This includes Danko Jones, Angela Gossow, Steve "Lips" Kudlow, Alexi Laiho, Anders Björler, Michael Amott, Jesper Strömblad, Corey Beaulieu, Jacob Lynam and William Adler.

If a song like "Army Of One" with its federator Metal chorus or "Downright Dominate" sounds like a real collaboration some other songs like "Clown Parade" (even with an incredible solo performed by Jeff Loomis) or Couple Suicide (especially with the choruses performed by Angela Gossow) are a bit more unnatural."

Following this they spoke on the positives of the album, complimenting the fact that "the riffs are great, the solos are exceptional, the voice of Dave Padden is good but definitely not "thrashy" so even if it's pleasant to listen to "Metal", that's a fact it's not a real album of Thrash Metal a la Kreator or Slayer."

"[2] All tracks are written by Jeff Waters, except lyrics and melodies of "Couple Suicide" (Danko Jones)Metal II, a near complete re-recording of Metal, was released on February 18, 2022, which serves as a tribute to Eddie Van Halen and Alexi Laiho, the latter of whom appears posthumously on one of the album's re-recorded tracks "Downright Dominate", which also features Dave Lombardo on drums and Stu Block on vocals.

[5] All tracks are written by Jeff Waters, except lyrics and melodies of "Couple Suicide" (Danko Jones).Reception of the 2022 re-recording has been positive from fans and range from decent to negative from critics.

"[6] Of Louder Sound a reviewer of Metal Hammer spoke more harshly of the album, saying that "the songs are as bland now as ever.

This is especially true of Couple Suicide's glam schmaltz, where Danko Jones and Angela Gossow's vocals have been mechanized and muddied by time."