St Anger was total shitee, lets not skirt the issue. There are some ok riffs, but the best Metallica stuff is about more than that - no way can it stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the likes of Justice/Puppets/Lightening.
If you watch the 'Some Kind Of Monster' DVD you'll see exactly WHY the album sucked so much - they're clutching at straws trying to construct songs out of snippets from jam sessions.
SONGWRITING is whats missing, as is PASSION.
Metallica need to strip it all down, write songs and record them as a band (live). oh, and a strong producer who won't kiss their arse would be a good move too.
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