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This game received 622 approved Pinsider ratings and currently rates 8.717 _/10

8.717

Top 100 ranking

This game ranks 1st in the game group "Metallica". The group itself ranks #10 in the Pinside Pinball Top 100.

Score breakdown

Score breakdown in the 4 main categories:

Game Design: 8.714

Artwork: 8.665

Sounds/Music: 8.539

Other Aspects: 8.735

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Note! There are multiple versions of this game!
This is "Metallica (Premium)".
The other versions are: Metallica (Pro) (regular version), Metallica Master of Puppets (LE)

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9.104/10

8 days ago

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jerduke

Pinside member

Somain

8y 15,250 6 6

At start, not a fan of Metallica, but sounds, lights, ab game fit perfectly.
I miss a lot this pinball (owned twice).
One of the best ever!!

jerduke has owned this game in the past.

2 Pinsiders starred this!

7.712/10

26 days ago

RPL

I have tried several times to play it but I can't get into it, I think it's mostly because of the theme. I have to admit, I am also not familiar with the rule set. I do like some music pins even though I'm not a fan of the bands, but not this one so much. I love Rush and IM for various reason, and I like GNR but mainly for its light shows and some of its cool playfield features on the CE or LE. I find myself am puzzled by my feelings toward this pin as I really enjoy playing GOTG which is essentially the same layout. Makes me realize that sometimes theme is more important that I would have imagined. The gap between the top 100 ratings of this machine and GOTG is huge as of this date (11 versus 51) and is also puzzling? Is it the rules, the theme, perhaps more people have access to Metalllica, not sure? Such is the subjective nature of any review:) I probably won't play again is there are so many other awesome games to play.

7.728/10

34 days ago

KDZ

kool1

Pinside member

Oakville, ON

1y 72,800 2,086 4 31

Played a lot of Metallica over the holidays and it's good. I'm not a huge Metallica fan but they are fine and the music suits pinball for sure. Light show was good and game shoots well, typical Borg creation.

It seems like you get a lot of STM drains which takes away from the fun. Maybe I just suck, code is probably what makes this game score so high but honestly I enjoyed shooting Aerosmith more.

10.000/10

49 days ago

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Jimmyzz

Pinside member

Lugoff, SC

1y 24,000 1 9 6

Probably my favorite in my collection! Love all the different multi balls!!

Jimmyzz currently owns this game.

4 Pinsiders flagged this.

10.000/10

83 days ago

CMS

splitcms

Pinside member

Santa Clarita, CA

4y 59,800 253 20 19

I’ve owned a Metallica pro twice in the past and loved it. Never played a premium but recently bought one and wow. Lots say the pro is the better of the two but I strongly disagree. You are missing A LOT with just the pro. The premium has the spinners and is used in a lot of the modes for switch hits. The snake makes way more sense on the premium. You need the colored inserts for the premium. The rising cross is really cool. The hammer lock is one of the coolest ball locks in pinball. This might be my #1 of all time.

splitcms currently owns this game.

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9.224/10

4 months ago

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Polypin

Pinside+ Frequent

<1y 43,300 68 25

Great shooter, some tough shots, love the theme. I tend to be a band theme fan, so probably overly kind here given I'm a large fan of Metallica. Great integration with their music and art on display in this shooter.

Polypin edited previous rating on January 16, 2023.

9.700/10

4 months ago

FAB

foxyshilo

Pinside member

9y 23,400 1 3 22

Excellent game. My second favorite music pin after IM. All shots flow. Toys are fun especially Sparky. I'd love to own this one day.

foxyshilo edited previous rating on January 15, 2023.
foxyshilo has this game on the wishlist.

7.463/10

5 months ago

CSF

JurassicPark

Pinside member

Springfield, VT

1y 27,150 11 3 34 1

Very good pin, not the best I have ever played but defiantly worth owning if you are a Metallica fan.

JurassicPark edited previous rating on January 22, 2023.

10.000/10

8 months ago

LMM

lminimart

Pinside apprentice

Chicago, IL

1y 14,150 2 11

Excellent Stern pin. Finally played one yesterday after seeking one out for ages, and it completely satisfied. Not a huge Metallica fan but like them well enough... their music is prefect for pinball, they absolutely deserve a good pin, and they got one.

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9.040/10

9 months ago

VEE

Veemonroe

Pinside member

London

1y 47,050 75 5 107

Metallica LE/Prem is a brilliant pin for people who prefer Bally/Williams era pins (because it strongly resembles one), but like to play something more up to date.

The hammer, snake and electricity toys are brilliant and I absolutely LOVE the inline drop targets. Why don’t more modern pins have them? It (obviously) has great music too.

The real genius of this pin is that it feels somehow familiar, yet modern, at the same time. Really great pin.

9.640/10

11 months ago

MPM

mmanitt

Pinside member

Charlotte, NC

5y 24,300 2 5 6

Bolted to the floor. Owned for many years and it’s a crowd favorite at the house. Flow, art work, gameplay, music is a winner.

mmanitt currently owns this game.

10.000/10

1 year ago

ROC

Rocket82

Pinside apprentice

Unknown

1y 7,400 2 9

The only thing this machine needs is a quality speaker upgrade to complement the awesome songs and call outs. Other than that, Metallica Premium/LE is a true master pieces that will age like a fine wine! Hard title to find. I'd give my soul to own this pin. Maybe one day...

Rocket82 edited previous rating on February 20, 2022.

9.663/10

1 year ago

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blacklightprod

Pinside member

St Charles, MO

1y 32,400 99 27 30

This is an incredible game the missing aspect is the cgi is below average and the big miss was not having a color screen. This would be the game to vault with modern screen and clips of the band

blacklightprod currently owns this game.

8.304/10

1 year ago

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jb343

Pinside member

San Francisco, CA

2y 15,650 22 4 6

Fun game with interesting rule set. The music is a bonus.

jb343 currently owns this game.

9.260/10

1 year ago

SL

stephflipp

Pinside member

Saint-malo

10y 27,050 14 1 12

a fast and furious pin with great toys (the hammer, the snake, the grave..) and the rules made by lyman are excellent
this pinball has a good fun factor and a one more game feeling inside but it is packed with a fan layout not really innovative
overall, a new acdc with a better artwork !

stephflipp has owned this game in the past.

9.600/10

1 year ago

KOS

Kkoss24

Pinside+ Frequent

Crown Point, IN

2y 93,550 4,281 4 15

North / South pinball at its very best ! No wonder they rarely come up for sale .Welded to the floor :)

Kkoss24 edited previous rating on December 05, 2022.
Kkoss24 currently owns this game.

9.700/10

1 year ago

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rockburch

Pinside member

Myrtle Beach, SC

4y 22,000 44 8

Great Game

rockburch currently owns this game.

7.614/10

1 year ago

AGD

LegoYoda

Pinside apprentice

Brighton

1y 9,500 8

Took a while to really "get" this game and I found it hard to really start modes. However, once it clicks it's a lot of fun, challenging and quite interesting to play. Music and flow are good, shots and modes are fun and scoring is interesting. Let down by learning curve (and lack of signposting) and the voices and speech... I felt the band members were SUPER BORED when doing the voices for this cab, doesnt flow at all...Also, the snake... nope, dont get the joke....

9.580/10

1 year ago

RK

ryank11379

Pinside+ Addict

Elmhurst, IL

2y 60,300 98 40 15 2

Just a fast playing fun game. Its not particularly deep or technologically advanced, however the music, theme integration and bash toy make up for it. For me, this is the game that drew me into pinball and I'd say its a guest favorite, alongside MM & AFM. There is no real story to the theme here besides the game play doing its best to match the songs, however when you start doing well, the songs during the mode starts do a great job pulling you in even deeper. And its ass kicking speed will having you trying to do better and better on each new game. But mostly it just kicks my ass. The theme and coding are its weakest points probably, but the bash toy, electrocuting Sparky and having lightening and thunder with every jackpot will have you hooked.

ryank11379 currently owns this game.

9.580/10

1 year ago

MOO

moyo

Pinside member

Avon, IN

9y 18,250 28 2 7

Flat out love this game. Only bad thing is that the hammer function broke rather quickly out of the box. Even with it not functioning it is still a great game. The electric chair in combination with the shaker motor is one of my favorite features. Challenging, fun and Metallica playing in the background.

5.276/10

1 year ago

DAS

Inflamedcarnie

Pinside member

Ponte Vedra Beach, FL

1y 31,000 3 87

Decent game coupled with a terrible theme. Haphazard design and toys integrated with music as fresh and edgy as... 80's hair metal.

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10.000/10

1 year ago

CEC

Mrtattooz

Pinside+ Frequent

Fayetteville, GA

6y 58,800 126 3 11 2

Probably the best machine Stern ever made!!!!

Mrtattooz currently owns this game.

9.900/10

1 year ago

MRG

MG7322

Mitchell Lighting

10y 66,050 267 23 22

Color DMD mod and it’s 100%! Ramps are awesome. It is close in design to Avatar on left/ right sides. Better music pin than AS and Ledzep for the price point. If shopping for music pin this is up there. Not as packed as AC/DC or KISS in terms of toys and ramps but sparky is a blast to beat up.

9.240/10

1 year ago

KMA

Hawkball

Inactive member

Seattle, WA

6y 27,400 4 10 8

Fun game. Great layout. Snake and coffin lock are cool, graveyard is very nicely done on the premium/LE's and Sparky is always fun to shoot. Left outlane can be a killer. A little simple and the rule set is not super deep but the game feels great when your hitting your shots.

Hawkball currently owns this game.

10.000/10

1 year ago

KSM

munemori_s

Pinside member

Doral, FL

4y 35,250 43 27 12 3

The best game ever made.
Sparky is the coolest pinball toy i know.
Snake is the sixth guy.
It deserves a better sound as flipper fidelity and a shaker motor.
Better stop writting.... too many great points.

munemori_s currently owns this game.

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