Originally Posted by squareOne

They didn't set the bar very high with St. Anger. Maybe that was their plan - make one of the worst albums ever made, so that for everything they make afterwards, people will say "at least its not St. Anger." And then they sell millions of copies.

Death Magnetic is pretty good overall. All Nightmare Long and Judas Kiss are awesome, and they have some of the best choruses in any Metallica song.