Comments on: My Review: Metallica's 'Death Magnetic'

By: Tom Mcrae

Tom Mcrae — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 08:31:39 +0000

The true die hard Metallica fans will appreciate this album to some extent. The newer fans will appreciate it more so with songs more related to the Black album with Load and Reload being stepping stones. In comparison, this one has less energy than those three but still a strong album. Tom Mcrae’s last blog post..Lisa Hannigan

By: logtar

logtar — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 21:32:50 +0000

I liked the comment by the dude asking for more cowbell, he sounds smart. Metallica suffers from movie sequel syndrome. logtar’s last blog post..Will Power

By: Jase

Jase — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 12:39:53 +0000

My response to your original Tweet was one I have culminated from years of hanging out with Metallica-haters, and I’m afraid I perhaps shot a bit from the hip. I apologize if I played it up too much. We Metallica fans can be very defensive

I do love the new album ( as you can see here in my own review: http://www.lostoutlaw.net/?p=184 ) , far more than I did St. Anger (which I enjoyed, but felt lacked punch).

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By: msilver

msilver — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 23:15:45 +0000

I actually never really listened to anything past and justice for all. I’m also one of those people that are few and far between which don’t like Pastor of Muppets or whatever it’s called. Kill ‘em all has good stuff… and Ride the Lightning isn’t bad and I used to absolutely love and justice for all when I was 13. But I also liked the original He-Man movie when I was 13, so that’s not saying much.

By: Burrowowl

Burrowowl — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 17:48:11 +0000

tonyq - I wouldn't be so quick to call it music. They're still peddling CDs, yes. Burrowowl’s last blog post..High-value Skills

By: tonyq

tonyq — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 16:51:33 +0000

Metallica is still making music?

By: Tiah-Marie

Tiah-Marie — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 04:16:49 +0000

I LOVED Death Magnetic! I felt like Metallica had finally got their shit back together and it was the best concert I’d ever seen them do. Hated St. Anger. Hated it. They have a passion for music that puts alot of other artists to shame. Still peeved that “Cold Play” was/is considered Hard Rock. ??? I like Cold Play, but, they can’t stand up to the big boys!

By: Daniel

Daniel — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 04:10:51 +0000

I think S&M was incredibly original. To my knowledge, before that album, no metal band had ever performed live with a full orchestra.

Even though there were only a couple of new songs on S&M, I love the fusion of the SF Symphony with the metal of Metallica.

By: msilver

msilver — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 04:07:44 +0000

That new stuff is so “stock” compared to how fresh and new the black album was. Sad But True is pretty much the best metal song ever written. That album definitely showed them growing into their own. I don’t think S&M was that good… it was basically taking the winning formula from the black album and just churning out new material with it… so it wasn’t anything new and challenging for the listener.

By: Chris Pugh

Chris Pugh — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 03:54:55 +0000

I agree that James’ singing style can get old… The constant adding a “TAHHHH!” or “UHHHH!” at the end of everything tends to drive me nuts.

“the day the never comes….. uhhhh!”

I’ve listend to the album alot… in fact I actually consider it to be really good. Songs like “The End of the Line”, “Broken, Beat & Scarred”, and “All Nightmare Long” hit hard and leave you with that “crunch” feeling. There are some misses on the album, “Cyanide” makes absolutely no sense to me. It’s like three songs in one.

Anyhow, I love the album… even with James over doing his vocals.

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