Metallica

[LaneSax]

updated tracklist for the new record (disc 3), I like it a lot better!

Disc One

1. Hardwired
2. Atlas, Rise!
3. Now That We’re Dead
4. Moth Into Flame
5. Dream No More
6. Halo On Fire

Disc Two

1. Confusion
2. ManUNkind
3. Here Comes Revenge
4. Am I Savage?
5. Murder One
6. Spit Out the Bone

Disc Three (Bonus)

1. Lords of Summer (2016)
2. Ronnie Rising Medley
3. When a Blind Man Cries
4. Remember Tomorrow
5. Helpless (Live at Rasputin Music)
6. Hit the Lights (Live at Rasputin Music)
7. The Four Horsemen (Live at Rasputin Music)
8. Ride the Lightning (Live at Rasputin Music)
9. Fade to Black (Live at Rasputin Music)
10. Jump in the Fire (Live at Rasputin Music)
11. For Whom the Bell Tolls (Live at Rasputin Music)
12. Creeping Death (Live at Rasputin Music)
13. Metal Militia (Live at Rasputin Music)
14. Hardwired (Live in Minneapolis)

[armogi]

demos would have been better imo, we already have all of that, no point really. especially on a deluxe album.
and where is that remaster no life till leather demo????

[LaneSax]

Heard there are some legal stuff behind the release of No Life....

I don't mind having those covers on cd over just digital copies

[bobbie solo]

Holy Crap!! These kids are ridiculous. Trust me, watch the whole thing...you'll have a smile on your face the entire time, and their performance will surprise you at times too. SO cool.

[Atu]

Mandatory comment that the drummer is actually better than Lars.

EDIT: What was the last thing they played?

[LaneSax]

new video!

https://metallica.com/blog/news/4338...oth-into-flame

[bobbie solo]

how are they making these solid songs at this point? I'm shocked. Good for them.

James' lyrics are still weak though. He's so on the nose all the time. It's not clever.

[buckaroo]

how are they making these solid songs at this point? I'm shocked. Good for them.

James' lyrics are still weak though. He's so on the nose all the time. It's not clever.

Yeah, I'm shocked also. I thought the first single was sort of bad and, in general, I don't think their music is good save for a few pretty great moments. However, this new song was pretty enjoyable and makes me think there is potential for them to have some memorable songs this time. By far the best thing they have released since Load/Reload.

[Maximilian]

That song is fucking awesome.

[Space Suicide]

Not bad, not bad at all.

[thevoid99]

I like it. I was doing some air-drumming to that song.

[seasonsinthesky]

That song is shockingly fucking good. What the hell?

[Shadaloo]

It's 2016 and Metallica are putting out good songs

WHAT IS HAPPENING

[Kodiak33]

I like this alot except for the production...it sounds too tinny and high (loudness wars). Is it just me?

[opal]

Production is all right to me. Huge step away from the original Death Magnetic release (which you can buyin a remastered version from metallica.com, btw).

Without having done any analysis, it doesn't sound "brickwalled" to me.

[simonn]

Yep, Moth Into Flame is a really good song. My most anticipated album for the rest of the year - in the absence of NIN...

[armogi]

i just wish they would get rid of that fat tone, it would sound a zillion times better.

[Jon]

I like this alot except for the production...it sounds too tinny and high (loudness wars). Is it just me?

The production is equivalent to what they've been doing for a few years with the reissues/remasters released through Blackened Recordings.

There is clipping, but there is also a noticeable waveform instead of solid rectangles.

[Kodiak33]

The production is equivalent to what they've been doing for a few years with the reissues/remasters released through Blackened Recordings.

There is clipping, but there is also a noticeable waveform instead of solid rectangles.

Thanks! I'll have to listen with better headphones.

[elevenism]

i'm pretty goddamn impressed with this new track myself.
Who would have guessed?
I do wish kirk would shred a bit more. I'd love to see metallica just go full bore into their old sound.
But this is a BIG step in that direction.

[virushopper]

Thumbs up to the person who mixed this!

[seasonsinthesky]

I feel like that's the first time in many years James has sung the pre-chorus of that song.

[center27j]

Thumbs up to the person who mixed this!

agreed, james is a little deeper in the mix instead of burying everyone else (one of the many issues they've had with studio recordings the last several yrs). blends perfectly.

high hopes for new album/tour...they may have some new energy.

[Krazy]

I swear there has never been another band even remotely close to Metallica for being scrutinized for their mix/recordings/production.

Holy fucking shit.

[Space Suicide]

Good performance. Sounded tight.

Every time a see a video with Lars his hairline gets higher and higher.

[onthewall2983]

[Failure]

This performance kicks ass! Very solid playing all around and it's refreshing to hear the bass well represented in the mix. Very excited for this album. I fully agree with one of the prior comments. Metallica gets held to unfair standards and it's almost impossible to have a subjective conversation with their "hardcore fans". I have a friend whose reaction to hearing this new song was: "now I have to go listen to Ride The Lightning just to cleanse my soul". Are you kidding me? Apparently every metal fan has the studio acumen of David Bottrill and the production chops of Terry Date.

Metallica's discography is incredible. If they had made Load/Re-Load into one album it would have been classic. And aside from St. Anger, everything else is killer. Sure Lars is no Dave Lombardo, but why so much hate? They are an American treasure.

[bobbie solo]

They get scrutinized b/c they have some of the oddest production choices, especially compared to other bands at their level of popularity. The bass is almost always buried in the mix since Cliff died ( thats why that MoP Stern mix is so awesome...b/c hearing Rob play so easily is refreshing), and Lars' drums are WAY too prominent for such boring drumming. And then they do it live as well, and Lars fucking sucks live, so you hear his piss poor fills SO high in the mix. It's jarring. They'll have these sections of songs where there is just some basic hi-hats going on, and they sound like he's slapping the cymbal with the might of a 1000 suns.

[center27j]

I swear there has never been another band even remotely close to Metallica for being scrutinized for their mix/recordings/production.

Holy fucking shit.

can you honestly say that st. anger and most notably death magnetic aren't abominations? for a band with such a massive budget how they could release something that sounds like it was mixed/mastered by 12 yr old with a macbook is what's frustrating. i find it physically painful playing DM at high volume.

[Krazy]

can you honestly say that st. anger and most notably death magnetic aren't abominations? for a band with such a massive budget how they could release something that sounds like it was mixed/mastered by 12 yr old with a macbook is what's frustrating. i find it physically painful playing DM at high volume.

Im not disagreeing with the shitty mixes and production, it is what it is and found it kind of humorous that there was nearly a whole page on the subject with various performances.

Heres the thing about St. Anger and DM- they sucked because the songwriting sucked. A proper mastering and mixing wouldn't have made the songs good. Metallica could've recorded Puppets live in my garage and it still would've been flocked to by fans. Look at Justice- you can barely hear any bass guitar and Lars' kick drum was mixed like a hip hop record. Didn't matter all that much since they still cranked out great tunes throughout he album.

Im all for better recordings from them for the record, just find the infatuation a bit odd. Carry on.