Also known as the 'Black Album', by virtue of its singular cover, this record finds Metallica defiantly striding away from the thrash tomb their detractors predicted they would become embalmed in.
Although drafting in 'rock' producer Bob Rock may have caused certain sections of their hardcore fanbase to cry 'sell out', his presence in accentuating the good things on this album is undeniable.
There are still the brutal moments that characterise Metallica at their loudest and finest - the bullish 'Holier Than Thou' with its reinforced concrete riffs; the staccato, looping grind of 'Through The Never' and the epic 'My Friend Of Misery'.
Yet at the same time there is a wider spectrum covered here - the Morricone-influenced spaghetti western epic 'The Unforgiven', and, in particular, the striking ballad 'Nothing Else Matters' which displays the most tangible human soul to Metallica ever.
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