Comments on: Will Rick Rubin Save Metallica’s ‘Death Magnetic’?

By: chris

chris — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 16:50:33 +0000

All of you poor poor suckers are no true fans every time someone says “Why don’ you write about something happening in this mellenia and not make up your own shit!” its depressing on how low life scum you are. Metallica is still one of the few good old rock bands if any of you would pay attention you would see what happens to bands that have written about recent things no one CARES! they either already heard it or already seen it some where so i say mettalica should fire their producer and start making their music like they used to!

By: Metallica Fan

Metallica Fan — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 22:10:23 +0000

hmmm yeah i dont want them to make another 80′s like record… just a record that will rock out like the ones in the 80′s, i dont want Metallica to be clones and do the same thing for over 25 years.. i dont want them to turn into slayer… because that shit gets boring.

By: Don West

Don West — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 13:47:52 +0000

I’ve been a long time fan of 80′s era Metallica. I even liked Load, ReLoad and St Anger as well–even though I was sorely disappointed with the lack of solos. But I have heard Death Magnetic and I can say it is a vast improvement over their recent releases; it’s a move toward old school Metallica with a modern twist. I think everyone will be very pleased with Death Magnetic–especially ‘Broken, Beat and Scarred’ which is my favorite song on the album so far.

By: Jack S.

Jack S. — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 05:33:34 +0000

I was fortunate enough to hear the completed album a few days ago and it is an amalgam of all their work. Moments sound like Kill ‘Em All and then transition into St. Anger, followed by a Load riff that jumps into an And Justice For All guitar duel. It is insanity! It is also fantastic (for the most part). I am an 80s fan of their music, but have not hated their 90s efforts, or St. Anger. That is not to say I loved them. I thought “The Black Album” was OK, and that Load was a fine rock album (though, didn’t sound anything like Metallica). Reload was a weak rehash of Load and St. Anger was only a minor upgrade, though it at least had signs of what could be –and Death Magnetic is what St. Anger could have been had the band not first needed to implode.

I only heard the album once, so I cannot give it a worthy review (I think a critic should hear an album at least a few times before reviewing it), but I can say that what I heard will easily put Death Magnetic the 5th best Metallica album. It could even move up higher on the list, the longer we listen.

By: guillermo

guillermo — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:20:53 +0000

ya nada ni nadie saca a metallica de la musica comercial.. recuerdan en Cliff’em all? como decian que nunca iban a cambiar.. pendejadas!

By: adam

adam — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:54:01 +0000

I think the return to standard tuning is definitely helping the band’s “classic” sound. That being said, this is Metallica’s make-or-break album. If Rick Rubin can’t do it, nobody can.

By: Shogun

Shogun — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 21:15:02 +0000

Rick Rubin is the most overrated producer. Worst Linkin Park album and worst Dixie Chicks album were both produced by him.

By: Henchman21

Henchman21 — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:21:16 +0000

I REALLY want a good new Metallica album, but the cynic in me doesn’t see it happening. I’ve heard “Cyanide” but wasn’t super impressed, and I need to listen to “The Day That Never Comes” as soon as I get home. I hope it’s good but if I don’t like it, I can always go back and listen to the old albums. they can’t take that away from us.

Great article.

By: Losferwords

Losferwords — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:40:31 +0000

I can’t say that I’m very impressed with Metallica anymore. They seem to be trying way too hard, and the lyrics are kind of bland and, well, stupid these days. There’s plenty of stuff going on in the world today that they can be writing about, reflecting the lyrics of earlier offerings, but they seem to want to reach out to angst ridden emo kids, which makes them parodies of themselves now. Sad, but true…

By: andrew

andrew — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:46:15 +0000

i thought st anger was alright

By: .sean

.sean — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:55:33 +0000

Is it just me or is the album artwork extremly LAME?

By: tstar69

tstar69 — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 11:24:07 +0000

Great article. Makes me want to listen to the single and buy the album.

By: dan

dan — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 09:41:09 +0000

what a load of shit how the fuck can u blame bob rock for metallica writing shit songs when the demo’s for the black album where done before they had even picked a producer.that was the direction they went in and if u are a true fan u would have heard the demo’s 4 load & reload james & lars wrote those songs not bob rock so think before stink bumhole.

By: Talcott

Talcott — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 08:21:02 +0000

Of the two cuts I have heard I a fookin prove!

By: Jason

Jason — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 05:57:32 +0000

Good article. I don’t want to get my hopes up too high, but “The Day That Never Comes” and “Cyanide” have me in cautiously optimistic mode.