Master of Puppets is by far my favourite Metallica album. AJFA is amazing but the lack of bass throughout is kinda distracting. As far as Hetfields vocals go, he was at his best during the Black Album era IMO. It must be about a year since I listened to St. Anger. It's a good album but the lack of solos etc plus the actual length of each track, make it sound a bit dull after a while. EDIT: I hope Ulrich switches the snare back on for the next album too! Cheers, Craig.