THE MUSIC LOUNGE - 35 Year Anniversary Of Metallica's 'Black Album'

Earnest ‘EJ’ Christian and music journalist/friend Edward Banchs celebrates the 35 year anniversary of the biggest selling album in heavy metal history, Metallica’s self titled LP affectionately known as the ‘The Black Album’.The guys open the show highlighting some of the impressive stats and figures proving the success and the impact of the album.From there EJ and Eddie break down 10 major talking points such as: The Bob Rock EffectDeath of Thrash, Birth of Arena RockThe Vulnerability of "Nothing Else Matters""Enter Sandman" and the Evolution of the RiffJason Newsted's Bass Finally Gets HeardThe Perfect Timing of August 1991The Visual Rebrand: The Anti-80s VisualsThe "Sellout" Myth vs. RealityPlaying to 1.6 Million People in Moscow (1991)The Deep Cuts: Do They Hold Up?Finally the guys power rank all 12 tracks from least to favorite. 📺: WATCH THIS EPISODE https://youtu.be/FuCJe7Cce7c?s...Follow EJ and/or the Earnestly Speaking Podcast on Social Media YOUTUBEhttp://youtube.com/earnspeakpodX (Formerly Twitter)http://x.com/@EJChristian7http://x.com/@EarnSpeakPod TIKTOKhttp://www.tiktok.com/@earnspeakpodINSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/earnspeakpodhttp://instagram.com/earnest_christianRate and review the Earnestly Speaking Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or any podcast distributor