The new album is solid. All of the songs run dangerously close to blending together but there's just enough there to give each song its own identity, and holy fuck when Metallica hit their mark on some of these songs they prove once again they still got it. Favorites are Dream No More, Halo of Fire, and Spit out the Bone. Hardwired and Confusion are both great tracks to kick off both halves of the album, although the first six songs are much stronger than the latter six. ManUnkind, Here Comes Revenge, and Murder One are certainly the weakest tracks on the album, but the opener, closer, and Am I Savage? make up for that. Really enjoyed the music videos they released for these songs too. The first six are just performance videos but the other ones are very creative and unique for each entry. I'm looking forward to hearing these songs live.