Metallica’s ‘Death Magnetic’ too loud? Too bad!

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Metallica’s ‘Death Magnetic’ too loud? Too bad!
Chicago Tribune United States 
He has laughed and he has learned from it. Though irrelevance or self-parody has threatened the mighty three-decade-old Metallica on its way to selling 100 million records the joke is not on him or his band—yet. When it is Ulrich says “Hopefully we can do what Soundgarden did and kick it in the head and walk away.

Eagles of Death Metal
PopMatters IL 
Throw in a well-timed tribal breakdown and – hey presto – you’ve got a shoo-in for Guitar Hero 4. So it goes that aside from being completely disposable Heart n isn’t quite a bad album. It’s just that the recklessness of Eagles of Death Metal’s brand of party music is now too much of a throwback to past decades. While the keener glam of our beloved Steven Patrick Morrissey has always acknowledged some kind of imminent threat theirs is simply too irresponsible for our times. The fact of the matter is that these days the people get down to the sound of gunshots ruminations on insanity or – at their most lighthearted – reflections on casual bi-curiosity. If anyone wants to hear a song about self-gratification the more iconic tributes of folks like Billy Idol or Cyndi Lauper are more likely to fulfill that urge. After all those walking CFC clouds were singing from eras in which a certain amount of flagrant irresponsibility was par for the course.

Rock Music Menu: Show of the Week: Metallica tonight
Delaware County Daily Times PA 
For sections its the headline list –>Saturday January 17 2009 12:49 AM EST By Michael Christopher Times Music ColumnistMetallica last came to Philadelphia in 2004 for a two night stand in support of the heavy but awkward sounding “St. ” Back then the metal legends had clearly lost their footing. The record was the third studio album in a row to be received less than enthusiastically by its fans and the group was beginning to play itself out as a catalog act live with one to zero new songs making it into the set list. There was also a revealing Metallica documentary playing on the big screen that had been getting a lot of attention in portraying the Bay Area bashers as emotionally fragile and unsure individuals who didn’t really know what steps to take without a group therapist to help guide the way. What a difference four years makes. At last count the band was injecting no less than six songs from the stunning new album its tenth “Death Magnetic” into each night’s show and the audience is still clamoring for more.
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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Rumored To Have Split With Guitarist …
Blabbermouth.net NY 
Jason has worked with many acts over the years including BULLETBYS STEPHEN PEARCY and VINCE NEIL. He also has a solo album out called “Safety Dunce” which won the L. Music Award in 2005 for “Best Independent Instrumental Album.