I have always loved Metallica. Until "Death Magnetic" came out. I found it unlistenable. I had my system adjusted to my usual volume setting and found myself continually getting up and turning the volume down further and further. The extreme compression and overdone equalization was more than I could take. I stopped listening about 3/4 of the way through. It went back in the case and straight to Goodwill..
Is there any fan of Mettalica here?
But it is not easy to reproduce the sound of Mettalica due to very high dynamics and bass.
Thomas