Wow, this was a pleasant surprise, a new, good Metallica album. This isn't near the quality of Ride The Lightning(my favorite) and Master of Puppets but its sure a step in the right direction. For once the drums and bass don't sound like absolute shit like they have on the last few albums and you actually get to hear Hammett play some fairly technical solos and riffs. It's a pretty solid thrash album, a couple of the songs are a little out of place but most of them are pretty good, my favorite being "Suicide and Redemption", their first fucking instrumental since And Justice For All. I'm curious if they will be able to work upon this new foundation they laid down and improve upon it if they do another album.
