dude! I'm so glad to know that about the production quality. Well, not glad that it was crap, but glad to know that there was a reason.

It's something that has always bothered me about it. Every time I put the headphones on and prepare to jam, I'm left underwhelmed by the bass. I'm always thinking, man these songs are epic, but with all that energy there is very little thump to it.

But didn't this issue continue on to the Black album? I feel like I remember feeling the same anticlimactic sensation with songs like Enter Sandman. Like it sounds like it should really bump, but something is wrong in the mix.