The Official Metallica - Death Magnetic Thread

So what? "Food" is misspelled in xyz's sig too.

Yeah, but it's Gary Larson.

I can't wait to weigh in in this thread. I ordered my copy from Amazon Friday and it shipped Saturday.

Apparently the real version of the guitar hero remix of the album is up on torrent sites now.

went to see metallica last night in London and it was totally amazing!

incredibly intense and the band were on fire and very tight

That Was Just Your Life
The End Of The Line
The Thing That Should Not Be
Of Wolf And Man
One
Broken, Beat And Scarred
Cyanide
Frantic
Until It Sleeps
Wherever I May Roam
For Whom The Bell Tolls
The Day That Never Comes
Master Of Puppets
Blackened
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Stone Cold Crazy
Jump In The Fire
Seek and Destroy

sweet set, would be great to see them play harvester of sorrows

sam wrote:

sweet set, would be great to see them play harvester of sorrows

yeah so would i as they have not played it when i have seen them. i would love eye of the beholder as i know they used to play it years ago

I listened to Death Magnetic the whole way through yesterday.... And
just barely made it. It was definitely an enjoyable listen, and I do
enjoy long songs, but they weren't really that dynamic. I didn't enjoy
any of the guitar solos. They sound like the same old boring wah solos
he's been doing for years. It is a good return to form, and much better than St. Anger. But I don't think it's up to par with their first four.

I purchased " Death Magnetic" yesterday, I think it is easily their best album in 20 years, I have to give it a few spins before I can give it a fair review, I have to agree with MetalH it is not as dynamic as the other releases but I do feel Kirk Hammet's leads and solos are outstanding. It makes me wish that they had rid themselves of Bob Rock as a producer after "Load". I am curious to see how well it keeps selling since this album is not geared for radio play, but than again neither was " St. Anger" and that is a platinum release.

it will sale only because it has the metallica logo on it

MetalH wrote:

But I don't think it's up to par with their first four.

Who does? There's no sense in even attempting to compare. Even if the band wrote the best record of their career, it still wouldn't compare to the first four.

I was wondering how the sales were going, so I googled and found this:

http://www.prefixmag.com/news/metallicas-death-magnetic-could-reach-500000-in-fi/21642/

Anyone else have any info on the numbers?

Just bought it today. And so far, I've listened up to Track 7 (Unforgiven III) and out of those seven tracks only Track 5, "The Day That Never Comes" is the only track that doesn't seem to skip. Is the mastering THAT bad where it music goes out and then comes back in or do I just have a defective CD?

I'm curious if I just have to put up with it or if I should do an exchange.

Metal Misfit wrote:

Just bought it today. And so far, I've listened up to Track 7 (Unforgiven III) and out of those seven tracks only Track 5, "The Day That Never Comes" is the only track that doesn't seem to skip. Is the mastering THAT bad where it music goes out and then comes back in or do I just have a defective CD?

I'm curious if I just have to put up with it or if I should do an exchange.

That's either a defective disc or you've got player issues. What are you listening to it on?

MetalH wrote:

I listened to Death Magnetic the whole way through yesterday.... And
just barely made it. It was definitely an enjoyable listen, and I do
enjoy long songs, but they weren't really that dynamic. I didn't enjoy
any of the guitar solos. They sound like the same old boring wah solos
he's been doing for years. It is a good return to form, and much better than St. Anger. But I don't think it's up to par with their first four.

That is my main "problem" with this disc too. Take "The Day That Never Comes" f.ex. It would have been a fantstic song if it ended after 5 minutes. Who needs that looooooooooooong a$$ instrumental part at the end? The radio stations here are starting to fade the song out when the heaviest parts kicks in, and I agree that the real song ends there. And some of the other songs are like this too. There are too many ideas crammed into each and every song.

I actually think you should cut off the beginning and leave the heavy part at the end.

sorta

detuned wrote:

I actually think you should cut off the beginning and leave the heavy part at the end.

sorta

I agree.The end is the best part of the song

detuned wrote:

Metal Misfit wrote:

Just bought it today. And so far, I've listened up to Track 7 (Unforgiven III) and out of those seven tracks only Track 5, "The Day That Never Comes" is the only track that doesn't seem to skip. Is the mastering THAT bad where it music goes out and then comes back in or do I just have a defective CD?

I'm curious if I just have to put up with it or if I should do an exchange.

That's either a defective disc or you've got player issues. What are you listening to it on?

I was listening to it on in my car stereo, which I've never had problems with, but yeah, looks like the problem was ONLY on my car stereo. I'm playing it on my PC right now and it's fine.

As for the great mix/master controversy-- everything sounds fine to me besides the nearly St. Anger-ish drums... Granted, I don't have a real stereo system , but for what I have to listen to it through, I'm satisfied.

One listen = I like it. Don't know what all the whining is about. Sounds fine to me.

You're deaf then. lol

scottmitchell74 wrote:

One listen = I like it. Don't know what all the whining is about. Sounds fine to me.

Really liking "Suicide and Redemption"

Whole album's pretty good. Better than Master of Puppets, anyway. Commence flame war!

I think the album is a great listen, I like everything on it! I haven't heard any stations fading out TDTNC including myself too bad some are. I'll bet the next track sent out to the rock stations will be Unforgiven III-TJ

Schbopo wrote:

Whole album's pretty good. Better than Master of Puppets, anyway. Commence flame war!

:swear: :eyesore: :dnd: