Metallica 'St Anger' video

I really couldn't believe how bad it is. I'm not a bad fan of their more recent offerings, but I figured they still had something left to serve up which could hold my interest. This new song is fucking horrible. The first 30 seconds tricks you into thinking it might be cool and then it's straight on to Sucksville. Lars doesn't seem to be able to do anything cool anymore and James no longer writes good riffs. Kirk basically has nothing left to do other than jerk off with his free hand because they give him no solos at all. One person on the radio mentioned that it sounds like none of the members of the group are aware what the other one is playing and I partly agree. Is it just me or are the lyrics comprised of lines from older Metallica songs? I think James says: "Hit the Lights" somewhere in there and "fucking no regrets" ("Fuck it all and fucking no regrets" - Damage Inc.) But anyway, my final analysis is blah. I am no longer interested in them. Final nail in the coffin. Put 'em out to pasture and give 'em spots in Limp Bizkit and Linkin Park.
 
I think the song is medieocre, I like the part when James sings "fuck it all...hit the lights." I think that part is cool but the song is nothing special, I want to listen to the other songs on the album, but if this is any indication...
 
deathbearer said:
NU Metallica (both the video and the song) blow goats..Terrible drum production, as I thought Metallica were returning to thier thrash roots? Nah, this is just nu metal..The song and vocals are awful..
nu metal?? is it just me, or do people here call any music they hate "nu metal". enough with calling things nu metal. its so fucking annoying. this song is not "nu metal". its just bad.
 
Personally I like St. Anger. Instead of ripping it apart by saying "its not Master of Puppets", try listening to it for what it is, not for what it should be. Sure it doesnt have any solos in it, and sure its not as technical as some of their other stuff, but it is fast, it is heavy, and it is not another "Unitl It Sleeps".

That is my opinion, and everyone is entitled to it!:)
 
My honest and objective review:

Lyrics: 5/10. "Rallyin anger with you" ??? What??.... "St Anger round my neck" or wtv it says.... those two bits are kinda shit, the rest isnt that bad.
Music: 6/10. Finally, some almost metal riffs from Metallica. Even though the song consists of a total of 3 riffs, they aren't that bad at all. The "megadeth" part is actually very good. The clean part is bad but not terrible. The part before the end where the "megadeth" part appears once again, is also bad.
Vocals: 3/10. Wtf happened to Jaymz? He sounds like shit. His growl became a simply bad voice. Not liking at all. The backing vocals are absolutely fucking pathetic.
Guitars: 4/10. I like them in the "megadeth" part, but otherwise they are a bit crap, and where the hell is the solo?
Bass: 5/10. Not really audible, but does its job.
Drums: 1/10. Fuck you, Lars, you suck.
Video: 2/10. Bad.
Overall: 5/10, and this is generous, mainly cause I quite like the "megadeth" part.
 
The song sucks. It doesn't even warrant comparison to the pre-Black stuff, and IMO isn't as good as some of the Load era stuff. It's shite, end of story.

Heavy my arse, there's nothing heavy about it. Complex?? :lol: The only people I can think of who would find this crap complex would be Linkin Park fans. No surprise, i'm sure that's the market Metallica are aiming for these days.

Not even so much as a fucking solo. What the fuck are they playing at???

And as for Hetfield's vocals, well it's not that they're completely bad per se, more that they don't fit the music at all , hence they sound shite.

Some people seem to think Lars is actually good at drums because he plays a bit of double bass drum in the song. Whoopeedoo! I've never heard that before! He must be skilled! After listening to None So Live for the last month Lars sounds like a b-rate drummer (which he is)

I look forward to the album's leak so I can download is, burn it to cd and distribute it for free to anyone who'll take it. Mwahawhaw.

If you want a decent modern thrash album, go and get Testament's The Gathering. You'll here decent vocals, actual heavy riffs and proper metal drumming from a certain Mr. Lombardo.
 
I couldn't really give a shite that they sold out to be honest, they were never my favourite band to begin with. But the fact that this new album generated so much hype is galling. Remember that 'review' that some stupud twat journo wrote after getting a preview listen to the album a few months back, and how he was raving about how heavy it was? What a fuckwit.