Ok this review is a little overdue but I still decided to do it because of its importance.
Death Magnetic is Metallica’s newest album released this past September. I am not the biggest Metallica fan but I still have a great amount of respect for them and will go see them in concert in a heartbeat if they just came to an area around here (they’re not visiting NC or SC!!).
First let me cover the tracks. My favorite of all the tracks by far is “The Day that Never Comes”. The track reminds me a lot of “One” which is one of my top 3 Metallica songs of all time and sounds incredibly well made. The song goes into a laid back verse with James singing about (what I believe to be) an abusive relationship (“born to push you around, better just stay down, you pull away, he hits the flesh, you hit the ground”). The song does an amazing job of encompassing all of which made the band famous. From “Nothing else matters” to “Master of puppets” its all in here in its own way. The song has an amazing opening as well as solos. Its clearly evident that both Kirk and James have not lost their talent at all.
As for the rest of the album there is no single song that I had problems with. At most the song which I did not enjoy the most would probably be “Suicide and Redemption”. This track is all instrumental and although impressive in technical sense, it grows to be bit repetitive after listening through all of it. Still I believe that at best it was a great track that could have been shortened at most.
Other tracks like “The Unforgiven III” also show how seriously musical Metallica has become with the addition of an orchestra for part of the song. It makes me happy to see great bands like these guys incorporate other musical senses into their work (and make it work).
Beyond that, the album is an incredible feat. From recording to listening, no problem was overlooked. The album also sounds incredibly amazing. Also kudos to the new bassist, he sounds amazing and fits great with the rest of the band.
Ever since St. Anger I was worried that Metallica might have lost it. But thanks to their dedication to fans and the help of producer Rick Rubin, this album turned out to be in competition with Master of Puppets and Justice for All in my book. I recommend that everyone who moderately likes Metallica and above go out and buy this album (but don’t start with it, always start your collection with Master of Puppets to know where they came from). This is one of the best albums I’ve heard in a long time and I know it will constantly be in my playlists and most played songs list
Death Magnetic by Metallica
+Amazing sound
+Sounds like true Metallica
+Great tracks
GRADE (Out of 10): 9.8
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