A MetallicA discussion

I first heard them when I was 10, back in '88. So unlike anything I had been exposed to up until then. You can say I've grown up with them. In '91 we moved to Germany for a year, I lived the Black Album during that time. When Load and Reload we released, those were during my awkward high school days, trying to figure out what I wanted and who I was going to be. Around ST. Anger, I was living on my own in a small studio apartment, all my friends had moved away, had a job but not a great one, I'm not going to say I was depressed but looking back I was angry for no real reason and not sure I liked myself much.
Death Magnetic was released during a happier time and also felt like an energetic revival of sorts for the band. Then today, I get home from work, fire up the Facebook and out of nowhere, new MetallicA hits me in the face. I must have watched the video a dozen times already. The first time I heard it, it almost brought tears to my eyes, in a good way. There was just something about their music, their energy, it hits me in a way very few bands have been able to do. All their albums that I grew up with were released when I was going through something in my life and the music was there for me. Here is the new song for those who haven't heard it yet. I can't wait for the new album in November.

I got this tattoo when I was 22. They mean more to me now then they did back then.