New Metallica?

[lordcatfish]

I think the new clips sound quite promising, though then again I have enjoyed all of Metallica's output. Not expecting anything that will top the first 4 albums, but I'm sure it'll be pretty good.

That doesn't sound familiar. From the songs I have heard from that album, they are not playing thrash at all. My exposure is limited, but as far as I remember, I have heard:

Enter Sandman
Sad but True
The Unforgiven
Wherever I May Roam
Nothing Else Matters

They're all the singles, I doubt they'd have released the more thrashy songs, though I don't feel there is much thrash on the album anyway. I'd consider "Holier Than Thou", "Through the Never", "Of Wolf and Man" and "The Struggle Within" the thrashiest songs, but I'd say they're songs with thrash tendencies rather than being thrash songs.

I think I'd also agree with SouthernTrendkill that it definately sounds like Metallica, it's just a lot more simplistic and accessible.

 

[chuj666]

Metallica has lost credibility with me, maybe I will give them one more chance to redeem themselves

 

[waif]

Well did forget Kreator, Sodom has never wow'd me except for Agent Orange, did Testament even release 4 thrash albums? even if they did, they were never amazing or just downright awesome.

Testament?
Everything they've done is thrash. Silly.
Anyhow...4 good ones...
The Legacy
The New Order
Practice What You Preach
The Gathering
Happpy?

And I only have 2 Metal Church albums, but they both kickass...they have a couple more, I suspect they may also kick ass.

The Legacy and The New Order are better thrash and come close to topping Master and AJFA

Did I say Practice was better than The New Order?
Disregard that, as it is utterly false.
But The New Order and The Gathering (imo their best) are not better than MOP and RTL. Damn good, though.

I never understand black album hate. That record kicks ass.

I like it too. It's way commercial, but good stuff. Some of Hammett's best solos.

 

[supseudonymous]

Testament?
Everything they've done is thrash. Silly.

Try again.

 

[waif]

Um...
I guess The Ritual is more of a straight heavy metal album...sorta their black album.
But The Gathering is definitely thrash. Death vocals, but thrash riffs.

 

[The Ozzman]

It's post-thrash

 

[anonymousnick2001]

Whatever that is.

 

[entanglement]

The music you play after you are worn out from playing too much thrash.

 

[False Joe]

The music you play after you are worn out from playing too much thrash.

Everything after AJFA?

 

[entanglement]

Everything after AJFA?

it was just a funny little literally take on the phrase but okay

 

[False Joe]

And that was an attempt at a joke Sorry it failed. Must have been too factual.

 

[Thoth-Amon]

I never understand black album hate. That record kicks ass.

its a good metal record... not thrash, not hard rock but standard metal
it got me into metal in the first place so no hate here... it has several very good songs but yes it isn't nearly as good as the one's before it

 

[anonymousnick2001]

Some good songwriting. Not necessarily "narrative composition" but solid verse-chorus put-together fucking SONGS, man. Yeah!

Ever heard the story behind the "Enter Sandman" riff? Some good ear behind that shit.

 

[Satanstoenail]

The Black Album can be summed up quite easily; Over-production to compensate for the lack of inspiration.

 

[DarkBliss]

Metalheads who listen to "feel good" pop rock like the Beatles and the Beach Boys,(whose prime appeal is catchiness, I assume, let's leave influence out of the equation for now), worship Metallica's thrash albums but condemn the Black album for being insipid and lacking in inspiration, are rather confusing. I just don't get it, it's a very solid album.

 

[Zephyrus]

I like to keep my rock and metal separate, that's why.

 

[Satanstoenail]

Metalheads who listen to "feel good" pop rock like the Beatles and the Beach Boys,(whose prime appeal is catchiness, I assume, let's leave influence out of the equation for now), worship Metallica's thrash albums but condemn the Black album for being insipid and lacking in inspiration, are rather confusing. I just don't get it, it's a very solid album.

Firstly, not all Beatles stuff is "feel good" or "catchy" (Beach Boys perhaps are, but in a somewhat warped/bizarre way). Secondly, catchiness is not the prime appeal of those bands as far as I'm concerned. Thirdly, catchy =/= inspired.

 

[DarkBliss]

Regardless, both bands are very radio-friendly which is where, I believe, the hate against Metallica's Black album originated: they switched to a radio-friendly format of catchy verse-chorus songs
that any dunce can tap his feet, air guitar or sing along to, right?
It's still good music.

 

[False Joe]

Beach Boys perhaps are, but in a somewhat warped/bizarre way).

Beach Boys are ace.

They're songs about The Fast and the Furious set in the 60s.

 

[entanglement]

Meat licka'