This isn’t The Black Album, but the spirit is as black as it gets.
It takes a while to sink in, but given time, ...And Justice for All reveals some of Metallica's best material.
…And Justice for All is definitely the weakest Metallica album of the 80's and is definitely not worth the $20 it costs. Avoid this whenever possible.
FIRE!!! TO BEGIN WHIPPING DANCE OF THE DEAD!!! BLACKENED IS THE END!!! TO BEGIN WHIPPING DANCE OF THE DEAD!!! COLOR OUR WORLD BLACKENED!!!
(First off, sorry I was not reviewing for a couple days there, I had a major writer's block and was creatively drained, I needed a little bit and then to find inspiration to write again. I needed to rearrange my schedule as well and just needed a bit of time away, I’m back though so yeah! Enjoy the review! >:D π)
Now, I have a hot take here, ... read more
Riffs, amazing. Vocals, amazing. Emotion and energy, amazing. Drums, good. Bass, absent. Perfect.
REVIEW REPOST #069. I repost my old reviews, which got no attention, with updated thoughts. Posted this review a year ago, but I'm posting it again.
It might not be Metallica's best album front to back, but it easily has some of their best songs ever, including their best one, One (no pun intended), you can go check my review on that song where I went more in-depth on it. In short, I think it's ... read more
One of the most disappointing albums ever for me. Compositionally, maybe Metallica's best.
Production-wise?
production wise
the production
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A powerful album that leaves you with some crunchy riffs and the only metallica album with genuinely great drumming,unfortunately let down by awful production,while there's fantastic guitar tones the bass is buried in hell with how little you can hear.this album has the bands strongest composition but lacks the late cliff burtons bass blasting through with Newstead getting treated shittily by the band,great album but the flow from acoustic to heavy tracks is awful and the album just has less ... read more
1 | Blackened 6:42 | 95 |
2 | ...And Justice for All 9:45 | 92 |
3 | Eye of the Beholder 6:25 | 85 |
4 | One 7:26 | 98 |
5 | The Shortest Straw 6:35 | 85 |
6 | Harvester of Sorrow 5:45 | 88 |
7 | The Frayed Ends of Sanity 7:43 | 85 |
8 | To Live Is to Die 9:48 | 89 |
9 | Dyers Eve 5:13 | 92 |
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