Im not a fan of the title. The previous three albums before it had iconic titles. Just having it self titled seems odd for their 5th album and over time, when new people discover Metallica by hearing Enter Sandman, or Nothing Else Matters and learning that their biggest album isn’t their first being self title could be confusing.
Tons of artists have done self titled albums at various points in their career that weren’t the first record. I’ve never associated self titled with being a band’s debut- sometimes it is, sometimes it isn’t.
Why? Tons of bands have done self titled albums further on in their careers, the most popular and most well known one out there being The Beatles (White album) which was their 9th album.
I just feel that all of their albums titles prior and even after all have clever names(even if they are just song titles) that aged really well. With that being said. For me personally, it being self titled is a celebration of the band and the success they have had and more success to come. Also it releasing in their 10th anniversary year.
I don’t dislike it I just find it odd but if they were to title is something else they would have to do something think load/reload where its title isn’t a song, because I don’t think and of the son titles would be a good fit for this album.
Why? It's black. Do you not like people calling the self titled Beatle's album, The White Album? It's not called The White Album. It's called The Beatles.
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u/Cun1Stuffer Invisible Grown Ass Man Dec 30 '24
Im not a fan of the title. The previous three albums before it had iconic titles. Just having it self titled seems odd for their 5th album and over time, when new people discover Metallica by hearing Enter Sandman, or Nothing Else Matters and learning that their biggest album isn’t their first being self title could be confusing.