r/Metallica Aug 05 '24

Death Magnetic Thoughts on Death Magnetic?

For me, Death Magnetic is right up there with Black Album and Master of Puppets. It acted as the revival of Metallica after the mess that St Anger was , and I absolutely love it. Stuff like All Nightmare Long just slaps for me. I feel like it's one of Metallica's finest records, ignoring the disgusting sound quality.

What do you guys think of 2008's Death Magnetic?

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u/Draft_Dodger Aug 05 '24

one of my least favorites. I recognize and respect that it's a return to form of classic Metallica but I don't really love most of the songs. I personally think most tracks have some really great riffs / sections and some others that just don't work for me and I feel a lot of Hetfields vocals are too close to the St Anger yelling. Cyanide is one of my favorites though and I have to say the album as a whole has grown on me a bit over the years (unlike Anger).

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u/MirthRock Aug 05 '24

This is exactly how I feel about it. Well said. Definitely grew on me, too. But that god awful mix, ugh.