METALLICA

Release Year: 2008
Artist Origin: USA
Style: expressive energetic aggressive thrash metal

one more five year interval of consistent preparations and priorities' revision is eventually crowned by a significant return to serious business: unlike its controversial predecessor, this roaring recording sounds much more sincere and closer to the roots, the type of Metallica that has been mesmerizing the world in their thrashing heyday: trademark sense of drama, complex structures, furious guitar riffs, blazing solo passages and, above all, much-missed sense of momentum return once again, proving that even after creative missteps, the giants of heavy sound are still capable of reclaiming their lost energy and confidence, while ten intricate, quite lengthy yet catchy and hard-hitting compositions bring back elements of intensity and addictive anger, attracting attention of even those who demand "old stuff only"