Metallica Appreciation Thread

[Hammettf2b]

Pantera say hello.

@Hammettf2b

oof, hot take!
Love me some Pantera though

 

[tarheelhockey]

I mean that current raspy voice is so much more suited to rock. The video of the Howard Stern performance on Youtube had a comment that compared her to Marianne Faithfull. The comments in general were all glowing. But of course HFBoards gotta do HFBoards...

People hate her because of how she made her name as a teenager. If she came out of left field at 25 making the music she's making, there wouldn't be anything like this kind of blowback.

 

[spintheblackcircle]

I am probably one of the older people here, I grew up in the Bay Area in the 80's. I worked at one the first hard rock/metal station in the country, KVHS, a high school radio station, from 84-86 until I graduated HS. I was able to meet most of the metal acts in the area like Metallica, Exodus, Death Angel, Laaz Rockit. I was just 16 or 17, so I didn't know them personally at all, but I remember the Metallica guys were by far the nicest. I was literally scared to be around Death Angel, not just the band but the people around them.

This was my Metallica.

 

[beowulf]

I am hoping the band has one more album of original music in them. After Hardwired to self destruct some members hinted it might be their last album. Last I read was this article, Lars Ulrich says Metallica are making "glacial" progress on their new album — Kerrang! and at the time 9 months ago Lars said they were making "glacial" progress on new music.

 

[Cas]

I am probably one of the older people here, I grew up in the Bay Area in the 80's. I worked at one the first hard rock/metal station in the country, KVHS, a high school radio station, from 84-86 until I graduated HS. I was able to meet most of the metal acts in the area like Metallica, Exodus, Death Angel, Laaz Rockit. I was just 16 or 17, so I didn't know them personally at all, but I remember the Metallica guys were by far the nicest. I was literally scared to be around Death Angel, not just the band but the people around them.

This was my Metallica.

But that's a Blitzkrieg song.

 

[Bobby Orrtuzzo]

Is it a hot take to say that I think …AJFA is the best album? I’m in the camp of “I love the first 5 albums, anything after is hit or miss”

 

[Jovavic]

Is it a hot take to say that I think …AJFA is the best album? I’m in the camp of “I love the first 5 albums, anything after is hit or miss”

Nah, a hot take would be "St. Anger isn't that bad of an album"....and it's not

 

[Nemesis Prime]

Load continues to get disrespected.

 

[PeteWorrell]

They are fine but i get tired of them really quickly. I can only listen to them in small doses.

 

[spintheblackcircle]

But that's a Blitzkrieg song.

Fair enough, but they were playing it live as early as '82. Our station played a version that wasn't available to the public, was pretty cool for a high school station looking back at it.

As far as originals go then, here would be the Metallica that got me into them until about 2000.

 

[Roo Returns]

I am hoping the band has one more album of original music in them. After Hardwired to self destruct some members hinted it might be their last album. Last I read was this article, Lars Ulrich says Metallica are making "glacial" progress on their new album — Kerrang! and at the time 9 months ago Lars said they were making "glacial" progress on new music.

They've made a lot of progress writing during the pandemic because there wasn't much else to do but Metallica from 1991-now takes a very long time to write/arrange/argue/record/mix/master. I'd expect something maybe 2023 at earliest. And when I say argue I don't mean it as a sign of disrespect, they get very energic/emotional concerning arrangements and song structures and a lot gets changed.

I'm hoping for maybe 2 and at most 3 more if they go this entire decade.

 

[Roo Returns]

Is it a hot take to say that I think …AJFA is the best album? I’m in the camp of “I love the first 5 albums, anything after is hit or miss”

It might have better arrangements than MOP. The problem is the lack of bass, stiff drums, and the guitars are too tin-sounding. Yes it's still a great album.

 

[Roo Returns]

Load continues to get disrespected.

If Load is put out by any other band, it's a 90s classic. Mama Said should have been one of the biggest crossover hits of the decade, but it was a bigger turn than a Faith No More record and people couldn't process it back then.

 

[Hammettf2b]

I still believe Load to be some of James' best written songs. So much emotion in those lyrics.

 

[TheGreenTBer]

Fair enough, but they were playing it live as early as '82. Our station played a version that wasn't available to the public, was pretty cool for a high school station looking back at it.

As far as originals go then, here would be the Metallica that got me into them until about 2000.

Love it. Love that record too. Definitely raw by metal standards but I'm a huge punk fan as well and compared to punk metal doesn't even know the meaning of raw.

 

[TheGreenTBer]

Is it a hot take to say that I think …AJFA is the best album? I’m in the camp of “I love the first 5 albums, anything after is hit or miss”

The songs are awesome, and can at least compete with anything they ever did IMO. The recording quality is absolutely horrible. Everyone knows how the bass got cut out almost completely, but lost in that is how f***ing atrocious Lars' drums sound.

I mean, listen to Harvester of Sorrow on the record, and then compare it to this:



Night and day. Christ, after watching that for the umpteenth time now I want to grow my hair out again. Any advice as to how to sneak that by the wife?

 

[spintheblackcircle]

anyone in Chicago?

 

[beowulf]

anyone in Chicago?

Would love to see them live again, last time was a decade ago.

 

[spintheblackcircle]

Apparently a pop up show....my cousin just happened to be driving by

 

[spintheblackcircle]

 

[Timeless Winter]

Definitely appreciate them. Everyone here listens to bands who were influenced or inspired by Metallica. Two of my favorite bands wouldn't be the same without them. (Orbit Culture, Gojira)

 

[TheGreenTBer]

Completely off-topic but I love the look of Kirk's guitars. The ESP M's with a reverse headstock are so badass looking...and so expensive.

 

[SniperHF]

That small show in San Francisco, they actually played Fuel at the proper tempo and it sounds amazing. I don't even know if they've ever done it at the album tempo live, it it's always sped up way too damn much.

 

[Jovavic]

Some Kind of Monster is on Netflix, might need to fire it up

 

[beowulf]

Metallica is having a draw for an all black Mercedes AMG GT all stealth edition to benefit their foundation

https://www.omaze.com/products/mercedes-amg-gt-stealth