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Another off the debut from Metallica that was also co-written with Dave Mustaine. This one is often forgotten, I feel, probably because of its unusual main riff? Idk, but it's got one hell of a long solo section that melts your face off, so I'm definitely still a fan of this less popular track.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

LIke so many others Metallica's first album is the only one you really need to know. In it's day it was a fucking kick in the face. Fast, angry and no bullshit. Timeless, also. Still sounds pretty good after all these years. Everything later became more elaborated, more unsurprising and, well, boring. Until they became complete assholes, super famous and finally middle-life-crisis clowns dressed up as teenagers. But let's forget that. *Phantom Lord * might blend in too easily with all the highlights on "Kill 'em All" but is still a lot better than almost everything they would release as time went on.