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Just you saying that shows you don't listen to much outside of mainstream metal and I LOVE Pantera. So, you going 'WHO? WHO SAID THIS!' is pretty pointless because you already have a pretty closed mindset to metal already it seems. I wasn't aware you were knowledgeable on every Anselmo, Dimebag, Vinnie or Rex interview that ever existed.
If you could not set the dial to 11, that would be great.
You are obviously getting defensive about this without realizing music is completely subjective. It's fine you don't care for the new Metallica. I even said that it was pretty good at best. I wasn't looking for another Puppets or Lightning, but the riffs are good and James' voice sounds great. Also, Lars not hitting pots the whole time like St. Anger is another plus.
In Puppets and Justice they were thrash metal records however way you look at it. Not every song was thrash, but the majority were. Now, we have Metallica making songs primarily Rock and general Metal over Thrash and that's fine. They can borrow certain riffs from their past, because why not? It still sounds pretty good and I never once got the feeling that they were trying too hard in my opinion. If they were, I would see them putting a lot more thrash on the album. Most of the lyrics are pretty pissy on the new record as well which further validates my opinion.