Heavier Than Heaven

Enter the new era- Metallica shed their extremisms and entered a new era of smaller songs, more melodious riffs and radio friendly music. This was the starting of a new era and a lot of diehard fans didn’t exactly welcome the change. Yet all the tracks were straight from the top drawer. ‘Enter Sandman’ a track about bogeymen and fears was a great beginning to the most successful Metallica album of all times. ‘Sad but True’ with a pro-Sabbath like militaristic march was another great track. Next is the ‘Unforgiven’, which became a monster hit. Then came ‘Wherever I may Roam’ which was pure head-banging stuff. This is the thrashiest song in the album. ‘Nothing Else Matter’ was a very risky and soulful rendition by Hetfield. It was highly sensitive and deep. It dealt with love and is a very unusual track by a band intent on serious issues. ‘Struggle Within’ was a suitable ending to an album that took Metallica to the top of the charts and established their supremacy as one of the greatest metal bands of all time. Though maybe not as defining or as complex as ‘Master of Puppets’, the Black album made Metallica known to a whole new legion of fans who didn’t exactly welcome extreme thrash.

Tags: James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Metallica, The Black Album, Thrash Metal

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