I've been on a really embarrasing retro-metal kick lately, as you might have noticed by looking at my playlist or my Audioscrobbler profile. I've just found that it is very motivational listening to the driving beat of drums and guitars while coding. Plus, I half-watched that MTVIcon special with Metallica, which got me feeling all nostalgic and retro and stuff. I "found" a copy of their newest album yesterday, which is supposed to be all "back to their roots" and "heavy" and crap. Of course, there's nothing more pathetic than someone clinging to barely retro music.