Reviews
4 stars out of 5 -- "The album is more of a rebirth, with Metallica exploring the past buy applying what they've learned during their 20 years at the top of the heavy-metal slag heap, which means ingratiating more finesse when they mark their territory.", 3 stars out of 5 -- "Lead guitarist Kirk Hammett is afforded more shredding space than in recent years, the rhythm guitars thrum like chopper blades....The sound is fantastic...everything crackling, huge and alive.", 4 stars out of 5 -- "Rubin pointed the direction, but credit goes to the band -- which, for the first time on record, includes new bassist Robert Trujillo -- for recapturing their old sound and reconciling it with what followed.", Ranked #1 in Kerrang's Best Albums of the Year 2008 -- "They Rediscovered Their Metal...", Ranked #28 in Spin's "40 Best Albums Of 2008" -- "Don't look this gift monster in the mouth. It's hungry, and it's teeth are sharp.", "MAGNETIC's tracks are all 6-to-10-minute extravaganzas with seemingly unlimited chordal changeups and tempo shifts." -- Grade: B+, Ranked #9 in Rolling Stone's 50 Best Albums of 2008 -- "Heavy Metal's Resurrection of the Year.", 4 stars out of 5 -- "This album is Metallica becoming Metallica again....The spectacular 'All Nightmare Long' -- a thematic sequel of sorts to 'Enter Sandman' -- combines relentless MASTER OF PUPPETS guitars with a BLACK ALBUM-worthy chorus.", Ranked #45 in Mojo's "The 50 Best Albums of 2008in- "A Rick Rubin-Produced Return to Form.", "The key ingredient of DEATH MAGNETIC is the skill with which it releases its thunder, its sense of flow, its understanding that power is nothing without control."
