10 artists who hate their own albums
Not the results they were looking for.
James Hetfield
The lyricist James Hetfield thought he could never write like: “I’m not gonna do that”
“My favourite all-time songwriter.”
‘Creeping Death’: The greatest riff James Hetfield wrote for Metallica
Everything great about thrash metal.
‘St Anger’: James Hetfield on the Metallica album that “stands alone”
“More of a statement than an album.”
The album that made James Hetfield want to leave Metallica: “I needed to step up”
Leaving the thrash legends behind.
“Couldn’t have stayed”: The Metallica album James Hetfield considered the end of an era
Waving goodbye to traditional metal.
“Diluted”: the Metallica albums James Hetfield thought Cliff Burton would hate
Not exactly his cup of tea.
“Scared to pick up a guitar”: The Metallica album James Hetfield was terrified of
Picking it back up again.