So what did you think of the new album?

[protoshoggoth]

Ah, back in the days...the days of Megaforce and Shrapnel Records, Mr. Varney, Exciter, Raven and Metallica.

It was an amazing thing when Kill 'em All came out. I had been a metal fan for a few years, but there had never been anything quite like that. It was amazing. I was in college at the time, and a friend of mine who ran a weekly late night metal show on our college radio station had gotten a promo copy. He walked into my dorm room and simply said "you have to hear this". He was right. I still have my vinyl Megaforce copy.

That being said, everything fades over time. I suppose because I came to them so early, I lost interest pretty early too. While Ride the Lightning was as good as the first album, and some tracks even better in my opinion, the opening track (fight fire with fire) pointed the way to the future, and it wasn't one with which I was terribly pleased. Master of Puppets was the last Metallica album I bought (and no, I don't download). What can I say, I'm difficult. :)

I have high hopes for the new(ish) Tank album I just ordered, Still at War. If it's anything like This Means War or Honour and Blood, I won't be disappointed.