It sounds terrible, even my crappy metal core pedal sounds better

Hard rock and heavy metal, classic metal is where it shines

I suppose if it had a 10-band EQ and a 12AX7 preamp circuit, it would be "the best metal pedal", but for a small piece of gear, it's probably the best analog distortion on the market.

This pedal is ok at best there are a lot better metal pedals out there the only thing this one really has going for it is it has a built in noise gate other wise this pedal is pretty thin sounding and has far to much gain then you will ever need

The MXR Fullbore Metal is a high-octane distortion suitable for modern metal music

Marshall Half Stack!EXPECT FLAWLESS METAL TONES- PERFECT: 5 STARS!

You know how hard it is to squeeze a good metal crunch out of one small box

But through a nice, well-balanced tube amp like a Hot Rod or something, this can give you very nice metal distortion

The MXR is one hot, distorted, metal in your face guitar pedal

Hard rock and heavy metal, classic metal is where it shines