Review of Death Magnetic by Metallica

RJ45 — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 09:26:54 -0400

It has been almost five years since Metallica released what is probably the most hated album of all by Metallica fans, hardcore and casual... St. Anger. The lyrics were awful and the vocals were whiny. They abandoned all the usual solos we get from Kirk Hammett & James Hetfield. Bob Rock just did very basic bass since Jason Newsted left them. Regardless, it would have still at least been listenable like Load & Reload if it weren't for Lars Ulrich's repeated use of the snare drum resulting in the constant "CLANG CLANG CLANG CLANG!" Metallica might seriously consider some day at least releasing St. Anger: Non-Snare Drum Edition.

Take that crappy album and compound it with the whole Napster debacle, Load/Reload also being earlier dissapointments, inner turmoil within the band, and bassist Jason Newsted departing. What you get is that Metallica has been through what has seemed to be a neverending slump.

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