...And Justice For All

I’m in the camp that says the first three Metallica albums are amazing records, 5 stars the lot of them. This one doesn’t connect with me as much. It’s a step toward their 90’s sound (best realized on the Black album) and in some ways shows interesting growth, but it’s hard not to compare this to their first 3 efforts. It’s no “pop” record, but it does sound a bit more commercial than their first three. It’s less atmospheric and epic too. It’s an enjoyable listen, but not one I’d have put on this list.

It must not have been easy for Metallica to find their feet musically after Cliff Burton's death. The bass lines on this album are practically nonexistent. I still don't know why, whether it was intentional or just a sick joke in the form of bullying towards the newcomer Jason Newsted, I don't know. There's a masterpiece here... "One," and that's a fact. However, it's the only real hit on the album, and everyone knows that metal albums in general need hits to support the more "obscure" tracks that demand more attention... not that there are many truly interesting tracks here, but it's true nonetheless. The album, however, doesn't sound lazy, as the band would later sound in the 2000s. On the contrary, every track exudes the energy of a band trying its best to make up for the loss of the main creative leader, and in one of these attempts, with "One," they found the direction they should take for the next albums... and three years later, the Black Album comes, and everyone knows the story. 3 stars seems fair.

Undeniably good. Holds up to time. Not really my taste.

first time i'm listening to a metallica album all the way through! lets gooo - i can't unhear matt and try parker in the first song - and the second song - and the third song - also sounds like strong bad from homestar runner?? - "do you hear what i hear" YES and its matt and trey parker/the chapman brothers, etc - instrumentals are bangin though, especially "one" (heard before ofc, i think it was on guitar hero?) overall i get why metallica is as famous and beloved as they are, but i think the amount of parodies of metallica i've heard over the years has kind of taken away from the magic a little bit for me

This is fine - I understand why it is so influential, but the writing is not all that great. The sounds are phenomenal but the lyrics are rather poor. They fix this issue with Black.

A very good album, Blackened and One are the hits of it. Though, except those two songs, the other are good too but I already don't remember them.

I know it well. Listening again anyway. Some good parts but meh

Wow these guys really sound like Megadeath. It’s always fun trying to guess which words he going to put the olde euuhhya ending on. After One I think the album starts to get a bit stale and sounds really similar. Don’t know if the latter songs really needed to be 9 minutes long. 6/10

Metallica has never really done it for me. I enjoy them when they come on the radio or on my shuffle, but not something I generally seek out.

its fine idk im just not a fan of metalica, its just the most boring plain jane ass metal to me

My boyfriend loves Metallica and was so excited to listen to this, but other than the shredding, it’s not doing it for me. 3 stars bc of Lukas only.

Cool shi

Really enjoyed some songs on here, but definitely just breezed through me at points. Master of Puppets just stuck with me a lot more

2.5, rounded up thanks to One

Not Metallica’s best, the rhythm section is to quiet. It’s missing the drive and energy that you associate with the band. The album demonstrates the skill of all the members but the mix lets it down.

This was fine. Like every other Metallica album I’ve heard, it’s very long. But there are some shining moments throighout.

Standouts Eye of the Beholder One

Not bad but also not exceptionally good

I respect it but metal just isn't my thing bro

Overall this album feels pretty bloated, with every song over 5 minutes long, and most are filled with riffs and shifting tempos. The compositions are mostly interesting, but it's so tiring to sit through one after another. On top of this, the mixing is really terrible. Infamously, this is the album without bass. More than that, I hate the sound of the drums throughout. They have this weird small clicky sound that is borderline annoying. What is it with Metallica and their drum mixing woes? It's like there is no reverb or room tone, and the whole production sounds really flat, no "pop" or air to breathe. "One" really is a masterpiece and is the standout on this album. Otherwise, most songs are good but similar, and I just felt really tired as the long songs slogged on. Maybe it's just my personal preference. It just seems like Metallica is better for radio, in isolated singles, rather than sitting through over an hour of terribly mixed tracks that overstay their welcome.

As expected for Metallica, decent riffs, guitar harmonies, solos. Solo on Blackened is quite melodic in places, reminds me of Dragonforce. More reminiscent of Black album (Enter Sandman) in places (And Justice for All). More emphasis on rhythms (Eye of the Beholder) Not as much raw enery as MoP The Frayed Ends of Sanity starting with that chant! Also has some metalcore style harmonies towards the end. Rhythm riff on To Live Is To Die feels like if could be on a Rammstein album. Best track (other than One) - Blackened, The Shortest Straw, Harvester of Sorrow 3 stars - except for One, other tracks aren't so memorable

Good album but I think Metallica have done better. Favourite track: One

Not great not terrible

Enjoyed this one, though not as much as some of the other early albums. Appreciate the guitar noodling and enjoyed One.

Not their best work, all a bit samey. 7/10

Doesn't have the stand-out songs that the black album does. Sadly this leads to the same-y-ness to shine through even more. But still good fucking metal at it's core.

Honestly, I only vaguely listened. It is what it is.

They famously shat the bed with the production on this one. some enjoyable moments

Not bad

3-4

Sympa j'aime bien, je sais pas si j'aurai envie de le réécouter souvent. Je trouve l'album un peu répétitif.

Lapsena tuli kuunneltua helvetisti Metallicaa, mutta nyt näin 30 vuoden tauon jälkeen tämähän oli mielenkiintoinen pläjäys. Saundi on kyllä hyvin omalaatuinen, sekä hyvässä että pahassa. Kitarariffit oli aika solideja ja muutama mainio rämpytyskiertokin mahtui levylle. Kirk hemmetin sooloilut alkoi vähän loppulevyä kohden puuduttamaan kun kuulosti, ettei oikein mielikuvitus riittänyt säveltelyyn puolen välin jälkeen koko levyn pituudelle. Voiton vei kuitenkin (tahattomasti?) progeiset rummut. Varsinkin levyn loppuvaiheilla kun To Live is to Die-biisissä tuli hempeää kitarasärötunnelmaa ja fiilistä nostatetaan ja yhtäkkiä lävähtää tärykalvoille aivan mielipuolisilla rytmivalinnoilla rumpuraita virran mukaan, niin pitää myöntää että hymyilin ääneen!

Metallica ei ole jotenkin napannut koskaan, mutta tulipahan täytettyä taas aukko sivistyksessä kuuntelemalla joku kokonainen albumikin. Ihan jees menevää riffittelyä paikoitellen, mutta Hetfieldin ääni/laulutyyli ei ole koskaan osunut omaan musahermoon (hyvällä tavalla), ja yleisesti soundeista voi olla montaa mieltä

This is a solid album by Metallica. It's somewhere in between the thrashiness of Ride the Lightning, and shows signs of their newer sound that they did well on the Black album, but i prefer those two albums to this one.

Overraskende godt af et rock album. Sangene føles ikke for lange som jeg har haft et problem med førhen og sangene er ikke for ens artet. 6.5/10

# 576 : ...And Justice For All …And Justice For All - A solid thrash metal epic that overstays its welcome Only nine songs, yet over an hour of relentless thrashing guitars and pounding drums. ...And Justice for All is kind of alright, but it’s also kind of exhausting. Metallica are undeniably brilliant at guitar solos—of that, there’s no debate. But they’re less good at… well, most of the other things that make music music. Maybe that’s harsh. This is a great example of progressive thrash metal from arguably the greatest metal band ever assembled. It’s technically impressive, ambitious, and occasionally thrilling. But the lyrics, the delivery, and the overblown song lengths create a fun-void that’s hard to ignore. “One” is the standout—a beautifully crafted piece of work that shows what Metallica can do when they rein it in just enough. The rest? Solid, but not as enjoyable as their other albums. Verdict: A solid thrash metal epic—just one that overstays its welcome. Best Track (if you must): One – a haunting, powerful track that earns its reputation. Closing thought: If justice is blind, this album is deafening.

It was okay.

One is an incredible track. I could really care less after that. I just don't like thrash metal.

My a huge Metallica fan but enjoyed the album. Don’t think I would go out of my way to listen to it again

I relistened to that Judas Priest album we got already & I think my preference is just faster metal. I’ll put some Metallica in my rotation but I find I’m wanting it to just get goin’ cuz when it does it’s really good. I’ll be interested if the other Metallica albums offer any variation to this, which is pretty much what I expected from them.

Chugga-chugga-wug! Chugga-chugga-wug!

1. Blackened - 7 It's a good sound with decent sound. My biggest issue with the track is how absolutely rigid the pace and structure of the lyrics are. They feel confined into a tiny space between the head drumming and quick guitar riffs. When the track changes tone the lyrics are still very rigid in their construction despite being given more space become the focal point of that part of the track. 2. ...And Justice For All - 10 Just an all time classic. The riffs, the solos, the vocals, the lyrics. Perfection. 3. Eye of the Beholder - 8 Decent track and lyrically very well written. Instrumentally it's an excellent sound with a superb sound all throughout the more than six minute song. 4. One - 8 Amazing opening four and a half minutes with a superb intro. Absolutely awesome guitars. The tone change isn't great but the guitars riffs and solos in the heavier final three minutes make this a solid and enjoyable track. 5. The Shortest Straw - 3 Lyrically not great. Feels like a forgettable track on the album and just not anywhere near the quality near the previous three tracks. 6. Harvester of Sorrow - 7 Standard heavy metal track. Not bad but nothing to rock your socks off. Does have an amazing guitar solo in it though. 7. The Frayed Ends of Sanity - 7 Lyrically it’s okay. Another good-but-not-great track. Sound of the instrumentals is good. Bass drum towards is the end is awesome. Fantastic guitar solos on the end as well. 8. To Live Is To Die - 2 Really meaningless intro. The track then immediately gear changes with no build up or need. It then just kind of meanders around with no purpose containing riffs and drums that eventually fade into the same thing we had in the intro but again with no come down or need. 9. Dyers Eve - 3 The same problems Blackened have exist on this track in the chorus. The track doesn't really get enjoyable until about two minutes in but the riffs between verse and chorus and too quick and too packed. Average Rating: 6.11 Adjusted to 5-Point Scale: 3.06 Rounded Down: 3 Stars

music for wife beating session. ‘one’ and ‘to live is to die’ are good, all the other stuff are just the same song with minimal variations

I prefer their namesake album.

As a punk with friend with friends who were more into rock/metal when this album was released, I remember it as a unifier. Listening to it many years later, I can still see that, but it is way more underwhelming than I was hoping it would be. Don't get me wrong, there are some riffs that absolutely shred. The songs that lean into speed metal are amazing and what I remember loving about this band back in the day. They have held up, even by the standards from the bands who took their lead and ran with it . I good album, punctuated by some truly great moments.

Of all the pre Black Album Metallica albums this is my least favorite.

Hey, this has that One song on it!! The title track is a bit different of a vibe than many of songs on previous albums. The drum sound gets on my nerves on this. Not sure I really noticed that before. It's not that I can't hear it, but it just sounds strange to me. Might be the guy playing.. I don't find this nearly as awesome as the previous three. There are some killer riffs in it, so I'll give it a 3.

I had this album when it first came out. Each individual song is solid, a couple are really excellent, including One. But as a whole, it’s stuck in neutral. Never really quite got the super dry production aesthetic, feels it washes some of the depth away, and while it defines Metallica’s sound in this era, I never loved it. Also always thought the lyrics were a little too on the nose. Never spoke to me. It’s probably more of a 3.5 star, but I’m not ready to round up.

Again, like master of puppets, it's got good melody and rhythm, but the mixing and mastering makes the instrumentals feel like they lack punch, power, and impact. 3/5

I’m sure it was innovative at the time but just sounds a bit repetitive to me - the same heavy guitar riff and drums for an hour

This lead me a little down the "missing bass" rabbit hole. I wasn't consciously aware of it; but I'll always go for "Master of Puppets" over this one, probably for a reason.

Here, there, everywhere and it wants to punch you in the face. By the end, it kinda bleeds into one though - sorry Lars

Not a huge fan of Metallica. And what I knew most about this albums is that there’s no bass in the mix. Gives it an odd, ‘thin’ sound. But I adjusted to it over its runtime.

I can acknowledge that this record specifically was pretty ambitious for Metallica at the time of release. The group refined their thrash metal sound, highlighted by faster tempos and longer, more complex compositions. The thing is, when listening to this album in a vacuum, everything just sounds repetitive. The thrashy riffs never really deviate from song to song (outside of a select few) and feel limited. Pretty disappointing, as I was expecting more from an album that contained the iconic "One".

I love rock and I love metal but I think I can admit that I don't like Metallica. Is it even heavy? Or if it is heavy, it isn't anything else. Still, better than some of the nonsense on this list

3.7

Kivan kuuloinen laulajana. Mikäs siinä

As high a 3 as it gets. Do I like this? Quite a bit, but it's very samey and chugga chugga. Apart from One and... Justice To Live is to Die is the only thing that stands out fot me. I listened twice too. The production being so famously flat doesn't help.

C'est pas interdit de faire des chansons de moins de 7 minutes hein.

Yeah, didn't hit for me

3.5/5

Takes me right back to the Guitar Hero days. Like many men of a certain age, I had a love affair with this album. Back in the day I would've tried to convince you that no album could ever be as heavy as this one, that the opener was the greatest opening track of all time, and that that Lars was actually a great drummer (he's fine, I mean no offense). Nowadays, while I'm not completely sour on this record, I'm pretty set in my belief that it's far from Metallica's best, and that the dynamics are virtually nonexistent across the runtime. Each song on its own does a great job showing you who Metallica is, but AJfA never really comes together to be bigger than the sum of its parts.

Classic, but I have to be in the mood for it.

What a weirdly mixed album

Not a fan, but I enjoyed some tracks.

Enjoyed but a bit monotonous at times. Wanted more creativity like one

Ei ole trash mun juttu. Oli siellä hyviä riffejä ja melodiaa paljonkin mutta paljon myös puuduttavaa sahaamista.

It got a little repetitive because the songs were so long, vibes still good though

Nawet ok. Wydaje się dobrym wprowadzeniem dla osób, które nie lubią metalu

Pretty solid. Sounds the same after a while

Drums: exorbitant

Surprisingly enjoyable. More progy then expected. A bit of melody in with all the chugging. The sound is so difficult though. There's the no bass thing, but also the guitars sound buzzy and paper thin and the drum sounds are like a toy or something.

Not a heavy metal guy

one carries i love that song quite a lot. the rest of it isnt solid metallica

Second Metallica album I’ve gotten on here and it sounds so similar to the first. Most of the songs on here are more than listenable, but i wanted more out of it.

Interesting but not what I'm usually into.

3 out of 5. Technically good musicianship and some bangers here.

So aggressive—please chill out. That guitarist is putting his life force into his job. People actually listen to this? I feel like im in an action movie training scene. Jesus christ this first song is so long. Ok, im 4 min into the first song. Now this sounds like the guitar they play in an anime fight scene. This guitarist must be so tired from carrying this band on his back. Why is this making me anxious? This definitely sounds like the intro to ZOM:100. Skipping to song two. Much calmer. Thank god. Guitar still slapping. Ok the addition of the drums was much better on song 2. Really enjoying the 2 min reprieve from that trash singing. I spoke too soon. I do not like this man’s voice. These lyrics are very accurate. Justice is gone. Seems like not much has changed from 1988. You know what? Hell yeah. Tell them king. Yet again, this guitarist is the best part of the song. This is essentially angry classical music with words Song 3’s lyrics are great; i wish the singer sounded different (anything would be better!) Guitar is great still, skipping to song 4 Guns??? Are we back in nam? Ok guitarist popping off again with those little trills. I see you, man. Oh, we are back in nam. Oh noooo Tf you mean ‘back in the womb’ This poor veteran. We shouldn’t have even been in nam. Who knew metallica could be so depressing? OK GUITARIST POP TF OFF. I googled what the guitarist looked like in the 80s. He is lowkey my type (medium ugly). Finished the album. It was ok.

If I was new to metal this would probably have hit harder

Great music but I don’t think I’m that much of a metal guy

It cant hold a candle to the first few Metallica records, but it's actually much better than I remembered. On a good day this might get another star.

Lots of filler here for me. Great musicianship throughout, but trying to stand next to an absolute masterpiece like “One” makes a lot of these tracks seem like maybe they are at the wrong party. A seminal metal album that deserves its place on this list, but not as solid as I remembered.

Good album. Always liked Metallica but never heard this one all the way through. The mixing is a bit off, its kind of flat and I feel like it could be more dynamic, but still nice to sit back and listen to some virtuoso percussion and lead guitar. Title track hits too close to home in 2025. One is one of their best songs, love the iconic opening riff/solo and the song's progression. I did find a few songs boring though, its definitely not as consistently good as Master of Puppets

Album No. 0002 on my list. I was familiar with this album before, but had not listened to it for some years, so this was a nice second item on my listening list. Unfortunately, I'd have to say that ...And Justice For All is probably Metallica's weakest album from the 80s. Its production is indeed very flat, and for whatever reason, there is too little bass. In turn, there are plenty of riffs and long, complex guitar parts. The whole album sounds like a show-off of guitar-playing abilities. That does not mean that there aren't any good songs in there ("One" being the obvious candidate here, but "Blackened", "Harvester of Sorrow", and "Eye of the Beholder" belonging to that list as well). Some songs include interesting lyrics as well. And in the end, impressive guitar skills are certainly something that should be appreciated as well. But especially compared, to its immediate predecessor, Master of Puppets, this album did just not produce as many catchy metal uber-hymns. So in the end, this is a 3/5, although I have to admit that it's maybe just the comparison to its predecessors that lowers the rating, rather than an "objective" assessment.

Chugga Chugga Chugga is what's written on a note in the Metallica exhibit at the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame. I do love some palm-muted chugga chugga, but not for an hour. As everyone says, the mix is really bad. Low bass with up front, mostly tinny drums. But that's not why you're really here, right? It's those chunky, thrashy guitars. Good on them for all of those insane quick changes, starts and stops. Those guitars rip it up. Just needs a little more change-up throughout. One is one of my favorite rock songs ever. It's got dynamics. ("Johnny got his Gun" is a great and horrible little movie.) Listening to this all at once, I give it a 2.5. Listening to a song or two at a time would let me give it a 3.5. Sot's getting a 3, but "One" gets a 5!

Metal

Repetitive songs, I feel like a middle aged dad listening to it. But there’s one or two gems

Its got a heavy beat which you expect but it lacks in places. The Riffs are there and tracks like One which is a favourite of mine are outstanding but that is One exception. It Thrashy which you expect but musically metallica are better than this. its okay however the Black Album Metallica and even the live S & M version with strings and an Orchestra offers a more sophisticated and generally better version of them. Yes its Metal but thrash thrash thrash can be lazy and with songs like One and others they are better than that.

Probably not my favorite Metallica, but still pretty good.

My coworker really loves Metallica. I tell her I also do, but it just doesn’t do it for me. I like metal, but I just don’t find them that sick. Also I checked at one point to see how much was left, thinking I must be halfway through the album at this point. Turns out I was halfway through the second song. Just a frickin barrage on my brain.

Metallica's first album with Jason Newstead on bass. Over the past few years I've heard that the mix on this album intentionally drowned out his bass work because of some weird Cliff Burton honor thing or something wacky. For whatever reason, it's ALL guitar, barely hear any bass on this album at all, in fact the only bass I hear is Lars's annoying bass drums. Look, I love Metallica a lot, and this CD was the first ever CD I bought with my own money when I got my first CD player in 6th grade. I love the album but it is TOO fucking long. Every song is 5 minutes or longer. Not good for jamming in your ride. I'll be fair and say the songs are good, but length plays a factor into my rating for a song. I like 5 minute+ songs if they're fucking amazing, and my favorite song on this album got a 5 star rating, the only one, Harvester of Sorrow. The rest are solid metal songs. 3.35/5 stars = 3. I feel bad for rating this one 3 stars where as the other Metallica albums I've rated have been higher.

Hour four of a band I don't really like. This is challenging. The musicianship is really good. I like the time changes. It's more thrash than pop metal, which is a good thing. I actually like this album better than the other two (black and double live album).

Not my favorite album of theirs but One locked in the 3 for me.

Crap

Probably my favorite or second favorite album by a band I just can't bring myself to care about. 3/5

If "One" was the only song on this album it'd be 5/5.

As a Metallica fan, this is my least favorite pre-Load album. It's just too bloated. As James Hetfield said, they were trying to be too proggy and write really long complicated songs. Sure, One is great, the rest is pretty same-y, or at least loses my attention because it just. keeps. going. That being said, this is certainly better than a lot of records on this list.

Alles lijkt op elkaar. Niet mijn ding. Muziek is opzich prima

A little long for my tastes. Good, not great (or very good). It's no Black Album. "One" rules. Top Tracks: "One," "Blackened"

Just What I expected from Metallica

I'm not a Metallica fan, but I can appreciate their contribution to the Metal(TM) genre. I knew I'd eventually have to listen to some Metallica albums for this project, so here we go... A lot of this album feels like it's sticking to bread & butter metal - a wall of crunchy guitars and drums with some lyrics shouted over the top. That's fine, I don't have a ton to say about that. Where the album gets interesting is the moments like "...And Justice For All", "One", "To Live Is To Die", and "Dyers Eve" where they weave some classical guitar interludes into the standard metal structures. I don't know Metallica intimately enough to know if this was new for this album or not, but this being their first album nominated for a Grammy suggests it probably was. I do appreciate the irony of them losing to Jethro Tull; after listening to this, I feel like the two aren't as far apart as I would have thought. A lot of the guitar solos sound like recycled Van Halen solos, but maybe that's all part of the design. This feels like a bid to bring Metal closer to the mainstream, and I think that's exactly what it did. A quick look at Metallica's history of award nominations doesn't show anything before this album and a lot from here forward. This was Metallica's big crossover moment, and that's not nothing. Overall, I don't think I need to spend more time with this album, but I'm not as annoyed as I thought I would be to listen through it.

one banger

Product of its time

Not my thing tbh

Not a bad Metallica album. Not my fave though.

1. One 2. Harvester Of Sorrow 3. Eye Of The Beholder

Ok album fra Metallica, One holder seg fortsatt bra.

Pour un album sans bass, ça slap 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘪𝘴 fort. Par contre, c’est long longtemps, 1h+ de Metallica, à la fin j’étais épuisé, il me fallait une tite siesta pour récupérer

This is good and could probably push to 4 stars with repeated listens, there just was a lot of similarity across the tracks.

я совершенно не шарю в металле, но этот альбом звучит эталонно как я бы представила звучит металл. жесткие гитары, абсолютно мощняцкие барабаны, вокалист, который рычит о чем-то своем металлическом. до конца дослушать не смогла, это для меня слишком много за один раз, т.к. песни все буквально похожи друг на друга, но для любителей жанра, думаю, это знаковая пластинка.

A little disappointed, some of these songs sounded very similar and were too much for my soft ears.

Was looking forward to finally getting a Metallica album, only to be left slightly disappointed. One is an awesome track and the riffs were cool, but there's not much else to the album.

Classic

It's just very edgy and faux tough guy. Still, I felt a little tougher than before.

I think I liked Pantera more than this. One is amazing, but the rest kind of fall flat. Hot take: Metallica was better after going for the arena rock genre.

I didn't like this as much as Master of Puppets. One is a good song, but the rest of them sounded repetitive and are more aggressive than I like. This is my third Metallica album out of 200 which seems like a lot.

Day548 - i didn’t like it when it came out, then it grew on me and now i can listen but only a couple songs are agreeable to my ears

A little redundant. Songs could have been shorter. I knew One going in and that was my favorite song on the album. I did not like The Shortest Straw. They said the same thing over and over.

Picture a Metallica album, that’s And Justice for All. Well played, gets samey after a while. One is a still a tune though

I enjoyed this more than I thought I would.

Classis heavy, vocals are eh, but I can sense the passion in the instrumentals. Sucks that the recording doesn't feel it gives it justice, sounds flat and unexpressive. 3

First impression pre listen: As someone who's enjoyed Metallica quite causally over the years this has never been my favourite album from them. If we disregard the memes about them mixing out the bass, my main complaint about this album comes down to how seriously it takes itself. Even on the best songs on this thing they sound like they're trying a bit too hard. However it is Metallica after all so the riffs and solos are gonna shred like hell. As it is a relisten, I know that I'll at least enjoy most of it. Also I can't really complain when I finally get a rare metal album on this list. Individual song notes. Blackened Off to a great start with a very memorable guitar riff. The drums are really flat. James Hetfield's vocals are perfect for this sound. There are a few cool images in the lyrics. Awesome solo. Decent. 3.5/5 ...And Justice for All Really like the intro. Love when the heavier section comes in to contrast with the more soothing opening guitar. A bit too edgy. Kind of don't love the chorus, lacks a certain kick to it and the lyrics are kinda dumb. The overall groove is pretty good, but the track takes a bit too long to change it up. Fine guitar solo. Goes on for a bit too long with an aimless instrumental section. Ends strongly. Fine. 3/5 Eye of the Beholder The intro has a great buildup with the fade in. You can actually hear the bass on this song which is a plus, though it still doesn't sound great. Decent chorus. Wonderful guitar interplay. Fine. 3/5 One There's an argument to be made that this is their best song. With the iconic intro and the harrowing lyrics I can definitetly see that, though I still don't agree. The anti war messaging is strong, and the chrous is very effective. Especially with the heavy distortion supporting the vocals. Love the interplay between the two guitars. Awesome breakdown near the end. Ends with a blazing guitar solo, which is just really satisfying. The lyrics are a bit heavy handed, the drums sound just kinda empty and I find James Hetfield's performance on the vocals a bit too much at times. While the song is still good it's in my opinion a bit overrated. Good. 4/5 The Shortest Straw The main riff is kinda boring, kinda lacks the desired energy. Very standard chorus by Metallica standards, doesn't really do much to stand out. The bass sounds like the sound you get when blowing into an empty bottle, it's very distracting. Cool instrumental bridge. Average. 2.5/5 Harvester of Sorrow This song kicks ass. Love the intro, and the main guitar riff is so effortlessly cool. The background effects really add to the fantasy of the track. Dark and ominous lyrics. Great guitar solo. Love when the intro riff comes back into the song at the end. Great detail. Great. 4.5/5 The Frayed Ends of Sanity It's a fine enough Metallica song. Has all the building blocks to succeed with its particular sound. Great thrash metal riffs and a solid solo. The lyrics are whatever, but no one is here for lyrics anyway. The longer instrumental sections provide some very satisfying grooves in a stimulating high tempo which is really fun to listen along to. Decent. 3.5/5 To Live is to Die Very pretty intro. Really like how structurally different it is from the rest of the tracks on the album. Has some great progressive metal moments that are really interesting. The overlapping guitars make for a good partnership, and are especially powerful when played in tandem with each other. Kinda meanders a bit towards the end. The spoken word is also a bit weak. Doesn't have the intended effect of being dramatic. Goes on for too long without introducing new ideas. Fine. 3/5 Dyers Eve I appreciate that it gets straight into the action. It's heavy and it's raw. Love the speedy tempo. Awesome energy. Great solo. I like the sudden ending. Decent. 3.5/5 Final review: In a bit of a mixed discography ...And Justice For All stands out as one of the better albums in there. However out of the five big Metallica albums this one is in my opinion the weakest. While the riffs and solos are up with their best there are issues in other parts of the process that brings the quality down a bit. The way the vocal parts are written is one of these factors, where they often feel like they stay in one singular lane making them feel repetitive. You also have the infamous mixing issues where the way both the bass and the drums sound have been critisized to death by now, to the point that it's become a bit of a meme. And if you listen closely you can see why. There are also songs that do feel a bit aimless on here, that while still having cool parts here and there just seem to lose the plot completely after a while. And while all of these issues do remain, this album also has some really strong parts. The lyrical writing is at points very evocative, and some songs contain very vivid images and portray strong emotions. There are also moments that evoke very strong atmospheres where you can really feel the dark and ominous powers they're trying to paint with their instruments. And as you'd expect by Metallica the energy and drive behind these songs do reach high levels of infectiousness to the point where the riffs are impossible not to nod along to. It remains a bit of a mixed bag, not great, but not awful either. As a plus there are live versions of these tracks that blow the studio versions out of the water. So if the production gets on your nerves at least you have that. 3.5/5 begrugingly rounded down to a 3/5.

While some sections of music did tweak my interest, overall, I'm just not a metal fan. I recognize Metallica's importance, but I don't appreciate their music.

Technical and mainstream metal. It rips, but not as hard as Megadeth. I don’t feel like there’s too much that’s special here, even One (shout out guitar hero III) is one of their less good hits IMO. It doesn’t even fully have the boomer with a bench press in his garage sound. My personal top Metallica songs: 1. Master of puppets 2. Fade to Black 3. Enter Sandman 4. Their cover of Whiskey in the Jar (my all time bench press PR was to this song) 5. The Call of Ktulu (live w/ San Francisco symphony orchestra)

Complex & aggresive album that showcases Metallia's technical prowess and darker, more political themes. It's raw and intense, but famously known for missing depth with a thin bass mix.

Es un disco grabado mal a propósito. Nunca entenderé por qué cojones no tiene bajo y las canciones suenan tan débiles por ello.

honestly, it's a great metal album. To a certain level, the tone on the guitars and James Hetfield's voice makes me zone out between songs until the guitar solos

3.5

Interestingly, this would be fairly far down the list of metal albums I’d choose to listen to, but it appears to me today like a crisp Sir Bobby B (Canadian 100 dollar bill) in the pile of steaming manure I’ve been wading through for 11 months now. Criticisms of the production and lack of bass sound already pushed aside (for now) I’m thrilled to be able to have some riffs and grit ahead of me. Step aside Kraftwerk. Outta my way Drive By Truckers. It’s time for music. At last. Blackened - One of the last great thrash songs penned by this band. The blistering opening, the driving riff during the verses and the sick breakdown near the middle make this an excellent piece of late 80s metal. I don’t always love his vocals but that opinion is coloured by what they would become rather than everything here. This song is a monster. …And Justice for All - All that clamouring for metal and I’ve forgotten how to review it. I hate even putting it on the same scale as some of the other stuff because I’d just rather listen to this much of the time. I will say this song has interesting lyrics, and some excellent moments but it’s let down by being far too long and meandering at points. Eye of the Beholder - Metallica became really really good at writing “catchy” thrash and were a big reason I, like so many others, ventured further into metal from this point. It’s a catchy track, but it’s missing some of the punch I expect. Where I am now, this song is just ok. One - I mean everybody knows this song. It’s played so well, the lyrics are still somehow relevant, as the rich march to war on the backs of modern day serfs in increasingly screen-laden armour. Thankfully it’s all in defense of uhhh well you know, there’s the uhhh hmm. Anyway. The aggression at the midpoint hits so hard and this song goes down as a “pop/metal” classic. One of those songs that sacrifices nothing and ends up receiving plaudits from the mainstream regardless. The Shortest Straw - I never noticed the Pantera-esque feel that this song has. Metallica really did have so much influence on how metal would sound to the masses for years and years. This song has a pretty sweet groove and keeps that righteous anger. Harvester of Sorrow - How does one harvest sorrow. I’ve been playing a ton of farming simulator so I am intrigued and will be attempting to sow some sorrow seeds upon my next login. Not a huge fan of this song’s plodding. Frayed Ends of Sanity - I thought the beginning was cheesy but man did this kick into gear. One of my favourite songs from this project. Very riff heavy from start to finish. Classic. To Live is to Die - I think they got really good at their instruments and wanted to show everybody. A lot of bands do that. Whilst technical playing can be fun once in a while, this instrumental “song” is a whole bunch of nothing for me. I like the talking portions near the end but this is bloat. Dyers Eve - Prepare your paints. Prepare your clothes. Hell. Prepare your finest ties. For the grateful dead enter Milwaukee tomorrow, and we the noble tie-dyers of the Midwest must tie until our fingers bleed, for it is dyers eve. That’s all I got. Listen. Pretty intense closer. Enjoyable and heavy. I’ve gotten too philosophical today. It’s metal. It’s not that complicated. If an album was new to me and sounded like this? I’d probably break my keyboard giving it five stars. Which raises questions about this whole endeavour, but I digress. This is a good album. There are meaningful lyrics aplenty, expert playing, and catchy, aggressive songs. There is also needless bloat and some pretty tinny production at times. This album does feel thin to this day. Metallica ruled the 80’s from a mainstream metal perspective and their influence is as far reaching as it gets. The end of a classic quartet of albums. Metallica didn’t go quietly into the doldrums of the 90’s, but maybe they didn’t go quite loudly enough. 3.5 HIGHLIGHTS: Blackened, One, Frayed Ends of Sanity

2 Metallica albums in one week! This one is slightly better than the self-titled but still not as good as earlier albums. Seriously where tf is the bass?

This has a couple of really good songs on it but I found it less good than the self titled album

Probably skipped over this one in the past cos while the cover art goes hard, it’s not comparable to ride the lightning or master of puppets. Some incredibly lars drumming going on. So lars. Secretly math rock? Is math rock not a thing?? Idk What are Hetfield’s political beliefs????? Huge question I will not be seeking answers to as this bangs. Why get into it?! One was always confusing to me but it works really well in album context. Ooooh long clean intro oooh lovely. Just found out Hetfield’s current political views are “divorced.” Love Harvester of Sorrow chant at the end. Frayed ends of sanity is goofy. V goofy! Fade from acoustic intro to half time riffing on to live is to die rocks. Best solo on the record? That or One idk Really glad they go out on thrash note, slow sad ballad would be odd at this point. That said, this album is a bit one note? Isn’t all Metallica? I have a tummy ache rn. If the scoring system allowed half stars this would be at 3.5 x

Ah, 'tis is my youth. When Justice came out I was already going deep into the Death Metal hole. After Master of Puppets I'd found the joys of Slayer, Venom and Celtic Frost, now I was plunging into Napalm Death, Morbid Angel and Bolt Thrower. I remember being at the stadium gig for this album and thinking how it's not working for me any more. This album has thinnest of thin soundstage, buried bass and the snap of the drums is really annoying to me. I still can't understand why they ruined this album with sounds like this, and, AND, I listened to the 2018 remastered version. I shudder to put on the original one. I recommend checking out "...And Justice for Jason", a fan made edit with enhanced bassline.

There are much better Metallica albums

Prefer the black album but but this one was worth the listen 3/5 #albumsky #musicsky #musicchallenge

Yup, this just really isn't my thing. Can't believe there are 4 Metallica albums on here. Quite like One and Justice for all but as far the rest, meh!

Some solid songs, some really long and uninteresting ones (shortest straw! Shortest strawww!)

From a musical point of view this, like a lot of the metal albums on this list, was a fascinating listen. Time signatures, variety of theme, musicianship etc. But it just lacked enough cohesion in the songs to keep me interested. Ultimately it just lacked a few songs.

Not bad

Great album, but somehow lacking in soul. The previous 3 had it in spades, but it's somehow more "by the numbers" here. "One" is a truly great track, but so many of the solos across the album reminded me when first I heard them of Tetris music, and I can't get that out of my head. It's only a 3-star. Its predecessors were monster albums, and deserve to be placed on a pedestal. Its successor, despite being so radio friendly, is also a cracker, but this just falls a bit flat.

Chica yo que se, One está genial. El resto es un 5. Vamos con 3.0

One step closer to poppier Metallica albums

Not my favorite Metallica album. A lot of the tracks felt disjointed and not crisp

Too heavy for me.

Fun Metallica sounds if that’s what your looking for, but not sure if the social themes carry through

I am not learned enough in Metallica to differentiate this from the previous Metallica album, so, 3 stars.

Goddamn, this thing is an hour? I can see why they made their butt-rock turn away from thrash - this feels like when hardcore bands stopped doing as much hardcore because it got boring - and yet it's still an hour. And hten all the songs are like 6-10 minutes long? Jeez. I dunno, this has the problem that a lot of these middling albums have where it's good all the way across, but not great, and it doesn't do anything to hold my interest for all the good it is because it's too damn long. Whatever, put a couple of songs on and PR your deadlift, but compare to Sepultura who had, in my opinion, a lot more musical variety, a tighter runtime, and shorter songs. Feels like less than the sum of its parts.

I enjoy rock but I did not favor this album, but I understand its footprint it had for other artist.

3 estrelas

As a bass player, I wanted to hate this album, and while I do think the album sounds very thin, there's some really cool guitar parts on here.

The lack of bass kills most enjoyment I get from this otherwise amazing album

Couple of good hits on this album - most songs sound the same, unfortunately.

Noniin räimettä taas sitten. Onhan tämä "kalssikko" mutta soudit on kyl parjattuja eikä turhaan. Bassoo ei juurikaan kuulu. Tykkään ekoista kolmesta M -levystä enemmän kun tästä mutta avausraita on kyl stydi! Menee kolmoseen kyllä, mutta ajan saatossa ei tätä niin paljoo oo jaksanut fiilistellä. Kyllä Puppetsi on Puppetsi. 3/5

Jotain tuntuu että jää Metallicasta aina puuttumaan. Meneehän se mut ei ihan kuitenkaan.

Meh, the Black album is better. One is really the only standout here.

Lots of guitar riffs. Lots of them. Feels like metal equivalent of a jam band. Still rocks

It rocked. I don't much get the HELL YEAH BROTHERRRR feeling that’s satisfied with simple melodies so long as they're built of power chords. So it dragged by the end. Bet a live show would set me straight.

The anti-Amy Winehouse: all substance, no soul. The album screams truth from a concrete bunker. Admirable, but not loveable. "One" is a banger though

I just had another Metallica album 2 days ago. 😵‍💫 This one not quite as grating.

Just noise and aggression for the most part.

Oh dear. Another "Classic Metal" album. Not really different from hundreds of other heavy guitar rock LPs from soundalike. Uninspired, turgid, poorly produced. I was counting the minutes until it ended.

3.5 Stars (and that half star is mostly because of One)

One is iconic, and I enjoyed the increased politicization in focus. Riddled between the Grammy controversy and fucking over their new bass player, it wouldn't be a good Metallica album without controversy

un poco casposete, pero par de temazos

2.5… I’ll round up

It's trying to make a statement too much. Too much anger in their sound, not enough refinement and what you would call a "work in progress". I did like some of the ideas in the songs but they weren't executed with expertise and therefore lacked attention grabbing skills. I'm not a big fan of metallica

I like my metal well mixed, this ain't it. Jason deserved better, the songs are allright, however due to it not having bass at all it can be a tiring experience. Highlights: The first 2 minutes of One, the acoustic bits of To Live Is to Die. Had potential to be rated higher, but listening with a headache isnt good.

Not really my thing. I like tracks on other albums.

This album sounded like any of the previous metal albums on this list. Rate a 3 just to acknowledge their accomplishment.

This record still has some of what made Metallica great in the early years and on Masters of Puppets, but they are starting to wain and you can tell they are moving away from the thrash metal. The mix on this record sucks, no low end at all. It seems like that is a well documented nit that has been picked though.

And I thought The Cure was dark. 3 stars.

It felt repetitive to me

Heavy metal isn’t my thing but I could see the appeal

Way better than the black album. Still not that great though.

I used to play this on continuous loop in high school. This album was my introduction to Metallica. Going back and listening to this hits different now. It's not their best album at all. It often sounds unpolished and directionless. I get the feeling that it's almost as if they were coming to the end of their song ideas and were denying that something needed to change. Additionally, they sound like they were on the verge of becoming a parody of themselves. I know hardcore metal fans feel like the next album was the beginning of their downfall. But, at least they found a new direction and started to sound more polished.

Ugh. Is this the album where Lars was a giant tool and demanded his drums sound like shit and to delete the bass parts out of existence? (it is!) This is one of the worst mixed albums I have ever heard if not the worst. I don’t care how groovy, metal, in the pocket, whatever this album is, it sounds like shit. I am not a fan to begin with but this was an incredibly painful hour. Even the remastered version is ass. I don’t get it. I guess the songs are okay. The parts where they are not just three minutes into the same chord grooving and when James is not singing I like most of it. I’m sure if Josh Homme made these I’d think they’re great, but this is just not my brand of big muff distorted chugs. One stands out as a genuinely good song, shout out guitar hero three. Definitely sounds a lot like Kyuss at times, a band I enjoy, but Kyuss has well mixed albums. I’m torn between a 2 and a 3. It really isn’t so bad that it deserves a 2 and I fully understand the appeal. Just know this is the lightest three possible.

This album could've had a much better listening experience if they actually tried to produce it well. It sounded sooooo flat. I'm not a huge Metallica fan, but I guess I understand the attraction a little bit. They played in Nashville this weekend, but I didn't regret not going to see them. I only regret not seeing Limp Bitzkit and Pantera as the openers. I'm giving this a weak 3. I don't even really like One.

I do like these songs for the most part, mostly as background music though. One rules and Kirk's guitar solos are crazy on this album, but damn this mix is still terrible. Justice for Jason! 3/5 wouldv'e been 4 if the mix didn't sound like it was created for tin cans only

Almost confused by how few thoughts I have about this album. I'm almost comically incapable of taking most metal seriously, though, and a meedley guitar solo while Hetfield yells about pulling the shortest straw is genuinely funny. Is this album good? Probably. I didn't mind listening to it or anything.

tiene un par de temones y son los reyes. pero me es imposible que no me cueste.

Goes pretty hard but man the production and mixing on this one is just bad. This could have hit so much harder if the bass was mixed higher. It's so treble-y. I really like the technical playing on this one though. It's more interesting than some of their other stuff. I feel like I should like this more than I do but I've never really been into thrash and I think I've been spoiled by KG's thrash metal since it's way more psych and much less... conservative sounding.

No bad songs but each one out stays it's welcome, low 3

Great playing obviously, just can't stand his voice at all

I like Metallica, but I dare say they suffer from the same syndrome as the Red Hot or AC/DC All songs sound the same

Pretty solid metal, had its highs and lows but enjoyed all around. Liked the high energy it brought but it’s also my first Metallica album and definitely was different from their more popular songs

Quite a bit more 'progressive' than I'd expect from Metallica - multiple genre and tone shifts within songs that last a minimum of 6 minutes. The songwriting and guitar work are still great, though some of the production is a little too tinny for my taste. Best Tracks: - ...And Justice For All - One - The Frayed Ends Of Sanity Worst Tracks: - To Live Is To Die Rating: 6/10

Based on a first listen, I enjoyed this more than the black album. It's still a 3 for me based on personal taste, but it's definitely a higher 3.

haha no bass

It’s good lots of instruments is nice but got tiring after a while

I respect the hell out of what this band is for people but I just cannot bring myself to care about this kind of music. All love to true masters of their genre, not for me.

No bass. :(

I think I have to be in the mood to listen to Metallica. At the start I wasn't a fan so I stopped and met up with some friends. I got some news that made me really angry and I loved every track I listened to after it.

Not the biggest of Metallica fans, and this album isn't the best. Honestly only saved from a 2* by One.

3 These fuckers really made a song out of the witch’s castle guard chant from the Wizard of Oz. Anway, Metallica is a band I used to not be able to stand, primarily for their general “jugjug JUG, jugjug JUG” sound, but it’s grown on me a bit as I’ve gotten older. Still, this album reminded me of what I didn’t like about them when I was younger - while the jugjug sound is fine, it’s really all this has going on. Like, every song here sounds more or less the same, and most go on wayyyyy too long. Even the band themselves admitted that they overdid it a bit on the length, which is why they no longer play any of these songs live except for One. Speaking of One, best song on the album by far. I would say that’s by default given it’s the only one (npi) that sounds drastically different, but that feels like it would undermine how good the opening actually is. It really is a beautiful song… so it’s such a shame they change it up halfway through just to do the same jugjug thing they do on EVERY other song here. (Admittedly, I fail the introduction of that section every time in Guitar Hero, so I probably have some unresolved conflict there). I also feel like the general sameness of this album is largely due to the production. It’s no St. Anger by any means, but I challenge you to listen for the bass on any one song. Don’t hear it? That’s because, despite having a full-fledged bassist in the lineup to replace Cliff, they pretty much muted all of his parts. Or more specifically, at James’ and Lars’ request, “Take the bass down so you can just hear it, and then once you've done that, take it down a further three dBs.” No idea why they were such dicks to Jason Newsted, or why they didn’t just fire him if they didn’t enjoy his performance, but they kept him around to “play” on their next three studio albums as well, so it doesn’t seem to be for a lack of effort. I talked a lot of shit, but for the most part, I think this album is fine. Metallica has grown on me enough that I still found this decent despite its flaws, but as someone still working to explore their discography, I feel like I can confidently say that this one isn’t my favorite.

"It's not the band I hate, it's their fans" -Sloan 3.5 Minus points for the worst band name in rock history.

You know what. Metallica is overrated. 3.5

3/5 love metallica but many songs (besides one) just sounded like generic metal music to me

Not the best album, but a kicker nonetheless.

Will never be a Metallica superfan. But I think I get their appeal. There’s a handful of songs here that are propulsive and catchy. But I’ll never seek them out to listen. 3/5

Oké

Does anyone know where the bass went? Do we need to call a search party?

Loved this album! Classic Metallica-just gets me moving! Listen again: yes Purchase for my collection: yes Favourite Song: The Shortest Straw

Ist mir gegenüber dem grandiosen Vorgänger zu überambitioniert. Außerdem ist der Klang merkwürdig topfig.

Actually not too bad. Just the solo guitar riffs are too long. Please, don't do that. It's - maybe - for live performances.

I liked the guitar at the end of To Live is To Die and I quite liked the sound of Eye of the Beholder. Not a bad album, just don't really need the rest I think. Some of the songs had some good driving sounds, but how much will that hold up on a casual listen? 2.5/5 stars.

Enjoyed this album, especially a couple of the songs. Not my usual taste or an album I would listen to on repeat.

it was ok, not a huge metal guy but the soft guitar bit was nice

Not great kinda boring

太有金属了

3.2 - Some very good music and enjoyed it, but there is something a bit arrogant about this album, not sure why though

I liked Blackened when it slowed down about half way through. This feels like the Quake II video game sound track. The title track is alright. I'm sure this was pretty epic when it was released. I avoided Metallica and metal in general when I was finding my own music tastes in high school <%large_number%> years ago. I think I've listened to this album before though. One isn't bad either or Harvester of Sorrow and Frayed Ends of Sanity So far I'm at a 3 overall, not my super favorite but I can understand the appeal.

I'm well familiar with this one. Jason Newsted's debut with the band after Cliff Burton's death. It's also a family divider. I'm giving it 3 stars while the wife is screaming to give it a negative 2.

A solid album, but it's hard to avoid comparing it to their Black Album, and by that comparison it just feels woefully average.

I’m weird, I don’t really like heavy Metallica, I prefer the later years, but I do LOVE One

Proggiest Metallica album (but barely proggy). Few bangers, some not bangers. Wish there was bass.

While this is a really good album with a couple really great tracks, it was never a complete play thru for me. It is sandwiched in between 3 hands down 5 bangers within their catalogue, IMO. Since I feel like there is more than one star between this one (no pun intended) and the three staples that surround it, I’m rounding down here. 3.5/5

Man this was a tough one to rate. Obviously a landmark album that moved the band into stadium land, but geez…these guys needed to understand how to serve the song. Their abilities are clearly there, but you don’t need to pack all your tricks into every single song just to make overblown 8-minute facemelters. And while I would normally make this an easy 4, I’m purposely rating down for the egregious mixing that completely removed the bass from the mix. Not a great welcome to the band for newbie Jason Newstead, and a really thin result that takes away the bottom end punch that their sound requires.

Down with this, but not my favorite outing from the band. Some cuts could have easily been made here. But yes, it doth rock.

Not my type of music at all, but I can still tell it kicks a good amount of ass.

Power chords Beefheart / Queen Virtuoso musicianship Not a fan of the vocal Good luck to them

3/7/25. Very good songs. Some classics on here but just couldn’t get into all of them.

I’ve realized Metallica is a little to heavy for my taste… but if I’m every angry I know what to listen too.

Good guitar, annoying vocals. Some songs were decent but there weren’t any songs I loved. Favorite songs were: The shortest straw - I thought he was saying soda straw the whole time, I kind of like it better that way To Live Is To Die - enjoyed the mellow parts, I’m a sucker for acoustic guitar 6/10

Not their best… 3/5

Aburridillo y todo

5/10

5/10. Not their best Metalica album but One is still really good.

This album, to me, signals the decline of the bands songwriting. One last hurrah before mediocrity and mainstream commercial success rob the band of what made them great. If it weren’t for the horrible mixing on this album I’d probably give it a 4.

That's a lotta Metallica in one sitting. Back to back Metallica albums :|

I think that the critisism it gets is a bit overtop and really has some good songs, including One and To Live Is to Die. But didnt love the overall sound in comparision to some other Metallica albums that I have listened to in the past. Mixing was not as good and really lacked on the bass.

Where's the bass???

Classic, but black one is better

Not bad 5/10

música de mi papá. lowk me dio mucho stress

The title track and "One" are some of the best metallica songs. I'm just happy this site finally recommended one of their good records and not one of the bad live ones. I will never think anything of theirs can beat master of puppets or die the lightning but for those two songs alone this is a decent record.

There's no denying "One" is a masterpiece but other than that this album is kind of just emo if they smoked PCP instead of cloves. I can only take ao much. Maybe it's the TikTok but I don't need these little symphonies with double kick drums.

Good album! Maybe would relisten

didnt expect this one. this is the one with no bass right? thats why i was turned off from it before i think. tried it a couple times but it hasnt stuck yet. Excited to try it again though I liked it more than I expected. Mix is flat and its a little long, but got great riffs and chugs and i like the compositions.

I am sure I have nothing new to say about this album or about Metallica in general. It's intense, fast, and I would guess, divisive. If you like this type of rock (stadium metal? divorced dad-core?) you'll probably like this album? I'm not the biggest fan of the genre......yet, I will say that Spotify auto-playing Disturbed's "Down with the Sickness" made that song sound oddly lifeless and dull in comparison.

Not my style of music, can still appreciate the musical talent though

Liked it more than I thought I would!

Never cared for Metallica

ONE ...!!!...!!!

Average metallica album I think

One of my girlfriend’s favorites but I never really got into them. This is one of their better efforts

Randomly saw these guys play last year, and they still sounded as immediate as they do here. Most importantly, Hetfield can pull off leather pants in his 60s, which is really an inspiration. (This probably deserves more than three stars. My Napster-era youth was prejudicial.)

I have to be in the right mood for this kind of music… and today was one of those days. It’s a real ass kicker. The back half of “One” might be the ass kickiest thing they ever did. James and Lars (mostly James) lay down a very tight rhythm section. Having said that, it will never not sound weird to have the bass guitar turned down so low that you can’t hear it (or it’s not there at all). The biggest drawback here is it’s just too long. It’s exhausting to listen to this for over an hour where most of the songs sound pretty samey. Maybe the reason Master of Puppets is the superior album is because it clocks in at a lean 54 minutes. Standouts: “Eye of the Beholder”, “One”

Average. Not as good as Iron Maiden.

Not bad not my style

Much more tollerable than the last one

...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.

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

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

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

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.

Too hard core for me.

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.

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

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

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?

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.

potato chips

Absolutely fucked the production

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

not my favorite of them

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.

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

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

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

hell yeah

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

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.

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)

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.

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.

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*

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

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

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

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.

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!

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)

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.

Rocks hard

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

Not my style but liked a little

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.