As a Metallica fan, I cant say I like what I've heard yet. I get people are not gonna like it, but some of the carry-on about this is stupid. The music for this was most written by Lou Reed in the early 70s, it's a play put to music. Peolpe are making judgements on stuff they have no clue about and it makes them look stupid. Uderstand this is not a Metallica written project, it's a collaboraton with Lou Reed as a side project. Then feel free to hate it if you like. It's not fair to compare this to any Metallica album period.