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THE REVIEW
It is obvious that Iron Maiden will no longer reach the levels of "Powerslave" or "Number Of The Beast".
And that Motörhead will not release another "Ace Of Spades".
And that Guns won't return with a second "Appetite For Destruction".
And that we can't expect another "Paranoid" from Black Sabbath.
And that we won't have another "Rust In Peace" from Megadeth.
What then can we expect from Metallica? Return of "Master of Puppets"? "Ride The Lightning" again? "Kill'em All" - The Return?
I would say no.
Well, when I heard they were going back to their roots, I was quite optimistic, of course I wasn't expecting a masterpiece.
When I heard the album I understood what they meant by returning to their roots. They probably have returned to the fetal state. I wouldn't be surprised if in June in Rome we could see them on stage sucking their thumbs and feeding from mom's tits. Now don't get me wrong, I'm a big Metallica fan and I'm not trying to achieve the highest number ever recorded in a review, I just want to give my opinion on this album (if we can call it that).
There have been enough track by tracks, I'll just say that "Death Magnetic," aptly titled, Metallica are attracted to suicide, is a huge copy paste. All the songs, except perhaps "All Nightmare Long", undoubtedly the best, sound like déjà vu. The biggest trash of the album is "Suicide & Redemption", a poor copy of "To Live Is To Die".
I swear that when the CD was over I felt like crying. Metallica died along with Cliff Burton, the two following albums are his legacy. I would have disbanded them after the Black Album. A nice solo career for Hetfield wouldn't have been bad.
A countryman, a tennis player who plays drums like he plays tennis, a guitarist who thinks he's Santana, and a Funk bassist playing an album defined as Thrash Metal. Lord save us. This is Trash Metal.
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The review expresses deep disappointment with Metallica's Death Magnetic album, criticizing it for lack of originality and poor execution. While acknowledging 'All Nightmare Long' as a highlight, the reviewer finds most tracks repetitive and a shadow of the band's classic work. The review suggests Metallica failed to recapture their former greatness or thrash metal roots.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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