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Soundcheck Smackdown: Metallica
For more than a decade, Metallica has thrived on controversy. Each new album is greeted with intense scrutiny and analysis. On their latest release, "Death Magnetic," the godfathers of thrash hark back to their 1980s glory. In a Soundcheck Smackdown that threatens to tear the metal universe in half, we ...
Johnny Flynn
More "Magnetic" Than Metallica
Today, Pitchfork Media founding editor Ryan Schreiber appeared in a Soundcheck Smackdown on the new Metallica album, opposite Phil Freeman of Metal Edge magazine.
Phil loves the album, Ryan hates it. So, we asked Ryan for five bands that are producing work superior ...
The New Metallica Album
When it comes to Metallica, there seem to be two kinds of people: those who believe the band broke new ground in thrash metal in the 1980s and then lost the thread in the 90s; and those who maybe had sort of heard of the band, but then fell in ...