The Official Metallica - Death Magnetic Thread

Sign the petition here to get Death Magnetic fixed. There are over 4600 signatures at this moment:
http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/re-mix-or-remaster-death-magnetic.html

detuned wrote:

DenimAndLeather wrote:

This thread rules.

I'm not buying this cd. I haven't bought anything since Load though.

Yeah, I'd definitely wait and see if the band decides to do anything about the atrocious mix. I bought a copy...but I won't be listening to that version anymore.

They won't - they didn't re-record the drums, add guitar solos and tune up the guitars when everyone complained about St Anger

I really like this album alot - I ripped it and out it on my ipod and it sounds better in my car off the ipod (using the AUX jack) than the CD does

gafel wrote:

Sign the petition here to get Death Magnetic fixed. There are over 4600 signatures at this moment:
http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/re-mix-or-remaster-death-magnetic.html

Hello? They never fixed St. Anger. Good luck.

Petition? YGBFKM

Yes, but the difference here is that the problem with St. Anger was the RECORDING.

The problem with Death Magnetic was the pre-mastering/mastering...which can and should be fixed.

I remember a few years ago Blue Note put out some jazz reissues with the same problem (mastered too hot), they pulled the defective versions from the shelves and put out fixed versions.

But the chances of an album getting pulled that has sold close to a half a mil units in a week is pretty slim I would guess.

I'm still holding out hope. Like detuned said, St. Anger is what they WANTED it to sound like. Death Magnetic is a blunder.

Such a shame too cuz this album rules. (The Guitar Hero version)

Somebody please tell me where I can obtain a Guitar Hero mix? Is there a seperate Guitar Hero game out there? I have a playstation 3 but have never played Guitar hero. I don't even know anything about it. Just call me 57 years old and sheltered. If you want send me a PM. I am actually embarassed to ask these questions.

ultrametal wrote:

Cant get it out of my player!

Really? I hate when that happens. Well look on the bottom and there should be 4 little screws. When you get those unscrewed come back and tell me what you see inside.

Spec is on fire today

detuned wrote:

If you guys did a side by side comparison between the CD release and the GHIII version you'd definitely hear the difference. You will also actually hear the bass guitar...

Guess I'll never know:

1) I don't own GHIII

2) I only own a Wii (can't download songs from them)

PM!

Eyesore wrote:

PM!

Hey K, can I get that same PM, buddy?

I don't think they're going to redo the number one album in the country.

My copy came today.

Also not wanting to wade through 36 pages, has anyone else complained about the stupid packaging?

1) the title on the front of the CD digi is a giant sticker stuck to the shrink wrap; remove the wrap and you remove the title of the CD.

2) way worse, the stupid coffin-shaped hole that runs through the digi and lyrics booklet. But the lyrics wrap around the hole, right? Nope, they just disappear down the hole.

What genius thought up this packaging?

emptytomb1 wrote:

I don't think they're going to redo the number one album in the country.

they might, after everyone buys this one.

tohostudios wrote:

What genius thought up this packaging?

I think most of the genius went into the music this time.

I got it Saturday, finally listened to it at work today, other than the crappy mix & song length, I really like it. In this day & age it is inexcuseable for an album to be mixed this bad.

tohostudios wrote:

My copy came today.

Also not wanting to wade through 36 pages, has anyone else complained about the stupid packaging?

1) the title on the front of the CD digi is a giant sticker stuck to the shrink wrap; remove the wrap and you remove the title of the CD.

2) way worse, the stupid coffin-shaped hole that runs through the digi and lyrics booklet. But the lyrics wrap around the hole, right? Nope, they just disappear down the hole.

What genius thought up this packaging?

A genius artist at some marketing firm. Or something like that. They wanted to create something new and fresh. Funny, I have a ton of albums that have that same sort of design. Haha.

But they did it first! Just like they were the first metal band to work with an orchestra on an album.

tohostudios wrote:

My copy came today.
1) the title on the front of the CD digi is a giant sticker stuck to the shrink wrap; remove the wrap and you remove the title of the CD.

2) way worse, the stupid coffin-shaped hole that runs through the digi and lyrics booklet. But the lyrics wrap around the hole, right? Nope, they just disappear down the hole.

What genius thought up this packaging?

Yeah, I actually thought I had ripped the title part of the album off when I opened it! I so mad, then once I realized it was part of the shrink wrap I was like .

I actually like the coffin hole, but it definitely would've been nice to actually have that classic Metallica logo somewhere on the front once the plastic comes off.

I too, figured the lyrics would go around and was disappointed when I found out otherwise.

the jewel case has a sticker with the logo and name on on the front of it

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Metal Misfit wrote:

tohostudios wrote:

My copy came today.
1) the title on the front of the CD digi is a giant sticker stuck to the shrink wrap; remove the wrap and you remove the title of the CD.

2) way worse, the stupid coffin-shaped hole that runs through the digi and lyrics booklet. But the lyrics wrap around the hole, right? Nope, they just disappear down the hole.

What genius thought up this packaging?

Yeah, I actually thought I had ripped the title part of the album off when I opened it! I so mad, then once I realized it was part of the shrink wrap I was like .

I actually like the coffin hole, but it definitely would've been nice to actually have that classic Metallica logo somewhere on the front once the plastic comes off.

I too, figured the lyrics would go around and was disappointed when I found out otherwise.

I was in wlmart about to buy it when I saw that giant sticker across the front, I thought it was just tape stuck to for some reason and deicided on the basis of ugly packing not to buy.

dont let it put you off its the music that counts

when i get my college loan i am going to raid the bank to by the coffin box. i must own it as i want the demos and rehearsals.

more i listin to this album the more i like it

The digipak version has the logo on the cover art