I had say this, I laughed my ribs out when I got to this statement you made,

a rare photo of Metallica laughing with each other on their way to the bank

You must have said to yourself, OMG!, my $15 (not funny then, but I guess it is now)

The lyrics are trite, the drums just sound terrible

After watching the video, I guess I feel your pain, If this is their best as you pointed, I wonder how the other tracks sound then.

I was at one of their concerts and when James Hetfield said something like “anyone wanna hear something off our new album?” The crowd booed and the band laughed to one another off microphone, like they knew what they had done, as though they actually had disdain for their fans and knew they could do whatever they want.

About that, am surprise people even still took themselves to their concert!, OMG!

What do you think? Convince me I am wrong if you want. I think saying that this album has any merits is a pretty indefensible position to take...

@gooddream, this is so unfair to anyone who may dare, you are asking a lawyer(that someone) to defend an accused(Metallica) who committed murder/treason right in view of the judge(people). I must say, good luck to you lawyer.