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Strangely this is a very low rated output by Metallica and I haven't got a clue why really. Probably it has something to do with their efforts in the past which are obviously way better and more impressive. But then still the question remains: is this a bad or poor album on itself ? And then I simply say: no ! Music is poor when it's poorly executed or written but that's not the case here. I even rather would have given this album 4 stars than 2 to be honest.

I even would want to go that far to state that I'm not bored for one second when I listen to the entire 76 minutes this release counts. All songs are at least good, some even very good (like the great closer Fixxxer). And then I'm not even a true fan let alone fanboy who wants to hear nothing bad about the band. I'm just judging what I hear and can come to only one conclusion: this is a good album. Ok, maybe not essential, but good; nothing less ! So three stars it is.