Which award did Metallica win for its 1991 self-titled album at the 1992 Grammy Awards?

Metallica won the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance for its 1991 self-titled album at the 1992 Grammy Awards.

The victory recognized the album itself in the Grammy category used for metal performance at that time. It was a landmark moment because Metallica had already experienced a controversial Grammy history: at the 1989 ceremony, Jethro Tull won the newly introduced hard-rock/metal award instead of Metallica.

The Black Album’s win confirmed the band’s growing acceptance by the mainstream music industry. The record had moved beyond the group’s earlier thrash-metal audience without abandoning heavy guitars or aggressive arrangements.

“Enter Sandman” was separately nominated for Best Rock Song, but that is not the award Metallica won for the album. The album’s Grammy category was Best Metal Performance.