TheDarkOne Reviews: ...And Justice For All By Metallica

What's up guys, it's Dark One here, reviewing my favorite album of all time, ...And Justice For All. Now despite the lack of bass in the album, I still very much enjoyed it as it displays some of Metallica's best lyrics, guitar riffs, drumming, and vocals I've ever heard. So without further ado, let's review the album!

Note: I will be mentioning Jason in some of the songs cause I want to give him credit. I know barely any bass was in the album, so I'll judge him by the enhanced bass versions I've heard of the songs.

Blackened: The intro of the album. As the album starts off with soft guitars, then the drums hit in and the soft riffs change to aggressive, and one of the fastest Metallica riffs were born. The drum beat is amazing, the guitar riffs were pure badass, and James' voice rocked there. As we get to the bridge of the song, the guitar gets more epic as another badass riff comes in, along with one of Metallica's best lyrics of all time. The first part of Kirk's solo was really good, but the second one in my opinion was meh. But the lyrics, riffs, and vocals started and ended very strong. A great intro to this album

...And Justice For All: The title track. Surprisingly, it starts off with a soft riff, but after a few seconds, BAM! The heavy riff comes in and the song progresses with strong riffs along with lyrics about corruption. The solo is great in both parts and surprisingly, if you listen closely, you can hear the bass at 6:25. I also enjoy the breakdowns of the riffs, which does a great job at showing the aggression. A great title track overall.

Eye Of The Beholder: We start off with a riff that starts becoming loud after a few seconds with drum beats. Really enjoy the chorus riff along with James' aggressive voice. Nothing very special about this song song though, aside from being catchy and the atmosphere it sets up and the guitar solo to be honest.

One: And now, we get to in my opinion the best Metallica song of all time. It's starts off with very soft guitar works and surprisingly, quite longer than the title track, but knowing that this is Metallica, the mellow part will end soon and the real fun will begin. But TBH, I enjoyed the softer part, really mellow and the solos were great. After the soft part, the heavy part begins, and that's Metallica in their prime. This part features some of Lars' best drumming, especially the "machine gun" part and Kirk's guitar solo along with him and James' twin solo. Overall, this song is a masterpiece.

The Shortest Straw: So we start of with some riffs, and then the drums hit in. TBH, unlike Eye of the Beholder, this is actually quite appealing to me. The riffs, drumming, lyrics and James' aggressive yells add flavor to this song. Not to mention the lyrics (as usual) are badass, talking about crime. Also, the solo is nothing but badass. Overall, an underrated song that deserves some attention.

Harvester Of Sorrow: One of my favorite Metallica songs. It's starts off with a few heavy riffs then comes to a soft riff, which I think suits the theme of revenge (as it's what this song is about). The lyrics are some of Metallica's best (and aggressive) lyrics I've ever heard, followed by James' angry singing and Lars' drumming. Not to mention this has one of Kirk's most underrated solos of all time. Also, I heard Jason's bass lines on this and he did a great job with the bass in this song. Overall, a classic and the 2nd best song on this album.

The Frayed Ends Of Sanity: We start off with some riffs along with James' voice, which sounds like he's climbing a mountain or leading some dwarfs. And then we get to some catchy riffs and drumming, and then James' voice comes in. This song kicks ass, and so does the solo (which at first kinda sounded like One's solo, until I heard more). Great song.

To Live Is To Die: And now we get to this song. It starts off with soft guitars, like One. But after a while, we get some heavy riffs, and it manages to combine aggression and melody quite well if you ask me. Also, the solo rocks and so does the bass (in the enhanced bass version). An amazing song as well as a great tribute to Cliff Burton (RIP).

Dyers Eve: The final song in this masterpiece. This song is actually quite disturbing in a way, as the lyrics are about a boy whos parents kept hiding him from the world and when his time has come to leave, he didn't know what was going on and he needed his parents. Lars' double bass drumming was awesome, the riffs are fast as hell, Kirk's solo rocked, and Jason did a badass job with his bass parts. Overall, a great finish to this amazing album.

Overall Thoughts: This album is definetly a big masterpiece. Everyone was at their best (yes, even Jason rocked here) and the album was an overall success. Lyrically, their best album in general and in my opinion, their best album ever. Definitely worth your time.

Comments

Indeed another great album in the early stages of Metallica truly a work of art. - visitor (6/15/2019)

Very well made review. Good job. 👍 - visitor (6/15/2019)

Good review. - visitor (6/15/2019)

Good album review. - DarkBoi-X (6/15/2019)

Good review m8 - AlphaQ (6/17/2019)