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There ain’t much left for me to review on this album. Death Magnetic, Metallica’s ninth studio album after five years of soul-searching since St. Anger (2003), releases this much anticipated, long-awaited masterpiece thrash on 12 September. Do Metallica still have the edge for thrash metal? Darker, louder, edgy. Gone were the days of “Master of Puppets” and “…And Justice for All”. Why edgy? This album is almost like a band of ageing artists in their forties trying to be their twenties selfs. The truth is they can’t re-create the best era of their music from the mid-80’s.

 

Death Magnetic, where Metallica trying to be Metallica again. And I can’t says that they’ve succeeded, just merely got back straight on their feets. Missed the sound of metal-ballad from “The Black Album” in the 1991, where the lyrics are more sensible and justified with the music they played. “What don’t kill ya make ya more strong,” Hetfield sings, a whole new verse of energy from the frontman, has given Death Magnetic a fresher sound. The whole album lyrics were written based on the band’s past, something to do with the rehab, psychiatry, etc.

 

 

I always fancies their riffs and solos, from Sanitarium to One, mixed and mashed of Kirk Hammet’s rhythmic solos and James Hetfield’s powerful lead-guitar riffs. Although, Death Magnetic supposed to be lyrically theme on something about death but I can’t hardly understands. Many has criticised The Unforgiven II, which doesn’t matched it’s predecessor sound but for me, The Unforgiven III is kinda like re-visiting back Metallica’s great heydays and it was what’s really set me to get a grip on this album.

 

 

The past glories can not be reclaimed with Death Magnetic, but at least this heavy-metal band are en-route to recovery.

 

 

 

The musicianship feels thrillingly live throughout, and nimble new bassist Robert Trujillo helps, even though he's mostly heard as a distant, ominous rumble. – Rolling Stone

 

Metallica certainly have a lot to prove with Death Magnetic, the follow-up to 2003’s "St. Anger," an album which divided the critics and the band’s own audience. – Hot Press

 

The best ones spit in the face of death; this album instead finds aging men trying to reclaim their youth. – Pitchfork

 

Death Magnetic at least proves that 40-something millionaires can make a valiant fist of recapturing the fury of youth. Sadly, though, it seems that Metallica will never be 20-years-old again. – Dot Music

 

There’s a worrying air of desperation running through the band’s lyrical choices that thankfully doesn’t spill over into the music, but it is nonetheless a frequent distraction on an otherwise fine album from a heavy metal juggernaut that might just be kicking back into gear. – Sputnikmusic

 

Virtuosity can be impressive without being particularly enjoyable, and it's hard to shake the feeling that for all the potent-as-ever prowess here, Death Magnetic is more a stamp of authenticity than a complete record. – Billboard

 

Which brings us to the nub of what makes Death Magnetic such a resounding success. Death Magnetic could have dropped 15 years ago and been a logical conclusion to the "Black" album. Today, it emphatically brings Metallica full circle to an intriguing afterthought: what next? – musicOHM.com

 

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