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Never underestimate the regenerative powers of Metallica. Following the stripped-down Load and Re-Load, they've returned to the raw, vitriolic savagery of their earlier canon, using 1984's Ride the Lightning as a template for St. Anger. The title track provides the psychic lynchpin of the album by combining the bombast and defiance of the band's earliest high-water marks with more deliberate lyrics and emotional nakedness. Equally cathartic is "Some Kind of Monster," a lumbering beast of a song that declares, "This is the voice of silence no more." Despite that claim, there's an economy to these lyrics; James Hetfield's raw-toothed growl only occasionally punctuates the menacing soundscapes. In fact, "Dirty Windows," the standout track here, is a shimmering five-minute instrumental that's free of the baroque trappings that sometimes clutter the Metallica landscape. --Jaan Uhelszki
Chronique amazon.fr
Avant la sortie de St. Anger en 2003, la bande de James Hetfield n'a publié pendant longtemps aucun album de la trempe de l'excellent Master Of Puppets, enchaînant des disques plus ou moins aboutis, où des invités talentueux venaient jouer les utilités (Marianne Faithfull) quand ce n'était pas le répertoire qui était exclusivement constitué de reprises (de Nick Cave, Killing Joke, etc., sur Garage Inc. par exemple). Là, les Californiens sont au meilleur de leur forme, alignant des morceaux tous plus puissants les uns que les autres, qui doivent notamment beaucoup à Robert Trujillo qui a joué avec Suicidal Tendencies, mais aussi au guitariste originel Kirk Hammett. Impeccable, la production installe Metallica comme un des héritiers potentiels les plus dignes du Black Sabbath des quatre premiers opus. --Hervé Comte
Album Description
Japanese-only SHM-CD (Super High Material CD) paper sleeve pressing of this album from the Bay-Area Metal legends, originally released in 2003. SHM-CDs can be played on any audio player and delivers unbelievably high-quality sound. You won't believe it's the same CD! Universal. 2008.
Album Details
Japanese Limited Edition Issue of the Album Classic in a Deluxe, Miniaturized LP Sleeve Replica of the Original Vinyl Album Artwork.
