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is the ninth studio album
by American
Heavy Metal band
released on
September 12, 2008,
through Warner Bros. Records
in the United States
and Vertigo Records elsewhere.
The album was
produced by
Rick Rubin,
marking the band's
first album since ...
And Justice For All
(1988)
not to be produced by
longtime collaborator
Bob Rock,
and with
James Hetfield
and Lars Ulrich
as co-producers.
It is also the first
Metallica album
to feature bassist
Robert Trujillo,
and the second album
where all the
band's members
shared writing credits.
Metallica
began writing music
for a new album
in 2006,
later recording
the album at
different studios across
Los Angeles County, California,
from March 2007
to May 2008.
Musically,
Death Magnetic
is a radical departure
from Metallica's
previous album,
St. Anger
(2003),
and is considered a
return to the band's
thrash metal roots,
with more
complex compositions,
standard guitar tuning
on most songs
and long guitar solos
from Kirk Hammett
and
James Hetfield.
It also includes
the band's first
instrumental piece, "
Suicide & Redemption",
since
"To Live Is to Die"
from ...And Justice for All
(1988).
Death Magnetic
made Metallica
the first band
to achieve
five consecutive
number-one studio albums
on the U.S.
Billboard 200.
The album received
positive reviews
from critics,
who considered it
a return to form
for Metallica.
However,
the album's production
was criticized as
overcompressed
and cited as a
product of the
loudness war.
The album and its songs
were nominated for
six Grammy Awards
(five in 2009 and one in 2010)
and won three,
including
Best Metal Performance for
"My Apocalypse".
In support of the album,
Metallica embarked on
the World Magnetic Tour
from October 2008
to November 2010.
Four unreleased tracks
from the album's
recording sessions
were later released as
the
Beyond Magnetic EP
in December 2011
BONUS
Beyond Magnetic (EP)
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