Heavy metal music

"Jason Newsted deserves some credit for not overthinking his approach. Heavy Metal Music is a blunt statement of intent: horns-up thrash that's mean and dirty, like it used to be. Newsted's triumphant return has been one of the most surprising heavy metal success stories of 2013".

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"The music on the album lives up to the title. It's straightforward, old-fashioned heavy metal. Sonically, Newsted do not follow the template of their frontman's previous bands like Flotsam and Jetsam, Metallica or Voivod. You will hear a few influences of those bands, but overall 'Newsted' is more in the vein of Motorhead or Prong ... Not every song on the album is a home run, but there are no swings and misses, either. It's also a bit long at 57 minutes and loses a little momentum as the album winds down".

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