How long is Metallica's 1991 album Metallica, known as The Black Album, in its standard edition?

Metallica's 1991 album Metallica, known as The Black Album, has a standard running time of 62 minutes and 40 seconds.

That length applies to the original studio edition released by Elektra Records. The album contains a substantial sequence of songs, including “Enter Sandman,” “Sad but True,” “The Unforgiven,” “Nothing Else Matters,” and “The God That Failed.”

The running time is useful for distinguishing the original album from later anniversary editions. Expanded reissues added demos, live performances, rough mixes, and other archival material, so those versions are longer than the 1991 standard release.

Despite its length, the album was designed around relatively direct song structures compared with Metallica's preceding records. Its streamlined arrangements and strong contrast between heavy songs and ballads helped make it accessible to a broad audience.