Ruined My Life

The released tracks from the latest Metallica album have been making their way across the internet for all to listen.  Why Metallica, after Load do you continue to write and record these albums that tear away any legitamacy that you once had?  Most will argue it’s their right to record whatever they want, which it is, but perhaps staying legit in a fickle genre like metal is a beast unto it’s self.  There may be no other genre of music in which fans are so quick to completely abandon the ship of their favorite band, that has made “artistic choice” to stray from their labeled genre.

I’m all for music evolving, but there is such a thing as going too far.  With Metallica they’ve crossed the point of no return.  Why has Metallica changed so much over the past 15 years?  One can only guess, could it be,  sobriety, maturity, selling out, getting old;  who knows.  They’re in their mid fortys, rich, have families, and frankly are probably having a blast.  Life is a lot different when you have more money than most can visualize, especially when coming from such humble beginnings.

Armani is METAL!

However having a comfortable, wealthy life doesn’t seem to be too kind to the metal attitude.  If the newish Metallica is your thing, more power to you, however growing up on Kill ‘em All, Ride The Lightning, Master of Puppets and Justice for All, the Black Album, Load, Re-Load and Download(errrr  Death Magnetic, wtf?) just don’t even come close to the early stuff.

Just to see how awesome their failed attempt at returning to their “Thrash” roots is, you can check out their newest single “My Apocalypse” by clicking “More” below.

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