new metallica has been leaked

[MartinBarre]

I listened to the album a couple of times now, and for me it has the same problem as the latest Children of Bodom album. Meaning it basically has all the right elements, but the songs lack memorability.

Yeah, I've listened a few times now and I agree. Some good riffage, but the songs just don't seem to be very memorable.
Kirk's solos are mostly pointless and boring, too many of the songs seem to be mid-paced again, like Load, and James can't sing any more.

But it IS metal again and it's okay, just not great.

[AfterForever]

I listened to the album a couple of times now, and for me it has the same problem as the latest Children of Bodom album. Meaning it basically has all the right elements, but the songs lack memorability.

[Aaronharmon]

Rawks

[RobRR]

Ive gotta say... as much as I KNEW this new album was going to suck... I was dead wrong. This is some pretty damn good shit... to hear Metallica actually releasing metal again is something Ive always wanted to witness personally, as the last good album they released was before my musical time.

Lars still sucks really bad, and is a major downfall of this album. But its possible to look past the dry, booring drumming. Underlying is some awesome metal riffage!

[khabibissell]

I've listened to Death Magnetic all the way through twice now and I think it is great. I didn't sit back and nit pick every detail of the production or performances, I listened to it as a whole and thoroughly enjoyed pretty much every song on it. Hetfield is such a monster rhythm guitarist and though Kirk isn't the cleanest player in the world, his almost out of control solos work on these tunes. You really get the sense that he's just going with the moment and letting it rip. It is a solid effort to say the least. I would bet that if this was the record they released instead of say AJFA, it would be looked at as a metal classic. Timing is everything I guess... I think most people have dismissed Metallica already and aren't giving this album a fair chance. Having said that, I'm sure it will sell millions anyway.

[MartinBarre]

I really cant say if the songs are any good. But I can say there is a hell of a lot of instrumental sections, which is always a good thing IMO.
They'll never be the band that made "Justice" again, but at least this is a good modern metal album.

[Inearthed]

Couple of tracks I enjoyed, the rest I didn't care for. Thought it was kind of average-ish. There is some actual metal on there, which was rather refreshing.

[MartinBarre]

I leaked on the new Metalica.

I hope James yodels on this.

He does, pretty much, throughout the whole thing.

[Venomboy]

I leaked on the new Metalica.

I hope James yodels on this.

[MartinBarre]

James' vocals have been pretty bad for awhile, but I thought their covers on Garage, Inc. were great! St. Anger was pretty weak, especially with its drum sound, lack of solos and their following the nu-metal trend, but I kinda liked Frantic and St. Anger, maybe one or two other songs I thought were okay.
I'm still not sure if I'll buy this new one yet. Maybe I'll just wait until one of my cousins buys it and then copy it.

I liked the OLD covers on Garage Inc. The new ones were shite. St Anger was worse than shite. If, in a parallel universe, shit suddenly started to smell like roses, St Anger would still smell like dead bodies. That had shit themselves. Then smeared it on their decaying corpses.
But this new one is much better. The music is very very good. I just find the vocals to be god-fucking-awful. His crappy singing fitted Load and Reload so it wasnt that noticeable, but it just doesnt fit the new "thrashy" Metallica. His singing really sucks very badly.

[toejam]

James' vocals have been pretty bad for awhile, but I thought their covers on Garage, Inc. were great! St. Anger was pretty weak, especially with its drum sound, lack of solos and their following the nu-metal trend, but I kinda liked Frantic and St. Anger, maybe one or two other songs I thought were okay.
I'm still not sure if I'll buy this new one yet. Maybe I'll just wait until one of my cousins buys it and then copy it.

[MartinBarre]

Through The Never and The Struggle Within are the best songs on the black album, IMO, and I don't think they've done anything better since.

The first three songs on TBA are the best by miles IMO, but I'd agree they've done nothing close since.

But this new album is pretty rocking. There's some brilliant instrumental work here, which has been sorely lacking from recent efforts.
No, it's nowhere close to anything pre TBA, but it's still pretty good. Kirks solos sound like they're ripping off Kirk's old solos ( I dont mind that, who better to rip off than a young Kirk?), and the vocals are really shit, I mean, fucking AWFUL- but it's a pretty damn good album.
I never thought I'd say that about a Metallica album again.

I still won't be buying it though, the cunts still owe me for the shite that was Garage Inc and St Anger.

[shadowcat]

I think it's been a GREAT year for metal so far, I have never bought so many NEW albums in a year (and it's only september).
Testament, Martriden, Opeth, Kalmah, Oceansize, Dark Suns, Mercenary, Meshuggah, Scar Symmetry... now looking forward to the new Atheist and Abigail Williams albums coming out later this year.
Also bought the new stuff from local bands Dark Age and Storms of Sorrows.
Not a quiet year at all!

New Metallica is alright, I actually expected it to be worse. But still kind of a pity, drums are just horrible and the vocals are autotuned beyond anything.

[toejam]

I've only heard the first 2 songs on the new Metallica CD but they're better than anything from the Black album or since IMO

Through The Never and The Struggle Within are the best songs on the black album, IMO, and I don't think they've done anything better since.

[MartinBarre]

I'm listening to the new Metallica one now. It's pretty good, apart from the vocals. They fucking suck to a horrible extent.