4/5....there are a lot of goos sngs on that album...but it needed some metal up your *** solo's...and even though they said the solo's didn't fit in..i think they could've made em fit in. Not the best MetallicA album by by itself it's pretty good.

I was really disapointed with this album and it pis*ed me off when i first heard it because im a diehard metallica fan and this new album was nothing compared to there past albums. They should stick with what they do best. They should stick to there roots and keep the fast paced old stuff they've done before. I'll have to give them a 2/5.

ok. i agree with how the drums sound like crap and all. but when u think about it. this album is pretty much what they used be 20 sem odd years ago. it was a disappointment in a way. like some ppl said it lacked solos and metallica is mostly aobut the solos. songs like fade to black and one have those sweet solos. but this cd still isnt as bad as ppl say. 2 me the best songs are unnamed feeling and st. anger. these are just my opinions 2.

hopefully they made this cd really bad so the next one will seem
really great compared to it!

[QUOTE=TallicaChic]4/5....there are a lot of goos sngs on that album...but it needed some metal up your *** solo's...and even though they said the solo's didn't fit in..i think they could've made em fit in. Not the best MetallicA album by by itself it's pretty good.[/QUOTE]

Personally, I haven't found one song on this album that I liked... or even a riff. Solos wouldn't have helped, I still wouldn't like it. Glam had good solos, but that's not gonna make me like glam. What it needed was at least good riffage and songwriting. Even without the solos, it could have been a great album.

[QUOTE=Griffin_Page]Personally, I haven't found one song on this album that I liked... or even a riff. Solos wouldn't have helped, I still wouldn't like it. Glam had good solos, but that's not gonna make me like glam. What it needed was at least good riffage and songwriting. Even without the solos, it could have been a great album.[/QUOTE]

I really like The Unnamed Feeling, but that's it now.

I'd say this album is 3/5, its a solid album flawed in many ways.

pretty terrible album, i dno if they tried 2 go bak to the old kill 'em all/ride the lightning stuff like i was hoping, but if they tried they failed miserably...they failed miserably at whatever we were trying to do. bad vocals, drum sounds, producing, no solos, 1/5 and thats being generous

I lost alot of respect for (wut once was "the greatest metal band of all time")......All Metallica songs before this were masterpieces and pure signs of genious.........but the new album is just signs of Metallica seemingly getting lazy........For one thing..........I think the new bassist somehow has changed Metallica's sound and currupted Metallica..........This is to Metallica:IF THE NEXT ALBUM IS LIKE ST.ANGER(THATS A GOOD TITLE CUZ IT ONLY ANGERED METALLICA FANS)...I WILL LOSE ALL RESPECT FOR YOU(KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK;)HAHAHAHAHAHA

[QUOTE=someone in the midst of a lot of dots]I think the new bassist somehow has changed Metallica's sound and currupted Metallica.[/QUOTE]

He wasn't in Metallica when they were recording the album. Since he has actually been in the band, all you've got to go on are live performances, which have been great.

Hey, you guys do have to take in to consideration that metallicas biggest influence was the misfits which is indeed a punk band (horror punk technically). So they were probably going for a punk effect which they succeded. Personally mt favorite album is kill em all ride the lightning is right next to it though. I give this album a 1/5. The drums didnt sound to good. The guitar was completly different. Bass lines got alot simpler and sounded bad and its like 4/4 timing in all there songs. Metallica is an awsome band im going to see them again in november just that st.anger **** is like another load or reload.

dude this album sucked. the lyrics sucked, and the vocals were also crap. as much as i like them, their time is over.

IMO, Metallica's best to worst studio non-cover albums, remember in IMO:

1. ...And Justice For All
2. Master of Puppets
3. Ride The Lightning
4. Metallica
5. Kill'em All
6. Load
7. Reload
8. St.Anger

St.Anger is just a bad album. bad lyrics, bad vocals, bad production, loooooong redundant songs, no solos.....WHA HAPPEN???

Ok for starters - Misfits werent biggest influence, Metallica liked em... And they were influenced... But they were definitelly not goin for punk sound, sit down you already made an idiot of urself ibanez1470
Now - After Jason had left the band claiming the head banging he did on stage over the years had taken its toll on his back and neck he had to retire ( Or asked to leave due to side projects he had his name on tryin to earn extra pennies on the side which James was against ) whichever u prefer to believe being ur own person u guys can choose whichever yous prefer, The band was goin frantic lookin for a new bass player, James alcoholic - ness ( yes i know its not a word ) had reached an all time high, the inner fighting within the band was becoming more and more clear and they were on the brink of breaking up completely when they thought it was best if they went into group therapy, which they did and they then came to the conclusion that james should go into rehab which he did!... NOW! upon re entry into the band after exiting rehab the band was all fresh with ideas and roaring to go, BUT! James insisted in takin all writing duties he controlled all lyrics he wrote everything on the album, James is to blame for this blunder / masterpeice - whatever it is to you bcoz im not gonna rate it they are my favourite band no matter what - Im just tryin to clear up all the **** people say about the band, there are some i see in this forum who know their stuff and others who speak so much SH!T thats not true... The lyrics i think were from James experiences... I think the meaning to frantic - If u have seen the film clip - Is james way of writing a song bout himself and his ordeals - Hence the girls after girls after girls scenes and the drinking and drinkn... The album had its good points... I found the songs great live though i really did enjoy them in concert saint anger has a great feeling and vibe and kirk even introduced new solo for all songs they played off the new album - Shane - The Metallica Fan -

Metallica's biggest influence was most likely Diamond head.

Metallica's biggest influence WAS diamond head :p

the cd was ****ty for a metallica cd but still beats a lot of that other bull**** new rock...it looks like thats wut they went for

It wasnt that much a bad album...
The song are ok, its still metal...

But the point is that there is no solo, and its too different too much from the other metallica's cd.

Go watch the movie and you will learn why they change that much...

That aint the best cd of metallica, maybe there worst, but it's still ok... I give 3.25/5 (cant give 3, cant give 3.5...)

I wonder why so many people choose (The) Trooper for their username.

i didnt like the fact that they didnt write any solos for the album, but Bob Rocks bass riffs really sucked ***. i cant help but wonder what the album would of been like if Rob Trujillo wrote and played the bass.

**** Bob Rock

St. Anger is nothing compared to Dance of Death. A famous (and indeed great band) like metallica should've done better on this one. I'm eagerly awaiting their next album this autumn, but I have back-thoughts that says that this album will be just the same as St. Anger.
1/5


Btw: I HATE Bob Rock. Flemming Rasmussen on the other hand.....

[QUOTE]their time is simply over, you cant expect a band to make great music for over 20 years. In my mind they just wanted their music to stay relevant with the period.

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no, as said above dance of death, great, a band can go for long and still make good songs, metallica ****ed up they should issue a defective product recall or something, especially the production.

3/5.... 2 of those are respect points, i respect the band as artists because they are the greatest band of all time.... but this is their worst album so far... i expected more outta such a great band

In my opinion this isn't a good album at all.Worst album by Metallica a true let down.

This album is horrible.
Bad production, repetitive songs, boring riffs, no solos, bad lyrics, horrible drums.
1/5. Don't buy it !!!!!!!!!1

I enjoyed this album!

the reason hetfield's vocals are off are because they are adjusting to his "after alcohol abuse" stage. he said so in an interview

[QUOTE=drummin_666]I enjoyed this album!

the reason hetfield's vocals are off are because they are adjusting to his "after alcohol abuse" stage. he said so in an interview[/QUOTE]

Excuses, excuses....This album sux. Despite the fact 'Tallica are a great band, despite the fact i like 'em. Repetitive, badly produced album with no musical idea whatsoever, just mindless dropped C pounding that any numetal band could've "written".

I'm a fan of most of Metallica's older stuff, like the Black Album, Master of Puppets, Ride the Lightning, and ...And Justice For All. S&M was okay, but could have been better. I have only seen the videos of the singles off St. Anger, and I don't plan on getting it for a bunch of reasons.
[B]James[/B]: James is one of my favorite rhythm guitarists. He's up there with Randy Rhoads, but his guitar sounds really fuzzy and crappy on the singles that I've heard. Then there's his voice; he sings like sh*t on this cd. He's off-key, and he screamed in the song St. Anger. I don't know if he screams in the other songs, but I hate it when the vocalist for any band screams during a song.
[B]Kirk:[/B] I love Kirk's solos all throughout his career, which is why I'm not feeling this cd. It doesn't have a single solo on it! As a guitarist, I know exactly how hard it is to write a solo, but Kirk has written some of the best solos I have ever heard, and I hope in the future, he continues to.
[B]Rob:[/B] I don't know much about Rob. I'm not a bassist. I know he didn't write any of the songs on the record, but I'm a Jason Newsted fan. Rob may be an incredible bassist, but Jason was my favorite bassist, and I just don't think it's Metallica without him.
[B]Lars:[/B] Lars is probably my favorite drummer, but I don't know much about drums. I do know, though, when they sound like sh*t, and that is what they sound like on this cd. They are loud and annoying, and the beats, in my opinion, are way too fast for the singles; I don't know about the other songs.
[B]Bob Rock:[/B] C'mon Bob, you may have had some great ideas for Metallica in the past, but this idea of recording earlier than normal for a more raw sound sucked major balls. The sound production was crap, the guitars were fuzzy, and from what I have heard, some of the songs drag on forever and get repetitive. You better friggin have some better ideas for the next cd.
Thats it. I'd rate the cd, but I'd have to listen to the whole cd, and I don't want to put myself through that.

The sound quality here was even worse than ...And Justice for All. Yuck.

Here we go...

This album was announced the worst of the year and most people will agree
I am probably the exception of this forum.I love the album!However,it's a bad production cant deny it.
I just want to point out that the snare drum isnt supposed to be with the snares put on all the time(some people say it sounds like Lars is bashing tins just because the snares are off)
I adore Lars' drummin this time and kirk's riffs.The last two songs shoudnt exist
I won't take into consideration the production cause it doesnt bother me.I still bang my head!
3.8/5