Metallica’s The Black Album has an original running time of 62 minutes and 40 seconds.
That 62:40 length refers to the standard twelve-track studio album, not later deluxe editions containing demos, live recordings, interviews, or cover songs. The original sequence includes major singles such as “Enter Sandman,” “The Unforgiven,” “Nothing Else Matters,” “Wherever I May Roam,” and “Sad but True.”
The record’s length helped distinguish it from some earlier Metallica albums, whose extended arrangements often emphasized speed and complexity. The Black Album retained substantial playing time while presenting more concise songwriting and a heavier, more spacious production style.
A common mix-up is using the 65:24 duration of ...And Justice for All, the preceding studio album. Reissues and expanded box sets also have much longer total runtimes, but 62:40 is the canonical duration of the original album.