Written after the death of bassist Cliff Burton, Metallica’s infamously abrasive masterpiece gets its 30th-anniversary treatment at a time when its sociopolitical rumblings are painfully relevant.
In celebration of its 30th anniversary, Justice has been remastered and re-released in a variety of formats. Three decades later, Justice arguably stands as the only Metallica album that’s as beloved as it is controversial. (The rest tend to skew one way or the other.) After the death of original bassist Cliff Burton in a 1986 bus accident, the band hired Jason Newsted as his replacement. They toured with him, recorded a covers EP with him, gave him moments in the spotlight on stage, and... absolutely buried him in the mix of Justice, his first-full length with Metallica. The result is the most abrasive-sounding album to sell over eight million copies ever. It’s as if, instead of adding canned crowd noises or fake room tone, Metallica preloaded it with tinnitus.
Disc 1
01. Blackened (6:42)
02. ...And Justice for All (9:46)
03. Eye of the Beholder (6:26)
04. One (7:26)
05. The Shortest Straw (6:35)
06. Harvester of Sorrow (5:45)
07. The Frayed Ends of Sanity (7:43)
08. To Live is to Die (9:48)
09. Dyers Eve (5:13)
Disc 2
01. The Ecstasy of Gold (Metallica Show Intro / Live/Seattle '89) (3:23)
02. Blackened (Live / Seattle '89) (6:37)
03. For Whom the Bell Tolls (Live / Seattle '89) (5:30)
04. Welcome Home (Sanitarium) (Live / Seattle '89) (6:47)
05. Harvester of Sorrow (Live / Seattle '89) (6:11)
06. The Four Horsemen (Live / Seattle '89) (6:00)
07. The Thing That Should Not Be (Live / Seattle '89) (7:08)
08. Bass Solo (Live / Seattle '89) (7:30)
09. Master of Puppets (Live / Seattle '89) (8:51)
10. Fade To Black (Live / Seattle '89) (8:11)
11. Seek & Destroy (Live / Seattle '89) (9:02)
12. ...And Justice for All (Live / Seattle '89) (11:01)
13. One (Live / Seattle '89) (9:28)
14. Creeping Death (Live / Seattle '89) (7:50)
15. Guitar Solo (Live / Seattle '89) (6:36)
16. Battery (Live / Seattle '89) (6:18)
17. Encore Jam (Live / Seattle '89) (2:49)
18. Last Caress (Live / Seattle '89) (1:54)
19. Am I Evil? (Live / Seattle '89) (4:10)
20. Whiplash (Live / Seattle '89) (5:37)
21. Breadfan (Live / Seattle '89) (4:44)
Disc 3
01. Blackened (1987 / From James' Riff Tapes) (0:36)
02. Blackened (1987 / From James' Riff Tapes 2) (3:09)
03. ...And Justice for All (1987 / From James' Riff Tapes) (2:39)
04. ...And Justice for All (1988 / From James' Riff Tapes) (0:44)
05. Eye of the Beholder (1987 / From James' Riff Tapes) (1:29)
06. Eye of the Beholder (1987 / From James' Riff Tapes 2) (0:38)
07. One (1987 / From James' Riff Tapes) (2:23)
08. The Shortest Straw (1986 / From James' Riff Tapes) (1:47)
09. The Shortest Straw (1986 / From James' Riff Tapes 2) (0:47)
10. Harvester of Sorrow (1987 / From James' Riff Tapes) (1:10)
11. The Frayed Ends of Sanity (1987 / From James' Riff Tapes) (1:40)
12. To Live is to Die (1986 / From James' Riff Tapes) (1:31)
13. To Live is to Die (1988 / From James' Riff Tapes) (0:57)
14. Dyers Eve (1986 / From James' Riff Tapes) (1:12)
15. Dyers Eve (1987 / From James' Riff Tapes) (6:05)
16. Blackened (October 1987 / Writing In Progress) (3:23)
17. ...And Justice for All (October 1987 / Writing In Progress) (0:59)
18. ...And Justice for All (October 1987 / Writing In Progress 2) (1:28)
19. One (October 1987 / Writing In Progress) (1:10)
20. The Shortest Straw (October 1987 / Writing In Progress) (0:52)
21. ...And Justice for All (November 1987 / Writing In Progress) (8:25)
22. The Frayed Ends of Sanity (November 1987 / Writing In Progress) (7:57)
23. One (November 1987 / Writing In Progress) (2:18)
24. Dyers Eve (November 1987 / Writing In Progress) (5:43)
25. Eye of the Beholder (November 1987 / Writing In Progress) (6:52)
26. To Live is to Die (November 1987 / Writing In Progress) (0:55)
27. The Shortest Straw (December 1987 / Writing In Progress) (6:46)
28. Harvester of Sorrow (December 1987 / Writing In Progress) (5:22)
Disc 4
01. Blackened (November 1987 Demo) (5:58)
02. ...And Justice for All (November 1987 Demo) (8:18)
03. Eye of the Beholder (November 1987 Demo) (6:30)
04. One (November 1987 Demo) (7:08)
05. The Frayed Ends of Sanity (November 1987 Demo) (7:38)
06. Eye of the Beholder (January 1988 Demo) (6:33)
07. The Shortest Straw (January 1988 Demo) (6:48)
08. Harvester of Sorrow (January 1988 Demo) (5:51)
09. Dyers Eve (January 1988 Demo) (6:01)
10. To Live is to Die (January 1988 Demo) (10:05)
Disc 5
01. Blackened (Work In Progress Rough Mix) (6:02)
02. ...And Justice for All (Work In Progress Rough Mix) (9:50)
03. Eye of the Beholder (Work In Progress Rough Mix) (6:32)
04. One (Work In Progress Rough Mix) (7:14)
05. The Shortest Straw (Work In Progress Rough Mix) (6:39)
06. Harvester of Sorrow (Work In Progress Rough Mix) (5:48)
07. The Frayed Ends of Sanity (Work In Progress Rough Mix) (7:42)
08. To Live is to Die (Acoustic Intro / Work In Progress Rough Mix) (2:40)
09. To Live is to Die (Work In Progress Rough Mix) (8:57)
10. Dyers Eve (Work In Progress Rough Mix) (5:24)
11. Breadfan (Work In Progress Rough Mix) (5:38)
12. The Prince (Work In Progress Rough Mix) (4:26)
Disc 6
01. Creeping Death (Live At The Troubadour, West Hollywood, CA / May 24th, 1988) (6:55)
02. For Whom the Bell Tolls (Live At The Troubadour, West Hollywood, CA / May 24th, 1988) (4:33)
03. Welcome Home (Sanitarium) (Live At The Troubadour, West Hollywood, CA / May 24th, 1988) (7:00)
04. The Four Horsemen (Live At The Troubadour, West Hollywood, CA / May 24th, 1988) (5:50)
05. Whiplash (Live At The Troubadour, West Hollywood, CA / May 24th, 1988) (4:19)
06. Fade To Black (Live At The Troubadour, West Hollywood, CA / May 24th, 1988) (7:21)
07. Seek & Destroy (Live At The Troubadour, West Hollywood, CA / May 24th, 1988) (7:19)
08. Master of Puppets (Live At The Troubadour, West Hollywood, CA / May 24th, 1988) (9:01)
09. Encore Jam (Live At The Troubadour, West Hollywood, CA / May 24th, 1988) (1:27)
10. Last Caress (Live At The Troubadour, West Hollywood, CA / May 24th, 1988) (1:22)
11. Am I Evil? (Live At The Troubadour, West Hollywood, CA / May 24th, 1988) (3:45)
12. Battery (Live At The Troubadour, West Hollywood, CA / May 24th, 1988) (5:16)
13. Encore Jam 2 (Live At The Troubadour, West Hollywood, CA / May 24th, 1988) (1:05)
14. Harvester of Sorrow (Live At The Troubadour, West Hollywood, CA / May 24th, 1988) (6:48)
15. Leper Messiah (Live At The Troubadour, West Hollywood, CA / May 24th, 1988) (5:35)
16. Blitzkrieg (Live At The Troubadour, West Hollywood, CA / May 24th, 1988) (5:39)
17. Breadfan (Remastered) (5:44)
18. The Prince (Remastered) (4:26)
19. For Whom the Bell Tolls (Live At Reunion Arena, Dallas, TX / February 5th, 1989) (4:47)
20. Welcome Home (Sanitarium) (Live At Reunion Arena, Dallas, TX / February 5th, 1989) (6:06)
21. Seek & Destroy (Live At Reunion Arena, Dallas, TX / February 5th, 1989) (8:43)
22. Creeping Death (Live At Reunion Arena, Dallas, TX / February 5th, 1989) (8:11)
23. Harvester of Sorrow (Live At Seattle Coliseum, Seattle, WA / August 29th, 1989) (6:19)
24. One (Live At Seattle Coliseum, Seattle, WA / August 29th, 1989) (7:12)
25. Breadfan (Live At Seattle Coliseum, Seattle, WA / August 30th, 1989) (4:17)
26. Last Caress (Live At Seattle Coliseum, Seattle, WA / August 30th, 1989) (1:40)
Disc 7
01. Welcome Home (Sanitarium) (Live At Hammersmith Odeon, London, England / October 10th, 1988) (6:27)
02. The Four Horsemen (Live At Hammersmith Odeon, London, England / October 10th, 1988) (5:14)
03. Harvester of Sorrow (Live At Hammersmith Odeon, London, England / October 10th, 1988) (5:20)
04. Eye of the Beholder (Live At Hammersmith Odeon, London, England / October 10th, 1988) (6:05)
05. Bass Solo (Live At Hammersmith Odeon, London, England / October 10th, 1988) (6:46)
06. Master of Puppets (Live At Hammersmith Odeon, London, England / October 10th, 1988) (7:37)
07. Damage, Inc. (Live At Hammersmith Odeon, London, England / October 10th, 1988) (3:58)
08. One (Live At Hammersmith Odeon, London, England / October 10th, 1988) (8:13)
09. Seek & Destroy (Live At Hammersmith Odeon, London, England / October 10th, 1988) (6:57)
10. ...And Justice for All (Live At Hammersmith Odeon, London, England / October 10th, 1988) (7:05)
11. Encore Jam (Live At Hammersmith Odeon, London, England / October 10th, 1988) (1:02)
12. Creeping Death (Live At Hammersmith Odeon, London, England / October 10th, 1988) (7:13)
13. Fade To Black (Live At Hammersmith Odeon, London, England / October 10th, 1988) (6:47)
14. Guitar Solo (Live At Hammersmith Odeon, London, England / October 10th, 1988) (6:16)
15. Battery (Live At Hammersmith Odeon, London, England / October 10th, 1988) (4:54)
16. Encore Jam 2 (Live At Hammersmith Odeon, London, England / October 10th, 1988) (3:32)
17. Last Caress (Live At Hammersmith Odeon, London, England / October 10th, 1988) (1:20)
18. Am I Evil? (Live At Hammersmith Odeon, London, England / October 10th, 1988) (3:45)
19. Whiplash (Live At Hammersmith Odeon, London, England / October 10th, 1988) (4:01)
20. Eye of the Beholder (Radio Edit) (5:58)
21. One (Radio Edit) (5:02)
22. ...And Justice for All (Radio Edit) (6:00)
Disc 8
01. Blackened (Live At Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA / December 7th, 1988) (2:02)
02. For Whom the Bell Tolls (Live At Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA / December 7th, 1988) (4:29)
03. Welcome Home (Sanitarium) (Live At Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA / December 7th, 1988) (6:11)
04. Leper Messiah (Live At Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA / December 7th, 1988) (5:45)
05. Harvester of Sorrow (Live At Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA / December 7th, 1988) (5:12)
06. Eye of the Beholder (Live At Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA / December 7th, 1988) (6:06)
07. Bass Solo (Live At Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA / December 7th, 1988) (6:18)
08. Master of Puppets (Live At Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA / December 7th, 1988) (7:29)
09. One (Live At Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA / December 7th, 1988) (8:09)
10. Seek & Destroy (Live At Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA / December 7th, 1988) (7:09)
11. ...And Justice for All (Live At Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA / December 7th, 1988) (9:47)
12. Encore Jam (Live At Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA / December 7th, 1988) (0:49)
13. Creeping Death (Live At Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA / December 7th, 1988) (6:54)
14. Fade To Black (Live At Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA / December 7th, 1988) (6:33)
15. Guitar Solo (Live At Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA / December 7th, 1988) (5:53)
16. Battery (Live At Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA / December 7th, 1988) (4:45)
17. Last Caress (Live At UIC Pavilion, Chicago, IL / November 17th, 1988) (1:20)
18. Am I Evil? (Live At UIC Pavilion, Chicago, IL / November 17th, 1988) (3:45)
19. Whiplash (Live At UIC Pavilion, Chicago, IL / November 17th, 1988) (3:52)
