I Still prefer this stuff over the new metal stuff
355211
Well, I think this is a great heavy metal album and I bet everyone should love this kind of music. At least, this album worth any new metal ... albums. This is the rating for each song:
1. Stay Hungry: Great opener and great title song. Makes you feel the
fury and you want you to explode. Great solo. Rating: 4.5/5
2. We're Not Gonna Take It: This is like one of the popular songs for
this band. It is a rebel song with some comical lyrics. Rating 5/5
3. Burn In Hell: You'll be burning in hell if you don't get this album soon.
Strong riffs and brilliant solo. Rating: 5/5
4. Horro-Teria: A track made of two songs and they are excellent. It talks about killers
who target children as their victims. Rating: 4.5/5
5. I Wanna Rock: You might had heard it on the "Road Trip" movie and it is an
energetic song and I think this song can never fade. 4.5/5
6. The Price: My personal favorite track on the album. It is tha calmest song on
the album. I enjoyed the chorus part. Rating: 5/5
7. Don't Let Me Down: I'll let you down if you don't hear this song. It is a must listen.
Enjoyable solo. Rating: 5/5
8. The Beast: "It's the nature of the beast" a powerful and aggressive metal music and
everyone should like it. Rating 5/5.
9. S.M.F: Brilliant finish for an incredible performance and a great solo in the middle.
Funny lyrics though and played perfectly. Rating 4.5/5
God I love solos and this album is rich in solos and you won't regret buying this product. I think this band is much better than the likes of Linkin Park and Staind. These guys used to mean business. 80's Metal is great.
3422299
I'm still experimenting but getting quite fond of this.
4462136
I'm typically a black/death metal dude with the occasional 80's metal tossed in. This band hits home though. Lately, I've enjoyed experimenting with new stuff such as Black Cobra, Devin Townsend, Minsk. I guessing it's the atmosphere. Most black metal has atmosphere as does this, but this is far from black metal,it's more 90's but way heavier than the grunge bands. The singer reminds me of Beastie Boys, Rage Against the Machine if they were into this sort of thing. The music is very moody and catchy. Ten years ago I would have laughed at such, but maybe now that I'm almost 40 I can appreciate something different and original. I'd also say to buy the original because I had the leaked version for about two weeks and it sounded like crap compared to the actual CD. I know you young folks like the free stuff, but seriously real cd's sound so much better. I do sound on indie films so I have an ear for this type of thing.
2263156
There is some fine material on this album, like "Sins Of Omission,"  but I don't feel that it has the same punch as earlier albums.  The leads are still wonderful though.
737680
I like, not really love, it could be a lot longer.
It's not plastic for sure, it's metal
918285
Unlike older versions, heads seem permanently attached and edges aren't as thin.  Hopefully, I'll find these updates desirable.
1807163
Sound structure is similar and welcoming, ostensibly a continuation of the previous album's works. If he named it HC II I think the reception would have been more favorable. For me, this still deserves 5 stars due to personal taste, I like this stuff a lot.
2039464
Smooth like butter in my ~'85 Lotus Odyssey. As a minor aside, I think the metal makes it more aesthetically pleasing, in addition to the functional benefits, in comparison to the plastic UN54.
3460750
I usually can listen to the more Avant-garde side of hardcore and metal (things such as Blood Brothers (their older stuff), Plot To Blow Up The Eiffel Tower, and almost anything with Mike Patton in it) but i cant seem to get myself to like this. A friend of mine gave me this cd as a gift, and i've tried to like it, but it just won't grow on me. The music is good, its basically fast as hell over blast beats, and the songs are only an average of 60 seconds in length. Unfortunatly it never really draws me in. I am glad to see that there is still originality left in music but this isn't my cup-o-tea.
4126934
On one hand, it's nice to hear Metallica playing actual bona fide metal again for the first time in almost 20 years. On the other hand, it's kind of frustrating to hear material that is so close to harkening back to their classic 80s work... but is held back by Rick Rubin's signature production style. It reminds me of what happened in ye olden tymes, back when Slayer's first records were produced by Brian Slagel and had a lot of reverb and space in the mix- and then Rick Rubin produced Reign In Blood, which had NO space at all. It sounded like the band was playing six inches in front of your face. And It Was Good; it was exactly what Slayer needed. But this is the other side of the coin. It sounds like Metallica is playing right in front of me in their little rehearsal space... but these songs yearn to sound as though they're being played from a mountain top and into the very face of God. Which is pretty much how most of their other records sound. Rubin's intimate style is perfect for many records, but it's just not working for me here. I'm going to give this many listens and let it have a chance to grow on me. For now, I'm a bit on the disappointed side. Ironically, I can hear the clipping so many other people are in an uproar over, but I find that to be a pretty minor issue compared to the production itself. Again, the songs themselves absolutely @#$%ing SHRED. I expect them to sound much better live.

Back to the music itself... I think DM might end up being Metallica's "White Album". Not in The Beatles sense... but rather as an opposite counterpart to "The Black Album". TBA was a transitional record, it was the bridge between the epic RTL/MOP/AJFA work and the Load/Reload approach. Perhaps DM is the bridge that will lead them back. I don't think they're there yet.

(For the record, I've been listening to Metallica since Puppets in '86, I loved Load, I liked St. Anger, and my least favorite is TBA.)

EDIT 3/23/15: I just bought a new copy, it's different from the original I bought 7 years ago. I'm mainly talking about the packaging. It's now on Metallica's own label Blackened Recordings, and it comes in a standard jewel case. (Which I love, honestly I think those multi fold-out fancy CD packages are a pain in the ass.) Now, I could be wrong here, it very well could be my imagination-- but I could ~swear~ that the sound quality is noticeably improved on this edition. I remember the clipping on the original, whenever I listened to it it kind of made me feel as if I had a head cold. But that doesn't happen on this new version. I know everyone involved said there was nothing that could be done to fix what was wrong with the album's sound (or flat out denied that anything was wrong) but I really think they did something to improve it a bit. It really does sound better than what I remember. It's probably been two or three years since I last listened to the original.
1307917
I don't listen to it as much as their newer stuff but its still pretty good. BSSM is still their best.
1389345
I have the original DOD Death Metal and the original DOD Grunge Pedals (amongst a plethora of others). The O.G. Death Metal had more clarity. Digitech's version is a little too "hot" and causes more unwanted feedback. I love feedback but it is much more difficult to control with this version. If you can find an old DOD, get that but this one is still a good pedal. For those who say the Grunge is better, it's a matter of opinion and style.  The Grunge has quite the nasty tone but the Death Metal is a "tighter" sound. The Grunge was made to be noisier because it was intended for grunge!! The Death Metal needed to be more precise for more staccato picking that metal has. For those complaining about not having an old fuzz type tone, you can get this but why would you? IT'S A DEATH METAL PEDAL. They make other pedals that are better for fuzz and vice versa.
2933193
When the world was still trying to be hip for the first time I was already tired of being cool for the second time, so I had this on vinyl back before it was trendy to be bored with stuff before everybody else was even into it. I cannot review this with any kind of objectivity, as I am still ketaminically euphoric over having found it again.

Or not. Whatever. You probably wouldn't like it anyway - it's better than it sounds. You had to be there. It's the notes they don't play that matter.
3778865
I originally bought this thinking I could replace my BOSS Metal Zone with it. It fell short of that mark for me. However, I still found some great tones on tap. One reviewer stated that he got a Boogie Mark II C+ tone out of it. I can agree with that. I also got some tones reminiscent of the early Marshall JCM 800 heads (pre-1982 model). Some further tweaking gave me tones that seemed like a modded BOSS DS-1. Lower gain sounds are great for using as a boost to a hot amp or pedal, or on their own.

I can get a more aggressive tone out of the Metal Planet by using my Behringer Super Fuzz as a clean boost. Even with that, I still couldn't approach the amount of sustain that I can get from a Metal Zone by itself. Still, it remained clear and well defined. It does get noisy when boosting the gain, so I use a noise suppressor with this method.

My verdict: I think the MP excels at hard rock and 80's metal tones. Use a clean boost (or overdrive pedal) for lead tones.

I'd definitely use this pedal to boost a JCM 800 if I had one now. It'd be great for classic death metal tones in that mode, as the pedal does retain enough of a guitar's character, regardless of the amount of gain used. I can't say that much about the Metal Zone, as much as I like it.

I've been looking for a pedal that can nail the classic hard rock and metal tones for some time now. As far as I'm concerned, this one does that search justice. It's a keeper for me.

(10/4/2013) I ended up returning this later for a Modtone Extreme Metal.
2576313
i love this brand, but the slightly stronger version is better to me.
4497930
i was visiting Malaysia back in 2012 when my eyes fell on these German high quality cds  they are way better then the old cds which i had owned ever since i have discovered Iced Earth back in 2000 when they had the horror show which is an all time fav album, this is a must have album to any Iced Earth plus metal warrior. there prices are higher but they are still worth every cent \m/
1904891
I chose this one because my metal ricer rusted. I like this one with mostly plastic body better. The ricing discs are still metal. You have to take care of them. But I'm doing fine by just keeping the item in the box for storage.