As the title implies, it is a dichotomy – between hope and despair, anger and exhilaration, acknowledging the past while leading the charge into the future.
They rank up there with Emperor and Satyricon, only a tad less inflated in their epic songwriting, with most songs clocking in at less than four minutes long.
Guest vocals by MM BossTone Dicky Barett, Dance Hall Crasher Karina Denike, and Me First’s Spike, Making Friends is a non-stop feel-good punk party platter.
Metallica’s lack of adrenaline is primarily due to their songwriting strategy of submerging power ballads beneath their traditional guitar chugging techniques.