10 Most Overhated Bands In Rock
1. Metallica
Metallica deserve all the credit in the world for bringing heavy metal to the upper echelons of rock music. Across their discography, the band have created some of the greatest tracks the genre has ever seen, from the punk thrashiness of "Master of Puppets" to the forceful stomp of "Sad But True." The band may have firmly cemented their legacy, but the hate garnered from metalheads cannot be ignored.
Even Metallica fans have lobbed a fair bit of hate at the band over the years, which can be traced back to certain points in the band's timeline. Whether it was when they went mainstream with the Black Album or when they put out the messiness of St. Anger, fans have always spoken up when something was below the high standard the band had set for themselves. There are even diehard metal fans who mock songs like "Fade to Black" for being too mellow compared to the band's thrashy works.
While people don't tend to mince words about their least favorites, the beauty of Metallica's music comes from the amount of diversity that they have rather than their deliberate attempts to cheat their fans. No matter what kind of musical endeavor they decide to step into, Metallica have always done what has suited them and created one of the biggest metal congregations the world has ever known.