And while the Black Album’s win didn’t constitute acceptance, per se, it acknowledged what fans of the band had understood for going on 10 years: Metal was the vanguard of hard rock, and Metallica was the vanguard of metal.ĭrummer and cowriter Lars Ulrich says they used to labor for hours over the perfect take, Frankenstein-ing together fragments of drum parts, punching in riffs, blending and overdubbing until every wrinkle was ironed flat. Tull had infamously won the award for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance in 1989-a reflection of both the Academy’s disconnect with metal culture and how uneasily it sat in the mainstream. Not because of their inordinate influence on Metallica, or even because Metallica felt a kinship with them-but because Jethro Tull hadn’t put out their own album that year to stand as competition. More information about the Download Festival can be accessed via their official website.The first people Metallica thanked when they won a Grammy Award in 1992, for what became known as the Black Album, were the progressive rock band Jethro Tull. Though the rest of the lineup has yet to be revealed, tickets for the UK festival (taking place take place from June 8-10 2012 at Donington Park) go on sale next Friday (November 18). While we won’t engage in a debate over The Black Album, we will say this: it’s better than seeing them perform songs off of Lulu. With that said, some fans (namely the ones who hate anything Metallica did after …And Justice For All) may not find Metallica performing this album remotely interesting.
The Black Album, which just turned 20 years old this past Summer, without a doubt made Metallica into household names, having been certified 15x platinum and is the best-selling album of the SoundScan era. It’s unclear, though, if Metallica will perform The Black Album in its entirety at any other performances. Who knows, maybe in another six years, Metallica will come back and perform Reload. This somewhat continues a theme for Metallica, since the last time they headlined the UK festival in 2006, they performed Master Of Puppets in its entirety. According to NME, not only has Metallica been confirmed to headline the Download Festival this coming Summer, but they’re also reportedly set to perform The Black Album in its entirety.
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