At the 34th Grammy Awards, which category did Metallica win for The Black Album?

At the 34th Grammy Awards, Metallica won Best Metal Performance for The Black Album.

The award recognized Metallica as the winning artist for its self-titled 1991 album. The ceremony took place in 1992, making the victory an important early Grammy milestone for the record and for the band.

The category had recently been separated from the earlier combined hard-rock-and-metal award. Metallica had been nominated for ...And Justice for All at the 31st Grammy Awards but lost to Jethro Tull, a result that generated substantial controversy.

The Black Album victory was Metallica's third consecutive Grammy win in the metal category, following awards for “One” and its cover of Queen's “Stone Cold Crazy.” The award was not for Album of the Year or Best Rock Album; those are separate Grammy categories.