The fans that only like first 4 albums aren’t the true Metallica fans. This album is a masterpiece

@davidkillion7775

5 ай бұрын

No, it isn't. It's a great album and I like it a lot but it isn't a masterpiece.

@HGcardinal55

5 ай бұрын

Master of Puppets is their only “masterpiece” This album has Struggle Within…

@sinistadropbear5257

5 ай бұрын

Ride and master are the masterpieces🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

@cyborgar15

5 ай бұрын

First 5 albums..Awesome..

@aqualung1466

5 ай бұрын

A total masterpiece.

There's a reason why the black album still sells 1,000 copies a week, 30 years after it came out. Fuck the haters, do the whole black album, you won't be sad you did

@corrob

5 ай бұрын

there is a reason why Doja Cat sells too. most people arent musicians, a highly technical band like Metallica had to dumb their music down to reach the mainstream audience. the black album was a sell out album. selling out is compromising your art for the sole purpose to make more money. yeah it sells great. the majority love it, musicians and true fans of Metallica hate they did this..

@wardibald

5 ай бұрын

@@corrob You dare compare (insert any commercial rap sh17) to the Black Album? That's cold, dude. If metal bands took evolving their style as "selling out", we wouldn't be here listening to it as metal would have remained a fringe thing that died out decades ago. I seriously hope you're not one of those self proclaimed purist fan guys who yell slurs at the band during concerts next to people actually genuinely there to enjoy it.

@Bmetalful

5 ай бұрын

​@@corrobI used to think the same way but as I get older I realize "selling out" usually coordinates with age. They didn't really "sell out" as much as they matured. They got big enough where they were able to get some top notch production and refine their sound to something more clean and consistent than their earlier thrashers. I think Metallica is special because they've given us a wide variety of music styles to choose from to fit almost any mood. Look at Slayer, Kerry King never really grew out of his chug chug chug with the same damn guitar tone in every single song for decades. Is that what you really want every band to be? Just a rehash of previous albums over and over again? Be careful what you wish for, sometimes "selling out" is the best thing that can happen to a band.

@Metal_Mary

5 ай бұрын

​@wardibald 💯 Agreed! Well said sir 👏 I agree!! Love ♥️ the Black album!!

@ST1973

5 ай бұрын

Black album save the rock music at that time and become mainstream, along with a Nirvana's nevermind, Pearl Jam's Ten etc...

I love seeing youngsters discovering/hearing/seeing amazing music for the first time. I’m actually jealous, I miss that feeling the first time I heard Metallica

@barbvanvalkenburg5398

12 күн бұрын

Me too there isn't too many bands I can connect with like I could back then

*This is the album some said Metallica were sell outs. Their reply?? "Yes, we sell out. We sell out every seat in the house every time we play." Some just wanted Metallica to make every song and every album repeats of Master of Puppets and And justice for all. But those aren't real fans so don't pay attention to the haters.* 🤘🤘🤘

Never. Apologise. For. Your. Content. You rock dude 🤘

“Do you want heavy? ‘Tallica gives you heavy…” 🤘🏻🤘🏻

@justbenelson

5 ай бұрын

Cunning Stunts

@pkj77

5 ай бұрын

@@justbenelson and later as well starting almost every life performance of the song Sad But True

Rewind all you want it's Metallica

People have a weird hangup with Metallica. Metallica achieved a massive level of success without any radio airplay or a music video from their 1st 3 albums. They were an underground sensation that eventually made a music video and became the biggest band on the planet. When this happened people acted like Metallica was stolen away from them, like they were destined to play small clubs forever. Get over it!

Sad but true= banger

@Metal_Mary

5 ай бұрын

I agree 💯 ❤ it. The stuck in the time warp have entered the chat!

Yes Black Album is a Masterpiece.

That drum sound has yet to be surpassed to this day by anyone imo 😍🤤

One of the greatest metal riffs ever!!!! Can't wait

This album is still in the top 200 Billboard, 31 years later. That's unprecedented in metal history

I love watching James play guitar. He just makes it look effortless.

"The day that never comes" by Metallica would blow your mind I promise you! One of my favourites man, would love to see your reaction. Love it dude!

@angelenegolding5202

5 ай бұрын

I agree ☝️

@jasoncomstock1698

5 ай бұрын

official video is a must!! Very intense!

@Metal_Mary

5 ай бұрын

I feel the Live version 09 Nimes France is Way better than the video. For one the video isn't what the songs originally about. So it's conflicting for me. But Live is better, I saw them preform it Aug 2023...perfectly! 💯

@geraldpatrick-xw5bg

5 ай бұрын

Yes on that album the 4th, 5th ,6th, 7th songs in a row is awesome

@adamposadas4163

5 ай бұрын

Check out "Spit out the bone" and "Here comes revenge" off the Hardwired album, they kick arse

who says that dont like black album are posers... this is the master piece of heavy music, broke into mainstream and made metal huge in the 90's. metallica is the shit

Mollyboy yo-the ppl ragging on the black album are the old school fans who didn’t want the band to evolve. Plus as Met grew & changed they attracted more fans, so the old school fans were pissed that Metallica wasn’t their little secret, their hidden gem anymore. So these fans turned against the band and discounted everything after the first four albums. I didn’t discover Met until 1993, so AJFA and the black album first, and then went back for the rest of their catalog. Like you, I didn’t understand the hate (and never bought into it) because I hadn’t lived through Metallica’s underground years. Fans must face the fact that elitism doesn’t pay the bill for bands-they work fucking hard to succeed and should enjoy their success. I will say that im not as appreciative of their ensuing output, but that’s mostly because my tastes were evolving too-to technical post hardcore & progressive death metal. To each their own.

Agree. Black album, despite what the haters say, has a bunch of great tunes

"YOU WANT HEAVY? METALLICA GIVES YOU HEAVYY--BABBYYYY" 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

This album is a masterpiece!!

I don't ever hate on this record. The change took us all by surprise, the slower tempo took an adjustment but it shouldn't have. Metallica said it from the beginning. Kill em All and Ride the Lightning doesn't define that band and they said so at the time. Kirk always said don't get used to this sound. We are experimenting with all heavy music. And... Fantastic record. I just discovered you yesterday mang. Watching the genuine emotions this music puts you through is also emotional for me somehow. I laugh. I cry. And knowing what's coming gives everything a sense of anticipation, wondering how it's going to hit you. I'm along for the ride brother. What a trip

I'm not a huge fan of late era Metallica but the Black Album is still fire.

@Defensive_Wounds

5 ай бұрын

Have you heard their latest 2 albums tho? Lots of them feel like old Metallica!

I saw an interview with Lars where he said this song was written in 1985. Remember now since this album came out in 1991 and took over a year to record all these songs were written in the 80s.

Yeah...those drums, man... Just sounds so massive. This Album set new standards in how a heavy Rock/Metal Album has to sound like. This and 'Empire' by Queensryche. Just crystal clear, full sounding production.

@metal-ant

5 ай бұрын

Bob Rock for ya mate

@dan.j.boydzkreationz

5 ай бұрын

The last few Meshuggah albums have been pretty decent

The snare drum on the black album is epic. It will haunt you

This was from another seminal album for them. One of the best selling albums in history. Not my personal favorite but a solid piece of work. People will moan how they went mainstream or “sold out” but like Metallica said, people have said that even since RTL and regardless of what some think, Metallica always made the music they wanted to make even after the black album. I respect that.

@Metal_Mary

5 ай бұрын

Well said!! 💯 right!

@scottpritchardthep.i.t.1436

5 ай бұрын

💯...how long is a band supposed to stay on the underground scene and live in a rat hole on ramen and jelly sandwiches? At some point the money these artists deserve after giving their talent away in clubs and dive bars can only be made on radio play and album sales that lead to sold out arenas and merch sales. Metallica has always said in interviews that they play and write what they enjoy and if you dig it great and if you don't no problem.

@nyg152

5 ай бұрын

They evolved, the game changed and they changed with it, I imagine most first 4 only fans haven’t evolved and still live with their mom.

This album is the reason Metallica is the most successful Metal artist.

Every Metallica album is so good! Even St. Anger.... when I need it.

I'm honestly not the biggest fan of Metallica, but i have always liked the Black album. So glad you are liking this genre of music. Anytime you enjoy music, it doesn't matter the genre. If you like it, that's wonderful. I was lucky to get into rock/metal from an early age due to my dad and i am forever grateful. I have also branched into other music like you are doing now, so please enjoy the ride. Love from Australia ❤️❤️❤️.

metallica is in the league of their own.....timeless

This is MetallicA's best live song it sounds awesome every time.

Yessss, man. THAT's a banger. I'm pretty sure, you liked this one.

They were 28 and 29 yrs of age here. Jason Newstead is on bass and backing vocals. He was a Beast. This song hits hard. I love the Riff and the white Tama drum kit is my favorite!! ❤ they were so young! Enjoy 😉

@justbenelson

5 ай бұрын

I'm 41 and black album James will always feel older than me.

Best front man to ever do it. These boys melt your face everytime they turn one out.

I love the black album....every song is a banger...its less aggressive than justice for all but just as amazing. Metallica owns

@Keith-kz5hg

5 ай бұрын

Sesk n destroy

The Black Album is a great album, period!!! People who comprehend Metallica is not just a genre (thrash metal) know that.

I was 14 when the black album came out. My musical world has never been the same since.

HEY COACH...YANK HERE, LISTEN STOP GIVING ANY LISTEN TO THE SO CALLED HARDCORE METALLICA FANS WHO SAY METALLICA SUCKS AFTER THIS ALBUM OR THAT ALBUM. FORTY YEARS OF FOLLOWING AND PLAYING METALLICA COVER SONGS WITH MY MATES AND WE KNOW THEY ARE LEGENDARY TO THIS DAY. THEY SURVIVED HAIR BANDS, GRUNGE, ALTERNATIVE, NEW WAVE, TECHNO, AND ALL THE REST. IN THEIR SIXTIES NOW AND STILL SELLING OUT STADIUMS AND ARENAS AROUND THE WORLD. THEY WERE NUMBER ONE FOR ELEVEN WEEKS WITH THEIR LATEST 72 SEASONS ALBUM. JUST KEEP GOING THROUGH THEIR CATALOG. YES THERE ARE SONGS I LIKE WAY MORE THAN OTHERS BUT THEIR BODY OF WORK IS BRILLIANT EVEN IF SOME ALBUMS DON'T HIT AS HARD AS OTHERS. PEACE BRO. FROM ACROSS THE POND AND MUCH RESPECT FOR BEING YOUR AGE AND BEING OPEN TO THIS GENRE AND ESPECIALLY THIS BAND. CHEERS MATE.

Black album,new era of Metallica.

Completely 🔥. This has to be in the debate of greatest Metallica songs.

For me, the whole "black" album has the best-produced/mixed sound of almost all metal albums. You can hear everything so clearly and you've got both a great high-end and bass mix. Best-sounding rock album of all time to me is the self-titled Boston album (1976) - for many of the same reasons.

@beatmet2355

5 ай бұрын

It’s not my favorite, but you can’t deny the sound quality. It is pretty good

Classic album, the production was lightning in a bottle. Thank you for the reaction.

The Black Album is Metallica's Magnum Opus. And Sad But True was this album's crowning achievement.

Metallica has never made a bad album. Yes I'm including St. Anger. They are undefeated and I love them.

@seanentrikin9263

5 ай бұрын

Lulu would like to speak to you. 😉

@yumegd2625

5 ай бұрын

​@@seanentrikin9263 that's right, Lulu is terrible. Still it's Lou Reed's album...

@yumegd2625

5 ай бұрын

St. Banger*

@seanentrikin9263

5 ай бұрын

@@yumegd2625 Metallica did write most of the music. And performed it all. So I’d say it’s a Metallica album. But I get those who don’t think that.

Awww Sad but true is one of my all time favourite Metallica songs! those drums and the bass and that awesome guitar solo 🎸😍 I first heard it when I was 15 and it’s still played loud and proud at 48 🤘🏻🤘🏻 F’n love it ❤❤❤

Black Album is the best. Don't care what anyone says. Brought metal to my young impressionable ears

@flexygoo1295

5 ай бұрын

Also, welcome to one of the greatest rock arguments of all time

Bob Rock approached Metallica and said are you ready to make the album you haven't made yet? The Black Album was born! It was their most grueling to make album to date! Bob really made them work for this album leading to one of the best selling albums of all time!

@tallycahamuhlhetru26

5 ай бұрын

He also said he wanted to make an album that sounded as great as their live performances.

People who says that it isn't a good albums are wannabe elitists that weren't even there when it came out. When it came out, nobody was complaining about this : this is the album that really brought metal music to the "normal'" people ears. Why people are they saying this ? Because Metallica changed a lot after this record. It is mostly due to their release after the Black album which is Load. And these people are saying that the Black album was the first stride in the Load direction, so they're blaming the 'commercialism', 'selloutness' of this album to be the beginning the "Metallica fall". I personnally liked Load a lot, but yeah it was quite challenging at first to see this change of direction. Anyway, the Black album is fire. Just hold up unto your own opinion.

Wish I was hearing this for the first time like he is. I remember being 14 hearing this and then seeing them in concert. Blown away.

Metallica has a fan gatekeeping problem and this is the album where it really started because the black album is a great album that crossed over into the mainstream and got a new generation of fans that hadnt yet discovered their older stuff. It was their turning point into being massive everywhere. It happens to every super successful band from the Beatles onward. Like what you like. The band despises gatekeepers.

First 5 Albums are fire!!!

The Black Album is what catapulted Metallica into the mainstream in 1991 and the 'fans' who were there from tbe start didn't see this as the band evolving and maturing they saw it as Metallica selling out. You have to remember they were a bunch of teenagers when they started but as they matured they grew musically and weren't afraid to go in different directions and the fact they are still going and still producing quality albums says it all. I will always have a huge soft spot for this album as in my opinion it was a lightning in a jar moment.

Did the Black Album is fucking killer. Especially for a hip hop fan. So many funky fat riffs and beats

Black album is a masterpiece, even people who hates it love listening to it. And Lars is a genius!!!

The Black Album Snare is a GUNSHOT!!!

This album is a masterpiece

Mollyboy i said it once I'll say it again. Don't listen to those metal elitists and gatekeepers telling you that anything after And Justice for All... is "not good", or "not metal enough". This is music, not sports. You can leave that competition over there. Music is subjective and of course people are going to have differing opinions, but there is a difference between someone with logic, reasoning, and an open mind telling you that in their opinion, they don't like the direction a certain band or in this case Metallica, went after a certain project but still respects the band and understands people have different tastes. Versus close-minded elitist gatekeeping losers that think that think they have some type of superiority because they think heavier and brutal music is the only thing that's listenable; it's honestly very laughable. Metallica makes good music period! Keep up the reactions! You gotta do a reaction to Kill em all. Their first album and work your way up!

Its the little things aesthetically too. James has the best power stance in metal...it looks tough af!

The Black Album is their highest grossing album, by far! It's one of the best selling albums of all time.

I love them all. The “haters” don’t like that it’s not as thrashy as previous albums and the fact that they got radio playing time means they “sold out” to mainstream pop. From top to bottom tho, the best rock band ever.

I was there, stage left, when they filmed this video in San Diego, and it was wild, with a hundred cameras all over the place and dudes losing their sh*t and moshing on the concourses lol. They played two nights in San Diego, they filmed them both, and those shows eventually became the "Live Shit: Binge & Purge" box set. It was amazing, I'll never forget it.

The audio engineering on this album is just nuts, it's on another level. The drums, vocals, guitar and bass fill the entire place. It feels like the music is coming from all directions. I fucking love this band and this album. And to hell with all the subs that complain about what bands you feature, do more Metallica!!

My youngest son loves the black album and when I took him to see them live and this song came on he went nuts. He was 17 at the time and I’ll never forget watching him at that concert. Greatest mom moment ever for sure!

This was the Album made me Fall In ❤️❤️❤️with metal Music….I was 9…and they were my FIRST CONCERT

One aspect of Metallica I think you’re kinda missing out on is the lyrics. James is a phenomenal lyric writer and the impact the songs have amplify when you understand the meaning/lyrics. I suggest having the lyrics pulled up to the side while listening to Metallica songs. It adds another whole element

The riff is so heavy! 🔥 🤘

Everyone in this band is the man!

2.04 "sigh" Yes, that was me in -91, 16 years of age listening to it the 1st time.

No one can deny that the black album is one of the greatest metal albums ever made. It is the most popular metal album in history for a reason and its not because it sucked. Its not my favourite Metallica album but it is legendary for a reason. They did exactly what they had to do when the grunge scene killed thrash metal. They played the game perfectly and became the biggest metal band on the planet.

@tallycahamuhlhetru26

5 ай бұрын

👊🤘

This is one of those Metallica songs that gets in your face and stays there until its done. LOL

As an original metal head, I loved this album when it first came out and still do to this day, however it is a bit different than the previous ones. Over the years back then, we watched Metallica go from "our thing" as fans of heavy metal, to more popular and "mainstream"-ish. Personally, it did not change my thoughts about them at all. What I will admit is that they got slower as they started changing their sound. They started out as both Thrash Metal and Speed Metal, but over time had morphed into more standard Heavy Metal, with some Thrash thrown in. While I wished for them to get back to being more Thrash/Speed metal, I still loved all their releases until Load. That's where they turned more into a rock band with heaviness. There were also some lame comments made by the band to their fans, which really caused fans to get upset. Enjoy what you enjoy and never let anyone, and especially us OG MetalHeads, tell you what you should like and what you shouldn't like. I never did. I listened to Poison and Bon Jovi at the same time I listed to Slayer and Metallica (that was a huge no-no back then, truuuust me). Grow your own journey my friend. And in that journey, if you would get to Overkill - with their song Elimination (studio, not live...can do live later), I'd be one happy metalhead. :) They don't have it on their official page from what I can see, so here is a link to a good version on youtube: kzread.info/dash/bejne/paqdmKyifcifk5M.html

This song is the epitome of the lad saying “you are your own worst enemy!”

I bought the CD as soon as it came out and it lived in my Discman for many weeks.

There is a phrase:- Familiarity breeds contempt. At one point in time you couldn't go anywhere without hearing it. It became anathema to some people. Its popularity became its death knell for a lot of people. I love the whole album to this day, and it's no stranger to my turntable.

The ULTIMATE Metallica experience is the live version of 'The Thing That Should Not Be' from 1989 in Seattle. It will haunt you. 🤘

Black album is a masterpiece, this was also the first time seeing them in concert three and a half hours of melting your face off

I love how much you loved it. Thanks for giving it a listen.

I'm with you, this is my favourite album after MOP........ Don't be fooled, their later works still kick ass, check out "spit out the bone" it's fecking awesome 😎

All the haters didn't create or perform this incredible music , so F...k em .

I submit that the fans who diss on the black album only do so due to its commercial success. Some people wanna be in an exclusive group and when things go mainstream they don't like it anymore. Its not the music, its their own desire to stand out out as different.

The thing about the black album is that it was the first time getting out of their confort zone. They were challenged. They moved away from pure thrash metal but modernized metal in the process.

I’d love for you to react to Holier Than Thou!

It's a great song and a monster album. People whine because it wasn't thrashy anymore, because heaven forbid a band try new things. Don't be afraid of their later catalog, there's great shit there, too. 🤘

i love the black album , i bought it the day it came out, i was 20 , records back then were officially released at midnight , so we lined up at the record store

The Black album is such a banger because it appeals to original Metallica fans and captures new fans.

Basically people who don't like Metallica after Justice are metal snobs who got butthurt that Metallica stopped being as thrashy and went more commercial. Cemented by the fact that the 2 albums after the Black album 'Load' and 'ReLoad' (1996 & 1997) went even further from it, even incorporating some southern rock and country leanings. But you'll still find bangers on all of them. Except for maybe St Anger in 2003 😄. But after that they went back to their thrashy roots with 'Death Magnetic' in 2008. Then since that album they've kinda had a mixture of all their styles.

As a Metallica fan since 1985, the first time I heard them. The early fans liked them because they were so different. This album was hard rock, not thrash metal which they helped to invent. It's standard hard rock with the Metallica flair. The older fans took it as them selling out. Personally, as a hard rock fan who stumbled upon Metallica, I love it and they will always be my favorite band and the biggest band in the world, no matter what the haters say.

This is probably the best produced rock / metal album every recorded. Every instrument is perfect. Love the fact that you come at Metallica from an unbiased listeners perspective. You'll get many naysayers taking shit about them selling out etc. Don't listen to that tired garbage, just enjoy what YOU hear. Song is an absolute BANGER 💥

Black Album is a solid album! The production is brilliant ❤

This album is why you ever heard of them

James often says this before they play this song live: DO YOU WANT HEAVY? METALLICA GIVES YOU HEAVY BABY !!! !!! this song is mad heavy \m/ c", ) \m/

@beatmet2355

5 ай бұрын

He’s dedicated it to someone when I saw them and on other occasions. He dedicated it to a kid named “Cole” who was having a birthday at the time, when I saw them in ‘17. I forgot how old he was, but he was probably in elementary school.

The Black Album is 'heavy' in the hard rock sense. Totally different kind of heavy than their 80's stuff.... this is the type of heavy that non-metalheads can get into.

Enter Sandman is catchy, this is heavy. Wonderful.

I love the Black album. It was the album I got introduced to Metallica with. It’s 🔥🤟🏼 this song is sick!

Black album is awesome! don’t listen to those who say otherwise. I don’t understand why anyone would say anything bad about the black album. Nice reaction, and Metallica is second to none too.

This seems the perfect opportunity to promote Avenged Sevenfold, since they pay tribute to this song on This Means War. Other great options from them include Shepherd of Fire, Hail to the King, Welcome to the Family, and Nightmare.

Hey MB, these guys don’t disappoint live. The Black album is what got me into Metallica. My favorite along with And Justice For All. Tool is also great to see live as well.

The black album was definitely the one that started me on my own metal journey back when i was a kid. Definitely a masterpiece

Many a metal guitar player have said hetfields tone on this song is the holy grail of metal tones. It is tuned down a whole step but it is absolutely crushing.

The main people that say the black album isn’t as good are people that were fans from early on, who loved them for creating a whole new sound (thrash) in the midst of glam in the early 80s. They represented something completely different and you had to work at it to be a fan of theirs. They weren’t played on radio, they didn’t make videos (until One) and you had to make a real effort to find their music (in an era of no internet…relying on tapes and trading, metal magazines to find out about them). Also, in that era, listening to their music wasn’t just a choice of what tape or record to put on (yes, before cds)…it was a choice to be a part of outsider music and culture. It was a deliberate decision that, at that time in history, had actual social consequences. So a lot of fans who had loved them from the beginning feel that they “sold out” when they made more radio-friendly music, and when people who would never go near a metalhead all of a sudden liked their music. It is possible to do both - love them for what they did in the early years AND appreciate the musical journey they have taken since, still innovating and creating new music. Fan for life 🖤🤘🏻🖤