I hear you totally but thats why I'm so happy with the new stuff, seriously check it out and get back to me on Metallica.com. The anger is back and the shortest song is 6 and a half min and all the rest are over 8 min. If you dont like it it's cool but if you havent seen them live you should go. They know whats crap and stay away from it live.
I saw them twice, last time was less than 2 months before cliff was killed... I'll check it out when i get a chance...