New Metallica track by track breakdown.

I would have put this in the Official DM thread but it is a review i found so it belongs here i guess.

http://www.thequietus.com/articles/metallica-death-magnetic-reveiwed-track-by-track

Good review, thanks for the link. I am even more excited about getting this album than before.

thats sounds good. i like what i have heard so far

What I have heard I have liked and thanks for the link to the review.

I get a bit annoyed, when people say Hetfield cannot write lyrics

I am sorry, but songs like the Unforgiven, Master of Puppets, One, Leper Messiah, etc. all have great lyrics.


He certainly has some weird comparisons - He compared "Cyanide" to Motorhead? way off

i dont hear motorhead

i always thought james hetfields lyrics were really really good most of the time

the three new tracks featured on metallica.com are very good

Okay, as much as I hate to admit it this album is pretty good. The main problem is that it's so long it starts to wear out it's welcome.

Ever since CDs came out albums started getting too friggin' long, somewhere between 45-50 minutes is the perfect range (LP range). Once you start getting to 70+ minute albums I start to fade out and want to hear something different.

i found that with st.anger. i think everyone found that with sent anger

the album was meant to have 11 songs but could only fit ten on the disc i beleive

TheGooch wrote:

i dont hear motorhead

i always thought james hetfields lyrics were really really good most of the time

I thought his lyrics were great until half of the Black album and on.

detuned wrote:

Ever since CDs came out albums started getting too friggin' long, somewhere between 45-50 minutes is the perfect range (LP range). Once you start getting to 70+ minute albums I start to fade out and want to hear something different.

I agree with this completely. Most band's don't have enough solid material to release what amounts to a double LP set with every single release. It would be like Pink Floyd releasing an album equivalent to "The Wall" with each and every release. 45 - 50 minutes is plenty long enough for an album.

As for the Metallica review, thanks for posting it. I'll be picking this up.

oh man my copy does not come until tomorrow morning when it is on sale early in the uk shops.ahhh

Can I trust a reviewer that claims to have liked St. Anger "on its own merit?" Eek! Having said that, the pre-release stuff I've heard has been interesting enough to check this out.

on its own merit being when you dont compare it to the metallica back catalogue

ultmetal wrote:

detuned wrote:

Ever since CDs came out albums started getting too friggin' long, somewhere between 45-50 minutes is the perfect range (LP range). Once you start getting to 70+ minute albums I start to fade out and want to hear something different.

I agree with this completely. Most band's don't have enough solid material to release what amounts to a double LP set with every single release. It would be like Pink Floyd releasing an album equivalent to "The Wall" with each and every release. 45 - 50 minutes is plenty long enough for an album.

As for the Metallica review, thanks for posting it. I'll be picking this up.

The Wall seems to be an exception to the rule though.

The Wall always creeped me out big time. its weird