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METALLICA Performs 'The Day That Never Comes' On British Television; Video Available
- Sep. 16, 2008
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METALLICA performed its new single, "The Day That Never Comes", earlier tonight (Tuesday, September 16) on the BBC television show "Later… with Jools Holland". Watch the performance below. According to Billboard.com, METALLICA's "Death Magnetic" has sold close to a half million copies in just a three-day sales window and will lead The Billboard 200 when Nielsen SoundScan releases its charts tomorrow morning (Sept. 17). The CD moved 490,000 copies in its abbreviated frame, scheduled off-cycle on a Friday to accommodate a worldwide release date. The new 10-song collection is the band's first since 2003, when it issued the controversial "St. Anger". Many fans were turned off by that record's primitive production and lack of guitar solos, but drummer Lars Ulrich told The Pulse of Radio that doing "St. Anger" paved the way to return to a more traditional sound on "Death Magnetic". "I'm pretty sure that a big part of the reason the new record sounds and feels like it does is because we had to go and do that in order to get to where we are now. You know what I mean?" he said. "We had to get that out of our systems. It was just, it was vital, it was unavoidable. We had to just fuck it up to that point." "Death Magnetic" was produced by the band and Rick Rubin, known for his work with the RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, SYSTEM OF A DOWN, JOHNNY CASH and many others. The album marks the recording debut of bassist Robert Trujillo, who joined METALLICA in 2003 shortly after "St. Anger" was completed. METALLICA will kick off its indoor North American tour on October 21 in Glendale, Arizona, with shows booked through the end of January.
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COMMENT | Clip Magnetic
posted by :
9/16/2008 10:45:42 PM
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Does Lars put his drums through a Tubescreamer to get the same effect live? LOL
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COMMENT | WOZZILA IS A F**KING TOOL!!!!
posted by :
9/16/2008 10:53:09 PM
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LETS SEE.....BETTER SONG WRITING:
YOU RISE, YOU FALL, YOU DOWN THEN YOU RISE AGAIN
WHAT WON'T KILL YOU, WILL MAKE YOU MORE STRONG
SHOW! YOUR!! SCARS!!!
OR
I'M A ROCK N ROLL TRAIN, CHOOTING ON DOWN THE TRACK...
HMMM.....CAN'T DECIDE...NOT!!!!
DEATH MAGNETIC BABY!!!!
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COMMENT | The Dynamics Never Come
posted by :
9/16/2008 10:54:59 PM
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Next Death Magnetic song parody! lol
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COMMENT |
posted by : SandmanZepp
9/16/2008 10:56:35 PM
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that bass is on fire!!!
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COMMENT | Interesting...
posted by :
9/16/2008 10:57:58 PM
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Haven't really dug anything since the Black album, and I can't even really listen to that anymore. This wasn't too bad! I'd like to hear more...
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COMMENT | ...
posted by :
9/16/2008 10:59:39 PM
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"The album marks the recording debut of bassist Robert Trujillo, who joined METALLICA in 2003 shortly after "St. Anger" was completed. "
And yet you cannot hear it on the album.
It is a great improvement and they will never be able to recreate those first four records, but this is probably the closest we will get. Thank god the drums sound like drums. Turn that bass up!
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COMMENT | .
posted by : Blackenistheyend
9/16/2008 11:02:04 PM
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Guys: download the Guitar Hero III version of Death Magnetic. No clipping, you can hear the bass, etc
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COMMENT | As a fan since "Ride The Lightning"
posted by : Firefly
9/16/2008 11:03:29 PM
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Today was the first time in 15 years I bought a Metallica album. Death Magnetic is a solid album all the way through. I hope this is a start of good things to come. Now if they could only remaster the ...And Justice For All album.
Top 5 albums of 2008 (IMO) so far.
Death Angel - Killing Season
King's X - XV
Metallica - Death Magnetic
Motorhead - Motorizer
Judas Priest - Nostradamus
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COMMENT | .
posted by : Blackenistheyend
9/16/2008 11:03:30 PM
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btw, no you don't need Guitar Hero to download the Guitar Hero version, if you get my drift
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COMMENT |
posted by :
9/16/2008 11:08:08 PM
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sounds like he's having trouble hitting those high notes... kind of unfortunate :( Hope he gets it sorted out on the tour.
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COMMENT | Clip Magnetic
posted by :
9/16/2008 11:09:24 PM
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Wont buy it until its remixed.But im excited about the uh..video game version. Sad day when it sounds better than the actual game. What are we in the fucking matrix now or some shit?
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COMMENT | Firewind
posted by :
9/16/2008 11:16:45 PM
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Pretty funny bro.
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COMMENT |
posted by : Mordack-
9/16/2008 11:18:03 PM
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DEATH MAGNETIC = BEST ALBUM OF 2008
LARS = METAL
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COMMENT |
posted by : hippieshateslayer
9/16/2008 11:21:25 PM
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hahahahahahahahahaha
just trolling
just like all these other asses
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COMMENT | Let's save that masterpiece !!!
posted by : Kovaks
9/16/2008 11:27:03 PM
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http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/re-mix-or-remaster-death-magnetic/sign.html
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COMMENT |
posted by :
9/16/2008 11:29:11 PM
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Shortened the song for the masses!
I thought MTV does that.
At least it's not off the playback tape, though tuning instruments should not be optional. Are these guys deaf now?
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COMMENT | Snare Magnetic
posted by :
9/16/2008 11:30:38 PM
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Since this whole production disaster is on such a large scale and major engineers are voicing their opinion as well, at least we can hope that something good comes out of Death Magnetic's production. The "loudness wars" are now in the spotlight and people aren't happy with the extreme level that it's gone to.
I think after this there will be a change in quality of production/mixing/engineering. Honestly. Do think Ruban/Fidelman/Jensen (the production/mixing/engineering team) will ever be involved again with anything that they can't control properly???
Even Andy Sneaps is commenting on the quality being crap. He made a funny comment about someone sending Metallica some reverb for this album.
so it's out there....the pro's are agreeing with us. This mistake won't happen again at least.
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COMMENT | Kovaks
posted by :
9/16/2008 11:32:28 PM
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Nice list of articles!! I'm impressed. This thing is becoming huge which is exactly what we wanted. Nice job!!
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COMMENT | not so great
posted by :
9/16/2008 11:33:21 PM
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I love this song, but this performance isnt the best. Hetfield seems to be struggling with the vocals, and Hammett messes up the solo.
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COMMENT | shit....
posted by :
9/16/2008 11:45:04 PM
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they are back
not just a great album
but a better performance
they look like enjoy playing their new songs. pretty much
I think James's scream is better than in St.Anger.
I can't wait until Jan, next year!!!
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COMMENT | pfft
posted by : Dr. Destructive
9/16/2008 11:48:25 PM
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what a critical bunch of fucks most of you lot are......
:Some bitch about the mix...
:Some bitch about the master...
:Some bitch about James voice
:Some bitch that Jason is gone
:Some bitch that Kirk mucks up his solos
:Some fuckhead keeps wanking on that AC/DC rock harder than Metallica (you know who you are you fuckin idiot)
Truth is, most of you are probably dudes too lazy to do anything except waiting for blabbermouth to post another story so you have something to do in your lack luster lives... and sook ..
regardless of what they have done right or wrong, they are Metallica....
and have you dweebs just wish you could have experienced half of what these guys have in the 25 years.......
World tours, millons of album sales, never have to work a day in their life, play music daily...
Who cares if they suck at it - or moreso, if you think they suck at it ....
Metallica are now a part of musical history - most of these posts are part of disposable internet posts that number by the billions ....
Good luck to Metallica, and any band that have had their success... regardless of whether or not they can re capture the days when they were 21 .....
So, back to your playstations, chips and hustler mags boys... the world is your oyster, and your blabbermouth posts are praise worthy and insightful ..... we wait for your next lot of drivel
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COMMENT | hilarious
posted by : dosemeter
9/16/2008 11:52:59 PM
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Isn't it funny the first stuff they start playing live on television when the album is dropping, is the stuff that sounds the most like the shit they were trying to get away from? They will have to PAY MTV to play a video now. They would have to squeeze in-between Doughboy Miller Lite & "I'm famous for being a prick on the internet". chicka-chicka-chick-chickity-chick-chicky-chee.
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COMMENT |
posted by : Long-Live-The-Skullet
9/16/2008 11:58:53 PM
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What an absolutely shitty performance.
Album is great tho.
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COMMENT |
posted by : Dr. Destructive
9/17/2008 12:01:35 AM
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Cmon man - at least when I do my Weird Al versions I don't use the same choruses over and over again ....
but - I'll pay it
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COMMENT | shapechanger
posted by : Dr. Destructive
9/17/2008 12:03:42 AM
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that was pretty much my point - most people here should try it ..
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COMMENT | metallica rips off overkill
posted by : macko_lee
9/17/2008 12:16:42 AM
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i just posted this because i find the riffs very alike
First you get metallica's my apocalypse
when i heard that riff i was reminded of overkills live young, die free.
check it out
http://www.zshare.net/audio/1891390110202516/
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COMMENT | Great song (shame they didn't play the complete version)
posted by : ThrashPunkAdict
9/17/2008 12:16:50 AM
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and good performance.
This tune reminds me both of "Fade to Black" and "One". I like it, a lot.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
9/17/2008 12:19:36 AM
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I feel bad for Hetfield in this performance. He is suffering from a sore throat and still hard at work... He's has a good work ethic i'll tell you that...
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COMMENT | And the best playing in that video
posted by : ThrashPunkAdict
9/17/2008 12:20:39 AM
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is, unsurprisingly, by Robert Trujillo, not by Lars.
Metallica were never supertight or very technical live, their strenght lies in the energy of the performance and the songwriting and imo, both are present here, in spades.
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COMMENT | Yeeaahhhhh
posted by : iron_will
9/17/2008 12:23:06 AM
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Well most of the that list cannot be found now, but I found enough to understand what is going on. I did not notice the sound on my shitty truck stereo, but all day at work on my Ipod I kept trying to set it so that it, but my choices were destroy my ears or not even really hear anything. Sucks, because like lots of you out there. I do like this album, I think it is really the best effort that they have really put uot since Justice. Too bad it is ruined by the shitty sound that I seem to be a day two behind realizing what everyone else already knew.
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COMMENT | Sign the petition
posted by :
9/17/2008 12:29:33 AM
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http://www.gopetition.co.uk/online/21800.html
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COMMENT | Andy Sneaps sums it up so well !
posted by : Kovaks
9/17/2008 12:34:17 AM
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"imagine if this sounded better, it could of been the album we all wanted."
http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/andy-sneap/424056-metallica-death-magnetic-ripped-2.html
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COMMENT | Not Bad!
posted by :
9/17/2008 12:37:26 AM
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TDTNC is their Stairway to Heaven, though: you sit through the first half just to get to the fast bits. The whole jam at the end sound 10x better live than it does on the album.
Good solo, Kirk.
HARMONIES!!!! Sweet ~
Rob is looking bad ass w/o the crab walk. Has he finally started metalling up some? Here's hoping ~
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COMMENT | if this pi$$ poor performance is what to expect...
posted by : PlagueBringer
9/17/2008 12:41:22 AM
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on the upcoming tour, just cancel it already and retire.
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COMMENT | I doubt it will do any good,
posted by : iron_will
9/17/2008 12:47:08 AM
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But I sent an E-mail to info@metclub.com and told them my album sounds like shit. I guess if enough people do this they will have to do something! You would hope.
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COMMENT | info@metclub.com
posted by : iron_will
9/17/2008 12:47:57 AM
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info@metclub.com
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COMMENT |
posted by : gumplunger
9/17/2008 12:52:06 AM
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God that palm mute shit around 4:30 sounds so sloppy here and on the album. Its just horrible.
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COMMENT | iron_will
posted by : Kovaks
9/17/2008 1:05:42 AM
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"But I sent an E-mail to info@metclub.com and told them my album sounds like shit. I guess if enough people do this they will have to do something! You would hope."
i did exactly the same !
And dont forget :
http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/re-mix-or-remaster-death-magnetic/sign.html
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COMMENT | WTF ?
posted by : Kovaks
9/17/2008 3:13:06 AM
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http://blog.wired.com/music/2008/09/does-metallicas.html
http://music.ign.com/articles/910/910469p1.html
http://www.exclaim.ca/articles/generalarticlesynopsfullart.aspx?csid1=115&csid2=844&fid1=33554
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COMMENT | !
posted by :
9/17/2008 3:14:36 AM
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Trapped Under Black Ice 2008
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COMMENT | well
posted by : noizzeater
9/17/2008 3:38:42 AM
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The best Metallica record is "Kill 'em all"...
More old school stuff at www.noizzeater.com
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COMMENT |
posted by : nyc333
9/17/2008 4:05:32 AM
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now people that worked on it are commenting on the sound, looks like the fangirls really dont know what good music sounds like after all.
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COMMENT | And the GH3 version...
posted by : Smashed dicks
9/17/2008 4:18:36 AM
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is far more superior compared to the retail mess.
Some heads are gonna roll.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
9/17/2008 4:20:10 AM
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trujillo uses 0.1 % of his talent playing those songs
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COMMENT | Comment from Metallicab.com
posted by : Kovaks
9/17/2008 4:23:20 AM
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I bought the album the day before yesterday, and I had NO IDEA about what was going on with the sound quality.
At first I was overwhelmed with how good the first song was, I really felt that this album could be something. But then I heard some "scrappy" sound in my loudspeakers and I started to take note of it every time when there was a part with loud guitars or drums. At song 3 it became extremely obvious and annoying.
I put on my headphones, most to see if it would be my loudspeakers or something in the room that created the noise. I have a new pair of headphones with really good sound, and have had no sound issues with any of my CDs so far, including metallicas older and newer albums (st anger may be excluded).
But the scratchy scrapping sound was still there in my headphones. I put on another CD. No problems. Back to death magnetic. Weird sounds. This was so obvious to me and I could not do anything but getting annoyed about these sounds! I could not focus on the music even though I felt that this could have been the Metallica album I had been waiting for since many years back.
So I thought, if there actually is crappy sound on the album, someone else should have noticed it. So I googled around and I found this place. To me the sound issues were totally obvious, I heard them before anyone hade told me about them. I was completerly unaffected by other´s opinions, I have even been avoiding reading any reviews of the album so I could make my own opinion. And what happens? I have been waiting for a new great album with metallica. St Anger didn't do it. And now something new comes up. I get a record in my hands, that seems to be an awesome record, but with annoying sound issues. Don't you understand how extremely frustrating that is?
All you guys saying "nah, who cares about the sound, listen to the MUSIC", or "There's nothing wrong with the album", or "if you don't like it, listen to something else"... dont you understand that we want to listen to THIS album BECAUSE the music is so great? But we can't focus on the music...
Either this is a very individual problem, if you hear the clipping or not, or there is a "fixed" batch of records out there that you guys have who don't have problems. Either way, why can't you let us who have a problem with the sound make the demand to get a new remastered record? Or at least an official statement? What does it hurt you who are already satisfied with the record?
The guitar hero tracks are really much better. They are definetely OK. If the CD sounded like that I would not complain, it is not a masterpiece when it comes to quality, but it is good enough to let you sit down and enjoy the actual music. I want a CD that can give me that. I don't want a CD that has come from a really great effort from the guys in Metallica, just to be destroyed by someone else just before the release. I don't think it is fair neither for us nor for the band.
I want a new record or at least an apology from the people responsible. And no, metallica didnt want it to sound this way. Im sure of it.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
9/17/2008 4:25:47 AM
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where can I find the Guitar Hero III version everybody keeps talking about? It's not on any torrent sites, not on emule and not on rapidshare...
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COMMENT |
posted by : The Judge
9/17/2008 4:56:39 AM
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Wow was Death Magnetic produced by Rick Rubin? Thanks for that Blabbermouth I never knew that, you don't get much news on Metallica anywhere these days.
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COMMENT |
posted by : Bernard Shakey
9/17/2008 6:15:32 AM
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totally agree with thomthom. what a waste of talent. it is pretty insulting to his abilities. he should be all over this record........but he aint.
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COMMENT | Are they playing the torrent edited version of the song ?
posted by :
9/17/2008 7:26:35 AM
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Yep Rob could be doing so much more, it´s a shame that his bass playing skills ain´t used more than 0.1%, the man is a shredder on bass.
Imagine how much tighter the MetallicA would be if they had a better drummer, instead of Rob,James and Kirk having to always listening out for if Lars will keep up with the rhythm or speed it up or slow it down, and not to mention the potential in song writing with a more skilled drummer than Lars.
The Mix on Death Magnetic is horrible, but i enjoy the songs so i demand a re-mix!! Sign the petition people dont let the corporate industry destroy your hearing with the loudness war!
http://www.gopetition.co.uk/online/21800.html
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COMMENT | hmm.
posted by :
9/17/2008 8:38:17 AM
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sounds kinda off at the beginning but they got it after 30 seconds or so. and 5:04 does james tell lars to slow down?
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COMMENT | mediocre
posted by :
9/17/2008 9:11:39 AM
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The people who like this album have very LOW demands when it comes to music because this album is FULL of filler and mediocre riffs any beginner thrash band could write.
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COMMENT | Crappy Performance
posted by :
9/17/2008 9:28:43 AM
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I think the album is great, but what a let down that they have to tune there guitars a whole step down live so James can hit the notes (Even though he doesn't and sounds like he was gargling gravel). Not a good performance. Glad I opted not to pay the $80 they are asking for the tour they are on. What a fucking rip off.
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COMMENT | I have high demands.^^NDMG
posted by : Kaizer Sedso
9/17/2008 9:34:11 AM
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And, fuckheads, those demands were met by:
A - Death Magnetic. Fuckin' awesome album! At this stage
of the game too! Cheers Metallica.
With regards to the sound quality, well, everything sounds
shite through computers or mp3's.
I've got a good stereo set-up and I'm loving it!!
B - I loved their performance on tv last night too!
They were stood around watching 5 or 6 other acts do
a tune each, and they were horrible!! Then 1 song, from
'cold' on live tv. Yes it was live that's why they finished
1 or 2 mins early - or fade out!! I like what they did.
\m/ DEATH MAGNETIC \m/
Looking like album of the year!
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COMMENT | The media is spreading the word...
posted by : Kovaks
9/17/2008 9:36:25 AM
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Audiophile fans of Metallica shouldn't bother buying copies of their new album, Death Magnetic. According to one analyst, the record sounds better in the Guitar Hero video game.
"On purchasing our CD ... we gave the disc a spin and couldn't help wondering if our office headphones were faulty as the kick and snare drum seemed to be audibly clipping, along with some of the palm-muted guitar parts," wrote Chris Vinnecombe, guitar editor of music-making website MusicRadar.
The sound issues are a result of the "loudness war" - an ongoing industry effort to make recordings as loud as possible, so that on cursory listens tracks leap forcefully from the speakers. While any album can just have its volume turned up on your stereo, records like Death Magnetic have their audio compressed, making them inherently louder at the expense of dynamic range and sound quality.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/sep/17/metallica.guitar.hero.loudness.war
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COMMENT |
posted by :
9/17/2008 9:46:54 AM
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THis is tuned down a half step?
That's shitty they do that. The album is in E and what fun it is to play real Guitar Hero...A REAL FUCKING GUITAR along with the album in your stereo what have you.
You keep score yourself.
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COMMENT | \m/
posted by : RiotAct666
9/17/2008 11:08:50 AM
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Best album of '08
Metallica = gods
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COMMENT |
posted by : 24inthelead
9/17/2008 5:01:00 PM
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TALLICA FOR LIFE FUCKERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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COMMENT | Thin music taste.
posted by :
9/17/2008 5:03:32 PM
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"DM" is a strong comeback album by Metallica,but with poor sound quality as usual. But come ON,the Best Album 2008!! I could count out 5 albums that kicks ass with "DM" - Testament "Formation of Damnation" Warrel Dane "Praises to the war machine" Death Angel "Killing Season" The Haunted "Versus" Exodus "Atrocity Exhibition,Exhibit A"...Hope that Forbidden could release something new 2009!!!
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