when i first got into metallica i got into the black album but it kinda slipped away as i started to listen to master of puppets and ride the lightenin more (not the biggest fan of justice, but one is a pretty cool song).

And as for don't_tread_on_me, i'm sure people would be happy, but in terms of metallica, they'd already demonstrated that they could produce much more powerful and original material and it must have been dissapointing at the time for metallica fans to be waiting for the next amazing album and been given a pop rock metal anthem album.