I downloaded the album (yeah I'm an internet pirate, oh well) and after listening to it several time it starts to grow on you. I've listened to Metallica all my life and they've been one of the largest influences on me musically and emotionally as I've watched the shit they've had to go through. This album reminds me in style sort of like St. Anger, except it isn't shit. Its got some seriously heavy riffs that just make me sit in a chair thrashing my head, which is fuckin awesome. They gave Kirk his solos back(YESSSSSSSSS), the lyrics and vocals arent SPECTACULAR, but James IS older and that takes away from it. However, he still has the most rock steady right hand in metal, period. That is what makes the riffs so amazing, he could stare at a wall for a day and a half and keep doing it over and over with no problem. You know no matter what, even after getting his arm burned all to shit, he's gonna lay down the HEAVY shit. I'd say 8/10, for bringing back some of that soul they were seriously lacking the past 3 albums (though I liked parts of all three of them). All in all it was a massive success, and I could be happy if they called it quits now. I couldn't say that after St. Anger.

Tell me, how can I be lost if I've got nowhere to go?