Marky Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 UK fans get this month's Classic Rock. BIG feature on Metallica. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quadlaser Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 this album is amazing. it's say it's even better than the black album. not up there with justice or puppets, but that's to be expected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandNewCadillac Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 I received it this morning and gave it a listen shortly after.My first impressions are that while it's better some of the more recent Metallica albums, it's still lacking that special, umm ... something. The special something they had on Ride the Lightning and Master of Puppets. I currently find myself thinking that the album wasn't too memorable, although it does have it's moments. The intro for "The Unforgiven III" I really like, but I can't remember too much else from Death Magnetic. I'll give it another listen tomorrow and see if I can get more into it. By the way, the production is terrible on this album. Sometimes it's a whole mess of noise and it ruins some of the songs. Shame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
santana Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 I received it this morning and gave it a listen shortly after.My first impressions are that while it's better some of the more recent Metallica albums, it's still lacking that special, umm ... something. The special something they had on Ride the Lightning and Master of Puppets. I currently find myself thinking that the album wasn't too memorable, although it does have it's moments. The intro for "The Unforgiven III" I really like, but I can't remember too much else from Death Magnetic. I'll give it another listen tomorrow and see if I can get more into it. By the way, the production is terrible on this album. Sometimes it's a whole mess of noise and it ruins some of the songs. Shame.You know what it's missing? More interesting drumming. The drumming is fine, but a bit boring. Lars should have done something similar to what he did on ...And Justice For All. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris 55 Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 I got this off the Metallica board. I do agree that the album has QUITE a bit of needless distortion. I will say though, that not everyone can hear it depending on their ears/equipment but once you notice it, it stays.http://www.gopetition.co.uk/petitions/re-m...h-magnetic.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bax Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 If you'd told me after the Black Album I would ever be able to get into Metallica again I'd have thought you were an idiot. Then on a whim I listened to the live version of Cyanide and felt the need to actually buy the cd. It's not a remarkable album, but it's certainly a good one. My only complaint is that the lyrics aren't that great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BatVin Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 I think the best one is Suicide & Redemption. I'm sure that Axl would make fuckin' amying vocals and lyrics for this one...with Axl singing, this one would be extremly awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mega_Music Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 Very good album, not the best from Metallica but its still very good. I really like how they have promoted this, Axl and company need to take notes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbominableHoman Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 I think the best one is Suicide & Redemption. I'm sure that Axl would make fuckin' amying vocals and lyrics for this one...with Axl singing, this one would be extremly awesome.My favorite is All Nightmare Long, that song fucking rocks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Set_the_Controls Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 Yeah, All Nightmare Long is my favourite too, really fantastic song. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tat2d1 Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 I'd have to say my favs off DM are: "Broken,Beat,& Scarred", "All Nightmare Long", and "The Judas Kiss"I think it's a great album with horrible production. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F*ck Fear Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 So far I'm only on The End OF The Line and I'm digging what I've heard so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Sabbath Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 Well, I saw it at the store cheap, but didn't buy it. But last night, I decided I'd at least download it and give it a listen. I think I might actually buy it. Would be the only Metallica album I've ever bought and probably ever will though.So far, I think Cyanide is my favorite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris 55 Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 A NEW AND MUCH BETTER version of Death Magnetic is out. It's the tracks from the Guitar Hero 3 album download and it BLOWS AWAY the CD version! You'll hear instruments/vocals that were lost in the official album version. VERY COOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Sabbath Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 My FavoritesBroken, Beat, & ScarredAll Nightmare LongCyanideThe Judas Kiss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estranged Reality Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 A word of advice: by all means, buy the retail CD (I'm not encouraging illegal downloading), but if you do, you should immediately go online and download the Guitar Hero version of the album. The mix is different: no clips, for example. It sounds incredibly better than the actual disc, and there's an interesting article here about the differences.It's official - the distortion that Metallica fans are so enraged by on the new album "Death Magnetic", and that mastering engineer Ted Jensen was so unhappy about is not present on the version used for the Playstation 3 game "Guitar Hero", exactly as was suggested by forum discussions yesterday and described in my last post. I have been sent what I understand to be sample files from both versions, and although I'm not at work I don't need SADiE or B&W monitoring to confirm that the Guitar Hero version sounds much better. In comparison, the released CD version is - to coin a technical phrase - smashed to f**k. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FunkyMonk Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 (edited) So it would actually be worth it to download the video game version? That's fucked up, but I'm going to do it anyway.I still love the sound of the real CD though, as distored as it may be. It really kicks your ass compared to the GH versions.Check this shit out:The bottom ones are from the GH versions, obviously. Edited September 21, 2008 by FunkyMonk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tat2d1 Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 I finally got around to downloading the GH version and was amazed at how much better it sounds than the retail cd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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