Metallica Appreciation Thread

 

The first four albums ( especially Master of Puppets and ...and Justice for All) will always stand as something special to me. I remember vividly when the Black Album was released. I was really into that album for a year or so and then it started to bore me. So I guess I�m an old school Metallica fan who don�t appreciate many of the things they released after ...and Justice for All. I like Death Magnetic though.

Metclub member reporting in. I was six years old in 1992 when I heard some Black Album and Kill 'Em All stuff at my daycare place. My friend's big brother was a massive Metallica fan, his room was covered with posters of Metallica, Guns 'n Roses and Pamela Anderson  I have no actual recollections of listening to the stuff anymore, but I do remember learning what the phrase "kill 'em all" meant and thinking "whoah, these guys are evil!" 

I could have written this exactly.

Off to work now, back later.

 

I was probably 15 years old when I first heard them back in 1985.  I was out mowing my lawn, when my ears heard something amazing coming from my buddy/neighbor's garage.  He was blasting Ride The Lightning, and I was immediately floored by what I heard.  Back in those days, CDs and the internet didn't exist yet, so most music purchases were either of the vinyl or cassette variety.  I belonged to the Columbia House music club, but Metallica had not yet graced their pages yet.  I had to purchase a metal guitar magazine in order to find them, and than special order them via the mail.  I had never done anything like that before, but within a few short weeks I was the proud owner of Kill 'Em All and Ride The Lightning on vinyl.  And they were both well worth the purchase.  I am one of those strange people around these parts that when I like a band I tend to like everything that they have done, and Metallica is no exception for me.  I realize that albums like Re-Load and St. Anger aren't of the same quality of their previous works, but they are still albums that I enjoy listening to from time to time. 

 

Anyhow, I have many other stories to tell, but I thought that I would try and get this thread started with this one.  Let us know what you like and appreciate about one of the bands that put thrash music on the map.