With wet and windy conditions the organizers were fighting against the elements to ensure the area was fit for purpose. The album was certified 16× platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in 2012, and has sold over sixteen million copies in the United States, being the first album in the SoundScan era to do so.As is tradition on the Thursday a trip into the quaint village of Donington is essential to pick-up the supplies that you were sure went into the rucksack, visit some porcelain conveniences and grab a pub lunch with a cold beer in a glass.įully recharged on the Friday morning, a throng of eager fans waiting for bands to blast the drying mud off them descended down towards the main arena. Metallica is one of the best-selling albums worldwide, and also one of the best-selling albums in the United States since Nielsen SoundScan tracking began. It debuted at number one in ten countries and spent four consecutive weeks at the top of the Billboard 200, making it Metallica's first album to top the album charts. Metallica received widespread critical acclaim and became the band's best-selling album. The song ' Don't Tread on Me' was also issued to rock radio shortly after the album's release but did not receive a commercial single release.

They also released five singles to promote the album: ' Enter Sandman', ' The Unforgiven', ' Nothing Else Matters', ' Wherever I May Roam', and ' Sad but True', all of which have been considered to be among the band's best-known songs. Metallica promoted Metallica with a series of tours.

The album marked a change in the band's music from the thrash metal style of their previous four albums to a slower, heavier, and more refined sound. Recording sessions took place at One on One Studios in Los Angeles over an eight-month span that frequently found Metallica at odds with their new producer Bob Rock. It was released on August 12, 1991, by Elektra Records.

Metallica (commonly known as The Black Album) is the fifth studio album by American heavy metal band Metallica.

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