Metallica - Death Magnetic - Page 2

Heat Mizer · October 10th, 2008, 06:27 AM

Probably the best since The Black Album. Not saying much though.

Time for these guys to hang it up, change their name or something. Metallica are gone forever. The days of the pounding, head smashing metal from these guys are way way over.

So many metal bands that came out around the same time are still putting out great music. WTF happened with these guys.

It's a shame. Much better music out there to spend your 15.00 bucks on.

Metallica....Please....Call it quits.....

You are completely trashing your legacy....If its not already trashed....

BloodSword · October 10th, 2008, 02:47 PM

Now's the time for Metallica to retire. It's over, man!!!

Liverslapper · October 11th, 2008, 02:28 PM

If you don't like the new Metallica album you are automatically a communist.

no country for old wainds · October 11th, 2008, 05:51 PM

id rather be a communist than deaf

SouthernTrendkill · October 12th, 2008, 01:04 AM

Death Magnetic is way better than Justice. Pretty damn heavy, too.

FULL_METAL06 · October 30th, 2008, 05:12 AM

this album is definitely not in the league of the albums from killemall to ..and justice for all.. CLOSE BUT NO CIGAR guys,but they're definitely ON THE RIGHT TRACK.. its a lot better than load to st. anger.. peace out

eddie_maiden · November 26th, 2008, 10:32 PM

The thing that set it apart from the others for me is the guitars, if you liisten to this album and Ride The Lightning the heaviness is much less appealing now

TheTechnogoat · November 28th, 2008, 03:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Liverslapper

If you don't like the new Metallica album you are automatically a communist.

awesome

dark-faerie · November 28th, 2008, 03:23 PM

Obviously its not as good as the classics but i reckon its the best album all year

Janga666 · November 28th, 2008, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Statue of Timi

I've wondered the same thing. Let's just pretend for one minute that the Black album didn't come out and Death Magnet took it's place. Would the metal world be as split about Metallica as they are now? We may never truly know and we can theorize until the cows come home.

However, if this were the case, for me . . . I have a sneaking hunch that I'd still be disappointed with Death Magnet. Here's what I've noticed about this disc. The band seems to have lost the majority of their feel for epic songwriting. Justice had those majestic, sprawling instrumental passages that took the listener someplace. There are a billion memorable moments on that album. Magnet leaves me wondering if certain members of the band have just lost the fire to reach deep and perform from their musical soul. Kirks solos are all over the place, but never take the heart anywhere. Noodling for the sake of noodling. Lars overplays portions of the songs, almost as if to say, "Hey! Look what I can do!" but completely playing out of context of the song.

I don't know. Personally, I feel like the band was trying too hard to sound like the band that they used to be rather than be the hard ass mo-fo's that started a revolution. Is it a terrible album? No . . . not by a long shot, but it is far, far, far from their best. That's all. I've said my piece. Up the irons!

This is probably the best review of Death Magnetic I've read. I think it nails the album and where Metallica is now on the head.

Cheers