METALLICA

Release Year: 1988
Artist Origin: USA
Style: intense bitter expressive thrash metal

there are few viewpoints to this dark and bitter, but first of all totally outstanding opus, considered the last in classic Metallica series, from nowadays perspective: die-hard traditional thrash fanatics envision a definite deviation from initial course of the genre in it due to specific dry production, even though it has set a new technical standard for the genre, as well as due to serious claim to write mellower material - One was indeed the first ever video and TV hit by an extreme metal band back in the day, borrowing a ballad-like structure to it; on the other hand, it is difficult to deny more complex and refined compositional level and ferocious vibe though, which was far from radio audience friendly, along the apocalyptic portrait of a society in decay times reflected in the lyrics