Getting ready for Metallica
Well, it doesn't look like they're going to get the key to the city, and it's doubly doubtful that the mayor will be declaring today "Metallica Day" in Buffalo. Still, for the area's contingent of Heavy Metal Nation, tonight''s Metallica show inside HSBC Arena is a holy event. Hockey arenas may make lousy houses of worship, and Metallica's dark, dense and endlessly aggressive music might not strike the uninitiated listener as particularly spiritual in intent, but if you're into it, you're way into it.
Metallica represents something to its fan-base - they've endured wityh dignity, and have made no concessions to flavors of the moment along the way.
The band will be focusing on its latest effort, "Death magnetic," for at least portions of tonight's show. The album is certainly one of the band's strongest, and helped fans who'd become disgruntled with the last few albums get over their issues with present-day Metallica. That said, everyone wants to hear some of the old stuff too, and they will. Wondering if fans out there would like to cast a vote for the definitive Metallica song. I'll go first.
