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Encyclopedia > ...And Justice for All (song)
"...And Justice for All"
Single by Metallica
from the album ..And Justice for All
Released 1988
Recorded January-May, 1988
Genre Thrash metal
Heavy metal
Length 9:45
Label Elektra Records
Writer(s) Kirk Hammett
James Hetfield
Lars Ulrich
Producer(s) Metallica
Flemming Rasmussen
Peak chart positions
Metallica singles chronology
"Harvester of Sorrow"
(1988)
"...And Justice for All"
(1988)
"One"
(1989)

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The lyrics depict a bleak and corrupt legal system in which "my mom" is "raped", the "halls of justice" are "painted green", and "seeking no truth, winning is all."


The opening "clean" sound represents a false truth that everything is going fine and that the system is free of any problems then the heavy sounds that appear represent the truth leaking out or building up; that in-fact the system is terribly corrupt and defiled. This continues on at the beginning of the song, until the heavy sound overpowers the "clean" sound, representing the truth of what is going on. Then, around half way through the song the "clean" sound comes back and plays alongside the heavy sound. This is meant to show the corrupt people trying to convince others that the system is actually fine and that everything is okay, but the heavy sound in the background is meant to show that the false truth and cold reality are competing together and that it can't work that way (one must win). Then the heavy sound prevails again and it continues like that for the rest of the song.


It is Metallica's fourth longest song, clocking in at 9:44 minutes. Only the instrumental song "To Live Is to Die" at 9:48 , the song "The Outlaw Torn" at 9:52, and "Mercyful Fate" (a cover medley of songs by the band Mercyful Fate) at 11:11 are longer. An instrumental is, in contrast to a song, a musical composition or recording without lyrics or any other sort of vocal music; all of the music is produced by musical instruments. ... To Live Is To Die is an instrumental song found on Metallicas fourth major label release . ... The Outlaw Torn is a song by Metallica on their 1996 album Load. ... Mercyful Fate is an influential Danish heavy metal group that helped inspire the black metal, thrash metal and prog metal genres. ...


Easily also one of the group's most complex songs, "...And Justice for All" runs the gamut from clean, melodic guitars to distorted thrash rhythms, and boasts many tempo and mood changes. Ironically, it is the slow, mid-section of the track that actually features predominant bass guitar, a stark contradiction to the rest of the album.


Due to its complexity, the song was only performed live by the band during their 1988 Damaged Justice world tour in support of the album. As lead guitarist Kirk Hammett would later say in SoWhat! magazine, "'Justice' was a bit much for me. I couldn't stand watching the front row start to yawn by the eight or ninth minute." The lineup from left to right: Jason Newsted (Bass Guitar), Lars Ulrich (Drums), James Hetfield (Rhytm Guitar and Vocals), Kirk Hammett (Lead Guitar). ...


During the Madly In Anger With The World and Escape From The Studio '06 Tours, Metallica would often tease the fans by playing parts of the song, with James usually saying nobody wants to hear the song. It remains to be seen whether Metallica will ever play the song in its entirety, or play it on a medley, which was the during the Wherever We May Roam/Nowhere Else to Roam Tours in 1991-1993.



 
 

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