Metallicais one of the best metal bands of all time.
The band has had its fair share of musical ups and downs, so let’s go through them.
As a whole, it just feels like they’re going through the motions.
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Anger.To be fair,thealbum’s production was marked by one of the band’s most difficult periods.
It has a very minimal, raw sound with sudden tone and tempo shifts.St.
After a while, this album does start to feel repetitive and much longer than it needs to be.
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However, the highlight of the album is the grossly underappreciated “Until it Sleeps.”
“Hardwired” is a concise, angry opener reminiscent of “Battery.”
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This leads into the decently layered but consistently heavy and creative “Atlas, Rise!”
has good moments and “Spit Out the Bone” is a pretty cool ending to an inconsistent album.
“The Memory Remains” slows things down, but not in a bad way.
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“Devil’s Dance” has a good riff, though the vocals don’t really work.
It’s far from a perfect album, but parts ofReloadare still worth revisiting.
ThoseMotorheadcovers kick ass, too.
Side one consists of more recently recorded covers.
6’Death Magnetic'
Release Date: September 12, 2008
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Angerwas Metallica’s low point, thenDeath Magneticrevived them.
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Unfortunately,Death Magneticloses steam in its second half (starting with and especially after “Cyanide”).
“Hit the Lights” introduced the public to a band in very promising fashion.
Hetfield’s high-pitched screams, the band’s furious speed,Dave Mustaine’s solosthey all waste no time.
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That said, there’s no denying how much this album stands out in the heavy metal genre.
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