# Metallica: Death Magnetic **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 5, 2008, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metallica-death-magnetic/462170 "2008-09-05T13:04:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2008, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metallica-death-magnetic/462170/61 "2008-09-17T19:36:54Z")
How can you leave “For Whom the Bell Tolls” off your list? I don’t have much quibble with most of it, but I’d replace “Justice” with “Bell.” “Bell” deserve to be on there somewhere, at least. It’s one of their signature tunes. ---
**Author:** ![Uncommon\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2008, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metallica-death-magnetic/462170/62 "2008-09-18T13:15:57Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > How can you leave “For Whom the Bell Tolls” off your list? I don’t have much quibble with most of it, but I’d replace “Justice” with “Bell.” “Bell” deserve to be on there somewhere, at least. It’s one of their signature tunes. So is **Unforgiven** , but you’ll never see that song on any list of mine. I’d rather that **Battery** or \*\*Eye of the Beholder \*\*were on there before **Bell.** I never cared much for that song. It’s alright, but I’ve probably grown numb to it. ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2008, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metallica-death-magnetic/462170/63 "2008-09-18T14:19:40Z")
> [@Uncommon\_Sense](#): > > If I were to compile a Metallica CD that rated a 10 I’d have to include Ooh, I’ll play this one. Damage Inc. Helpless Motorbreath Whiplash Trapped under Ice Creeping Death Am I Evil? Disposable Heroes Orion Dyers Eve One Sad But True Of Wolf and Man ETA- And this comes on post 6,666 for me. Rock on! ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2008, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metallica-death-magnetic/462170/64 "2008-09-18T17:36:07Z")
Seems the Guitar Hero III mix is more to the liking of amateur audio engineers: > **[Audio Engineers: Metallica's Latest Better in Guitar Hero](https://www.wired.com/2008/09/audio-engineers/)** > > If an informal collection of audio engineers is to be believed, those seeking the best listening experience from Metallica’s newly released Death Magnetic ought to shelve the compact disc and instead download the album into Guitar Hero III. Ted... So much so that people are torrenting the songs from the GH3 versions! ---
**Author:** ![troub](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troub/32/14802_2.png) [@troub](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/troub)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2008, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metallica-death-magnetic/462170/65 "2008-09-18T18:22:38Z")
> [@control-z](#): > > Seems the Guitar Hero III mix is more to the liking of amateur audio engineers: > > [http://blog.wired.com/games/2008/09/audio-engineers.html](http://blog.wired.com/games/2008/09/audio-engineers.html) > > So much so that people are torrenting the songs from the GH3 versions! Where does the article say anything about “amateur” engineers? > [@TFA](#): > > Ted Jensen, who is employed as head engineer by Sterling Sound – the firm hired to master Death Magnetic. . . ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2008, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metallica-death-magnetic/462170/66 "2008-09-18T18:42:37Z")
> [@troub](#): > > Where does the article say anything about “amateur” engineers? Heh, I think I must have read the word “informal” and thought “amateur.” That illustrates the danger of 2nd or 3rd hand information! ---
**Author:** ![troub](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troub/32/14802_2.png) [@troub](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/troub)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metallica-death-magnetic/462170/67 "2008-09-19T02:03:11Z")
> [@control-z](#): > > . . .So much so that people are torrenting the songs from the GH3 versions! Uh, yeah, so I just uh. . .located. . .the GHIII version. And it sounds absolutely _FANTASTIC_. I don’t know if it would be against board rules if I posted a link to something like a 20-second snippet, but the difference is profound. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metallica-death-magnetic/462170.md?page=3)