Loudness War - Track Comparisons

Loudness comparison of rips of Metallica's "My Apocalypse" from Death Magnetic (2008), Cave In's "The World is in Your Way" from Perfect Pitch Black (2005), Smashing Pumpkins' "Cherub Rock" from Siamese Dream (1993), and The Who's "Baba O'Riley" from Who's Next, though I have no idea where this particular rip came from.

The point of this is to display the effects of the "loudness war." I'll talk about it more if I ever do a review of the new Metallica album. Maybe. It's a common criticism of today's production that everything has to be as loud as possible all the time, and it flattens the listening experience. You me the judge. I think the image above illustrates the difference in dynamic range pretty well.