Redjake

Good news! Metallica has released the first single off their new album "Death Magnetic." Take a listen over at their website:

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"The Day That Never Comes"

I love it. I'm a fan of St. Anger as well, but I realize I'm a minority in that respect. Either way, the solos are back, and I believe Metallica has produced another excellent album, if this first single is any indication of the rest.

Do you like it?

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Halx

If this is a single, I'm not impressed. This is a song that would be buried between the singles of their old albums. I'm not liking it. It feels like they're old guys trying to recall the magic of their youth, but they're too mature to really pull it back. This is "formula metal." They should be doing artsy albums by now.

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mrklixx

IMO the first 4 minutes are a total snorefest, not just because it's slow, but it's boring. I like the last 4 minutes of the song, but the majority of that is instrumental. It really sounds like 2 separate songs that they duct taped together.


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Daniel_

I wasn't totally impressed with StA and I don't think I'll be rushing to the shops for this one.

It's a shame - some of their early stuff was vital and exciting - Lighting was one of the first Metal albums I had, and it still means a lot to me.

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ASU2003

I can't find it on Napster (the old one) ...

Wait a second, I can download it off their site?

cybermike

The Day That Never Comes reminds me of ...And Justice For All. It's complex but it's kinda generic sounding. mrklixx said it nicely, the first half is a snorefest. The second half is better but still not great. If It wasn't Metallica I doubt I'd give it a second thought I highly doubt the song gets stuck in anyone's head.

Cyanide is a little better. It's got a catchy bass riff but Hetfield's voice is blown. Hearing him basically speak the lyrics is so painful. The vocals really didn't didn't seem to match the instrumental stuff.. Meh.. I'm not an audiophile, I just know it sounds wrong.

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Anxst

This seems really...formulaic. It has no life to it. It feels like this was take 294, and they were just sick to death of this song.

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Redjake

I think it is great. Of course we aren't going to get an exact match to the 80s stuff again, because it's not the 80s. I think people are too harsh on Metallica - they hold them to an unreachable standard. This is good metal and the second half of the song especially seals the deal for me. First half of the song reminds me of Justice and maybe some Black Album mixed together. Second half reminds of me Puppets and Justice. Good stuff all around. Either way, I think we should all be thanking the good lord that it's not Nickelback-esque trash.

*Nikki*

I like it.....a lot. Metallica is my staple, I never get sick of them.

fiatguy85

Old Metallica was great. I just can't get into St. Anger or this...

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cybermike

At least when if you like a Nickelback song you know in 2 years they'll release another song that sounds exactly like it

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Lasereth

This is absolutely awesome. Of course I think St. Anger is one of (if not No. 1) the best album's they've ever made so my Metallica opinions are the minority. I love their old stuff, hated their 90s stuff and loved St. Anger and forward and now this is just awesome.

QuasiMondo

Maybe it's because I'm comparing it to old tracks like Master of Puppets but it's just not angry enough. I'm certainly not bashing my head into walls rocking out to this like I would to their past stuff.

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Manic_Skafe

It sucks and they still do.

Should've stopped a long time ago.

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Baraka_Guru

Yeah, like 17 years ago.

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cybermike

I don't hold Metallica to a higher standard than other bands, but I do have expectations. I'm still holding out for one redeeming song.

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Lasereth

There is no redeeming song for Metallica. Everyone hates them because of their mid-nineties music, their Napster ordeal, and their fuck-off if you don't like us attitude. They could release an album on par with Master of Puppets and people would say "stop copying your old stuff." Or make another And Justice For All and people would say stop trying to relive your past, you're old get over it. Metallica has been outcast by their fans and nothing they can do will reverse it no matter what kind of music they release.

Still liking the new song BTW.
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It's also funny how there's 9 negative reviews of the song in this thread and only 2 negative answers on the poll. People love to bash Metallica regardless of their music.

cybermike

I actually voted "It's OK" because "Horrible! they should have quit 10 years ago" seemed a little too harsh

While I did love Master of Puppets and Ride the lightning, I don't think the quality of those albums of have affected my opinion of their future albums. I can name a few songs off each album that I really like, King Nothing, Fuel and even some of the St. Anger songs were pretty good. I actually liked the drums on that album.

My biggest complaint about the song is that it sounds generic. It doesn't have a signature sound or a quality that lets it stand on it's own. I mean, I can't even remember what the song sounds like and I've listened to it at least 10 times since it was released.

Have you listened to Cyanide yet? They have a live performance on Metallica's site and on Youtube. The quality of the video isn't great but the song trumps The Day That Never Comes.

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Martian

I voted the middle one for the same reason as cybermike.

This is not a strong single. If this is what they're using to represent the new album, I wouldn't hold my breath expecting it to be great. I was actually kind of interested to see what they'd do with Rubins in the booth, but this is just a disappointment.

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Lasereth

Well I've listened to the song 5 times now and I already have the last 5 minutes of it ingrained into my head, particularly the badass drum beats of it. This is my type of music!!

kutulu

I freaking love it and I can't wait till the album comes out. I got a high bitrate file and burned it to a CD so I could listen to it in my car and it made a huge difference.

Frosstbyte

Why did they release the single with awful fucking sound quality?

Metallica was passable through ReLoad, kind of. I maintain that between Load and ReLoad there was one album's worth of good songs. St. Anger was just embarrassing and this doesn't look too much better.

There are ways to age gracefully as a rock star. Metallica has done just about everything they could to make sure they didn't. I'm going to go listen to ...And Justice for All and pretend this never happened.

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Redjake

I am liking this more and more. They are playing it on the radio here 24/7. The DJ called this song a "10 lb metal sausage trying to fit in a 9 lb sausage sleeve." AWESOME!!!

Listening to this in the car on the radio while other contemporary metal songs played showed truly how awesome this is, I was head banging like I was in high school again and beating the steering wheel while my wife crouched down in the passenger seat

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kutulu

They posted a second song on their website. WOW.
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Manic_Skafe

I forgot to vote.

And my gripe with their new stuff stems from the fact that it's so terribly generic and uninspired. It's not about them as people, their past achievements or failures - the music sucks and the crappy quality makes it even less palatable.

This is not the work of seasoned professionals but geriatrics grasping at straws.

Oh, and the second track blows as well.

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Frosstbyte

The second song is a pretty clever re-hashing of three or four other Metallica songs, which I'd dig up if I cared enough (I don't). It's really not horrible stuff and so far it's much better than St. Anger, but it's just not in the same category as any of their earlier stuff.

If I wanted galloping, ripping guitar, I'd listen to Kill 'em All. If I wanted sick guitar solos and melodic riffs, I'd listen to Justice. If I want solid, well-produced shreds, I'd li