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The Bargain Nexus - Death Magnetic
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List Price: $18.98
Our Price: $5.98
Your Save: $ 13.00 ( 68% )
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Manufacturer: Warner Bros.
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0093624986188
Label: Warner Bros.
Manufacturer: Warner Bros.
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Warner Bros.
Release Date: 2008-09-12
Studio: Warner Bros.
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Summary: Death Magnetic FTW
Comment: 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 you ever like the band
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Summary: Metallica Tries to Find Themselves Again
Comment: 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 reservation as I do like most of the rhythms but the biggest problem I had with this album is that Kirk is so disconnected from the songs in every lead. Most leads could be recreated by taping a few picks to a mini fan, throwing your fingers across the board in the blues scale and goin' crazy on the wah pedal. I haven't been much of a fan of Kirk's work since he started his constant overuse of the wah and the leads have gotten progressively worse over time. The wah can be a good effect if used in moderation but when overused it's a cover up for a poor connection to the song your creating the lead for. There were probably about 30-45 seconds total between all the songs where there seemed to be a connection between the rhythm and the lead.
I would definitely agree with another reviewer that of all the Metallica albums, "St. Anger" is a definite "no buy", hands-down worst album ever. Metallica has done a lot to sell themselves over the years and they've lost the true thrash band that once was through the process. I keep hoping to find the album that will be the return of that band but I don't see it happening.
Another sore point was the lyrics; less entertaining and more dark than in the past. The rhythms showed a good amount of energy but if the lyrics bring you down, the song loses some of that energy.
My message to Metallica: return to more energetic and/or entertaining lyrics and Kirk needs to take a moment to connect with each song he puts a lead into. The rhythms are ok but a little more energy could be worked into them as well. I'm almost certain none of the newer fans would agree with it but this message comes from someone who grew up with Metallica.
The true die hard Metallica fans will appreciate this album to some extent. The newer fans will appreciate it more so with songs more related to the Black album with Load and Reload being stepping stones. In comparison, this one has less energy than those three but still a strong album.
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Summary: Worth a listen
Comment: 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 delivery made me think someone let Dave Mustaine back into the band.
Overall, a good album, and definitely worth a listen.
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Summary: If You Only Ever Own One Metal Album
Comment: 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 can't be 100% wrong! At the age of 58, I have to say, these monsters rocked my world! Please, God; MORE, MORE, MORE!
I liked it a lot.
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Summary: First half was great, but the second half was too dull (yawn!!!).
Comment: Well after reading a few good reviews right here on Amazon, I finally decided to buy this highly anticipated album and I must admit that after 15 times listening to this I'm still abit disappointed, yes the raw musical power is back with some great guitar work and nice drumming but none of the songs stuck out as being memorable and some of these songs were either mediocre or abit dull like the instrumental track Suicide and redemption and the second half started to lose some steam, there are some truly thrash-tastic moments where Kirk Hammet does show his stuff but it's a moot point as the vocals are still cheesy croonings over some of the most laughable lyrics imaginable and the instrumental track was too long didn't have any tempo changes which sounded too repetitive and dull. I'd point out an example but there's just too many, but the good thing about this album is the fact that when you hear it, it becomes apparent that all the problems of their truly awful and embarrassing album St. Anger have been erased. The lyrics are far less self loathing and repetitive but still bad, the arrangements are more varied and technical, the drums sound like drums and the bass is once again the holding player in midfield and the solos are back in style. This album showcases Hammett's most emotive and powerful lead work in over a decade! which when you think about it is almost pathetic. Hammet hasn't played any good riffs or solos since the Black album. Hetfield is more 'in control' than on the 2003 misfire, and the production while not exactly like the Black album, is clear and powerful. For me personally I would prefer a slightly fuller snare and less clicky bass drum but like I said the guitars and bass are really strong. I have always loved Metallica's first five albums but couldn't be bothered with the rest of their stuff so I quickly got bored with the rest, this however was decent enough with some listenable material and really good songs like All nightmare long, The day that never comes, Judas kiss, Cyanide and The end of the line. St. Anger showed the collapse of a once-great band, it was truly a piece-of-dung but this shows that they still might have the potential to come out with some strong material although it could have been alot better.......
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Editorial Reviews:
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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.
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