Metallica: Ranking Every Album's First Song

10. Ain’t My Bitch - Load

The band's sixth album, Load, was the first released after the band's switch to more commercial rock music with The Black Album.

Despite some fans' displeasure at this shift, it has some really good songs on it. James Hetfield dives headfirst into his traumatic past on this record, creating some of his most personal and tragic lyrics.

That is not the case, however, for the album's opener.

A heavy rock tracks with a slide guitar solo, "Ain't My Bitch" is successful in setting the tone for an album that would see many departures from the band's status quo. However, the song itself is bland with a riff that sounds like every other hard rock song you've ever heard.

The lyrics, which talk about getting rid of something (or someone) causing you a problem, are pathetic in places with the Hetfield coming across as a whiny teenager rather than a rock star.

Songs like "Hero of the Day" or "Bleeding Me" would have served as much better openers if the band wanted to show they were heading in a new direction. As for "Ain't My Bitch", that deserved to be lost in the middle of the track list.