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Originally Posted by optics
Metallica is a classic example of what happens when a man with a burning desire to prove himself, eventually proves himself, and then doesn't know what to do after that.
Hetfield was working up to that point with their 80's albums, and then fully accomplished it with The Black Album. He was trying to overcome his religious upbringing, and when finally he did it, he was like "what now? I haven't got that dragon to slay anymore".
So their subsequent albums were always going to be shit, because he lost his hunger and his focus.
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While I do like some of their post-Black Album stuff, I do agree it falls off. I think some of it also has to do with success. They were a successful band prior to the Black Album but that album shot them into the stratosphere and had them playing stadiums around the world. Once you suddenly have millions and millions of dollars and you can have anything you ever wanted, it's harder to get pissed off.