Metallica - Death Magnetic

Metallica 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 thrash y.And seems Unlike "Load" and "Reload", "Death Magnetic" avoids the bluesy, dirty grinding songs, and unlike "St. Anger" this one aims for strong hooks, harmonies structure and flow. Metallica attempts to win back their old fans while retaining their new ones. This CD ought to hold most everyone's attention, at least initially.

However "Death Magnetic" is not a new Master but rather a culmination of everything these guys have every done. While many songs will remind listeners of "Justice" "Broken, Beat and Scarred" is reminiscent of "St. Anger" with its chants of "what don't kill ya, makes ya more strong" and riffing rather than solos.It's packed with amazing scorching solos that will just pummel your eardrums in rhythmic fashion. It's heavy and progressive, lots of long instrumentals carried by some pounding drumbeats. The kind of stuff that will scare old people. With their first radio release The Day That Never Comes, there are some grating guitar riffs that are undeniably borrowed from the song One. Maybe not too original, but it sounds excellent. Lyrically, the rage and rebellious spirit is still there, maybe slightly less convincing than the younger days but still well written.

All in all, this is a very solid effort. Metallica attempts to win back their old fans while retaining their new ones but expect reaction to it to be very mixed. The part of the Metallica fan base who will enjoy this the most are those who liked ...And Justice For All and The Black Album.