Metallica

Yep, Its Metallica.

Man, this really is a great metal album. There are a ton of songs on here that I really enjoy, including Enter Sandman, Sad but True, Wherever I May Roam and maybe my favorite Metallica song of all time, The Unforgiven. It's hard not to headbanger along to the entire album.

Some songs are too long but this is great metal music.

A very good album from (one of) the greatest metal bands of all time.

I mean, what’s there really to say? One of the most popular albums ever, if you listen to any alternative rock radio station for a day you will likely hear half the songs on this album. I’m not a huge Metallica fan and I personally prefer their earlier thrash metal albums but this is still fantastic.

fantastic album!

General Metallica take: miles ahead of slayer and megadeth, but they have a problem where their stuff always goes on too long. As for this album specifically, “Enter Sandman” is an all-timer, even despite being such a planet fitness playlist staple, and it's such a good album opener that it took several more songs than usual to decide I was getting bored

There are some bangers on here and there are some average songs. Not as good as master of puppets which is basically perfect.

This was a great album. I enjoyed almost every single song on this album, plus there were so many iconic songs on this album. I think this is Metallica at their peak. I do admit it is a bit of a front heavy album. Cutting a few songs from the album probably would’ve been beneficial, but it was an amazing album for what it was. 4.5

A classic Metallica album. Not my favorite, but still really good. 4.5/5

The music is great, but I can’t get into the cheesy angsty lyrics. Some classics on here though and undeniably a classic album in its genre. 3.5/5 goes up to a 4.

Ein Klassiker für mich. Hör ich immer wieder.

Since I got this album’s predecessor “…And Justice For All” a couple of weeks ago, I feel obliged to compare the two. Firstly, and perhaps most obviously, the music itself is a lot less complex and prog-y here than it was on the last album, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing because it made this album a lot easier to digest for me. Secondly, the lyrical content is a lot less political here, with the band instead focusing on more personal matters like childhood fears, religion and death, so, while the lyrics may have less of an impact, its not like the songs don’t have any meaning at all. Overall, this album is a fun time that also tones down a lot of the aggression from the previous album in the hopes of reaching a wider audience. Favourite tracks: Enter Sandman, Sad But True, The Unforgiven, Wherever I May Roam, Through the Never, The God That Failed

Lo reconozco, es un placer culpable.

Probably the album that most people think of when someone says Metallica. Lots of good stuff on here and I did enjoy going back and listening to this one all the way through again. Say what you will about Metallica, musically or otherwise, there are a lot of great songs on this record. I get that thrash metal isn't exactly for everyone, and there's a valid argument that this album isn't exactly thrash metal anyway, but it's undeniably solid. I think where this album is lacking most is in production. It's not bad but I think the balance between the low and high frequencies is off a bit. Maybe it's sort of scooped? I'm not sure. I listened to the original, not a remaster, so maybe that's something they fixed later on. I've never been a huge Metallica fan but I really like this album. I probably wouldn't go out and try to find it at the record store but I would play it again for sure. And maybe pick it up if it happened to be at the record store and I didn't want anything else. 4/5

I've never listened to this album in its entirety before, but it's obvious that this album was very influential in the space. Feels quite ahead of its time, like it wouldn't be out of place if it had been released 10 years ago.

þetta er auðvitað bara .... black album

Opens pretty strong with Enter Sandman, can’t go wrong there. Doesn’t really let up from there, Sad but True, The Unforgiven, Wherever I May Roam all excellent. The drop in a ballad with Nothing Else Matters and this is a really good album. Yea, there is some cheese for sure but Metallica sticks it with their self-titled. I’d argue the only stinkers on this release are Don’t Tread on Me and The God That Failed. Overall though, no issues. 4 stars

Not so much into heavy/metal. But this one I really like. Guess it’s iconic

Proving that I'm no metal-head, my first thought was that Metallica is one of those rare bands that became better when they sold out. The engineering and production on this album are gorgeous. The guitars are as full and rich as anything since Eddie’s Brown Sound and it finally sounds like Lars is playing drums instead of slapping wet cardboard with wooden spoons. By Holier Than Thou I started thinking that, like REM, Metalica’s music is maybe more enjoyable when you can’t understand the lyrics. But that's not entirely correct either. Some of the lyrics are pretty damned good. It’s still a Metalllica album - which means it gets pretty monotonous pretty quickly. But it sounds amazing and the riffs are outta this world. The riff of Enter Sandman is worth 3 stars all on its own.

Goes hard

I've never been very deep into metal but Metallica seems to speak to me a lot of the time, as does Iron Maiden. While I think I prefer Master of Puppets and Ride the Lightning, this is a great release.

1001 Albums 1: This is my first time rating a project on here and it is Metallica's self title. I think this album is pretty good. There are quite a few classic tracks on this album including my personal favourite \"Enter Sandman\". The main downside is that this doesn't stack up to Metallica's releases prior to this in my opinion. It serves as Metallica's last truly good project and as a step into the mainstream and one out of the thrash scene. Rating: 8.5 Fav Tracks: Enter Sandman, Sad But True Least Fav Track: Don't Tread On Me

Classique également, mais beaucoup plus inégal que ses prédécesseurs.

So many classic songs, with kick ass riffs. Sometimes all you need is a James Hetfield chugging power chord. Lyrics are a bit cringy though. Kirk’s wah drenched solos are a guilty pleasure. Lars’ drumming is plodding but suits the style of the band. I’m also happy that you can hear the bass here unlike … And Justice For All Second half kind of dips in quality. Highlights: Enter Sandman, Sad But True, Wherever I May Roam

I mean, if I have to listen to Metallica...

So many hit songs.

Great album, lots of all-timers but its a little too long and gets a bit repetitive

For some reason the whole album reminds me of that spoken word part in Thriller. Solid album tho

I was debugging code, this gave me the strength to continue. Slightly geared towards pop, not too harsh which is also nice. Strong album with a few hits.

4 stars because they fought Napster

Ironically dark and slow, Metallica made a big shift in the direction of metal with this one. Some of their most iconic tracks were born from this album and this is what I think of when I talk about their sound. They get so into the new style that it can be a bit dense, but if brooding, angry, and a little bit powerful is what you're feeling this is the album for you.

Not a big fan of Heavymetal, but Metallica and some of the songs are a classic, Enter Sandman and Nothing Else Matters of course.

J'aime mieux la version acoustique de plusieurs chansons, mais c'est parce que c'est avec celle-là que je les ai découvert. Reste que c'est du bon stock.

Enter sandman is such a fantastic song. That with nothing else maters makes this album great. Also I have seen them live and was so blown away.

Not to my taste but I powered through.

Alright, so I went into this expecting to give it an obvious 5/5. It's Metallica's magnum opus and it created a hits machine for the band. I love so many of these songs and was happy to discover some new ones. HOWEVER, as I was jamming out, I realized that every single song takes waaaaaaay too long to get the the lyrics. Every song pretty much has a minute or more lead up. Now a lot of people probably credit that about what makes it so great. The musical talents of the band. But I've always been a lyrics man, which is the only reason I can't give it a perfect score. 4.8/5

Copypasta from Master of Puppets... I was never a "fan" of Metallica due to all the tryhards of the world, but as I grew up I realized that these dudes rock. There are certainly things left to be desired with the band and with this album, but overall it was a fun album. I knew most of the tunes, but never listened to the album in it's entirety.

How much more black could this be? the answer is none, none more black. A good album that I enjoyed a lot when I was a teenager. My guitar teacher told me to start on Master of Puppets, Ride the Lightning, and Justice for All over the black album. But this still holds up and definitely made them into the mainstream band they are today.

That’s tough, I loved this in 7th grade but was way too cool for it in 12th. I guess I’ll just have to try to give it an honest listen 30 years later. It pretty much holds up! The instrumentation is top notch, but the lyrics are dumb and boring. It would be a five if it were in a language I don’t understand.

Soundtrack to my Jr high.

its metallica

Just an amazing album, not much to add to an absolute classic

Unreal this was their debut. Can’t imagine listening to this for the first time in the early 90s

ah Guitar Hero, I remember ye well

Klassisches Metallalbum, das ein paar Must Hears beinhaltet, jedoch heutzutage nicht mehr hart vom Hocker haut

Was in high school when this came out and it was on everywhere. I’m more of a Master of Puppets guy but despite the over exposure of this album and it’s loathing by grassroots Metallica fans, it’s not an awful album.

Nothing else matters is my fave track! This album also didn’t do it for me as I am not a metal fan, I can see how it was so integral to the genre though! Definitely worth the listen but also definitely not my cup of tea.

Very hype album. A few mediocre songs in the middle but overall I really enjoyed it. Also Lars you suck and held the band back.

This is a great rock record. It’s sort of the start of a lot of popular “metal” music, but it still feels very rock, nonetheless. It’s a great album to vibe out to with a few real standout tracks, but a few boring songs hold it back from real excellence.

I honestly don't care about all of the critiques about when and if Metallica sold out. This was a profound influence on my musical tastes when I was young, so it gets a bonus start for that!

I was impressed at the number of songs I actually liked. Enter Sandman and Nothing Else Matters are classics, but there were some other fun bangers!

Love this album since it came out. Probably haven’t played it all the way through for 20 years. Still holds up. Remaster is better in my opinion.

It's Metallica!

As good as it gets in this genre - excellent guitar work, meaningful songs. Of course it's on this list.

Lars Ulrich LOVES his cymbals, I can say that much. I would say I enjoyed the album overall. Some songs got tedious after a while, but maybe that's because I am not used to metal and have not listened to Metallica before (only some songs, but not on my own volition). I can see why this is one of the best-selling albums ever, very replayable and enjoyable, even for non-metal fans, such as myself.

An album I'm incredibly familiar with. It's not my favorite Metallica record nor is it their best record, but it's the record that put them (and metal as a genre) on the map. It's one of the most important records ever made and definitely one of the most influential records. I have to imagine a lot of people picked up guitars and drums after listening to the Black Album.

Enter Sandman.. I never recovered

Really consistent. Metallica lives up to its name, no fluff here. Not my favorite genre, but I respect their commitment to the sound.

Cmon now, one of their best albums. I can’t NOT hate Enter Sandman shit just gets me hyped. 3.8

This album has a place in every divorced dad collection (and the growing list of albums I heard through the wall of my brothers room) , and for good reason! Cant help but enjoy Enter Sandman, Unforgiven and Nothing Else Matters.

Oh fuck yeah bud. Enter Sandman is a beast

I know that the hardliners think of this album as the beginning of the end for Metallica (for me it was Load). My brother was a metal head, so I had experience with their early albums before this one was on my radar. But this is what launched them into the mainstream - and if you were 10 or 11 in 1991 like was, mainstream Metallica was still pretty awesome. And Justice for All was probably their last great album. Not a ton of virtuosic solos here or cheesy speed metal. But if this was the first introduction to them, it would still melt your face off.

I'm not big fun of hard rock, but this group has really an incredible level and a lot of soft songs that to the aftermath

Throw back to college. I have seen Metallica 5 times. Songs still hold up. Although not my first choice genre. I have to be in a certain mindset

A tricky one to rate,... I loved the previous three albums, and when this came out it was a complete surprise, and took me a good few listens to get into. I had a chronological playthrough of their albums about 6 months ago and, not having heard it for a few years I appreciated it a lot more. And at least it's not Load...

More of the same old Metallica sound, lifted to the heights of metal greatness by Enter Sandman and Nothing Else Matters.

Amazing album

Very melodic, bass heavy album. Felt upbeat and energetic to me. 90s grunge feel. Dig it. Can listen from top to bottom.

First half was sick. Then I got a little fatigued with the constant drone. The singles definitely rip, but I am not a Metallica convert after that album.

hell yeah

Surprisingly nice to listen to.

Classic Metallica album from the early 1990s. Plenty of hits on this one. It was a bit of a departure from their previous work and controversial amongst Metallica fans at the time. A good listen, though.

Énergie indéniable. Travail sur la progression dramatique et le récit narratif. Plusieurs pièces puissantes et inoubliables

3rd Metallica album in 2 weeks, and they still kick ass. This one is not quite as good as Master of Puppets, and doesn't have the novelty of the S&M album, so I'm gonna put it at 4 stars.

Waaaay too bloated

Ein gutes Album, definitiv

Volltreffer.

Masterful crossover metal. Tight. A little samey

Not the biggest Metallica fan, but they have a number of songs I enjoy very much and this album contains a good number of those songs. Outside of maybe being overplayed, who doesn't just rock out to Enter Sandman? I think I crank anytime I hear on the radio. My personal favorite from these guys is song #2, Sad But True. The lyrics fit perfectly with his angry sing style. Best song off the album, imo. Several other songs I thought were very good include, The Unforgiven, Wherever I May Roam and Nothing Else Matters. Thought the album went on a little too long and could have cut off a couple songs at the end, but all in all a very good listen. Hard to believe this album is almost 25 years old, but still stands the test of time of some pretty good headbanging tunes. Am I a bigger fan after this album? Probably not, but some times I forget that Metallica can find that sweet spot when you need a banger and may have to compile a Metallica work out setlist. I'm going with a 4. It has 2 of my favorites by these guys. 4

Enjoyed that.

pretty damn good album, rock and shit. Beginning and ending are strong, middle sags a bit. Nice tone on guitars, James does his classic vocals. Significant 27/77 Liked 12/77 Added 3/77 maybe? YYmaybe

It's the black album, come on!

A metal classic

Enjoyed the album with the classic Enter Sandman on it.

This made the 12 year old in me so happy.

Previously on 1001 albums: >Didn't know I liked Metallica this much Turns out I didn't. Don't get me wrong, I still like the music, but it pales in comparison with live versions of these songs. It's especially evident in Sad But True, the performance just sounds lazier

Cat: I don’t know why this album in particular gets me fired up, but it does. Great guitar, drums, vocals, bass, everything. Lyrics are alright haha

Powerful songs - albeit, don’t know what any are about. But the music itself is moving.

4 stars but only because it would be rude to the genuine 5 star content

Very nostalgic for me

Jeg har altid været kontrær overfor den her men altså… der er sgu nogle meget fede numre på. Kan bare ikke så godt lide produktionen og balladerne er lidt corny. Jeg elsker James hetfields stemme så meget

Love it! Def one of the best metallica Albums! 4.5/5 Very good album to hit the gym or serve the military but on any other day i dont relly have the need to hit play on it. Replay Value is missing for me!

Really enjoyed this. Would be a great road trip album

So well produced, you can hear everything even through all the distortion. This is about as heavy as you can get while still having mainstream appeal. All the songs are almost the same tempo, so they all sorta serve the same purpose. My Friend of Misery has an amazing guitar solo that I never see talked about anywhere, even in guitar circles.

8/10

My feelings about this album are complicated. It's maybe the most popular metal album of all time, an accolade that isn't entirely undeserved. However, pretty much every metalhead has listened to this album, hell half of it still gets played on the radio from time to time, and knows how important it is, but has also found something they like better than Metallica.

Its by far the most accessible Metallica album. Everything is good, the production is top notch. However, that does lessen a bit of what makes thrash so enjoyable so its not perfect. That feeling metallica wasn't comfortable with the material can be noticed

Superb, cohesive and changed metal forever

Wow this album takes me all the way back. Going to show my age but definitely has this on cassette tape. Didn’t have to fast forward through many songs. Lars Ulrich is such a badass on this album. I love him on the drums. NGL it gets me so hype

The older I get the more I like Metallica.

Nice one. Not my favourite band, but really nice album.

Iconic metal

I've never listened to this album from start to finish, but I'm very familiar with all of the singles from it. When it comes to the singles, "The Unforgiven" and "Nothing Else Matters" are tied for my favorites. I love their slower pace, and they both feature some of my favorite guitar playing from Metallica. I really enjoy James Hetfield's growling vocals, and he shines on those songs. "Enter Sandman" would be my next favorite, with its fantastic cymbal crashes and screeching and wailing guitar solo. As for "Sad But True" and "Wherever I May Roam," well, those are unfortunately two of my least favorite Metallica singles. The guitar playing is pretty ho-hum to me, and they don't offer Hetfield anything unique to perform vocally. The other songs on this album are good, but the singles are what stand out. As a whole, the album sounds great and cohesive, with memorable guitar playing, great vocals, and a good mixture of lyrics. I think this album has earned an important place in the history of music and popular culture. For a band like Metallica to create something that stays true to themselves, but that has also been accessible to so many people for the last thirty plus years is absolutely incredible. This album brought metal into the mainstream, and has managed to keep it there. I grew up in a household where metal was definitely not allowed, but Metallica still managed to make into my ears quite a bit throughout my childhood and teenage years. This album firmly earns its place on this list for the impact that it's had.

Classic album that brought Metal to the Mainstream once again with tight catchy riffs, sleek production, and easily quotable lyrics that are just generic enough that they are relatable to all. The singles on this album are everywhere - I mean Enter Sandman has 1.2 Billion Streams on Spotify alone. That's insane. While this doesn't scratch the same itches that Master of Puppets or Ride the Lightning does, it does usher in a new era of rock music and created an entire industry of Adult Contemporary Rock that still dominates the jock DJs on FM radio. I know that this sounds negative but I really do like this album, its just been played to death. Nothing Else Matters is really just Metallica's - Wish You Were Here moment but it at least it somehow still is an enjoyable listen even though its also been played to death. Best Tracks for me: Where Ever I may roam, The Unforgiven, etc.

Really tough rating for me. This album was a gateway into metal for me, but I also think I've heard so many better albums since that introduction. Don't get me wrong, so many bangers on this. But listening to it again it feels like it's too long. Lop off a couple songs and this would be a "no skips" album.

Some I hadn't heard in a while. Enter the Sandman a classic.

Certified classic.

Fuck yeah! Metallica’s most awesome album! Not a bad track in there (actually there 5 tracks I never listen to, but the other tracks more than make up for them!) Just revisiting this one - knocked it down a star, seemed appropriate considering some of the awesome albums I have given 4 stars to!

Favorite tracks: Enter Sandman, Sad But True, Holier Than Thou, The Unforgiven, Wherever I May Roam, Through The Never, Nothing Else Matters Least favorite track: Don't Tread On Me

I know that a lot of people bash this album for being too "commercial", but I liked it. I have a lot of really good memories associated with this album. Do with that what you will.

2 primeiras já dá feels da banda hauahahaha. Interessante quando tu sabe tocar a música e agora analisa de uma forma crítica. Fico pensando como era na época, ouvir pela primeira vez uma música que seria uma clássica foda. Tipo a gente ouvindo o álbum do blink agora, tem música foda, mas a gente nunca acha que vai chegar nos pés das antigas. Mas as antigas um dia já foram novas também. Profundo. Unforgiven eu não conhecia, por mais que seja uma das mais famosas. Talvez já tenha ouvido, mas esqueci 100%. Gostei da vibe. Clássico de música de banda metaleira, que as "calminhas" são boas. Mas 6 minutos, irmão... Do nada uma música de deserto. Foda que depois as músicas pra mim parecem muito parecidas, acho que quem deve ser mais viciado deve curtir huahuauha. Veio Nothing Else Matters, essa é fudida, vibe massa. Ainda no esquema de banda de metal serem os responsáveis por fazer as melhores músicas mais calminhas huehuehue. É também a clássica música de adolescente que tá aprendendo a tocar violão/guitarra, pegar essa música pra se pagar pros parceiros. Depois de Nothing Else Matters fiquei um pouco de saco cheio, nada me impressionava tanto. Album fudido, deve ter sido um dos melhores do Metallica por ter 3~4 músicas muito clássicas. Esses albums "Self-Title" costumam ser fodas mesmo, né? huahuhuaah Só não dou 5 estrelas por que to indo pra um lado mais pessoal nos rankings, um 5 estrelas seria um beatles, the who ou tenacious d pra mim heuhehuehu, albums que posso ouvir 50.000 vezes sem enjoar e arrepiar. Mas aqui iria um 4,5 bem de boa.

One of Metallica's best albums, some essential tracks here. 4/5

Enter Sandman is a brilliant album opener. I was starting to get a bit worn out by Holier Than Thou. The Unforgiven drew me back in. The rest of the album was good. Not much to say about it.

Not their best album, arguably the start of the downfall of their music, but it is not bad

Extreme adaptability for metal band

Tuesday 10/24/23, 2:30, Office S————————— Sad But True Wherever I May Roam Enter Sandman Through the Never A————————— Nothing Else Matters The Unforgiven My Friend of Misery B————————— Holier Than Thou Of Wolf and Man Don’t Tread on Me C————————— The Struggle Within The God That Failed

Do old head Metallica fans still hate this or are they over that?

Pretty good, but I got sick of it fast.

En ekte Classic. Uansett hvor mye dritt jeg gir Metallica kan jeg ikke late som om dette IKKE er et godt album. Legit. Sånn alle låtene folk kan av metallica er på dette albumet. Nothing Else matters, sad but true, senter Sandman, The unforgiven osv osv. Eneste låta jeg ikke liker her er kanskje «Don’t tread on me» som er litt for viking-Metal for meg

Liker, men syntes instrumentalen er på et helt annet nivå enn vokalen, som trekker det helhetlige inntrykket ned. Favorittsang: Wherever I May Roam

Classic Metallica

75% forgettable 25% first ballot hall of fame probably a 4 star

The album that made Metallica a mainstream band. Solid easy listening metal start to finish.

Good

Epic

Probably my favorite Metallica album

The vocals are to choppy to be perfect, but close

Metallica have grown on me a bit, this does have some great tracks on it. It trails off a little towards the end, and I do prefer the live album.

Good rock album. One of my go tos for working out in he gym

Het lijkt wel een best of, tenminste ik hoor toch een aantal bekende klassieke nummers. Het genre is niet helemaal mijn smaak, maar op het terrein van Zware Metalen weten deze heren van wanten.

I learned all the songs on guitar for this album!

This definitely takes me back to high school!

A front end banger, classic metal songs and a few slower ones just as classic, great fucking tunes.

Un disco formativo

A solid entry with some real classic thrash riffs, although I hadn't realized Don't Tread On Me was so starkly anti-soviet. Guess the band's fans make more sense now.

Bro this was a blast to the past i listened to this album in middle school on repeat. To the point i hated Metallica for a while. After a long hiatus it was so fun to listen to again. The album definitely holds up. I still won’t listen to Metallica frequently but still a great band

7.5.. classic songs mixed with mediocrity.

The unforgiven is a great tune on this, I really appreciate the coherence of sound

This was one of my first cds I got as a kid. It still holds up but I do think some of their older work is better

like memes aside they did a solid job on this album

Heavy metal like PoP Warrior Within, very good album

Solid album. Less thrashy and more refined/polished. Really starts to crossover into rock more so than metal. For better of for worse. Standouts are "Enter Sandman" and "Nothing Else Matters".

Listening to the singles on this album brought back vivid memories of the videos, and sitting around all day in summer with friends watching MTV. What a time. 3.5 stars bumped to a 4 because of the memories.

You can never really go wrong with a Metallica album (almost anyway). I don't listen to them regularly, mostly at the gym but they are still good. I like alot of songs on this one

It's been a long time since last good metal album. There are one of the best (if not the best) Metallica songs. I totally get why some people say that this the best album of this band. I'm not big fun of Metallica but this is still good metal album and it fits on this list.

4th or 5th best metallica album

It’s long. The songs are similar. Sometimes there’s a bit too much guitar noodling. That being said, I think it’s great. Metallica’s sound is unmistakable.

There's a reason why the top two streamed Metallica tracks on Spotify are from this album. This is where the thrash and muscle from their first five albums get slightly refined and sweetened and on the strongest material, it's excellent. Not every second of the album is a winner, "Holier Than Thou" struck me as particularly ponderous, but on the whole, this is solid heavy rock from one of the most popular bands ever. I might sound like a fan, truth is, I don't own a single Metallica album (who knows where my cassette versions of Master Of Puppets and And Justice For All have gotten to). I've always admired how they were able to get ever more popular without alienating their early fans — not an easy feat, but a testament to the fact that these guys delivered the goods, and I appreciate them maybe more than I love the music. But this might be their best album. I guess I need to listen to all the others to make that determination. Not making any promises...

Metallica's first big letdown, and their last album that can be considered good. I liked this album a quite a bit for around a year when I was a dumb kid, but even then I was disappointed that it was more hard rock than the thrash they perfected on their first 4 albums. Nevertheless, production is great and this is a highly-accessible classic hard rock album.

Decent album with the obvious standout tracks. Enjoyed them at the time, but not the full album.

Even though a consider myself "a bit" of a metal head I was never very big on Metallica. They have a handful of songs I've enjoyed over the years but for the most part they rely on that Thrash metal sound too much which has always kind of bored me. The Black Album is different though. They have a ton of bangers on here that still hold up even today.

Haven’t listened to a lot of Metallica, but this was pretty good. I might have to listen to even more Metallica

Great

Спасибо что без оркестра. Уже +1. Но я так и не научился кончать от тяжелой музыки и металла. Не, ну звучит очень круто. Очень плотные рифаки, композиции прям как симфонии, только под тяжёлые гитары. Металично, короче.

Þetta er djöfulsins partý. Rosa nostalgía. Fíla þetta.

Classic!

A straight shot of adrenalin. This isn’t my style of music, and yet I was surprised how many of these songs were in my consciousness! Well crafted music by thoroughgoing musicians.

All the songs I know and love one one album

Je connais toutes les chansons, alors je suis un peu biasié. Le fait que j'ai écouté l'album des dizaines de fois, cependant, pas souvent de A à Z comme cela impacte un peu la note. Il y a deux metalica, peut-etre 3 maintenant, et cet album est clairement l'apogée de ce qu'est la deuxième vie de Metalica et pour cela, on ne compare pas avant les albums avant, mais après. Dans ce cas, 4.85 car la 1ere vie est pour vrai supérieure.

No bad songs but some are forgettable Favorites: Wherever I May Roam, The Unforgiven 1, Nothing Else Matters, Of Wolf And Man Least liked: The Struggle Within, Don't Tread On Me

Excellent album - bringing in Bob Rock took them to the big leagues, even if I prefer their thrashier sound more.

Close to 5, but a couple songs bring down an otherwise exceptional album. Those songs: Nothing Else Matters and Sad But True. Come at me

Echti Legände. Härt. Weiss echt ninig eb 4 oder 5 Sterne. Isch nöd würklich min Sound. Aber scho s'paar Goldschätz drunder. Halt ebe doch nur 4 Stern. 5 wäreds wänns mini Musig wär.

I don't know if I liked Enter Sandman and Nothing else Matters because I already know them, or if they are really the two standout songs from the album. It was a nice enough album, but did not make me a Metallica fan.

Lyrics have never been Metallica’s strong suit, but the the instrumentals here are powerful and bombastic. A landmark of early 90s metal.

I'd give it a 5 but the second half of the album felt like already tread ground for the most part.

Wish I could give a 9 here, fantastic album

Classic Metallica. I actually like this slower Metallica better than the earlier fast thrash-metal Metallica. Enter Sandman obvious standout but all are good. Great guitar and bass sound on this. Drums sound great too. 4.5 Stars

If all metal were to be like this, call me a metalhead. I have to shout out the album cover is a very cheeky wink to White Light/White Heat…

Really enjoy most of these well known songs, but as an album they start to blend together (maybe that's intentional?) My mind wandered off in the back half as it tends to.

Never listened to this directly, but am varying degrees of familiar with the hits. There's something truly epic about a slow metal banger, which I'm hearing on The Unforgiven. Only a few songs in, but so far enjoying it more than I expected to. The first half was good, the last half got boring. I'll give it a 4/5 for rocking, but yeah definitely found it to be top-heavy.

The "Black Album". Good metal, but Master of Puppets is better. This was the age where James Hedfield adds a "yugh!" to the end of the last word at every sentence.

From thrash metal to trash metal, am I right? Call them sellouts if you want but it's undeniable that this cemented Metallica as bona fide rock stars with catchy singles fit for radio play. Shoutout to Biffy Clyro for having the best cover (Holier than Thou) on the tribute album.

4.5 Almost perfect. The last few songs are kind of lackluster in comparison to the rest.

Bwah

I was born a year AFTER this came out and I'm probably the furthest thing you can get from a metalhead or aficionado but there's no getting around the fact that Metallica's eponymous effort absolutely fucks. I had only ever heard Enter Sandman and Nothing Else Matters off this record before and was pleasantly surprised by how not-bored I was by the rest of the tracks. I think what impresses me about Metallica is that they aren't so far down the thrash rabbit hole that they haven't lost sight of the importance of dynamics - some later groups just sound like a wall of noise to me. Here though the gentler moments (like in Unforgiven and Nothing Else Matters) make the harder moments stand out even more clearly. Thought it was really interesting that Metallica's current top three listener cities are all in Central and South America! Through the Never was a cool track.

Whether or not we call this heavy metal, thrash metal or just heavy music, this changed the landscape when it was released in 1991 (and I am not just referring to Mariano Rivera). The releases up to that point was a not mere metal - there were hints of punk, hard rock, prog, blues and classical. This was, however, their attempt at mainstream success abd ob that level it was wildly successful. If I was to choose one Metallica release, it would be ...And Justice For All. There are parts of Metallica that are uneven, but there is no denying the power.

Dark and dense. The drums and guitars are excellent but like most metal the lyrics aren’t as good. I like this but listening straight through made me want it to be shorter.

This was well done by just not my personal preference. It certainly deserves a place on the list. Kirk hammet is a beast.

Metalheading with classics

5* for production & mix

First listen. I prefer thrash Metallica to this. Beyond bored with the five singles I've heard ad nauseum the past 30 years. Still, I can't deny this is a good album. "Through the Never" was great - I'll be adding it to a playlist for sure.

Very good. Rating: 4.0

Not a big metalhead, but greatly enjoyed this album.

Not a regular listen for me. But, still a very strong album.

Metallica

Pretty good metal on offer here.

Band of my youth, I've been to quite a few concert of Metallica in my life, awesome experience. I'm not a fan anymore, but I still appreciate some of the older albums, like Ride The Lightning, or ...And Justice For All. It's a bit more complicated story with Black Album though. As a young metalhead I was full of clichés, so automatically I assumed Black Album was the worst record by Metallica up to date. It was more in soft metal genre then their usual thrash, and suddenly they became more popular, which is unacceptable for a fake metal purist. This approach changed with time - I still don't think of it as the greatest album, but I almost equally like every song on it. Only exception would be Enter Sandman, because I find the main riff very frustrating for some reason. Nevertheless, very good album, which opened the metal genre to the wider audience.

Near fantastic album, however when I first listened around a month ago I thought it was just average, so I’d need to qualify it by giving it a 4. Really more like a 3.75 tho.

It’s a classic for a reason! Though I did find it a bit repetitive sonically.

7/10

Rating: 8/10 Best songs: Enter sadman, Sad but true, The unforgiven, Nothing else matters, The god that failed

yeah good

BL: I listened to Metallica a little bit whilst I was in my metal head phase when I was 13-15, however I quickly used them as a stepping stone into deeper cuts and more hardcore things which i thought were cooler. Aware of maybe 2/3rds of the tracks on this album. Will be interested to see what I find it like now I don’t listen to too much metal. AL: I enjoyed it a lot. “Enter Sandman” is overrated but “nothing else matters” is still a gem to this day. A lot of cool stuff and a thoroughly enjoyed listen through. FT: “The Unforgiven”, “Nothing Else Matters”, “The God That Failed” 4/5

What a great song to start an album with. I never really listened to a Metallica album before, but I'm glad I did.

hearing it immediately after Back in Black by ACDC, it is unfair to compare - the drumming and seething power is different here... angrier and more snarl (which make the AC DC boys seem sinpler, happy and loud). not that darkness is needed in rock - its raw power it taps into. but here there is also a somehow subtler finesse that is more easily heard - details that endure scrutiny. Shit guys, I need to say its Ornate, and what they are doing is "on show". a performance of power, almost POSING, no illusion of spontaneous animal rock here. ?. maybe that is part of the magic of AC DC, it works and you don't question why. (whereas if we call this virtuoso stuff more "American" - well it is from the first track, it's telling you why it's special - the slapping/tapping timbre and thunder drums is really attention grabbing... then the restraint and musical "The Unforgiven" shows their control in a way that juts spoves their skill but also everything I just said (even if the cutover form intro int hat song is harsh IMO). I Like it, I admire it, but I find myself feeling it's much more "commercial" and pristine as heavy rock goes. The skill and talent of the musician's is beyond question. showpiece stuff. But what is missing? relatability? is all this showing off putting distance between artist and audience?. and yes, too much twiddling on the guitar at times, and what that up-tick and "ah" at the end of words. over-laboured? yes to me it is Ornate heavy rock, at times it even operatic "wherever I may roam" was tiresome for me. I guess this is what 1001 albums and thinking about music does - I sound like a record shop tosser now. who cares. no one is ready, ha! Nonetheless the first song from the album is all class. 4.5 stars... marked down because it's a bit much, despite great musicianship.

I didn’t think I liked metal but this was pretty great!

The last good album from metal grandmasters has the most radio-friendly songs.

Memorable riffs and some genuine classic rock songs (all five excellent singles) - all well played and bellowed (I like Hetfield’s range). More accessible than earlier Metallica, but still a bit too thrashy overall for my taste across the entire album. A four because the singles are excellent.

I enjoy this album, but don't think it's quite as good as Master of Puppets. There's a couple of songs on here (like Unforgiven) that I just find really uninteresting. But for the most part, it's great!

I know this album is divisive among metal heads. A bunch of people saying Metallica sold out, I always like when artists try out new sounds whether or not they work out. Most of the songs are solid, except “nothing else matters”. This song prevents this from being a 5 star album. To me, Metallica and specifically James Hetfield just don’t make a straight up ballad work. Having said that, this is a solid album and a good gateway to metal and going from there.

4.5 excellent for working out

gut

Was not a fan of their earlier harder stuff but by this album they had evolved a bit and I actually like some of it (Nothing Else Matters, The Unforgiven, Enter Sandman). Some really good music

Confession: I’ve never really been a Metallica fan. That’s more apathy than an actual opinion, though. I’ve listened to this album before (10+ years ago?) but I feel like I’ve never given them a proper shot. I’m enjoying this more than I remembered. Still, some songs are not doing much for me. For every song I like there’s another I could leave behind. I feel like there are too few musical ideas here - the songs started to blur together at times. Maybe that’s a track sequencing thing? I’d maybe like this more if it had been culled down to a ~40 min LP. Standout tracks: The Unforgiven, Through The Never, Nothing Else Matters, The God That Failed, Struggle Within 3.75/4

great!!

snilld, en ekki fullkomin. finnst þetta ekki skref niður á við

Leave it to Metallica to take you on a dark and epic journey. Never disappointing.

I'm not a big metal fan so the album is kind of a "meh" for me. Good production and performances though. I've also heard most of the songs before.

the album we all love to hate. OK, it sucks compared to their earlier stuff. But it's still some great metal.

8/10. It was better than I expected. There was a lot of variety on the album which I wasn’t expecting. Enter Sandman is the best song on the album of course.

Very much enjoyed that. Had to knock a star off as many of the songs sound the same, especially in the back part of the album. I didn't notice where one ended and another began. Despite this, I thought that the second half of the album was on the whole stronger than the first. Based on the public reviews, I think I need to refine myself.

This is a quality album containing a lot of Metallica's classic hits. I'm one of the outliers in that I quite like their more recent albums too but this is probably their best. Highlights that aren't the classics Enter Sandman, Sad But True or Nothing Else Matters: Holier Than Thou Wherever I May Roam The Struggle Within

Amazing guitar solos. Not a fan of all the lyrics.

As a fan of Metallica, it's a shame I haven't listened to this album for a long while! It's got a massive mix of their style on here, from classics to great songs that I wasn't that familiar with. Great album.

Surprisingly enjoyable, not usually my taste in music but I definitely enjoyed this one. I am not sure if it opened up a new genre for me, but it was good to listien.

Bom mas cheio de fillers e músicas de mesma estrutura

ok

4.75

after enter sandman all of the songs are either dynamic and interesting or enter sandman but not as good

Classic and a solid 4/4.5

This is probably my favorite Metallica album that I have listened to in depth. It brings back a lot of memories of cheap bourbon and riding around in other people's Mustangs. This album is the most relatable because it has some down tempo and more melodious tracks to balance out the dunh dunh dunh tracks. Overall, always worth a consideration-- as in, is this the direction I need to go today? Am I feeling this mad and hateful toward the world. And once in a while, the answer will be yes and Metallica will slip into your DMs and be just perfect at that moment.

Metallica’s self-titled album - the “black” album - was my first real exposure to Metallica. Even after I went back and listened to their earlier, rawer work, it kept an outsized place for me in part through the Virginia Tech football team’s use of “Enter Sandman” as their entrance hype song. When Metallica played the song live at Lane Stadium earlier this month, the VT fans jumped up and down to “Enter Sandman” just as they do at the start of every home football game, and it shook not just the stadium but the earth enough to register at a nearby seismological station. “Enter Sandman” also was used for the entrance of ECW wrestler Sandman, so for many reasons I’ve got a soft spot for that song and the album. It was also a huge hit, and remains their most popular. It’s what a lot of people think of when they think of Metallica. But is it their best? Not for me. “Ride the Lightning” and “Master of Puppets” are more consistent, with the black album close behind.

If Enter Sandman is your entrance music, you better back that shit up because you are declaring yourself to be bad ass. As the best closer in baseball, Mariano Rivera backed that shit up. Virginia Tech uses Enter Sandman as the team takes the football field and the whole stadium is jumping up and down like the writhing snake that graces the album cover (spoiler, they do not always back that shit up but its still the most bad ass entry into a sports arena). Metallica, for the most part, also backs that shit up by delivering what has become kind of a standard against which all other heavy metal is judged.

“Metallica sold out man. What a bunch of assholes.” - Some asshole, somewhere There are a lot of good songs on this album…and some of them are slow. Nothing Else Matters is great…and shows a completely different side of Metallica from say Master Of Puppets or Ride The Lightning. By album #5, a band should be producing a sound that has evolved from album #1. “Metallica matured man. What a bunch of assholes.” - Some asshole, somewhere

Lots of bangers, definitely need to explore more metal after this. It really fits a certain mood when your just angry and want to escape from the world. Favourite song: enter sandman, fantastic song especially that start

Good listen!

Metallica go mainstream. Some great tunes

The main problem people seem to have with this album is the departure from the band’s previous sound and claim they sold out. Metallica’s intention was to reach a wider audience as they noticed their previous album was very niche. In that sense I have no problem with the change in musical direction. The songs are a little more pop driven, but that’s what they were going for, so I can’t fault them. The only fault I have with the album is from the production side. Every element (vocals, bass, drums, guitar) sounds great on their own, but altogether, don’t mesh as well. Everything else was great and I enjoyed the album very much. Not their best work, but by no means should anyone say that this is a bad album. 4/5

Grunge fs enter sandman is an emo masterpiece

Dark, and cool

Not as good as their classic albums, but still really solid.

3.5 Enjoyed it more than I expected (haven't listened to Metallica in a long time)

Some absolute bangers but some filler so can’t be 5 stars.

Classic songs by Metallica although not really my style (even though I like metal).

Some great tracks some eh tracks very cohesive though

I can once again see how people are dead into this

Definitivt inte min musikstil men denna platta har otroligt många hits. Hade One också varit med så hade det blivit en femma.

The hits are amazing, the filler is good but not great.

The last great album of Metallica! Yes, it strays a little bit from the conventional thrash metal sound of them, opting for adopting a more traditional heavy metal style, and I know that many people don't like it because of that but c'mon, it is good heavy metal! Most of Metallica's greatest hits are here, but there are also some really underrated gems. If you want to start listening to metal, this is a really good place to start. Still, it is not Metallica's best album, but it is still really good

Absolutely ground breaking album - saw them at Lollapalooza 96, my ears and face never fully recovered.

Already in my liked albums list. Iconic.

It's no "Ride The Lightning" or "Master Of Puppets", but it's still in the better half of Metallica albums. Sad that's it only downhill from here. "Enter Sandman", "Sad But True", "The Unforgiven" and "Nothing Else Matters" though? Can't go wrong with that. Big hits. Large hits, even. Overrated yet overhated at the same time. Four outta five.

Classic. Before they got terrible.

Great album as a whole. Holier than Thou is the weakest by far as it sounds like Weird Al doing a Metallica cover

Metallica needed to make this album. It's as great as their previous works and still holds up to this day. The only thing they could've done to improve it was to remove some tracks and let the greater tracks shine even brighter.

I'm guessing Nightmare by Avenged Sevenfold got a lot of inspiration from this (plenty of other bands too, but this album reminds me a lot of that one). Wish I could give 4.5s. I think Sad But True struck me the most, but plenty of great riffs, classic angry angsty metal.

Thoroughly enjoy this album although some songs are a bit heavy

Always a classic

Not my favorite Metallica album, but maybe their best.

Rock n roll

I'm not going to let the neckbeards who love Metallica but hate this album ruin it for me. I'm also not going to let the self-righteous, skinny-jean, hardcore kids ruin it either. It's a good album. These songs are objectively great. That's why these tracks have been covered over and over ad nauseam in a dozen different genres. It's also why you know almost all of them even though you've never owned a single Metallica album. These songs just work. Is Metallica a band of utter douchebags? Sure. But that's not enough to negate good songs. If it were, there'd be no Rolling Stones, Beatles, Fleetwood Mac, Prince, The Smiths, or Oasis on the list. And there would definitely be no damn Kanye on here. Screw the haters, it's a good album. Deal with it.

Iconic song, great guitar.

Doesn't hit as hard as when I was 14 but still a classic. Too long like most Metallica albums.

Metallica doing accessible without compromising heavy and generally killing it. Enter Sandman, Sad But True, The Unforgiven, Nothing Else Matters are top quality. The rest not of the same stratospheric level. Although mostly decent enough album tracks, the second half of the tecord is a bit of a slog to get through. If 2 to 4 of the weaker tracks had been left off it would be 5/5. Rating: 4/5 Playlist track: Enter Sandman Date listened: 03/10/22

This is really good. Wouldn't listen to it often, and not when I'm working, but when I need something loud and good

If you like Metallica I’m sure this album is monumental. For someone less interested in metal, it’s still pretty cool. It’s not exactly my style, but it does feel slightly better in terms of variety than the previous album we listened to

legendary album, but not really to my tastes.

So. Many. Hits. Lots of nostalgia with this one.

Middle school me's favorite album and still one I return to all the time. I have a lot of issues with Metallica as people but the music still slaps (at least until the later stuff).

Album is fantastic

Classic songs, but more mainstream sound than earlier albums

My 13 year old self loved this album back in the early 90’s, and my 43 year old self still likes it quite a bit today, possibly mostly for nostalgic purposes. Regardless, it was fun to head bang through all the songs for old times sake.

I didn’t think I like Metallica that much, but I knew most of the songs and was really vibing with this. Idk what that means for me as a person.

Thought that maybe it would get a bit repetitive with all the heavy guitars but they broke it up nicely with some slower songs. Nothing Else Matters my favourite track.

4 - some absolute classics but it only just makes a 4 as a fair bit filler too.

Understand why some fans hated the shift in musical direction, but I also feel this album earned the constant-to-this-day radio play. And the deeper cuts were welcome discoveries, too (Wolf, Struggle) HL: The Unforgiven, Nothing Else Matters, Sad But True

4.5/5. F'ing great

Not the best Metallica album, but it has some bangers nevertheless.

This! I grew up with this. Every single song (besides Nothing Else Matters, since commercial radio really killed that one) still gives me goosebumps...

The good ones are still good, the other ones have aged quite a bit.

While it’s definitely the most commercial Metallica album - the “edge” of their brand of thrash is dull at times - “Metallica” is still a great listen. You can hear it a million times on the radio, but Enter Sandman is still Enter fucking Sandman. 4.25 stars

Like many commenters I was listening to Metallica before this album and loved them. This album was definitely a commercial-focused departure from their earlier works. Some of the songs are still great, but too many similar songs, same tempo, same chords, same feel. It's missing that raw-ness of the older Metallica music that makes this kind of music great.

I don't think I really like Metallica, and their older content shows skill and style way more. But this is still a classic, and a huge crossover.

Not my main genre, but I can appreciate this is a great album.

Classic Metallica album but for me, it was the start of their shift away from what I loved about their earlier records. Definitely not a bad thing that they started to diversify their sound and explore shorter, more approachable music. Hell, after the AJFA tour I would never want to play a song over 6 minutes ever again either.

Like it, but not usually in the mood

Классика метала. Энергично, бодро. Оценку ставить трудно, но альбом точно заслуживает 4.

4/5 Fantastic album. Some of Metallicas best songs on it. I think some tracks could be cut from it however which I’d then rate it as 5/5.

A true classic. Easy to listen yet interesting ideas in almost each song

Throwback na edgy fazu. Al još uvijek volim ovaj album.

Đesi crni albume ćuknem te u glavu.

High quality, very approachable, metal album. Has a mix of anthems, ballads, and jams, all easy to sing to. Awesome stuff

Brings me back to being a teenager, thinking I was a rebel listening to this. Now I know this is tame lol. Still very much holds up to time and I enjoy it even more now that I'm older and can appreciate the lyrics and the instrumentals even more.

The five singles are all 5*, just great, brooding metal songs (that slow snare roll in Sad But True - so simple but so effective), and even the ballads sound heavy as... a really heavy thing. It seems like the rest of the album isn't quite on the same level, but to be fair it could just be that I'm less familiar with the other tracks. 4.5

Kanskje da einaste albumet eg kan setta pris på fra 90-tallet??

Fun to listen to front-to-back. Just about every song a slam-dunk.

Pretty good, but not Metallicas best album

Metallica and Megadeth were the leaders of heavy metal well into the early 90s, constantly reinventing the genre with each album. But here, Metallica walks in a direction that absolutely no one expected. If you want to get anyone into metal, start here for a million reasons. Obvious reason: several of the singles are among the most popular songs in metal, anyone who doesn't dwell in a rock has heard at least "Enter Sandman" and "Nothing Else Matters" hundreds of times. Less obvious: it's a pop metal album, with an emphasis on the vocals and less so much on epic instrumentals. The vocals are clear and forefront (it's not common you can understand every line spoken), the production couldn't be better, the choruses are catchy and invite people to sing along, and the riffs are distinct and memorable. And yes, it has everything you'd expect from the genre. It's heavy and grim in lyrical subject. It has power, speed, and a doomy sound unmatched by anyone since Black Sabbath. Nearly half the tracks are popular singles that are all excellent, despite how overplayed 2 of them are. My favorite of these is "Wherever I May Roam." I do see the merit in putting the singles at the front to entice new listeners, but it does cause odd track ordering decisions. Looking at the deep cuts, there's something I like about all of them, but "Holier Than Thou" is a bit of a misfit in between the singles, and doesn't make up for its competition. "Don't Tread on Me" is decent, it was supposed to be the 6th single, and follows a similar formula. "Through the Never" is one of the heavier tracks looking back to their thrash style fused with a doomy guitar, which is a bit weird coming right before their most melodic track "Nothing Else Matters." Next track "Of Wolf and Man" is another decent song, following the groovy formula. The next two are the strongest deep cuts, demonstrating the creative versatility they're capable of taking each song. Great guitar solos. The closer "The Struggle Within" is a bit boring at first, but I like the bass and where they take it 1.5 minutes in, and it's the most faithful to their trash style. Weird to end on it. Keep in mind that when I say decent, the production still makes them all sound excellent, and nobody ever plays poorly in any of the tracks; it all comes down to the songwriting, which is weak on several tracks. It's close to a perfect score, but they had potential to improve their songwriting and track ordering.

Another classic. This is the album that marks a big shift towards a more commercial sound for Metallica and, while that was questionable in the long run, this record is great. There are a couple of songs towards the end that I'm not as big on, but at least half of this album is just timeless tune after timeless tune

Pretty much the only Metallica album that's a genuinely good album (and I'm leaving the definition of "good" ambiguous on purpose, on account of this not exactly representing the bread and butter of my music consumption). Enter Sandman is a truly awesome track, and Nothing Else Matters isn't a slouch either. A bit of a pity about the fillers, but at least they don't overcrowd the affair.

One of Metallica's better albums

Always fun to listen to Metallica. This album has a couple of good ones that would be worthy of 5 stars, but doesn't quite get there as a whole. It has some lame filler that drags the album down too such as Don't Tread On Me or The Struggle Within. The album is pretty long too, so would have greatly benefited from simply cutting the chaff. All of that said, it was still a highly enjoyable listen, but it's definitely not on the level of ...And Justice For All.

Very enjoyable. Took me back to the early 2000s when I was introduced to this. Nothing Else Matters will always be a song for me and an ex. And Don’t Tread On Me is just ace.

Absolutely brilliant

deve ser a primeira vez que ouço álbum de cabo a rabo desde a adolescência. metal não é realmente a minha praia, mas este é fantástico. deve ser uma experiência catártica assistir Enter Sandman ao vivo

Bue, alto clásico, amigos. Mi primer cd real y original. Aguante.

I don't really like Nothing Else Matters, and it was a little - dare I say it - boring at times. However, this album was overall pretty catchy, even if not super groundbreaking, and I'd listen to this in my spare time if I were cleaning or something.

it's so funny that I thought Metallica was too heavy...like only freaks and druggies listened and it was garbage. Then the older I get, the more it's just music, good good music. So many classics on this one. It's an extremely good album that holds up so well!