BEST METALLICA ALBUM

you cant have a metallica thread without someone pointing out slayer are a far better thrash/heavy metal band than metallica have ever been.

i`m a ride the lightening fan. AJFA sucks and so does all the stuff following it. i stopped listening when the black album came out- its wishy-washy mainstream garbage.

It's got to be the one and only "Master of Puppets" with the S&M" close second.
Having said this, the live recordings from O2 London ("Death Magnetic" gig) probably beats them both, thanks Bruce!

Best proper metal band has to be SOAD though – proper white noise but some amazing song structures and great harmonised vocals.

I prefer Pantera's 'Vulgar Display of Power' to any Metallica album.

The original Garage Days. Not an album I know but the best record they made IMO.

I really wish they could remaster AJFA, it would be ace. Prob my favourite as it was the first album of their's I bought.

Close second is death Magnetic for me too, made up for the crushing disapointment I felt when I scuttled home from Our Price with the Black album on the day it came out!