10 Mind-Blowing Facts You Never Knew About Metallica

2. Ulrich, Hammett And Newsted Were All Going Through Divorces While Making The Black Album

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Cranking out an album as good as Metallica’s Black Album is a mighty feat in itself, but considering the fact that the group’s personal problems were at an all-time high at the time just makes that achievement all the more astonishing.

Yes, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett, and Jason Newsted were all going through divorce proceedings from their partners while making the record. Speaking to Playboy in 2001, Hammett said: “I was an emotional wreck. I was trying to take those feeling of guilt and failure and channel them into the music, to get something positive out of it. Jason and Lars were too, and I think that has a lot to do with why the Black Album sounds the way it does."

If anything, it just highlights what a monumental effort was given to produce the now classic LP – one that many Metallica fans can appreciate for a number of reasons.

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