Frosstbyte

The second song is a pretty clever re-hashing of three or four other Metallica songs, which I'd dig up if I cared enough (I don't). It's really not horrible stuff and so far it's much better than St. Anger, but it's just not in the same category as any of their earlier stuff.

If I wanted galloping, ripping guitar, I'd listen to Kill 'em All. If I wanted sick guitar solos and melodic riffs, I'd listen to Justice. If I want solid, well-produced shreds, I'd listen to the Black album. This doesn't offer anything new from the band.

Maybe I'm more unreasonable or harsher than Manic, but I hold Metallica to the highest standard, because it, more than any other band, defined my musical tastes. It wasn't the first band whose CD I owned, but Metallica shaped how I think about music and what I like to get from it. I'll still happily listen to their old stuff, but their new songs don't rise to the bar they set for themselves. If you can't do that, in my opinion, tour on your old material if you still want to play, but don't put out tracks just to put out tracks.

And, uh, definitely don't put out a movie in which you all look like whiny, spoiled babies when you're one of the founders of modern heavy metal.
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Ok, so I was that bored. The main riff sounds an awful lot like Motorbreath and the solo has a few places that sound just like the solo from Master of Puppets.

Blech.

While I'm listening to Metallica, let me just say that I'd do almost anything to be able to go back and time and see them in Mexico City when they recorded Live Shit: Binge and Purge. They were so so so good, and the set list is beyond amazing.