Metallica - Metallica2 x 180g Black Vinyl Metallica (commonly known as The Black Album) is the fifth studio album by American heavy metal band Metallica, released on August 12, 1991 through Elektra Records. It was recorded in an eight month span at One on One Recording Studios in Los Angeles. The recording of the album was troubled, however, and during production the band frequently came into conflict with their new producer, Bob Rock. The album marked a change in the

Radiohead (“Pyramid Song”) and Jimi Hendrix (“Have You Ever Been (To Electric Ladyland)”)

It is a take on European rhythmic patterns: stagnant factory beat - no groove

and the complexity of navigating adulthood with scars that shape but no longer define them

Mark Jenkin

Characterised by its confidential mood

Blinded By Oblivion is lit up with interlocking drum kit and drum machine

the album maintains a totally hypnotic swing throughout

and they’re just great people

Album's first outtake

Romance is Fontaines D

Inspired by years of global touring

Genre: Hard rock