[andrew sharpe]

New Metallica album cover reminds me of Day For Night artwork.

[sean.bonner]

Cool art.

As per Metallica...never clicked with me.

[direwolf74]

Cool art.

As per Metallica...never clicked with me.

I like some of their stuff, but I wasn't really a big metal kid, so I never became a fan. Growing up in the 80s I had a buddy who was into all of that speed/thrash stuff, and he always tried to sell me on it, but it just didn't do it for me. I was more into the hard-rock side of the spectrum (Zeppelin, Gn'R, AC/DC) and post-punk bands like U2, The Clash, the Police, and Midnight Oil. I always preferred melody and hooks over sonic bombardment. That being said, I do think Metallica are excellent musicians. I gave their new album a listen on the weekend and it's quite good.

A couple of years ago I watched a great documentary called "Metal- A Headbanger's Journey", which gave me a whole new appreciation for that genre and why people are drawn to it.

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[potsie]

That being said, I do think Metallica are excellent musicians.

The best evidence of this is Neil Young's annual Bridge School Benefit Concert where all the artists play unplugged. Occasionally I like to have my ears pummeled and my brain rattled around inside my head by Kirk Hammett's shredding, but Metallica are also top-notch with acoustic guitars in hand. Most of my favourite Metallica moments on record are when they slow things down. Take a song like "Mama Said" off Load, for example. That song makes me believe that Metallica could be a hell of an alt-country band.