# Best Metallica Instrumental? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 10, 2010, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-metallica-instrumental/556695 "2010-10-10T17:15:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cubsfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2010, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-metallica-instrumental/556695/1 "2010-10-10T17:15:24Z")
See subject. I suspect that Orion will win this by a landslide but lets see anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Walker\_in\_Eternity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/46a35a/32.png) [@Walker\_in\_Eternity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walker_in_Eternity)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2010, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-metallica-instrumental/556695/2 "2010-10-10T18:24:40Z")
I’ve gone for To Live is to Die, but Orion is still ahead. Which album is that from? ---
**Author:** ![Cubsfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2010, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-metallica-instrumental/556695/3 "2010-10-10T18:45:04Z")
> [@Walker\_in\_Eternity](#): > > I’ve gone for To Live is to Die, but Orion is still ahead. Which album is that from? Master of puppets. ---
**Author:** ![Saganist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Saganist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saganist)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2010, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-metallica-instrumental/556695/4 "2010-10-10T19:49:13Z")
Thumbs up for this thread as I think “Metallica instrumental” pretty much exactly equals my favorite type of music. So I was never too crazy about Orion actually. My ranking is: Ktulu To Live is To Die Suicide and Redemption Orion Anesthesia Of course, this doesn’t mean I think the ones at the bottom are anything less than brilliant, just that I like the higher ones more. ---
**Author:** ![acetylene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@acetylene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/acetylene)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2010, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-metallica-instrumental/556695/5 "2010-10-10T23:17:19Z")
Personally I think Ktulu is by far their best. Maybe it’s because it was co-written by Dave Mustaine… ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2010, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-metallica-instrumental/556695/6 "2010-10-11T01:44:17Z")
I go with Ktulu because I LOVE LOVE LOVE it on the S and M CD. I am voting on the case of that and not the “real” ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Nader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Darth\_Nader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Nader)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2010, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-metallica-instrumental/556695/7 "2010-10-11T04:04:38Z")
Orion, 'cause it got me kicked off Napster back in the day. ---
**Author:** ![DJ\_Motorbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/90ced4/32.png) [@DJ\_Motorbike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DJ_Motorbike)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2010, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-metallica-instrumental/556695/8 "2010-10-11T14:36:34Z")
There is a nice little bell curve going right now. I voted Orion. ---
**Author:** ![Cubsfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2010, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-metallica-instrumental/556695/9 "2010-10-12T00:36:26Z")
Hmmm…surprised that Orion and Kthulu are so close. Never would have thought that. Interesting. ---
**Author:** ![MegaBee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f0a364/32.png) [@MegaBee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MegaBee)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2010, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-metallica-instrumental/556695/10 "2010-10-12T12:34:57Z")
> [@Cubsfan](#): > > Hmmm…surprised that Orion and Kthulu are so close. Never would have thought that. Interesting. I’m not surprised. I voted for Orion, but Call of Ktulu was a close second for me. ---
**Author:** ![MTCicero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a4c791/32.png) [@MTCicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MTCicero)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2010, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-metallica-instrumental/556695/11 "2010-10-12T13:59:43Z")
> [@MegaBee](#): > > > [@Cubsfan](#): > > > > Hmmm…surprised that Orion and Kthulu are so close. Never would have thought that. Interesting. > > I’m not surprised. I voted for Orion, but Call of Ktulu was a close second for me. Yes, **Ktulu** is definitely the next best, followed by TLItD.