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"Best metal band ever."

Metallica. What do you think?

Janice wrote:
> Black Sabbath will always be number one for me.

Again, they're more the Heavy Metal side of things

Yeah I think we can have metal and heavy metal in the same thread really, before we end up breaking down genres into minute little offshoots.

I've already suggested two industrial bands as it is. :P

tnc wrote:
> Janice wrote:
> Black Sabbath will always be number one for me.
>
> Again, they're more the Heavy Metal side of things

Are you the same person as who argued with me about Aerosmith?

Very_Metal wrote:
> Magical Trevor wrote:
> Metallica. What do you think?
>
> i think you're wrong.
> up until the black album you were right however. everything from Load
> onwards has failed to do much for me i'm afraid.
>
I agree. The awesomeness of Kill 'em all/Ride the lightning/pasta of muppets/And justicse/black more than makes up for it, mind you.

absolutely, everything up to and including the black album was fried gold.

Hedfix wrote:
>
> You missed out 36 Crazy fists. :D

I love them.

And Killswitch, but yeah.

Very_Metal wrote:
> absolutely, everything up to and including the black album was fried
> gold.

I must admit that I enjoyed the pre-Black Album era the most. They sort of peaked with The Black Album, even though it's not my favourite, it is the most successful.

Load, Re-load and Garage Inc. were all very good albums as well, but St Anger was over-produced and far too aggressive.

it's amazing that for all the production on St Anger, the overall sound it horrid. i can only imagine that's what they were actually aiming for.. which is utterly baffling. I don't think it was overly aggressive though, although i see your point. they TRIED to be aggressive, but it didn't come across because they're metallica, worldwide success story metallica, probably never even stepped near a prison metallica and don't have any problems their money can't solve metallica, so it was kinda of hard to buy into these new balls they were trying to have. I just figured it was Rob Trujillo bringing a few of the elements of Suicidal Tendancies.. and then the other 3 finding ways to dilute them :(

Janice wrote:
> Black Sabbath will always be number one for me.

The two albums with Ronnie James Dio on vocals were quality. Can't stand Ozzy.

Black Glove wrote:
> Janice wrote:
> Black Sabbath will always be number one for me.
>
> The two albums with Ronnie James Dio on vocals were quality. Can't
> stand Ozzy.

You are WRONG.