1) "Give me fuel, give me fire, give me that which I desire"
2) Everything after Black album is bleh
3) Not really.

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Favorite bands:

Melvins
The Jesus Lizard
Cows
Big Business
R***man
Minutemen
Flight
Minor Threat
Big Black
Shellac
Karp
Scratch Acid
Wipers
Pixies

Ya know what I dont get about Metallica? Almost everyone that knows that I play guitar has come up to me and asked, 'You play guitar, you must be into Metallica right?.'
Everyone seems to instantly connect guitar playing with those popular thrash metal bands. I hate that

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former user radio_friendly_unit_shifter

Black album = the death of an ok band.

They need to either start drinking again or sack Hammet and get Mustaine back in.

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No no and no

As far as I'm concerned, I dont look metal at all. If anything I look more like a un-intentional, awkward geek. I spose that Metallica's all that the narrow minded people my age see in guitar playing.

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former user radio_friendly_unit_shifter

still like em alot. mostly the older stuff.
these days i'm more into stone sour as far as heavy stuff goes.

Pretty much this.

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Favorite bands:

Melvins
The Jesus Lizard
Cows
Big Business
R***man
Minutemen
Flight
Minor Threat
Big Black
Shellac
Karp
Scratch Acid
Wipers
Pixies

I agree... The Black Album was the last good album Metallica put out.

But first they really REALLY need to take away the wah pedal from Kirk Hammett!

The only 3 Metallica albums that I own.
- Master of Puppets
- And Justice For All
- The Black Album

The only Metallica album I did not like was that St. Anger thing they did. I agree that their older stuff is a lot better. Death Magnetic is one of their better albums since The Black album.

I think in recent years they have become a little prima dona-ish.

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RK

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2012 Marshall DSL 15 watt head

The Black Album was their turning point. They produced more radio friendly songs from that album than any other.

I was a metal guitarist for a while. Pretty much learned every Metallica song from Kill 'Em All to Reload, and a lot of Pantera also. Almost wanted to start a tribute band, but there's already a couple in the Houston area.

I will still always listen to Metallica and the others of that genre. Their music is a part of my life, as is 80's hair metal. I even incorporate it into the blues-rock music I play now.

I don't think it was the death, but maybe the beginning of a slow death.

Mustaine is doing way better where he is at, Megadeth has always been badass! Plus, I don't think he is any better to get along with. Look how many lead guitarists he has been through! He might try to kick Hetfield out and take over lead vocals too!

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