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Friday, November 18, 2016

Album Review: Metallica - Hardwired...to Self Destruct (2016)

What a fantastic return to form Metallica's new album is.  This is easily the best studio album they've done since 1991's Metallica album.  And James' voice is in the best shape that it's been since Garage, Inc.  That is saying something.  Their previous album, Death Magnetic, was undoubtedly a marked improvement over the forgettable St. Anger.  But despite the massive improvements, there were still problems with it.  Hardwired...to Self Destruct is phenomenally good.  It has done well in ironing out the minor shortcomings of its predecessor.  It's phenomenally long as well, and that may prove to be an issue for some.  But here, every song, and I mean EVERY song has something great about it.  Indeed, the hardest part about listening to this album is picking the best songs.  The standard edition of the album contains a total of twelve songs, with an additional 14 on the additional deluxe edition disc, including a improved version of the previously released "Lords of Summer."  "Spit Out the Bone" is my personal favorite here, followed by "Hardwired", "Dream No More", "Atlas Rising" and "Confusion."  But I love the rest of the album as well.  If you love Metallica, buy it!  Now!  It's good enough to make the perpetually flaccid positively tumescent.  And in the immortal words of Master Yoda, "phenomenally good, this album is!"  A


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