(Thrash metal) [LP] [24/96] Metallica - ... And Justice For All - 1988, FLAC (tracks), Original 1st US Pressing

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foobar2000 1.1.8 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2012-04-16 02:53:27

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Analyzed: Metallica / ... And Justice For All
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 -0.72 dB -15.09 dB 6:42 01-Blackened
DR13 -1.20 dB -15.55 dB 9:46 02-... And Justice For All
DR11 -0.70 dB -13.87 dB 6:28 03-Eye Of The Beholder
DR12 -0.84 dB -16.03 dB 7:25 04-One
DR12 -0.70 dB -14.61 dB 6:36 05-The Shortest Straw
DR12 -0.70 dB -14.68 dB 5:45 06-Harvester Of Sorrow
DR13 -1.39 dB -16.34 dB 7:43 07-The Frayed Ends Of Sanity
DR11 -0.70 dB -14.57 dB 9:48 08-To Live Is To Die
DR12 -0.70 dB -13.59 dB 5:15 09-Dyers Eve
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Number of tracks: 9
Official DR value: DR12

Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 3270 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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My Current Setup And Process

Clean the living shit out the LP

Turntable: VPI Scoutmaster
Tonearm: Trans-Fi Termninator
Cartridge: Audio-Technica AT33PTG/II
Phone Stage: Cinemag SUT feeding a Marantz 2220B
Digital Interface: E-MU 1212
Recording Software: Adobe Audition 3.01
Recording Bitrate/Sample Rate: 192/24

Post Processing
Run thru ClickRepair at level 10 with

Pitch Protection | on
Reverse | on
Wavelet | x2

Resample to 96khz in Izotope Rx2 using the default preset
Manually listen to album in Adobe Audition cleaning any clicks/anomalies
Resample/Dither redbook files using Izotope Rx2 default presets.
Flac hi-rez files with Xrecode II
Flac redbook files with Trader's Little Helper

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Personnel

James Hetfield – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, harmony and acoustic guitars, second guitar solo on track 8
Lars Ulrich – drums
Kirk Hammett – lead guitar
Jason Newsted – bass

Production

Metallica; Flemming Rasmussen – producers
Flemming Rasmussen – engineer
Mike Clink – drum engineer on track 5 and 6
Toby Wright – additional engineer
Steve Thompson; Michael Barbiero – mixing
George Cowan – assistant mixing engineer
Bob Ludwig – audio mastering

James Hetfield; Lars Ulrich – cover concept
Stephen Gorman; Pushead – illustrations
Ross Halfin – photography
Reiner Design Consultants, Inc. – design, layout

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... And Justice for All is the first full blown release from Metallica with new man Jason Newsted. After recording an EP of covers, The $5.98 EP - Garage Days, the mighty Metallica focused on their next project. The extensive song writing resulted in a set of nine lengthy cuts, seven of which clock-in at over six-minutes of raging fury.

The synergy on display throughout this hard hitting disc is awesome. The Bay Area bashers are as confident as ever as they let loose in the studio and delivered with authority. Lars Ulrich's unique drum sound is up front and hard hitting, while layers of heavy riffs are buried deep in the mix of this heavy opus. It's an all-out assault of heaviness as the group hammers away on over an hours worth of kick ass, meaty material.

The album's signature track, "One", became a commercial success, pushed to the hilt with relentless airing of the dark, black 'n' white video, that was released to promote the song. However, the real flagship monster cuts from this effort are "Blackened", "The Frayed Ends of Sanity", "Eye of The Beholder", and the title track. Major credit goes out to Flemming Rasmussen, who produced this recording, along with the band.

With ... And Justice for All Metallica set out to prove that they owned the metal universe... and the were not to be denied. The massive world tour was as highly acclaimed as the release, although the band eventually grew tired of playing several songs from ...And Justice live, due to the intricate song structures, and the concentration level required to reproduce the songs in the concert setting.

With each playing of ... And Justice for All, something new jumps out and catches your attention. This is a monumental disc from the Metalli-boys!