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Why So Blu?

Metallica on Kimmel last night, Looks like Lars can play that fast:

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from METALLICA forum

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Available at Walmart

from METALLICA forum

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from METALLICA forum

Neil M.

I've listened to the whole album. Good news is that there are a couple really good songs on here. I enjoyed it overall but if I'm going to be honest, half of the songs seem indistinguishable from each other.

gerrythedon

Just started to listen, on track 2.

stvn1974

Still early but I think this is my favorite Metallica album since the Black Album. It might be tied with it actually. I like all of the songs and they work even better as a whole. The only criticism I can think of is the song "Lux Aeterna" feels like it is in the wrong slot. I think it would have worked even better earlier in the track list.

slop101

Huh, color me surprised. Album's actually not bad.
It's no classic by any means, but good enough to give some time to.
Of course, like most albums over 60 minutes, it could use a good bit of editing, and would've been a better album for it.


Weird because now they're saying it won't be in stores/ship until the 19th.

bchbdaddy

My walmart exclusive was delivered today. Target wont be here until Monday. Metallica store versions , who knows. Walmart actually came through.

cultshock

I've liked what I've heard so far, but ugh it's a long album. I like my albums more short and sweet these days, but then again Metallica has never been a band who released short albums.

stvn1974

After a few listens through I like where Lux Ęterna is placed now. My five favorites so far are:

Chasing Light
You Must Burn
Inamorata
Room Of Mirrors
Too Far Gone?

gerrythedon

Album is fucking great, no skipping tracks.

gerrythedon

To me like AJFA, TBA & DM, there's no song I don't like/want to skip. Love this fucking album

Rival11

Damn, this is a great f'n album...wasn't expecting this.

mndtrp

Only listened to it once, on a small speaker system. I liked what I heard, and am looking forward to hearing it on a larger system when I'm not working.

Gunde

Meh, it's fine. Mostly it feels like old dudes thinking slow means heavy. The songs' structure with riff-to-different-riff for the sake of making long songs makes it all sound quite unstructured and messy.
Worst of all though is Kirk Hammett. Dude it just completely irrelevant as a guitarist at this point and the bands' weakest link. This album could have been called "72 Shitty solos" and it would be fitting, because the are all really shitty. Embarrassingly so.

Rival11

My verdict:

The great:

72 seasons
Shadows Follow
Screaming Suicide
Sleepwalk my life away
Lux Aeterna
Chasing light
If Darkness had a son
Room of Mirrors (my current fav)

The Decent:

Too Far Gone

The Bad:

You Must Burn!
Crown of Barbed Wire
Inamorata

beavis69

Ok before I list my thoughts I have to say I'm a Metallica fan. The only album I dislike is St Anger, everything else is good to amazing. I think they are pioneers and they deserve the success and the accolades in metal that they have.

I started this album 6 times and only made it halfway through You Must Burn! before giving up each time. Album starts well enough. I mentioned when Suicide Silence came out that I didn't enjoy that track, but in the context of the album it is pretty good. Then comes Sleepwalk My Life Away. The back to back of Sleepwalk My Life Away and You Must Burn! is atrociously boring. Two songs that go nowhere, bring the album to a complete stand still, with uninspired lyrics/drumming/guitar. I can't imagine how someone listened to this album and thought god damn these two songs need to go back to back, much less make the album. 14 minutes of pain. I can't explain to you how much I hate those two songs. These are the 4th and 5th songs of a 12 song album too which is why I kept quitting.

I finally just started skipping those two and we get to Lux Aeterna, which I love. Crown of Barbed Wire is next, and they go right back to the style of Sleepwalk and Burn!. I get it, Metallica don't have to go fast to be good. But a slower song has to have strong writing and some good solos. They follow this up with Chasing Light, which picks the tempo up a bit and has a pretty decent solo. Lyrics are dumb as hell though. I said when Darkness Had a Son was released that it might be the worse Metallica song. I was wrong, I hadn't heard Sleepwalking and Burn! yet. Too Far Gone and Room of Mirrors I really enjoy. Inamorata is decent, but 100% doesn't need to be 11 minutes.

Overall this is a bloated album that has been an issue for Metallica for awhile. I'm fine with 6 minute songs, but their has to be 6 minutes of material there. I'm disappointed because I know they have the ability to write great songs which I feel would really offset some of my issues with the album. I know people shit on Lar's drumming and I never really felt he deserved as much hate, but the drum playing sounds the same on half the songs on the album. Overall I would rank this just above St Anger.

Why So Blu?

Floor Jansen is opening up for Metallica at the Netherlands shows. She posted on her Instagram. This her solo endeavor.

gerrythedon

A bit differently played, ROB @ 1:57

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Start of tour


APRIL 27, 2023
AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
JOHAN CRUIJFF ARENA

TOUR:
M72 WORLD TOUR
OTHER ACTS:
ARCHITECTS, MAMMOTH WVH

SETLIST

1. ORION
2. FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS
3. HOLIER THAN THOU
4. KING NOTHING
5. LUX ĘTERNA
6. SCREAMING SUICIDE (LIVE DEBUT)
7. FADE TO BLACK
8. SLEEPWALK MY LIFE AWAY (LIVE DEBUT)
9. NOTHING ELSE MATTERS
10. SAD BUT TRUE
11. THE DAY THAT NEVER COMES
12. RIDE THE LIGHTNING
13. BATTERY
14. FUEL
15. SEEK & DESTROY
16. MASTER OF PUPPETS

Rival11

Literally just went to Tadget to pick up general house supplies and they had this vinyl in stick, I didn't know target sold the red and black version - I snatched it up quick.