As a metallica fan since '85 (saw Cliff Burton with metallica on the ozzy tour for master of puppets) I've been waiting for the new album for some time. When they released their albums on iTunes I downloaded every single one. To me they were the first band to really "do it" for me. Even while everyone bashed them I've enjoyed every single album they've released.
If you know where to look you can find the new album Death Magnetic. I pre-ordered the electronic download from their web site but I'm heading to MotoGP tomorrow around 5am and didn't want to stay up till midnight to download it then.
Only 2 songs in, much faster but not as raw as their early albums (Ride the lightening/Master of Puppets). FAR better than St. Anger IMO. Songs are a lot faster, screaming solos, songs are LONG - first 2 are over 7 minutes long.
ROCK ON!!

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