What I mean is metal was originally a demonstration of musical complexity and devotion to the music. Almost all "metal" made with in the last 10 or 15 years has less and less of that as time goes on. Metallica is one of the best examples. You can seriously hear the difference in the music that was written by Dave before he got kicked out.
Taste is subjective, quality is not. Metallica has become one of those bands that milks their fans for the money and tries to appeal to a greater number of people in the interest of money. While to my knowledge, this has never been confirmed by a band member, it is quite obvious.