I’ve been revisiting Metallica and Ronnie James Dio era Black Sabbath lately. It’s like discovering them for the first time. What the hell have I been missing? It’s been great. I’m just kind of embarrassed I didn’t like them at the time. I never appreciated Ronnie James Dio and James Hetfield like I should have. I was blinded to Ronnie’s genius by my loyalty to Ozzy era Black Sabbath. And Slayer always cast a shadow over James Hetfield and Metallica. But this stuff is great. James Hetfield is as much a riff lord as anyone, and Ronnie is a better singer than Ozzy.
While my like or dislike of them doesn’t make any difference to them, I just wanted to publish this open letter type blog post to say I’m sorry, and that I never should have doubted you guys.
