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Death Magnetic | 
 enlarge | Artist: Metallica
Label: Warner Bros.
Category: Music
List Price: $18.98
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Rating:  615 reviews
Sales Rank: 4
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 4.9 x 0.5
MPN: 508732
UPC: 093624986188
EAN: 0093624986188
ASIN: B00192KCQ0
Release Date: September 12, 2008 (New: Last 30 Days)
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Shipping: International shipping available
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| Tracks:
| • | That Was Just Your Life | | • | The End Of The Line | | • | Broken, Beat & Scarred | | • | The Day That Never Comes | | • | All Nightmare Long | | • | Cyanide | | • | The Unforgiven III | | • | The Judas Kiss | | • | Suicide & Redemption | | • | My Apocalypse |
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Product Description
One of the most influential bands in music, ranked eighth on the list of the biggest-selling groups in history, Metallica unveils its ninth studio album, Death Magnetic. The band's
first album in five years, 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 thrashy, unafraid to embrace the band's past yet move
into the future.
Album Description
Japanese only SHM-CD (Super High Material CD - playable on all CD players) pressing. Universal. 2008.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 10 more reviews...
 If you're and old school Metallica fan this album is not for you October 7, 2008
David Coons (St Petersburg, Florida United States)
First off, I've been a Metallica fan since Kill Em All. So I know what they sounded like back in the good ol' days. And this album does not live up to the expectations that the band put on it. It is the best album they've put out in years. Of course the 3 previous albums were just horrible, Load, Reload and St. Anger. The departure of Bob Rock and the arrival of Rick Ruben is definately the cause for this improvement. The music contains many riffs that herald back to the days of Master of Puppets and And Justice for All, unfortunately James Hetfields vocals still seem to be too influenced by Bob Rock's attempts to make him "sing". If you like Load or the albums after that, then you'll probably like this one, but if you're an old schooler you'll probably find this album almost as painful to listen to as the previous few albums. Unfortunately, I feel the Metallica of old is dead and will never return, and the rock-pop, money loving Metallica is here to stay.
Their best album since The Black Album October 7, 2008
Lukas J. Running (Wisconsin)
I am one of those fans who has found some form of enjoyment from every Metallica album, save St. Anger, which was just a mess. I was not overly optimistic about Death Magnetic, but after listening to it a dozen times, I can say that it is one of their best albums, and one of the best metal albums of the last few years.
Gone are the radio-friendly 4 minute hard rock songs of the Load/Reload era, and gone are the messy attempts of St. Anger. What we have here is Metallica reborn into the late 80s/early 90s. The songs sound like a lot of work went into each one, and I did not find any dull moments. When a band waits as long as they do between cds, this is exactly the type of album fans should get: one that has no filler, and can be enjoyed straight through.
There is plently of variety in the songs, ranging from ballads (The Day That Never Comes) to thrash (My Apocalypse) to fast-tempo, groove-filled head-bangers (That Was Just Your Life). There really is a lot to like, and shows some promise again for the future. 4.5/5 stars.
 Made a fan out of me October 7, 2008
John Roth (Jacksonville, IL USA)
I have never really been a Metallica fan, but I decided to buy this album, and I can say that it was well worth every penny. I like every song on this cd, mainly because they are relentless on every track, yet they make riffs that keep you listening for the whole seventy minutes. Even the 10 minute instrumental, Suicide and Redemption, has made it from beginning to end several times in my cd player. Any metal fan should without question pick up this masterpiece.
Sound Quality Bad - No Dynamic Range October 7, 2008
Leslie Myer (South Bend, IN)
Sound quality bad on this CD. Mixed too loud to the point that sound is clipping and there is very little dynamic range. We deserve better. If you don't know what I am talking about, you won't notice the difference - so go ahead and buy it.
From a non-die hard fan October 6, 2008
Cynthia Thomason (Lake mary, Fl USA)
I've come to fully appreciate Metallica in very recent months. Funny, actually from the game Guitar hero-I became completely addicted to "One". Since that time, I've been studying their music to completely understand their genius in how they started a genre.
Before I purchased this album, I listened to tons of their music, and clearly love "One" and "Master of Puppets" the best. So when I actually heard the tracks from Death Magnetic, I was so happy to hear some really amazing songs. Best of all, I think the songs on this album not only bring forth their old-school signature sound, but infuse some modern elements of metal. Even though I'm also a Nu Metal fan-I LOVE Thrash, Death Metal and especially guitar solos and that is in fact what I love most about Metallica-solos and completely addicting hooks. Kirk Hammett is a guitar god.
I waited till just the last few days to buy this album, mostly because I wanted to hear all of the buzz. I wanted to be just as impressed with this album as with "And Justice" and sure enough, it does not disappoint. I'm already in awe of the opening hook from "The Day that Never Comes" and "Cyanide" has a really an interesting rhythm chord progression that keeps it in your head. Oh and I really love the time signature changes in "Cyanide", more metal musicians are starting to take advantage of this simple but effective technique.
So why not a 5???-I don't mean to bash Rick Rubin, but his productions tend to be just a bit overproduced. I was so disappointed in the latest Linkin Park. Mr Rubin may think that he is enhancing the sound with studio technology, but I think he takes the rawness and edge away from the sound. The distortion is just not heard, the vocals are a bit too loud compared to the guitar tracks and the transitions are just a bit too clean.
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