I really wish they had made a video like this during the master of puppets sessions. How amazing would that be to watch??

The Black album was great because they woke up and got a producer to help realize another side of Metallica. They had already done a no bass frequency album "Justice" and writing this from the perspective of a musician they needed to step out of their comfort zone to really push them into new territory, which is what Bob Rock helped them achieve.

I don't see why people blame Bob Rock so much, he made the quality of The Black Album amazing. The drums and guitars sound incredible. And it may not be 'Thrash' but its still fantastic music. I feel the same about Load and Reload also, it's not 'Original Metallica' but that doesn't stop it from being great music.

To think that Jason is doing these interviews realizing that he was about to quit the band.

James had such a fucking great voice on that album.

Justic For All is & will be the best album for me...

This was recorded on September 27, 2000, the anniversary of Cliff's death, and the day Jason decided to leave Metallica

I think they more than made up for Jason's lack of bass in Justice with this album. Just listen to the beginning of sandman, and the bass just slaps you in the face. It is a wonderful sound

And Justice for All is an amazing record. I will never get sick of it.

4:23, because it's upbeat melodic and clean, no bizarre tones, strength in simplicity the best song on the last 40 years

Everyone bow before Kirk Hammett!! What a guitar player!! :D :D

My favorite memories of working for Classic Albums was recording Metallica in the studio doing Enter Sandman, so freaking loud! Crazy energy happening, remember this was before Jason left and Some Kind of Monster. Lars still owes me $350 for breaking my mic.

I don't understand how people can't not like the black album. When I was like 6-7-8, can't quite remember, but Master of Puppets was the first tape I ever bought. So Master of Puppets will always be my favourite, and And Justice for All was my second which is right up there with Master of Puppets. I just find the black album also one of those that has no bad songs, and every song is instantly recognizable from the first guitar lick or drum hit. It's a classic. Sadly I can't really say that for anything after this album.

I love the Metallica fans they are the best most normal and intelligent men not freaks goth or in strange outfits !!! I am just very honestly really fascinated by simple not weirded-out music that's the classiest and coveys energy and brain

I never will understand why I've seen so many people say that when Metallica made the black album, they sold out. The general consensus is they abandoned their fast heavy/ thrash sound that was born from Kill em' All and Ride the Lightning. That is simply not true the whole album, every song is absolutely Miraculous. Now the Unforgiven and Nothing Else Matters are not thrash but more ballads but still two of the best songs ever made. At the same time their best song Fade to Black was also a ballad type along with Welcome Home Sanitarium but Ride the Lightning and Master of Puppets are regarded as their best, which, I do somewhat agree. My point is people say they sold out on the Black album but the truth is, it embodies every aspect that makes Metallica the brilliant music force they are. It has heavy riffs mixed with beautiful melodic interludes, beautiful/fast shredding solos and of course wicked cool lyrics. My conclusion is the Black album is Metallica's best masterpiece and EVERY SINGLE SONG is truly amazing. It is rare to go buy an album and every song on it are all hit songs. Most of the time an artists album has one or two hits that is the main reason for its sales. Long live Metallica.. They are my favorite and probably THE most successful metal band in history.. \m/\m/\m/\m/\m/\m/\m/\m/\m/\m/\…/\…/\…/\…/\…/\…/\…/\…/\…/\…/

You can really see Jason's frustration with his minimal inclusion in the band with his facial expressions and how he comments on things.

the black album to me seems like a slowed down version of Justice with better production, the drums and guitars do sound similar if you listen carefully

metallica is just simply AWESOME!!!!!

30 years with The Black Album.

The Black Album may not be their heaviest album, but it's just their greatest master piece. For the Black Album James actually learned how to properly sing (he said it. He'd lost his voice and a cantor helped him get it back and taught him singing techniques and how to sing harmonies, listen to the soft parts of The Unforgiven or Nothing else matters) The lyrics of those songs are really great and have a great meaning (just like most Metallica's greatest songs: One, Master, Fade to Black, etc..) personally to me The Unforgiven is their greatest song ever, what a perfect master piece and the lyrics, uuuh, listen to them and analyze.

One of my favorite things to do to kill time is to watch this video of the black album, then Some kind of Monster, then the making of Hardwired. To see the turmoil of the band and the growth and everything. Awesome.

That's what I love about Metallica. They're brave enough to go out of their comfort zone and try new things.

You can tell Jason really loves playing bass

I was a teenager back when the black album came out!! It was amazing and so dam cool❤

Hahahaha nice I used to have this on DVD that bit where they're giving Bob stick about his old band...priceless 🤣

9:07 Jason's pure passion!

I'm pretty astonished to hear their views on Justice, by far their best album. Fuck it's one of my favourite albums of all time...

Black album is such an amazing Metallica album

14:26 legendary F1 Race game.

Greatest Lead Guitar on an Album ever .Period!!

10:35 lol look at lars

I DEFINITELY AGREE!

Master.

Wish they could do a Justice remix.

Good 😊

Guys I recommend listening to "And Justice for Jason" the songs have enhanced bass, it's awesome and it's on youtube.

8:20 jason newsteds last performance with metallica

I swear they could play Sandman blind folded,with earplugs,half asleep,drunk,and fucked up on drugs,without fucking up.

I have this usa vinyl edition...by this year ❤

Thumbs up if you were wearing a Metallica shirt when you saw this.

No but out their peripheral they can see the dot markers on the guitar so they know where their fingers,and actually they do occasionally look down at those dots.

You have a great guitar, JH

"To let go of the awesome thrash that was raw, aggressive, and fuckin metal", Yeah, great idea...

@LOLPombaer thanks

That guy actually said, "irregardless."

that drum sound is so fucking massive

I dont give a fuck what anyone says,as a Fan of the 'Old Metallica' I say, that this album contains the best distorted guitar sound ever created by a human being.What makes this album special is that most of its songs contain a medium pace and the 'wall of guitar' just smashes u in the face.This wouldnt be so if the guitars were ploughing thru at 300 kmph per se.This s a masterpiece and the closest anyone s come to this menacing tone is Jeff Loomis on the 'Dead heart in a Dead world' album.

I love holier than thou. It sounds so pure, so untouched, and so mean. Dyers eve is the only meaner song IMO

put all 4 parts up!

The black album is produced and mixed well, I just never thought the song writing was that great. Not bad but not great. I LOVED and justice for all! The song writing, the sound, the drumming, the speed... I remember sophomore year of high school buying the new black album and wanting to like it so much, but being kind of disappointed. It's still very nostalgic to me.

i don't now why i wrote that.. I know they've said it themselves. And all their albums are the best.

Lol. Kirk usually wrote fuck all aside from solos but he technically came up with thier most famous song. Holy Hell XD

So James only recorded 3 guitar tracks for this album? I assumed it was much more than that

1:33 "We're here so lets fuckin rock"... "huh huh heyyyy"

11:31 Anyone knows what guitar is this?

Jason interview the Metallica is upside down

Classic album!! DO PANTERA COWBOYS FROM HELL OR VUYLGAR DISPLAY OF POWER!!

What happens inside the brain of a person who makes up before sunrise with enter sandman's tune inside his skull in the 80s.

If no1 bought Rolling Stone then it would't be in publication now, would it? It's still a great music magazine over here in Australia.

... and jason decided to leave while they filmed this.

What does a blindfold have to do with anything? They don't look at the guitars while they play anyway.

And Kirk is making a mistake somewhere. He said in his guitar center interview that he wrote creeping death at 16 yrs old. At least where they say "die! Die! Die!"

The black album is a perfect album bottom line.

11:38 "i like it"

"Irregardless..." - Lonn Friend Really Mr. Journalist dude??

Justice is amazing despite the sonic garbage disposal. To be honest, that quality felt right for the theme of the album. From Jason's difficult integration to the band, the massive impact it had on the other three from Cliff's death and the whole theme of grief, unfairness and self destruction? I think it was meant to be that way. I wouldn't want it any other way as it had a massive impact to me as a music lover and musician.

I love Lars at 7:48

Imagine the Justice album with Black album production....

on my speakers I hear the bass just find.

ya go kirk

Why not both of them and every album?

4:49 Did he just say 'irregardless'? hahaha

they need to make master of puppets or justice

To me Bob Rock's a better producer than Rick Rubin. So far.

Metallica Needs Cliff Burton

they should have left enter sandman nameless, since it had no title for months., or even have called the song Metallica.

0:53 is that Corpsegrinder in white??

Lol at 9:21 ...

AJFA does it for me...it's my favourite album...black album is not on the top 3, is on the top 5

9:32 LOL Huge difference in James' voice

yes.. Death Magnetic sounds too loud! in the mix keep Rubin and let Andy sneap mix.

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I love this, the guitar is so pristine amazing clean tone, I hate those effects

they simply dont have the footage. this movie was intended to be released before they started recording the album, hence them having camera men in the studio with them lol. i agree i would really love to see making of MoP or Justice, but it just wont happen

Wall of sound, that's stacking the same guitar melody with duplicates?

Aint official unless jason makes his bass face

The origins of the Sandman's riff is here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/r714n9VkusXXaIU.html That album where it is, was given to Metallica guys in '88.

That was exactly why we all loved AJFA, it was solely made and produced by James and Lars!! Unadulterated!! Burnstein and Bob basically whored out Metallica... Took good musicians and put em in a modern machine = the concept of them selling out. Because of bob Rock, their egos got a hold of them. Maybe they should have just stayed a garage band....

3:48 he would say that.

the black album has some good songs,but come on,if your gonna do a classic album documentry or whatever about metallica, its got to be master of puppets

Really? Bob Rock wrote all the songs for the Black Album? Huh. News to me. Props to him. I thought he came in to produce the album after the songs were mostly written already. Ahh you thrash purists amuse me. Guess you never paid attention to James' interviews after "Justice" and how he wanted to change the direction of the band.

A live version like a "Death Magnetic medley" would be cool to hear.

10:35 HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA EPIC

Bob Rock also produced St Anger, just sayin'

they say kirk hammett is nothing without the wah wah poor people !

🧐yeessss..QXs

4:24 where is the body ? xDDD

AJFA just doesn't do it for me. Idk what it is but the way the riffs go about just don't seem to follow a distinctive pattern. One and to live is to die are the only two songs that I enjoy. The first 3 albums are my favorite.

BOB ROCK MAKES SONIC RECORDS??!! oh right he made St. Anger...