Minion520 that was the greatest post from anyone other than myself in the history of UM. I commend you on speaking the truth without a bias typing finger. I'm gonna be serious for a moment. Cut out all the fat D.A.R.E rederick. I enjoy the majority of metallica albums. It's my cup of tea what can I say. I can play devil's advocate and totally see everyone's side when it comes to bashing st. anger. You put that album against a masterpiece like AJFA and it looks like Starr Jones standing next to Kate Beckinsale. Ofcourse there would be disappointment in such an album. Even I was disappointed with everything the album lacked. Shit all the hype going in it made me feel like the Metallica of old was going to return. But to no avail those dreams went unfulfilled. But instead of throwing it out the window. I gave it a couple more listens and actually tried to enjoy it for what it was. And it started to make me real happy. I don't know friggin why. But whenever I listened to it I felt upbeat. Like the Will Farrel cheerleader character from SNL. Now if an album can be responsible for such a positive emotion how can I possibly hate it? But my musical tastes are not on trial here. Just like Minion pointed out. All you bandwagon jumpers try to be so cool over the net. Is not putting out 5 kick ass records not enough for your respect? Get over it already! Metallica are old and have lost touch of the metal scene. They think shitbreed is metal for crying out loud! But that's what millions of dollars, hot chicks, and mansions will do to a man. Who's the real winner James Hetfield shagging chicks for 2 decades, driving classic cars, and having a 3 story house. Or Krisco the furious who rides the bus, is a virgin, and is living in his mother's garage? Tell me who the real winner is? Every shit talker here wouldn't say this to the band face to face. You hide behind your twinkie piled keyboards as if your the end all and be all of critics. You are all the disenfranchised troubled youth's of the nation. If you don't like a band why bother commenting on them post after post. Why not just dismiss them and be on with your lives? Insulting Metallica is like saying "Heather Locklear is ugly" Was she not pretty in her heyday? What a bunch of fucking douchebags you all are! Let's see if you kids are still the same person you are at the age of 40 as you were at the age of 18. And if you still are... If you haven't experienced growth. Metallica have grown from teenage metal heads to adults with families. Fame has seperated them from the scene. Are they really to blame for their direction? I don't see a dozen posts a day shitting on God Hates US All and Diabolus in Musica, nor all the Blaze Bayley Era Maiden shitfests. In conclusion let me cut this short by saying... St Anger (Sucks/Rocks) who fucking gives a shit? Music is subjective...Now back to your normally scheduled kriggy donut binges already in progress.