I'm as big of a Metallica fan as they come, but I disagree. Metallica tracks are fairly weak on the bass. One of the reasons Newsted left is because he felt his creativity as an artist was limited by the band/producers.i think this has been done before but alot of metallica and ministry wangs.
yeah. for "black" did they open him up more? i know that's where he gets his one and only song credit on My Friend of MiseryI said this earlier to some degree. I heard when he joined the band (and justice) they recorded his tracks really quiet because he was the new guy and not cliff burton
i know all about the whole compression (radio friendly) thing , i mean it sounds superior to earlier albums and later albums. listen to the double bass kicks on there then listen to some on any other metallica album. its like the bass drum is in the room.Almost all albums are better musicallly from the 80's/early 90's than now. they use to record with a larger dynamic range. thats why things are quieter.