The album was remixed three times, and cost US$1 million. Since the band was perfectionist, Rock insisted on as many takes as needed to get the sound they wanted. Rock was expecting the production to be "easy" but had trouble with the group which often led to engaged arguments with the band members over aspects of working on the album and wanting Hetfield to write better lyrics, as well as finding his experience recording with Metallica disappointing. Other suggestions included recording tracks live and more harmonic vocals for Hetfield.
Since it was his first stint at producing a Metallica album, Rock had the band make the album in different ways, where they would record songs collaboratively rather than let the band members do so in separate locations. On June 2, 1991, a demo of "Holier Than Thou" was recorded. It lightens things up and you get more of a vibe." 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. The band also recorded the album at Little Mountain Sound Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia, but only for about one week. In October 1990, Metallica entered One on One Recording Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California to record the then-forthcoming album. On October 4, 1990, a demo of "Sad But True" was recorded. Initially, the band was not interested in having Rock producing the album as well, but changed their minds as Ulrich stated, "We felt that we still had our best record in us and Bob Rock could help us make it." įour demos of the album were recorded on Aug("Enter Sandman", "The Unforgiven", "Nothing Else Matters" and "Wherever I May Roam"), with its lead single " Enter Sandman" being the first song written – and the last to receive lyrics. The band decided to hire Bob Rock for producing after they were impressed with his work producing Mötley Crüe's Dr. The songs were written in two months in the summer of 1990, with the ideas for a few dating back to the Damaged Justice Tour. For instance, Newsted wrote the main riff of "My Friend of Misery", which was originally intended to be the instrumental that had occurred at 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 joined forces at Ulrich's house in Berkeley, California to compose. Metallica's songwriting at that time was done mainly by singer-guitarist James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich, with Hetfield being the lyricist. Metallica played the album 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 around sixteen million copies in the United States since released, being the first album in the SoundScan era to do so. It is the best-selling album of the SoundScan era.
Metallica is the group's best-selling album, and one of the best-selling albums worldwide. As of April 2014, the album has stayed over 300 weeks on the Billboard charts, making it among the albums with most weeks on the chart. The album debuted at number one in ten countries, and spent four consecutive weeks at the top spot of the Billboard 200, making it Metallica's first album to top album charts. The recording of Metallica was troubled, with the band frequently entering conflicts with Bob Rock, the band's new producer, during production. In 2003, the album was ranked number 255 on Rolling Stone's list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
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The band promoted the album with a series of tours. The album marked a change in the band's sound to one less harsh than the thrash metal style of their previous four albums. Metallica produced five singles that are considered today among the band's best-known songs: " Enter Sandman", " The Unforgiven", " Nothing Else Matters", " Wherever I May Roam", and " Sad but True". Released on Augthrough Elektra Records, it received widespread critical acclaim and went on to become the band's best selling album. Metallica (also known as The Black Album) is the eponymously titled fifth studio album by American heavy metal band Metallica.
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