Metallica - Death Magnetic review
| Band: | Metallica |
| Album: | Death Magnetic |
| Style: | Thrash metal |
| Release date: | September 2008 |
Disc I [CD]
01. That Was Just Your Life
02. The End Of The Line
03. Broken, Beat & Scarred
04. The Day That Never Comes
05. All Nightmare Long
06. Cyanide
07. The Unforgiven III
08. The Judas Kiss
09. Suicide & Redemption
10. My Apocalypse
Disc II [CD] [Demo Magnetic]
01. Hi Guy
02. Neinteen
03. Black Squirrel
04. Casper
05. Flamingo
06. German Soup
07. UN3
08. Gymbag
09. K2LU
10. Ten
Disc III [DVD] [Making Magnetic]
+ That Was Just Your Life
+ The End Of The Line
+ Broken, Beat & Scarred
+ The Day That Never Comes
+ All Nightmare Long
+ Cyanide
+ The Unforgiven III
+ The Judas Kiss
+ Suicide & Redemption
+ My Apocalypse
It's always very difficult to analyze what Metallica has created, seems as normal criteria doesn't apply to them, so I might as well just get this off my chest - if ?Death Magnetic" wasn't a Metallica album, I would probably rate it pretty darn close to ten stars. However, since I too have the impressive legacy of their previous works to consider, I will not. This of course technically makes me a whore - that's fair, I digest. But numbers and stars aside, do I think this is a good album?
The answer is yes. Yes I do. ?Death Magnetic" effectively gaps the bridge between the old and the new. The cynic in me wants to add that the album has the tempo of the old days and the lyrical lunacy of the modern era - and he's right. Unlike with Metallica's earlier works, ?Death Magnetic" isn't too generous with providing addictive vocal hooks. That is not to say that there are none, but they are not always immediately obvious. What is obvious, however, is the fact that ?Death Magnetic" is an ??And Justice for All" inspired riff-fest (except with bass). It rolls on with a steady thrashing pace and an ominous sound of thunder - a blackness which I didn't believe Metallica possessed anymore. As if the mad riffing wasn't enough, Kirk lets his shredding-self run free, to a point of sheer insanity. Even James puts on a helluva show and keeps his vocal fluxions at bay, sounding rather gritty indeed. Occasionally he does drift to the mellow side (?The Unforgiven III"), although frankly these occasions are surprisingly intriguing. As downers one might point out the relatively jumpy and diverse musical side, which in combination with the somewhat limited lyrical themes make ?Death Magnetic" not exactly the easiest to listen record around. It does, however, utterly kick ass.
Despite the tempo-frenzy one has to bare in mind the fact that we are dealing with the new Metallica. ?Death Magnetic" is not the new ?Master of Puppets". Personally I'm actually relieved about that - instead of copying their older lore, the band has thrown in some recognizable blasts from the past and melded them into their "new old sound", thus making ?Death Magnetic" a rock-solid comeback statement, a truly crushing mosher and above all, a true contemporary Metallica classic.
Rating:
9.0
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Rating: 9.0 |
Metallica made fans to wait 5 years for a new album,again.The first Wait was between ''Metallica'' and ''Load'',the second was between ''Garage inc.'' and ''St.Anger''. And the last one between ''St.Anger'' and this album:''Death Magnetic''. ''Load'' and ''St.Anger'' were disappointments, is ''Death Magnetic'' another disappointment? Hell no. Read more ›› |
Rating:
8.0
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Rating: 8.0 |
After St. Anger's dismal fallout, Metallica definitely needed to shake their foundations if they were going to retain their fame, fortune and most of all, their following. Luckily, they did, and quite efficiently too, as new album Death Magnetic distinctly restores their credibility. To help themselves out, they brought in major league producer Rick Rubin (of Slayer, System Of A Down and Johnny Cash fame), who seems to have gauged the perfect balance between the grittier edge of Metallica's classic sound circa And Justice For All and the music they tried (not so successfully) to inject into St Anger. Read more ›› |
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| Paradox0 Unasuming Madnes Posts: 592 From: USA |
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| StratoDan1990 Posts: 24 From: UK |
The best metallica release since the black album IMO. It's like the missing link between ..And Justice For All and the Black Album. A must buy 
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| ß Problem? Posts: 916 From: Canada  |
Er why does this cd have so many 10s?..
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| Nicko's Nose Posts: 486 From: Canada  |
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| Demonmayonnaise Posts: 362 From: USA  |
This album got a 7 from me. I hate the fanboys too. Lets give every Metallica album a 10. Yay! Now I bet they feel accomplished. Metallicock in mouth syndrome. Never fails.
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| Paradox0 Unasuming Madnes Posts: 592 From: USA |
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| ß Problem? Posts: 916 From: Canada |
Last time I checked a 10 was a perfect rating so by giving it a 10 it's perfect in every way?
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| Paradox0 Unasuming Madnes Posts: 592 From: USA |
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| ß Problem? Posts: 916 From: Canada |
Fair enough
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| stygian Posts: 28 From: The Netherlands  |
Written by Martin_metal on 17.09.2008 at 06:56 yeah i agree with you on the sound of it, theyve got me hooked on it though...
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| Tod_Engel Posts: 159 From: Estonia  |
The new album is good, it got 7 from me.. The highlight for me are Kirk Hammett's solos (the best one imo in Suicide & Redemption). Favorite songs are My Apocalypse and Suicide & Redemption. I won't comment on production very much. It could have been better for that money and experience of mixers and mastering experts. And now when they try to sound somewhat complex on this album, they should experiment with a bit more progressive sound for next one.
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| Nicko's Nose Posts: 486 From: Canada |
I still love it, but I have to admit that its quite easy to get bored of it.
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| freddie420666 Posts: 43 From: USA  |
honestly, at first i didnt know what to expect from this new album. i honestly thought it was going to be another Load, Reload, or St. Anger. but when i got it and listened to it. i was very shocked. tis a kickass album. in my opinion i think that almost all the songs are ace. cyanide is the only one i dont really care for. but it still is an alright song. all in all, after the release of this album, i am still proud to call Metallica my favorite band.
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| Uirapuru Liver Failure Posts: 2955 From: Brazil  |
hehe.. the first song is very boring until the beggining of the solos at 5:30 min  ''The End of the line'' is better, ''All nightmare long'' is the best song in my opinion.But I really prefer St. Anger style. when it comes to Metallica, i like the catchy nu-metal riffs and the weird drums  But this album has a couple of songs that i can enjoy.
----  ---- member of the true crusade against old school heavy metal, early 80s thrash, NWOBHM, traditional doom, first and second wave black metal, old school death metal, US power metal, 70s prog rock and atmospheric doomsludgestoner. o/
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| K✞ulu Seeker of Truth Posts: 2570 From: Czech Republic  |
Well, not funny. The guy's just a moron.
---- Savor what you feel and what you see Things that may not seem important now But may be tomorrow R.I.P. Chuck Schuldiner Satan was a Backstreet Boy
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| Deadmeat Necrobutcher Posts: 2437 From: Greece  |
To me it's a bit better or at least equal to Black Album.. Nice job from a band that is lost between their past and their hot hot money... They remebered after many years to work..
---- Υou've sold your human essence to the cold world of dead and empty things... You're SOLD!
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| Warman Erotic Stains Posts: 7695 From: Sweden  |
At first I thought the album was really good but after a while it became even better. I listen to it more now than during its first release days. A very special mix of "Ride the Lightning", "Master of Puppets" and "...And Justice for All" with a thick layer of Load over it. Okay, I'll be honest. Puppetz and Lightning aren't as obvious as Load and Justice, but I can certainly hear a "Ride the Lightning" solo at one place and "Disposable Heroes" at another. It sounds like Metallica has held all that early aggression and Thrash inside them for the last 20 years and suddenly they just let it all out. And for the first time ever I actually enjoy Kirk's solos throughout the whole album. Yes, I'm a Metallica fanboy who thinks most Kirk Hammett solos says... nothing. During the (many) highlights, "Death Magnetic" is IMO the best they've done since '86. Oh, almost forgot. The album is amazing, but "Suicide & Redemption" must be the most boring shit I've heard from them.
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| Oskmrgo83 Oskmrgo83 Posts: 222 From: Colombia  |
Every single song from this albhum is excellent, except by "Suicide and Redemption".
---- Now it's time to... rock!!!!!
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| THRASHTILDEATH Posts: 54 From: USA  |
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| Himann Orm KrigGud Posts: 1859 From: Norway  |
Best album since the first 4. Wonder why it took them almost 20 years to do this, but anyway... Will never live up to the Metallica of old but its not too bad.
---- To be Draped by the Shadow of your Morbid Palace. Ohh, Hate Living...The only heat is warm blood So Pure... So Cold Transilvanian Hunger
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| BloodTears ANA-thema Posts: 11835 From: Portugal  |
Written by Warman on 25.10.2008 at 01:12 I don't think it's boring at all. The riffs are great.
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| FOOCK Nam Posts: 3571 From: Vietnam  |
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| FariD AzadI Posts: 4 From: Iran |
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| V8Thrasher Posts: 30 From: USA  |
I really enjoyed your review of "Death Magnetic". It seems like a coming back to form since "St. Anger", although i was able to listen through that album. upon my first listen it was definitely a shock to hear them like this. Thrash. Metallica are a Thrash band, and listening to this brought a huge smile to my face. my only complaints about this album are: 1. typically it takes about 2 min to get to the actual song, the intros are nice but maybe they should of done that on a song or two. 2. the production value. its TOO high. im listening to a playlist at the gym and im listening to Master of Puppets then My Apocalypse comes on, it blows my ears off. so now i have to make sure i lower the volume before a song from Death Magnetic comes on. but all in all..... 8/10 from me. Welcome Back Metallica 
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| IronBlackZepp Posts: 180 From: USA  |
Probably one metallica best. Better then the Black album in my opinion.
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| terrorist Posts: 358 From: Serbia  |
Great album,great comeback!!!Thrash is rising up again!!!!!:banger2:
---- Will the ones who live after our end Worship the goddamn cross again? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnlG0h7YN_8&feature=related
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| Andresopeth Posts: 201 From: Venezuela  |
I agree with what Metallica said about this album "Is the best album that we could have done in this moment", forget abour Load, Reload and St Anger, this album has solos, agression, fast riffs, nice drum arrangements and meanning, so, this is, in my opinion, a very good album which makes me admire even more Metallica, is amazing how a band almost 30 years after their first album can create something so good! Long live to them!
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| Dominus The Shooter Posts: 375 From: Argentina  |
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