Terrible music you used to be into.

[LoathedVermin72]

They were just better than all the other popular hard rock bands of the time.

SOAD were really good in their prime, but I think there was a lot of good heavy rock/hard rock/alternative metal coming out at the time.

[BurtReynolds]

Their last couple albums were garbage, but their first two were pretty good.

[Kevin Davis]

The distinctions between metal subgenres are lost on me. It's just not my thing at all.

[LoathedVermin72]

The distinctions between metal subgenres are lost on me. It's just not my thing at all.

Metal might have the most subgenres of any parent genre. I could definitely see it being confusing if you're not into the music.

[BurtReynolds]

i just know I don't like the growly grunty shit, and no one can change my mind about that (though many have tried).

[Strat]

Metal and numetal and sublime and blink182 and soad and bizkit are the worst music to ever have been broadcasted on the airwaves and I am proud that my shitty taste is much better than all that.

[BurtReynolds]

Metal and numetal and sublime and blink182 and soad and bizkit are the worst music to ever have been broadcasted on the airwaves and I am proud that my shitty taste is much better than all that.

but how many colored socks do you own?

[Strat]

Metal and numetal and sublime and blink182 and soad and bizkit are the worst music to ever have been broadcasted on the airwaves and I am proud that my shitty taste is much better than all that.

but how many colored socks do you own?

I have green wool skiing socks and thats about it for socks.

[Kevin Davis]

The distinctions between metal subgenres are lost on me. It's just not my thing at all.

Metal might have the most subgenres of any parent genre. I could definitely see it being confusing if you're not into the music.

Most of what I grew up understanding to be "metal" (Sabbath, Metallica, etc.) seems to have been relegated to classic rock now -- I do have a lasting fondness for that stuff, which probably marks me from the start. But anytime I would duck into the RM metal thread, I would immediately become frightened. Most of that stuff is just so far outside my register I can't even process it properly.

[LoathedVermin72]

The distinctions between metal subgenres are lost on me. It's just not my thing at all.

Metal might have the most subgenres of any parent genre. I could definitely see it being confusing if you're not into the music.

Most of what I grew up understanding to be "metal" (Sabbath, Metallica, etc.) seems to have been relegated to classic rock now -- I do have a lasting fondness for that stuff, which probably marks me from the start. But anytime I would duck into the RM metal thread, I would immediately become frightened. Most of that stuff is just so far outside my register I can't even process it properly.

I think my background in metal is one of the biggest reasons a lot of my tastes are out of sync with the majority of RM.

[Strat]

I was alwaysin the GNR camp when it came to developing tastes in music. It was either Guns N Roses or Metallica, i swayed more to the Rock n Roll side of heavier music.

[Kevin Davis]

I was alwaysin the GNR camp when it came to developing tastes in music. It was either Guns N Roses or Metallica, i swayed more to the Rock n Roll side of heavier music.

In broad terms, I'm right there with you. But I can't begin to explain how much I prefer Metallica to GNR.

[BurtReynolds]

i wouldn't say this in public, but since RM is a safe place: I never liked Metallica, even when they were good. I really only like early 80s/70s metal and the new retro-metal that shamelessly copies it. The rest I could trash.

[bada]

I'll occasionally listen to a mix I made of songs from the first 5 Metallica albums. If I'm in the right mood it still rocks pretty hard.

[Yeddie Yedder]

I'll occasionally listen to a mix I made of songs from the first 5 Metallica albums. If I'm in the right mood it still rocks pretty hard.

Master of Puppets and And Just For All are two good rippers, f'sure. I don't skip tracks from the Black album when onshuffle, but I turn down the volume in the car at red lights. Don't want anyone to hear me blasting Unforgiven.

[LoathedVermin72]

The Black Album is awesome.

[Norah]

Their last couple albums were garbage, but their first two were pretty good.

First two were excellent.

[doug rr]

i wouldn't say this in public, but since RM is a safe place: I never liked Metallica, even when they were good. I really only like early 80s/70s metal and the new retro-metal that shamelessly copies it. The rest I could trash.

i've never liked metallica

[nyquillyn]

The Black Album is fucking terrible. Overblown production, shitty lyrics by Hetfield and simple song structures that betray the power and grace of early Metallica.

[Kevin Davis]

I unapologetically love every Metallica album up through "Garage Inc."; I get off the wagon with the symphony thing, and haven't listened to anything since then.

I have no good excuse for this but there it is.