New Metallica

[WhiteWidow]

Dude... I listen to Kill Em All quite often, and it has never made me realize that anything before the black album "sucks". The album is good, but it isn't all that! Ride the Lightning through And Justice for All... how can you say those albums suck?

OK, I should kind of clarify, and this is a position I've held on Metallica for years. Take a look at all of their albums - each one is a lot better than the one after it. This is consistent throughout their discography, and after 6 albums you end up with (blechh) Load.

I know a lot of people do, but I don't put Justice on any sort of pedestal. I think "One" blows. And like I said earlier, Cliff Burton was by far the best member of the band, so I tend to disregard anything after Master of Puppets. Someone mentioned above how good Orion was, well guess what you'll never hear that shit again.

[bigwhiteash]

Again, we're both interjecting personal preferences, with the phrase "I think" showing up quite regularly.

IN MY OPINION, Blackened, Frayed Ends of Sanity, Harvester of Sorrow are some of the most intricate songs they've ever produced, sure, One was not all that great, but then I don't care for MOST of the "radio" songs. ONE was their very first song written to be radio friendly. This is why the black album isn't on my list. Cliff Burton is DEAD, he's NOT coming back, why hate on a band that has done a pretty nice job of moving on.

Just listen to the new album without the negative expectations, you may be surprised.