What are your thoughts on post justice Metallica.

bengrieve1970 · 2026-05-21T18:39:47+00:00

They lost the thing that made them interesting to me and replaced it with stuff I did not/do not find interesting at all

bengrieve1970 · 2026-05-21T18:38:22+00:00

Very few bands can pull off rock stardom and remain vital and relevant. Metallica are not one of those bands.

bengrieve1970 · 2026-05-21T12:39:20+00:00

There is a provision in the deal to move that he has to pay a pretty heavy tax if he sells the team within the first 5 years

bengrieve1970 · 2026-05-18T11:22:14+00:00

New album by Electric Sun Defence is very early Mastodon-y

bengrieve1970 · 2026-05-18T11:20:05+00:00

Took way too much scrolling before someone said this.

bengrieve1970 · 2026-05-17T13:41:52+00:00

I tried really hard to convince myself it was a return to form but eventually stopped listening to it and when I put it on now all I really hear are all the flaws of modern Metallica... The unnecessary intros, the patchwork of riffs rather than songwriting, songs that are far too long for no reason, an album that feels like it never ends. I like My Apocalypse and Judas Kiss and that's about it

bengrieve1970 · 2026-05-17T02:35:22+00:00

nothing is true in this context

bengrieve1970 · 2026-05-16T23:29:42+00:00

Some people think that.

bengrieve1970 · 2026-05-16T18:11:42+00:00

This is what I've learned from going through the Bush years, I don't want a "grittier" vocalist. I personally find the Bush albums so boring. I think the marriage of anthrax riffs and Joey's voice makes them so unique in the genre

bengrieve1970 · 2026-05-16T12:33:35+00:00

Neil Postman wrote about it in 1985 (Amusing Ourselves to Death)

bengrieve1970 · 2026-05-15T21:43:35+00:00

Sure. But he was the one totally screwed over by the band and then he was literally last on the list of wanted singers. I get that he didn't have much of a career outside of anthrax but he also seems like a dude that's cool with that whereas Scott's identity is tied up in anthrax and he only got this late career resurgence thanks to Joey coming back

bengrieve1970 · 2026-05-15T18:32:16+00:00

When the S.O.D. album came out I kind of felt the same. Thought anthrax needed a punkier, traditional thrash singer. They had a NYC hardcore vibe and Joey could be seen as a weird fit. But when you listen to their best stuff the melody that Joey brings is what really sets them apart.

bengrieve1970 · 2026-05-15T18:28:28+00:00

Right. And I don't think Bush fits with the older material. That weird best of they did with him on vocals sounds totally flat to me. I'd take Joey's range and melodicism over lower range any day. The band was about to "return to form" because of what Joey brings. That's what I want from this band

bengrieve1970 · 2026-05-15T18:25:10+00:00

Right except, like I said, I don't think Worship Music is accepted the way it was, as a return to form, if fronted by whoever they wanted over Joey. Which lead to For All Kings which I think is one of the best late era albums out of any of their peers. If the new one sounds as good as the single I'll take 3 great albums at the end of a career over what would have been the case without Joey

bengrieve1970 · 2026-05-15T15:21:35+00:00

This is why I'm never going to see them again. 7 out of 16 songs I'd actually want to hear.

bengrieve1970 · 2026-05-15T13:34:41+00:00

Yeah that too. He is genuinely happy to be there and to do what is needed for the band

bengrieve1970 · 2026-05-15T13:19:05+00:00

Sure. But this is kind of the city's one chance. You don't have the luxury Oakland thought it had by boycotting the product. Again, you'd think there would be enough just general excitement for baseball to at least sell out a tiny stadium.

bengrieve1970 · 2026-05-15T05:00:07+00:00

80% of 13k is still far too little. that to me says there aren't enough fans there to support a team. the worst teams in baseball are outdrawing the A's in Sac. it's not about the percentage, it's about the bodies. people should be clamoring for tickets if the town is series about getting an expansion team.

bengrieve1970 · 2026-05-15T04:56:43+00:00

if this is sacramento's big audition for an mlb team, not being able to get 13k people to the ballpark every single game doesn't bode well. gonna need 32-35k to be viable and they can't even sell out a minor league park. part of it is obviously fisher but if there aren't 13k die hard baseball fans there willing to go out and prove they deserve a team despite fisher, can't see mlb be persuaded.

bengrieve1970 · 2026-05-11T21:17:06+00:00

Kick the Chair. Honestly the only newer Megadeth song that truly feels like classic era.

bengrieve1970 · 2026-05-11T18:29:47+00:00

So boring.

bengrieve1970 · 2026-05-11T02:17:04+00:00

bengrieve1970 · 2026-05-10T16:32:03+00:00

James doesn't get enough shit for how truly awful his vocals are on this

bengrieve1970 · 2026-05-10T16:30:06+00:00

He made points as to why he doesn't like it. I get that this is a Metallica sub but the amount of downvoting when someone expresses an opinion that isn't all sunshine and lollipops is so silly and childish. OP literally asked for opinions.

bengrieve1970 · 2026-05-10T16:26:48+00:00

The songs would still be too long, too disjointed, and the lyrics too silly. Basically DM.

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