Metallica

[Hobo[IG leader]]

Anyone here a mega Metallica fan?? (Well not mega, more their later stuff...)

Can anyone give me an unbiased opinion of St. Anger?? Most people tell me it sucks, but all those people are the kind who view Metallica as thrash metal psychos. As I came to love Metallica from their later works, I view them in a very different way.

So...worth buying? Just you have to get some dodgey DVD version here that costs $40 and I don't really wanna pay that much for something that might not be any good?

Thoughts? Opinions?

Thanks,
Hobo

 

[Diane_Windsor]

I lost interest in them once they waged their war on Napster. They are sell-outs (that's the term I was looking for-thanks MetalBlade) to me now.

Diane

 

[Asse]

A Review of St.-Anger

From the first to the last song Metallica rocks on this album. Once you are used to the snare-drums of Lars Ulrich you love it. They rock like they did on the Black Album. Okay, they are a bit commercial but hey: who gives a thing if you can headbang for about an hour.
I don't have the DVD-version but the music speaks for itself. The album is burned in my cd-player and is well worth his price.
The best songs: all of them. I haven't heard such a great album since "Lateralus" by Tool.

Oh, at first I didn't like it but after a second listening I realised how great it was.

 

[MetalBlade]

I am pretty big Metallica fan. Grew up with them, posters on the wall, wanting to be them. I love all their albums up to St. Anger. I don't like it cause they really, really did sell out this time. But musically it sounds awful. Get a copy and have a listen. I mean if you like hard rock that is coming out today, then you might like it. I just plain hate it.

 

[Hobo[IG leader]]

Thanks guys I'm going today to buy either St. Anger or Mesmerize (SOAD).

Hey diane just out of interest, why did you dislike them after their war vs Napster. Napster is essentially bad (at the time, when everything was free) as it encourages piracy and theft. Surely them cracking down on Napster could only be a good thing?

 

[Z500]

do yourself a favor and buy ...And Justice For All instead.

 

[Sign Of The Fish Burger]

IMHO I think Metallica is one of the most overrated bands on this planet.

 

[Maynard Keenan]

get mesmerize, its 1000000x better than St. Anger. Metallica was best on Master of Puppets and ...and Justice for All.

 

[utfan4345]

Metalica is ok

 

[Moros]

Early Metallica is legendary. Metallica post-'Black-Album' is mass-marketed junk churned out for an ADD audience.

 

[Taake]

Early Metallica is legendary. Metallica post-'Black-Album' is mass-marketed junk churned out for an ADD audience.

I beg to differ here, I agree with The Sign Of The Fish. Indeed post black album is total garbage, but the early Metallica is overrated as well. Anyone who claims metallica invented Thrash Metal should take a lesson on metal history, Metallica basicly ripped off a band called "Satan" who were at least as good as Me$ellica.

 

[Oblivious]

I lost interest in them once they waged their war on Napster. They are sell-outs (that's the term I was looking for-thanks MetalBlade) to me now.

Diane

Yes, that's how I feel as well.

 

[Higher]

Do yourself a favor and listen to Megadeth. Megadeth and Metallica started to get Mainstream about the same time, but Megadeth stopped before they got too dangerously poppy.

IMO out of the four major American Thrash bands of the time, Metallica was the weakest of the four. Slayer Anthrax and Megadeth are much better...

 

[Taake]

Megadeth is nothing special either, especially later Megadeth. Same goes for Slayer, although their early stuff was good. The American metalscene has always been overrated, if you want good thrash, go to Germany. Try KREATOR, twice as fast, far rawer, and ten times as aggressive. It's pure energy, on stage and on albums. Besides this leat German thrash band, try Coroner and Vio-Lence. By the way, the word "major" in music usually goes hand in hand with "lame".

 

[stonetoflesh]

Megadeth is nothing special either, especially later Megadeth. Same goes for Slayer, although their early stuff was good. The American metalscene has always been overrated, if you want good thrash, go to Germany. Try KREATOR, twice as fast, far rawer, and ten times as aggressive. It's pure energy, on stage and on albums. Besides this leat German thrash band, try Coroner and Vio-Lence.

Oh man, I'm having flashbacks to high school... Vio-lence were one of my favorites!

 

[fieldy]

Early Metallica is legendary. Metallica post-'Black-Album' is mass-marketed junk churned out for an ADD audience.

Exactly. James Hetfield sounds too weak now. I think they really lost their fire and energy. Had they stopped after the black album they still would have went out on top.

 

[Jeromethedisciple]

The last good album Metallica put out was ...And justice for all. The black album had some nice radio stuff on it but that is it. However I (Personaly) thought S&M was a brilliant Idea.

 

[Hobo[IG leader]]

OK, time for a few points:

1. I'm not after thrash metal. If I was i'd just go buy some Slipknot or the like. I think most thrash sucks and is exactly the same. Sure a bit of thrash is good but not too much.

2. Pre-Black album isn't really very good...When I listened to Kill 'Em All I couldn't differentiate between individual tracks. Master Of Puppets has some good songs, but I don't like the others much.

3. S&M was so amazingly incredibly good!!!! It's what got me onto Metallica in the first place. It made a lot of songs so much better. Call of the Ktulu is so much better with an orchestra (who's suprised?)! Just checked today, Master or Puppets (S&M) has the highest play count on my iPod, an even 100.

4. What do you reckon he sounds weak???? HE SPENT 6 MONTHS (or was it 12?) IN REHAB TO FIX HIMSELF UP!!!!!! FFS HE WAS ON HARD DRUGS!!!! If that's what it takes to make someone strong, I'd rather have the weak thank you very much.

5. I bought St. Anger and I love it so all you post-Black Album haters nyah !! (only $10 too. thats around $7.50 for you americans out there)

 

[Taake]

OK, time for a few points:

1. I'm not after thrash metal. If I was i'd just go buy some Slipknot or the like. I think most thrash sucks and is exactly the same. Sure a bit of thrash is good but not too much.

2. Pre-Black album isn't really very good...When I listened to Kill 'Em All I couldn't differentiate between individual tracks. Master Of Puppets has some good songs, but I don't like the others much.

3. S&M was so amazingly incredibly good!!!! It's what got me onto Metallica in the first place. It made a lot of songs so much better. Call of the Ktulu is so much better with an orchestra (who's suprised?)! Just checked today, Master or Puppets (S&M) has the highest play count on my iPod, an even 100.

4. What do you reckon he sounds weak???? HE SPENT 6 MONTHS (or was it 12?) IN REHAB TO FIX HIMSELF UP!!!!!! HE WAS ON HARD DRUGS!!!! If that's what it takes to make someone strong, I'd rather have the weak thank you very much.

5. I bought St. Anger and I love it so all you post-Black Album haters nyah !! (only $10 too. thats around $7.50 for you americans out there)

The simple fact that you think Slipknot is thrash metal proves prefectly that you know absolutely NOTHING about metal, and that your opinion is therefore completely worthless to me. I could say this a whole lot nicer, but it might hide the undeniable truth, so I chose not to. I'm getting fed up a bit with people screaming things that confuses folks. This will probably get deleted but I want this said.

 

[Diane_Windsor]

Hey diane just out of interest, why did you dislike them after their war vs Napster. Napster is essentially bad (at the time, when everything was free) as it encourages piracy and theft. Surely them cracking down on Napster could only be a good thing?

I don't think that Napster was bad at all. It is greedy and overpaid musicians (along with actors, directors, etc.) that I think are bad. Again, they are sell-outs, and it's sad because they were a great band I really like some of their earlier albums, and my brother's poster is still on my wall.

Metallica post-'Black-Album' is mass-marketed junk churned out for an ADD audience.

IMHO I think Metallica is one of the most overrated bands on this planet.

Agreed.

Diane