Album Review – Metallica – Death Magnetic

So Metallica is back with their 9th studio album Death Magnetic, all i can say is that is was a very high anticipated wait for all. Coming back on the scene with producer Rick Rubin(I would have chose no other) and a new bass player the album doesn’t disappoint. Except for the facts it is only 10 tracks and comes with no extras like a dvd or bonus material. Overall i like it as a whole its pretty driving and in your face. There were some things that annoyed me, The single “The day that never comes” has been identified by some as the new “One” Im not so sure i agree as the musicianship is kind of all over the place with the annoying drumming(check out the snare on st. anger,in the same category), and the many guitar riffs it tries to incorporate it just makes the song go all over the place. My three favorite tracks were Cyanide, and My Acocalypse, and Judas Kiss because they are most like and what we expect from Metallica. But i do like the varations they implent on the other tracks. I was in San Francisco when this album came out back in September and we were listening to some rock radio station out there and the dj was asking listeners if it was anything like the “Old Metallica”. I have always hated this argument about them since their black album came out, it just wont die. i’ve heard prople say “it sucks, its not like the old days when they were good and aggressive and didnt sell out”. what exactly does any of that mean?, they are still musicians, artist, who are playing the music they hopefully like and want to play and putting it out there for us. Rather we like or not is another story, but damn people shut up about if its like the old days and old albums that was them then, and this is them now. We have a right to say rather if we like it or not Its still just as good i think, you improve with time and every album, piece of art or vocal, and it is not going to be a masterpiece every time but if your out there playing, writing, singing, drawing or whatever it is you do i applaud your effort and I will buy your effort every time.

~ by Phil on November 11, 2008.