Which Metallica album cover shows Lady Justice bound by ropes?

The Metallica album cover showing Lady Justice bound by ropes is ...And Justice for All.

Released on September 7, 1988, the album was Metallica’s fourth studio record and the first full-length album to feature bassist Jason Newsted after Cliff Burton’s death. Its artwork depicts a cracked, blindfolded Lady Justice being pulled apart by ropes, while dollar bills spill from her scales. The image reflects the album’s recurring themes of corruption, law, war, and institutional injustice.

The cover concept came from James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich, with the final illustration created by Stephen Gorman. The statue was modeled partly on Frankfurt’s Fountain of Justice. The album title itself comes from the final four words of the American Pledge of Allegiance, reinforcing the record’s focus on the gap between ideals and reality.

A common mix-up is Metallica’s self-titled 1991 album, whose plain black cover earned it the nickname “The Black Album.” Another is confusing the cover with “Justice,” the band’s later live mascot and stage imagery. The album also contains “One,” Metallica’s first music video and Grammy-winning single.