Pointless video post – ‘Battery’ by Metallica

There are many good reasons to raise an eyebrow at the middlebrow modern rock direction in which Metallica have taken their careers, but any band which can earn the affections of both Roger Scruton and Rachel Maddow, it must be said, has something quite substantial to recommend it. And here (as on several other matters, not necessarily the same matters) I am in full agreement with both Roger Scruton and Rachel Maddow about Master of Puppets being an absolutely exceptional album. So here is a throwback to the good old days: ‘Battery’ is probably one of the tightest, catchiest and - to borrow Dr Scruton’s description - poetic pieces of early thrash out there. Enjoy, my gentle readers!