Metallica -aka the Black Album-

The record that made Metallica become masive. the first record i bought from them. The first concert in my life. 21st Nov. 92. time ago, and long forgotten, but still I remember the adrenaline shot it was...

This record was a bit comercial, against the wishes from the hard-core die-hard metal-in-the-ears-to-the-limit, but I consider it in my opinion a fine heavy metal record.
Though it is true i prefer for rawness and aggressiveness Ride the lightning and Master of puppets, it is undeniable that songs like enter sandman, sad but true, the unforgiven, wherever I may roam, nothing else matters (the ballad!, Metallica playing a ballad!! with orchestra even!!!... so what ???) are great songs...

... and that night were performed awesome!!

Shame they were the heroes which turned into villians, but, that's another story...

10/10 brilliant

Ride the Lightning

For me this is the most melodico-aggresive from the SF band. This was a great furious sonic manifesto that stepped in history with capital letters. And only 8 songs!
Creeping death (based on the 10 Commandements film), fight fire with fire, the title track, for whom the bell tols, trapped under ice... and the power'ballad' Fade to black (for me always it has been Metallica's Stairway to heaven, and the escaped from being judged from suicide tendencies? wow :-) ) and the instrumental ktulu...



This is a perfect join of fury with melody, and state the greatness of a then growing band. They had it all to make it. And they made it..

Just to mention that thanks to Metallica i got to know Diamond Head which will become, at least for me, the real heavy metal Zeppelin successors.

10/10 classic status