Death Magnetic

Warner Bros., 2008, Audio CD

Product Description

One of the most influential bands in music, ranked eighth on the list of the biggest-selling groups in history, Metallica unveils its ninth studio album, Death Magnetic. The band's
first album in five years, Death Magnetic is also its first with renowned producer Rick Rubin (Danzig, Slayer, System Of A Down,
Slipknot), first with bassist Robert Trujillo, and first on Warner Bros. Heavy and thrashy, unafraid to embrace the band's past yet move
into the future.

Product Details

Title: Death Magnetic
Sales Rank: 41 in Music
Artist: Metallica
Label: Warner Bros., 2008-09-12, Audio CD, 1 Disc
Package Dimensions: 5.5 x 4.9 x 0.4 inches, 0.25 pounds

Customer Reviews

Death Magnetic FTW: Ok the title is a bit silly since I don't tend to use FTW at all but having been an on again off again Metallica fan I have to say I would have paid full peice for this set of songs. Really enjoyed the range thay showed on this and I will probably go an pick up again my favorites from the past ...... I'm glad my girlfriend told… More reviews

Metallica Tries to Find Themselves Again: Metallica shows a good amount of progress toward getting back to their roots in this album with good rhythms and decent build ups to the energy they offer but this is still a long way from the true heart of Metallica which exists in the first three albums: Kill `em All, Ride The Lightning and Master of Puppets; all thrash… More reviews

Worth a listen: This album is a cornucopia of musical ideas. Many of the riffs sound pleasantly reminiscent of great Metallica albums from the past. There are, however, moments that sound a bit disconnected. Something like listening to a Metallica 'best of' collection where the songs themselves are sliced up and rearranged to form new songs. Sometimes it works well, and sometimes not so much.… More reviews

If You Only Ever Own One Metal Album: Brutal, beautiful, relentless...there's cliches, and then there's archtypes...Jimi Hendrix; Pink Floyd; Black Flag; Chemical Brothers; METALLICA! Please forget the whole download massacre- if you can't feel this, then you can dine on poop! Coming from an old fart who's been around the block too many times- if you think there might be something to the metal… More reviews

First half was great, but the second half was too dull (yawn!!!).: Well after reading a few good reviews right here on Amazon, I finally decided to buy this highly anticipated album and I must admit that after 15 times listening to this I'm still abit disappointed, yes the raw musical power is back with some great guitar work and nice drumming but none of the songs stuck out as being memorable… More reviews