The Metallica Thread

[TNCowboy]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QP-SIW6iKY


Another great live performance. From Moscow, Enter Sandman. Awesome!

This. The Fade to Black performance from the same show is great too.

I'm probably the oddball Metallica fan. I don't care much for the early head-bangin' stuff. I think the band is at its best when it slows down and has a little melody to their music. IMO, "Nothing Else Matters" is probably their best song, and liked some of the covers on Garage.

 

[Rackat]

Favorite album: Whiplash

 

[YosemiteSam]

Favorite album: Whiplash

To many great songs splashed all over their albums (with the limitations listed earlier)

I just select artist "Metallica" and shuffle and enjoy several hours of great music.

 

[CowboyDan]

You should look into early Megadeth. Some of the current stuff is ok as well but the older stuff is really raw and wicked.

Since you are young you might not know that Dave Mustaine (singer/guitarist) for megadeth was the former lead guitar in Metallica and is responsible for some of the songs from the first couple of Metallic albums...and over all he is ten times the guitar player compared to Kurt...not that kurt is bad, Dave is just that much better IMO.

I would advise you to find a friend, download or however you can get it...to try to listen to Peace Sells album/cd for it's just raw brutal guitars and sound. I would also suggest you get the rust in peace CD as it has some of the best overall thrash metal guitar works in the genre...really good guitar stuff on there.

Listen to this man, he knows what he's talking about. However, if you really want to hear the best Megadeth has to offer, download the Rust In Peace album. It is their best work, in my opinion. So Far, So Good...So What is also outstanding.

 

[TheCowboy]

One of my favorite songs:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ajl1ABdD8A&ob=av3e

 

[Khartun]

Except for some cover songs, everything after the black album sucked.

Old metallica is the best metallica and the best metallica was the first couple which you can still here the influence Dave Mustaine had at that time.

I bought load when it first came out, listened to it twice, realized they cut the title short as it should have been called load of crap and so I sold it the next day.

Had a friend that bought some of their cds after that and I listened to them and still thought they sucked and the stuff where they tried to recapture the old style was pale in comparison to their old stuff.

So...unless they put out cover tunes, I just won't buy anything else from them.

Which is sad as they were one of, if not the best, bands going in that genre before they cut their hair and tried to change too much...now they have lost their roots and can't get them back.

I agree with all of this. And Justice is my favorite Metallica.

As was mentioned, if you, theOP, want to expand your knowledge of Metal definitely get some old Megadeth and Pantera. Pantera's Vulgar Display of Power is one of my favorites.

 

[CowboyDan]

I agree with all of this. And Justice is my favorite Metallica.

As was mentioned, if you, theOP, want to expand your knowledge of Metal definitely get some old Megadeth and Pantera. .

Regular People.....enough said.

 

[Khartun]

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This always makes me laugh.

that is hilarious.

 

[big dog cowboy]

This Death Magnetic and St Anger are absolute ****. Metallica needs to shut it down and retire.

Todays Metallica = FAIL

So sad but so true.

 

[YosemiteSam]

So sad but so true.

Was the pun intended?

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[Aikmaniac]

Favorite songs:

1. Enter Sandman
2. For Whom the Bell Tolls
3. One

 

[YosemiteSam]

Favorite songs:

1. Enter Sandman
2. For Whom the Bell Tolls
3. One

You should try a little Harvester of Sorrow, King Nothing, Leper Messiah, and Fade to Black.

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

You should try a little Harvester of Sorrow, King Nothing, Leper Messiah, and Fade to Black.

I also like the slow drudging of the thing that should not be.

 

[YosemiteSam]

I also like the slow drudging of the thing that should not be.

Oh yeah, I refer to it as "the jungle sound". That is a great song.

 

[Kevinicus]

One of my favorite songs:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ajl1ABdD8A&ob=av3e

Ah, the first song where I was able to say, with absolute conviction, "Metallica sounds like ****!" Really, that's just a terrible, terrible song. It's painful to listen to.

Everything before Load is good Metallica. Load & Reload were ok when compared to the rest of the music world, but garbage when compared with old Metallica. Their last album, and especially St. Anger were embarassments.

Master of Puppets and And Justice For All... are the best albums IMO, and One is my favorite song...period.

 

[TheCowboy]

Ah, the first song where I was able to say, with absolute conviction, "Metallica sounds like ****!" Really, that's just a terrible, terrible song. It's painful to listen to.

Everything before Load is good Metallica. Load & Reload were ok when compared to the rest of the music world, but garbage when compared with old Metallica. Their last album, and especially St. Anger were embarassments.

Master of Puppets and And Justice For All... are the best albums IMO, and One is my favorite song...period.

See I'm young and I like Metal but I do not compare to the old days because I was not alive! So all metal is good to me but I can understand what you are saying.

 

[Chinfu]

Outside of The Four Horseman and the leads off of Kill em All what else did Mustaine write? I've been a fan since 84 and have never heard he wrote anything else. I don't know if you heard why they booted him out of the band I don't blame them one bit. I actually prefer Hammett...

I would say Master of Puppets was the best album and Blackened the best song.

As for Slayer it's a similar fate as Metallica... They peaked at Seasons in the Abyss. If you like old thrash metal I would recommend Lamb of God, they are on par with anything from the 80's.

 

[the kid 05]

I'll probably catch a lot of flack for this but my favorite Metallica album is S&M...just something about the instrumentals mixed with the band that is pure bliss to me

 

[Kevinicus]

I like a lot of S&M as well.

 

[CF74]

Kill em all, including those that don't like.. :chop: