…And Justice for All: Vinyl 2LP Online

Reissue of one of Metallica s best albums. 1988 breakthrough album by Metallica. Having already established themselves as the streetwise saviors of heavy metal s oft-tainted legacy in the 80s, Metallica rebounded from the accidental death of original bassist Cliff Burton to produce their most thematically challenging, musically accomplished album to date. Despite James Hetfield s dank, extended portraits of a world collapsing from corruption and decadence – themes that virtually guaranteed it little radio or television exposure – the album was nonetheless a muscular commercial success. Even One, its complex, seven-and-a-half-minute adaptation of Dalton Trumbo s Johnny Got His Gun, managed to scale the singles charts. Other highlights include Blackened, Eye of the Beholder, and the sweeping To Live Is to Die, tracks that underscore a sense of musical ambition that s often downright prog-centric, yet never merely self-indulgent.