Not sure how many of you are “metalheads” or even into Metallica, but I thought I’d share my impression of the new Metallica CD with you.  It absolutely f’ing rocks, period.  It’s the best thing they’ve done since …And Justice For All.  I’ve listend to it all the way through three times now and don’t plan on listening to anything else for the next two weeks (when Tesla’s new CD comes out).  I’ve read several reviews and the one that stuck out the most referred to the new CD as fitting in somewhere between the Justice album and the black album.  It’s a perfect description of where this one belongs.  After the huge disappointment that was “St. Anger”, this new effort erases that and more.  Lars discovered that he can still play the drums, and the riffs that Metallica was so famous for have returned.  Produced by Rick Rubin, who also produced my favorite Slayer CD, Seasons in the Abyss, he brings Metallica back to where they belong and what got them the fanbase that is still with them today.  Rick definitely has a way of defining a band’s sound and bringing out the best in them.  If any of you are fans of Metallica from the pre-black album days, this is a must have!