The band's new album `Death Magnetic' has come under fire by audiophile fans complaining that the mix is too loud and as a result the sound is clipping. The head engineer at the mastering studio has apparently admitted to not being proud of the work on this album, and an online petition has been signed by over 6,000 people demanding for a re-mastered release. The real controversy is that many fans allege the Guitar Hero release of the lead single `The Day That Never Comes' sounds better than the album version; so much so that an illegal game rip of the tune is becoming a popular download on Bittorrent services. Hear for yourself by clicking on the second link below. Still, Nielsen Soundscan figures are in, and apparently the mastering complaints about the new Metallica album have not translated to the marketplace. In just three days of sales 490,000 units of “Death Magnetic” were sold; outshining the 418,000 copies of “St. Anger” that were sold in a similar window.
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