One of the most influential bands in music, ranked eighth on the list of the biggest-selling groups in history, Metallica unveils its ninth studio album, Death Magnetic. The band's first album in five years, Death Magnetic is also its first with renowned producer Rick Rubin (Danzig, Slayer, System Of A Down, Slipknot), first with bassist Robert Trujillo, and first on Warner Bros. Heavy and thrashy, unafraid to embrace the band's past yet move into the future.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
Death Magnetic FTW:
Ok the title is a bit silly since I don't tend to use FTW at all but having been an on again off again Metallica fan I have to say I would have paid full peice for this set of songs. Really enjoyed the range thay showed on this and I will probably go an pick up again my favorites from the past ...... I'm glad my girlfriend told me it was getting good press....and the fact it was 5 dollars at the time made it hard to pass up - price of a coffee and croissant cant beat that.... Really good worth it id... more info
Metallica Tries to Find Themselves Again:
Metallica shows a good amount of progress toward getting back to their roots in this album with good rhythms and decent build ups to the energy they offer but this is still a long way from the true heart of Metallica which exists in the first three albums: Kill `em All, Ride The Lightning and Master of Puppets; all thrash classics. The first song, "That Was Just Your Life", is the closest this album comes to the original "real" Metallica. The rest of the songs are all just ok. I offer that with some... more info
Worth a listen:
This album is a cornucopia of musical ideas. Many of the riffs sound pleasantly reminiscent of great Metallica albums from the past. There are, however, moments that sound a bit disconnected. Something like listening to a Metallica 'best of' collection where the songs themselves are sliced up and rearranged to form new songs. Sometimes it works well, and sometimes not so much. The lyrics are mostly unspectacular. I suppose I have been spoiled by previous Metallica albums. At times the lyrics and... more info
If You Only Ever Own One Metal Album:
Brutal, beautiful, relentless...there's cliches, and then there's archtypes...Jimi Hendrix; Pink Floyd; Black Flag; Chemical Brothers; METALLICA! Please forget the whole download massacre- if you can't feel this, then you can dine on poop! Coming from an old fart who's been around the block too many times- if you think there might be something to the metal mania- check it out. These guys are masters- think Hendrix, Floyd, the Flag, the Chem Bros.- metal is massive, and all those drug addicts/alcoholics... more info
