Let’s be honest here. Guns and Roses was a short lived explosion of popularity. They became so popular because they had a few undeniably catchy and classic songs. They also had a good look with a lead singer that looked middle America and a cartoon like lead guitarist. They were a perfect package with the songs to back it up. It fell apart pretty quickly. Metallica is in it for the long haul. They never had a great singer. They never had really great songs. They are a good band with a good name and artwork and they managed not to die. That being said I love my Metallica LE.