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Best Gift Shopping > Music > Thrash and Speed Metal
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Death Magnetic(more) »rank: 39by: Metallica
Our review: :One of the most influential bands in music, ranked eighth on the list of the biggest-selling groups in history, Metallica unveils its ninth studio album, Death Magnetic. The band'sfirst album in five years, Death Magnetic is also its first with renowned producer Rick Rubin (Danzig, Slayer, System Of A Down,Slipknot), first with bassist Robert Trujillo, and first on Warner Bros. Heavy and thrashy, unafraid to embrace the band's past yet moveinto the future. Detail |
Metallica(more) »rank: 379by: Metallica
Our review:Album Description:Japanese edition of their multi-platinum 1991 smash album that spent four consecutive weeks at #1, with the bonus track 'So What'. 13 tracks, also featuring the top 40 hits 'Enter Sandman', 'The Unforgiven' & 'Nothing Else Matters'. A Sony Records release. essential recording:Called 'the Black Album' by many (due to its monochrome cover), Metallica marks the group's entrance into the mainstream, with shorter songs, simpler song structures, and slower tempos overall. That said, this is an excellent album, featuring some of the best songwriting Metallica has ever done. 'Enter Sandman,' 'Wherever I May Roam,' and 'God That Failed,' despite being slower ... Detail |
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Master of Puppets(more) »rank: 382by: Metallica
Our review:Album Description:2008 reissue of the 1986 album, Master of Puppets by Metallica which was ranked eighth on the list of the biggest selling groups in history, and one of the most influential bands in music. Metallica proved its metal with this groundbreaking album and it was hailed as a masterpiece by critics far outside Heavy Metal's core audience. Master Of Puppets sold over half a million copies at its time of release without any major video/radio airplay, making it the band s first record to be certified Gold by the RIAA. It was the last album the band recorded with bass player Cliff ... Detail |
The Poison(more) »rank: 961by: Bullet for My Valentine
Our review:Album Description:The Poison’ is an album rooted in classic British metal, with brutal riffs and colossal, pounding drums all lovingly and respectfully thrown into the mix along with the band’s own blend of powerhouse aggression and youthful anarchy and energy. With ‘The Poison’, Bullet for my Valentine are set to firmly establish themselves as the front runners of UK Metal, and give all the US bands a run for their money. From the stunning opening introduction track, guest staring classical metal titans Apocalyptica, the million miles an hour heavy as hell ‘Her Voice Resides’, the acoustic metal classic in the making ‘All these ... Detail |
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Ride the Lightning(more) »rank: 578by: Metallica
Our review:Album Description:Digitally remastered reissue of their 1984 album on a 24 karat gold CD from DCC. From the original master tapes. Booklet includes complete original artwork. essential recording:Don't let that classical-guitar-ish opening to 'Fight Fire with Fire' fool you--Ride the Lightning packs a heavy-metal wallop. While not as ambitious as the subsequent Master of Puppets, this early Metallica album is indubitably one of their best. Thematically, it explores death and dying from myriad points of view: nuclear war ('Fight Fire with Fire'), electric-chair execution (the title track), and drowning ('Trapped Under Ice'). Interestingly, the best track on this album is probably 'Fade ... Detail |
...And Justice for All(more) »rank: 572by: Metallica
Our review:Album Description:Japanese edition of their top 10 & triple platinum 1988 album with the unmarked bonus track 'The Prince'. 10 tracks total, also featuring the singles 'One' and 'Harvester Of Sorrow'. A CBS/ Sony Records release. essential recording:This record has so much good material that it's a shame the production is so shoddy. Songwise, this is probably Metallica's most sophisticated album, exploring the theme of justice and perversions thereof with a vengeance. 'One' is one of their best songs ever, building from a slow, edgy beginning into effortless overdrive. The title track is excellent and never boring, despite clocking in at more ... Detail |
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The Way of the Fist(more) »rank: 1174by: Five Finger Death Punch
Our review:Album Description:Japanese edition of their top 10 & triple platinum 1988 album with the unmarked bonus track 'The Prince'. 10 tracks total, also featuring the singles 'One' and 'Harvester Of Sorrow'. A CBS/ Sony Records release. essential recording:This record has so much good material that it's a shame the production is so shoddy. Songwise, this is probably Metallica's most sophisticated album, exploring the theme of justice and perversions thereof with a vengeance. 'One' is one of their best songs ever, building from a slow, edgy beginning into effortless overdrive. The title track is excellent and never boring, despite clocking in at more ... Detail |
Kill 'Em All(more) »rank: 1227by: Metallica
Our review:Album Description:Japanese exclusive reissue of 1983 album packaged in a miniature LP sleeve features 10 tracks. CBS. 2003. :While not as timeless as Ride the Lightning or Master Puppets, Metallica's debut album--originally released in 1983--is still a fine piece of thrash metal, and as good a marker as any for the debut of the genre. Fusing the rapid-fire attack of bands like Motorhead with a guitar style reminiscent of such British heavy metal bands as Iron Maiden and Judas Priest, Metallica essentially created a new kind of metal. Several of the songs from this 1983 album have since become classics, including 'Seek & ... Detail |
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S&M(more) »rank: 1343by: Metallica
Our review:Album Description:Limited edition release (1,000 copies only) featuring Metallica's 1999 outing, a set of playing cards featuring the aces in the deck as specially designed caricatures of the band's members, plus a 2000-2001 calendar with all of the lyrics from the 'S&M' album, a silk screened black t-shirt (with the 'S&M' logo in red on the front & a soloist in red on the back) and a poster with the four aforementioned caricatures. Comes packaged in a fine weave, fabric-finished black box with silver lettering and a white satin interior (that doubles as a display case). Also contains a sheet music certificate. Black ... Detail |
Garage, Inc.(more) »rank: 1664by: Metallica
Our review:Album Description:Limited Edition Japanese double disc pressing of this 1999 album by the Heavy Metal giants comes housed in a sturdy miniature LP sleeve. Mercury. 2006 :This double-disc, all-covers release could come to represent a vital turning point for Metallica. While disc 2 is a straightforward collection of every cover the group have recorded in its 16-year history, disc 1 comprises 11 new selections drawn from the oeuvres of such exciting and diverse artists as U.K. punks Discharge and nefarious Australian Nick Cave. The heavier songs, such as the Mercyful Fate medley, Black Sabbath's 'Sabbra Cadabra,' and the Misfits' 'Die Die My Darling,' ... Detail |