Yeah OK, I expected something pretty average but having now listened to the whole thing twice through I can safely say I'll never voluntarily listen to it again. Even St Anger is a masterpiece compared to this horse shit.
I rate it one huge double-flushing turd out of 10.
I'ts NOT a Metallica album remember? Maybe people would not be so quick to have a crack at it if they didn't use the Metallica name, but I haven't heard the full thing yet, so it could be utterly shite