Metallica : Death Magnetic - Forum Spirit of Metal

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Des journalistes ont eu l'occasion d'écouter des pistes déjà conçues de
cet album et ils ont donné leurs avis que voici (c'est en anglais, mais
rien de bien compliqué

):

SONG #1
Titre de travail "Flamingo"

Extrait de paroles : " LUCK RUNS OUT "

» The Quietus (it’s a good song)

• Is between 6 and 8 minutes long

• The sound is fresh, clean and resonant

• Begins with a bass intro, moving rapidly from riff to riff, the song bursts with energy and Ideas

• Throws in some twisty, semi-progressive riffs which could have been lifted directly from Justice

• Hammett is on fire, whipping out melodic, rapid-fire shreds over an
extended solo section — almost as if he's making up for lost time

• This is METALLICA's best song in ages, perhaps since the 1980s

» Rock Sound

• Slow intro

• Reminiscent of 'Battery' in vibe

• Two guitar solos

• Undercurrent of melody and groove

» Metal Hammer

• Opens up on thunderous rolling drums as lead guitar meets them head
on, a flaring up in stop-start motion before it pulls itself together
in rushes forward in classic thrash style, all crunching 'Fight Fire
With Fire' riffs and drilling beats

• It takes at least two minutes for James Hetfield's vocals to come in

• While they sound furious, this isn't the grittiest he's ever sounded,
more open in tone, but while there's still a memorable vocal line for
the 'chorus

• There is so much going on in the song, and so many Ideas thrown in and discarded for the next one

• With galloping riffs and the return of guitar breaks rising up from
out of the grooves you can hear the true Metallica spirit, even though
its as if reflected in mirrored mosaic

SONG #2
Premier single

Extrait de paroles : " LOVE IS A FOUR LETTER WORD "

» The Quietus (it’s a good song)

• Is a modernised take on 'One', all balladry at its front before a speeded-up metalstorm at the back

• Clean-picked intro which reminded of the BEACH BOYS

• The body of the song is like 'The Unforgiven'

• The under-solo riffage in this song — is like the chord progression
behind the solo in 'Am I Evil?' — all simple, effective major-interval
jumps

» Rock Sound

• Is an epic Power rocker in the vein of 'The Unforgiven', 'Nothing Else Matters' and 'Sanitarium'

• It has a mid-tempo, head-banging section and some THIN LIZZY-esque twin guitar riffage

>Metal Hammer

• Is at Heart an anthemic ballad

• Recalls 'Fight Fire With Fire' and 'Nothing Else Matters'

• Chiming guitar intro, airy vocals and some slightly convoluted,
progressive-style bridges that mutate into urgent riffing, more
galloping riffs and guitar solos

• The song has a number of different sections, but it still sounds massive

SONG #3
"Die Hard" / "Show Your Scars" ?

Extraits de paroles : " WHAT WON'T Kill YOU, MAKES YOU MORE STRONG "

" YOU Rise, YOU FALL, YOU'RE Down, AND YOU Rise Again "

» The Quietus (it’s a dull song)

• Is a modern Metallica song = much less fun

• Starts boringly

• Accelerates halfway through

• Enters a slightly proggy territory, all stop-start riff stabs and a clever time signature

» Metal Hammer

• Kicks off on a stop-start riff flecked with Eastern touches, as other bustling guitar lines play off each other

• Hetfield's vocals retain the power of old

• Chugging riffs come in, sounding like an army on the march, methodically shooting anyone in their path

SONG #4
"The Judas Kiss" / "Bow Down" ?

Extraits de paroles : " INTO ABYSS, YOU DON'T EXIST, YOU CAN'T RESIST THE JUDAS KISS "

" BOW DOWN, SURRENDER UNTO ME "

" WHEN YOU THINK IT'S ALL SAID AND DONE, SELL YOUR SOUL TO ME, BOW DOWN TO ME, I WILL SET YOU FREE "

" BOW DOWN, SELL YOUR SOUL TO ME, I WILL SET YOU FREE "

» The Quietus (it’s a dull song)

• Is a modern METALLICA song = much less fun

• A very '…And Justice' song

• Lengthy & unhurried

• Apart from dexterous soloing from Hammett, it's not great

» Metal Hammer

• Is reminiscent of 'Master Of Puppets' with more than a touch of SLAYER pacing thrown in

• An artillery-lobbing drum-led intro,

• It quickly sets off on marching, thrash mode

• Hetfield's spat vocals taking melodic digressions

• The song's groove carries you along as it opens up into guitar atomospherics that bring LED ZEP to mind

• It isn't quite the kind of irresistible monster they've created
before, but METALLICA still prove they can still sound lean and epic at
the same time

• When the track drops out into the grove mid-way though, you can imagine the chants coming from the crowds live

SONG #5
"To End this War" ?

Extraits de paroles : " CRYING, WEEPING, SHEDDING STRIFE "

" SUICIDE " " CYANIDE "

» The Quietus (it’s a tedious song)

• Is a combination of the aimless riffery of 'St. Anger' and the pointless rock chorusing of 'Load'

• Unthreatening clean midsection which would suit VH1 down to the ground

» Rock Sound

• Features an almost RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE-esque drum 'n' bass undercurrent and lyrics about 'suicide' and 'cyanide';

» Metal Hammer

• Has another strong opening

• Uncharacteristic bouncing groove not a million miles away from RAGE
AGAINST THE MA- CHINE making appearances throughout setting off sharp
riffs that come up against an irregular barrage of percussion that sets
it off briefly on a more melodic path and builds up once again into a
thrilling riff-fest mayhem

SONG #6
"The Song" / "My Apocalypse" /

"Into the Crypt" / "Crossed that Line" ?

» The Quietus (it’s a great song)

• is a genuine slice of thrash metal

• starts fast and stays that way

• like a slower, less precise 'Battery' the song nips in and out, not outstaying its welcome

• METALLICA proving that on some level still have the necessary vitriol to impress their older fans

» Rock Sound

• is under five minutes

• is a galloping thrash attack with quirks, and a sniff of TESTAMENT about it!

» Metal Hammer

• is shorter than the others

• full of clinically sharp riffing

• SLAYER-esque parts and galloping grooves, all hustle and bustle with a tinge of Eastern melody thrown in

Les titres de travail ne sont bien entendu pas les titres définitifs.

Ca me fait à moitié peur...(on sait tous que les journalistes ne sont pas très fiables)

Enfin, wait and see.

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