Called "the Black Album" by many (due to its monochrome cover), Metallica marks the group's entrance into the mainstream, with shorter songs, simpler song structures, and slower tempos overall. That said, this is an excellent album, featuring some of the best songwriting Metallica has ever done. "Enter Sandman," "Wherever I May Roam," and "God That Failed," despite being slower and more groove-oriented than the band's earlier work, feature the same heavy riffs and … mehrheavier rhythms that have always been a feature of Metallica's music. The band goes introspective with "Unforgiven," and proves that they can write a ballad with "Nothing Else Matters," which succeeds better than one might expect. Overall, this is a high-energy album despite its laid-back approach, and is in many ways superior to the previous . . . And Justice for All , which was weakened by overly complicated song structures and mediocre production. -- Genevieve Williams weniger
CD 1
01 - Enter Sandman
02 - Sad But True
03 - Holier Than Thou
04 - The Unforgiven… mehr
05 - Wherever I May Roam
06 - Don't Tread On Me
07 - Through The Never
08 - Nothing Else Matters
09 - Of Wolf And Man
10 - God That Failed
11 - My Friend Of Misery
12 - Struggle Within weniger