It's a myth that this is a great album.Metallica's 2 towering masterpieces are "Master of Puppets" and "And Justice for All."At the time that "the Black Album" came out, Metallica was so massively huge that everyone rushed out and bought this piece of junk. That's why it sold so well. And it did have that Metallica sound, yet to those who knew Metallica best, the "the Black Album" lacked any sincere fire in the soul. It was empty. It was bland. It was Metallica only going through the motions. And creatively, it was the end of the real Metallica.If you want to buy a Metallica album, buy "Master of Puppets" for it's muscle and purity. Or, buy "And Justice for All," which is complex and takes a while to get use to, but if you're patient, you'll come to understand that "And Justice for All" is one of the greatest albums in rock history.If you have a brain the size of a pea, please don't buy "And Justice for All," because you will hate it.
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