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[JD08257O]

I've been a fan of Metallica since 1985 & have been following them since.

I was wondering if the older fans (30+) appreciate Death Magnetic for what it is.

I know alot (not all) of younger fans like the Load stuff & do not appreciate DM.

I want to know how older fans feel.

Post your age & let us know which you like better & explain why.

[milkofredde]

Ok, I'll start.

I'm 31 years old, and in my opinion DM is a huge improvement from the last 18 years or so.
Why? Because the music's better, quite simply. And more metal!

[Vulcandog]

Judas

I think the complet Album kicks ass!!!
The best since Black Album,verry pleased

[Mundl]

fan since i'm 12 years old. now i'm 28. (yeah, not 30 )

i prefer dm a 1000 times ! can't give you an exact declaration. i'm not that kind of guy who cuts every song in pieces and analyses it bit by bit. but i can only tell you what i like more.

dm sounds way better! more powerful and more aggressiv......arrrrrr just...

if the boys are still touring 10 years in the future, i bet TWJYL will be on the set-list!

[ariana_k]

I am old enough to be an old fan of metallica.I like both of Load and DM but I prefer DM.
My feeling about these albums relates to the sense they give to me, and DM gives much more pain to me!

[Resistor]

I listen to Metallica since i bought Justice for All when i was 12 Years old.
I like the old stuff and i do like the new stuff as well.

I was totally stunned when they put out LOAD and RELOAD.
Both are great albums and i couldn´t understand peoble who hated them.
Ok, LOAD is not (Thrash)Metal anymore...but who cares ?
What is wrong about a band that develops ? Image you play in a band and have to do the same stuff over
and over again for 20 years...for a musician thats boring.

Even St. Anger is a good record.
The two major issues i have to complain about is that the sound is annoying after a while and
the songs are too long.
I would buy St. Anger a second time if they would record it again
with the sound of Death Magnetic and shorten all songs to the nitty-gritty.

Death Magnetic imho is an absolute killer album.

Here is my personal Metallica ranking:

1. Kill em All, Master Of Puppets, Justice For All, Black Album, Load, Reload, Death Magnetic
2. Ride The Lightning
3. St. Anger (as mentioned just because of the sound and song length issues... i like the songs)

[Moderus]

I'm 29.

I prefer Load and Reload.

[JD08257O]

I'm actually enjoying looking at what everyone is writting "WITHOUT BASHING SOMEONE ELSE'S OPINION"

It's rare on these boards lately.

I'm 38 & I personally love the new shit along with the first 4 releases.
I thought Metallica took it to another level with TBA, just not my style,
and the Loads just were not for me. But I really appreciate Death Magnetic.

[Ogic]

I'm actually enjoying looking at what everyone is writting "WITHOUT BASHING SOMEONE ELSE'S OPINION"

It's rare on these boards lately.

I'm 38 & I personally love the new shit along with the first 4 releases.
I thought Metallica took it to another level with TBA, just not my style,
and the Loads just were not for me. But I really appreciate Death Magnetic.

You're opinion is WRONG SIR!!!

I'll take Load over DM. Not that DM is a crappy album or anything. Its just missing something for me. I don't know what it is. I still say if any other band besides Metallica would have put out Load, it would have been hailed as a masterpiece.

Edited by Ogic, Mar 10 09 - 10:32 AM.

[Terrylogan2]

36, much prefer Load.

[Metdrain]

I've been a fan of Metallica since 1985 & have been following them since.

I was wondering if the older fans (30+) appreciate Death Magnetic for what it is.

I know alot (not all) of younger fans like the Load stuff & do not appreciate DM.

I want to know how older fans feel.

Post your age & let us know which you like better & explain why.

31, love them both. Have listened to both albums in last couple days.

[cathalmac]

I'm 29.

I prefer Load and Reload.

+1


for me DM sounds like a band trying hard to be something they were many many years ago. this in fact was the mission statement for the creation of the album. some people praise Rubin's tactic of playing them their old albums to get them back to that mind set, i for 1 don't.

metallica continually changed from album to album, originally i detested the Loads, but then it clicked, i didnt have to stay in my metal "click" anymore i could enjoy other styles of music and as such the joy of the Loads became self evident.

so sum it up, hetfield once sang "going back instead of forwards seems to me absurd", well that is what i think they did here with DM

[ricabarules]

I am 29 and i listen Metallica since 1986,

DM is good but it will never be compared with MoP and RTL

[EdTheSock]

32, fan since the time between JKustice and Black Album.

Both records for different reasons. DM for returnig them to things they do anturally well, Load because it is different and not Metallica-obvious.

[metrocker123]

I'm 46 and have been listening to Metallica since Kill 'em All. It's hard for me to pick one over the other. Each album has had its' own time and imo they have hit the mark each and every time for me. Metallica has put its' heart and soul into each album and are just as good live today as they were when they started. Can't wait to listen to the progression of their song writing now that Rob has arrived, and James is a riff writing lyrical genious imo.
HIT THE LIGHTS MOTHER FUCKERS!!!

[Terrylogan2]

I am 29 and i listen Metallica since 1986,

DM is good but it will never be compared with MoP and RTL

Congratulations, you completely failed to answer the question.

[Gill]

I've been a fan since puppets in '86 and I think death Magnetic is a better album than Load.

[|Johnny/]

DEATH MAGNETIC

[Bleixmaster]

I ain't thirty but my favorite is probably DM. Load has some songs that are better than the songs on DM but as a whole DM is much more solid to me.

[MagneticDeath]

I'm 35, Turd and ReTurd don't have shit on classic Metallica or Death Magnetic. Hell, give me St. Shitty before the LOADS of shit.

[SPNK-ah]

18, Load + ReLoad.

[Shimmy]

I'm 34 and I prefer Load.

[Stuck_In_A_Binge]

I am over 30 and I saw Metallica 2 times in 1989. I was a huge fan until I seen Until it Sleeps on MTV I then took a 6 year break from listening to Metallica. I even skipped out seeing them live during the Load era. I finally heard Load/Reload around 2002!! I think Bleeding Me was incredible but that is all I liked from that time frame.

I think Death Magnetic is a killer album. I think it blows everything away since Justice for All.

[Azteckid]

I'm 35 on Friday... This is a very tough question really!
I luv DM & I luv Load...
Its a tie for me & this is why - 6 gr8 tracks each

Ain't My Bitch
Until It Sleeps
King Nothing
Hero Of The Day
Bleeding Me
Mama Said

That Was Just Your Life
The End Of The Line
Broken, Beat & Scarred
All Nightmare Long
The Judas Kiss
My Apocalypse

[MagneticDeath]

I still say if any other band besides Metallica would have put out Load, it would have been hailed as a masterpiece.

God (Wipes away tears) that's funny!