4 No-Skip Metal Albums Turning 35 This Year
By the early 1990s, metal was much more established than in the previous decade. The state of metal evolved beyond the “Big Four” thrash bands of the 80s and now competed directly with the rise of alternative music. Specifically, metal now had to compete with grunge in 1991. Though it’s hard to admit, these three no-skip metal albums are turning 35 this year. ‘METALLICA’ by Metallica Metallica’s self-titled fifth album marked a shift to a more straightforward hard rock approach, abandoning their signature thrash metal sound. This proved commercially successful, as the album debuted at No. 1 on the US Billboard 200 in August 1991. It was Metallica’s first album to do so, and went on to become one of the best-selling albums worldwide. Given its all-black album cover, the album is often referred to as “The Black Album” ‘sailing the seas of cheese’ by primus On May 14, 1991, alternative funk-metal...