Metallica 2000 : ugly rectifier tone

[Erock]

Tape? In the year 2000 or whatever I disappear came out? I doubt it

oooh, the professor and the viking, this should be good!

 

[MetalGOD84]

Were they using Diezels VH4 (James) and Randalls (Kirk) in the early 2000 ? They sounded great on St. Anger and DM. Afterwards seems like they went downwards.