Metallica - Death Magnetic

[Power_Metal_Dom]

Surprised this hasn't been discussed yet. Well here's a thread for when the album lands. Seeing how the internet lit up when *shudder* St Anger dropped I expect this album to be highly anticipated and commented on.

Released September 12th through Warner Bros, their ninth studio album, track listing is:

1. "That Was Just Your Life"
2. "The End of the Line"
3. "Broken, Beat & Scarred"
4. "The Day That Never Comes"
5. "All Nightmare Long"
6. "Cyanide"
7. "The Unforgiven III"
8. "The Judas Kiss"
9. "Suicide & Redemption"
10. "My Apocalypse"

No title track? Hm. I can't say I'm holding my breath for this release. Metallica haven't made an album I liked since 1991. I hope they churn out some old fashioned thrash and balls to the wall solos instead of all this pretentious "this song is about tortured innocence" crap. Sometimes that statement making stuff works (see Iron Maiden, Megadeth) but sometimes you want more of what made you love the band in the first place.

Thoughts?

 

[Symphony]

I am curious about this one too......despite not really taken an interest in Metallica since the late 90's

 

[Dan W]

Still haven't decided on whether to get it or not yet

Considering I've got the entire back catalogue (won it back in 2003, just after st anger release in a totalrock comp) but sold the only 2 albums I've bought by them

 

[Andiferum]

The new single is fantastic! I'm hopeful about this one.

 

[1928]

I'm not a fan of Metallica aside from Ride the Lightning and a few other songs (the obvious MoP, Enter Sandman, One, Blackened, etc. that's about it), but that's a pretty cool album cover. Maybe I'll check the single out..

 

[fool_in_paradise]

I'm gonna give this one a chance - i like what i hear from new song 'Cyanide'; it's like And Justice For All... mixed with the Black Album . I hope it doesn't dissapoint as much as the album that must not be named (certainly not a saint in any respect)

My favourite Metallica stuff is most definitely the Cliff Burton era (still sadly missed RIP)

Surely anything more towards their thrash roots will be better than the past 17 years output!

 

[fool_in_paradise]

 

[Power_Metal_Dom]

Finally got round to listening to The Day That Never Comes. It's not a bad song but as far as metal is concerned it doesn't kick off until 5:02. Until that point it's all vocals based and James Hetfield doesn't sing like he used to.

 

[SiliconMessiah]

The day that never comes actually impressed me, wasn't what i was expecting from the new album (i.e. it was actually vaguely a good song!) but Cyanide and My Apocalypse (which is up on metallica.com) don't interest me at all really.

 

[Alcaline]

I heard My Apocalypse the other day and I quite liked it. It's the first song with thrash elements in it since the 80s.

I'm really unsure about the production though. The guitars sound very compressed yet the sound is still very loose overall. Still, I won't make any judgements until I hear it on the album itself.

 

[Dan W]

You can say all you want about production, but at least the drum sound on the day that never comes is better than any of the drums on st anger

 

[Symphony]

Next week then huh? I'll have to check this one out despite recent releases

 

[Andiferum]

This album is actually great!

 

[Power_Metal_Dom]

Woah. Metallica have found their bollocks after all this time! This is genuinely, if not a return to their glory days, a great album. It's ballsy and metal. Most tracks have headbanging guaranteed

 

[Andiferum]

Woah. Metallica have found their bollocks after all this time! This is genuinely, if not a return to their glory days, a great album. It's ballsy and metal. Most tracks have headbanging guaranteed

Hell fucking yeah. Agreed.

 

[TemplarOfSteel]

I've heard some real mixed reviews on this, so I guess I'll have to investigate it for myself. Did anyone else get the super cheap tickets for the gig at the O2 by the way?

 

[Andiferum]

I've got a ticket for O2...think I'll go, PM me for my number or something man, maybe see you there!

 

[fool_in_paradise]

This album is actually great!

Yes!!! certainly better then the past 17 years output i've heard it in it's entirity and the fast riffs are back oh yeah and there are some solos

to be honest i think many people will be expecting too much from this album, as it is it's a great metal album but it will never be Ride The Lightning or Master of Puppets. Still i'm happy to say that it is a good Metallica album and that hasn't been said in a while.

 

[fool_in_paradise]

Death Magnetic is now available for streaming in its entirity via Metallica.com
Woo a decent Metallica album