Are metal heads just hipsters in black?

[CladInShadows]

mornelithe said:

CladInShadows said:

Metrium said:

Meanwhile bands like Metalica are extremely well known and popular but no one feel like they changed their sound and sold out to get to this point, so metal heads love them. 

Wait, what?

Metallica is one of the original "they sold out" bands. They were praised for their first 4 albums, and changed their sound quite a bit towards a more mainstream one with their 5th and 6th albums. They lost a ton of original fans and "underground credibility" while gaining mainstream fans tenfold.

Indeed, to say the original Metallica fanbase stuck with them through their sellout, is disingeuous.  They just catered to a new demographic.  Kill 'em All, Ride the Lightning, Master of Puppets and And Justice for All, were the golden years of Metallica.  Everything else is crap.

I do like a song or two from some of the albums following And Justice, but I generally agree.  I was never too into Metallica though.  I was always a little more interested in Testament, who went in a heavier direction when Metallica was going in the mainstream direction.