What is the running time of Metallica's original 1991 album Metallica?

Metallica's original 1991 album Metallica has a running time of 62 minutes and 40 seconds.

That length covers the 12-track studio sequence released by Elektra Records. The record combines short, direct songs such as “Holier Than Thou” with extended pieces including “The Unforgiven,” “Nothing Else Matters,” and “My Friend of Misery.” Its pacing gives the album room for instrumental development without turning it into a double album.

The running time is a property of the original album configuration. Later anniversary editions add demos, rough mixes, live performances, and other archival material, so those expanded releases have much longer total durations. This is why different streaming or box-set listings may show more music than the original 1991 release.

The record's length also helped make it an expansive but accessible statement after ...And Justice for All. Although Metallica changed its sound toward slower, heavier, more polished songs, it retained enough musical variety to fill more than an hour.