...And Justice for All
Studio album by Metallica
Released	August 25, 1988
Recorded	January–May 1988 at "One On One" Studios in Los Angeles, California[1]
Genre	Thrash Metal
Length	65:35
Label	Elektra
Producer	Metallica Flemming Rasmussen
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Rolling Stone link
Metallica chronology
Garage Days Re-Revisited (1987) ...And Justice for All (1988) Metallica (1991)

...And Justice for All is American heavy metal band Metallica's fourth studio album released August 25, 1988, by Elektra Records. It is the first studio album to feature bassist Jason Newsted and without former bassist Cliff Burton, due to his death in September of 1986. The front cover depicts the statue of Lady Justice cracked and bound by ropes, with both of her scales filled with dollars and one of her breasts exposed. The words '...And Justice For All' are graffitied to her right. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... A studio album is a collection of previously unreleased, studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... Metallica is a Grammy Award-winning American heavy metal/thrash metal band formed in 1981[1] and has become one of the most commercially successful musical acts of recent decades. ... is the 237th day of the year (238th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music, one of the extreme metal subgenres that is characterised by its signature high speed and aggression. ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Elektra Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group, and today operates under Atlantic Records Group. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Metallica is a Grammy Award-winning American heavy metal/thrash metal band formed in 1981[1] and has become one of the most commercially successful musical acts of recent decades. ... Flemming Razz Rasmussen (born in Denmark in 1958) is a engineer, producer and owner and founder of Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen, Denmark. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music, owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 4. ... This article is about the magazine. ... Image File history File links 4_stars. ... Metallica is a Grammy Award-winning American heavy metal/thrash metal band formed in 1981[1] and has become one of the most commercially successful musical acts of recent decades. ... Metallica (also known as The Black Album because of its largely black and nearly-featureless cover) is the self titled fifth studio album by the American heavy metal band Metallica. ... “Heavy metal” redirects here. ... Metallica is a Grammy Award-winning American heavy metal/thrash metal band formed in 1981[1] and has become one of the most commercially successful musical acts of recent decades. ... A studio album is a collection of previously unreleased, studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... is the 237th day of the year (238th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... Elektra Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group, and today operates under Atlantic Records Group. ... Jason Curtis Newsted (born March 4, 1963, Battle Creek, Michigan) is an American bass guitarist currently a member of Voivod and Rock Star Supernova, but is best known as a former member of the band Metallica from 1986-2001. ... Clifford Lee Burton (February 10, 1962 – September 27, 1986) was a bass guitarist, best known for his work with the thrash/heavy metal band Metallica from 1982-86. ... Lady Justice Lady Justice (Iustitia, the Roman Goddess of Justice and sometimes, simply Justice) is an allegorical personification of the moral force that underlies the legal system. ... Alternate uses: Dollar (disambiguation) The dollar is the name of the official currency in several countries, dependencies and other regions (see list below). ... For other uses, see Graffiti (disambiguation). ...

History

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Like those of previous albums, the lyrics on ...And Justice for All discuss politics and social issues; however, lyricist James Hetfield is more direct than ever before in his views. At the same time, and despite Hetfield's aggressive singing style, the lyrics refrain from overt confrontation or ringing calls for revolutionary change. Instead, as drummer Lars Ulrich explained it, the ideas expressed in the lyrics merely represented "interests"¹ of the band, and were meant largely to be "documentary"² in nature. Image File history File links Emblem-important. ... For other uses, see Politics (disambiguation). ... James Alan Hetfield (born 3 August 1963, Downey, California[1]) is the main songwriter, lead vocalist, guitarist and a founding member of the American thrash/heavy metal band Metallica. ... Lars Ulrich (born December 26, 1963) is the drummer and co-founder of Metallica. ...

...And Justice for All continues the development of the modular song structure so characteristic of thrash metal. Like those on Master of Puppets, the songs on this album are long and have many different, unique riffs, particularly during the middle (or bridge) sections. Furthermore, the actual production of the album marks an important development in the recorded history of metal for its clean and crisp atmosphere. Ulrich's kick drums don't "thud" so much as "click" (by boosting the higher frequencies and/or by using a coin (e.g., a New Zealand 50 cent coin taped to the bass drum for when the beater head hits, providing the "Metallica click;" this will provide the sound but damage the drum skin quickly), while Hetfield's guitar timbre is processed by a complex equalisation scheme that dials out almost any sense of mid-range frequencies, while boosting portions of the treble & low bass frequencies. And, in one of the more famous of Hetfield and Ulrich's controversies with bassist Jason Newsted, the album's production almost completely lacks identifiable bass (although a remixed version with bass added has been circulating around peer-to-peer networks). The standard explanation for this combines Newsted's absence from the mixing sessions (where he might have asserted his opinion) and the lingering issue of his "newness" within the band following the tragic death of Cliff Burton in September 1986. For the Metallica song of the same name, see Master of Puppets (song). ... Riff is also an alternate spelling of Rif, a region of Morocco. ... Jason Curtis Newsted (born March 4, 1963, Battle Creek, Michigan) is an American bass guitarist currently a member of Voivod and Rock Star Supernova, but is best known as a former member of the band Metallica from 1986-2001. ... Bass (IPA: [], rhyming with face), when used as an adjective, describes tones of low frequency or range. ... Clifford Lee Burton (February 10, 1962 – September 27, 1986) was a bass guitarist, best known for his work with the thrash/heavy metal band Metallica from 1982-86. ...

As said by the band in their magazine SO WHAT!, they wish that they could re-mix the entire album because the drums and guitar overpower the bass completely. Some believe this is because Jason Newsted was new to the band and they wanted to frustrate him, though many, including Newsted himself, have stated this is due to the bass lines copying the rhythm guitar parts too closely.

Unusual production aside, ...And Justice for All was Metallica's breakout album and reached No. 6 in the Billboard charts. Though it would soon be over-shadowed commercially by the band's following album (1991's Metallica, aka "The Black Album"), this album nevertheless confirmed Metallica's large-scale arena status. On January 4, 1936, Billboard magazine published its first music hit parade and on July 20, 1940 the first Music Popularity Chart was calculated. ...

The album was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance in 1989, but with much controversy, it lost to Jethro Tull's Crest of a Knave. In 2007, the win was named one of the 10 biggest upsets in Grammy history by Entertainment Weekly.^[2] Grammy Award statuette The Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards, the American Music... The Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance Vocal or Instrumental was awarded at the Grammy Awards of 1989 for music released in the previous year. ... For the 18th-century agriculturist for whom the band was named, see Jethro Tull (agriculturist). ... Crest of a Knave is an album by the British progressive rock group Jethro Tull, released in 1987. ... Entertainment Weekly (sometimes abbreviated EW) is a magazine published by Time Inc. ...

"One" was Metallica's first music video and incited much controversy among Metallica fans, who had valued the band's apparent opposition to MTV and other forms of obvious commercial metal. Alternate Single Cover Music sample One Problems? See media help. ... This article is about the original U.S. music television channel. ...

In 1990, "One" received the first-ever Grammy award for Best Metal Performance, as well as being Metallica's first Grammy award.

The album was ranked at number nine in IGN's Top 25 Metal Albums.^[3] For other uses, see IGN (disambiguation). ...

The album continues the trend of previous albums Ride the Lightning and Master of Puppets with a fast heavy song as the first track, the title track as the second track, a fast ending complex ballad as the fourth track and having a lengthy instrumental among the last tracks.

Live performance

The song structures on ...And Justice for All were so complex that the band apparently had some difficulty reproducing the songs precisely for their Damaged Justice tour shows. The band stated many times in subsequent years that this kind of difficulty was the primary reason for the relatively simpler song structures on their next album, Metallica. Hammett said: "One day after we played 'Justice' and got off the stage one of us said, 'we're never fucking playing that song again.'" On June 28, 2007, Metallica played the title track for the first time since October 1989, nearly 18 years ago in Lisbon, Portugal on the first show of their Sick of the Studio '07 tour and have made it a set-fixture for the remainder of that routing. The lineup from left to right: Jason Newsted (Bass Guitar), Lars Ulrich (Drums), James Hetfield (Rhytm Guitar and Vocals), Kirk Hammett (Lead Guitar). ... Metallica (also known as The Black Album because of its largely black and nearly-featureless cover) is the self titled fifth studio album by the American heavy metal band Metallica. ... Lisbon (in Portuguese, Lisboa) is the capital and largest city of Portugal. ... Sick of the Studio 07 was Metallicas 2007 summer concert tour of Europe. ...

In spite of this, the song "One" quickly gained a permanent fixture in the band's live playlist since the release of the album.

To date, "The Frayed Ends of Sanity" and "To Live Is to Die" remain the only songs that have never been performed live in their entirety. Instead, the band played segments of them during solos or impromptu jams.

As of the group's 2003–2004 Madly in Anger with the World Tour, many of the songs from the album have begun to appear in the group's live performances, with in particular "Dyers Eve" making its live debut. The Madly in Anger with the World Tour was a year-long concert tour by Metallica that took place in 2003 and 2004, in connection with their St. ...

Personnel

• James Hetfield – rhythm guitar, vocals
• Lars Ulrich – drums
• Kirk Hammett – lead guitar
• Jason Newsted – bass guitar

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Track listing

All songs written by Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich except where noted. Kirk Lee Hammett (born on November 18, 1962) is the lead guitarist in the band Metallica. ... James Alan Hetfield (born 3 August 1963, Downey, California[1]) is the main songwriter, lead vocalist, guitarist and a founding member of the American thrash/heavy metal band Metallica. ... Lars Ulrich (born December 26, 1963) is the drummer and co-founder of Metallica. ...

1. "Blackened" (Hetfield, Newsted, Ulrich) – 6:42
2. "...And Justice for All" – 9:45
3. "Eye of the Beholder" – 6:25
4. "One" (Hetfield, Ulrich) – 7:26
5. "The Shortest Straw" (Hetfield, Ulrich) – 6:35
6. "Harvester of Sorrow" (Hetfield, Ulrich) – 5:45
7. "The Frayed Ends of Sanity" – 7:44
8. "To Live Is to Die" (Hetfield, Cliff Burton, Ulrich) – 9:48
9. "Dyers Eve" – 5:13

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Singles

• Eye of The Beholder - 1988
• ...And Justice for All - 1988
• Harvester of Sorrow - 1988 (UK)
• One - 1989

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Charting positions

Album

Singles

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References

1. ^ interview mentioning One on One studios.
2. ^ "Grammy's 10 Biggest Upsets" (http). EW.com (2007). Retrieved on February 13, 2007.
3. ^ [1]

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Footnotes

1. Richard Harrington, "Metallica’s Platinum Overdrive: The Band and Its High-Decibel Departure From the Heavy Metal Mind-Set," The Washington Post, Thursday, 9 March 1989, Style section, p. C1.
2. Phil Nicholls, "The Terminator Race," Melody Maker, Vol. 64 no. 35 (27 July 1988), pp. 36.