New Metallica Single

[Sandmannd]

I agree Hammer Handle, have heard it a few times and it doesn't do much for me. Maybe it will grow on me, who knows.

[RuKiddingMe]

Well I can't say I have heard it too many times, then again I haven't listened to 93x since I put Sirius in my car and boat.

Anyway when I did catch the new tune, my thoughts were this, the music kind of reminded me of the good ol days of Metallica, the vocals left much to be desired, and the big downfall on "the day that never comes" for me was the drums or rather the extreme lack there of, it almost seemed like the drums weren't even there.

But this is all just my opinion.

Been let down too many times in recent years expecting so more from their releases that I just don't even get excited about them.

[bassphish2005]

ohhhh no.,I hope they are not 'dead' washed up 'former rockers'

[Nick Kuhn]

The whole CD is pretty decent. There's 3 tracks that stand out, "The Day that Never Comes" and "The Unforgiven III" both are more mellow. "The Unforgiven III" is a better track IMO. "Suicide & Redemption" is a 10 minute instrumental, with lots of Kirk. Otherwise "All Nightmare Long" is the best track on the CD. The rest of the tracks all have the 16th note riffs and double bass pedal/snare fests you'd expect of their 80's albums. Hetfield seems to be trying a little too hard in his lyrics/vocals, a little more basic and raw and this album would have hit the nail square on the head.

[Wookiee]

Gimme Kill 'em All and master of puppets. This new stuff stinks!

[Meaney]

NO WAY IN HE11!!!!!!!!

Why is everyone dogging on the new Metallica, I think it sounds great...definitely not the best they have done, but from the 2 songs I have heard it is great music.

[Wellesy]

I'm liking the four songs I've heard so far on XM...

[LMITOUT]

Friday is the big day. Can't believe it's Sept 8th already.

[The J-Man!]

I think the new songs sound good. Of course they don't sound like Kill em All or MOP, those were 20-25 years ago (great albums - yes). You have to listen to them a time or two to really jam to them. You can hear all the songs from the new album online (Youtube, Metallica.com, etc). I dig them all. I will be buying it Friday!

[Meaney]

Bought the new CD today! WOW, a million times better then ST ANGER. I really enjoyed listening to this cd and drinking my cold beer

[The_Lee]

Wasn't really impressed by the new singlew, guess I will need to listen to more of the album before I can say what I think fully. I can say that the new AC/DC ROCKS!!!

[LMITOUT]

Going to pick up the Metallica CD tomorrow. When does the AC/DC album come out?

[LMITOUT]

Listening to the new CD now and I'm liking what I've heard so far!!

[Double D]

When does the AC/DC album come out?

[MinnesotaMongo]

I downloaded the album from iTunes - very, very nice. Much better. I think they got a new producer - you can tell.

[Nick Kuhn]

I downloaded the album from iTunes - very, very nice. Much better. I think they got a new producer - you can tell.

That they did, ending their slow death by Bob Rock (Black Album - St. Anger).

[The J-Man!]

Rick Rubin produced the new album "Death Magnetic". I really like it, it sounds like real Metallica again.

[Swill]

great cd when they go on tour i will be there

[LMITOUT]

Boy, people are fired up about the audio quality, or lack thereof, of this new album. When I first popped it in I noticed that it didn't sound as good as their other albums which were recorded and mixed very well. Apparently I wasn't alone in those observations and other's have said the same thing. What made it even more apparent was the release of the new album on Guitar Hero, which they say sounds much, much better since it's not compressed like it is on the CD.

The mastering engineer for the CD version of D-Mag was Ted Jensen of Sterling Sound. He wrote an email to a concerned fan, who then posted it to the Metallica forums:

“I’m certainly sympathetic to your reaction, I get to slam my head against that brick wall every day. In this case the mixes were already brick walled before they arrived at my place. Suffice it to say I would never be pushed to overdrive things as far as they are here. Believe me I’m not proud to be associated with this one, and we can only hope that some good will come from this in some form of backlash against volume above all else.”

Death Magnetic appears to have been ruined in the final mixing stage. It’s here that all the songs were heavily compressed, peak limited, and otherwise turned into static mush. That’s where all the problems lie.

Metallica made its new album available for play on Guitar Hero the same day as the commercial album’s release. Because of the game’s development time, Neversoft, GH’s creators, were given tapes that preceded the final mix. Put simply, they have a second mix of the album.

This is a stunning surprise, one that will in all likelihood save this album. The GH mix contains none of the heavy compression of the CD or LP versions. None of the squashing, none of the squeezing of the sounds. None of the painful jabs into your ears. Dynamic range is present in the songs. Quiet moments in songs like Unforgiven III and The Day That Never Comes are quiet, and the loud parts are loud. This is a completely different album than the version the mixing engineer destroyed.

There has even been a petition started that asks the band to remix/remaster the CD!! The "Black" album was one of the best sounding CD's they made, IMO. This is far, far from that.

[hoggs222]

I got the CD, I never liked anything after And Justice. I really like the music on the new one, just that the voice seems off. Too monotone for me and not the p'd off Metallica I like.

[Lisa Almquist]

I finally got their new CD and listened. With school and a new job, it's been tough to squeeze in things that really matter! It's an intense Metallica treat and I'm just so darned happy that it kicks St. Anger's butt! I'm sure we were all a little afraid that this CD would disappoint. It certainly does not. Each song is complex and well balanced. Good job Metallica!

[Meaney]

I STILL LOVE IT!

[zamboni]

I like it.

[mnwild]

I just bought the CD over the weekend and all I can say is awesome. They go back to the old stuff in this one, great guitar riffs, just awesome.