Its always hard to review an album you have been waiting a long time for.I have been waiting 5 years for this.
At 11:37 am on Thursday the 11th of September I discovered that HMV had started selling Death Magnetic a few days early, At this point I asked a friend to escort me to my nearest place of purchase for support if they had sold out.
But they hadn't and I bought the digi-pack for £12.99, It was the best £12.99 I have ever spent.
This album had alot riding on it, It was the make or break for many Metallica fans as the founders of metal needed to create something special to make up for St.Anger. They have done it, even as a fan I didn't believe it could be done. But it has.
Death Magnetic opens with what sounds like a heartbeat and then a simple mellow guitar riff comes in...then BANG, Metallica are back with an amazing riff, a new sound and proper guitar solo's. Everything about the next 1 hour and 20 minutes is brilliant metal, Metallica have gone and done what was expected of them after ...And Justice For All. The major comeback for me is that of Kirk's guitar solo's, With a distinct lack on St.Anger and a few fiddly bits on the two Load albums that couldn't really be called solo's the fast and furious sound of Kirk's fingers are back soaked in Wah and mind numbingly good.
The best song is this 10 track masterpiece is without a doubt All Nightmare Long, With its catchy chorus, Arabian sounding intro and machine gun picking verse its a classic Metallica track.
All I have left to say is that this is possibly my worst review ever, I haven't really reviewed Death Magnetic as such I have just kept saying how amazing it is over and over again. But I cant help it, its just that good.
P.S I have put up the second best track on the album as I don't want you hearing the best track and thinking that it doesn't get any better and not buying the album.
1 comment:
Agreed 100%
The album is blooddy brilliant!
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