I like DM, although I find this to be one of the weaker Met albums lyrically. I also feel that the songs are too redundant but they have some good riffs and Kirk returns to his cut & paste soloing.

St. Anger-I heard Metallica was going back to a more aggressive sound but I thought, "I'll believe it when I hear it". So I sampled the album on the internet and while it was more aggressive it sounded like what it was, an old thrash band trying to go back to their roots but forgetting how and half assing it to boot. Also the production was so horrible with the tin can pounding that I could barely get past it to hear the music. Never got the album and unless I find it dirt cheap, probably never will.

Death Magnetic-If it wasn't for the preview I got in a thread here, I would have not given this one a chance but I was suprised that I liked what I heard. I picked it up at Wal-Mart on chance and ended up loving the entire album (the only song that is lackluster for me is the instrumental). This time they went back to their roots and made a real effort to do so unlike the turd in the punch bowl. Metallica had finally regained me as a fan and I hope that this is a sign of things to come. Favoirte songs are every single song less Suicide & Redemtion (which is not too terrible but when I listen to it I find myself relagating it to background music-it's just too dang long).

Thought this was cool....




Sure, you can't see the band half the time, but it's cool to see such an early version of this cover.

Death Magnetic was a great album. The lyrics were stupid, and the production was bad, but the compositions were great.

Death Magnetic is boring, IMO...it bored me, anyway. The songs were good live though...I'll give 'em that.

Orion is one of the greatest instrumentals ever written. Cliff Burton R.I.P.
This is how I rate the 'tallica CDs I actually own...

1. Master of Puppets
2. Ride the Lightning
3. ...and Justice For All
4. Kill 'em All
5. The Black Album
6. Death Magnetic
7. Garage, Inc.
8. Load
9. Re-Load

I just now decided to buy the album and give it a full listen on my 2 hour drive back from my girlfriends house (as of last weekend or so). Initially I gave a few things on youtube a few plays but for some reason didn't really give it the attention to do an actual decent listen through.

This sounds like Justice For All mixed with Black mixed with parts of Re-Load all put into a blender with the yield being positive.

Favorite tracks: Broken, Beat, and Scarred and Judas Kiss

(FYI: is it me, or does the chorus for Judas Kiss seem like it would be GREAT if sung by Dave Mustaine?)

Kill 'Em All, Ride the Lightning, and Master of Puppets are all I'll ever need.

...And Justice for All is okay, but some of the songs go on far too damn long, and the production is just horrid. I would much rather stick two blender wands through my ears rather than hear that one again.

KILL 'EM ALL (1983) 9/10

RIDE THE LIGHTNING (1984) 10/10

MASTER OF PUPPETS (1986) 10/10

THE $5.98 EP: GARAGE DAYS RE-REVISITED (1987) 8/10

...AND JUSTICE FOR ALL (1988) 10/10

METALLICA (1991) 9/10

LIVE smurf poo: BINGE & PURGE (1993) 6/10

LOAD (1996) 7/10

RELOAD (1997) 5/10

GARAGE INC. (1998) 8/10

S&M (1999) 6/10

ST. ANGER (2003) 5/10

DEATH MAGNETIC (2008) 8/10

ive gotta say that i love metallica, for me they are that band that cant do anything wrong!
i got into them after i heard enter sandman at a friends house and went home and begged my mum to lend me the money to go out and buy it on tape! and then preceeded to buy the rest of the back catalogue! i love the feel and energy of a metallica song but i also admire them for pushing the boundries of their music. my fave album would have to be and justice for all...