tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732641400554420338.post5268608157757285..comments2023-06-29T04:48:03.137-05:00Comments on METALLATTORNEY: Dusting Off a Cassette Pt. 43: Metallica: MetallicaMetallattorneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05697604772912635416noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732641400554420338.post-20096991569641618412010-05-06T16:57:28.398-05:002010-05-06T16:57:28.398-05:00I agree that it was probably for the best that the...I agree that it was probably for the best that the hair band scene die out. However, thrash was becoming very interesting at the time. We had groups like Dark Angel, Anacrusis, Heathen, Intruder and others combining progressive structures with thrash metal. When Metallica went soft, most of those bands disappeared because there wasn't a market for it anymore. I think it was probably good and bad for a lot of reasons.Metallattorneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05697604772912635416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732641400554420338.post-55423261416714267442010-05-02T21:43:05.397-05:002010-05-02T21:43:05.397-05:00"When all is said and done, it was Metallica,..."When all is said and done, it was Metallica, not Nirvana, that pushed metal into the deep underground and lead to journalists claiming the death of the genre."<br /><br />That is a very interesting observation. The follow-up question, of course, is whether this was good or bad. I would vote for good. After groups like Motley Crue and their ilk, it had to die in order to be resurrected.<br /><br />The funny thing is, I always heard that Load was the album where they sold out--at least at the time. I won't discuss the merits of the whether-they-did-or-didn't arguments, at least not here, but that was the one people pointed to in the late 90's, not the black album. <br /><br />I did hear a few point to this in my chat room days (remember those?) but it was rare. I also heard someone say Load was good, but Reload was a sell-out, which is of course ridiculous since they were recorded at the same time.Full Metal Attorneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04818204892818121018noreply@blogger.com