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Metallica's sixth studio album, "Metallica," is in my opinion incredible. It is nicknamed "The Black Album" for its jet black cover. This is the third studio album featuring bassist Jason Newsted, who replaced Cliff Burton after he died in a tragic bus crash. The black album is one of their more popular albums, with such radio hits as "Enter Sandman," "Sad But True," "Unforgiven," and the ballad "Nothing Else Matters." The album takes you trough a journey, beginning on the energetic "Enter Sandman" and ending on the heavy, fast-paced riffing and almost rap like vocals of "Struggle Within." The cd kicks off with “Enter Sandman,” a song with lyrics about nightmares and things that go bump in the night. This isn’t a very good song in my opinion, good, but not enough for me to particularly like. The second track, “Sad But True” dishes out lyrics dealing with the bad side in every human being, and possesses two solos and a guitar themed interlude, not to mention a huge, heavy, crushing verse riff. Great song. Next is the relentless “Holier Than Thou,” offering lyrics and gossip and rumors. The song is very rough and Jason’s bass can be heard very well. Not great, but good. “The Unforgiven” is ballad like song, offering lyrics possibly about not enjoying life to the max. The song is great, not to mention an incredible solo. My only complaint is the solo should be way longer. “Wherever I May Roam” is another great song. Relatively slow tempo, but good. It offers up lyrics about being on the road constantly. “Don’t Tread On Me” is another favorite, featuring very catchy melodies and riffs. “Through the Never,” though not great, delivers nice riffs. Next is the famous ballad, “Nothing Else Matters.” Though it is considered to be a message to the fans, it was originally a very emotional song about a loved one, by James Hetfield. The band happened to overhear him playing it and forced him to put it on the album. I guess I am not the only one who thinks this was for the best. “Of Wolf and Man” begins with a pounding riff, developing into a great song. “The God That Failed” is not a favorite, but still a great song, with a catchy verse and lyrics about James’ mother’s death. His mother was a Christian scientist and refused medical attention believing God would heal her. God ‘failed,’ thus inducing a song. “My Friend of Misery” is a definite favorite. IT offers up great riffing and a melodic approach. The cd ends on a strong note, with the fast-paced and almost rap like “Struggle Within.” This cd has brought great enjoyment to me and I would encourage you to look into it. I hope this review was helpful. Ah, doesn’t matter as long as you didn’t think it totally sucked.

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Alex

the black album had some awsome ballads, but their heavier stuff on the album was IMO not as good. Nothing else Matters is a very nice song and prolly one of my favourite on the album. The Unforgive is simply a classic, i bet everyone has heard it some time or another. I personally didn't really like the solos that kirk played, he over used his wah. James's singing was at its peak IMO, it was incredible compared to some of metallicas earlier stuff. Overall i found the album borderline.

my rating: 2.5/5

well in my opinion load is the best metallica album ever....next to S&M which i find absolutely amazing that they mixed and orchestra with a rock band so well......but anyway onto load. The albums best song is in my opinion bleeding me, as the solo in this is absolutely massive and almost frightening how well kirk can play the guitar. Until it sleeps, hero of the day, and mama said are absolutely brilliant songs and make a massive change up to the normal metal that metallica usually play. All in all a brillaiant album. I highly recommend it

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The black album is great... I prefer it to Kill 'em All and Ride The Lightning. MOP and ...AJFA are the albums you want if you've never heard Metallica before.

My 2 cents :thumb:

I just got into Metallica a month or two ago, so I just have Black. I'm porbably getting MOP next. One of these days I might get St. ANger for a laugh.

It's not as bad as people make out. If it was any other band people would go, "Woah, check out this band's passion!" or something. It's honestly not bad at all. On that note, I wouldn't buy it, but still... :p

Get ...And Justice For All cos that is a classic album.

Actually, it's only the second album that Jason Newsted did with Metallica. Get your **** straight.

...And Justice For All + Garage Days Revisited + Metallica = 3

Get your math straight ;)

review was fine, but gotta give you props for acctually remembering Garage Days revisited as Jasons 1st work with the band. I am very positive that it came before ...and justice for all. acctually i know it came before and justice for all. but good work for remembering it.

i'd listen to any of the metalica albums over St. Anger any day...a few song on the album were alright...but i just didn't get the "rush" i did when i first listened to othem metallica albums:o

i agree with thehellspawn the black album was newstead's third album with metallica....garage days revisited + and justice for all + the black album = 3 albums....dude's math was right agrotath

this was the first Metallica album i got around March 2002 and i dont regret it yet, it is an execelent album, its no Kill em All but it was the album that got me through Washington DC for a freakin week

4.5/5

[QUOTE=nz_bassist]well in my opinion load is the best metallica album ever....[/QUOTE]


Have you even heard mop rtl & ajfa?

black album is a very good album but it doesnt come close to the earlier stuff 4/5

4.5/5

Good stuff.

I love the "Black Album", it's full of memorable and catchy songs. Every metal fan MUST listen to this album at least once in their life.

Just my opinion. :thumb:

enter sandman is a cool song. everyone goes crazy when they hear it. but really, thats the only song i can stand from the CD. at least you can hear the **** bass on this album (a tiny bit). and nothing else matters - i dont care what anyone says, is one of the most boring songs ive heard. period. excellent solo, but i just kept waiting for it to speed up, and it didnt. oh well.

2.5/5


p.s.

[QUOTE=[url]www.allmusic.com][/url] In retrospect, Metallica is a good, but not quite great, album, one whose best moments deservedly captured the heavy metal crown, but whose approach also foreshadowed a creative decline.[/QUOTE]

i'm no music expert, but this is, imo, the best ever metallica album by far. unforgiven, sad but true and nothing else matters are too **** good!!!!!!!!!!!

10/5

o yeah and where ever i may roam is great and my freind of misery is my 3rd fave metallica track. can't beat(or play) that opening bass riff!

When I first got it, I really couldn't get into it, even though many of the songs on it were those that got me into Metallica in the first place.

Its grown on me though and I like it far more now. I still always feel that there's something lacking on it though, and that its really pretty mediocre in comparrison to their other works (not great thrash like AJFA, MOP or RTL; not great "hard rock" like Load)

Still some great songs though: Unforgiven, Sad But True, God That Failed, Nothing Else Matters.

3.5/5

Possibly the most overrated Metallica album. Most songs here not only sound alike but are very dull plodders. The hits deserved to be hits, however, though "Nothing Else Matters" is extremely boring. I'd give it a 3/5 for its value at the time.

One of the best albums I've ever heard (ranks up there with Nevermind). Absolutely great. Every song is great.

enter sandman first got me into metallica. a great album from a great band

i agree
 

[QUOTE=Agrotath]Metallica's sixth studio album, "Metallica," is in my opinion incredible. It is nicknamed "The Black Album" for its jet black cover. This is the third studio album featuring bassist Jason Newsted, who replaced Cliff Burton after he died in a tragic bus crash. The black album is one of their more popular albums, with such radio hits as "Enter Sandman," "Sad But True," "Unforgiven," and the ballad "Nothing Else Matters." The album takes you trough a journey, beginning on the energetic "Enter Sandman" and ending on the heavy, fast-paced riffing and almost rap like vocals of "Struggle Within." The cd kicks off with “Enter Sandman,” a song with lyrics about nightmares and things that go bump in the night. This isn’t a very good song in my opinion, good, but not enough for me to particularly like. The second track, “Sad But True” dishes out lyrics dealing with the bad side in every human being, and possesses two solos and a guitar themed interlude, not to mention a huge, heavy, crushing verse riff. Great song. Next is the relentless “Holier Than Thou,” offering lyrics and gossip and rumors. The song is very rough and Jason’s bass can be heard very well. Not great, but good. “The Unforgiven” is ballad like song, offering lyrics possibly about not enjoying life to the max. The song is great, not to mention an incredible solo. My only complaint is the solo should be way longer. “Wherever I May Roam” is another great song. Relatively slow tempo, but good. It offers up lyrics about being on the road constantly. “Don’t Tread On Me” is another favorite, featuring very catchy melodies and riffs. “Through the Never,” though not great, delivers nice riffs. Next is the famous ballad, “Nothing Else Matters.” Though it is considered to be a message to the fans, it was originally a very emotional song about a loved one, by James Hetfield. The band happened to overhear him playing it and forced him to put it on the album. I guess I am not the only one who thinks this was for the best. “Of Wolf and Man” begins with a pounding riff, developing into a great song. “The God That Failed” is not a favorite, but still a great song, with a catchy verse and lyrics about James’ mother’s death. His mother was a Christian scientist and refused medical attention believing God would heal her. God ‘failed,’ thus inducing a song. “My Friend of Misery” is a definite favorite. IT offers up great riffing and a melodic approach. The cd ends on a strong note, with the fast-paced and almost rap like “Struggle Within.” This cd has brought great enjoyment to me and I would encourage you to look into it. I hope this review was helpful. Ah, doesn’t matter as long as you didn’t think it totally sucked.

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Alex[/QUOTE]
i agree. i'm glad i was introduced to metallica by my cousin when i was 8. back then i really didn't know who metallica was and then in eigth grade i bought reloaded and ever since then i've rocked the hell out of some metallica. metallica is awesome and the black album is by far one of there best albums. another awesome album from metallica would have to be reloaded. i mean come on dude. you got"fuel","thememoryremains","unforgiven 2", and you can't forget "fixxer". METALLICA KICKS A**.

your crazy
 

[QUOTE=SubtleDagger]Possibly the most overrated Metallica album. Most songs here not only sound alike but are very dull plodders. The hits deserved to be hits, however, though "Nothing Else Matters" is extremely boring. I'd give it a 3/5 for its value at the time.[/QUOTE]
:angry: your f*****g crazy dude. i don't know how you can even live with yourself after saying that the black album is overrated ,the songs sound the same ,and nothing else matters is boring. you should stop posting threads before you pollute someone elses mind with that crap.

Yeah
 

[QUOTE=fillmaker]enter sandman first got me into metallica. a great album from a great band[/QUOTE]
:thumb: I agree totally. Enter Sandman is such a kick a** song. Just listening to the intro gets me pumped and I just can't help but pick up my guitar and start shredding. METALLICA ROCKS.

Not as good
 

[QUOTE=lpsoxfan88]One of the best albums I've ever heard (ranks up there with Nevermind). Absolutely great. Every song is great.[/QUOTE]
:thumb: I don't know if it ranks up there with nevermind but it is a kick a** album. maybe i'm just saying this because nirvana is my favorite band of all time. NIRVANA F*****G RULES.

Yeah
 

[QUOTE=nz_bassist]well in my opinion load is the best metallica album ever....next to S&M which i find absolutely amazing that they mixed and orchestra with a rock band so well......but anyway onto load. The albums best song is in my opinion bleeding me, as the solo in this is absolutely massive and almost frightening how well kirk can play the guitar. Until it sleeps, hero of the day, and mama said are absolutely brilliant songs and make a massive change up to the normal metal that metallica usually play. All in all a brillaiant album. I highly recommend it[/QUOTE]
:thumb: your right dude. s&m was f*****g amazing and was probably one of metallicas best albums.woohoo go classical. just kidding but if you liked s&m you should listen to the string quartet to incubus. there aren't any words but the music is well orchesrated my friend. later.

[QUOTE=nrvna85]:angry: your f*****g crazy dude. i don't know how you can even live with yourself after saying that the black album is overrated ,the songs sound the same ,and nothing else matters is boring. you should stop posting threads before you pollute someone elses mind with that crap.[/QUOTE]
Dude he's right. The Black Album is extremely over-rated. How people can say that it's their best album is beyond me. MoP, AJFA, RTL are all far superior to the black album. Songs like Enter Sandman (and if I hear that **** song one more time, i'm going to shoot myself) and Sad But True can't compare to songs like One and Harvestor of Sorrow or Master of Puppets and Welcome Home (Sanitarium). Don't bother debating, because it's a fact. Black Album = the beginning of the demise of Metallica.

^^ A fact? What are you basing it on? Your opinion, that's what.

The black album isn't as good as earlier albums, in many ways (technical proficiency, thrashiness, progressivness) but this is a good rock and roll album that everyone can enjoy (but not necessarily like)

I still give it a 2.5/5. I like Kill em All way better