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Better Metallica album: Kill em All or Black album

Posted on 10/27/26 at 10:27 am
Posted by boomjosh
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Posted on 10/27/26 at 10:27 am
This post was edited on 10/27/26 at 10:31 am
Posted by RedHawk
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Posted on 10/27/26 at 10:55 am to
Black is their best album so Black.
Posted by metallica81788
NO
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Posted on 10/27/26 at 11:10 am to
I could never hear Enter Sandman again and be okay, but it's still Black album
Through the Never, Holier than Thou, Of Wolf and Man, God That Failed, Sad but True, etc...

Kill Em All is super raw but I only like a few songs from there - Hit The Lights, Four Hoursemen, Motorbreath, Jump in the Fire
Posted by Big Scrub TX
Member since Dec 2013
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Posted on 10/27/26 at 11:22 am to
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Better Metallica album: Kill em All or Black album
That's a pretty solid "would you rather". Today, I think I'm going to go with Kill 'em All. There are some good, more obscure tracks, like Phantom Lord.

I think they should add Four Horseman to the Sphere.
Posted by Jester
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Posted on 10/27/26 at 11:23 am to
Black album is far and away their best album unless you have a lifelong struggle with cystic acne.
Posted by High C
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Posted on 10/27/26 at 12:05 pm to
Completely depends on my mood.
Posted by Big Scrub TX
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Posted on 10/27/26 at 12:41 pm to
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Black album is far and away their best album unless you have a lifelong struggle with cystic acne.
nah
Posted by dallastiger55
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Member since Jan 2010
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Posted on 10/27/26 at 3:16 pm to
Black but I still have it behind Puppets, Justice and Lightening.

From Kill Them All until Black they are all great in their own way and depends on my mood
Posted by Corso
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Posted on 10/27/26 at 4:45 pm to
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Black album is far and away their best album unless you have a lifelong struggle with cystic acne.


This. The hot take of pretending TBA sucks and only 80s thrash rules is so lame. My Friend of Misery is still one of my favorite songs and I still contend if Hetfield had written a better chorus it would've been another massive hit from the album. The intro, verse, and second half are absolutely badass
Posted by Big Scrub TX
Member since Dec 2013
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Posted on 10/27/26 at 5:27 pm to
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This. The hot take of pretending TBA sucks and only 80s thrash rules is so lame. My Friend of Misery is still one of my favorite songs and I still contend if Hetfield had written a better chorus it would've been another massive hit from the album. The intro, verse, and second half are absolutely badass
Who said that? I love TBA. Specifically, My Friend of Misery and The God That Failed are 2 massive highlights for me. I still think Justice is better overall. And if you REALLY want a hot take, I put Load probably in my top 3.
Posted by Corso
Atlanta
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Posted on 10/27/26 at 6:05 pm to
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, I put Load probably in my top


I discovered Metallica in 9th grade in 1998 when Turn the Page was the big hit. Then I heard Until It Sleeps and Load was the first CD of theirs I ever bought. It's my favorite album ever and Hetfield's tone is still the best heavy rhythm tone I've ever heard.
Posted by Gnarler
Member since Aug 2025
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Posted on 10/27/26 at 6:35 pm to
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Black album is far and away their best album unless you have a lifelong struggle with cystic acne.


Ride the Lightening is best
This post was edited on 10/27/26 at 6:39 pm
Posted by rileytiger
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Posted on 10/27/26 at 9:37 pm to
Without a doubt Kill them all! Black was when they went mainstream and lost their edge. Heck I remember the day it came out and being disappointed.
Posted by Midget Death Squad
Meme Magic
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Posted on 10/28/26 at 1:43 pm to
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Without a doubt Kill them all! Black was when they went mainstream and lost their edge. Heck I remember the day it came out and being disappointed.



All of this is true. Nickelbots will downvote me and you, but we know what's up.
Posted by wesfau
Member since Mar 2023
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Posted on 10/28/26 at 2:38 pm to
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Black but I still have it behind Puppets, Justice and Lightening.

From Kill Them All until Black they are all great in their own way and depends on my mood


In a rare moment, I agree with every word of dallas55's post.
Posted by Big Scrub TX
Member since Dec 2013
40463 posts
Posted on 10/28/26 at 2:41 pm to
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All of this is true. Nickelbots will downvote me and you, but we know what's up.
I remember being ridiculously excited - even moreso when I heard Unforgiven and Of Wolf and Man.
Posted by Carson123987
Middle Court at the Rec
Member since Jul 2011
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Posted on 10/28/26 at 3:44 pm to
Black easily
Posted by BTROleMisser
Murica'
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Posted on 10/28/26 at 4:38 pm to
Kill 'Em All. Hands down.
Posted by A12 Oxcart
On the float out in the Belt
Member since Dec 2022
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Posted on 10/28/26 at 5:43 pm to
I like both but vote for the Black album.

Kill 'Em All is more raw and angry, but it suffers a bit from production quality and some of the songs are average.
Posted by Big EZ Tiger
Member since Jul 2010
27506 posts
Posted on 10/29/26 at 9:44 pm to
It's like two different bands. Kill Em All was extremely raw and they weren't quite the songwriters they would become yet. But if you're into heavy metal, then that might be your favorite.

Black Album may sound more accessible and polished, but the songwriting varies more and was great...Sad But True, Unforgiven, Nothing Else Matters, Wherever I May Roam, etc. Great songwriting and better overall album to me due to that.
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