I actually voted "It's OK" because "Horrible! they should have quit 10 years ago" seemed a little too harsh
While I did love Master of Puppets and Ride the lightning, I don't think the quality of those albums of have affected my opinion of their future albums. I can name a few songs off each album that I really like, King Nothing, Fuel and even some of the St. Anger songs were pretty good. I actually liked the drums on that album.
My biggest complaint about the song is that it sounds generic. It doesn't have a signature sound or a quality that lets it stand on it's own. I mean, I can't even remember what the song sounds like and I've listened to it at least 10 times since it was released.
Have you listened to Cyanide yet? They have a live performance on Metallica's site and on Youtube. The quality of the video isn't great but the song trumps The Day That Never Comes.