What award did Metallica's 1991 album, known as The Black Album, win at the 1992 Grammy Awards?

Metallica won the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance for its 1991 album, known as The Black Album, at the 1992 Grammy Awards.

The award recognized the album itself rather than one individual single. At the time, the category was a major point of attention for heavy-metal musicians because the Grammys had only recently established a distinct metal-performance award.

The victory continued Metallica's early Grammy success. The band had won the same category for “One” in 1990 and for its cover of “Stone Cold Crazy” in 1991. The Black Album therefore gave Metallica three consecutive wins in the category across those ceremonies.

The 1992 ceremony also became memorable for drummer Lars Ulrich's humorous reference to Jethro Tull, whose earlier victory over Metallica had caused controversy. The Black Album win helped confirm the band's growing acceptance within the mainstream music industry.