Death Magnetic

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work

Death Magnetic · After the raw St. Anger, Metallica chose a new producer: Rick Rubin. He had the band finish the songs almost completely first and then record them as if it were a live performance. Recording ran from March 2007 to May 2008 in studios around Los Angeles. Robert Trujillo played as bassist for the first time.

The album sounds like a return to the thrash metal of old, with more intricate compositions, standard guitar tuning and long solos by Kirk Hammett and James Hetfield. Suicide & Redemption is the first instrumental track since Orion from 1986. Critics saw a return to form, but found the production too heavily compressed. My Apocalypse won a Grammy for Best Metal Performance.

Listening

Track list

1. 1That Was Just Your Life7:08Apple Music ↗
2. 2The End of the Line7:52Apple Music ↗
3. 3Broken, Beat & Scarred6:25Apple Music ↗
4. 4The Day That Never Comes7:56Apple Music ↗
5. 5All Nightmare Long7:57Apple Music ↗
6. 6Cyanide6:40Apple Music ↗
7. 7The Unforgiven III7:47Apple Music ↗
8. 8The Judas Kiss8:01Apple Music ↗
9. 9Suicide & Redemption9:58Apple Music ↗
10. 10My Apocalypse5:01Apple Music ↗

30-second previews via Apple Music. Listen to the whole album on Apple Music ↗