|
|
New & Current Releases
Archives: A-Z Index
Advanced Search
Upcoming Release Calendar
All-Time High (And Low) Scores
Best Of 2008
Best Of 2007
Best Of 2006
Best Of 2005
Best Of 2004
Best Of 2003
Best Of 2002
Best Of 2001
Best Of 2000
How Metascores Are Calculated
Discuss Music In Our Forums
Stars indicate the most critically-acclaimed albums.
|
Death Magnetic
by Metallica
The Rick Rubin-produced album for the heavy-metal band is its first to feature Robert Trujillo on bass.
LABEL: |
Warner Bros. |
RELEASE DATE: |
12 September 2008 |
DISCS: |
1 disc |
GENRE(S): |
Rock, Metal |
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
100
The Phoenix
Of special note is the 10-minute instrumental 'Suicide and Redemption': listening to it, you almost forget that there are supposed to be words in rock songs, since it’s filled with building riffs, escalating volleys of tension and release, and moments of frantic drum abandon from Lars Ulrich that should do a lot to redeem his standing in Modern Drummer’s Drummer of the Year polls.
83
Entertainment Weekly
Sometimes the album's mini-epics come off as we've still got it! stunts. But when it's working, the effect is like ceding your senses to a particularly well-engineered roller coaster in the dark.
80
Uncut
Like all the best heavy rock albums, it suspends your disbelief, demands your attention and connects directly with your inner adolescent.
80
The Guardian
This is the strongest material the band have written in 20 years.
80
Rolling Stone
The musicianship feels thrillingly live throughout, and nimble new bassist Robert Trujillo helps, even though he's mostly heard as a distant, ominous rumble.
49
Pitchfork
The best ones spit in the face of death; this album instead finds aging men trying to reclaim their youth.
The average user rating for this album is 8.7 (out of 10) based on 46 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Discuss this album in our forums |
|
|
|
|