Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Stereo Metallica-St. Anger

Anyone got this CD? I've now listened to it on 3 systems: my car (Kenwood head unit + Alpine speakers), my home (Cambridge Soundworks Ensemble --not really very good-- + CS Subwoofer 1 + H/K 525, set to Dolby PL2, Stereo, and DTS), and Peter's (pmbuko) M22 + SVS + Onkyo setup. It seemed very compressed to me; it was mastering that was either so bad, or so weird, it was hard to get into (not to mention the rather, uh, challenging material). At times, it sounded like certain tracks of the recording were intentionally mastered badly (such as the intro to St. Anger). The second half was better, but it still sounded very compressed (horizontally). Anyone else have any impressions?

Ken

i havent heard the whole thing yet,but they said they were trying to get a raw sound,and go back to there heavier roots(trying to win back some of the old fans after the big sellout)ill pick it up this week,and throw in my 2 cents...ill be expecting change...ron

They're lame venture to win back their old fans is a pathetic attempt to mock System of a Down's sound. It's weak and pathetic and we're not impressed. We spread their sound via dubbed taped and underground recordings. Now they sue their fans for the same fricking thing digitally.

Way to piss off everyone that ever fought for you, jackasses.

Actually, I don't believe that they ever sued the fans. They sued the company that was making money off of them without giving them anything (ie, Napster). That, I'd say, is out and out theft. If you emailed your friend an MP3, I doubt they would give a rat's ass. They've said as much (if you read their press releases). Not that I understand what the hell they're talking about with their refusal to put stuff on the Apple Music Store.

Damn, didn't want to start one of these flamewars...

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Not that I understand what the hell they're talking about with their refusal to put stuff on the Apple Music Store.

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Right. That seems to me to tell how little they have really cared for their fans from the outset. IMO, Metallica is one LAZY group of artist, refusing to compete in this digital era of music reproduction and distribution -- Who the heck do they think they are?!

i think they were going to try to find out all the people who downloaded their songs and try to collect royalties that way.but by the time they would get through that mess it would probbably cost them twice as much as they would get back.now they are coming to town at around 100 dollars a ticket,they are very greedy,so now i take back what i said about picking up the new disc.ill pick up another blues clues video for my kids with magreedicas money...screw them...ron

Wait a second...sushi is a Metallica fan??

JUNK

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That, I'd say, is out and out theft.

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False. It's copyright violation. Theft involves depriving someone of their property. Metallica isn't having its property removed, they're having it duplicated in violation of the copyright.

Fair enough. I mistyped. Nevertheless, it's a company making money off of someone else's effort. A person getting use out of someone else's effort wihtout paying for it is something slightly different.