Rock:
"...A Technical error in recording from the master....It will not sound
like this on the album" - Benjamin on behalf of Mission Metallica after
the release of poor quality versions of the first single, The Day That
Never Comes.
Mission Metallica & Warner Brothers lied to the public to ensure that they didn't lose album pre-orders!
After the album was released, this same "technical error" became "An
exciting sound that people are responding to" - Cliff Burnstein,
Q-Prime, after the album release.
Death Magnetic is a fantastic effort from Metallica, however many of us
are disappointed by the poor audio quality present on the album.