Reasons Metallica is Better Than AC/DC

AC/DC are such a boring band. People moan that Metallica died with the Black Album but honestly thrash metal didn't resonate well into the 90's and most thrash bands that continued to be thrash in the 90's put out some pretty mediocre albums. Bands like Slayer, Exodus and Testament put out some average thrash albums in the 90's. Metallica would've fallen off the face of the earth had they gone into that route. Personally I think AC/DC hasn't done anything good since Back In Black and the only reason Back In Black was good was because the band allegedly used Bon Scott's ideas on Back In Black. Personally James is a more diverse rhythm guitarist than Malcolm, Kirk's solos are more diverse unlike Angus doing a variant of the same solo. Cliff Burton and Robert Trujillo are better bass guitarists than Mark Evans and Cliff Williams, while Jason Newstead had more energy. Say what you want about Lars but he has more energy than Phil Rudd and honestly Phil Rudd is no John Bonham, Keith Moon ...more

They do. There’s the first four albums, and the 90s albums which sound different, and they have different types of songs. AC/DC just reuses the same format over and over again. Just simple rock. They have absolutely no variety in their sound and they never experiment.

This is a good list but it all comes down to personal preference: hard rock vs thrash metal. Thrash is too heavy for most people.

I don't think Metallica is better, but I must say that this comparison list is actually solid.

You'll find loads of comments of me bashing James' voice on this site. God, I was ignorant. Metallica aren't my favourite band but he has one of the most expressive voices in metal.

Bon Scott and Brian Johnson are good vocalists. Hey have very scratchy and unpleasant voices. James Hetfield has a harsh voice, but he also is a better vocalist.

Ooh, James is also a lot better guitarist than Angus. He also drums good. Or can play keyboards too. He alone can take over three members of AC/DC out there.

Lars is a horrible drummer live now, even though he’s still great in the studio. What does it tell you when the only advantage they have is the drummer?

Not better guitar that's subjective. More skilled guitar yes

James and Kirk are better than Angus and Malcolm, and Dave Mustaine, even though he was only in Metallica for a year, is better than all of AC/DC’s guitarists as well. Metallica has way more variety in their riffs, and all of the guitarists have written riffs. Malcolm writes all of AC/DC’s riffs, and he can also play them better than Angus, but he just doesn’t.

AC/DC just sings about rock. And rock. And rock. That’s pretty much all they sing about.

What’s better? A song about a soldier who had his limbs and face blown off in WWI and lost his senses of sight and hearing and is in a coma and is trapped inside their mind and wants nothing more than to die or ROCK ROCK ROCK ROCK ROCK?

An outlaw who lost someone they care about and searches for a replacement but can’t find one or ROCK ROCK ROCK?

A song about suicide or ROOOOOOOCK?

Which has a better riff? Back In Black or Master Of Puppets? MASTER.

All of the bassists Metallica has had are better than any of the ones AC/DC has had.

They still have better live shows, even though Lars is a massive screw up.