I have listened to it or atleast attempted to listen to Death Magnetic and I just cant get into it. I think it sounds like Load, which in it self, wasnt a bad album, just not as good as some of the other stuff. Hetfield's singing doesnt have the punch it used to, the guitars not nearly heavy enough for a Metallica album, but I will say atleast there is not the incessant ringing of the snare drum for the last piece o'chit they put out. Just doesnt have the umph that the older stuff had, but that is just my opinion.