Yeah. Ya gotta give him time to grow on you. I'm hooked. When you hear him make furious statements like that, people not used to it are turned off, but his fans know exactly what he's talking about.
Also, the guy opens every show with my favorite Metallica song, "The Shortest Straw". That's what attracted me.
He's got to find a way to work Master of Puppets into the bumper rotation... ;)