...And Justice For All
by Metallica
Metal is a genre that I usually don't connect with, and that holds true for this album as well. But this is an album I recognize as being important in Metallica's history, and for metal in general by extension. The lack of bass in the mix is glaring. To me, the guitars sound buzzy and the drum kit mix sounds unbalanced. I think both of those would be much improved with more bass in the mix. Bass is the glue between guitars and drums, and with no bass in the mix the album doesn't sound as cohesive or as it could. With more bass in the mix, I would bump this up a star, but as it is this felt like an assault on my ears in a way I did not enjoy. To each their own, but this isn't the album that's going to get me to really enjoy metal.