Fixxxer Posted August 13, 2016 Author Posted August 13, 2016 http://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/metallicas-black-album-10-things-you-didnt-know-w433976 Colloquially known as the Black Album, Metallica's self-titled fifth album still towers over the modern hard-rock and metal landscape like a giant obsidian monolith. Released 25 years ago today, Metallica – which sold more than 650,000 copies in its first week of release, and spent four consecutive weeks at the top of the Billboard 200 in the late summer of 1991 – has gone on to sell over 16 million copies in the U.S. alone, making it the best-selling album of the last quarter-century. And while it's hard to believe that there is a headbanger alive who doesn't already own it, the album continues to outpace most new metal releases in terms of sales, moving an average of 5,000 copies a week.
Buffalo Barbarian Posted August 13, 2016 Posted August 13, 2016 The black album was released. Although when I heard Enter Sandman for the first time on the radio, I was like that was great who is this ? they said Metallica and then I was like . Took em til Death Magnetic to get back to their roots. http://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/metallicas-black-album-10-things-you-didnt-know-w433976 Dang 5000 copies a week, that good money if you can get it, especially in todays download age.
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted August 13, 2016 Posted August 13, 2016 And that's when I quit listening to anything new Metallica put out.
Johnny Hammersticks Posted August 13, 2016 Posted August 13, 2016 And that's when I quit listening to anything new Metallica put out. It was not Master of Puppets, but still a pretty good album, IMO. I never liked Kill Em' All that much.
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted August 13, 2016 Posted August 13, 2016 It was not Master of Puppets, but still a pretty good album, IMO. I never liked Kill Em' All that much. And Justice For All was by far my favorite, so Black album was a big letdown for me.
Fixxxer Posted August 13, 2016 Author Posted August 13, 2016 And Justice For All was by far my favorite, so Black album was a big letdown for me. That's my favorite too and I was expecting more of that with the black album, true, but still is an amazing album.
ExiledInIllinois Posted August 13, 2016 Posted August 13, 2016 Gee, somehow I missed that. LoL... Same here.
Buffalo Barbarian Posted August 14, 2016 Posted August 14, 2016 That's my favorite too and I was expecting more of that with the black album, true, but still is an amazing album. Ride the Lightning is my favorite with For Whom the Bell Tolls as their best song ever.
Nick the Greek Posted August 15, 2016 Posted August 15, 2016 Ride the Lightning was the best. Good eerie cover artwork as well.
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted August 15, 2016 Posted August 15, 2016 You know, I was thinking about other albums that came out around the same time: Pantera: Vulgar Display of Power Megadeth: Countdown to Extinction Alice in Chains: Dirt Clutch: Passive Restraints It's easy to see why Black album underwhelmed
ExiledInIllinois Posted August 15, 2016 Posted August 15, 2016 (edited) You know, I was thinking about other albums that came out around the same time: Pantera: Vulgar Display of Power Megadeth: Countdown to Extinction Alice in Chains: Dirt Clutch: Passive Restraints It's easy to see why Black album underwhelmed And this one: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent_Lucidity BEFORE (Empire) the Metallica album. It came to mind because I just heard "Jet City Woman" on the radio early this morning when I was locking a tow. Edited August 15, 2016 by ExiledInIllinois
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