Death Magnetic
 

Oh, yes, yes, yes

Metallica = :thumbsup:

I've been unsure about the new album for a long time, but now when I've finally heard it I know that it'll be worth buying :D

Metallica
 

I have heard 3 songs so far and they sound pretty good. James vocals could be grittier. After St. Anger, I lost all care for this band. But I'll probably buy the new one...

I heard the first single and thought it was pretty good. I actually liked a few of the songs on St. Anger but couldn't stand the sound of the snare like everyone else.

If you ask me (but you won't need to now :P) the album sounds just like it could have been made in the 80s

We have the faster songs, the half-ballad, the instrumental, a lot of speed picking and other nice things

Though I never liked the singles until I heard the whole album.. They sound a lot better when you hear them as they "should" be heard, in the right order... For some reason

I got it for free with the tour tickets I bought. I never made it through the whole CD to I can't comment on it as a whole.

The music video song, and the video itself, I hated. The vocals need some serious work. It has no attitude or personality to it what so ever. That's my major problem with it. The other songs sound like Metallica but that's it. I mean that's not a bad thing but it's boring to be honest.

I liked the Nightmare song I forgot the name. I don't know. If they did another CD like this maybe it would turn out better. Maybe I just need to listen to it again I usually give all CDs the 3 listen chance.

For me, DEATH MAGNETIC is my second to least favorite album from Metallica (with KILL 'EM ALL being first). At least ST. ANGER had "The Unnamed Feeling" on it that I loved. This cd has nothing (save for the first half of "The Day That Never Comes"). The songs are a mess, the time changes don't fit, the solos are nothing new (though I do give credit for bringing them back....one thing that majorly hurt ST. ANGER). The compression (clipping) on the album is atrocious. It's pretty sad that the version from Guitar Hero III sounds like it's mixed far better than the cd version. I know I go against the grain here, but I FAR prefer Metallica from their "LOAD" days over this forced schlack they are doing lately to try to appease all of the metalheads who just cannot let the 80's go. LOAD and RELOAD are still their best artistic albums for me, even though they had many classic songs on older albums as well. But if DEATH MAGNETIC is their new direction then I will stick with the albums I have and get off the Metallica bus before it gets to the metalhead retirement home. It is easily one of the most overhyped albums of the year.
Jack

Sweden
 

The album topped the Swedish album chart in 2008, but then the dansband Thorleifs peaked that chart, putting Metallica down.

Death Magnetic got a grammy nod along with the producer (was it Rick Rubin?) got a nod along with My Apocalypse getting the nod for best metal performance.

Am I the only one who really enjoyed St. Anger?

I'm disappointed at this album. Metallica should have continued to move their style forward instead of trying to redo what they did in the 80's.

No, I liked it

I just liked Death Magnetic better

And it's not like Metallica is the first band ever to be praised for (kinda) going back to their roots.

Death Magnetic was my personal album of the year. I think it was absolutely amazing. I didn't enjoy the instrumental and "Judas Kiss" too much and "The Unforgiven III" and "Judas Kiss" had some problems, too. Apart from that, awesome, awesome album.

i think its good music but for a metallica album not for me. but , not everything is going to be master of puppets so its good i guess.

You do realize that St. Anger was doing the same thing right? Heavy fast thrash songs with very little lyric work? They did that in '83 and it's called "Kill 'Em All". And who can blame Metallica for going back to their roots? The last time they tried to move foreward every fan basically bashes them for selling out.