I never really understood the hate against the Load album.. I mean, let's face it: Ride the Lighting, MoP and Justice were very similar in structure and could be compared song by song. Because the quality of the songs remained really high that wasn't really too big of a deal.
However, I can understanda band evolving (not necessarily selling out) by changing direction. Although I don't think the Black Album can come close to any of the 3 (never really listened to Kill'em all) prior albums it was a major change and was kinda fresh. I even think the much hated 'Load' is a better album than the Black Album, featuring a lot more variety, maturing and above all some really good songs.Though songs like Bleeding me are different I think they're great. Even Outlaw Torn, which annoys me on the album due to the vocals, is a perfect song on the S&M discs.
But now after St. Anger, we get an album which mimics the exact structure of the RtL, MoP and Justice albums... Number 4 is again the ballad, we also have the instrumental etc. etc.. However, the quality of the songs I've heard untill now can't come close to the ones it tries to mimic. To mention a few:
The Day that never comes; I love the beginning (an exact Fade to Black clone) and think it is great, I like the riff and even the vocals. But then it makes the stupid decision to try and copy-paste the FtB/One structure entirely by adding the very repetitive 'This I swear' part and an instrumental second half that doesn't really improve the song in any way.
Suicide&Red.; (must say that I didn't hear the entire song yet, so review is not really valid) the instrumentals Orion and To Live is to Die are probably my favourite Metallica songs.. Unfortunately, this instrumental doesn't do it for me.. I miss the melodious feel of the old ones (Call included)....
My apocalypse; it's heavy, but songs like MoP , RtL and Blackened (and even Justice) were more than just heavy...
Thing is, all the Load haters were/are expecting Death Magnetic to be the 'return' of Metallica. The proof that they redeemed themselves and are no longer 'sell-outs'. That they left that commercial 'crap' and are back for good...
Maybe we should turn that argument around... just maybe 'Death Magnetic' is a way of turning away from their own creative ideas and direction they've taken. Maybe this album really is a sign that they're 'selling-out' by providing fan-service to the max...?? I don't know.. but I guess we'll have to wait and see...
I'm just stating my opinion so don't bash me for that please..
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