

I’ll get stoned to death, but I’ll say Metallica.
Yes, they popularized thrash metal and metal genre as an extension.
Yes, they’re the best-selling metal band.
Yes, Ride the Lightning and …and Justice for All are great albums—they’re on my favorite list also.
No, they’re not “the best metal band of all time”. I’d even say they’re one of the weaker bands in the entire thrash metal genre. I’d rather listen to Exodus, Testament, Annihilator, Destruction, etc. than to listen Metallica, if I don’t crave one of their songs particularly.
















ST is more crossover than thrash, that’s why I wouldn’t add them. My big four would be like this:
I also think Rob made a successful financial decision, but his musical career took a nose dive; he entered the band when the boys were done with music and became their own tribute band.