[Guthur]

I think much of the song arrangement is likely from Lars.

There is a video somewhere of Hammett describing how he shared a riff for one of their songs and Lars said "play that but 3 times them end on that" or something to that effect.

Live performances may not be super tight but it's OK because Hetfield is a better drummer (at least he keeps the rhythm)

[midoridensha]

Metallica would be a lot better if they hired a new drummer, and Lars just became a manager.

[sornaensis]

For sure, the band is Lars and James. People like to hate on Lars and Hammett out of jealousy I guess, they’re both really successful in a genre that celebrates technical prowess, while not being technical players.