The Journey of Metallica from Death Magnetic to Beyond Magnetic

After St. Anger came out, Metallica went out on tour with new bass member Rob Trujillo. Metallica would see how fans were disappointed with St. Anger. I also heard a story about a Metallica fan emailed Metallica, and Metallica listened to that email and critics of fans. Then decided to leave Bob Rock. Metallica would end up going to Def Jam and used Rick Rubin who was a producer to get ready for their next album, which ended up being Death Magnetic. Rick Rubin had been Slayer producer since the 80s, which made the next slayer album have to be postponed. Kerry King has talked about how the band including himself was upset. Which Kerry King and Slayer got over it. Slayer next album would be world painted blood. Then years later Slayer did a couple concerts with Metallica. In my opinion, this was the right move for Metallica as in to go to Def Jam. Even though I can understand why Slayer was upset for a moment by this move.

Death Magnetic came out on September 12th, 2008. The album felt like a come back to the classic Metallica style. You had a ballad, themes of war, fast, and heavy. As well as an instrumental song. This album was awesome, and I liked it more than the black album. This album should have come out instead of the black album in 1991, but I get why Metallica did that album at the time. The album felt like modern Metallica 2008 style and voice meets the old school style of Metallica. This album was also the first album to feature Robert Trujillo on bass.

The songs on here felts fast and heavy like That Was Just Your Life, The End of the line, and Broken, Beat and Scarred. Broken Beat and Scarred feels like a song about overcoming a lot to survive in life. We all have been there. The Day That Never Comes feels like Metallica One or Fade to Black on here. The song is slow to heavy with emotion feel and at war. All Nightmare Long felt the old gut punch of fast and heavy like your life is on a chase. Cyanide feels like another at war song and very fast heavy in battle. The Unforgiven 3 which is the third song in the series. 1 is on the black album and 2 is on reload. But this version had the piano and had that same feel of judgment and being able to forgive. This song is definitely an emotion style of song. The Judas Kiss has that heavy style to it and feels like a kiss you will regret. Suicide and redemption ended up being an instrumental song. Which the first four albums had instrumental song and the first time since And Justice for All. My Apocalypse is fast and heavy and feels like you are on the running for dying. Metallica has played every song off of this album and will play something off this album live up until modern today. Overall, the songs hold up to this day very good, and I will listen to a song off of this album to this day every now and then.

Metallica went in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2009. The whole band went in as in who played on studio. Basically James, Lars, Kirk, and Rob, as well as Jason, and Ray was there for his son, Cliff as appeared on stage to accept award and give a speech. Metallica played a couple songs and even one with Jason. Which was Jason first appearance since his exit in 2000. The setlist was two songs with Jason which were Master of puppets and Enter Sandman. The last song was The Train Kept A-Rollin' A tiny Bradshaw cover (w/ Jason Newsted, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, Joe Perry, Ron Wood, and Flea) to end their performance. A part of feels Dave should have gone in with Metallica but I understand why Dave wasn't inducted with the band. Hopefully the rock and roll hall of fame can get it right and induct Megadeth. I will say Metallica getting inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame was awesome and a huge moment for Metallica which the band definitely deserved.

Between 2010 and 2011, Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, and Anthrax played a good bit of festivals together. This was cool because this showed how Metallica and Megadeth were all on good terms after all the years of beef. Metallica, Megadeth Slayer, and Anthrax played a good bit of dates between June 16th, 2010, and September 14th, 2011, as the big 4. A DVD came out showing a concert all four played at which was in Bulgaria. Anthrax reunited with Joey, most of the original line up except for Rob. The Slayer played afterwards. Which both bands brought it. Then Megadeth performed, with Chris Broderick and Shawn Drover. Then Metallica with their lineup. Which Metallica did good and played some stuff off Death Magnetic like Cyanide. The concert ended with a few covers and member of other bands coming out to play together. For example, like Overkill by Motorhead and Am I Evil by Diamond Head. Overall, the concerts were great and showed how great these bands are live. This was different because this showed the legacy that made thrash metal a huge deal and a success over the years.

In 2011, Metallica celebrated their 30th year as band. Metallica 30th anniversary, 4 days concert in San Franciso, California was in December around the 10th. Metallica started on October 28th of 1981. Metallica did like 4 days concert with guests from Rob Halford, Dave Mustaine, Ozzy Osbourne to Jason Newsted. Which was Jason second appearance since 2008 as a non-member of Metallica. You also saw Ron Mcgovney, who was Metallica first bass player who played on no life til leather. This concert saw Metallica plays a couple new songs like To Live to Die, and Carpe De Baby. Cool to see King Diamond and Mercyful Fate reunite. The concert for the 4 days was cool to see for the few days, and I remember seeing it on YouTube in 2011. Also, Metallica played a few new songs from the upcoming ep, Beyond Magnetic. I thought Metallica put on a great performance for the few days with excellence guests.