As the title suggests, everyone is a Metallica fan, even if they don't know it. I love the band, but like some people out there, I once said things like "I'm a fan of Greenday. I like them because they rock hard but aren't too hard, like Metallica." Now that my eyes have been opened I realize how lame I was... so very lame. The one consoling factor is that I was not alone, and even now, there are D.B.s out there spouting this gem, "Metallica? I mean, my dad liked them, and Enter Sandman rocked, but Arcade Fire is just so much better." But this is what you usually get:
"I've heard a couple of Metallica songs on the radio, they have a good beat." -an actual quote from my mom.
Don't be like my mom, listen to Metallica. There really is something for everyone in the band's nearly 30 years of making music. My personal favorites of the moment come from the bands first decade together and represent ideas about individuality and independence of thought and action. I tend to fixate on lyrics, they're what really make music happen for me and ladies an gentlemen, lyrics don't come much better.
"Do you want what I want? Desire not a thing. I hunger after independence, lengthen freedom's ring." - from ...and Justice for All, track 3 Eye of the Beholder.
Now I'm sure that there are some nay sayers that will never be swayed, but they suck and we, the blessed baskers in the metal light know the one truth "Metal is the kingdom and Metallica our king."
