Metallica's latest album, Death Magnetic, is the band's attempt at showing their fans that they can work outside the box while staying true to their metal roots.
The album's first single, "The Day That Never Comes," is an eight-minute ballad that is filled with melodic guitar interludes. Few metal bands, past or present, have been able to produce an album like this. Only the gods of metal could write such a catchy yet aggressive album. Death Magnetic is made up of ten tracks, with each song better than the previous. Every track brings any music listener to a musical nirvana.
On the track "The Judas Kiss," the band delivers a song that will make even the most devout metal head's ears bleed. The ear piercing guitar riffs from Kirk Hammet are out of this world.
"The Unforgiven III" is a pleasing sequel to the "The Unforgiven II," which was on the album Load. The song has samples of strings, brass and woodwinds throughout. Once again, the band shows that they are not afraid to push the envelope of mainstream rock. It is moves like this that have allowed them to stay on top for all these years.
The music video for "The Day That Never Comes" features various scenes of American soldiers in the Middle East. This is nothing new for Metallica. They have been outspoken on their opinions of war and politics since their first album, Kill 'Em All. For example, their album And Justice for All… dealt with themes such as war and politics. The music video for the popular song "One" shows scenes from "Johnny Got His Gun," a movie from the 70s that features a paralyzed soldier.
The release of Metallica's previous album, St. Anger, left a lot of fans questioning whether it was time for Metallica to call it quits. Kirk Hammett's intense yet melodic guitar solo in "Broken, Beat, and Scarred" proves that he still has all the edge Metallica needs to continue to be the metal legends they have been since 1981.
James Hetfield's vocals show no sign of aging. Hetfield's singing on all of the tracks is as edgy as they were on Kill 'Em All. Hetfield's voice demands respect on this album; the way he carries each note with such confidence adds to the experience of enjoying the album.
Death Magnetic is a victory for metal fans everywhere. Metal zealots have been waiting a while for the next "big" rock album. Death Magnetic answers this call.
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