Written by TreyWeddle on 11.08.2018 at 01:36

Written by masterofpeace95 on 03.11.2011 at 01:40

Metallica has arrived with death magnetic. Definetely their best album since the black album, not saying that load,reload and st anger are bad

Load, Reload, and St. Anger were bad my friend. In fact, St Anger was an absolute abortion of a Metallica album.

that's actually being kind

I guess one could call Death Magnetic something of a return to form, but considering how low the bar had been since Black Album, that's not saying much. This is more like the good old Metallica I really do like and way better than Justice, but they still aren't good enough song writes to really pull off this long songs without getting boring at some point, plus the overall musicianship itself isn't that special either, but it's tolerable. It's just so sad the production is so terrible, like you would think that a band like Metallica had all the money and right people in the world to produce some the best sounding records ever, but somehow they messed it up.

Written by Metal Diogenes on 05.11.2020 at 00:35

...like you would think that a band like Metallica had all the money and right people in the world to produce some the best sounding records ever, but somehow they messed it up.

Which is why I think the way it sounds is intentional. It had to be a stylistic choice and they probably thought it sounded raw and stripped down, like a return to their origins, but really it just came across as flat and lifeless. No oomph in the bass, no grit in the guitars, even Hetfield's vocals lacked emphasis and force in the mix.

It's the kind of thing you'd expect from an unsigned band self-releasing their debut album.

This album is only bad on Metallica standards. more so when when you compare it with their classics. I have a few problems with its production. overall, this is satisfactory. ALL NIGHTMARE LONG is up there with the top hits IMO.

Not their best album by any means, but still a good listen. I used to own the guitar tab book for this and had a lot of fun learning the riffs. I used to play 'The Day That Never Comes' with my Uncle on drums, which made for some great memories, even if it isn't a particularly great Metallica song.

'All Nightmare Long' is probably my favourite from this, but I haven't done a detailed breakdown so am unsure.

This album is so loud due to the sound quality and it’s aggravating to listen to

That being said, a return to form! All Nightmare Long is probably my favorite Metallica song. Opener, End of the Line, Unforgiven 3, and Day that Never Comes are KILLER tracks. Everything else is strong and respectable in their own right.

By Metallica standards songs here is not bad, but God almighty, what an awful production... guitars are thin, drums are dirty and mix is overcompressed.