Metallica - Death Magnetic

[Anvil]

Uhh... not too sure what to say about the new album title.

There's definitely some interesting stuff on this Mission Metallica site... some interesting riffs, interesting ideas.

I'm pretty enthralled and looking forward to hearing another abomination, but, who knows.

 

[Anvil]

A few reviews:

GUITAR SOLOS!
After abandoning the art of shredding entirely in favour of wet guitars and a drumkit made of dustbins on St Anger, we’re proud to report that Kirk Hammett’s trademark greased-lightning solos are firmly back in place. Hooray!

METAL THRASHING MADNESS!
It must have stuck in James Hetfield’s craw to see the young bucks in Municipal Waste, Evile and Gama Bomb trying to nick his King Of The Riff crown from him. So, to remind these little gits exactly who it was who had a hand kickstarting the thrash movement, on the new record there’s a cavalcade of mental mosphpit moments, as well as the man declaring himself a “heavy metal riff machine”.

DARK LYRICS!
“Sunshine never comes”. “Show your scars”. “|Suicide, I’ve already died!”. On the new album, James Hetfield’s once again dealing with some serious stuff in his lyrics, making for some decidedly dark phrases. But it’s not all doom and gloom, he also declares that he’s “Up from the wreckage one more time”. After St Anger, ‘Tallica sure are.

LABYRINTHINE ARRANGEMENTS!
Placing dozens of riffs into maze-like arrangements and joining them up with cunning, tricky fills is essential to making classics like Master of Puppets twist and turn. Once again, Metalllica stick two fingers up to verse/chorus/verse and drop a cunningly designed carpet-bomb of riffola on us. Superb.

ULTRA-HEAVY PRODUCTION
Rick Rubin’s CV includes twiddling the knobs for Slayer, Mayhem, System of A Down and Trouble. If there’s an expert of heavy, it’s him, and he’s done a sterling job ensuring that ‘Tallica’s new album is heavier than a pregnant hippo. Although it’s much, much faster than that.

 

[deathstrike from hell]

lol @ the part about rick rueben making this album heavy.

 

[Will Bozarth]

definitely looking forward to the cd. i can tell itll be better than St Anger, but i'm curious to see how much better

 

[Enemy242]

my friend said they already have had listening parties and that people were saying it was just ok, but i don't know how reliable he is. either way i'm looking forward to it, i know its not going to be amazing but i'm curious as to how it turns out.

 

[Shmu]

Well don't expect to much from them ... they only recorded this album because they got hungry only to sell but not to listen

 

[Will Bozarth]

they had listening parties for SIX of the songs on the cd. there are mixed reviews, just like everything else. people hate Reload, Anchorman, and No Country For Old Men. That should tell you that people are stupid and shouldn't be listened to when it comes to their reviews of anything in the wacky world of entertainment.

 

[Captain Beard]

The same applies to you then.

 

[Will Bozarth]

exactly!

 

[Captain Beard]

I don't even discuss the music I like with close friends as much anymore. It's to the point where opinions differ so much that I might say "X band has a new cd out, want it?" and MAYBE mention a band if I really enjoy their disc and feel someone else might, but won't openly mention my favorite current listens as a default unless I know what the other person prefers.

 

[rms]

Well don't expect to much from them ... they only recorded this album because they got hungry only to sell but not to listen

 

[Pitiless Wanderer]

they are done making thrash metal, in the same way in flames is done making any decent melodic death metal. every time of these bands comes out with a new record you always hear people say "oh my god this is going to be a return to their roots blah blah blah" and it never is. this metallica album might have some heavy moments, it might have some fast moments, but those are aspects of heavy metal that any band can just toss into a song for their own sake. the energy and the attitude is gone from metallica and rightfully so. theyre 45 year old men with families. they dont hate the world anymore. so dont hold your breath for this record hoping it's some return to form. there will never be another "classic" metallica record. it ended with ...and justice for all.

 

[derek]

Fuck that, this is gonna be OLD SCHOOL 'TALLICA! They are back!

 

[Will Bozarth]

they are done making thrash metal, in the same way in flames is done making any decent melodic death metal. every time of these bands comes out with a new record you always hear people say "oh my god this is going to be a return to their roots blah blah blah" and it never is. this metallica album might have some heavy moments, it might have some fast moments, but those are aspects of heavy metal that any band can just toss into a song for their own sake. the energy and the attitude is gone from metallica and rightfully so. theyre 45 year old men with families. they dont hate the world anymore. so dont hold your breath for this record hoping it's some return to form. there will never be another "classic" metallica record. it ended with ...and justice for all.

oh shut up

 

[Enemy242]

they are done making thrash metal, in the same way in flames is done making any decent melodic death metal. every time of these bands comes out with a new record you always hear people say "oh my god this is going to be a return to their roots blah blah blah" and it never is. this metallica album might have some heavy moments, it might have some fast moments, but those are aspects of heavy metal that any band can just toss into a song for their own sake. the energy and the attitude is gone from metallica and rightfully so. theyre 45 year old men with families. they dont hate the world anymore. so dont hold your breath for this record hoping it's some return to form. there will never be another "classic" metallica record. it ended with ...and justice for all.

no one thinks they're going to go back and release another master of puppets just like no one really thinks in flames is going to go back and release another whoracle, people just want it to be good and thats all that matters, stop your whining and give music a chance.

 

[Will Bozarth]

for once, i agree with this schmuck.

METALLICA WILL NEVER RELEASE ANOTHER CLASSIC ALBUM!

well.................... albums arent INSTANT CLASSICS. so, who the fuck knows what will happen?

 

[Shmu]

We will all gonna die !!

 

[Will Bozarth]

We will all gonna die !!

english! ENGLISH!

 

[Ambivalent]

You guys are faggots, this is going to be Metallica's best album ever and it's going to be the catalyst to bring in the new generation of thrash metal. They are gods.

 

[Shmu]

GREEK GREEK ... translate : Θα πε8ανουμε ολοι !!!