I have reasons for this, and they are as follows;
1) If you consider yourself a "true" Metallica fan, most likely you will feel some kind of pride in knowing their history/all their albums/etc. like it has actually benefitted your life in some way. You will argue till the death about how you are a "true" fan and anyone who either recently discovered them, or only likes them for their more recent albums is nothing but a joke. But in all actuality, any Metallica fan who will do any of this is nothing but a joke themselves. They must feel like they hold some kind of power over the rest of the fans since they started listening to them in the 80's. Well I happen to be a fan from the 80's too, but anyone who picks up there music and it enjoys it, whether today or tomorrow, is no less of a fan than me. I'm a man not a child, Metallica grew up so why can't you?
2)So many Metallica fans are nothing but whiners. Goddamn, get over the fact that Metallica had cut their hair and changed up their sound. I still hear people talking about it like it's relevant to anything that Metallica is. Look, they changed their sound drastically after ...and Justice for All, I get that, but no matter the change their music never suffered. Grow the fuck up and open your ears. Load and ReLoad were 2 solid albums, end of story. All the little whiners will do nothing but whine about how those albums sucked, but any "true" Metallica fan will take time to appreciate them since they came from the band which they hold so dear. If it's one thing Metallica has it's an army of hypocrites for a following. "I love Metallica, but I hate half their albums" or "older Metallica is better"...Give me a break. A "true" fan would love all their material no matter what. thats what being a loyal fan is about. keep loyal to your band.
3) Death Magnetic is nothing but greatness. Stop comparing their latest releases to older meterial. What are you stuck in a damn time warp? Their sound on Death Magnetic is more modern, it fits with today...same as their first 4 albums had a feel that fit that decade. And just to throw it out there, St.Anger may have been a little misstep for them but it was still better than most of the other albums released in '03. I am also irritated when people say "Enough with the wah already kirk." OK kirk without wah is like spahgetti and meatballs, liquid nitrogen with a little spark. because his signature style IS the wah wah. Imagine Hendrix without his ACID. thats how kirk is without his WAH.
4)They will always claim Metallica are sellouts. But then they will go listen to Megadeth or Slayer and say "well I'm glad these guys stayed true"...news flash, Slayer and Megadeth have sold out too...years ago!! oh no, i can't believe it!!! In all actuality, most bands do. even some of the more extreme metal acts will at times sneak into the mainstream way of things. When it comes down to it, money is survival. That band you label sellout is also a job to the members involved in it. If they want to make more money at their job then why should they be held back from it? If you label them sellouts then any job you hold better than McDonalds should bring the same label onto yourself. You want/need more money but you'll criticise someone else for wanting the same...typical "fan"
5)STOP COMPARING THEM WITH MEGADETH. Megadeth and Metallica are TWO seperate totally DIFFERENT bands! why would you want to compare them? Stop comparing Kirk and Mustaine! Whenever i post a comment on Youtube. Saying Kirk is God etc etc, some guy would say hey you fucking dipshit gay ass piece of fuck, Mustaine is WAYYyyYYy Better than kirk! TRUE he may wrote Kill em All and 2 Ride the Lightning songs(Ride The Lightning and Ktulu) but stop for a second and appreciate BOTH guitarists! each has their flaws.
well those are just reasons why I can't stand alot of Metallica fans. I'm sure I'll see someone banging away on their keyboard and sending me a childish response saying how i'm wrong, i'm this, i'm that...i mean there are "true" Metallica fans that will read this so it's pretty much a guarantee to see someone whine about what i said
--Metallica Is Forever--
-and forever is Metallica-
