So without Lars' (not Larissa or Chris Larsen) permission I illegally downloaded their new album. I have no guilt on this, as I have been to over five concerts, bought hundreds of dollars of merch, bought all their catalogue on cassette and cds (before the black album of course), and was the few who was banned from napster for having a tune of theirs in my library that was dled via napster.
Since their Black album they decided to turn away from their metal roots and lift up to a bigger market, the mainstream listener.
The hired Bob Rock, who previously helped Bon Jovi, and Motley Crue and Aerosmith, he was known to take a band up a notch and give a polished, supremely produced to perfection, but essentially in my opinion, poppy.
I did dl their Black album as it wasn't metal and aggressive, it was a great hard rock album that was classic. They then unloaded Load and ReLoad which in my opinion was sub par to their classic heavy recordings, and not catchy like their past catalogue. They definitely lost many fans, but gained a new generation also. So fast foward to now, they have decided to go back to their roots and hire a true great producer in my opinion called Rick Rubin, who is famous for Beasties Boy's debut album, Blood Sugar Sex Majik by RHCP, most of Slayer's albums...list goes on pretty much everything he has done, is hit to me, imo.
So I'm giving the album right now for the second time, and all I can say the mighty Metallica is back since 1988s, ..."And Justice of All"
Metallica is back, baby!
9/10 10 is hard one to get, never abused.
Posted by slingshot on Sep-07-2008 20:43:
oh rly. If there is anyone's opinion that I trust on Metallica...it's definately yours. I'm quite excited for this now!
Posted by DigiNut on Sep-07-2008 21:07:
You'd really say this measures up to Justice For All and Ride The Lightning?
Could be worth a listen...
Oh... isn't it "Death Magnetic"? Or is there another album?
Posted by chico on Sep-07-2008 21:57:
Re: Metallica's "Heavy Magnetic"
quote:
Originally posted by Cuzo
Bob Rock
great name!
Posted by way2hi on Sep-08-2008 03:47:
all i've heard is good things.
Posted by Make Me Egg on Sep-08-2008 04:26:
Posted by VERTiG0 on Sep-08-2008 20:49:
SUFFER UNTO MY APOCALYPSE
Fuck yes, Metallica is back. New album is amazing. Cuzo is right, it's just like their stuff from 20 years ago.
Also the album is called Death Magnetic.
Posted by chinamon on Sep-08-2008 21:07:
downloading right now. cant wait to listen to it.
Posted by chinamon on Sep-08-2008 21:12:
well, im only one minute in to the first song and i can tell this will be a great album to listen to. none of their stuff for the past 10 years have sounded this good. this is as good as their stuff from the 80s.
Posted by Sasha on Sep-08-2008 21:19:
is it in stores already?
Posted by chinamon on Sep-08-2008 21:33:
quote:
Originally posted by Sasha
is it in stores already?
the official release date is september 12 but a store in france started selling it on september 2 (ten days early) which is the cause for the leak.
Posted by Sasha on Sep-08-2008 21:39:
quote:
Originally posted by chinamon
the official release date is september 12 but a store in france started selling it on september 2 (ten days early) which is the cause for the leak.
i'll wait till next week to get a copy Posted by Cuzo on Sep-08-2008 21:47:
Sorry about mixing the album name, guys. lol
Posted by rabbitjoker on Sep-08-2008 21:48:
Re: Metallica's "Heavy Magnetic"
quote:
Originally posted by Cuzo
So without Lars' (not Larissa or Chris Larsen) permission I illegally downloaded their new album. I have no guilt on this, as I have been to over five concerts, bought hundreds of dollars of merch, bought all their catalogue on cassette and cds (before the black album of course), and was the few who was banned from napster for having a tune of theirs in my library that was dled via napster.
Really? I've spenT tens of thousands of dollars on Ford vehicles in my life. I guess I'm entitiled to steal the next one.
Posted by chinamon on Sep-08-2008 21:52:
Re: Re: Metallica's "Heavy Magnetic"
quote:
Originally posted by rabbitjoker
Really? I've spend tens of thousands of dollars on Ford vehicles in my life. I guess I'm entitiled to steal the next one.
of course!
the honda im driving right now is stolen.
dont be scared.
Posted by urban_legend on Sep-08-2008 22:56:
I liked Load.......
I will def be checking out this album with a review like that! I miss the good ol days, Master of Puppets FTW!!!
Posted by magikb on Sep-09-2008 00:03:
Re: Metallica's "Heavy Magnetic"
quote:
Originally posted by Cuzo
all I can say the mighty Metallica is back since 1988s, ..."And Justice of All"
This is exactly what I had heard and then listening to Edge one night they played their new single and just the one single sounds like they lived up to the hype of being back in their old style from 20 yrs ago!
I stopped following them after the black album.
Posted by chinamon on Sep-09-2008 00:05:
Re: Re: Metallica's "Heavy Magnetic"
quote:
Originally posted by magikb
I stopped following them after the black album.
i think most people did, including myself.
Posted by Shaya007 on Sep-09-2008 00:32:
Re: Re: Re: Metallica's "Heavy Magnetic"
quote:
Originally posted by chinamon
i think most people did, including myself.
Black was so bad I had to steal it!
lol!
kiddin' I actually paid for this one...$16.99 for a TAPE @ HMV!!!
Posted by Cuzo on Sep-09-2008 02:17:
Re: Re: Metallica's "Heavy Magnetic"
quote:
Originally posted by rabbitjoker
Really? I've spenT tens of thousands of dollars on Ford vehicles in my life. I guess I'm entitled to steal the next one.
RJ, I did steal, I rarely do, I was just anxious to hear it but stealing an album and car ARE NOT THE SAME.
I agree that it is wrong, but I am not perfectly moral ALL THE TIME.
Posted by VERTiG0 on Sep-09-2008 03:23:
Re: Re: Metallica's "Heavy Magnetic"
quote:
Originally posted by rabbitjoker
Really? I've spenT tens of thousands of dollars on Ford vehicles in my life. I guess I'm entitiled to steal the next one.
Come on RJ, welcome to the internet.
Posted by jon jon on Sep-09-2008 03:38:
Re: Metallica's "Heavy Magnetic"
quote:
Originally posted by Cuzo
Rick Rubin
is king.
hahah get ready for this shit...
1985: Radio � LL Cool J
1986: Licensed to Ill � Beastie Boys
1986: Raising Hell � Run-DMC
1986: Reign in Blood � Slayer
1987: Electric � The Cult
1987: Yo! Bum Rush the Show - Public Enemy
1988: Danzig � Danzig
1988: Tougher Than Leather � Run-DMC
1988: South of Heaven � Slayer
1988: Masters of Reality � Masters of Reality
1989: Dice � Andrew Dice Clay
1989: Live Fast, Die Fast � Wolfsbane
1990: Trouble � Trouble
1990: Danzig II: Lucifuge � Danzig
1990: Seasons in the Abyss � Slayer
1991: Nobody Said It Was Easy � The Four Horsemen
1991: Manic Frustration � Trouble
1991: Decade of Aggression � Slayer
1991: Blood Sugar Sex Magik � Red Hot Chili Peppers
1992: Danzig III: How the Gods Kill � Danzig
1992: King King � The Red Devils
1993: Thrall: Demonsweatlive � Danzig
1993: Wandering Spirit � Mick Jagger
1993: 21st Century Jesus � Messiah
1994: Danzig 4 � Danzig
1994: American Recordings � Johnny Cash
1994: Divine Intervention � Slayer
1994: Wildflowers � Tom Petty
1995: One Hot Minute � Red Hot Chili Peppers
1995: Ballbreaker � AC/DC
1995: God Lives Underwater [EP] � God Lives Underwater
1995: Empty � God Lives Underwater
1996: Songs and Music from "She's the One" � Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
1996: Unchained � Johnny Cash
1996: Undisputed Attitude � Slayer
1996: Don't Call me Barry � Hermann and the Hermits
1996: Sutras � Donovan
1998: "Let Me Give the World to You" � The Smashing Pumpkins (an unreleased song)
1998: VH1 Storytellers � Johnny Cash & Willie Nelson
1998: Diabolus in Musica � Slayer
1998: Car Wheels on a Gravel Road � Lucinda Williams (mix only)
1998: System of a Down � System of a Down
1998: Peasants, Pigs & Astronauts � Kula Shaker ("Sound of Drums")
1998: Chef Aid: The South Park Album � South Park
1999: Northern Star � Melanie C ("Suddenly Monday" and "Ga Ga")
1999: Californication � Red Hot Chili Peppers
1999: Echo � Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
1999: Loud Rocks � V/A ("Shame" by System of a Down and Wu-Tang Clan, "Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nothing Ta Fuck Wit" Tom Morello, Chad Smith and Wu-Tang Clan)
1999: The Globe Sessions � Sheryl Crow ("Sweet Child O'Mine")
2000: American III: Solitary Man � Johnny Cash
2000: Paloalto � Paloalto
2000: Renegades � Rage Against the Machine
2001: Amethyst Rock Star � Saul Williams
2001: The War of Art � American Head Charge
2001: Breath of the Heart � Krishna Das
2001: The Final Studio Recordings � Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
2001: Toxicity � System of a Down
2002: American IV: The Man Comes Around � Johnny Cash
2002: By the Way � Red Hot Chili Peppers
2002: Audioslave � Audioslave
2002: Steal This Album! � System of a Down
2003: Results May Vary � Limp Bizkit (with Terry Date and Jordan Schur)
2003: Unearthed � Johnny Cash
2003: Door of Faith � Krishna Das
2003: De-Loused in the Comatorium � The Mars Volta (with Omar Rodriguez-Lopez)
2003: The Black Album � Jay-Z ("99 Problems")
2003: Live at the Grand Olympic Auditorium � Rage Against the Machine
2003: Heroes and Villains � Paloalto
2004: Vol. 3 (The Subliminal Verses) � Slipknot
2004: Armed Love � The (International) Noise Conspiracy
2004: Crunk Juice � Lil' Jon and the East Side Boyz ("Stop Fuckin' With Me")
2005: Make Believe � Weezer
2005: Fijaci�n Oral Vol. 1 � Shakira
2005: Oral Fixation Vol. 2 � Shakira
2005: Out of Exile � Audioslave
2005: Mezmerize � System of a Down
2005: Hypnotize � System of a Down
2005: 12 Songs � Neil Diamond
2006: Stadium Arcadium � Red Hot Chili Peppers
2006: Taking the Long Way � Dixie Chicks
2006: American V: A Hundred Highways � Johnny Cash
2006: FutureSex/LoveSounds � Justin Timberlake ("(Another Song) All Over Again")
2006: The Saints are Coming � U2 and Green Day (single)
2006: Window in the Skies � U2 (single)
2007: Heroes and Thieves � Vanessa Carlton (with Irv Gotti, 7 Aurelius and Stephan Jenkins)
2007: Luna Halo � Luna Halo
2007: "Better Than I've Ever Been" � Kanye West, Nas, KRS-One (single)
2007: Minutes to Midnight � Linkin Park
2007: Free Life � Dan Wilson
2008: The Cross of My Calling � The (International) Noise Conspiracy
2008: Live from Liverpool - The Gossip
2008: Weezer � Weezer
2008: Home Before Dark � Neil Diamond
2008: Dancing for the Death of an Imaginary Enemy - Ours
2008: Seeing Things � Jakob Dylan
2008: Death Magnetic � Metallica
2008: No Line On The Horizon - U2
Posted by jon jon on Sep-09-2008 03:45:
Posted by RobotHouse on Sep-09-2008 07:43:
first track off the album
Posted by djbruuen on Sep-11-2008 22:13:
the positivety of the album is somewhat humerous, because essentially all they have done is stolen their own ideas from the 80's to create this new album with no innovation. If Paul van Dyk made a similar masterpiece such as 'for an angel' but released now, it'd be slammed as 'get with the times.' This brand of rock, or 'heavy metal' is non existent anymore, and i think its only getting good press because it allows all the old fans to rekindle their fond memories of a band they once liked.
(ps. i was a metallica fan all the way up to re-load, but once the new bassist arrived, along with my changing musical tastes, that was enough for me.)
