Death Magnetic - Harry Potter 6 Books

Product Description

One of the most influential bands in music, ranked eighth on the list of the biggest-selling groups in history, Metallica unveils its ninth studio album, Death Magnetic. The band's
first album in five years, Death Magnetic is also its first with renowned producer Rick Rubin (Danzig, Slayer, System Of A Down,
Slipknot), first with bassist Robert Trujillo, and first on Warner Bros. Heavy and thrashy, unafraid to embrace the band's past yet move
into the future.

Track Listing

1. That Was Just Your Life
2. The End Of The Line
3. Broken, Beat & Scarred
4. The Day That Never Comes
5. All Nightmare Long
6. Cyanide
7. The Unforgiven III
8. The Judas Kiss
9. Suicide & Redemption
10. My Apocalypse

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #39 in Music
• Released on: 2008-09-12
• Number of discs: 1

Customer Reviews

Skull crushing mastery...
2 caveats before I start this review:

1. I'm not going to delve into the whole compression/distortion/clipping issue here. It's been argued to death. I will say yes, it certainly is a valid concern. Listening to the CD on my home and car stereos, I did not notice the clipping, however when I ripped the disc to my mp3 player, what came out of the earbuds was an unlistenable mess. I *do* believe that the Guitar Hero mix is superior and listen to it more often than the actual disc. But that said, this review is about the MUSIC only.

2. I'm a fan of all 'eras' of Metallica. Obviously, I bow down before the first 4 albums as stone-cold classics and metal landmarks. However, I'm also a fan of their later work, and I count "Load" among my favorite all-time Metallica records, along with "Puppets", "Justice" and "Kill Em All". I actually *liked* St. Anger, despite its obvious productions flaws. But that doesn't make me a 'fanboy' as so many on the internet like to proclaim anyone who likes any music that they made after "...AJFA".

Now, onto "Death Magnetic". This was one of my most personally anticipated albums in several years. I was curious to hear the direction the music would take, because I knew that 1. It wouldn't be another St. Anger, 2. It wouldn't be another "Load"/"ReLoad"-style record, and 3. I knew it wouldn't be a *complete* return to the progressive-thrash days of 'MoP' and 'Justice'.

Upon first listen, I immediately heard ALL of those influences on 'Death Magnetic'. It's almost as if they took parts of all their different sounds over the years, put them in a blender, and came up the the ultimate 'Metallicocktail', if you will. There's the relentless agression of 'Kill 'Em All'. The progressive arrangements and tempo changes of 'MoP' and 'Justice'. The big choruses of the 'Black Album'. Some of the more bluesy riffage from the 'Load'-era. Even a little of the raw nakedness we heard on 'St. Anger'.

The record starts out with a trio of the strongest tracks - "That Was Just Your Life", "End of the Line", and "Broken, Beat, and Scarred". "TWJYL" opens the record much the way "Battery" kicked off 'MoP': a slower, haunting guitar passage that suddenly gives way to a vintage James Hetfield thrash riff. The track comes at you like a freight train, giving way to a blazing Kirk Hammett solo and climaxing in some very Justice-ish twin-guitar riffage. "End of the Line" is another standout, mixing it's swaggering, Load-ish main riff with the thrashing tempo and Hetfield's best vocals on the album. "Broken, Beat, and Scarred" fits its title. More bouncy, crushing riffage and Hetfield spewing out the song's signature line : "What don't kill ya make ya more strong!" It's an old cliche, but he sings with with so much venom that it sounds fresh.
First single "The Day that Never Comes" is up next. It's a song that was obviously modeled in the tradition of "Fade To Black" and "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)", right down to it's position as the 4th track on the album. A vintage Metallica "ballad" that gives way to a furious thrash ending. "All Nightmare Long" follows, and this is one track that even the most jaded, cynical Metallica fan could not deny is a winner. A furious, galloping thrasher with raging, gutteral vocals from Hetfield.
"Cyanide" is one of my favorite tracks from the album. I've heard many people call it 'filler', but for my money this track is an instant Metallica classic. A stomping anthem with a great melody, killer riff after killer riff, and a furious, blazing solo that may be Hammett's best on the album. This is what "Seek and Destroy" would have sounded like if it was on "...And Justice For All". Next up is "Unforgiven III". Some may scoff at the very notion of a 3rd installment, but I see it as Metallica's tribute to Clint Eastwood's "Man With No Name" trilogy that they so admire. "III" certainly outshines "II", as the riffage is less derivative of the original and the Kirk Hammett solo at the song's climax is a wah-wah drenched masterpiece. Generally I think Kirk uses the wah far too much, but it's perfect here. I hear more "Justice" style in "The Judas Kiss" with it snake-like guitar patterns, but the chorus is pure 'Black Album' in its melodicness as Hetfield commands "Bow Down! Sell your soul to me!" Up next is Metallica's first instrumental since "To Live Is To Die" from Justice, "Suicide and Redepmtion". While this doesn't quite match the heights of "TLITD" or the brilliant "Orion", it still takes the listener on a ride throughout it's 10 minute running time, weaving through sludgy, stomping riffs that are almost reminiscent of Alice in Chains at times. Finally, the record closes with the shortest track "My Apocalypse", a furious thrasher to close the album a la "Dyers Eve". This one is so relentless I even hear a bit of Slayer in it.

All in all, sonic issues aside, this album is a masterful triumph for Metallica. I won't call it a 'throwback' or a 'return to form', but rather a smoldering stew of many sounds that have made Metallica great over the years. It's heavy, it's aggressive, it's raw, it's unbridled...it's GREAT.

The REAL Metallica returns!
A 10-minute instrumental...loud guitars...lyrics that tell a story, but may not be popular with 12-year-old girls. WELCOME BACK METALLICA! It's nice that after Load, (puke) Reload, and (double-puke) St. Anger, Metallica has remembered why they're one of the longest-lasting bands in metal...songs driven by lyrics, guitar riffs, and story instead of radio play time.
Sure, this CD isn't ...And Justice For All, but what could be? It is a return to the music (and attitude?) that made Metallica one of the great bands of all time.

One of the best albums ever
I have been a long time fan of Metallica but was let down by there last album Saint Anger. It was not Metallica and made me wonder what was happening to one of my favorite bands. Death Magnetic has since restored my faith. This album rocks!!! I feel like there are not enough words to describe how great they sounded on this album. I had heard "the Day That Never Comes" on the radio and at first I was a little let down. But after hearing it a few times it quickly grew on me so when the album came out I made sure to buy it the day it came out, and quickly put it in my car. Death Magnetic only left my car stereo long enough to be moved to my ipod and then right back in. Death Magnetic was played non stop for a month and I still love every minute of it. My wife is not a fan of heavy metal and only likes Enter Sandman by them. But I made her listen to it when we were in the car and she loves it as well. Metallica has gone back to basics and given Long time fans like myself something to be excited about. If they decided to make another album down the road I will wait excitedly because they have found what works and still make music that tops anything else.