Death Magnetic Limited Edition

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Editorial reviews

Amazon.co.uk Review
As many of their early fans would agree, Danish-Californian quartet Metallica seemed to lose it around the mid 90s. Dropping the hard-nosed, blue-collar appeal they had cultivated with their initial slew of albums, the band began to pander to a more commercial audience with diluted outings such as iLoad/i, iRe-Load/i, iGarage Inc./i--not to mention 2003’s risible iSt Anger/i. iDeath Magnetic/i, Metallica’s first album in five years, is hence much anticipated. Will it be a long-awaited return to form, or a failed attempt to rekindle their inaugural power? In truth, it’s a bit of both. Helmed by veteran producer Rick Rubin, iDeath Magnetic/i reinstates many of Metallica’s early motifs--searing riffs, shredding solos, pounding drums--and even updates them with a huge, 21st century sound. The album has a decent selection of heavyweight thrills and spills, from the haunting, evocative opener "That Was Your Life", the live jam groove of "The End of the Line" and the flesh-ripping "Broken, Beat Scarred". While iDeath Magnetic/i doesn’t come anywhere near the smouldering genius of iMaster of Puppets/i or other formative Metallica records, the band haven’t sounded this vital for many years. Reason enough for fans to rejoice. i--Danny McKenna/i

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Customer reviews

review by: METALHEAD date: 2009-06-24 rating:
one of the worlds greatest bands in history......
comes one of the greatest albums. It quite simply doesn't get any better than this. One of their best. Awesome.

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review by: date: 2009-06-12 rating:
17 Years Of Hurt...
OK, so it's not quite back to the heights of Master of Puppets or even ...And Justice For All, but we'll take it after the horrors of Load and Reload. Several great songs that hark back to those golden days without trying to sound TOO much like them, and no really weak tracks. Death Magnetic suffers a little from one of St Anger's problems - namely that some of the tracks are far longer than the material deserves - but overall a very good album and easily their best since 1991. If you've drifted away from Metallica, this should bring you back into the fold!

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review by: date: 2009-06-10 rating:
Back in Town
Full of energy, rhythm and riffs, just what we were waiting for. Finally they are back into business. This album has a place in your shelf.

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review by: SHACtroop date: 2009-06-08 rating:
and on the 8th day Metallica created God ...
i am so far behind the curve with this one it is embarrassing (how many people have submitted reviews before me?!?!?) ... But here we go: anticipation and foreboding are a funny old mixture, but the collective fears of the global metallica tribe have proven unfounded - this album is a killer. I find it odd how many reviewers have harked back to the mid-1980s and compared Death Magnetic unfavourably with Master of Puppets - the comparison is disingenuous simply due to the passage of time (20 plus years!) and the inevitable fact that the principal song writers (Larz and Jaymz) today have vastly different perspectives on the world around them. Somewhat like the old chestnut of comparing (unfavourably it typically seems) Motorhead's Ace of Spades with all their cool records after 1986 or something ... it's apples vs. pears folks - incomparable in any objective sense (and Ace of Spades DOES have a few fillers!!). Metallica have released a strong collection of songs: fast, loud, abrasive and a little bit reflective also. Normal Metalli-service has been resumed PS. on the 9th day God created Rick Rubin ...


review by: Thrashhh date: 2009-06-07 rating:
Return to form but
A great return to form finally they are playing thrash again. But i do not think that they will ever play like they did in the 80's. A definite return to form we have seen highlights include end of the line judas kiss, all nightmare long. The mixing isn't great and sometimes it sounds too loud loudness wars. No one makes albums like this in 2000-2009 we shold be grateful a damn good album nothing more nothing less. Evile are good but i don't like the british voice.

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