American heavy metal band

Claude says:Metallica hit you hardest in the late '90s and 2000s—the Reload era and the self-titled album where they chased groove over pure thrash—and you keep coming back to those heavier-than-air riffs and Hetfield's raw conviction even as the band's reputation shifted. Master of Puppets still owns you, but Fuel and The Memory Remains hit different, like comfort metal that doesn't need to apologize.