I do like "Chasing Light" quite a bit
― Will.I.Am's fetid urine (Neanderthal), Friday, 14 April 2023 05:07 (one year ago) link
I feel like the second half is stronger than the first, weirdly
― Will.I.Am's fetid urine (Neanderthal), Friday, 14 April 2023 05:10 (one year ago) link
I actually liked the second half quite a bit tbh.
― Will.I.Am's fetid urine (Neanderthal), Friday, 14 April 2023 05:21 (one year ago) link
I like "Inamorata" quite a bit as a closer, this is the first one to have extended instrumental breaks that remind me of their heyday, even if the chorus isn't...all that good.
(I'm just finishing now).
― Will.I.Am's fetid urine (Neanderthal), Friday, 14 April 2023 05:26 (one year ago) link
It sounds so repetitive in the middle, at least after three listens. When I hear the twin harmonies on the excellent last two tracks I'm all, "we needed more of THIS!"
But I will say that none of the weaker tracks are bad. There's no "Unforgiven 4" here. But I can't shake the kind of fatigue and depression I feel whenever I want to torture myself with Load/Reload deep cuts.
― A. Begrand, Friday, 14 April 2023 14:30 (one year ago) link
yeah the twin harmonies at the end were really nice and something they've really underutilized in recent years.
it really does feel like a 'there's nothing BAD here, but there's not much great here either' album.
I'll revisit this morning, but then I'm going to the new Overkill
― Will.I.Am's fetid urine (Neanderthal), Friday, 14 April 2023 14:32 (one year ago) link
also very little thrash here, they very much wanted to go to the NWOBHM well. which is cool! but there aren't many moments when you'll want to flail your limbs
The one weird thing that sticks out for me is, this is the first time they've included "studio talkback" stuff on a for-real album (as opposed to the Garage Days EP), and I don't love it or hate it, it's a value-neutral proposition for me, but I'm wondering why they chose to do it. To make them seem more human and less like cyborg riff machines? Unnecessary. But maybe Meshuggah should try that...
Anyway, I'm quite deliberately not paying any attention to the lyrics and focusing on the riffs, and...they rule. I made it all the way through twice yesterday and will go back again today.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Friday, 14 April 2023 15:03 (one year ago) link
lars absolutely killing it on this record :)
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Friday, 14 April 2023 15:56 (one year ago) link
the opening of the first song has me mf hyped
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 14 April 2023 16:01 (one year ago) link
If I'm being honest, after one listen to each, I prefer the new Overkill.
At an appointment with dad so Metallica back up next
― Will.I.Am's fetid urine (Neanderthal), Friday, 14 April 2023 17:26 (one year ago) link
I tried with the new Overkill, but as always, Blitz's voice is a deal-breaker. He's on the wrong side of the Udo line for me.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Saturday, 15 April 2023 00:34 (one year ago) link
lol:
i'm getting reports our new video for metallica has killed dozens, perhaps hundreds of their fans 😓 if you're a fan of real music DO NOT WATCH pic.twitter.com/QgojsBd3NV— sam rolfes (@samrolfes) April 17, 2023
― change display name (Jordan), Wednesday, 19 April 2023 16:26 (one year ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xv5Rhp3fX60
― MaresNest, Wednesday, 26 April 2023 21:06 (one year ago) link
I started watching that, but 1) super drummer vs. Lars is no contest and 2) I don't want to hear that song more than once, if that.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 26 April 2023 21:12 (one year ago) link
spent a little more time with this and i think it's the most consistent of their back-to-thrash releases even tho i mean "consistent" in a slightly damning way, like there are only a few songs as good as "all nightmare long" or the entire first disc of hardwired. still the title track has been stuck in my head for weeks. think every song is at least ok but the album really hits a stride from "lux aeterna" on and i kinda wish the album was the title track, "shadows follow," and then that run
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Friday, 5 May 2023 15:43 (one year ago) link
pretty otm there. the songwriting is consistent, more of the bad excesses of Hardwired and Death Magnetic lopped out, and there's a better flow to each song, but at the same point, it's kinda like being a contact hitter in baseball, they're getting on base more, but it's mostly singles.
few songs that utterly blow me away. I've only relistened once since drop date. I relistened to Hardwired more.
― Cthulhu Diamond Phillips (Neanderthal), Friday, 5 May 2023 15:52 (one year ago) link
I wound up watching a really well-shot audience cam of night two of the Amsterdam shows, and was struck by how it seemed more mechanical than you'd expect from Metallica. Minimal interaction, just two hours of material broken up into half hour quarters. No encores, no extras, just "Here's Enter Sandman, goodnight." And the band looks oddly dwarfed by the huge roller derby stage. The aerial camera angles are super cool, but I'm not sold on this in-the-round concept for football stadiums.
The way these shows are structured, they really want to coax fans to both concerts, which is understandable I suppose. Plus the guys probably don't want to do epic two and a half, three hour sets anymore. But having seen these guys play for nearly 40 years, this set felt oddly devoid of fun.
Though starting both shows with Orion and Ktulu is a wicked idea. Love it.
― A. Begrand, Friday, 5 May 2023 17:23 (one year ago) link
Hey would you look at that, Lars' dad is still around. 94 and I hope he's thriving.
― Random Restaurateur (Jordan), Friday, 5 May 2023 20:06 (one year ago) link
v dumb metallica ranking ahoy
(lulu)justicekill 'em allmaster of puppetsride the lightningst. angermetallicareloadhardwired.../72 seasonsloaddeath magnetic
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Sunday, 7 May 2023 14:18 (one year ago) link
I don't know about dumb, everyone has their own history with Metallica. Mine is probably:
And Justice For All / Ride The LightningMaster Of PuppetsKill Em AllLuluHardwired / Death MagneticBlack Album72 SeasonsLoad / ReloadSt. Anger
The new one, the energy is there and I like the production but the riffs aren't that great and the songs all stretch out to lengths that can't be justified due to the (lack of) strength of aforementioned riffs, it's a real slog.
I guess it's a question of time until someone edits these songs down to a more concise "42 Seasons".
― Siegbran, Monday, 8 May 2023 06:58 (one year ago) link
Master of PuppetsAnd Justice For AllRide the LightningLuluKill 'Em AllMetallica72 SeasonsSt. AngerHardwiredReloadLoadDeath Magnetic
― Maxmillion D. Boosted (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Monday, 8 May 2023 14:29 (one year ago) link
Ok, here's my comprehensive list of Metallica albums that I would feel like listening to again
And Justice for AllMaster of PuppetsRide the LightningLuluMetallicaHardwiredLoadKill 'Em All
― Random Restaurateur (Jordan), Monday, 8 May 2023 14:51 (one year ago) link
Master of PuppetsLuluKill Em AllAnd Justice For AllRide the LightningBlack AlbumThe single-album edit Spotify playlist I made of Hardwired to Self Destruct
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 8 May 2023 15:00 (one year ago) link
The single-album edit Spotify playlist I made of Hardwired to Self Destruct
Oh yeah obviously this is implied
― Random Restaurateur (Jordan), Monday, 8 May 2023 15:08 (one year ago) link
if were just the first disc + "spit out the bone" it'd be right below ride the lightning on my list
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Monday, 8 May 2023 15:09 (one year ago) link
haha i hadn't listened to mine in forever, and that's exactly what I ended up doing back then
HardwiredAtlas, Rise!Now That We're DeadHalo on FireMoth into FlameDream No MoreSpit Out the Bone
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 8 May 2023 15:21 (one year ago) link
"ManUNkind" is one of the dumbest song titles in history
Naming a song ManUNKind definitely makes it a funny Metallica alb
Xpost goddammit
― Qeq-hauau-ent-pehui (Neanderthal), Monday, 8 May 2023 15:22 (one year ago) link
Probably my favorite stupid song title since Yelawolf's "Slumerican Shitizen"
― Qeq-hauau-ent-pehui (Neanderthal), Monday, 8 May 2023 15:23 (one year ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edkV2e0wYxs
god this song rules
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Saturday, 13 May 2023 14:30 (one year ago) link