Mission Metallica..

[HevyDevy]

He has improved on the sound but his drumming itself hasn't improved at all

 

[carcharias]

His is still the most punchoutable bloke on earth...no matter how good or bad his drumming is.

Drummers should stand at the back of the band when making acceptance speaches.
That is their place in life.

 

[t1tan]

Ive downloaded the album courtesy of limewire but havent heard the whole album yet.
The songs i have heard have echoes of the early albums in them..

 

[HevyDevy]

His is still the most punchoutable bloke on earth...no matter how good or bad his drumming is.

Drummers should stand at the back of the band when making acceptance speaches.
That is their place in life.

A truly superb drummer stands out and lifts a band to new levels.

Examples? Danny Carey from Tool and Vinnie Colauita in whatever band that is lucky enough to have him at the time.

 

[madunit]

He has improved on the sound but his drumming itself hasn't improved at all

he has always been at about the same level in regards to drumming, i think they've taken a good option by not having them so prominent on the album, it's helped them make possibly one of their best albums yet.

I rate it up there as a close second behind Puppets

 

[Mong]

he has always been at about the same level in regards to drumming, i think they've taken a good option by not having them so prominent on the album, it's helped them make possibly one of their best albums yet.

I rate it up there as a close second behind Puppets

I am not sure i can rank it in the list yet.. AJFA will always be number 1 for me, not sure where this one fits after that.. See how long the "listenability" lasts first.. I get the feeling it will rank highly though.

 

[HevyDevy]

I guess I should download the album and actually have a listen.

It's taken me a while because St Anger was so terrible that I've been reluctant to listen to any more Metallica, but it seems this must be a massive improvement.

Standby for my appraisal.

 

[Simo]

I guess I should download the album and actually have a listen.

It's taken me a while because St Anger was so terrible that I've been reluctant to listen to any more Metallica, but it seems this must be a massive improvement.

Standby for my appraisal.

same here HD, i got it today shall give it a go because of all the high praise

 

[Thomas]

Is this picture in this thread? I haven't looked at all the pages. Anyway...I larfed.

 

[HevyDevy]

:lol:

That's hilarious

 

[hineyrulz]

LOL @ that Pic!!!!!

 

[Danish Moo Cow]

I reckon Broken, Beaten and Scarred should be the NRL anthem. Especially the "SHOW YOUR SCARS!" bits.

 

[Simo]

my early observation, does anyone else reckong the worst thing about this album is Kirks guitar solo's??

They seem to be so pointless, adding nothing, there is no structure or relevance to the song, just random fast scales. Doesnt seem to be lifting the songs, looks like a sign that says 'insert guitar solo here'.

I prefer it when a solo is enhancing the song not just there for the sake of it.

Other than that, its pretty good. Agree with the comments about lars drums sounding way better.

I listened to St Anger yesterday for sh*ts n giggles and they sound horrible on that track! The whole song actually is laughable.

Big improvement so far but only 1 real listen so will keep going.

 

[madunit]

I am not sure i can rank it in the list yet.. AJFA will always be number 1 for me, not sure where this one fits after that.. See how long the "listenability" lasts first.. I get the feeling it will rank highly though.

first few listens for me weren't real exciting, but it's grown on me real quick, now I have all the new songs stuck in my head.
I have copied the whole cd onto my mobile so i can listen to it all day long.

It sounds nothing like St.Anger, and more like their work pre 90's, but with more power chords and bass.

Kirks solo's aren't too great, most of them on this album sound like he's playing 2-3 notes repeatedly as fast as he can, before changing chords and repeating. One song has his solo distorted so much it just sounds like complete and utter sh*t.

But i still rate it very highly, and allow yourself to listen to it 4-5 times before deciding whether you like it or not.

 

[hineyrulz]

At first listen i was really impressed with the album, but now after been listening to it almost a week i think it is totally awesome. Some of the tracks have got better the more i have listened to them.

 

[Mong]

my early observation, does anyone else reckong the worst thing about this album is Kirks guitar solo's??

They seem to be so pointless, adding nothing, there is no structure or relevance to the song, just random fast scales. Doesnt seem to be lifting the songs, looks like a sign that says 'insert guitar solo here'.

I prefer it when a solo is enhancing the song not just there for the sake of it.

I was like that at first as well but the more i listen the more they fit the songs..

Give it a bit more time.

 

[adamkungl]

I downloaded it for Guitar Hero 3... painfully difficult, and the sounds quality is much better, there's no clipping distortion

 

[mightybears]

Its the best album since .....And Justice for All, a great achievement considering Ride was 25 years ago, and St Anger was true sh*t.............still wish Lars would be flattened by Shawn Fanning.

 

[mightybears]

Is this actually a good Metallica album or is it made to sound good because St Anger was such a steaming pile of turd?

both, and [off topic, but]
http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Metallica
is still well researched and funny!

 

[Mong]

Great to see Death Magnetic at number one in the Aussie charts.. Knocked of Miley Cyrus (which i brough for my daughter the same day i brought Death magnetic) for the top spot..

In your face 11 year old daughter !! :lol: