Wall of Mouths

Just seen the album in a Hot Topic store in a mall in Joliet, IL. for $5.00. They told me, it’ll be $13.99 from monday on. I still didn’t buy it!

Charlie wrote:

:eek: TONIGHTS SET
that was just your life
end of the line
thingy
wolfy
one
broken
cyanide
fraaaaaantiik
sleepz
roam
bellz
day that never comes
puppetz
blackened

CAN I GET A ” WOW ” :eek:

Jesus fucking christ, thats a genius setlist.

I’ve listened to more of the album. Have to say it’s definitely better than anything they’ve done this century (not saying much there). If it came out right before or after the Black album, I’d probably be more impressed. Unfortunately I can’t help thinking how derivative they sound now. That’s what happens when you take 3-4 years between albums and go back to your roots instead of doing something new. You start sounding like a clone of yourselves.

Perhaps this a perfect illustration why T? has never done Troublegum 2.

Maybe it’s just my copy, but I’m a little disappointed in the mix. The drums don’t hit like they should.
Popped it in the car and cranked it up, and was a bit disappointed. The guitars were fine, but the drums and bass were a little muddled.

The Black and Load albums had much better production value.
Bands need to get over the digital studio trend. Yeah it’s cheaper…but it’s true “You get what you pay for”. This is a broader criticism than this album and can be leveled at our boys T? as well. Albini is right!

Here’s a few other observations.
“The End of the Line” has a big riff in it, that I couldn’t help but start singing “Animal” from Pearl Jam.

And although I loved it, the solo break in “Broken Beat and Scarred”, sounded like the best Megadeth clone I’ve heard…a little bit too close to “Hanger 18”
As a matter of fact, quite a few of the solos sound a little Dave Mustaine-ish too me. Seems like Kirk was trying too hard to do Kill ‘Em All, and it sounds kind of mechanical,
“Insert Riff 1-A here” instead of spontaneous and inspired.
I will say, I enjoyed some of the harmonized leads. They picked there spots well for them.

Overall though… I will say it’s an enjoyable thrash album. Again would be much better 10 years or so ago. Where now it sounds too much where they took the best bits from older songs/ albums and repackaged them.

I think they’ve peaked. And if this is what we can expect, they should not take 4-5 years to deliver.

It’s time for them to collaborate with Mustaine. Maybe the tension between them would create something truly interesting.

Criticisms aside, I’d actually recommend this to others. And it’s going to get more plays than their last 3 albums combined.
I think I’ll go ahead and order the vinyl.

Solid workmanlike album…but not a masterpiece. B+

Been listening to the new one all weekend. Very decent overall, I have to say. Only two tracks don’t really do it for me: Broken, Beat and Scarred and The Unforgiven III. Also, gotta admit, there are some lyric crimes being commited here and there (“Love is a four letter word…” “We die hard!”) Jesus, Hetfield, do you even speak the language anymore? I don’t have a big problem with the mix but can understand the criticism.

The End of the LIne, All Nighmare Long and My Apocalypse I feel are great Metallica songs that could fit on any album. And now that I’ve heard them on a proper system, I am digging The Day that Never Comes and Cyanide as well. I think they’ve pretty much succeeded in doing what Rick Rubin said: “you don’t need to reinvent the wheel or anything, just make a really good Metallica album.”

priceless

:-D

2 words for Metallica:

Andy Sneap! (producing the next Megadeth album)

Then again, I somehow see Lars being responsible for this Fuck up (super loud drums???), so maybe it wouldn’t have mattered who was behind the desk.

Poor dude who was mastering will probably struggle to find work after this adventure. How can a band of Metallica’s size and fame fuck up so often when it comes to sound?

I agree with buffalo boy.

and one thing that gets me is Lars said in an interview recently “metallica dont need a big pr machine in this stage of our career.”

um ok then whats with the death magnetic posters at every service station in the uk?

plus the huge advert on page 4 of the sun.

The Unforgiven 3 is pants

It does indeed mean “shit”. I’m showing my age by using slang like that…it must have been 7 years since that was in fashion

I’ve no idea what era pants is from, to be honest.

I’m glad we never had “dodge”, though.

I thought you were 10 right now Grant?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/sep/17/metallica.guitar.hero.loudness.war

i think it cud be their best album!! ok the production isnt great but itll do for me, but the songs are fantastic, and james voice sounds fantastic, stronger than it ever has been. :)

Feburary. I’ll go if they play cardiff just in the hope of hearing all within my hands or purify.