Metallica unveiled the official tracklist for their upcoming album "Death Magnetic" to be released on Sept. 16, and what is that I see listed as song #7? Could it be the Unforgiven III?
The Unforgiven (I) is by far one of the most popular and enduring of Metallica's many hits and for some reason a large portion of the fanbase greeted the Unforgiven II with howls of disgust. I never really figured out why, but the most likely reasons were it's country twinged sound or the larger perception of Metallica's so called 'selling out' on the Load and Reload albums.
In my opinion, The Unforgiven II is one of the band's best songs, utilizing a great hard-soft dynamic and drawing out the prechorus to lead in to the explosive chorus. I have a feeling that the Unforgiven III will most likely be harder and less catchy, as the band has expressed a desire to return it its roots with the latest release...
The official tracklist is:
01. That Was Just Your Life
02. The End Of The Line
03. Broken, Beat & Scarred
04. The Day That Never Comes
05. All Nightmare Long
06. Cyanide
07. The Unforgiven III
08. The Judas Kiss
09. Suicide & Redemption
10. My Apocalypse
Metallica: The Unforgiven Music Video
Metallica: The Unforgiven II Music Video
