Customer Reviews
One little minor thing... - By: Matt, 09 Nov 2008 
Okay, first of all Metallica are amazing, so it would be difficult for me to rate anything other than 5 stars - this boxset is great. It's got enoughin it to make the price well worth it.
Although I don't like the T-shirt much (as I can't work out whether or not the front image is supposed to be a little skewed), the box set is cool.
The only minor thing I will say against it, is the Image that appears on the front of the coffin, isin fact on the plastic shrink wrap around the cardboard coffin, so once you take of the shrink wrap, off comes the logo. If you are careful, I suppose you could try & unpick it & stick it on to the box, but all the same its a little bit of a let down.
Still 5 as the 2 CDs, DVD & download of the O2 gig are worth the money alone.
The Unforgiven III? - By: SPIKE 2K7, 05 Oct 2008 I think with this truly amazing album MetallicA can now be forgiven for St. Anger every song on this album is truly amazing & it truly is a 5 star album & the fact that it's a heavy metal album & it stayed top of the chartsin the UK for 2 weeks straight says something!!!
Great Comeback! - By: G. Calo, 25 Sep 2008 I think this the best Metallica album since the self-titled "Metallica" (aka Black Album) & maybe better than the latter.
The production capacities of Rick Rubin make the difference & Metallica rock as if this was a CD done right after "Kill'em All".
In a nutshell I think with this effort Metallica wanted to demonstrate that they can rock still big time (if anyone had any doubts they could this is). Their sound links well with the pre Black Album era whilst portraying the wellin the future.
I think its definitely a great buy.
Mindblowing - By: Ranko Meandzija, 14 Sep 2008 This album is absolutely stunning,and the coffin box-set is for hardcore fans only.It's not cheap but for the true fan it's a must.Andin the future the value of this box-set will only go up.
Only for the nutters! - By: Mo, 13 Sep 2008 
Radiohead did one, Nine Inch Nails did one, The Verve did one, & it seems like every major band's doing one - Metallica no exception.
4 stars goes to both the album itself as well as the set. While Death Magnetic palesin comparison to the first decade of their career, it's easily the best thing they've done since ill trodden attempts at blues rock & garagey nu-metal.
Production wise it's good but poor mastering means there is some distortionin unnecessary places, but this is not the band's fault & unfortunately a lot of new albums & remasters are like this. Yet it still doesn't take away the power of the riffage that is a combo of their cult & mainstream years. Hetfield may sound more like an angry teacher than a Sergeant & Lars' beats lack 80's creativity, but they do their best here. And as for Kirk - an explosion of solos is natural after being tied up for the last album. Unfortunately, despite the full band writing effort, Rob is still only a little audible, but that said I think too much bass at the forefront would have diluted the songs. Don't put him up front just because he's 'new' (at least they didn't bury him like Jason on AJFA).
The coffin box itself is white, sturdy & about arm's lengthin size. The CD included is the limited edition Digipak version which looks better than the Super Jewel box version, but it's only drawback is that like the St. Anger case, the cardboard is prone to easy wear & peeling on your shelf. The concentric hole through the pages also obscures the lyrics.
Then there is a 'Demo Magnetic' CD which is fairly late stage demos of all the album songs with original working titles. Many songs sound very similar to the final versions, most changes being lyrics or arrangement ideas. For demos, it's quite well produced but you won't listen to it too much. You'll just want to own it as a completist.
Then there's a DVD of extra stuff not found on the £10 Mission Metallica site. It's not similar to 'A Year And Half...' or 'SKOM', so just expect raw footage - just longer - on here. It's fascinating if, like with Demo Magnetic, you're interestedin seeing the scaffolding of the album.
The t-shirt isin the large size only for UK buyers but will be okay for the average person. It's 100% cottonin black with the band logo & album name on the back, & a white coffin attracting 4 Metallica logo M's on the front. It's quite stylish.
The flag is a full size flag that you can drape outside your window or whatever...This item though feels a bit like it's padding the set with novelties. The same goes for the very thick cardboard picks & laminatein lanyard (despite the cool ribbon on it with the Metallica logo & album name).
The coffin shaped poster is basically a large blown up image of the inner back of the lyrics booklet.
Finally there is a credit card with a code which entitles you to download the recently passed Berlin, or upcoming London O2 show for free. It's assumed much of Death Magnetic live has/will be aired, making this essentially a CD of 'Live Magnetic Plus Live Rarities'.
Also note the sticky logo on the shrinkwrap doesn't re-stick on the box, which is a small shame.
This box is pretty expensive, perhaps less than some but it's just about value for money. You're no less of a fan if you don't buy it, but if you want to be immersedin all things DM to the max, it's a worthy purchase save for the few filler items.
