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Generally favorable reviews- based on 715 Ratings
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TonyC.Sep 12, 2008Metallica back to true form, Death Magnetic reaches out and grabs your throat and then shakes it for a good 80 min metal ride. Great stuff.
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ChrisW.Sep 12, 2008At least it's better than their last album.
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ArslanA.Sep 12, 2008They can be called legends now n this album realy sounds awesome 20 years gone n still runnin wild great.
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JotArSep 12, 2008We should be thankful that the masters of metal can still put out an album with this level of ferocity after so many years.
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RBSep 12, 2008Excellent album. If anyone else had released it, the critics would have praised it as one of the best metal albums of all time. Metallica will never be judged fairly.
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JCL.Sep 12, 2008the best of the old and the newest metallica mixed in one album. Even do some people might have been disappointed by the three previous metallica albums (I never was), this chapter add a new dimension to Death Magetic, great album!
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BeethySep 12, 2008Metallica's best album since the 'Metallica' (black album) Very impressed.
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MattW.Sep 12, 2008
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ArcariS.Sep 12, 2008Welcome back Horsemen!!!!!
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johncSep 12, 2008WOW Metallica is back sounds great cant wait till see them in Boston.
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DylanD.Sep 12, 2008A return to form. This album has everything an Metallica fan could ever want. Those who like post-Black Album will like Unforgiven 3, and those who like pre-Black Album will like everything, especially my personal recommendation, All Nightmare Long. Album did lag sometimes, but you quickly forget it. Metal Performance of the Year, my friends.
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MattR.Sep 12, 2008
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ShaneJSep 12, 2008Best Metallica Album since ..And Justice for All. Ripping guitar's, hard drumming, its definitely not that piece of crap St. Anger. Favourite tracks include All Nightmare Long, Tommorrow never comes and Unforgiven III.
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JeromeV.Sep 12, 2008Best album since and justice for all . The band returned to their roots. Pitcchfork critic is a real bullshit about this album. This the one to get after all this years, fuck off if the men are older now.
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DominicC.Sep 13, 2008This is amazing. One of Metallica's best for sure!
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DanielA.Sep 13, 2008
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toddm.Sep 13, 2008Metallics fans have their band back. From the opening note this record rips. The Unforgiven III was a poor choice but other than that Death Magnetic is the best Album they have done since "Justice"
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RobertK.Sep 13, 2008It1s a really good material.The great return after St. Anger! HELL YEAH!
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ChrisF.Sep 13, 2008Good stuff! Makes me forgive St. Anger.
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MarkM.Sep 13, 2008Thank you Rick Rubin for freeing Kirk Hammett--his solos have been sorely missed.
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AliM.Sep 13, 2008Metallica's best work in 17 years!!!!!!!
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AlejandroC.Sep 13, 2008a remarkable return to form. this album is a shot in the arm for old school Metallica fans who were convinced it could never happen like this again. It has. Thank You Rick Rubin. Thank You Metallica.
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MarioD.Sep 13, 2008Damn good songs.
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whiplashSep 13, 2008Big dose of metal. Actually the biggest since the 80's. This album is their best since AJFA. Great job Metallica!
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TalosSep 13, 2008Epic riffs. Strong performance from James and Kirk goes ballistic. Energetic and brutal album which sounds like the band is having fun again. Best album since AJFA.
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MyBusinessSep 13, 2008The best Metallica album for 20 years. Awesome.
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MehdiM.Sep 13, 2008It fucking rocks the hell out of all metallica hater. It's amazing, fabulous, fantastic. Long Live Metallica !!!
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StephenF.Sep 13, 2008
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JohannesP.Sep 13, 2008Very good album, and there isn't any filler songs!
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MikeD.Sep 13, 2008Incredible album. Start to finish, all quality songs. It has a new style but it rocks! Haven't stopped listening to it since I bought it. Album of the year!
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RonL.Sep 13, 2008Total kick A$$ album, get this disc, it will be the best album easily this year
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ShivR.Sep 13, 2008A Metallica classic. Features an immense opener, scorching Instrumental and two of the best songs Metallica have ever done; All Nightmare Long and The Judas Kiss.
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TomSep 13, 2008Some people are saying it almost has a St.Anger feeling, while it might, it's a lot more completed Metallica sound than their more recent albums. The whole album meshes really well from one song to another, I'd say this is a hit.
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KumarSep 13, 2008
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BrianF.Sep 14, 2008The album does not disappoint me in any way. Great riffs and solos. The only thing lacking is the drums.
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EvanK.Sep 14, 2008I just don't get Metallica. I gave this album a listen, and it was just terrible. Then I listened again -- worse yet. I need to scrub my ear lobes after that trash.
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kalissSep 14, 2008
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EliecerN.Sep 14, 2008The music is excellent, but the production leaves a lot to be desired. Metallica did their homework, but not Rick Rubin. That´s why this album is not a 10.
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FrankR.Sep 14, 2008This is the best album of 2008, and the best album Metallica have produced since "The Black Album".
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AlvaroL.Sep 14, 2008Metallica is back. A very welcome return to their roots. That Was Just your Life is a killer opening track, solos are everywhere and they're pretty intense, Hammett style. This is definitely recommended to everyone wanting to get into Metallica, or to old fans who were lost during the Load/Reload/St Anger times. Definitely a worthy purchase.
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AaronKSep 14, 2008
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CathalH.Sep 14, 2008Their best since "...And Justice For All" by a distance. This is the album Metallica fans have waited for for 20 years and it's bloody great!
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JohnF.Sep 15, 2008Much better than i expected it. The opening track, "That was just your life" opens the album in the best possible way.
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RuudS.Sep 15, 2008
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SimonN.Sep 15, 2008Best album by any artist since The Black Album in 91, without a doubt.
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SimonG.Sep 15, 2008
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SebastienF.Sep 16, 2008Best album since the Black Album. Metallica's back baby !
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AaronL.Sep 16, 2008F*ck the critics!! Metallica have just given the fans exactly what we wanted. They now have 4 great albums: RtL MoP AJFA DM.
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craigs.Sep 17, 2008
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DustinM.Sep 17, 2008It's fast, it's complex, it's beautiful,, it's Metallica!
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YitbosGSep 17, 2008
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NeilSSep 18, 2008
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NileshP.Sep 18, 2008Metallica Rules... !!!
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ShadowkingBaxSep 18, 2008Best album since '91! Well done Metallica!
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jimmyw.Sep 19, 2008
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tennisstallionSep 19, 2008Metallica back to what they do best. Critics are unfairly weighing their history against them, because this album is a solid 9 out of 10. Not perfect by any stretch, but a hell of a metal album! Screw the Napster-loving Lars-haters! Metallica is still the best!!!!
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DaveL.Sep 19, 2008
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HumlanN.Sep 21, 2008Good ol'e Metallica, after spending years in the mist.
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WilliamTSep 20, 2008While it's not perfect, Metallica make a strong comeback with this complex multi-layered album reminiscent of ...And Justice for All and the Black Album with it's strong sound and groove. At all rates, it's much better than St. Anger.
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BerndK.Sep 28, 2008A very good album after a very bad st.anger album metallica is back.
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TimP.Sep 28, 2008
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MohsenH.Sep 29, 2008It's Wonderful. METALLICA back to Trash in 80. I love death magnetic. it's really remember DEATH.
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JuanEOct 19, 2009
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KendoJJun 6, 2009I'm liking it more and more with each play-through. While the sound is hardly original - it's traditional Metallica through and through - It's bursting with an energy and vibrancy that defies the age of these rock stars. Some absolutely incredible guitar and drum work within.
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AlexH.Jul 7, 2009This album is a huge combat from St. Anger (not that it was bad). This album brings back more of their thrash feeling rather than heavy. As always, Pitchfork is gonna bash it without listening to it, as with all other rock and metal albums. My favorite track from this album is All Nightmare Long. The Day That Never Comes is a good song, too, but overrated.
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LouieFSep 21, 2009
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JasonDNov 18, 2008The release of Death Magnetic was accompanied by a collective sigh of relief. The first thought that popped into my head upon hearing this album was "So THIS is what listening to a just-released Black Album must have felt like." I saw these guys when they came to Columbus for the DM tour, and the show they put on was nothing short of amazing. James' beard was kick-ass!
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DavidJDec 17, 2008
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RoyJ.Oct 22, 2008
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ChcukcDec 2, 2008Very nice. No one out there is push out this type of quallity any more.
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HeshamKDec 25, 2008
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HelfonhDec 4, 2008
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stevesDec 9, 2008I too feel the same as most reviewers here - this album rocks! A return to a form not seen in a very long time. I even think this album is better than the "Black Album", as that album is way more commercial than this.
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MattSep 11, 2008After my very first listen, I decided that this CD was in the upper echelon of Metallica's albums, right up there with RTL, Master of Puppets, and AJFA. A few songs here stand out as some of the best metallica songs ever, bar none.
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ChadB.Sep 12, 2008The BEST album to hit the shelves in probably 15 years.
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AlexandreM.Sep 12, 2008F***!!! really nice! beast album since and justice!
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ChadG.Sep 12, 2008Quite simply the finest all-round effort of their career. Ingredients from every previous album make Death Magnetic the something for everyone cd by this band.
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STroySep 12, 2008If another band had made this album, everyone would say its amazing. Since we expect so much out of Metallica, whatever they do, we don't consider perfect!
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EdK.Sep 12, 2008What a driving force of an album. Give it a few listens, it grows on you.
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JayS.Sep 12, 2008As Metallica go down the "hard rock" path they laid out in "Load" days, I think they do so with speed and an edge. While the detrators will all say it's not "Kill 'em All," "Puppets," or "Lightning," they album still rocks hard and is a must for any 'tallica fan.
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AndyO.Sep 13, 2008Metallica's best album since 'Justice'. A long overdue and much welcomed return to form.
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JPSep 13, 2008I love this album, its so bad ass. its fun as hell to play on gh3 too. that one score by pitchfork is fucking it all up. we should all send the author a bunch of hate mail.
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CG.Sep 13, 2008
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JamesF.Sep 13, 2008Their best album in 20 years i have no regrets buying it
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GaryK.Sep 13, 2008Best comeback since Bruce Dickinson's return to Iron Maiden.
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FosterDaddySep 13, 2008The boys are BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I've been waiting for about 17 years for this. Thanks guys i knew u had it in you
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RogerStreetSep 13, 2008I can't believe they are trying to be 16 year olds. Just because everyone likes Metallica does not mean you have to agree. Come on, They are suppose to be in recovery and Aerosmith were advanced. Go talk to your sponsor. Violence and Death in this time is bullshit. Reject it.
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AllenL.Sep 13, 2008I knew they could put out a kick ass rock n roll album,this shit is screaming to be played live, way ta go metallica!!this f*ckin album rocks!
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BunnyAnonymousSep 14, 2008This is one of the best cd I've ever heard. All Nightmare Long is magical.
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PauloG.Sep 14, 2008Great album, the best one since black album and AJFA, and actually I consider this album gives the lost continuity of the old albums (82 -91). I hope they get on track not only in this album, but to see a re - beginning of this band after this great jewel they gave to all our old fans.
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DanSep 15, 2008The fact that Pitchfork gave it a 4.9 out of 10 is all you need to know. As an old school fan still smarting from Load (and Black to a lesser extent), I didn't want to like this album. But I have to say, it's pretty fucking awesome!! METAL UP YOUR ASS!!!
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UrielM.Sep 15, 2008Amazing! the first time a heard it was like having 15 years again, the sound is incredible, 2008 trash metal!! Only one thing, maybe Unforgiven 3, not being a bad song at all, is out of place in this disc!
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LeksiB.Sep 16, 2008Awesome Record! Best piece of work in 17 years. Welcome back thrash metal!
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SkylerR.Sep 16, 2008It was definitely better than St.Anger it could have been a hell of a lot better. I don't think they are using Lars to his full potential. All in all its a decent album not great but it didn't suck
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RayB.Sep 16, 2008This album is the best release since justice for all days. I love it, I was never a huge fan of the Black Album era but could appreciate it. Suicide redemption is also a great instrumental I really dig the riff. It's heavy and has a great groove to it. Can't wait to see them live in Chicago this year(already got the ticket).
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KennyG(shut-up!)Sep 17, 2008
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FastE.Sep 17, 2008
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MarcoMendozaSep 18, 2008Great album, 'Tallica is back. Good sound, lyrics, guitars, bass, drums. I don't give a 10 because some "Load" is in there. Tanks
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DanM.Sep 19, 2008Their stongest album in years! But, if only they cared about quality control and caught the obvious song issues prior to mastering the CD they would do better. How many albums are they going to sell once people find out they are buying a very poor sound quality CD in 2008!
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AshleyM.Sep 22, 2008
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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.