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THE REVIEW
When you think it can't get any worse, I'm promptly proven wrong.
That the former 4 horsemen of San Francisco have been releasing terrible albums for at least 15 years is well known, but badly copying what they once did well seems to me a real slap in the face to their countless fans. In my opinion, fans in general of any musician don't deserve this, because selling an album so packaged and constructed as new means blatantly, without too many innuendos, that this band is desperately trying to win back that slice of the audience that was already lost during the stylistic shifts of "Black Album" and then "Load" and "Reload".
But while these last ones represented what they truly wanted to play at the time and what they could then do best, with this new abominable "Death Magnetic", they make us understand that metal, Metallica, don't even know where it lives anymore.
And so I say, with all the money you've milked from us over the years, why don't you enjoy the sun and sea belly-up instead of continuing to mess with such an important name in the history of metal?
In conclusion, as a friend from Civitavecchia who, at the age of 12, introduced me to heavy metal used to say:
"If you're not angry, you can't play metal"
P. S.: This is not thrash metal
Thrash metal =
"Reign in Blood" - Slayer
"The New Order" - Testament
"Peace Sells" - Megadeth
"Kill'em All" - Metallica
"Arise" - Sepultura
"Bonded by Blood" - Exodus
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The review criticizes Metallica's Death Magnetic for failing to recapture the band's original thrash metal essence. It highlights the band's attempts to win back lost fans by mimicking past styles, which ultimately feels insincere. The album is viewed as a downgrade compared to Metallica's earlier works and other thrash pioneers. The reviewer expresses frustration over the band's direction and questions their commitment to metal.Tracklist Lyrics Videos
Metallica
Metallica is an American heavy metal band formed in 1981 by James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich. They rose from the Bay Area thrash scene with early albums like Kill 'Em All and Ride the Lightning, achieved mainstream success with 1991's Metallica (The Black Album), and have released a long-running and often debated catalog since.173 Reviews
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By farmit
"Death Magnetic would undoubtedly win the Grammy for the most talked-about album ever."
"Welcome back, Metallica!"
By Anatas
"They should have titled the album 'Jamescantameglio' instead of 'Death Magnetic.'"
"'The Unforgiven III' sounds really bad, it's ugly, pathetic, pitiful."
By Psycroptic
With this album, the rediscovered Four Horsemen ride high again on the treacherous paths of Thrash Metal.
Death Magnetic is better than the infamous Black Album, which I never considered more than a good album.
By progandrea
"Death Magnetic shows that a new golden age for Metallica is impossible."
"All nightmare long' is the song that shows how Metallica, especially Hetfield, can still give a lot."
By Descanting
"Robert Trujillo represents one of the two main strengths of the work; incidentally, the other is the rhythm guitar."
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