TWD.
Same programmer (Lyman is king!!!), but very different playstyle.
If you dont know it well, you ought to.
Met, ACDC, and TWD are my three fav pins.

Williams IJ.

They made a ton of STTNG, I sold one that was NIB about 8 months ago and have ran across several HUO STTNGs. I tell you that to help you move it, IJ on the other hand is one that is hard to find HUO, I have never ran across one.

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If you like games that give you a rush feel like Metallica I suggest Ghostbusters, walking dead, and iron Man those 3 are games I enjoy and are very fast like metallica

Rob Zombie . I love metallica and it was the game getting the most play in my collection . But now Rob Zombie gets the most play . Great adrenaline rush and really great "just one more game" appeal . Looks good next to metallica also .

I have Met and AC/DC but there is no other like AFM I had it a few years ago and waiting for my ordered LE. Now is the time as the price is right. You won't regret it.........it's even better than Met, simple goals, fast paced, adrenaline rush, easy for begginers hard to rule the universe.

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I'm not really a topper guy but I think I might be in on this one.

AC/DC

SM

TWD. Same designer/programmer and some bash toys with magnets, but the way the modes start/scoring and layout is much more punishing than MET and plays very different. If you like the theme give it a go.

I've had MET for about 2 years and like TWD even more than it now.

Simple solution, trade the wife for a TWD premium.

TWD Prem/LE is an awesome game. We got TWD (in dec 2014) before Metallica (dec 2015). I still play TWDLE nearly every day. Ball times on Metallica can be quite long for me sometimes. Maybe you could ask your wife not to look at the backglass.. Once she gets into the machine she will not care about the backglass!

A Star Trek premium or Game of Thrones goes great with a Metallica. You get a solid Ritchie flowing pin with good rules to go with Metallica.

I'd recommend you take the SM VE off your wish list if you did not enjoy ST. They are similar in layout.

Maybe wait for a Dailed In!

Metallica is my favorite pin and I play it all the time. Bought it NIB back in 2013 and it never gets old. If I had to get my collection down to two machines, Twilight Zone is the other game that would get to stay. It really is a great game and has lasting power. Always fun to try to get to LITZ. Plus the shots are so different from Metallica (and most everything else) that it adds variety.

So TZ would be my recommendation. I do like TWD so I can't argue with that recommendation. But really what I'd recommend is finding space for three....

Twd premium / le is the best game out there acdc prem/ le is close

Twd code dots lights is Perfection !

LOTR.
Any pinball machine that needs something to pair with it will pair well with LOTR.
I believe in a two machine collection, the two games need to be as different as possible, while both satisfying the deep needs you have. If adrenaline is your thing then you will get it from LOTR. DTR will have you blood pumping every time, no matter how many times you get to it.
I have Met and LOTR and ten other machines. If I was down to two it would be those two.

Adrenaline rush huh? BSD will give that to you when you start stacking those multiballs ohhhhh yeah! Oh and I only have 2 pins as well.

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I own metallica pro, it is my favorite (shh..don't let the others know).
Twd gives me that same adrenaline blast, however short blasts as the game can be brutal.
One good game on met fills my adrenaline meter while twd might take 3 or 4 games to get my fill as it takes about the same amount of time.
Have to say my wife dislikes it though, (twd)refuses to play it because of the theme and gruesomeness of it.

Transformers decepticon is actually my second favorite game, (to each their own) more so for the shots, sounds, lighting, and overall package. It gets my adrenaline flowing somewhat, but met and twd own that department imo.

Tron
Spider-Man
Ironman
Attack from Mars

Does anyone know how the new Aerosmith pin compares to Metallica?

I own both. If you loved Metallica, you'll love Aerosmith. Assuming you like the music of Aerosmith.

I think it's similar, except that you can experience 9 modes in AS much easier than you can the 4 CIU modes in MET.

TWD LE or MM or wait SW is coming soon.

Been wondering the exact same thing.

MET is my favorite.

My top game before that was Tron. Top before that was TZ.

ACDC is also very high on my list...would probably be my desert island pin behind MET. I have the Pro...you can always put the sexy devil lady sticker over the Angus face. It plays faster than the premium, and is almost half the price.

If you want something with shorter games than MET choose: Iron Man...though the code isn't nearly as deep or nuanced.

If you want something with longer games than MET choose: Game of Thrones. Code is very deep and nuanced, although the story of each game tends to follow the same arc, but perhaps in a different order each time. (Whereas with Metallica you can go down completely different paths).

They don't feel similar at all. Aerosmith layout feels more like Kiss. Aerosmith is entirely mode based...shoot different lit shots until it ends (with some other stuff on top of that), whereas the tasks in Metallica are much more varied, independent of one another, and can be combined in more interesting ways beyond the "make sure you have a mode running, and then add something to it" gameplay of Aerosmith.

That said, I have enjoyed Aerosmith a lot, but you're asking me to compare it to my top game of all time.

Me three....got cash in my pocket and finding it hard to resist. Wasn't a fan at first cuz band is just meh for me. Can't deny the pin loOKs fun and pleasing to the eye except that scoop on left. Trying to hold out for alien or afmr but this is tempting. What to do what to do?

If you don't like Aerosmith I would suggest not buying an Aerosmith. Are you really that impatient that you can't hold out for AFMr or Alien?

I find the scoop on the left on AS is a lot easier to hit than the piston lane on Metallica. It could be the easiest shot on the game. If you dig Aerosmith as a band this game is a no brainer.

That's exactly why I don't like that shot. It's to easy. Why even put it there if that easy. Also the way you can still see the ball and then it seems to just dribble out. The met shot is challenging and the sounds that goes with it phenomenal. Minus that shot I think as looks great.

Aerosmith looks way better than I think anybody expected. I'm thinking about it to, but I'm definitely in on star wars for now. Aerosmith is a very likely future purchase though.
Op, Tron to me doesn't seem to get adrenaline pumping for me like Metallica. Maybe revisit GB, or TWD. Lotr would be a good compliment to Metallica to. Star wars is soon to, so maybe wait.

The impatient part comes into play because the cash in hand comes from a couple pin sales and literally dwindles with each passing day as little by little I spend on other things I need and don't need.

The struggle is real. Lol. I get it. Aerosmith does look good though.

You need it to be somewhat easy. One song shot then hit crank it up so you can add more time to the song. I prefer or welcome the new way you can see the ball in the scoop on the newer Sterns.

IMO

As people have said TWD (I have and love the pro) but if the optics are not great for your family Tron is a killer pin, plays nice and looks great with three different translites to choose from.

Something completely different may be nice also such as Tspp or LotR. Both are easy to sell if you don't like.

My Met and TWD sit right next to each other, both bolted to the ground!

Would go with TWD, GOT, or IM except in a 2 pin collection.

For pin # 2 opposite MET would choose a 3 flipper pin like ST or Tron. Nothing better for flow than Jackpot on a combo off the upper flipper.

Old pins I really like either of the High Speeds for 3 flippers.

Old 2 flippers, T2 probably is the prototype fast flowing fan or AFM has that reckless fast game if dialed in plus strobe mb is one of a kind

I like STTNG but find the wide-bodies don't do it for me at all so would avoid all those.

You have to hit the AS CIU scoop 3 or 4 times more often than you do the Metallica one. It's more integrated and a key element to success than it is on metallica; you have to shoot it to change songs + you have to shoot during songs if you want to progress + it's also a mystery shot. so it has to be an easy shot or it would be another ST mission start like design so to speak.

As for the topic at hand; GOT pro has Been an awesome pin in a 2 pin lineup for me and has outlasted MET, TWD, IMVE, and ACDC. Lots of flow, speed, and strategies. It's not a looker, but she sure is wild in the sack!

I'd go with a mode based game ...something like Family Guy, Indiana Jones, Judge Dredd, STTNG, Jurassic Park, etc.

Then of course, Tron would be a nice match too

in a two pin collection: Met Pro + ???. Fortunately there are a lot of superior choices:

2 Flippers:
AFM
AS
BSD
Centaur
GB
GOT
LOTR
TWD

Extra Flippers:
ACDC (4)
FGY/Shrek (5)
SM (3)
TH (3)
Tron (3)
TS (4)
TSPP (5)
TZ (6)
WH20 (3)

^ think you shortchanged Tspp by two flippers and over gave TZ by one.

This thread speaks to how versatile MET is as a game.

I really like TWD as mentioned, but may not be as family friendly.
Mixing it up with GOT or LOTR, or adding a classic like WH20 would mix
up a two pin home collection pretty well.
Good luck!

IM
Tron
LOTR
MET
BSD

are my top-5 for giving me a rush when I play. I think TWD would as well but haven't spent enough time on it.

IMO top choices would be... AS, TWD, Tron, IM, AFM

But since you've indicated you don't like AS, your tastes don't match mine. You should definitely test/try any game before buying, or you could end up with a game that other people like, but you don't.