This time I wanted to try playing as a band unit in the studio. In the past, Lars and I constructed the rhythm parts without Kirk and Jason. Hetfield stated about the recording: "What we really wanted was a live feel. On June 2, 1991, a demo of "Holier than Thou" was recorded. In October 1990, Metallica began recording at One on One Recording Studios in Los Angeles, California, to record the album, and also at Little Mountain Sound Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia for about a week. On October 4, 1990, a demo of " Sad but True" was recorded. The lead single "Enter Sandman" was the first song to be written and the last to receive lyrics. įour demos for the album were recorded on Aug" Enter Sandman", " The Unforgiven", " Nothing Else Matters" and " Wherever I May Roam". Ulrich said, "We felt that we still had our best record in us and Bob Rock could help us make it". Initially, the band members were not interested in having Rock producing the album as well, but changed their minds. Feelgood (1989) and decided to hire him to work on their album. Metallica was impressed with Bob Rock's production work on Mötley Crüe's Dr. The songs were written in two months in mid-1990 the ideas for some of them were originated during the Damaged Justice Tour. For instance, Newsted wrote the main riff of "My Friend of Misery", which was originally intended to be an instrumental, one of which had been included on every previous Metallica album. Several song ideas and concepts were conceived by other members of the band, lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Jason Newsted. The duo frequently composed together at Ulrich's house in Berkeley, California. Īt the time of Metallica 's recording, the band's songs were written mainly by frontman James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich, with Hetfield being the lyricist. It also became the second longest-charting traditional title in history, and the second to spend 550 weeks on the album charts. In December 2019, Metallica became the fourth release in American history to enter the 550-week milestone on the Billboard 200. In 2020, the album was ranked number 235 on Rolling Stone 's The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list. Metallica played Metallica in its entirety during the 2012 European Black Album Tour.
The album was certified 16× platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in 2012, and has sold over sixteen million copies in the United States, being the first album in the SoundScan era to do so. Metallica is one of the best-selling albums worldwide, and also one of the best-selling albums in the United States since Nielsen SoundScan tracking began. It debuted at number one in ten countries and spent four consecutive weeks at the top of the Billboard 200, making it Metallica's first album to top the album charts. Metallica received widespread critical acclaim and became the band's best-selling album. The song " Don't Tread on Me" was also issued to rock radio shortly after the album's release but did not receive a commercial single release. They also released five singles to promote the album: " Enter Sandman", " The Unforgiven", " Nothing Else Matters", " Wherever I May Roam", and " Sad but True", all of which have been considered to be among the band's best-known songs.
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Metallica promoted Metallica with a series of tours. The album marked a change in the band's music from the thrash metal style of their previous four albums to a slower, heavier, and more refined sound.
Its recording took place at One on One Studios in Los Angeles over an eight-month span that frequently found Metallica at odds with their new producer Bob Rock. Released on August 12, 1991, by Elektra Records, it is commonly referred to as The Black Album because of its packaging design.
Metallica is the fifth studio album by American heavy metal band Metallica.
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