...And Justice for All is the fourth studio album by American heavy metal band Metallica, released in 1988 by Elektra Records, and the first to feature bassist Jason Newsted after the death of Cliff Burton in 1986. The album is musically progressive, with long and complex songs and fast tempos. Producer Flemming Rasmussen was absent during the mixing process, and the production has been criticized as "dry". The lyrics feature themes of political and legal injustice seen through the prisms of censorship, war, and nuclear brinkmanship. The album's front cover features a representation of Lady Justice; the phrase "...And Justice for All" appears spray-painted in the lower right corner. Originally released on one vinyl disc, the album was quickly re-released as a double album without additional tracks. The album was included in The Village Voice 's annual Pazz & Jop critics' poll of the year's best albums, and the single "One" earned Metallica its first Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance in 1990. The group's best-selling album at the time and second best-selling ever, it was the first underground metal album to achieve chart success in the US, shipping eight million copies by 2003.
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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:
1322:
Despenser War: A royalist army defeated troops loyal to Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster, in the Battle of Boroughbridge, which allowed King Edward II of England to hold on to power for another five years. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Boroughbridge
1621:
Samoset became the first Native American to make contact with the Pilgrims when he strolled straight through the middle of the encampment at Plymouth Colony and greeted them in English. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samoset
1872:
In the first-ever final of the FA Cup, today the oldest association football competition in the world, Wanderers F.C. defeated Royal Engineers A.F.C. 1–0 at The Oval in Kennington, London. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1872_FA_Cup_Final
1968:
Vietnam War: American soldiers killed hundreds of unarmed civilians in the Sơn Mỹ village in the Sơn Tịnh District of South Vietnam. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Lai_Massacre
1984:
William Buckley, the CIA station chief in Beirut, Lebanon, was kidnapped by Islamic fundamentalists. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Francis_Buckley
_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:
damnify: (law) To cause injuries or loss to. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/damnify
___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:
The Big Bang, the formation of stars and planets, the origin and evolution of life on this planet, the advent of human consciousness and the resultant evolution of cultures — this is the story, the one story, that has the potential to unite us, because it happens to be true. --Ursula Goodenough https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Ursula_Goodenough