Audio Cassette review:
Metallica - Metallica

Metallica - Metallica

Band: Metallica Title: Metallica Rating: Release Date: 06 August, 1991 Media: Audio Cassette Tracks: 1: Enter Sandman 2: Sad but True 3: Holier Than Thou 4: Unforgiven 5: Wherever I May Roam 6: Don't Tread on Me 7: Through the Never 8: Nothing Else Matters 9: Of Wolf and Man 10: God That Failed 11: My Friend of Misery 12: Struggle Within

Editoral Review That said, this is an excellent album, featuring some of the best songwriting Metallica has ever done. 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. "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 heavier 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 .. You can see a complete list of all Metallica discography, or go back to the Metallica tabs