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Originally Posted by sanddigger1  Bad news, guys : on every metal forum i've read, they're all sayin' : "what a good record ! what a big sound ! " ...
This thing will become a new standard ...  |
On every metal forum I've read, the only people talking about the production are talking negatively about it. The people who love the album are oblivious to the production, good or bad.
Just wanted to add that I am blown away by
most of the material on the album, and am very pleased to learn that Metallica is not just a legacy act... they can still rock like a mother****er. But like everyone here, I think the album is sonically unlistenable.
With headphones I can't last 2 songs. It's brutally fatiguing. The distortion (most notably on the beginning of track 3) is inexcusable. An example of a heavy album with GOOD breakup and distortion (to fit the sound and vibe of the record) is Fu Manchu's "King of the Road"... although even that is an extreme case, but still very pleasing to listen to (a.k.a. not brickwalled to hell and back). But if that's what they were trying to accomplish here, then they ****ed up big time.
That said, I like the direction Metallica is taking, but it could and should have been presented with way more power and quality.