Worst Metallica songs
I'm bored and sick of seeing "best of Metallica" lists so damnit I will do something about it. I actually don't hate St Anger that much, especially after seeing the documentary Some Kind Of Monster, I can't put all of that album and be done and feel true about it. I'd really have to think about it. Fuck. I'll try not to be obvious but who knows. |
| 20 |  | Metallica
Death Magnetic
End Of The Line - terribly forgettable. The song sounds much more badass in its original D minor tuning and the E standard tuning just drains any imposing badassery from the riffs. |
| 19 |  | Metallica
St. Anger
All Within My Hands - the "haaayyte meee nowww" riff is cool but they should've shortened the shit out of this song. Also, KILL KILL KILL KILL and a myriad of other bad vocal moments, including the "all within myah hhaaAAAAAAAaayundsah" in the second chorus. Terrible, terrible song. |
| 18 |  | Metallica
Beyond Magnetic
Lords Of Summer - the main riff is clunky and the verse is stolen from "Black Magic" by Slayer. It goes on for way too damn long with a bajillion bridge riffs and lame solos. I will forgive it for being almost progressive, but this song is basically why Death Magnetic was flawed in a nutshell. |
| 17 | | Metallica
Quebec Magnetic
Vulturus - glad this was never released because this song is a mess. It's almost punk or crossover if anything, but the vocals and drums, as well as the sloppy guitar thing Kirk does as a solo, ruin everything. WHOOAAwhoawhoaaooh yeeeaahhh! |
| 16 |  | Metallica
Reload
Better Than You - they released this as a single? And it won a Grammy? It's fucking lame as shit though. Bad lyrics, meandering riffs, bland instrumentation, completely forgettable...aka, Reload in a nutshell. Still can't believe to this day that THIS SONG won the Grammy for "Best Metal Performance" like lmao |
| 15 | | Metallica
Death Magnetic
Suicide & Redemption - some awesome riffs but the song is a poor mans version to To Live Is To Die. The entire album feels like AJFA without any of the awesomeness or brilliancy. This track feels like they took the sheet music for TLitD and wrote over it with new riffs. |
| 14 | | Metallica
Death Magnetic
Judas Kiss - I dig the pseudo-progressive main riff but the 20 bridge riffs with 20 boring solos kill it. It just isn't memorable. I've listened to this song many times but honestly can't remember how it goes off the top of my head. |
| 13 |  | Metallica
Metallica
Don't Tread On Me (So Be It) - James has openly admitted that he hates this song. I hated it as a kid because of how upbeat and chipper it sounded but I dislike it now because it's just boring. Though I'll admit that I use the verse riff as a sound check up before playing. |
| 12 | | Metallica
St. Anger
Dirty Window - this one pains me to include on the list as it was the first song I ever learned to play on guitar. Though, now that I think about it, that isn't a good thing from a band like this. 30-year-old musicians playing music that is so easy a 10 year old can do it? Hmm. Also, obligatory 0-3-5-0 st anger riff. |
| 11 | | Metallica
Reload
Unforgiven II - just a bland revision of the original song which worked much better as a soft ballad. The solo is honestly very nice and could potentially save the song but this could be on the list for the sole lyric of "are you Unforgiven too?" Like get it, too, 2. Good one James. |
| 10 | | Metallica
Reload
Attitude - filler. Nothing more, nothing less. This song is like "Prince Charming"'s slightly cooler brother but it still sucks. |
| 9 |  | Metallica
Load
Ronnie - okay, what the fuck is this shit. At least it's catchy and goofy I guess, and I actually kinda like this song because of that regard. But in terms of serious song writing, this is like something you'd write for a kids show guest appearance. |
| 8 | | Metallica
Reload
Prince Charming - the fasting thing on Reload suffers from Metallica's worst lyrics (maybe?) and being smacked hilariously hard in the groin with the filler stick. "See that thing? Me. See that other thing? Haha, still me! Oh that's me too, over there" Like why would James write lyrics like that. |
| 7 | | Metallica
Death Magnetic
The Day That Never Comes - alone, I don't think this one is that bad, but it is just a shitty attempt at rewriting the 4th song ballads from Metallica's first few albums. Just copy One, Welcome Home, Fade To Black, and Unforgiven while forgetting what made those songs fresh and awesome. Take what I said about 15 and multiply it by ten. The song isn't technically bad, but the sheer laziness and uncreativity is why I hate this song, like Metallica just said "let's just copy and paste what we did in the 80's and that'll automatically make it good!" |
| 6 | | Metallica
Load
Thorn Within - Honestly, this song is just unpleasant. The modes and slow downbeat tempo make me feel like I'm in purgatory, like doom metal but terrible. I'm not a fan of these melancholy Metallica songs but this is by far their worst at it. It's also a huge steaming pile of filler. |
| 5 | | Metallica
Reload
Where The Wild Things Are - I've heard people defend this one but I think it's shit. The intro has a cool guitar effect but the riffs are blocky and a nearly seven minute runtime make this one unbearable to me. |
| 4 | | Metallica
St. Anger
Some Kind Of Monster - nine minutes of drawn out bullshit. Unintentionally funny lyrics, the bland 0-3-5-0 main riff recycled for every song on the album, and everything is doubled to needlessly make the song twice as long for no reason. |
| 3 | | Metallica
Reload
Slither - the riff is the exact same riff as Enter Sandman except the middle notes swap intervals and the lyrics are so fucking bad. Lazy and uninspired to the max. Also the line "see the clowns fall down" is unintentionally funny due to the nasually voice James dons for that one line. |
| 2 | | Metallica
St. Anger
Purify - what the fuck were they thinking with the vocal structure of the verses? It seriously sounds like one of those amateur YouTube remixes where someone took the riff of one song and put the lyrics of another song over it, but mixed it poorly and off rhythm. James actually sounds like he's trying to rap here. The chorus is bad and I think the only time I've gotten through the full song is...I actually don't know if I've made it that far. Also, 0-3-5-0 riff [87] |
| 1 | | Metallica
Load
Poor Twisted Me - What a piece of shit. I actually like Load but this song is the dictionary definition of album filler. As a kid I would listen to Load in its full 79 minute entirety...except for this song, which I eventually deleted from the album altogether. It's so boring, uninspired, and lacks any sort of catchy feeling. The echo effect on the guitar makes me think I'm going into a coma. The first time I listen to the full song, which was not too long ago, I was in serious agony. |
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