Happy Anniversary 'Black' Album!

Once again, an anniversary to make all of us feel old as dirt! Metallica's glorious self-titled masterpiece (a.k.a. Black album) was released 33 years ago today. "The Unforgiven" and "Sad But True" as so important to me. Just great songs that are on my all-time faves playlist.

Time flies, man. Back in 1991 I was in fifth grade I think and I remember how big this album got over the next year. Yes, I was obsessed with MTV that young.

Metallica Hits A Major Chart Milestone

Maybe with the exception of Taylor Swift and Adele - can any other modern artist duplicate the amazing album success of Metallica's self-titled album?

Being on Billboard for 750 weeks is an amazing feat. To be sure I own the "Black" album in various formats and it seems like most other folks to do as well. Regarding the other historical feats mentioned in the post below - I have The Dark Side Of The Moon on many formats as well and I just purchased Bob Marley's Legend on vinyl last month.

.@Metallica's 'Metallica' has now spent 750 total weeks on the #Billboard200 (No. 178 this week).

It's the fourth album in history to reach the milestone, after @pinkfloyd's 'The Dark Side of the Moon' (990 total weeks), @bobmarley's 'Legend' (843) and @JourneyOfficial's…

— billboard charts (@billboardcharts) July 15, 2024

Quick! Someone Convince Me Not To Buy Another T-Shirt!

Must. Resist. Urge.

But this might be the most purrfect shirt for fans of both cats and Metallica. I'm just saying.

Metallica wins Grammy for ’72 Seasons’

Metallica won a Grammy for Best Metal Performance for their album 72 Seasons. It was a well-deserved award and Metallica blew away their competition this year. I’m happy for them. Maybe someday the Metal category will make it on the television broadcast again… but doubtful.

The live show is mostly performances these days anyway. I didn’t watch the live broadcast last night. It was just easier to read the awards on the Washington Post live update post. Plus, I started Money Heist: Berlin on Netflix last night, so… priorities I guess.

Metallica Get A Slew Of Grammy Nominations

It's the end of the year, and that means award season is just around the corner for the Hollywood types. The Grammy nominations came out a couple days ago and Metallica got lots of nods. They are nominated for Best Rock Album (72 Seasons), Best Metal Performance, (72 Seasons) and Best Rock Performance ("Lux Æterna"). I hope they win them all!

The Grammy ceremony is Sunday, February 4, 2024 on CBS.

The #Grammy nominees for Best Rock Album include:

“But Here We Are” — Foo Fighters
“Starcatcher” — Greta Van Fleet
“72 Seasons” — Metallica
“This Is Why” — Paramore
“In Times New Roman…” — Queens of the Stone Agehttps://t.co/uXdtMuHdlA

— Variety (@Variety) November 10, 2023

...and never forget:

The 1989 Grammys marked the debut of the “Hard Rock/Metal” category. In a year featuring METALLICA & IGGY POP, the Grammy (presented by ALICE COOPER & LITA FORD) went to…

JETHRO TULL 🤦‍♂️

When Metallica won in 1992, they thanked Tull “for not putting out an album this year”. pic.twitter.com/SiuvJScT17

— The Live Version (@EvilPilotFish) November 5, 2023

The Best Thin Lizzy Cover Of All Time: Metallica

"Whiskey In The Jar" is an old Irish folk song. It's been performed and covered for a long time, perhaps most famously by Thin Lizzy. The band made the track their own - it's a signature song all the way back from the early 70s. A couple decades-plus later, Metallica covered the Thin Lizzy version of "Whiskey In The Jar." The song hit big for Metallica and they even won a Grammy award for their version.

Metallica's version of "Whiskey In The Jar" is on the 1998 album Garage, Inc. I remember when Garage, Inc. came out - it was kind of a big deal in my little world. Always been a fan of their take on "Whiskey In The Jar."

Metallica, 'Sad But True' -- Pro-Shot Live, August 25, 2023

I love this! Metallica performed at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles on August 25. The band drew something like 80,000 people setting a record. Each night of their current M72 tour features a different setlist. On August 25, folks in the crowd got to see Metallica do "Sad But True."

Pro-shot footage of that song's performance is below. It's amazing how great Metallica is sounding and looking on this tour.