Six songs from Death Magnetic now available for streaming
The buzz behind Metallica’s new album, Death Magnetic, continues to build prior to its September 12 worldwide release. This is easily the most hyped Metallica released since, well, St. Anger. The stream represents 60% of the final 10-song product, an unexpected amount of accessibility for the band. Here’s what you’ll hear when you visit their site:
- “The Day That Never Comes” – Decent for the first 4 minutes, then it gets much better. And hey, a Kirk Hammett solo!
- “My Apocalypse” – Pretty kickass I must say. Reminds me a lot of “Dyers Eve”.
- “Cyanide” – I’ve heard this one the most, and it’s growing on me. Love that drum/bass bit at the beginning and the end. Very reminiscent of the Black Album era.
- “All Nightmare Long” – CHUGGA CHUGGA CHUGGA CHUGGA CHUGGA RRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!
- “Broken, Beat & Scarred” – Not totally feeling this one. Feels a little unfocused to me.
- “The Judas Kiss” – It’s pretty complex and doesn’t hit me immediately, but will probably be a grower. Excellent soloing though.
It sounds to me like an interesting mix of past styles. You’ve got some of the classic songwriting style, some Black Album stuff, and even some Load-era sounds. It actually sounds pretty good to me. It’s really interesting to hear the older style recorded in such a direct, up-front mix (which is a hallmark of Rick Rubin). I can only imagine what this material would sound like were it produced by Flemming Rasmussen.
Of course, some of you more enterprising intertube users already have a full copy of the album thanks to a leak that originated in France. I won’t say whether or not I have a copy myself, as the wrath of Lars Ulrich is nasty indeed (although he was surprisingly cavalier when asked about the leak).
Oh yeah, and this picture is hilarious. Who knew James Hetfield and Robert Trujillo were so damn trendy?
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By trendy you mean sellouts, right?