Gots to say I'm liking Death Magnetic. In addition to the radio singles I had already heard, the rest ain't bad. And with most tracks over 6 minutes in length it is quite the album.

Some short select track reviews:

1. THAT WAS JUST YOUR LIFE Starts off eerily, definitely feels like the proper first track of an album called Death Magnetic. Great start, remembering why I love this genre and band.

3. BROKEN, BEAT & SCARRED Heard it on the radio a week ago, had to hear it twice, I'm sold.

4. THE DAY THAT NEVER COMES Cl@ssic soft start and hits you in the gut 1/3 in. Great Hammett solo. I've been humming it every day since I heard it.

6. CYANIDE Catchy chorus, not always a bad thing. I find myself singing this and #4.

7. THE UNFORGIVEN III Not the horrible tripe I heard it might be. The lyrics are weak, but the rest rocks! By any other name it might have flown under the radar and been a fine filler song.

9. SUICIDE & REDEMPTION The old-school token intrumental, a little softer than the others (Call of Ktulu, Orion, To Live Is To Die) but good.

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Some pics of my exploits last week. Mine is the 50/50 on the left, the other is my dad's. My dad used the Walther PPK (.380 Auto) Left and I used the Springfield XD (9 mm Luger) Right.