...AND JUSTICE FOR ALL [Import, from US]

   スラッシュメタルのスピードとヘヴィメタルの腰をすえた重みがミックスされたサウンド、プログレのように緻密に絡み合い展開していくメロディ。メタリカの4枚目は、アルバムタイトルにもなっている<2>をはじめとした大作がそろった意欲作だ。
   なかでも<4>は、彼らを語るうえで欠かすことができない。緊迫した空気のなかでも叙情的な響きすら帯びている前半の「静」から、ギター、ベース、ドラムが同時に音をきざむ中盤を経て、「動」の激しい後半へと突き進む。ヘヴィメタル史上に残る屈指の名曲の1つである。（富良仁 枝実）

This record has so much good material that it's a shame the production is so shoddy. Songwise, this is probably Metallica's most sophisticated album, exploring the theme of justice and perversions thereof with a vengeance. "One" is one of their best songs ever, building from a slow, edgy beginning into effortless overdrive. The title track is excellent and never boring, despite clocking in at more than nine minutes. It's the epic of the album, but all of the songs are long, displaying impressive chops and songwriting. Metallica took a commercial turn after ...And Justice for All, and it's interesting to speculate on what would have happened to their music had they continued in the direction suggested by this album. --Genevieve Williams