For some reason, this part of you statement just doesn't make sense to me. :shrugs:
Anyway, Metallica Metallica was the pivotal point in their career. Good album, but I don't think anything after it can even come close to comparing to their early BEST stuff. I don't think a top 5 list could get anything from after the black album.
This is just off the top of my head not necessarily in order, but kinda:
Creeping Death
The Four Horsemen
One
Am I Evil?
Seek and Destroy
Trapped Under Ice
Blitzkrieg
Fight Fire With Fire
Fade to Black
Master of Puppets
Enter Sandman
Can't really go wrong with any of it!!

D80