Guide Note

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The self-titled album from Metallica, often referred to as The Black Album, was the bands breakthrough album. It features a more radio-friendly sound than its thrash predecessor ...And Justice for All with slower song tempos and less complex song structures.

Fast Facts

1. Genre: Heavy Metal
2. Release Date: August 12, 1991
3. Label: Elektra Records
4. Producers: Bob Rock, James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich
5. Peak Chart Position: #1
6. 14 million copies sold in the United States
7. 22 million copies sold worldwide
8. Ranked #16 in Melody Maker's list of the top 30 albums of 1991
9. Ranked #52 in SPIN Magazine's "90 Greatest Albums of the '90s"

• "Enter Sandman"
• "Sad But True"
• "Holier Than Thou"
• "The Unforgiven"
• "Wherever I May Roam"
• "Don't Tread on Me"
• "Through the Never"
• "Nothing Else Matters"
• "Of Wolf and Man"
• "The God That Failed"
• "My Friend of Misery"
• "The Struggle Within"
• "So What?" (import bonus track)

• 1991: "Enter Sandman"
• 1991: "Don't Tread On Me"
• 1991: "The Unforgiven"
• 1992: "Nothing Else Matters"
• 1992: "Wherever I May Roam"
• 1992: "Sad but True"

• "Metallica is no longer the cutting edge of metal, as it was in the beginning, but the band is expanding its musical and expressive range on its own terms. This can only be a positive step for a group that is effectively bridging the gap between commercial metal and the much harder thrash of Slayer, Anthrax and Megadeth".—Rolling Stone¹