Ace I'm not much given to hyperbole and "ace" is not a word I've used much since I was 14, twenty years ago, but then I haven't enjoyed an album this much since 1988 either. Certainly not one by Metallica. Death Magnetic, however, is just...ace.
Metallica play it safe On first hearing this album I was happy to hear Metallica having a good proper strong thrash sound again after the sludge that was St Anger. I don't think the mastering is an issue, plenty of great albums are badly produced(Iggy & the Stooges-Raw Power, The Smiths-The Queen is dead) a good album will shine through. Its dissapointing that they havent continued evolving. Metallica had re-invented themselves in sound and in image with Load, as much as Ride the Lightning is one of my favourite... more info
preparing for the backlash im gonna get some fury for this one..................but chinese democracy is a million times better buy that..ha ha ha ha ha :)
The Kings Of Metal Are Back This was probably Metallica's last chance to make a record that would hang to the fanatical loyalty of their dwindling fanbase. Their 1990s output, while for the most part pretty good, took them in a direction that your average headbanger didn't want to go in, and 2003's disastrous St Anger and the accompanying documentary Some Kind of Monster should by rights have been the end. This is Metallica though and they're not going down without a fight. Death Magnetic has got the thrash riffs and long complex... more info
