Why was Metallica successful?
>>64363088
they were heavy as fuck and knew how to write epic songs
they blended metal, prog and punk very well
they took what their heroes taught them and made it better
>>64363088
Cliff Burton
>>64363100
This, they're basically shitting on his tomb stone these days.
>>64363088
Their first for album are fantastic thrash metal with more polished songwriting and prog elements. Also, if you see their live performances from the early 80s you can tell why they got a cult following before reaching the mainstream success. Their live shows were raw and powerful.
>>64363095
>>64363100
>>64363120
At what point did they start to go down and "sell out"? How long did they rule before ruining their cult? What was the reason? Money?
>>64363592
ride the lightning
>>64363606
Wow, and I actually thought it was 1991 onward...
>>64363606
oh please ajfa is fine
then they got lost post nirvana
st anger i can get behind
love tha fucking snare
>>64363700
>st anger I can get behind
>>64363088
People didn't know better.
>>64364102
Can you name some?
I don't get why the fuck people hate on everything past *insert any album past MoP*. I mean it's okay to not like things but I feel alot of people are just shitting them because "they are supposed to".
>>64365123
did you listen to anything after the black album? they got a metal following with the first four and then completely abandoned everything people liked about hem
>>64363700
>Anything other than Seek and Destroy was good
Mostly because they had good songcraft and a sense of melody. Bands like Slayer are heavier and their material has aged better, but their sound was based too much on whammy bar rape while playing as fast as possible. It's not very musical.
They stopped being a band after the early 90s and became an entertainment corporation.
>>64365532
I agree. Reign In Blood is much heavier than MOP but how many good melodies are on there? The songs don't stick in your head like MOP title track or Battery.
>>64363700
master of puppets was pretty shit
ajfa was ok at best
metallica was a steaming pile along with everything after.
>>64365922
>master of puppets was pretty shit
Go back to Tumblr.
>>64363592
Black Album and onwards.
