Death Magnetic Retail vs Guitar Hero 3

An audio comparison demonstrating the heavy dynamic range compression and clipping in the retail master of Metallica's Death Magnetic.

*This is the second version of this video, as the volumes had to be adjusted to match.* As many are aware by now, many Metallica fans are displeased with the quality of the retail version of Death Magnetic. Somehow, all the songs have a high amount of clipping or 'brickwalling', as will be seen in this video. Here's a demonstration of The Day That Never Comes, with switches between the retail version, and the GH3 version that somehow escaped this clipping problem. Also note: Youtube isn't exactly the best source for audio, and often adds high amounts of compression and volume normalization, so I can't assure listeners that they will hear what is intended by this video, but hopefully it gives a good idea. Additionally, the GH3 version IS NOT MASTERED, so it is not going to sound as bright and up-front as it could have if it were mastered. There is also small amounts of clipping even in the GH3 version. This is not so much a video for debating which version is better, but rather a video meant to show that the retail's mix is clipping at what many consider to be unacceptable levels. Other info - To match the retail version to GH3's volume, I had to decrease the retail volume by 14DB in comparison. But also take note, GH3's volume from the rip I got is probably lower than it should be, so that number of a 10db difference that everyone on the net has been talking about is probably correct.