Compilation of relevant sources

Discussion about the audio quality issues on the album 'Death Magnetic' by Metallica

Compilation of relevant sources

Postby UncleN00b » Sat Sep 27, 2008 10:40 am

Post links of all blogs, articles, news stories, and relevant videos here. I'll keep this thread sticky and update THIS post with all of the submissions. That way, we have a centralized source of everything about the album's issues. (for now)

Online Petition - http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/re- ... netic.html

Mike Melancholic's blog - http://mikemelancholic.blogspot.com/200 ... -sent.html (Send it back!)

Comparison of DM's CD vs. GH3 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRyIACDCc1I&fmt=18 ("high quality")

Ian Shepherd's blog (GREAT STUFF HERE!!)
http://mastering-media.blogspot.com/200 ... pping.html
http://mastering-media.blogspot.com/200 ... etter.html
http://mastering-media.blogspot.com/200 ... dness.html
http://mastering-media.blogspot.com/200 ... d-not.html
http://mastering-media.blogspot.com/200 ... rison.html
http://mastering-media.blogspot.com/200 ... it-is.html
http://mastering-media.blogspot.com/200 ... ecord.html
http://mastering-media.blogspot.com/200 ... -wars.html
http://mastering-media.blogspot.com/200 ... level.html
http://mastering-media.blogspot.com/200 ... -from.html
http://mastering-media.blogspot.com/200 ... laims.html
http://mastering-media.blogspot.com/200 ... -hero.html
http://mastering-media.blogspot.com/200 ... on-is.html
http://mastering-media.blogspot.com/200 ... ments.html
http://mastering-media.blogspot.com/200 ... ounds.html (Michael Fremer commented at this entry.)
http://mastering-media.blogspot.com/200 ... c-and.html

Wikipedia on Loudness War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loudness_war

Rolling Stone Magazine:
http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/i ... ro-than-cd
http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/ ... s_too_loud

Gibson - http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/N ... nds-sound/

LA Times - http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/soundbo ... album.html

Chicago Sun Times - http://blogs.suntimes.com/derogatis/200 ... warne.html

Guardian articles:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicbl ... c.too.loud
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/se ... udness.war
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/bl ... gitalmusic
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/oc ... popandrock

The Wall Street Journal - http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122228767729272339.html

Music Radar:
http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/ ... ero-173961
http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/ ... tic-174640
http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/ ... ive-175005

Blabbermouth - http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbe ... mID=106612

Amazon dot com reviews and discussions:
http://www.amazon.com/review/product/B0 ... addOneStar
http://www.amazon.co.uk/review/product/ ... addOneStar
http://www.amazon.com/review/product/B0 ... dThreeStar
http://www.amazon.com/review/product/B0 ... addTwoStar
http://www.amazon.com/Metallica-album-d ... B00192KCQ0
http://www.amazon.com/there-way-remix-r ... B00192KCQ0

Wired blog:
http://blog.wired.com/music/2008/09/doe ... licas.html
http://blog.wired.com/music/2008/09/nam ... -prod.html

Audioholics - http://www.audioholics.com/news/industr ... r-hero-iii

Home Theater Magazine - http://www.hometheatermag.com/news/100208metallica/

Shack News - http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/54792

EyeWeekly.com - http://www.eyeweekly.com/music/totallyw ... icle/40273

Drowned in Sound - http://www.drownedinsound.com/articles/4035014

Metal Sucks dot net - http://www.metalsucks.net/?p=7485

The Hip Cola - http://thehipcola.com/metallica-death-m ... 008/09/16/

Chicago Reader: Crickets - http://blogs.chicagoreader.com/crickets ... mpression/

Screw Attack - http://www.screwattack.com/node/9876

Idolator:
http://idolator.com/5054816/metallica-h ... h-magnetic
http://idolator.com/5057861/some-expert ... -mastering

Exclaim News - http://www.exclaim.ca/articles/generala ... fid1=33554

YaHoo! Games - http://videogames.yahoo.com/feature/met ... ro/1247989

YaHoo! Tech - http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/null/106263

Game Culture - http://www.gameculture.com/node/766

Tom's Hardware - http://www.tomsguide.com/us/guitar-hero ... -2611.html

IGN - http://music.ign.com/articles/910/910469p1.html

Video Games of the Damned blog - http://damn-games.blogspot.com/2008/09/ ... anent.html

Good Morning Silicon Valley - http://blogs.siliconvalley.com/gmsv/200 ... -loud.html

Gizmodo:
http://gizmodo.com/5054854/ipod-taking- ... h-magnetic
http://gizmodo.com/5051435/audio-engine ... r-hero-iii

NME Music News - http://www.nme.com/news/metallica/39816

411 Mania - http://www.411mania.com/music/columns/85846

Kotaku - http://kotaku.com/5051354/metallica-alb ... tter-sound

Twisted Ripper - http://twistedtripper.com/blog/2008/09/ ... sterpiece/

The Dallas Morning News - Victor Godinez - http://www.guidelive.com/sharedcontent/ ... bd635.html

philoking.com - http://www.philoking.com/2008/09/25/aud ... tic-album/

physorg.com - http://www.physorg.com/news141403078.html

Jossip - http://www.jossip.com/metal-fans-only-n ... -20080925/

Flathead Beacon - http://www.flatheadbeacon.com/articles/ ... wars/5777/

Channel 3 News TV in New Zealand - http://www.3news.co.nz/News/Entertainme ... fault.aspx

The Deciblog - http://www.thedeciblog.com/?p=852

Flickr - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pacomemo/2852763561/

Stereo Gum - http://stereogum.com/archives/metallica ... _medium=rc

Joseph Rose blog - http://josephrose.tumblr.com/post/50335 ... speaks-out

Music Ally blog - http://musically.com/blog/2008/09/19/me ... ble-to-cd/

Music Rooms dot net - http://www.musicrooms.net/alternative/m ... d_447.html

G4 TV blog - http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/6 ... _Hero.html

CNet Australia - http://www.cnet.com.au/mp3players/mp3pl ... 065,00.htm

CNet UK - http://reviews.cnet.co.uk/natelanxon/0, ... 119,00.htm

Coolfer blog - http://www.coolfer.com/blog/archives/20 ... o_loud.php

I Rock Cleveland blog - http://irockcleveland.blogspot.com/2008 ... sited.html

Audio Recording School blog - http://www.audiorecordingschoolblog.com ... d-trashed/

The Audio Perv blog - http://theaudioperv.com/2008/09/26/meta ... your-ears/

The Kings of A & R blog - http://www.kingsofar.com/2008/09/18/the ... our-album/

Rome J blog - http://www.romej.com/archives/608/the-m ... h-magnetic

The World According to Sjeltur blog - http://sjeltur.nl/guitar-heros-metallic ... er-than-cd

The Village Voice blog - http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/arc ... s_deat.php

The TOC blog - http://www.timeout.com/chicago/blog/out ... ut/?p=8741

Closet Full of Weasels blog - http://closetfullofweasels.com/?p=483

Band Chat blog - http://band-chat.blogspot.com/

Anti-Music dot com - http://www.antimusic.com/news/08/sep/30 ... s_It.shtml

Daily Sundial (CA State University) - http://sundial.csun.edu/1.755891

Angry Ape - http://angryape.com/news/2008/09/30/met ... ess-claims

Special Agent Dale Cooper blog - http://specialagentdalecooper.wordpress ... -casualty/

Giant bomb - http://www.giantbomb.com/news/guitar-he ... -wars/243/





Various forum discussions

Prorec forums - http://www.prorec.com/Discussions/tabid ... fault.aspx

PSW Recording forums:
http://recforums.prosoundweb.com/index. ... 286/0/0/0/
http://recforums.prosoundweb.com/index. ... msg_375311
http://recforums.prosoundweb.com/index. ... msg_202830

Chief's Planet - http://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/showthread.php?t=191230

Audio Circle - http://www.audiocircle.com/circles/inde ... .msg525931

All Metal Forums - http://www.allmetalforums.com/forums/sh ... 06&page=16

Encyclopedia Metallica - http://forum.encycmet.com/viewtopic.php ... aea7c46a09

Goth Topic - http://www.gothtopic.com/forum/showthread.php?p=144203

Prog Archives - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum ... ?TID=51723

Hydrogen Audio:
http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/ind ... ntry586201
http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/ind ... ode=linear

Gear Slutz - http://www.gearslutz.com/board/masterin ... netic.html

Rush Message Board - http://www.rushmessageboard.com/cpmb/in ... 25937&st=0

DIY Audio - http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showthre ... ost1610978

Harmony Central - http://acapella.harmony-central.com/for ... p=30186889

Think Digit - http://www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?p=942069

Metal Sludge - http://www.metalsludge.tv/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=175007

Dream Theater Forums - http://dreamtheaterforums.org/forum/ind ... ic=17015.0

Mac Rumors - http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread. ... did=555773

Digital Spy - http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/show ... p=27555330

Christian Metal Realm - http://christianmetalrealm.niceboard.co ... -t8180.htm

Ernie Ball - http://www.ernieball.com/forums/general ... album.html

Ultimate Metal - http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/andy ... ped-2.html

Heart of Metal - http://heartofmetal.niceboard.com/heart ... 98-775.htm

Sound on Sound - http://www.soundonsound.com/forum/showf ... ain=656094

Seven String - http://www.sevenstring.org/forum/genera ... lysis.html

LastFM - http://lastfm.spiegel.de/music/Metallic ... box?page=2

Driver Heaven forum - http://www.driverheaven.net/gaming-news ... -hero.html

Recording Review forum - http://forum.recordingreview.com/f8/ana ... ero-10780/
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Re: Compilation of relevant sources

Postby Starchild » Sat Sep 27, 2008 11:29 am

Good call. I was about to suggest the exact same thing.
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Re: Compilation of relevant sources

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Re: Compilation of relevant sources

Postby CFHinLA » Sat Sep 27, 2008 2:06 pm

BEAUTIFUL JOB!!! Keep up the good work Uncle.
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Re: Compilation of relevant sources

Postby Dissonant » Mon Sep 29, 2008 5:11 am

There should be a section on the website containing these links. Perhaps an archive of sorts, that can be regularly updated.
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Re: Compilation of relevant sources

Postby Starchild » Mon Sep 29, 2008 5:19 am

Dissonant wrote:There should be a section on the website containing these links. Perhaps an archive of sorts, that can be regularly updated.

There will be. ;)
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Re: Compilation of relevant sources

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