Albums you used to hate, but now love

I was listening to Barren Cross' "Rattle Your Cage" album today, and for once I really loved the album. When it was new, I absolutely hated most of it. And although it has grown on me over time, today was the first time I enjoyed it from start to finish, and kept telling myself how much I really liked it!

Wayne - Metal Church

I don't know why I didn't like it, but after it came out I purchased it and gave it a spin and just shelved it for years, then I just came across it one day and spun it again, I LOVED it from then on to this day.

Slayer - Divine Intervention
Judas Priest - Angel of Retibution

Razamanaz, headless cross, angel of retribution, enemy of god...

Pretty much every album mentioned in this thread is great.

Guns N' Roses ~ Appetite for Destruction
Staind ~ Break the Cycle
Y&T ~ Contagious
Elder ~ Plagues * Woes
Queensryche ~ Hear in the Now Frontier

SACRAMENT - Haunts of Violence

I didn't hate it, but I was way to young and dumb to appreciate it's incredibleness when I bought the CD in 1992. I was like, "pretty good" and really never listen to it until finding it in an old box a couple years ago.

Iron Maiden - s/t - that album just absolutely grew on me over time.

Blue Murder - Nothin' But Trouble. After their debut, I was excited about this release but once I got it,it was kinda bland to me. I held on to it though and eventually it grew on me. Now I enjoy it immensely.

The first Extreme album, I always wrote it off as ultra wussified until about 4 years ago or so. Now I love it, except for that damn Mutha song.

Hate is such a strong word, I remember when Velvet Revolver's "Contraband" came out and I bought it, and played it and I was not too impressed, I didn't hate it, but it really did nothing for me. I kinda shelved it until their 2nd album "Libertad" came out. I bought it and I was hooked, and after getting into Libertad for awhile I started playing Contraband too, and really started liking it then. I like Libertad more, but I like Contraband a lot more now than I did when it first came out.

Im the opposite I perfer Contraband to Libertad but both are good albums......


Id have to say for me it was STP - Core

I wasnt impressed all in all at the time with STP but had bought it for one song, then it turned into 2, then 3 and next thing I know its heavily in my rotation in my cd player and always spin it from start to finish

Iron Maiden - A Matter of Life and Death
Iron Maiden - The X-Factor
Candlemass - King of the Grey Islands
Manilla Road - The Courts of Chaos
Kiss - Dynasty

I wouldn't say love but Exodus with Rob Dukes is finally growing on me.

I've been racking my brain for something to add here, but generally speaking, if I hate an album, I ditch it. The only one that comes close is Risk by Megadeth.

I hated it when it was first released and I've only slightly warmed up to it in the last year or so. I keep it around because it fills a space in the Megadeth catalog. I could say the same thing about St. Anger, but I still can't find any redeeming qualities in that turd.

Temple of Blood wrote:

Pretty much every album mentioned in this thread is great.

Wow, that was a first, I think

Napalm Death - Diatribes

the catchy, light feel of it put me off originally. it took me a number of years to get into it. now i like it for what it was. an attempt at commercial death metal. thankfully they gave up attempt at mainstream.

Lita Ford - Stiletto
Warrant - Cherry Pie

ultmetal wrote:

Warrant - Cherry Pie

That's it. Hand over the bullet belt.....

Every album by Pink Cream 69

SpectreFate wrote:

ultmetal wrote:

Warrant - Cherry Pie

That's it. Hand over the bullet belt.....

Control Denied - Fragile Art Of Existence

When it came out I hated those clean vocals and basically wanted it to be a Death record. Not long ago I bought it again and can't understand what my problem was.

Can't think of any I hated and now love but I didn't love Learn by Deliverance when it came out but now I really do.

kmorg wrote:

I was listening to Barren Cross' "Rattle Your Cage" album today, and for once I really loved the album. When it was new, I absolutely hated most of it. And although it has grown on me over time, today was the first time I enjoyed it from start to finish, and kept telling myself how much I really liked it!

I remember when I was 13 when I first got into metal I listened to Master of Puppets for the first time and didn't like it especially the title song but after like 5 listens it grew on me and I now think its their best album along with ride the lightning

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Control Denied - Fragile Art Of Existence

I agree, forgot to add that one. The vocals at the time were really grating to me but now it doesn't bother me at all.