Thought I'd chime in.. I played Metallica at Mort's tonight as well - got about 20 games in (there was some dude hogging it for most of the night). The majority of the first few games were brickfests (I'm not a good player by any stretch), but towards the end I started to get into a groove and the ramp shots became much easier. It does have good flow once you get the shots down. Also, it did feel more solid and less "plastic-y" compared to previous Sterns (I'm more of a B/W guy), which is great. Sparky is way less cheap than I had anticipated. Although I will mention that there is an ACDC premium at Mort's too.. I played it immediately following and I'm not sure Metallica will be able to top it as ACDC seems to be more complex layout-wise. My 2 cents.