[arrowsmith]

Metallica's Death Magnetic is the worst example I know of an album that's been utterly butchered by the loudness war. It is absolutely unlistenable - the compression makes my ears bleed.

And it's a crying shame because in terms of raw songwriting it could have been the best thing they've put out since the Black Album. What a waste of some good riffs.

[hnburnsy]

Famously Rush`s Vapor Trails was also a victim with the band and fans unhappy with the mixing. Luckily a remix was produced...

https://popdose.com/popdose-qa-david-bottrill-on-rushs-vapor...

[pkkm]

There are multiple unofficial fan remasters based on tracks extracted from Guitar Hero, and now a Mastered for iTunes version too. Try these, they sound far better.