1977 wrote:I also saw Anthrax supporting Metallica but i saw the Manchester Apollo gig. That was when Metallica were peaking anything they have ever done since has been a decline. It was only a couple of weeks later Cliff Burton was killed, what a waste of talent.
I saw they when they released Ride the Lightning and the tour with Anthrax was Damage Inc (from Master of Puppets) a couple of years later which IMO was their peak. The "black" album was huge granted, but after that it was sadly a decline on the recording front. Still great to see live though.