Album Rating: 3.5

If you cut off Now That We Dead, Dream, Murder One, and replaced Revenge with Lords of Summer this would be wayyyy better.

Album Rating: 3.5

Yeah haven't jammed this in full for over a month now



Atlas came up in my shuffle a couple minutes ago and it was fucking m/

Album Rating: 2.0

This is the "Revenge of the Sith" of Metallica albums

Album Rating: 3.5

Trve

Album Rating: 3.5

I actually like 'Now That We're Dead'. Not a highlight, granted, but it's so damn catchy. Not entirely sure why everyone loves 'Dream No More', though. I remember another review elsewhere saying it "sounds like a b-side from Load" and I couldn't have put it better myself.



On the subject of 'Lords of Summer', agreed that they should have included it in the main track list. Hell, I'd even say it would justify the double disc format when the whole main track list falls just two minutes under the 80 minute mark at its official form. I would have opened the album with it even.

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

gj for replacing one of the best songs on here with the worst and overall wanting to remove all the good ones fucking jeetjeet

Album Rating: 2.5

I don't know this version but the fist version of Lords of Summer was horrible

Album Rating: 2.5 | Sound Off

This thing had all the longevity of a fart in a hurricane

Album Rating: 2.0

The best thing about this album is that it might make some people appreciate their Load/Reload days a bit more. Halo on Fire rules though.

Album Rating: 2.5 | Sound Off

I have a bit more time for that era, well 'Load' at least. 'Reload' is worse than this imo and boasts some really embarrassing material.



'Load' has some standouts but it really plods as a whole.

Album Rating: 3.5

I really like Atlas Rise

Album Rating: 3.0

ATLAS

RIIIIIIIIIIIIISE

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

atlas rise is one of my least fav on here

Album Rating: 3.5

I agree with Anthony Fantano's review on this. It's a "meat and potatoes" Metallica album.

Album Rating: 2.5 | Sound Off

No, a 'meat and potatoes' middle ground 'Tallica would still have more melody than this



The 'meat and potatoes' Metallica albums are probably the Black Album and Death Magnetic



This album is trying to be a Kill 'Em All referencing rebirth to my mind, I'm guessing it has similar motivations to St.Anger (still never listened to that one so only going on what I've read and the couple of songs I do know)

Album Rating: 3.5

Interesting viewpoint you have there. I agree about black album, although I like many people disregard DM because of its crappy distorted production. This album just sounds like the result of a seasoned metal band where every member is enjoying themselves in my opinion while getting back to playing some sick riffs.

Album Rating: 2.5 | Sound Off

Part of me not much rating the album is personal preference, I always liked the melodic passages in the songs on 'Ride' or 'Master' that were worked in incredibly seamlessly and gave their stuff a depth. Some ok riffs here but I felt (even with the handicap of that production) Death Magnetic had a bit more melodic personality going on in the mix. They were still trying to write 'classic Metallica songs'. Here they seem to be going for writing 'some great riffs'.



I can understand someone giving this a 4 (no more than that mind) as it is aimed squarely at a certain style and if that matches your sweet spot then you're cooking

Album Rating: 2.5

spit out the bone rules, rest is pretty meh

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

This album just sounds like the result of a seasoned metal band where every member is enjoying themselves in my opinion while getting back to playing some sick riffs. [2]

Album Rating: 3.5

"I don't know this version but the fist version of Lords of Summer was horrible"



The original version you may have heard was either the 'garage demo version' or '1st pass'. The one on the deluxe edition of Hardwired is rerecorded and sounds a lot cleaner. It's probably worth getting the three disc version for that alone honestly, but you also get the Ronnie James Dio medley and some covers of Deep Purple and Iron Maiden with it.