Death Magnetic

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Metallica suffered some combination of shame and humility in the wake of the muddled album St. Anger and the documentary film Some Kind of Monster, so they ditched longtime producer Bob Rock in favor of Rick Rubin, patron saint of veteran rockers looking to get back to basics, for Death Magnetic. Metallicas basics are pretty complex: intertwined guitar riffs, frenetic solos, and thunderous double bass drums stitched together as intricate seven-minute suites. Death Magnetic bounces the band back to the days before Bob Rock, sounding as if it could come after And Justice for All. Its a resounding success because they hunker down and embrace their core strengths, recognizing that their greatest asset is that nobody else makes noise the same way they do. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine