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Metal Hammer. Every Metallica album ranked from worst to best. By Merlin Alderslade. (Metal Hammer) Contributions from. Rich Hobson. published 15 March From game-changing debut Kill 'Em All to the emotionally-charged 72 Seasons, this is every studio album by metal's biggest band, ranked. As impressive as Metallica already were when they came screeching out of the Bay Area in the early 80s, few could have possibly predicted the journey that their story would eventually take them on.
From the early drama of Dave Mustaine's dismissal to the gutting tragedy of losing Cliff Burton ; from the shocking change in direction as the 90s dawned and eventual rise to the very top of the heavy metal tree; through breakdowns, fights, feuds, blockbuster movies and boundary-pushing experiments, theirs is a career like no other. With most recent LP 72 Seasons now firmly bedded into their considerable back catalogue, we decided to rank every single Metallica studio album from worst to best.
Every Metallica album ranked from worst to best
Here, then, is how Metallica's main discography stacks up. Is it predictable that St Anger is rock bottom of another list like this? Is it still justified? Sadly, still yup. Of course, none of that can cover for compositions that feel messy and disjointed and one of the most infamously disastrous production jobs in metal history. When Reload hits the mark, it does so in style. Unfortunately, Death Magnetic as a whole is held back by two pressing issues.
Firstly, while a clear improvement on St Anger , the production is really poor, Lars' drums still sounding like they were recorded using kitchen utensils. Secondly, and not for the first or last time, many of the songs just go too long. Decent, but far from a classic. Luckily, Spit Out The Bone turns up right at the end to finish things on a big high. What a rager. A couple of minutes snipped off here and there and a little more ambition on the musical side of things and this could have been special.
As it is, 72 Seasons is still pretty damn decent. Sign up below to get the latest from Metal Hammer, plus exclusive special offers, direct to your inbox! Throwing caution to the wind following the absurd success of The Black Album and confirming that their thrash metal days were well and truly behind them at least for now , Load saw Metallica dip their toes into everything from grunge to alt-rock to country.
Incredibly, Metallica were only just getting started. In its place is an almost prog-like approach to song structure, Metallica effectively crafting their own metallic symphonies with even the more straight-ahead fare of Blackened, …And Justice For All and The Frayed Ends Of Sanity having multiple movements and segments.
Fans might still clamour for Justice For Jason, but … AJFA shows just how hard Metallica were fighting to reinvent themselves and push their artistry to new levels, towering ballad One awarding them a level of MTV-friendly success that few of their contemporaries have ever been able to match, certainly never surpass. Responding to the overly-ornate compositions of their previous album, Metallica ground their sound into its essential dust on The Black Album , producing one of the best-selling records of all-time in the process.
Naysayers might point to The Black Album as the point where Metallica stopped being Our Band, but therein lies the rub: Metallica were always too ambitious, too commercial and just too damn big to be satisfied with being the biggest fish in a small pond. Black Sabbath might have kickstarted the genre almost 16 years earlier, but Metallica codified metal with their third studio album in ways that are evident in the sheer mind-bending number of bands who have professed an undying love for the album over the subsequent decades.
Thrash gone cinematic, Master… refined and reinforced everything Metallica had done with their second album but bigger, better, harder and yes, more metal. From the delirious rampage of Battery to the tooth-gnashing militaristic blows of Disposable Heroes and careening violence of Damage Inc. You can all rest easy: the Master is here. Merlin moved into his role as Executive Editor of Louder in early , following over ten years working at Metal Hammer.
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