Metallica [Coloured Vinyl]

by Metallica

Overview

After the muddled production and ultracomplicated song structures of ...And Justice for All, Metallica decided that they had taken the progressive elements of their music as far as they could and that a simplification and streamlining of their sound was in order. While the assessment made sense from a musical standpoint, it also presented an opportunity to commercialize their music, and Metallica accomplishes both goals. The best songs are more melodic and immediate, the crushing, stripped-down grooves of "Enter Sandman," "Sad but True," and "Wherever I May Roam" sticking to traditional structures and using the same main riffs throughout; the crisp, professional production by Bob Rock adds to their accessibility. "The Unforgiven" and "Nothing Else Matters" avoid the slash-and-burn guitar riffs that had always punctuated the band's ballads; the latter is a full-fledged love song complete with string section, which works much better than might be imagined. The song- and riff-writing slips here and there, a rare occurrence for Metallica, which some longtime fans interpreted as filler next to a batch of singles calculated for commercial success. The objections were often more to the idea that Metallica was doing anything explicitly commercial, but millions more disagreed. In fact, the band's popularity exploded so much that most of their back catalog found mainstream acceptance in its own right, while other progressively inclined speed metal bands copied the move toward simplification. In retrospect, Metallica is a good, but not quite great, album, one whose best moments deservedly captured the heavy metal crown, but whose approach also foreshadowed a creative decline. ~ Steve Huey

Product Details

Release Date:	03/01/2024
Label:	Mercury Import
UPC:	0602455725974
Rank:	64943

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Metallica   Primary Artist
Queen   Primary Artist
James Hetfield   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Kirk Hammett   Guitar
Lars Ulrich   Drums
Jason Newsted   Bass,Guitar (Bass)

Technical Credits

Randy Staub   Engineer,Recording,Mixing
Bob Rock   Producer,Mixing,Engineer
Jimi Hendrix   Composer
Ozzy Osbourne   Composer
Michael Kamen   Arranger,Orchestration,Orchestral Arrangements
Mike Tacci   Assistant Engineer
Malcolm Young   Composer
William Bell   Composer
Anti-Nowhere League   Composer
David Coverdale   Composer
Glenn Danzig   Composer
Henry Mancini   Composer
Booker T. Jones   Composer
Ennio Morricone   Composer
Ritchie Blackmore   Composer
Robert Plant   Composer
Ronnie Van Zant   Composer
Brian Johnson   Composer
Brian Tatler   Composer
Dave Mustaine   Composer
Allen Collins   Composer
Tony Iommi   Composer
Brian May   Composer
Steve Gaines   Composer
Angus Young   Composer
Bill Ward   Composer
Killing Joke   Composer
Kent Matcke   Mixing
Jimmy Page   Composer
Kirk Hammett   Composer
Freddie Mercury   Composer
Lars Ulrich   Composer,Producer
James Hetfield   Composer,Producer
Cliff Burton   Composer
Charles Gounod   Composer
Ed Korengo   Mixing Assistant
Greg Goldman   Mixing Assistant
Greg Fidelman   Mixing
Geezer Butler   Composer
John Deacon   Composer
John Bonham   Composer
Jason Newsted   Composer
Vivian Campbell   Composer
John Paul Jones   Composer
Roger Taylor   Composer
Sean Harris   Composer
Reuben Cohen   Mastering
Rick Plank   Mixing Assistant
David Bates   Composer
Chris Exall   Composer
Nick John Culmer   Composer
Raymond Haller   Composer
Trevor Fleming   Composer
Clive Blake   Composer
Nick Culmer   Composer
Tal Miller   Transfers,Transfer Assistant
Dan Montil   Digital Editing
Jared Hawkins   Transfers
Terry Delsing   Supervisor