Customer Reviews

Blackest Album 1: Tribute to Metallica

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4 star:		(9)
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1 star:		(10)

 

 

Hellsau's Master of Puppets, Razed in Black's Damage Inc, and Spew's For Whom the Bells Toll covers lead the pack for me, followed closely by the two Nothing Else Matters covers by The Element and Apotygma Berzerk and Whiplash by Abaddon of Venom.

Unfortunately the rest of the album trails off into so-so listenable mediocrity.

Still, the good songs are really good and the not-so-good songs are still pretty decent on average. Its definitely not a skip-every-other-track album, and better than either of the sequel 'Blackest' tribute albums. Its great background music, and none of the tracks distinguish themselves by the expedient of being jarringly awful.

I would recommend it more to Metallica fans that consider Metallica to be on the heavy end of thier listening spectrum as opposed to Metallica fans like myself who consider most Metallica to be relatively easy listening. ;) I would recommend it much less so to Industrial fans as several of the covers are pretty apish of the original rather than serving as true Industrial versions.

It's hard to find people who don't like Metallica, but it's hard to find fans of true industrial music. If you consider yourself both of these things then this CD will make your day! There are so many heavy hitters on here, like Die Krupps, Apoptygma Berzerk, Razed In Black and In Strict Confidence that it's a real kick to hear each band pay their respects to the most influencial and controversial band in metal. 13 total tracks.

Personaly, I loved this album, I'm not a die hard Metallica fan, but I enjoy their music. I am however a die hard Industrial fan. (or any type of techno for that matter) There are some failures on this cd, but the good tracks compensate well. I think that the Master of Puppets track was an excellent remix, if you can stand the heavy stalls and what not, although many would disagree with me, but remixes should be somewhat unique and not a copy of the original. Anyway, if you like industrial, AND metallica, then I highly suggest you get this cd, but if you can't stand electronic sound, then don't buy it. It's that simple.

This is an industrial tribute to Metallica, so many Metallica fans out there will probably not like it at all. Be prepared for big beats, samples, and gritty lyrics. Most of the songs stay at least somewhat true to the originals, but it can sometimes be difficult to make out what song they are covering.

As a fan of both Metallica and industrial music I heartily recommend this album. Fans of industrial who aren't into Metallica will also take a liking to it, but Metallica fans who are not fans of industrial should steer clear.

This is good overall but with only a few standout songs. In my opinion, the last song "Battery" is the best of all, but is closer to rave then industrial. On the downside, there seems to be a few too many songs that are simply the originals with a new backbeat and more distortion. I recommend this album to anyone who enjoys Metallica, or is a fan of industrial music.

The song Whiplash is not from Metallica there. Abaddon is an interpreter of the song. It means 07. Abaddon - Whiplash is correct. The CD costs 2.5 USD (48 CZK) in Czechia, Europe now. It is a real bargain.

I am a Metallica fan and was first curious of this kind of tribute. I have other tribute albums from different artists. There are a few good ones and a couple of misses for me on this cd but it's good enough for me to still listen & enjoy it.

But if you are too wary, try to find it at used cd stores so you won't feel so bad if you end up not liking it.

when i was about 10 i heard that metallica were cool, so i went and bought this album, thinking it was metallica originals. i loved it. i later heard some real metallica and was somewhat dissapointed. i have also since heard many other tracks from the artists featured on this album. i prefer this cover album to original metallica, and i prefer this cover album to anything else the artists featured have done (except perhaps razed in black). unfortunately, i have not found anything quite as dark yet good as this.

This Metallica CD I found quite interesting. When I first heard it I was kinda interested in it. The sounds was not that of Metallica yet it really put a new edge on them. The remix of "For whom the bell tolls" has to be the best on the CD. It's hard and heavy and made to shake the house down as Metallica has before.

I love metallica and industrial, this thing is just pure evil, is the worst tribute ever.