The Black Album
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Metallica’s James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett look back on 30 years of The Black Album: "It really was the master key to everything"
By Richard Bienstock published
How shorter, simpler songs and a bold vision helped the thrash pioneers make the biggest metal album of all time

Metallica perform The Black Album in its entirety at Louder Than Life festival
By Sam Roche published
The band played two sets across the weekend at the Kentucky festival, with one almost entirely dedicated to their seminal 1991 LP, played in reverse order
![[L-R] Kirk Hammett and James Hetfield of Metallica](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hdKDdpK5WnMUVDmYJUCrsi-320-80.jpg)
Metallica reveal The Metallica Blacklist, a 53-artist tribute to The Black Album, announce remaster of iconic 1991 record
By Sam Roche published
Artists set to appear on the landmark covers album include Miley Cyrus, Elton John, Corey Taylor, Volbeat, Weezer, Ghost, Royal Blood and loads more
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