Metallica
Metallica

Metallica always had the potential to be a seriously good act, but they couldn't evolve past their caveman machismo. While some songs are strong (Enter Sandman, The Unforgiven), there's too much grunting, and growling... it's a musical version of Tim Allen's Tool Time from Home Improvement. This is taken to the ultimate point of self-caricature in the "ballad" "Nothing Else Matters." The video featured them playing this tender ballad through snarls and sneers. Lars Ulrich beat the drums like they killed his dog while Hetfield sang, "So close, no matter how far, couldn't be much more from the heart..." Very Spinal Tap-esque :D

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