i haven't listend to the newest one, but i didn't like metallica at all untill the Load album. thats my fav hands down. that is when i guess everyone said they "sold out" some peopel just can't eccept change very well i guess.
yeah that sounded really smart by the way, i guess you can't just listen to music for music. too busy worrying about their personal lives and what everyone else thinks about them. fact is i don't even listen to metallica outside a few songs so its hard to be a poser. if you wanna hang out in the 80's and get all upset about metallica have fun, but thruth is its all long gone. i respect everyone's music taste. spend more time playing and less time ripping on others.