You can still be a fan and hate some of their stuff. I personally think St Anger is crap, doesn't mean I haven't been listening to their stuff since I was 10 and loving it....

I don't think theres anything wrong with complaining about their new album... it IS completely different to anything they're done before. I wouldn't go as far as to say I hate them for releasing it though. If a friend of mine went from listening to Metallica to Britney Spears, i'd think he was crazy but i'd still be his/her friend.

I was trying to not post anything in this topic too....oh well....

Oh, and im not going to buy St Anger simply because I don't like what i've heard so far. A fan shouldn't be expected to buy something they don't like or have Metallica telling them they arn't true fans. That's equally as bad as Saying Metallica are sell outs.

- J