My friend, who's a die-hard Metallica fan kept on ranting and raving about St. Anger (the single). I listened to it, and all I can say is: Linkin Park. Even though I wasn't expecting much, I was still very disappointed. Henceforth they shall be known as Nu-Metallica. And so has spoken King W.
Seriously though, Metallica has always been the ultimate trend band. When good metal was more popular, they were playing that. During the late 90's they were playing Godsmack-style stuff, and now at the dawn of the 21st century they're playing nu metal. They don't have a style of their own at all. They're completely in it for the money. They have the potential, but they're so greedy and selfish they'd rather compramise the music and bloat their bank accounts rather than be good artists. Doesn't bother me none, I just ignore them
Kind of hard when one of your best friends won't stop talking about them though.
I was really shocked when he was clamoring over St. Anger, and dissed Masquerade '98 by Symphony X. He even went as far to claim that Metallica has better instrumentals than Symphony X. Since that point I've pretty much ignored anything he's had to say in regards to music
But yeah, don't be fooled. Metallica were never true artists. It was always about the money. And if you need proof, just look at how incredibly mallable they are. They don't have any soul or style. Too bad their fanbase consists of fanboy drones who would follow them through the gates of hell. I don't know where to end this rant, so I'm just going to entertain you all with a picture of Dancing Jesus: