Stern

Metallica (Premium)

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This game received 629 approved Pinsider ratings and currently rates 8.684 _/10

8.684

Top 100 ranking

This game ranks 1st in the game group "Metallica". The group itself ranks #16 in the Pinside Pinball Top 100.

Score breakdown

Score breakdown in the 4 main categories:

Game Design: 8.673

Artwork: 8.619

Sounds/Music: 8.508

Other Aspects: 8.71

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9.049

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This title is part of group: "Metallica"

Metallica
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Metallica
(Premium)

Metallica Master of Puppets
(LE)

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10.000/10

1 year ago

LMM

lminimart

Pinside apprentice

Chicago, IL

2y 17,650 10 12

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.

4 Pinsiders flagged this.

9.040/10

1 year ago

VEE

Veemonroe

Pinside member

London

2y 55,550 205 7 176

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.

3 Pinsiders starred this!

9.640/10

2 years ago

MPM

mmanitt

Pinside member

Charlotte, NC

6y 24,300 2 6 7

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

2 years ago

ROC

Rocket82

Pinside apprentice

Melbourne

3y 13,400 4 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.

3 Pinsiders flagged this.

9.663/10

2 years ago

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blacklightprod

Pinside member

St Charles, MO

2y 35,400 108 30 35

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

2 years ago

JEF

jb343

Pinside member

San Francisco, CA

3y 21,650 22 4 6

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

jb343 currently owns this game.

9.260/10

2 years ago

SL

stephflipp

Pinside member

Saint-malo

11y 27,050 15 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.

9.144/10

2 years ago

KOS

Kkoss24

Pinside+ Frequent

4y 128K 7,546 4 25

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 14, 2023.
Kkoss24 has owned this game in the past.

9.700/10

2 years ago

DAD

rockburch

Pinside member

Myrtle Beach, SC

6y 29,000 55 15 5

Great Game

rockburch currently owns this game.

7.723/10

2 years ago

AGD

LegoYoda

Pinside member

Brighton

2y 34,900 235 1 16

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....

LegoYoda edited previous rating on February 21, 2023.

9.580/10

2 years ago

MOO

moyo

Pinside member

Avon, IN

10y 20,250 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.

10.000/10

2 years ago

CEC

Mrtattooz

Pinside+ Frequent

Fayetteville, GA

7y 58,800 135 11

Probably the best machine Stern ever made!!!!

Mrtattooz has owned this game in the past.

3 Pinsiders flagged this.

9.900/10

2 years ago

MRG

MG7322

Mitchell Lighting

11y 82,550 347 26

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.

2 Pinsiders flagged this.

9.240/10

2 years ago

KMA

Hawkball

Inactive member

Seattle, WA

7y 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

2 years ago

KSM

munemori_s

Pinside member

Doral, FL

5y 36,900 59 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.

3 Pinsiders flagged this.

10.000/10

3 years ago

K D

diamondfate9

Pinside member

Winter Haven, FL

5y 28,800 35 3 9

This was my first Stern game...I absolutely love it!

diamondfate9 has owned this game in the past.

3 Pinsiders flagged this.

1.000/10

3 years ago

TNA

flip17000

Pinside apprentice

La Rochelle

3y 24,500 1 85

very good pinball premium

flip17000 edited previous rating on January 14, 2023.

10.000/10

3 years ago

MRC

gatordad

Pinside member

New Lenox, IL

14y 61,400 823 10 15

My favorite game!!

gatordad currently owns this game.

5 Pinsiders flagged this.

9.577/10

3 years ago

REW

woody76

Pinball Marketing

Nashville, TN

9y 142K 6,847 6 98

Arguably the best stern ever made. I had a pro for years and just upgraded to a premium.

woody76 has owned this game in the past.

3 Pinsiders flagged this.

9.144/10

3 years ago

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alexander5815

Pinside member

Wien

3y 37,750 31 56

second best musicpin; after iron maiden and alice cooper. soundsystem of prem is very poor. installed an upgrade from fidelity sound; much much better now.

alexander5815 edited previous rating on December 30, 2020.
alexander5815 has owned this game in the past.

9.240/10

3 years ago

BMS

Betelgeuse

Pinside member

13y 129K 3,645 72

One of the top Stern games ever made, possibly the overall best. It re-introduced hand drawn artwork to the next generation of pins. A fan layout, but a great fan layout. Combined with Lyman's excellent code makes this a very approachable game for any player.

Betelgeuse edited previous rating on April 01, 2023.

8.940/10

3 years ago

MWT

mwthatch

Pinside member

Palm Desert, CA

6y 38,050 21 16 23

Sparkey is a great toy. The game is fun and will be a keeper for a long time to come.

mwthatch has owned this game in the past.

8.123/10

3 years ago

WST

Westbury

Inactive member

5y 41,550 64 6

I enjoyed the game the few times i got to play it! But with any music theme you really gotta like the band to get behind and enjoy the pin otherwise i can see the music and sounds getting old.

Westbury has this game on the wishlist.

9.520/10

3 years ago

RMG

Flash71

Pinside+ Frequent

Lewiston, NY

5y 98,550 1,396 19 26 3

I loved this game so much playing it out I decided to buy a HUO premium for myself. You cannot beat the songs of Metallica blasting while you blast little silver balls all over the playfield. Layout is spot on with lots of great shot making to be had. That war hammer smashing balls into the coffin is soooo freaking cool. I can’t wait to pick up my premium this weekend and and take it for a test drive. This may never leave my collection....ever!

Flash71 currently owns this game.

2 Pinsiders starred this!

10.000/10

3 years ago

DOG

Big_dawg

Inactive member

Sarasota, FL

6y 27,150 3 11

This game to me is one of the few titles that is a perfect 10/10. The theme, layout, rules it’s all perfection. Nothing better then hearing your favorite Metallica songs while playing some pinball!

3 Pinsiders flagged this.

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