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What an utter mess.
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The guitars stumble in a monotone of mid-level, processed rattle; the drums don't propel as much as struggle to disguise an all-too-turgid pace; and the rage is both unfocused and leavened with too much narcissistic navel-gazing.
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St. Anger suffers mightily for its thin, washed-out sound.... A messy, unsatisfying misfire.
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Songs like "Frantic," "Dirty Window," and even the balladesque "Sweet Amber" stop and start, cut to pieces by groove-robbing edits that replace the guitar harmonies on which Metallica built an industry.
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Alternative PressThe guitars are processed into high-tech oblivion, and every song is eight minutes long when it should be five. [Aug 2003, p.100]
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User score distribution:
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Positive: 190 out of 413
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Mixed: 87 out of 413
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Negative: 136 out of 413
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Feb 8, 2014
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SeanMAug 11, 2003
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Apr 11, 2014