IMO the last time Metallica was Metallica was their set at Woodstock 1994. While I disliked "Black", they were still good in concert. Since that point, though, it's been pure faggotry. Terrible albums once every seven years, Hetfield constantly blubbering about his alcoholism and his feelings, it's repellent. I HATE his sing-songy "new" voice, and it ruins all the old stuff they play. And now they have a new album in the can that's supposedly based around "how their childhoods shaped them". Sounds great, James.