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| Reviewer Rating | 9.9/10 |
| Overall Rating | 9.9/10  |
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Full review by
Guest.
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on 10th Mar 2008
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Good Points: The best album of all time, so it's quite good.
Bad Points: There are none. None at all.
General comments: Metallica is a superb album, deservedly acclaimed & the peak of Metallica's recording career
1. Enter Sandman: kicks off the album with one of the greatest guitar riffs of all time (it came to Kirk Hammett in the middle of the night when he was fooling around on an acoustic guitar). Top class wah-driven solo. Metallica's greatest ever song? 10/10.
2. Sad But True: VERY HEAVY song, it's rock music defined. Another great solo, and superb rhythm playing by James Hetfield. 10/10.
3. Holier Than Thou: another terrific heavy song, Hammett again providing a wah pedal solo to brilliant effect and vocals with aggression and focus fom Hetfield. Takes the album into classic status after only 3 tracks. Shortest song at 3:47. 9/10.
4. The Unforgiven: the greatest guitar solo OF ALL TIME. Has to be heard to be believed. Beautiful opening lick and great drumming from Lars Ulrich. 10/10.
5. Wherever I May Roam: marks new ground for Metallica, leaving behind the barriers of heavy metal and moving into the more-diverse hard rock genre, with a sprawling guitar solo. Slow build up to an amazing riff and then a slowed down verse, then another great outro solo from Hammett. 9/10
6. Don't Tread On Me: a cool song, contains a good riff and one of the album's best guitar solos. 9/10.
7. Through The Never: a decent song, not an all-time classic by the album's high standards but as a stand-alone track it's a great rock song, with good drums & lyrics. 7/10.
8. Nothing Else Matters: new territory for Metallica, the attempt to write a conventional rock ballad works superbly. A lyrical masterpiece, top-noch drumming and then a Hetfield solo that takes it into overdrive. One of rock music's finest moments. 10/10.
9. Of Wolf And Man: back to the heaviness of the first three songs. The guitars sound incredible, the solo is excellent (as usual) and a great chorus tops it all off. 9/10.
10. The God That Failed: opens with a cool bass line and twin guitar licks. Has a brilliant riff and vocal melody. The best part of the song, however, is Hammett's solo. 9/10.
11. My Friend Of Misery: another of the standout guitar solos, with a quiet build-up and another go on the wahwah pedal for Hammett. Good solid riff and a chance for Hetfield to show his improved vocals. 9/10.
12. The Struggle Within: the album closes with a metal throwback, a very heavy song with a fast riff and great backing vocals from Jason Newsted. And a superb solo of course. 9/10.
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Review by
Guest.
on 29th Dec 2007
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Possibly the best metallica cd, even possibly the best metal cd.
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Review by
Helen of Troy
on 13th Feb 2007
User Rating : 10
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I make no claims to being an ardent Metallica fan, this being my one and only album by the band. I have heard parts of some of the others but this album is the one that impressed me!
I arrived home one summer's day to find my son and his mates sat out in the garden, MY stereo blasting out through the open windows but instead of chastising them, after turning the sound down a bit, I asked what the particular track was. I was surprised when they told me it was Metallica, I always considered them ...
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Review by
hickc
on 3rd Sep 2006
User Rating : 9
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Hardcore Metallica fans accuse this album of selling out however it is the opposite. The fans sold out. They complained when Metallica delivered an excellent album simply because it had slower and more catchy tunes and featured more in the radio. Their most commercially successful album and with good reason.
1. Enter Sandman (5:31) - Begins the album with the best song. Heavy catchy and all round great. 5/5
2. Sad But True (5:27) - Is a heavy tune with good rhythm. Another great song. 5/5
3. ...
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Review by
Rockerses
on 19th May 2006
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Metallica is considered a classic and rightly so. It has everything a classic rock album should have from heavy riffing (sad but true, enter sandman) to ballads (nothing else matters) and plenty of guitar solo's too. Nothing Metallica have recorded since has come anywhere near this brilliance and no rock fan's CD collection is complete without it.
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Review by
DARKmaster9031
on 3rd Apr 2005
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I am in love with this Metallica album, it has talent and it shows that hard work was involved in the making process.
One of their best albums. Me and my girlfriend's song, Nothing else matters. Awesome lyrics. Amazing songs. These guys are absolutely gifted.
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Review by
Slayer Dude
on 30th Apr 2004
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This Metallica album is pure genuis. People who dislike it, its your loss. Amazing guitar work You wont hear a better album except for master of puppets, Anthrax's Spreading the disease or sound of white noise, or slayer's seasons...
buy it or live in metal sin. IRON MAIDEN!!!!!!!
Slayer Dude's full review | 48 words
MetallicaTracklisting: 1. Enter sandman2. Sad but true3. Holier than thou4. Unforgiven5. Wherever I may roam6. Don&; 039;t tread on me 7. Through the never8. Nothing else matters9. Of wolf and man10. More...
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