Beyond Magnetic - EP

4/5

Beyond Magnetic – EP

Metallica

Genre: Metal

  1. gives it a: 4/5

    Beyond Magnetic is a four track EP of leftover tunes from 2008’s epic return to form, Death Magnetic. After a few repeated spins, I must say these are, for the most part, top shelf contenders for album placement. My one hold out is the opening “Hate Train”, which borrows its gallop and sneer from 1997’s “Fuel”. It’s just too close to being the same song. The rest of this EP could have easily been a part of Death Magnetic. In fact, I’d swap “Hell And Back” with the “The Unforgiven 3”, DM’s only weak point. This is an unmixed, raw EP, all demos. But that doesn’t hurt it. It makes it more sinister. Good stuff.