Was it worth the wait? You be the judge.
San Francisco veteran bashers Metallica will release their ninth studio album Death Magnetic, their first with acclaimed producer Rick Rubin (Beastie Boys, RedHotChilliPeppers, Run DMC, Slayer, Audioslave, RATM, SystemOfADown) on September 12
Early reviews hailed the album as a triumphant return to their old roots, albeit with a compliment of a modern sound. Rolling Stone wrote it as a musical equivalent of Russia's invasion of Georgia — a sudden act of aggression from a sleeping giant, while The Quietus reviewed all 10 tracks, summarize them as well worth the hype, especially after the disappointment of 3 previous releases in Load, ReLoad and St. Anger
Well, i am a fan of their first 4 albums (KillEmAll, RideTheLightning, MasterOfPuppets,...AndJusticeForAll) and from what i heard on the first listen it is quite promising (the entire album has leak on the net, apparently courtesy of a shop in Paris which sold copies of the CD well ahead of its official worldwide release)
checkout vidclip of 'The Day That Never Comes' above, the single from the album...certainly reminds me of 'One' from the 1986 classic ...And Justice For All