AlbumE · 1988
…and Justice for All
by Metallica
…and Justice for All is a 1988 thrash metal album by Metallica. It runs 9 tracks across 65 minutes on Elektra. Riffiter listeners rate it 4.0/5 from 20 ratings.
Thrash Metal · Heavy Metal · Metal
#7 in Best albums of 1988 · #15 in Best thrash metal albums
Your rating
- 4.0 /5
- 20 ratings
- 81 /100
- 8 critics
- 9
- Tracks
- 65 min
- Runtime
- 104 bpm
- Tempo
- A# minor
- Key
Ratings
20 ratings · avg 4.0
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Reviews
2 reviews
- 4.0
...And Justice for All is the Metallica record built like a legal document: nine songs, four of them over seven minutes, riffs stacked until the room runs out of air. The famous problem is the bass. Jason Newsted is close to inaudible in the mix, and the drums sound dry and boxed in. The writing is the most ambitious they ever did. The title song runs almost ten minutes and keeps changing shape, and it was missing from their setlists for 12 years. One gave them their first US Top 40 single and their first Grammy, and its machine-gun ending still hits. Blackened is the best opener they wrote after Battery. Master of Puppets is tighter. This one is bigger and colder, and it pays back whoever stays for the long songs.
- 4.0
24 people have played it start to finish
2 people are spinning it this week
Critics
8 publications
- Metal Forces10/10
- Rock Hard9.5/10
- AllMusic4.5/5
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide4.5/5
- Rolling Stone4/5
- The Village VoiceC+
- Chicago Tribune2.5/4
- The Encyclopedia of Popular Music3/5
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…and Justice for All album cover
The …and Justice for All cover was photographed by Ross Halfin.
- Photography
- Ross Halfin
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Tracklist
9 tracks · 65 min
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According to Riffiter listeners, the best track on …and Justice for All is To Live Is to Die — rated 5.0/5 by 2 listeners.
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About
...And Justice for All is the fourth studio album by the American heavy metal band Metallica. The album was released on August 25, 1988 through Elektra Records. It was the group's first full studio album to feature bassist Jason Newsted, following the death of Cliff Burton in 1986. Newsted had previously appeared on the Metallica E.P. The $5.98 E.P.: Garage Days Re-Revisited, which was his first recorded work with Metallica. ...And Justice for All was certified 8x platinum by the RIAA on June 9, 2003. The front cover depicts the statue of Lady Justice cracked, bound by ropes, her breasts exposed, and both of her scales filled with dollars. The words "…And Justice for All" are written in graffiti-like lettering to the right. The cover art was created by Stephen Gorman, based on a concept developed by James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich. ...And Justice for All was Metallica's final collaboration with longtime producer Flemming Rasmussen. The album was initially released on one vinyl disc, but soon after re-released (without additional tracks) as a double-album.
In brief
- Is …and Justice for All good?
- Riffiter listeners rate …and Justice for All 4.0/5 from 20 ratings.
- What is the highest-rated track on …and Justice for All?
- To Live Is to Die, rated 5.0/5 by 2 listeners on Riffiter.
- When was …and Justice for All released?
- …and Justice for All was released in 1988 on Elektra.
- How many tracks are on …and Justice for All?
- …and Justice for All has 9 tracks, with a runtime of 65 minutes.
- What genre is …and Justice for All?
- …and Justice for All is catalogued under Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal, Metal.
- What BPM is …and Justice for All?
- …and Justice for All runs at a median tempo of 104 BPM across its tracks, most often in A# minor, measured from audio analysis.
- What albums are similar to …and Justice for All?
- Listeners of …and Justice for All also rate Rust in Peace by Megadeth, South of Heaven by Slayer, Nevermind by Nirvana.
- Who produced …and Justice for All?
- …and Justice for All was produced by Flemming Rasmussen and Metallica. Flemming Rasmussen produced all of them.
…and Justice for All at a glance
- Labels
- Elektra, Sony Music Entertainment Japan
- Recorded at
- 17 Hertz Studio
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Credits
- Produced by
- Mixed by
- Engineered by
- Played by
- Vocals by
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