definitely one of, if not my favorite metallica album by far. while i don't think it's their best album, it's their most lyrically creative, most technical, most progressive, and most outspoken for sure. the only thing that stops it from being their BEST album is well.. the lack of bass of course. what hasn't been said about it at this point, it's truly a shame how they treated jason newsted. the lack of bass in the mix really hurts this album, but i think despite that, ... read more