The 'Black Album' that took metal mainstream, trading thrash complexity for tight, heavy anthems like 'Enter Sandman'. Massive and inescapable. Their commercial peak. Released in 1991, it's one of Metallica's later high points.
On vinyl: Vinyl can be scarcer than the CD from this era, so it's worth looking for a recent repressing.
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