Insane.
But I have heard people say it's better than Damage Inc and Dyers Eve...wouldn't go that far.
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Hardwired...to Self Destruct - New Metallica album - Live concert on Metallica.com
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Insane.
But I have heard people say it's better than Damage Inc and Dyers Eve...wouldn't go that far.
Just like on Death Magnetic, it's a thrasher as the last song. Much better than My Apocalypse though. Vocal harmonies do wonders for these songs and make them feel much livelier. Rob gets to shine in this one as well.
Corpsepyre
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I guess the best way one can describe is Load meets Black meets Death Magnetic, with some hints and dashes of Master.
Also, Hardwired is not representative of the album at all. I'll be Ok if that song isn't even on here.
Also, Hardwired is not representative of the album at all. I'll be Ok if that song isn't even on here.
Hero_of_the_Day
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I had no idea people didn't like My Apocalypse until these threads about Hardwired. You're all crazy. It's my favorite song off Death Magnetic.
Killer Queen
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stop lying
Halo On Fire
Here Comes Revenge
Dream No More
Spit Out the Bone
Am I Savage
best on the album imo
The perfect Dark
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Haven't heard it yet (SOON) but no single release in your list? Wow, the album has to be pretty amazing.
If Hardwired were representative of the album, Spit out the Bone would be the crescendo and this album would be catapulted to the heights of the originals.
Corpsepyre
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Killer Queen
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I like all the singles, maybe its the newness of these songs. But I like these more, and I really really like these songs.
Dream No More is everything that "The Thing That Should Not Be" should be (pun intended) and DNM shits on Thingy from several hundred heights.
Am I Savage just has a mean groove, its heavy, I like james' attitude in his vocal delivery
Here Comes Revenge just rips
I don't even need to say anything about Spit Out the Bone
Halo On Fire is unquestionably one of the best songs they've ever written
Corpsepyre
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Can't compare any of the songs to the first 4 albums. Just not fair that way. Those songs are engraved in all our heads for years and they kick fucking ass too. This will take a while to get even remotely close.
Yeah, those albums are untouchable.
Hero_of_the_Day
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I'm pretty sure they've said there was nothing left over from the Load sessions. We talked about it recently here, but in SKoM James also talks about how they beat every idea they had into a song.
It'll be interesting to see what all is included with the Loads when they get to them with their deluxe edition remaster box sets in a few years. Kill and Ride were packed with extras, but Lars has said there's far more shit out there for the later stuff, not surprisingly.
Killer Queen
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Honestly. If HTSD came out after AJFA instead of Black, A lot of people would be a lot more happy.
I like Black album as much as the next guy, but these songs are better than the majority of those imho
Username1198
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holynshit my hype level. So glad to hear good things about the album! 6 days y'all
Summer Haze
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Spit Out the Bone...goddamn, wasn't expecting that. Love the slow heavy riffage near the end.
They really sound like they're in their zone on this album.
They really sound like they're in their zone on this album.
Corpsepyre
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Oh shit, now I know why they started off with Hardwired, and ended with....Spit out the Bone! What a track!
It's what you get when you're not pressured by fans day in and day out about making another Master of Puppets album and having James start drinking again, it's just dumb.
The perfect Dark
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I so wanna have a look in Lars infamous vault.
I heard there's a server with the last working version of old napster
Killer Queen
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I wouldn't really say anything sounds like St.Anger here.
Summer Haze
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Love the harmonic licks at the start of Halo on Fire.
And that "Halo on fire!" reverb....hnghh. James sounds great on this album.
And that "Halo on fire!" reverb....hnghh. James sounds great on this album.
Username1198
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So for those who have heard this album already, its better than death magnetic?
Killer Queen
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Depends on what you're after. It's better produced than DM, but its really different than DM so its hard to compare. It's really a preference thing. But HTSD is far more straightforward and less lets shove everything into a song because we can.
Yes, and I really like DM.
But the production, vocals and playing is miles better.
Corpsepyre
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On first listen, yes. Production-wise, it destroys DM, and there are two super fast tracks on the album. But it's a combo of Load, some Black, some Master here and there, with Kill em All's intensity in two songs.
Summer Haze
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The vocal part before the harmony in Halo on Fire would be right at home on either of the loads.
Now I'm curious to see the music videos to Halo on Fire and Spit
I noticed too on a lot of songs that he brought his load era voice.
I noticed too on a lot of songs that he brought his load era voice.
Username1198
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Corpsepyre
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The intro sounded like Shawn Michael's theme.
Corpsepyre
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On my second listen. Dream No More really is cool!
Nova Prime
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Man I hope they come to South Africa again, I wanna hear these songs live.
psychotron
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Hmmm. Well. I'd say there are about 6 good to great songs here.
Atlas, Rise!
Moth Into Flame
Halo on Fire
Here Comes Revenge
Am I Savage?
Spit Out the Bone
Though I'm pretty "Meh" about the album as a whole. I really really want to like Dream No More, but it's just boring. And that's kind of the album as a whole. Granted, this is only my first listen. Some of this stuff may grow on me. But yeah, I'm pretty disappointed in the album overall. The production is fantastic, James vocal performance may be the best he's ever done. And those 6 songs are pretty good. If that was the album, it'd be great. It'd be focused. But... blech whatever I'll stop rambling.
Atlas, Rise!
Moth Into Flame
Halo on Fire
Here Comes Revenge
Am I Savage?
Spit Out the Bone
Though I'm pretty "Meh" about the album as a whole. I really really want to like Dream No More, but it's just boring. And that's kind of the album as a whole. Granted, this is only my first listen. Some of this stuff may grow on me. But yeah, I'm pretty disappointed in the album overall. The production is fantastic, James vocal performance may be the best he's ever done. And those 6 songs are pretty good. If that was the album, it'd be great. It'd be focused. But... blech whatever I'll stop rambling.
I am unable to write up impressions of the entire album because Spit out the bone just killed me. I have no bones to spit out. They are all crushed under this beast of a song. I know it sound hyperbolic but this track would stand tall between Battery and Master of puppets. It's that good! My body was not ready...
Interfectum
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PM me a link plz
The perfect Dark
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Now that we're dead. Wow...the fucking Load vibes, James returning to his Load voice....it#s so fucking good.
Yeah, this is Devil's Dance 2, right?
Yeah, this is Devil's Dance 2, right?
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