but definitely not a thrash metal guy. Fine to listen to this as part of the 1001 albums project, but for sure not putting it into my rotation. As many other reviewers have pointed out, this is all guitars and drums. Where is the bass in the mix? I understand that this is a quintessential album for the genre and Metallica is a group of technically gifted musicians, so I am going to rate it higher than my “do I like it” score: 3.5⭐️ (rounding up to 4 for overall rating; my personal “like” score is 2.5)

Finally, I thought, when I saw Metallica show up... This is the band that I've seen live more than any other mayor act, and always had a great time! Albums... that is not where their strength lies... I adore the song "One" as it is just raw as shit, and bangs you from left to right to up to down. Rest of the album I could have easily skipped... but that is my opinion. 3*** just because of One

I’m sure a lot of people who take their music very seriously would disagree, but I don’t think we need this on the list. Master of Puppies, Black Album and that classical thing give us enough representation of these lads. It feels bad giving this a 2, as they are very good at what they do but it brings me absolutely no fun or joy I’m afraid. I think I might have list lethargy.

Alternative title: NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL no BASS VOL. 4! A worthy follow up to Master of Puppets - hit upon hit upon hit, but sometimes it's great to just take the time to listen to 'To Live Is to Die' in its' entirety.

Metallica’s first albums relied heavily on Burton’s impressive bass playing - it’s a big part of what makes them so good! After his tragic death the band chose to somehow honor his legacy by producing an album with almost no discernible bass … And it turned out to be one of their greatest accomplishments.

Great sounds from the greatest metal band ever. Classic.

One is for the record books. Enjoyed this album like I like the most of their work, just fine and had a good time.

Just a wall of noise. Whatever fancy music theory they're trying to do is overridden by how disjointed it makes the tracks sound

I don't know why, but I've been craving so much thrash metal recently. And while this album doesn't scratch that ich quite as well as others of this era, it's hard to go wrong with 80s thrash metal. Still a really damn solid album.

Metallica just rocks. The syncopation throughout their music has always been so crisp and I just really like hearing it in songs like Eye of the Beholder. One is definitely the best overall song here, but it was actually the only one I knew from this album. Still, it was a great album. Metallica makes metal music that is accessible, but the execution is just so good that it still stands above its peers.

If Lars hadn't been so weird about the bass, this would be one of the greatest metal albums of all time. Thanks lars. The drums sound absolutely awful too, I HATE that tinny snare sound. What is it with Lars and shitty snare sounds??!!?? Also how many time signature changes do you want? YES!

And Justice for All is the first album that Metallica made since Cliff Burton passed away in 1986, and is the first album that Jason Newstead plays on. So in this time Metallica was going through a big change, and they went all in on that fact, this album is very different from the first 3 albums, and in my opinion, it isn’t as good as the first 3 albums. This albums mix is very dry and flat sounding, and doesn’t have any bass because they turned it down for some odd reason and I really like bass, my ears are happy when bass. But without this album The Black Album wouldn’t exist. Metallica tried out a different sound, with a different Bassist, and this sound and vibe would be upgraded in The Black Album (which is my second favorite Metallica album, at least atm.)

4.9