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[Brian_FETO]

Uhh sure rankings best to worst

Justice
Puppets
Lightning
KEA
Death Magnetic
Black Album
Hardwired
Load
Reload
St. Anger

 

[The Bookerman]

Ranking time:

Master
AJFA
RTL
KA
HOTS** temporarily placed
DM
Black
....
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St-Anger
LOAD/RELOAD


Also: The worst song ever written by metallica: I disappear .

 

[Ristifer]

Since we're doing rankings:

Master Of Puppets
Load
...And Justice For All
Metallica
Ride The Lightning
Reload
Kill 'Em All
Death Magnetic
St. Anger

I haven't heard the new one yet, so we'll see where it falls in when I hear it. I have a soft spot for the self-titled, which is why it's above Ride. Also, I love Reload, but it's still significantly weaker than Load, so I usually list it lower. Though when Reload is good (Where The Wild Things Are, Fixxxer, Low Man's Lyric, etc.), it is damn good.

 

[Brian_FETO]

Also: The worst song ever written by metallica: I disappear .

Invisible Kid, nothing comes close

 

[Combichristoffersen]

Also: The worst song ever written by metallica: I disappear .

Dude WTF. That song is alone better than St. Anger in its entirety. Better than anything on DM too, for that matter.

 

[Ocaso]

Dude WTF. That song is alone better than St. Anger in its entirety. Better than anything on DM too, for that matter.

Yeah, I Disappear is much better than half their Load output.

Invisible Kid is an absolutely terrible meritless song. Solid choice for worst ever.

 

[Ristifer]

Invisible Kid, nothing comes close

Agreed. Invisible Kid is the worst Metallica song for me.

 

[Accoun]

Dude WTF. That song is alone better than St. Anger in its entirety. Better than anything on DM too, for that matter.

It's a damn good song, but no. Not when DM has All Nightmare Long and That Was Just Your Life.

 

[March of the Crabs]

REAL RANKING ACCORDING TO ME:
Puppets
Lightning
Kill em All
AJFA
St. Anger
Hardwired
Death Magnetic
Black Album
Load
Reload

 

[Combichristoffersen]

It's a damn good song, but no. not when DM has All Nightmare Long and That Was Just Your Life.

ANL is good, as is DM overall, but there's nothing on DM that I'd consider to be quite as good as I Disappear.

And yeah, Invisible Kid is garbage. Still better than anything off Lulu.

 

[Ristifer]

Since we're doing rankings:

Master Of Puppets
Load
...And Justice For All
Metallica
Ride The Lightning
Reload
Kill 'Em All
Death Magnetic
St. Anger

I haven't heard the new one yet, so we'll see where it falls in when I hear it. I have a soft spot for the self-titled, which is why it's above Ride. Also, I love Reload, but it's still significantly weaker than Load, so I usually list it lower. Though when Reload is good (Where The Wild Things Are, Fixxxer, Low Man's Lyric, etc.), it is damn good.

I should add that I love Death Magnetic. The only reason it's low is because I get more enjoyment out of the albums above it. But it's not low because it's bad or anything like that. I'm still fairly fond of it.

 

[Deleted member 57681]

Invisible Kid, nothing comes close

I had to look that up because I barely remember titles from St. Anger, and now I'm reminded of dat St. Anger sound

 

[Brian_FETO]

ANL is good, as is DM overall, but there's nothing on DM that I'd consider to be quite as good as I Disappear.

And yeah, Invisible Kid is garbage. Still better than anything off Lulu.

I always forget about Lulu. At least that has some rad jams with an old man reading poetry

 

[Razorback]

Black Album
Reload
Master of Puppets
Load
Ride the Lightning
Death Magnetic
And Justice for all
St.Anger
Kill 'em All

Haven't processed Hardwired enough to give it a fair rating, but it will probably fall somewhere in the middle.

 

[Combichristoffersen]

I always forget about Lulu. At least that has some rad jams with an old man reading poetry

I can deal with Lou Reed in small doses, but having Reed collaborate with Metallica was as insane as having Nick Cave collaborating with Slayer would be.

 

[Animator]

Halo on Fire and Confusion are amazing. Can't wait to play those on guitar.

 

[Killer Queen]

If it sounds like I'm bashing I apologize, that's not my intent. I'm also not hating because it isn't thrash, as I've said my favorite song is Am I Savage (which I think is also better than anything on DM). I just want to hear them write something good, no use in crying about a change in direction 20+ years ago.

Halo Of Fire is also very, very good

No worries man, and the thrash comment wasn't directed at you, just some of the general reactions I've seen

For me though. My ranking right now is:
MoP
KeA
RTL
AJFA
HTSD/DM
Black
Load/Reload
St.Anger

But honestly there's stuff I like on every Metallica album.

 

[Summer Haze]

I'd love to hear Confusion and Halo on Fire live, they both sound like great songs to sing along to.

 

[Killer Queen]

Dream No More
Halo On Fire
Here Comes Revenge
Am I Savage

Are what I need to hear live.

 

[LiquidMetal14]

You all rank Street Anger too low. I'll wait to hear this before making judgement but I'm definitely excited for this unlike Death Magnetic.

 

[Killer Queen]

You all rank Street Anger too low. I'll wait to hear this before making judgement but I'm definitely excited for this unlike Death Magnetic.

St.Anger is exactly where it deserves to be.

 

[Kyleripman]

You all rank Street Anger too low. I'll wait to hear this before making judgement but I'm definitely excited for this unlike Death Magnetic.

I actually like it more or less, but I'd still put it at the bottom. Unnamed Feeling is a great tune.

 

[strafer]

Sweet Amber is the only st.anger song i like

 

[Corpsepyre]

Black Album
Reload
Master of Puppets
Load
Ride the Lightning
Death Magnetic
And Justice for all
St.Anger
Kill 'em All

Haven't processed Hardwired enough to give it a fair rating, but it will probably fall somewhere in the middle.

Weird-ass list.

 

[Cetra]

Like seeing all these differing lists. Metallica fan tastes are pretty diverse, and that's awesome as hell to me.

As far as St. Anger, it was on the bottom of my list as well. But I don't dislike it. I rather enjoy it, 'especially having watched Some Kind of Monster and seeing all the turmoil that went into making it. Metallica could have broken there, but they finished the record and pushed on. It may sound insane, but there is good stuff there. Frantic, St. Anger, Unnamed Feeling, All Within My Hands are my favs from the album.

 

[Revan]

Rankings:

Master of Puppets
Ride the Lightning
...And Justice for All
Hardwired...to Self Destruct
Black
Death Magnetic
Kill 'Em All
Load
St. Anger
ReLoad

Edit: I gotta add an edit to this.

There are parts of Load/ReLoad/St. Anger that I fucking love - but there is a lot of filler. I loved DM end to end....especially All Nightmare Long. Hardwired tho.....it's something else. It's truly that bridge between AJFA and Black and feels like the last truly "natural" Met album since Black (to me). SOTB is fucking LIT and Halo on Fire might be one of the best they ever written.

The fact that SO many people either love different songs and it's so decisive between fans, to me, tells me that Met did something right with this album - they created something that everyone has an opinion about, and more importantly, wrote at least one song that everyone likes.

Its not their best work - but it's their best in a quarter century.

Second edit: Changed the order. HWTSD has really grown on me.

 

[cameltoe1009]

Halo on Fire and Confusion are amazing. Can't wait to play those on guitar.

where did you hear these?

NVM

 

[Formless]

Master
Ride

Justice
KEA
Hardwired

Black
Load
Death Magnetic

St. Anger
ReLoad

I have a hard time grouping Black/Load/DM. I like DM's riffs the best but Black is very consistent. Load has some good stuff but some stinkers.

I probably will end up liking the music in Hardwired than KEA, but KEA is just so natural sounding

 

[Brian_FETO]

where did you hear these?

Are you a cop

 

[F34R]

I put my pre-order in the day it was available. Loving it.

 

[CaptainZombie]

WOW! This album is fuckin' fantastic, it's like the Master, Black, and Load albums had a baby. I can see where some of you guys are saying that it bridges the gap between AJFA and Black too. I do see a lot of Load in this too just from some of the songs having the same kind of bluesy tones at certain parts.

So far Spit Out The Bone is my favorite song, such a balls out song.

I enjoyed Death Magnetic as it felt like they were back to form, but this album blows even that out of the water.

It's hard ranking some of these, especially when both Load and ReLoad have a lot of filler. There are enough songs that really good on both albums to make 1 solid album. St. Anger, even though is not a bad album tends to fall at the bottom of the list for me at times. The production with the snare drums just kills some of the songs. I so wish they could go back and re-engineer this album, it could sound so much better. I also love Kill 'Em All but the darn album just keep sliding lower in the list for me. AJFA has always been my top go to Met album.

...And Justice for All
Master of Puppets
Hardwired...to Self Destruct
Ride the Lightning
Black
Death Magnetic
Load
Kill 'Em All
St. Anger
ReLoad

 

[Combichristoffersen]

Are you a cop

No, it's Lars preparing to sue everyone ITT. That gold-plated swimming pool needs refurbishing.

 

[Megasoum]

No, it's Lars preparing to sue everyone ITT. That gold-plated swimming pool needs refurbishing.

He's working hard for all that music (and those cigarettes)!

 

[Man with Knife]

After a couple of spins I can safely say that while it's a good record, I put it below their first five (well, of course) and Death Magnetic. I wish the latter had the mixing and mastering of Hardwired, but even without that I still like DM much better. I don't get why it's a double cd either, all their albums since Load have been lengthy (around 75-79 minutes), this is no exception, so put that shit on one cd. Favorite track is Here Comes Revenge.

 

[funkystudent]

ManUnKind feels like a tallica'd up cover of some lost Black Sabbath song.

 

[Nova Prime]

Now that we're dead sounds like a good opener for a live performance ala Bad Seed for Cunning Stunts

 

[Interfectum]

Current ranking:

Master of Puppets
...and Justice for All
Ride the Lightning
Black Album
[Garage Inc]
Hardwired *
Death Magnetic *
Kill'em All
[S&M]
Reload
Load
St. Anger
[Lulu]

* DM and Hardwired may end up swapping places long term.

 

[Formless]

I'm glad Hetfield's yodeling is under control this time around.

 

[SmackCrackleNPop]

I think it's interesting a lot of people have different songs they as their favorite.

Spit Out the Bone still my favorite (love the Stop Breathing, Dedicate to Me part) the video for that better have killer robots.

Atlas Rise and Moth still great and Hardwired is fun.

Halo on Fire probably the best off of Disc 1. Confusion is pretty good to start off Disc 2.

Only songs I can't quite get into yet is ManUNkind and Murder One. There's cool parts but not that memorable. Also those similar-ish intros on Disc 2 take too long.

 

[Zalman]

I'm liking Now That We're Dead a lot right now. I think Disc 1 is flawless.

 

[Am_I_Evil]

Also those similar-ish intros on Disc 2 take too long.

honestly, this would be my biggest disappointment...they can work, but more than 1 that close together is just too much...

 

[LeadenStride]

Also: The worst song ever written by metallica: I disappear .

I agree. Or at least it's definitely among the very worst.

Ranking:
AJfA/MoP
RtL
KeA
.
Reload/Load
Black
.
DM
Saint

Haven't heard Hardwired in its entirety yet. Waiting for release.

 

[Summer Haze]

ManUNkind's intro is beautiful. And while I don't hate the rest of the song, I usually skip it after the intro is done.

 

[Combichristoffersen]

Drinking beer at my fave local metal pub ATM, and they are playing 'Trapped Under Ice' |,,|

 

[Insane Metal]

Best

Ride the Lightning
Kill'em All
Master of Puppets
Metallica
...And Justice for All -> great songs but horrible production, sorry


Worst

All of the original releases after 'Metallica'. Some are just bad or below average, some are horrible.

 

[Ricker]

Sweet Amber is the only st.anger song i like

I liked Some kind of Monster...it reminded me of Black Sabbath in some parts.

 

[The perfect Dark]

Confusion is so damn beautiful. That catchy verse.

 

[-Eddman-]

Wow, you guys really hate Load. I personally like it a lot and I wish they would include songs like Until it Sleeps, Wasting My Hate, Hero of the Day or Ain't my Bitch again in their setlists.

I really like Metallica and my personal ranking of their albums changes all the time, but I think Justice is overrated, great songs but shit production and no bass.

I liked what I've heard from Harwired so far. Spit Out The Bone seems to be awesome from what I read from the leaks.

 

[The perfect Dark]

Wow, you guys really hate Load. I personally like it a lot and I wish they would include songs like Until it Sleeps, Wasting My Hate, Hero of the Day or Ain't my Bitch again in their setlists.

I really like Metallica and my personal ranking of their albums changes all the time, but I think Justice is overrated, great songs but shit production and no bass.

I liked what I've heard from Harwired so far. Spit Out The Bone seems to be awesome from what I read from the leaks.

Load and Reload are amazing. If you love those two albums you're gonna love Hardwired.

 

[Barry Burton]

1. Ride the Lightning
2. Master of Puppets
3. ...And Justice for All
4. Death Magnetic
5. Black Album
6. Kill 'Em All
7. Load
8. Reload
9. St. Anger

Haven't listened to anything off Hardwired yet except for the title track.