Old Metallica vs. New Metallica
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- Опубліковано 23 вер 2024
- this one shows Metallica's enormous change in the last two decades. from the world's ultimate and most brilliant high-power thrashers to the band they are today. for some people "they're getting older" might be an argument, but for me it's not a valid one, especially if you watch other 80ies thrashers like e.g. Overkill & Testament, which still of course in an age-adjusted way blow your mind away! in fact they still are a nice band, but the awful truth is, with their (for any reason) horrible style-changing in "load" they lost their roots and since then step by step everything what made them so unique! compared to their older times the sound is horrible, the gigs/songs look factitious, they don't really feel what they're playing and that's the worst thing a metal band can happen...
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Ironically the "old" Metallica is actually the young Metallica.
This is nothing profound. Just a stoners delirious thought. Also learn the meaning of 'irony'
Aspirative Music Production duh?
lol
Simpsons reference. I think it went over some people's heads.
Aspirative Music Production
Yes right I see that point
james doesnt have the anger in his voice anymore
Because he is old
Jean luis Sanchez Diaz read desc
Wollisen has more of an acoustic voice
st anger is best
I personally think he sounded best in the Load era. His voice was really devilish.
How to fix:
-Bring REAL AMPS on tour
-get lars his old drumkit
-play every show like its your last
Optional:
-more screaming or just rasp use from james (sounds good on current leg of the 2018 tour)
-grow your hair again
Drink again.
@@bazzturd9414 It would be a bad solution for James
@@bazzturd9414tune the whole set to e standard and not eflat
exactly dude
sad but true
Agreed. :/
I see what you did there
+Nathan Gray Oh i see you missed that oh There ;).
This guy XD
Ste men :v
The difference is:Lack of aggressiveness.
Epic_Paolo117 They were never on cocaine. Just alcohol.
jonny j I meant only James and Jason...
No.. Youth
@@Leo-rg8ho Lars...
I'd like to see Metallica make a song that's as stereotypically "New Metallica" as possible. I.e., James saying "Yeah!" as the only lyric, Kirk playing the solo in a pentatonic blues scale (with maximum wah, of course), Rob plodding around the stage in his "crab walk" the entire time, and Lars messing up every 7 seconds.
= every live show till 2014
yes this crabwalk, what is up with that? Does not belong in this band, and his sports wear as well. Couldn´t he adapt a little bit more to their style, or just applied to be the bassist in Korn instead or some other Nu Metal group
His style doesn't fit either. Say whatever you want-Cliff was godlike being, but Jason was the best METALlica bassist. His technique was nowhere near perfect, but with pick he delivered most brutal sound. And oh boy, those backing vocals.
Cracked Dagger Lars still kicks ass. Don't forget that
@@jonnyguitar4464 Robert is still he best musician today on Metallica. The others have deteriorated while he is a constant.
AlcohollicA vs MetallicA
still a BIG fan.
Xkxjux
Rumors say that Robert is still spinning..
2:08 what old james would say about st anger
What is that shit? Come on!
Tor Tex yeah, or load...
Ancient Lunatic Hey load was an oké album
Tor Tex jajajajajajajajaja
i never laughed so hard
the guitar tones and the snare make the actual shows weak...
for real i dont get it why do they choose to change their setup so poorly
I'd actually like to see a modern day Metallica show with Lars on his Master Of Puppets Drum Kit Set up and the other guys with their 80's guitar tones and Rob with Cliffs set up and sound, and everything mixed the way it would have been back then. But them performing as they would now.
russkate88 They can't due to James' voice. That was why the tuning was changed. But I agree about Lars using his old drum kit; was so badass.
What I meant was the guitar tones, not the tuning. Still keep the guitar tuning as it is now, but with say the Master Of Puppets Guitar Distortion and Clean Tones.
and what the fuck is up with all those yeah yeahs this shit needs to stop its so gay
The three differences that I can see is, Jameses voice isn't as powerful anymore which is understandable, the guitar tone isn't as heavy and big which isn't how it should be and larses old drum kit was 100x better than his current one, his old kit was so big and heavy .
And they need Jason back in the band...
Invincible I would say trujillo is the best next to cliff. I love jason's work top but rob has the energy the humor and the skills, he fits metallica perfectly!
I never said he doesn't fit, Jason was just better IMO. He was even better than Cliff for me. Cliff couldn't show his full potential because he died at such a young age. Although, Jason never really had a chance to show his skills too because of James and Lars. Rob sure is a great bassist and the band realised they have to move on. Because of Cliff's death, Jason had some pretty hard times in the band. Thankfully they realised it, so they give Rob more freedom.
Yeah his voice had a huge change after he blew it out during the recording of "So What". Taking that into consideration he made an amazing recovery.
The drumming was much better
age catches up to everyone, still the best metal band to ever take a stage
Not even close. King Diamond/Mercyful Fate puts out better performances than metallica
@@peepongdingdong9208 No they don’t lol
No
@@peepongdingdong9208Go watch their 1991 Moscow concert.
Aldo Maiden ? Dream Theater ? Scorpions ? Slayer ? Helloween ? Blind guardian ?
Come on. Metallica became lazy
still cooler than justin beiber lol
aaron eyolfson Of course
aaron eyolfson Ever think of something new to say maybe?
Don't even try to compare them
Who the fuck is Justin Beiber?
@@debmalyamitra353 ozzy
So they become older. Oh no, how did they dare to age.
It's more the fact that the guitar tone is awful and lars has an awful drum set
Thomas Myers exactly
AC/DC still good and they’re older
I dont know why they choose their guitar tone now a days so weak and everytime they have a clean song like fade to black james uses the acoustic instead of the Original Classical guitar
You can still be good with ageing their not a good example of that
The new Metallica sounds like a local band at the bar doing mediocre covers of Metallica.
They got healthier. And happier. Who would have guessed that millions of dollars and being loved and reverenced by millions of fans all over the world would do that to anyone?
it dulled their edge
Old Metallica DEFINITELY! But they're good today too. I have so much respect for this band. Without Metallica there hasn't been metal music that we have today.
Vakich do u smoke rock bud PANTERA single handed saved metal and would destroy metallica ne day
jason Ashenden well i agree with that bro. Pantera is one of my favorite bands also. They invented goove metal.
jason Ashenden you wouldn't have pantera if it wasn't for Metallica
Without Metallica there hasn't been the metal music that we have today. It's true. All my respect for that. But without them now, and from the mid 90's, we would still have the same metal music. Let's face it guys, Metallica's new work it is no longer a reference to anybody. You can enjoy it if you like, some song may be fun to hear. But nothing else.
That's WHY I rely on or turn to metal's PAST.
They had very much brighter tone and more attack in it back then.. And i think James voice got a bit worse after the damage to it... :c. It's really sad that they have muffled their sound and took away all that power from the attack... Damn them :'(. Ah well...
+Heavy Metal For Life Exactly my reason for sound. They've also taken away reverb on vocals too and the singing is awefully loud these days and totally dry, which makes it sound like you're inside a small room and not a concert. Its too flat and boring, although James kicks ass at playing and is so much better than Kirt at solos too
They were younger then and had more energy. They were 25 then and now they are 50. Still good though.
Jesus Christ I miss '80 Lars! He was a beast back in the days and so enjoyable to listen!
James: "HELLO LARS!"
Lars: "AH SHIT THE FOCUS IS ON ME I GOTTA KEEP UP THE TEMPO NOW GOD DAMN IT"
In my world, listening to Early Metallica keeps me Forever Young.
Absolutely!! In my mind I’m still the teenager from the late 80’s early 90’s listening to everything from the Black album and before!
I miss the old Metallica. I grew up during the 80's. My first concert was in 1986 Met was on the Master of puppets tour, supporting Ozzy who was on the Ultimate Sin Tour. Live in June '86 at Long Beach arena. Good times! As i got to see them with Cliff at the bass.
"Horrible style changing in Load". Lost all credibility with that statement, as Load has some absolutely stellar tracks on it.1/10 Troll attempt.
Sean Haberlin I second that! For me, Load was an amazing album. Different, yes but musically stellar.
I fucking love Load and enjoy Reload.
i don't understand people who shit on load. it's a great hard rock album, has some pretty fucking amazing riffs in it and lyrically it's one of the heaviest metallica albums. if any other band were to come up with this album, it would be treated way more better than it is now but when metallica decides to try something different and create nothing less worthy than their previous work, they are considered "sell outs".
Nurbanu Gündüz St. Anger is the only album I'd say its absolute fucking crap!
Alfredo Diaz But there's a reason it was like that
Lars's drums are at least half smaller than back in 89 :P Sad, but true...
noope, just missing two toms and his right side high hat...he tried the new setup and liked that his left high hat was closer to him with two toms instead of four toms ad moved the china to the right high hat position
Two main differences: 1) Jason, 2) fatter and lazier audience.
The sounds of guitar better in the early years (they used fully analog amplifiers and another microphones and equipment), also they playing with standard guitar tuning therefore the other height of the voice. Better energy and a different sense of music in general.
plus they jammed around and just had fun with their music now its more like a show they do.
@@TheKartoffel101 Agreed. It's like a routine chore almost.
If you guys were true fans, you'd support them 100%.
Thank you
michael reyes yep
Those are two entirely different things. You're an idiot for thinking those two things are actually comparable.
You've done it to yourself captain.
Except from Lulu...
Depressing as hell
13Plus Just like your comment
TheFrayedEndsOfSanity 01 Wtf
TheFrayedEndsOfSanity 01 Yes, it’s depressing bc it’s true
nah 2010 was just a weak year. Compare 2010 to 2018 version
This video shows that james will forever be the great frontman
Matevž Jecl I LOVE GOJIRA
One Thing You Just Remember.There IS No New Metallica Or Old Metallica..Thers's Just Metallica ..#Godfathers \m/_ _\m/ Respect
I think there is a big difference between the albums kill em all, the master of puppets, the ride lightning, justs for all and Black album and St anger, loead reloead and death magic
manu chatelain There is but Thrash Metal fans are the ones who say Metallica died 30 years ago sence they stopped doing thrash songs for a while
Fortunately if you're not just a thrash metal fan and you enjoy every kind of metal/hard rock you'll dig all their albums
WRONG. There is a new and old metallica.....
exacto, solo hay un MetallicA and it is awesome
Metallica Forever "No new or old Metallica"
Couldn't have said it better. There's only one Metallica. FACT.
The whole band is stuck where time stands still. No one leaves (the band) and no one will. Terrible joke haha. But anyways, they may not be as good as they once were but you can truly see how dedicated they are to their fans and music. Some people say they do it for the money but these guys could have retired over 20 years ago and would have still have more than enough money to live out their lifetime and some. This is just another reason Metallica truly is one of, if not the greatest group ever.
+MXKevin117 True, but its for post-St Anger fans usually who are there to shoot cellphone videos and smile, not old crazy fans who knew headbanging
MXKevin117 I hate when people say they're doing it for the money. Your comment already explained it but there's a huge difference in doing something because you love doing it and just doing it cause it gets you a shit load of money.
@@TheRealEricMitchell but what is the artistic joy in playing old songs and writing new songs that are copies of old songs?
@@citoante "bUt wHaT iS tHə aRtIStiC jOy iN pLaYInG 0lD soNGs anD wRiTiNG nEW s0nGS tHaT aRE coPiES oF oLd sOnGS?"
@@TheRealEricMitchell You are still alive holy hell..
Hate when James do the oh-oh oh-oh part 5:05
+Manu Farfan Por qué Dn Ramón?
Manu Farfan Yes omg. Then keeps saying 'yeahhh' I fukin hate that.
I Killed The Legend27 Listen here n00b that 'fukin yeah' is a trademark for metallica!!!
James Potkukelkka Yes, I get it! But he says it way to often now.
Manu Farfan looks like a pop concert
For all you haters, people get older and their voices change they are not going to sound the same. I've been listening to Metallica since I was 8 yrs old back in 1986 and they still sound great. Will always be my favorite artists of all time. Much love for Metallica from the 831 Northern Cali!!! 🇺🇸 🎸🇲🇽
80's Metallica: Passionate, hungry, strong, exciting, heavy, on top of their game.
New Metallica: Neutered, half-hearted, thin-sounding guitars, weak, a pale shadow of what they once were.
They should have stopped in 1990, called it a day and allowed for their legacy to remain golden and untarnished. Tragic.
actually they shouldve stopped in 1993, even though the black album was a step down from their 80`s thrash sound, it still sounded like old Metallica and their concerts were pretty sick and brutal throughout 91, 92, 93. But once in 1994 they totally changed their looks and their sounds started to become pussified and weak not to mention james voice was done.
Man that gets me thinking all kinds of alternative what ifs.... Imagine if Jameses vocals didn't break and they still kept hammering the steel when it was hot, like releasing new record 1 or max 2 years after black album and what if black album never became main stream. There is so many factors that have led to this point, but we must be happy on what they have given us and appriciate their hard work and incredible talent
I think aging is actually totally a valid argument. Of course no one can sing in his 50s like in his 20s. James is now rarely singing with anger in voice because he don't want to force his voice or lose it and he made it because he still have an awesome and powerful voice and can sing pretty awesome in his 59 years old now.
Their shows are still so energetic and powerful! Also their songs from Load to now are also amazing and I love them but that's only my opinion.
But fact is that aging is reason of things and people changing.
rip cliff
Old Metallica: For whom the bell tolls
Time marches on
New Metallica: For whom the bell tolls
It tolls for me! (Speech) "Sing it!" (People) For whom the bell tolls
And please watch if you want see old metallica again in 2015. Type "Metallica Reading 2015" these guys were on fire!
+Tushy Toucher Actual hell fucking no
+Tushy Toucher Actual watch record store day show, see how james, rob and lars still have fire!
***** No man , james never lost the fire , maybe his voice became different but no. lars has been practising , rob was always good , unfortunately i can't say the same things about kirk , he lost it due to illness. Lars is trying so hard to catch the fire again. Het's voice are becoming good again. Check the Ride the Lightning performance dude , really you hear things that you wasn't able to expect from metallica in last 6 - 7 years.
***** :(
***** megadeth is actually coming to my town this summer and i'm going :D
I saw them 2 months ago in Oslo and they're not as bad as you want them to be, sure a 50+ year old man can't perform as a 20 Y/Om but for their age it was still mind blowing.
Old Metallica is better
Always
Tavis Young no shit
fuck now I wish I was alive in the 80s
they had so much more energy
Bad Jokes I was born on 2000 why is life so fucked up? I'm the only kid at school that likes metal!!!!
@@TheRealEricMitchell I feel you especially me now that I got into thrash metal a year ago and I was born in 2005 not trying to start up that born in the wrong generation crap but at least these shows where filmed and the best part is that we can see them over and over again
"The older the better"
R.I.P Cliff Burton.
Young Metallica was way more energetic, aggressive and dedicated
Early Hetfield’s voice was way better too: on Kill ‘em all and Ride the Lightning - sharp and bright, on the next three albums - more mature, growling
Now Hetfield and others have less passion
Even old songs sound weaker on their concerts now
Stop with the hate comments. Who wouldn't want to be James? Listen, Kirk was 16 when he performed Ride The Lightning. There was a lot of time inbetween there, and we can't stop aging. I'd love to be one of the members, but people still hate on them because 'The guitar tone is changed'.
Old Metallica any day. 1983 to 1993
Obviously lol
+Alex Brenkwitz i cry each time i see metallica til 93. what the fuck went wrong???
U had one job and that was to include lars' drum solo from 1989
They tried to get back to their roots but you guys didn't give them even one chance. Death Magnetic released and you said "another shit" without listening to at least fucking one song!
death magnetic is a good album. Hopefully new shit is better. but sadly, james is not the same guy anymore. hes more focused of happy family than fuck you attitude.
you cant expect heavy growling from a 52 year old person. the fact that he is still singing is amazing.
abhinav chattaraj Agree! Ronnie Rising medley sounded awesome!
Tom Araya is just as old as James, and still has it. Chuck Billy sounds better than ever, same with Zetro, so James has no excuse
I listened to it few times and than I put the CD away. Maybe there is metal wear out in me? Or maybe I just listened to other bands already.
i think thrash metal with high tone guitar it feels much crazy, much badass, much agressive than with low tunned... i love the old one..
Hi, about to head to bed, but I saw the description and had to drop a line here.
Regardless of how you feel about how they sound now vs then, it really doesn't matter. They don't make these albums for you. They make these albums for themselves and THEN tour as much as possible for the fans. That's where the music shines, for a couple fast examples: Creeping Death (DIE! DIE! DIE! DIE!) The Memory Remains (Crowd singing in unison until they have to be told to stop. Oh, whoops, I mentioned a song from one of those albums the people that can't stop living in the fucking past hate, my bad.
As for the band in general, they're all in their 50s, and I'm pretty sure vocal wise you wouldn't sound the same if you sang live for 2+ hours for months on end in a year for 35 years. (It's easy to keep track of the band's age when you were born the same year)
Yes Overkill still has face melting pace and music, they chose to stick with it, good on them. As for Metallica, people change, lives change, music tends to reflect what the band is going through, hence we have the abomination called St. Anger. (Sorry, I can't back that album up in any way at all.)
In closing, just be happy that Metallica has made and played music for 35 years.
(Another thing I can't defend is Lars. Unless it's a huge live televised (internet broadcasted) show, he just doesn't give a shit and plays awful. I saw them in Chicago and got pissed during One because he wasn't even attempting to play it right. I also want to rip that China cymbal off his kit, he relies on that damn thing too much. )
lmao i thought i was the only who noticed that China sound. but true to what you say these guys are old its going to happen to everyone
Old Metallica vs New Metallica? *NO NEED FOR THIS, THEY WERE BOTH GOOD... LIKE IF YOU AGREED*
James on vocals needs to go
Obviously Metallica at their prime (1981-1993) is way better, but not only better than post Black album Metallica, they where at that point the best Metal band ever, period, nothing could top them, today Metallica is just a shadow of what they used to be, still i´m so proud of them going on and on and on, the story haven´t ended yet, i saw the live past november, they still kick so much ass.
metallica vs metallican't...
everyone complaining about tone, too much distortion in your ears causes ear fatigue, maybe drugged it's not noticeable but sober you feel it. James himself admitted that was the reason of the change
Don't get me wrong, I'm no purist or anything, I still like the new stuff Metallica puts out. Hell, I even like most of St. Anger. But the truth is right here in this video: James lost his high and piercing iconic voice, Lars got sloppy and lazy, Kirk is ironically the only guy in the band who isn't trying something new when he's the only one who should be doing that, and the new guitar tones are really bland. Listen to the 1989 guitars' tones, they are just piercing your ears through the mix, sounds fucking amazing. Their new guitar sound is just... weak.
It's hard for me to think that both of those people are James. There so different now
new metallica = pop music
hamiDBandz You = Worthless piece of garbage
Spit out the Bone!!!
Eh...the "getting older" argument has it's validity in some ways. For many people, voices change...our bodies slow down... These guys are only 5ish years younger than my dad, so seeing them doing this versus how my dad is now (2 total knee replacements plus 2 revisions in addition to a whole host of other things slowing him down) is actually kind of awe-inspiring.
But, folks also seem to forget...or maybe just don't know...that at one point in the 90's, James learned that his singing style was killing his vocal chords. On the advice of his physician, he had to learn the proper way to use his singing voice and learn from a vocal coach. He actually still uses the same warm-up tape give to him all those years ago before shows, TO THIS DAY.
Just my 2 cents...
It happens. Not to ALL musicians, but it still happens...
I don't know what the hell they are doing with the sound (besides they play it half step down) but now they sound like a garage band
+Metalhead1997 it's nearly done.
Metalhead1997 eh..
+Euthimis Biliopoulos I think its easier for him to hit the right pitch at lower tuning. I dont mind the low tuning, its the sound that is too dry and flat
they use digital amps now, so garage band, you're right
They sound better now than they did in the "New Metallica" clip.
Drugs then vs now
They were driven by anger and pure young energy, they god older now and have their own families and are happy..appreciate them for what they are, they still kicking major ass! But I do have to agree that the new guitar tones are GARBAGE!
If you like the new shit better it's because you are new too Metallica. .I don't know anyone who has been a Metallica fan for 30 plus years say the new shit is better..Nothing compares to Metallicas first 3 albums.
first 5 albums yeah i agree
so you mean AJFA was bad? you need to check your ears then... lol AJFA was their peak man and best solos from kirk and drumming from lars, yeah the black album was weaker in comparison but still heavy as shit and very metal.
Unfortunately there's not as much gain and crunch in their live tone anymore. It sucks, but I'm just glad that they're still grinding like machines. For their ages, what they do is quite great. Don't shit on me if u don't agree, it's my opinion.
James hetfield used to be an amazing screamer...
The Seattle Concert in ´89 was the best.
Who’s a Megadeth fan here?
At Soldier Field during the Worldwired tour they sounded pretty hardcore. My dad said it reminded him of back then so maybe it has to do with how excited they are to preform
Don't you mean Old Metallica vs. Young Metallica? :D
the biggest difference is lars's hair but also new metallica is more involved with the fans and a bit more energetic but at the may 10th show in Baltimore kicking off the hardwired your it was great with lots of energy and the anesthesia solo. it was a great show.
What happened to their passion? :(
Corey Phillips millions of dollars
They’re old give them a break
How to fix
1.Bring Raspy growl voice
2.Old lars drumkit
3.make kirk lern play fast and clean
4.bring badaas backing vocal
5.bring real amp mesa rectifier
young metallica sounds much better...imo.
This video is from 9 years ago, so that new Metallica is the old Metallica now.
The difference of "Thrash" and Trash.
Always, OLD METALLICA!!
Yeah!! Thrash 'till death!
Thrash!!!!! always! a lot of bands in my list!!
you just got thrashed by DRI
...old school metallica is 1234567 times better than new school but it's trash at all ;) mind it
First thing I noticed was the guitars, my goodness they dialed the gain back alot! Also the bass was toned down so much.
The 90's were 26 years ago.. Don't expect guys to be the same as they were back then, that's just bullshit! Even Axl Rose can't sing as he was before, same for ozzy, Robert plant and many others! Get real people.. This is what Metallica is in 2016 and that's that. If you don't like it, listen to something else!
jay Gagnaire Robert Plant can still sing .Listen to his latest album Carry Fire. And Axl. Look up any of his AC/DC stuff or 2016 stuff. Or eaves Shadow Of Your Love 2018 live
And don't get me started on King Diamond. He nails his highest vocals from 80's like they were yesterday recorded and man is 62 years old
This wasn't the 90's. It was 1989.
Steps to bring old Metallica back
1. distort the guitar more
2.Lars old drum kit
3. James have more rasp
4. Play with original tuning
5. grow their hair out
6. Bring Burton/Newsted back!
@@IngDub bringing burton back is gonna be a lil hard
You should rename it to "Metallica then vs. now" because there's no old and new metallica, they're still metallica...
Their get up and go must have got up and went. Lars looked like he was playing on a cruise ship. Those early days were ass kicking though!
when jason neswted get out of the band metallica'sdead
They were dead since Load.
"They were dead since Black Album"
-There, fixed it for you :)
On Black Album James' singing was still great.
Jakub G His voice was great too on load
RickGrimes41 It was ok, but it wasn't that powerful.
I disagree with your video description.
Age-adjusted my ass. Overkill and Testament are currently thrashing harder than bands half their age in the same genre. I don't understand how they do it.
the old was best,new is weak :(
but the new stage is cool
Today, the power amps used by Metallica sound like muddy, cranked pre-amplifiers - not to say t(h)rash - and ironed, whereas in 1989, for example, you can hear the aggressiveness and raw punch coming from their power amps.
Old metallica=The best
New metallica=Shit compared to the old metallica
To be fair, that Seattle concert was the best concert they ever threw. They were also way younger and fueled by truckloads of beer. Give them a break people, they've been doing this shit for longer than any of us would be able to.
New Metallica = Nickelback
At least nickelback doesn't claim to be metal
Epic Ogrelord nickleback is game garbage
Doom Guy agree agree
Doom Guy Shut up idiot
Epic Ogrelord Piece of garbage. That pretty much describes you.
New Metallica = Angry dad rock. I never saw Metallica live because I was too young to have seen them when they were good. What I would do to see them back in 84-88 era.
what was metallica failed to cut his hair since that day metallica is no longer metal
What???
Still remember the day I knew they cut their hair. It was a symbol that the Metallica I knew in that time is gone. That time I wasn't a hard core fan but knew who Metallica was.
Metallica remains my fav band since Junior high .Every band goes thru changes it is just life.
It's called aging. Considering how old they are I am pretty happy about the fact that they still play.
I really like the audio quality of the Seattle 89’ better than the new one
I just wish they still had that crushing guitar tone. The one they use now is just so dry and naked..
And the reverb on the vocals and drums.
I think the main problem with new Metallica is that they don't seem to really care about stage production since the late 2000s. Up until the early 2000s they had great stage and sound. Now everything's feels sluggish and muddy, mostly because I think they have completely changed their sound.
The sounds works better for playing songs from load and reload but anytime they play the really old thrash stuff the guitars just don't have that edge they used to and Lars on drums is just completely awful. His rhythm is off and his drum fills are lazy af. He just does snare fills with obnoxious cymbal crashing. He even does fills during verses and it's really distracting to listen to
Hetfield in the 80's he was an alcoholic and was angry, now he is sober and has everything he ever wanted.
Stop the Metallica hate. James, Lars, and Kirk are still the same guys that played on the classic Tallica 80s albums, no matter how much they changed. I feel METALLICA died as a studio band right before making The Black Album(1990). But they were still a great LIVE band until around 1996. I'm glad they started playing some Thrash Metal again with St. Anger and gradually got better with Death Magnetic and Hardwired. I barely have any respect for the Load/Reload era of Metallica because they just seem like a different band and different people. But they were real people that got tired of doing the same thing and wanted to do different things, which there's nothing wrong with that. I now respect them more for getting back to their roots. Spit Out The Bone from their latest album is better than anything they did since The Black Album
After James threw his voice during the black tour (if I'm correct), he had to be more careful with his voice since. And besides, they're not in the 20's anymore......
Back in the day James' vocals were better,the drums were louder,and the crowd as well