Metallica's best song

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  1. Ionus

    Ionus Well-Known Member

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    What is your favorite Metallica song?

    Mine is definitely, without a doubt "Disposable Heroes" from MOP (link). THAT song is a piece of pure thrashing genius and is technically superb. Great from start to finish and their best song.

    I am definitely in the camp of those who don't really care for anything from "the Black Album" forward. They were never as good from then on. Really a completely different band after 1991. I miss old Metallica so much. At least they gave us 4 great metal albums.
     
  2. Belgrath

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    A 3 way-tie between King Nothing, Unforgiven or Holier than Thou.
     
  3. Haloid1177

    Haloid1177 Hey, That's Pretty Good

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    This post makes me sad.

    Best is a tie between Master of Puppets and Fade to Black.
     
  4. Nightwind

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    The S&M versions of "Enter Sandman" and "Fuel". The only Metallica albums I liked are "And Justice for All..." through "S&M".
     
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    My favorite, Creeping Death. Their best, though, Fade to Black.
     
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    It's Sandman for me, but Master of Puppets is my choice for best album ever.
     
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    For whom the bell tolls or sanatarium
     
  9. Reaper Cloud

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    No mention of "One" huh? Well I'll be the first then.

    It was because of the music video that I was informed about the movie called "Johnny got his gun." If you haven't seen it, DO SO NOW! If the thought of War never disgusted you before, it will after seeing this movie (at least it did for me).

    My Top 3 (no order) would be:

    One
    Fade to Black
    Master of Puppets

    I stopped caring about Metallica once "Load" was released. Nothing from that point forward was nearly as good as their worst 80's song.
     
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    Ugh, can't pick just One

    King Nothing
    Hero of the Day
    Fade to Black
    Nothing Else Matters
    The Unforgiven
     
  11. Gonzoite

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    "Harvester of Sorrow" is my favorite
     
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    Omegatron Mandatory Fun. Buy it now TFW2005 Supporter

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    Crap... can't just pick one.

    The Unnamed Feeling
    The God that Failed
    Anesthesia (Pulling Teeth)
    Bleeding Me
    Orion
    Ride The Lightning
     
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    For whom the bell tolls is their best fucking song ever !

    fantastic rock tune , marching song , best movie opening song ever
     
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    Agreed. Too many for me to pick only One. Hell I'm still discovering some of their lesser known stuff. Though some of the ones I love most are

    One
    Ain't My Bitch
    Four Horsemen
    Seek & Destroy
    Disposable Heroes
    Die Die My Darling
     
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    The Cure
    Bleeding Me
    Fuel
    Sad But True
    Master of Puppets

    For me, but everyone's mileage varies.
     
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    Agreed. This is my absolute favorite Metallica song.

    I first heard it during the opening credits of Zombieland, and then when Triple H used the song during his entrance to his first match with Undertaker at WrestleMania XXVII. THAT was badass!
     
  20. The D

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    Fight Fire With Fire

    And you've got to remember just how unbelievably heavy this was when it came out in 1984; it truly was the sound of nuclear annihilation. I can't even imagine what it must have been like to hear this upon first setting the needle down upon initial release in 1984. As the delicate intro yields to the absolutely crushing weight of the runaway hypersonic freight train from hell that is the opening riff, accompanied by Cliff's snarling, hungry bass, you just know all bets are off. While there was metal this fast before, and of course Sabbath had given us some of the heaviest music of all time going all the way back to their eponymous song in 1970, nothing to this point had combined this kind of breakneck riffing with the sort of dark, suffocating heaviness the track exudes. The immense production job had a lot to do with this, of course. To this day Metallica have never achieved a sound as perfect (and as perfectly metal) as on Ride the Lightning. In fact, I count it as one of the best production jobs in metal history, period.

    I consider Ride the Lightning the high point of Metallica's career, a truly amazing record... and the opening track is one of the most powerful & lasting statements the genre has seen.