Metal 2016

New Metallica track released

Are my ears deceiving me... or is it actually relatively good?

I mean it's nothing outstanding or anything, and they milked the shit out of that one lick, but it's actually a legitimate thrash song with some genuine intensity and groovy riffing. I think they've done what they should have done years ago, and listened to some modern thrash for some inspiration. Good on them.
 
Can't stand the production on the Metallica song, especially the drums. The song itself wasn't very good either. No doubt it'll get overrated because "omg, Metallica have made a thrashy song again! Let's just not even bother considering if it's even good or not."

The Darkthrone track was better but not sure how much I like it yet, I'll have to listen to the full album. I was excited about Nocturno having full vocal duties this time, however, these weren't what I was really expecting. They could grow on me.
 
Yeah the new Metallica song sounds exactly like something off Death Magnetic - which means the production is crap. The songs are decent, but the mixing is terrible.