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Generally favorable reviews- based on 715 Ratings
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Positive: 578 out of 715
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Mixed: 58 out of 715
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Negative: 79 out of 715
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Jun 16, 2023
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Feb 20, 2023The production threw this album in the mud. I can't listen to the album on full volume due to the awful producer's work. Some parts of the songs sound either like a weak recording of a gig or a demo. But on the other hand, the songs are well made - the solos (though a bit overwahed), vocals (though a bit autotuned), and riffs are brilliant. It's definitely stronger than "Hardwired".
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Jan 21, 2022In my opinion marks the start of the decline of the band. Very boring and common riffs, uninspired lyrics and playing. One of the worst product of the band.
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Aug 7, 2021Fantastic album. All songs are great.
Best songs: The Day That Never Comes, All Nightmare Long
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Jul 5, 2019
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Jun 5, 2019Death Magnetic is the expected return of the Metallica of always: the Thrasher Metallica.
Death Magnetic works well. However, the duration of it and some uninspired songs thanks to a insufficient James Hetfield and a tasteless guitar make this album a right return that could be better. -
May 22, 2019A great comeback and return from the bad album St. Anger.
Many good tracks, and they went back to their original sounds. -
Jan 4, 2018Another Masterpiece of Metallica!!! There is no other band close to them in music. A song from this album is more than groups like GnR, Slayer, Queens of the **** age...
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Jan 3, 2017Songs are a little derivative of one another. Amazing return after St.Anger. I enjoyed a few of the songs on St.Anger but Metallica went back to the formulaic thrash metal that made the band great. Even though they're alot older now the classic Metallica fades through in Death Magnetic. Some of the songs like Cyanide are great workout music.
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Nov 21, 2016
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Nov 11, 2016
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Aug 21, 2016Solid album! Really solid, especially after the disaster of St. Anger. Glad they went to their roots here. Not as good as their older stuff, but still very good and enjoyable.
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May 11, 2016
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Feb 28, 2016
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Feb 12, 2016
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Jan 12, 2016
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Dec 30, 201578 Reviews Hasty or just the reviser is very idiot... All nightmare long, The day that never comes, The judas kiss and the amazing instrumental Suicide & redemption is masterpieces of the new Metallica....
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Nov 16, 2014Metallica tries to re-create 80's magic and succeeds to some extent. Death Magnetic is a solid album but if you are a lifelong Metallica fan like myself it will be hard not to hear the materials as a musical mid-life crisis.
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May 17, 2014
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Apr 6, 2014
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Mar 27, 2014This is amazing. Metallica still hasn't lost its flair after some disappointments. I love how they returned to their old style of music but they added a little bit of a modern twist to it.
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Feb 8, 2014Finally, we can see some thrash in this album, after 27 YEARS!! This unfortunate fact makes this album amazing. Of course, we can't see the same success as the first four albums but at last listening some thrash from Metallica makes me happy. You should listen this album Metallica fans. My final score is 8 out of 10.
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Jan 6, 2014This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Oct 9, 2013I consider Death Magnetic to be truly one of the best Metallica's album overall and shows that Metallica are still a band able to rock very hard. Too bad they do not have the same production quality in the last 10 years as Lulu or St. Anger.
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Sep 6, 2013
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May 30, 2013Únicas Boas De Death Magnetic.
1-The Day That Never Comes
2-The Unforgiven III
3-All Nightmare Long
4-Broken,Beat & Scarred
Com 10 Faixas E 4 Músicas Boas Nota 4. -
May 17, 2013
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Apr 25, 2013Sadly I never thought that a Metallica would make another metal album like their earlier works but I'm glad to say the St Anger days are hopefully behind us, this album is great and very metal!
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Mar 31, 2013
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Mar 8, 2013Finally they're back! For real. Nothing to do with St. Anger. This is their best in the last 15 years. Sometimes it's too violent and a bit boring, but the most of the songs are really good. Welcome back!
Awards & Rankings
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Sometimes the album's mini-epics come off as we've still got it! stunts. But when it's working, the effect is like ceding your senses to a particularly well-engineered roller coaster in the dark.
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The best ones spit in the face of death; this album instead finds aging men trying to reclaim their youth.
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The musicianship feels thrillingly live throughout, and nimble new bassist Robert Trujillo helps, even though he's mostly heard as a distant, ominous rumble.