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METALLICA's ULRICH: We Don't Need To Make Another 'St. Anger'
- Apr. 17, 2006
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METALLICA's Lars Ulrich has exclusively revealed to Kerrang! magazine that the band's new material has an "old-school" METALLICA flavor.
The metal legends are currently working on the follow-up to 2003's "St. Anger" in their own studio at METALLICA HQ in San Rafael, California.
"The last album was an unusual METALLICA album in that no one brought ideas into the studio. Everything you hear on that album was given birth to in the studio," the drummer notes. "This time around we've each brought in ideas as we used to — as well as working on some jams we had from from two summers ago — and James [Hetfield] and I are sorting through our CDs of riffs to put together stuff as we did back in the day.
"The new stuff is much more organic, more old school. It certainly doesn't feel like 'St. Anger' Part Two," Ulrich adds. "When we were rehearsing for our South African shows and started playing the 'St. Anger' stuff, it definitely felt very different to the rest of the set because of how the songs were put together. It was really important to make that record in the way we did because of the chaotic internal vibe at that time: 'St. Anger' was a statement, 55 minutes of brutality packed onto a CD, proving to ourselves that we still had the spark. 'St. Anger' was fun but we don't need to make that album again."
Ulrich says that the band have six or seven songs nearing completion, minus vocals and they are using producer Rick Rubin, famed for his work with RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, SYSTEM OF A DOWN and SLAYER, for the first time. This collaboration marks the end of the quartet's 15-year relationship with producer Bob Rock, but Ulrich insists the split was drama free.
"We had a great time with Bob," he admits. "But it seemed that after 15 years it was time to try some different things and get a different perspective. As you get older you get set in your ways and get very fucking spoilt. It was important for as to not get stuck. Rick makes everything — he sees the big picture and has big ideas. It's working out great. We're excited hearing shit come together!"
METALLICA's as-yet-untitled album is expected in early 2007.
(Thanks: I Have A Fever And The Only Prescription Is More Cowbell)
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COMMENT |
posted by : Athenite
4/17/2006 1:28:49 PM
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I have a good feeling about this.
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COMMENT | GOOD
posted by :
4/17/2006 1:29:07 PM
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With Bob out of the picture, maybe you'll get back to the good heavy stuff again. St. Anger was not heavy Lars and your skills as a drummer were weak.
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COMMENT | "Drink up, shoot in...
posted by : MetalCorporateAmerica
4/17/2006 1:29:10 PM
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Let the beatings begin..."
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COMMENT | hmmm
posted by : defenestrated_corpse
4/17/2006 1:29:58 PM
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what the fuck does that mean? is that a good thing? wasn't st anger SUPPOSED to be old school?
on second thoughts - St Anger should never have been made.
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COMMENT | Metallica...
posted by :
4/17/2006 1:30:24 PM
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Downhill after Master of Puppets.
As if you all didn't know by now.
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posted by :
4/17/2006 1:30:38 PM
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God, how cliche is this?!? The last album is a horrendous piece of garbage, then the band says "We had a great experience with that last album but on our next one we're going really old-school and it will be just like our old material."
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COMMENT |
posted by : ovacord9
4/17/2006 1:30:49 PM
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this should be interesting, lets hope this album restores my faith in them
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COMMENT |
posted by : blissy
4/17/2006 1:31:34 PM
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thank god they realise st anger was shit.
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COMMENT | Goddamn!
posted by :
4/17/2006 1:33:48 PM
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You assholes shouldn't have made St. Anger the first time!
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COMMENT |
posted by :
4/17/2006 1:38:17 PM
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Still have the spark? Please, that album was shit. Tell Rick Rubin to start off by doubling James' vocals like Flemming did back in the day. It would be a good start, his voice is so fucking annoying. Personally, I think you have put out too many crap records to ever be taken seriously again. But if anyone can do it, maybe Rubin can. Or get Rasmussen back on the next one. Either way, I won't be buying that shit. Metallica sucked from the Black album on and in my belief will never be able to repair it. Enough said.
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COMMENT | Old School....
posted by : Grindcore13
4/17/2006 1:39:46 PM
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I think St. Anger was not all that bad. It had some production issues, but all in all not too bad. Don't get me wrong, it was not great, not like Master of Puppets.
I hope the new stuff more old school. I would be cool if they still drop tune though.
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COMMENT | ULRICH ROTH BABY !!
posted by :
4/17/2006 1:40:57 PM
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I don't like to hear crap from rich pricks like this cock from Metallica........... ULI ROTH is THE MAN !
http://www.myspace.com/humboldtmyche
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COMMENT | 50% of the entire battle...
posted by : MetalCorporateAmerica
4/17/2006 1:43:58 PM
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is going to be in ensuring that the production is decent. The guitars should have much more in the way of presence / bite (bringing up treble combined with the proper type/level of distortion) - this means that the guitar sound from St. Anger (so muddy and incoherent that it was reminiscent of a grease rag from a homeless shelter's kitchen being drug through a Louisiana bog) must be exorcised before anything else worth hearing can be accomplished. Where's the traditional Mesa bite? Muddy tones only serve the purpose of hiding sloppiness (see Nu-Metal).
Only through a crisp, crunchy distortion may Metallica find salvation...
P.S. It wasn't really even necessary to mention that Lars has to stop playing on the Wal-Mart opening price point cookware set, but I might as well...
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COMMENT |
posted by : death23
4/17/2006 1:44:46 PM
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Of course you don't need to make another st shit. You need to make another Master of Puppets or at least something similar to the black album....... unfortunately, you won't be able to make anything worthwhile again.
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COMMENT | Who care !
posted by :
4/17/2006 1:48:02 PM
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I have a bad feeling about this ! :)
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COMMENT |
posted by : Viking Christ
4/17/2006 1:49:06 PM
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I will wait and see before I get excited about any new material.
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COMMENT | St. Anger a good thing...
posted by :
4/17/2006 1:49:51 PM
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Actually, with the direction MetallicA was taking, St. Anger was a good thing. Their material was going in such a total wrong direction, getting worse and worse until it hit (St. Anger) rock bottom. Now, they see this and are working to correct it, hopefully. Canning Bob Rock and getting Rick Rubin involved as the first step. Maybe the next will be the 80's style thrash that made them?
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COMMENT | Finally!
posted by : ed
4/17/2006 1:50:38 PM
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An actually worthwhile Blabbermouth article. It's been what, weeks now since we had a decent one? I can't wait to read all the humorous comments from the Metallica loving/hating sheep.
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COMMENT | phew...
posted by : missyp
4/17/2006 1:53:26 PM
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wrong sentence, mr. ulrich...
right version: "you are not ALLOWED to make another st. anger"!
or this is going to lead to some fan's anger...
you needed proof that you still had the spark??? well, where was the fuckin problem recording that "spark" again properly, so it was worth the money??? pretty easy, selling rehearsals with a fucked up snare... stop larsing around and do what you're paid for.
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COMMENT | First off, tune your fückin' guitars...
posted by : Streetknife
4/17/2006 1:54:30 PM
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...to E standard tuning. Lower DOES NOT = heavier.
Oooooo... that shitty middle of the road riff is so cool/heavy/scary 'cuz it's super low and the strings are rattling and making it all sloppy 'cuz you're so evil you don't even care that it sounds like crap! Bullshit.
This goes for the rest of you nu-schölers as well!
E = EVIL. End of lesson.
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COMMENT | you almost had me Lars
posted by : seenitall
4/17/2006 1:54:42 PM
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until that 55 minutes of brutality bit.
I wonder if Rick Rubin is bringing in outside songwriters.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
4/17/2006 1:57:30 PM
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it seems that this album will be worse than St. anger shit :)
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COMMENT | fuck off metallica haters!
posted by : vatolizama
4/17/2006 1:57:33 PM
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All you metallica haters can go fuck yourselves! Wait until the next album. Rick Rubin is the shit..
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COMMENT | i don't know
posted by : blackfarted
4/17/2006 1:58:10 PM
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They have lost all credibillity. I will need to see to believe.
Actually fuck them, it will suck because instead of writing some good rocking riffs, they are suing the Swedish Steelworkers Union. And Kirk can stick his wah up his ass.
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COMMENT |
posted by : rubthebuddha
4/17/2006 1:59:52 PM
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"We're excited hearing shit come together!"
Larz, we all heard St Anker, and none of us was excited to hear that shit come together. Hopefully Rick Rubin will bring in Slayer to write and perform for your new album.
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COMMENT | METALLICA RULES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
posted by : RiotAct666
4/17/2006 2:01:49 PM
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Can't wait for the new album 1st day buyer.
\m/ TRAPPED UNDER ICE \m/
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COMMENT | Repost?
posted by : beerman
4/17/2006 2:08:33 PM
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Didn't Blabbermouth just post this exact same article like a day or 2 ago?
Whatever. METALLICA!!!!!! \m/
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COMMENT |
posted by : Jimmy "The Gent"
4/17/2006 2:08:37 PM
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No way metallica will ever make anything worthwhile. Don't believe the hype.
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COMMENT | Morbius76
posted by : Streetknife
4/17/2006 2:08:42 PM
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I agree with you dude. I'm a fan of E-flat myself. Was exaggerating to make my point. St. Anger seemed like they got their feet stuck in the bottom end and forgot to listen to whether the songs were any good or not (with exceptions... there are some cool parts hidden here and there).
It used to be that the song would dictate the tuning, like a particularly cool riff might gain a little more oomph! from a drop D (or even C... I've used both on occasion) instead of just drop-D'ing it and one-fingering your way to a Grammy.
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COMMENT | Yeeeah!
posted by : God Of Reptiles
4/17/2006 2:08:57 PM
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That sounds very, very, very good!
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COMMENT | to answer my own question...
posted by : beerman
4/17/2006 2:09:50 PM
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...yes they did.
http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=51044
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COMMENT |
posted by :
4/17/2006 2:11:19 PM
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once again lars sounds like an ass. im pretty sure this is about it for them
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COMMENT | ...and one additional recommendation for Hetfield...
posted by : MetalCorporateAmerica
4/17/2006 2:14:50 PM
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When writing or coming up with ideas, I would recommend bypassing the "Truckster" and instead reaching for one of the white Explorers. As for Hammett, pick up the Jackson Rhoads and see what happens...I mean, really...could the Truckster really yield anything "heavy"?
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COMMENT | 'St. Anger' was a statement, 55 minutes of brutality packed onto a CD
posted by :
4/17/2006 2:18:12 PM
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Hmmm....I beg to differ.
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COMMENT | OMG
posted by :
4/17/2006 2:18:18 PM
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THIS ALBUM WILL KICK MAJOR FDUCKING ASSSSS!
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COMMENT | St Anger was hyped as "old-school" Metallica
posted by : RunningWildOn47th
4/17/2006 2:19:16 PM
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I used to defend this band left and right, because even though St Anger was crap, they at least did what THEY wanted to do... instead of what they were told to do.
In the interviews prior to St Anger, the album was marketed as a return to old-school Metallica. Now, because it didn't sell, they're calling it "different", and that the NEXT album will be old-school Metallica.
And if THAT one sucks, they'll call it "different", and hail the 2010 album as the REAL old-school Metallica album everyone's been asking for.
I hate to say it, but I was wrong. These guys ARE sell-outs, in every sense of the word. They can't even commit to how they hyped up St Anger before realizing no one liked it.
St Anger was hyped as old-school Metallica.
But it doesn't count anymore since no one liked it.
Very, very disappointing on Lars' part.
RWO47th
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COMMENT |
posted by : Firefly
4/17/2006 2:19:32 PM
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I'm not gonna slam Metallica i've accepted their musical change and direction. I just hope Rubin gets these guys to release a great album...cause IMO it's been a while. Damn, can't believe I haven't bought a Metallica album since 92'
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COMMENT | Here we go.............
posted by :
4/17/2006 2:19:58 PM
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I was wondering when the Lars Ulrdick, studio report, pre release hype machine would start....... Wake up everyone! this guy is very smart when it comes to marketing Metallica, and he realizes that everyone wants to beleive that this will be the return to form for these guys. Remember last album with all of the talk about Entombed and Meshuggah. This may very well turn out to be a good Metallica album, but I wouldn't take anything that Lars says seriously.....
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COMMENT | And besides...
posted by : God Of Reptiles
4/17/2006 2:22:14 PM
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St. Anger is over 70 minutes long. I guess Lars only considers 55 minutes of it to be "brutal" :P
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COMMENT |
posted by : rubthebuddha
4/17/2006 2:23:36 PM
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I agree that St Anker was brutal
to the health of my ears.
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COMMENT | Rick Rubin the man
posted by :
4/17/2006 2:23:57 PM
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I hope Rick Rubin makes Metallica the shit again. But get a real drummer. Get rid of the lisping Lars. He lost his stamina after Kill em all.
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COMMENT | New Metallica record
posted by : Benzer
4/17/2006 2:24:07 PM
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This is a good thing. I did not like the last record. I don't care about a "pre release hype machine" ....
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COMMENT |
posted by :
4/17/2006 2:24:11 PM
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standard E tuning please
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COMMENT | A REVELATION PERHAPS?
posted by : Brother Maynard
4/17/2006 2:26:09 PM
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This is the first thing that Lar$ has said in decades that actually had any sign of logic or belief. Maybe it was a PR generator of some kind. Is there actual audio of him saying that because I cannot fathom that he said something that made sense. Unfortunately, since they haven't put out a decent record in, yes count them, 17 years, it's not going to be easy to believe that any of the crap that's been released is just an ugly bump in the road.
Still, not holding my breath and with waning faith and all, the new effort will get a fair listen.
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COMMENT | Rick Rubin is a douche and will fuck this up...
posted by :
4/17/2006 2:30:59 PM
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he was the same dufus that tried to get Mr. Crowes Garden to change their name to the Kobb Kounty Krows (KKK) before releasing their first album. Fortunately, they went with the Black Crowes and the rest is history.
He did not produce it and did not want his name on it until it started selling big time; what a fucking bearded piece of shite.
They need to give the Metallicats as few tracks to work with as possible, ditch any thing that involves more than 4 layers, and remove all keyboards or string sections.
Less is more and I know St. Anger was less but that's not what I'm talking about.
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COMMENT | Strange....
posted by :
4/17/2006 2:31:26 PM
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People here says that Lars is "hyping" up the album as "old school" just so it will sell more. WELL, why do you call Metallica sell outs when they dont release "Old school" albums like Master of puppets today? If Metallica would be sell outs they would release albums people want, like the old albums. I have always respected Metallica for doing what they want and not giving a shit what people think. THAT has always been Metallica for me. If Metallica wants to write another Master of puppets they will, but they will not follow all the ignorant, snotnosed kids on boards like this.
Whatever Metallica will do, there will always be dickheads calling Metallica sell outs or whatever. Why? Because some people are stupid and cant accept bands changing. Metallica will always write what they want, and they will not "give people what they want", because that is selling out.
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COMMENT |
posted by : Al Bundy
4/17/2006 2:34:30 PM
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METALLICA's ULRICH: We Don't Need To Make Another 'St. Anger'
agreed.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
4/17/2006 2:34:42 PM
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good. because none of us want another St. Anger you dumb motherfucker.
glad you took the time away from attending Red Carpet shit and going to art galleries and decided to acknowledge the obvious correct decision that you'd damn well better move in a different direction this time around. you fuck.
i mean, i'm sure for the majority of Metallica fans, St. Anger was a great album....for us to poop on.
MESHUGGAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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COMMENT |
posted by : Al Bundy
4/17/2006 2:37:35 PM
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"I are sorting through our CDs of riffs to put together stuff as we did back in the day."
thats a step in the right deriction. are the cds your talking about happen to be in ride the lighting and and justice for all? if so.
WELCOME BACK METALLICA! WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF METAL! ENJOY YOUR STAY AND PLEASE DONT LEAVE US AGAIN!
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COMMENT |
posted by : Al Bundy
4/17/2006 2:39:31 PM
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"old-school" METALLICA flavor."
i thought id never say these words again, I CANT WAIT FOR THE NEW METALLICA RECORD! they are finally getting back to their roots!
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COMMENT | Huh
posted by :
4/17/2006 2:43:47 PM
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St. Anger is not anything close to "Brutality" let alone 55 minutes. Morbid Angel is brutality. Slayer is brutality, let't hope the next album will not be their idea of "Brutality".
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COMMENT |
posted by : Al Bundy
4/17/2006 2:43:51 PM
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"This collaboration marks the end of the quartet's 15-year relationship with producer Bob Rock"
this means they will never work with him again. im so proud of them now.
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COMMENT | fuck them
posted by : \m/...Baron Von Wasteland...\m/
4/17/2006 2:49:00 PM
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By 'old skool', they mean the black album.
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COMMENT | BTW
posted by :
4/17/2006 2:50:54 PM
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"Sellouts" is a term used when a band tries to go after the radio accepted sound you total idiotic people who continue to say that selling out means that Metallica would write like the old shit. It does not mean that St. Anger was not a sellout album. Everything since after And Justice has been geared at the "commercial radio engine". How do you call that "Not selling out". Whatever. My opinion, If they continued to write like the Justice album, they would have sold just as many albums as the radio garbage because their style was accepted. Now they are only accepted by the "fake music listener who has no idea about metal". This means that your idea of music is what the radio tells you to listen to. Use your own brains and chose the real metal that is alive and kickin, and support the bands that play it. The world would be a better place???
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COMMENT |
posted by : Al Bundy
4/17/2006 2:51:31 PM
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we can only hope this can be the true follow up to justice. and i think metallica has 2 better records then mop and they are ride the lightning and and justice for all.
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COMMENT | HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
posted by : Saikohs
4/17/2006 2:54:39 PM
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im glad they wont subject us to the sheer brutality of another st anger THANK YOU LARS...now when you get back to the studio ...remember to practice your RUDIMENTS ...and be sure to use a metronome MR sloppiest metal drummer ever
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COMMENT | didn't he say...
posted by : Demonio
4/17/2006 2:56:11 PM
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that the next album would be like rtl before st. anger came out?
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COMMENT |
posted by :
4/17/2006 3:01:18 PM
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You lot moan at them and say "make a metal album" then when Lars says it sounds old skool you all moan again
Your all gay
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COMMENT | yep
posted by : Biofreeze
4/17/2006 3:10:35 PM
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Can't wait to download it and give it to as many people as possible, hell I'll even put it up on my webpage for download. FUCK LARS and thank god for no st anger 2!!
BIO
DETH FOR ALL
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COMMENT |
posted by :
4/17/2006 3:16:48 PM
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Oi Mr Bio Pot, if you wanna give away your wages for free then go ahead, what lars did was right
Bet your on benifit anyway
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COMMENT | HUH??
posted by : River
4/17/2006 3:17:30 PM
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Metallica don't need to make M.O.P. again but they DO need to go back to using the tones they used on that album and do some decent songwriting also. Their sound and songwriting has been shit since they released the Black album, like you all don't know that. They just need to get serious about it again. Lars is right about one thing...they're 'spoilt'...in his words. They need to remember why they got in this biz in the first place and go from there.
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COMMENT | They should not have made...
posted by :
4/17/2006 3:21:37 PM
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...a FIRST St. Anger.
The band band that Rolling Stone credits with "inventing" Thrash, can not even release a Thrash song on an album. Jeez.
C'mon Rick, give these guys a swift kick in the ass!!!
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COMMENT |
posted by :
4/17/2006 3:23:03 PM
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this is going to get everyone all excited (again) and then they'll all be let down (again). Metallica suck now and odds are that they will always suck. Deal with it people. But look on the brightside: if i'm wrong, everyone is happy. But if i'm right, i'm still not happy because i want another ride the lightning.
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COMMENT |
posted by : NU METAL > death metal
4/17/2006 3:25:42 PM
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"we dont need to make another st anger"
you can say that again.
metallica sucks ass
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COMMENT | ugggggggggh
posted by :
4/17/2006 3:30:42 PM
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I hate when bands claim to be going 'old school'-never happens
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COMMENT |
posted by : Al Bundy
4/17/2006 3:34:44 PM
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i voted for slayer
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COMMENT | ektaloopy...
posted by : MetalCorporateAmerica
4/17/2006 3:35:06 PM
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I would imagine that I have an equal if not greater amount of experience in comparison to yours (in other words, none whatsoever). It appears that you missed the point. What I'm saying is that the production of St. Anger was so abysmal that it did not allow for anything else to shine through. I've always been a fan of Metallica - due to that reason, I think that due to the fact that they have talent, production / engineering should maximize the clarity of each particular instrument - this allows the end result (the overall mix) to convey the idea that they're trying to get across musically.
Excessively greasy or muddy tones too easily blend together; the guitars, bass, voices and some of the percussion blend together into a muddy warble. Hope this isn't excessively confusing to you, Beavis...
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COMMENT | Old-school flavor!?
posted by :
4/17/2006 3:58:36 PM
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As much as i would like that to happen i'm not gonna believe it til i hear it. Remember, Lars is the same guy that said that "St. Anger" sounded similar to "Ride The Lightning".
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COMMENT | see i told ya fuckers!!
posted by :
4/17/2006 4:01:05 PM
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i was right about this! Metallica is not going to play another St.Anger part 2 again! so shut the fuck up!!!!!!!!! Metallica is bringing back the old fucking metal again! yesssssssssssssssssss!!!!!!!!!!!!!
METAL UP YOUR ASS!!!!!!!!!!
\M/
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COMMENT | Funny
posted by : Rokkaholik
4/17/2006 4:01:49 PM
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"We don't need another St. Anger"
The funny thing is that they said something similar right after Load, but yet Reload came out.
Lars is throwing the Old School Metallica term out there to build hype for the next release, even though it'll be nothing like Old School.....
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COMMENT |
posted by :
4/17/2006 4:07:59 PM
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"St. Anger' was a statement, 55 minutes of brutality packed onto a CD, proving to ourselves that we still had the spark."
HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHHAHAAHAHAHAHHAAHHAH!!!!!!!! You keep thinkin that Lars.....
Funny how every single time a new Metallica record comes out, someone says "It sounds more oldschool! Yeah! Like old metallica! Really....no seriously, this time for real!!"
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COMMENT |
posted by :
4/17/2006 4:11:02 PM
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I really dug st anger and I really dug the trash cans.
Though, its not 55 minutes long dumbass. Its close to 80
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COMMENT |
posted by : Ron Maiden
4/17/2006 4:29:37 PM
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I hope they go back to standard tuning, as well. Their new sound/tuning is really muddy sounding.
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COMMENT |
posted by : Al Bundy
4/17/2006 4:37:37 PM
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it doesnt sound that heavy too. sounds like korn or slipknot.
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COMMENT |
posted by : edrpz
4/17/2006 4:46:52 PM
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I know that I don't want to hear another 'St. Anger or another Load or another Reload. It's O.K to be old school but not pre school. LOL
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COMMENT |
posted by :
4/17/2006 4:51:28 PM
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i agree the dropped-D has been overdone... i tune all my guitars to E-flat or D, makes it easier to bend the strings, and easier for the singer's vocal range
If you can't bend your strings tuned to A 440, you need lighter strings. If you use 10s use 9s instead. Not everyone can manage .011s it takes strong hands...and 22 years of practice.
If you're vocalist can't hang with A 440 tuning, you need a new vocalist.
My vocalist has no problem, sure, it helps she's a woman and has a higher range, but still.
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COMMENT | Whatever....
posted by :
4/17/2006 4:58:51 PM
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I won't believe anything of this "old school" talk until the day comes that I pop the album in my cd rom and hear some mind blowing riffs and heart ripping lyrics and possibly an even more mind blowing instrumental
now THAT would be the old school Metallica I was looking for.
I will then proceed to go to the bar,play this new one on the PA system there and wake EVERY sleeping drunk in the venue up and we can all drink beers and shots saying "METALLICA is back"
I am REALLY hoping this day comes but I'm not holding the gun in my hand and ready to shoot up the store out of excitement that it will.
As long as they can make a 65-70 minute album with shear kickass riffs and mind blowing solos and some real great OLD school Metallica lyrics I'll be extremely happy to call myself a Metallica fan again.
Rubin-Trujillo-Hefield-Ulrich & maybe Hammett
The team could be a MURDEROUSLY great metal club as long as Metallica sticks to its promise.
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COMMENT | yep
posted by : dissection
4/17/2006 5:15:00 PM
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its gonna try to be metalcore trend crap.. watch
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COMMENT |
posted by : RotNRoll
4/17/2006 5:27:17 PM
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What they don't need to be doing is making another album.
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COMMENT | i WAS HOPING
posted by : Nyarlethotep
4/17/2006 5:40:07 PM
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" We dont need to make another Album, we suck ass, we have proven we suck ass and we continue to suck much ass live. I dont think we need to prove to anybody, especially Blabbermouth posters, that we suck ass. If you look up Metallica in the Dictionary or on your Napster Machine, you will see Metallica= 1,ass suckage 2, suckers of much ass, and 3, ass suck!"
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COMMENT |
posted by :
4/17/2006 5:44:11 PM
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Goddamn...I hope I'm not getting too worked up for this, but shit I'm excited.
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COMMENT | metallisuck my ass
posted by : chocolate covered testicles
4/17/2006 5:49:35 PM
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gayest band on the planet fuck you lar$ go sue some more people, and think of another really gay sound for the new metallisuck album, the trash can snare was hilarious!!!!!
As for the guitar tuning debate going on...
Standard or dropped b - d or any tuning doesnt fully show your talent. Just cause you play in dropped tuning doesnt mean you cant play guitar, although many gay bands do write some pathetic 4 chord songs. I have 6 guitars all tuned differently, because playing in the same tuning all the time is fucking gay, and lacks originality.
fuck off
opeth rules!!!
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COMMENT | one more thing
posted by : chocolate covered testicles
4/17/2006 5:54:25 PM
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oh yah one more thing..
Everyone out there that listens to the radio all day at work, and is forced to hear the same recycled metalli$uck shit 3 times a fucking hour.
We should be suing them for playing such garbage over the airwaves!!
$uck my cock lar$ ulrich.
you are a sad fucking disgrace to metal music fans everywhere, and i hope someone fucks you over real soon.
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COMMENT | hey ektaplitka -
posted by :
4/17/2006 6:19:02 PM
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I'm a producer/engineer and the quality sucks, purposely done or not. now scoop the jizz out of your ears and take another listen.
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COMMENT | ||
posted by :
4/17/2006 6:34:51 PM
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Here's my suggestions:
Let's get Jamez to sing like he did on the first three albums instead of this hillbilly Johnny Cash impression.
Second, let's make sure there's no psychologists anywhere near these guys asking them how they feel - that bleeds the rage. The stuff has to be kept under hot pressure to make it explosive.
Third, Rubin should hire somebody to really piss of Metallica, like some UFC champion or something to kick them all in the nads and hit them where it hurts. He should slash Lars' art, burn down Kirks' stupid gay dude ranch, slap a bottle of bacardi in James' hand and high five trujillo for staying sane this long.
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COMMENT | Best St. Anger review
posted by :
4/17/2006 6:37:18 PM
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Is here: http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/m/metallica-stanger3.shtml
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COMMENT | ...................booooooooooooooooooooooooooo !
posted by :
4/17/2006 6:38:15 PM
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i hope the wah wah pedal is friggin thrown away!!!!i hate the sound hamlet makes with his shitty wah wah in everything he does.sorryass shit!! beeotch! word! now playing: johnny winter-monkey song
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COMMENT | ...
posted by : peace
4/17/2006 6:51:14 PM
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"METALLICA's ULRICH: We Don't Need To Make Another 'St. Anger' "
But we fucking will anyway. 55 minutes of shit packed onto a CD.
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COMMENT | ...
posted by : peace
4/17/2006 6:52:16 PM
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Also, keep in mind that "old school" to Lars is most likely the "Load" era. Expect Re-Re-Load.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
4/17/2006 7:01:12 PM
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For some reason I still hold on to the hope that there will be another Metallica album that is kick ass. I know its as useless as trying to piss on the sun but I still always have hope in the back of my head. What if they really did come out with a brutal album? Would the haters shut the fuck up? Would they keep whinning? WOuld there be a new breed of people who think it was too heavy?
I can garunteee one thing...... no matter what they put out...... someone on blabbermouth will shit on it.
In fact I can say to this day that there isn't a single band on blabbermouth that has not been criticized. SOMEONE always shits on a band. SHows the large diversity of taste but no matter how weak or brutal, underground or sold out, feminine or masculine, someone on the blabb will always shit on a band.
If you want to see if you'r band is good or bad you can get the brutally honest truth here. But no matter what ythere will be at least a few people that shit on it no matter what.
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COMMENT | hmph
posted by :
4/17/2006 7:04:30 PM
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Anybody who wants the members of Metallica to be shot/murdered/dead in any sort of way, just because the band isn't making the style of music they want, is seriously disturbed. They also need more to occupy their minds than how much they think Metallica sucks.
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COMMENT | uhh
posted by :
4/17/2006 7:07:10 PM
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"they would have sold just as many albums as the radio garbage because their style was accepted"
dnt u mean they're albums wud have been downloaded.. stupid dickheads makin cd shops go out of business etc
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COMMENT | yeah right
posted by : msterscary
4/17/2006 7:11:08 PM
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Lars> "We don't need to make another "St. Anger" but we will because we've not only sold out but also we have no creativity anymore. And I Lars Ulrich am a pussy but am also the smartest person in music today. There is no one who can compare to my drum skills and my intelligence. Jamez do you have anything to add?"
Jamez> " Fire... BAAAAAD! Beeer.. GOOOOD!!!"
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COMMENT | ....
posted by :
4/17/2006 7:19:59 PM
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whether you like metallica or not their music has always been good. i admit as much as some bands piss me off i still think they're good because if they werent they wouldnt be a band. if you call yourself a metallica fan and you dont even like their new stuff u arent one.... with rick being their new producer and hetfield/ulrich going through tapes, like old times, i have good feeling this album will be great. im thinking a mix between the black album and load/reload and ...and justice for all type of sound
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COMMENT | Are Metallica.....
posted by : Dogface
4/17/2006 7:32:51 PM
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The new KISS?
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COMMENT | Put it this way
posted by :
4/17/2006 7:33:32 PM
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When metallica performed in toronto 2004 for ST anger Tour, 90 per cent of the audience were old school fans with avg age of 28-35 years old and wearing old school t shirts..When they performed blackened, disposable heroes and creeping death, people were yelling the backing vocals.
But when they performed Fratic and St Anger, JAmes had hard time getting the audience in Toronto to sing along.
Metallica should realize that their old fans regardless they like the new stuff or hate them still attend their shows. Metallica probably buried their teen fan base with going against Napster or Metallica is not trendy anymore for teens.
If they want to still fill arenas and sell more than St Anger did, they better put up a decent metal/rock album that will satisfy their fans of their early stuff.
If metallica puts up crap, their sales will be less than ST Anger and i am sure less concert attendance in N America and risk being considered irrelevant or low priority band by their record label.
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COMMENT | HATE
posted by : Nyarlethotep
4/17/2006 7:35:36 PM
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Ive always hated Mettallicrap.
Look back at each album then look at other albums that were released at that time. Truly one cannot think that 'Ride the Lightning' holds a candle to 'Hell Awaits' by SLAYER, 'Don't Break the Oath' by Mercyful Fate or 'Bonded by Blood' by Exodus!?!?!?! This is just a sample of what was out at that time!
METAALLICRAP SUCKS ASS AND ALWAYS WILL, GET OVER IT!
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COMMENT |
posted by :
4/17/2006 7:37:32 PM
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FLOTSAM & JETSAM!!!!!!!!
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COMMENT | mwahahahahahaha!!
posted by :
4/17/2006 7:52:28 PM
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The Ramones!!!!!!!!!
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COMMENT |
posted by : electric doom
4/17/2006 8:03:02 PM
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Is that not the biggest "no shit" headline I've ever seen?
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COMMENT | Metalhead54
posted by :
4/17/2006 8:17:10 PM
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I agree with you to an extent but as long as Metallica is an active band and they continue to tour even if this album is GREAT or a GREAT disappointment they will ALWAYS fill the seats in North American venues,with each old school fan that disappears it makes room for one of those who ain't ever heard a note off the classic four and jumped on after Black hit stores.
They are not the TOP selling act and CREAM of the crop as far as Heavy Metal goes for no particular reason other than that they continue to be one of the greatest live bands to play on this planet and not many sane fans of metal or music in general will ever safely argue it.
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COMMENT | and then they laughed....
posted by :
4/17/2006 9:00:32 PM
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M"etallica are paper-thin poseurs, and if that is not obvious to everyone then follow the herd, you're just another sheep."
Paper Thin posers?,they were never really a thrash band. They were labeled a thrash band by the media in the beginning because nobody had a true clue what thrash was.
Exodus was releasing thrash,Testament was doing the same as was Slayer and so on but Metallica released Kill Em' All and then Ride the Lightning which by all accounts was not a real thrash album neither would the follow up to that which would be Master of Puppets. All of the albums had songs that were thrashy but Metallica was not a true thrash metal band nor did they ever try to be so I'd suggest you actually look up your facts before sounding off on an argument that has no base to it.
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COMMENT | hmmm....
posted by :
4/17/2006 9:19:22 PM
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"Id like to see an album with a bit of everything from the clifff days to the trujillo days and everthing in between..."
...which would be the newstead days...
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COMMENT | Actually
posted by : evil hard driver
4/17/2006 9:21:22 PM
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Lars' drumming on Anger is really good. Just a horrible drum mix(as we all agree). Demo vocals, no guitar solos, weak choruses, songs too long and repetetive. Hey a least i'm being specific. Yeah yeah i know, 3 years after the fact.
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COMMENT | Metallica=greatness
posted by :
4/17/2006 9:41:19 PM
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All you dumbasses dont' even deserve to listen to Metallica material as it's way too advanced for your small craniums and even smaller penises. This album will rule just like the rest of thier albums.
METALLICA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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COMMENT | 'lica = basura!
posted by : redrumloa
4/17/2006 9:52:15 PM
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Mucho basura, cabrone!
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COMMENT | St Anger
posted by :
4/17/2006 10:23:51 PM
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St Anger SUCKED ASS. Change that frickin snare drum. it sounds like your banging on a pipe
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COMMENT | 55 minutes of brutality?
posted by :
4/17/2006 10:40:44 PM
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imbecile
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COMMENT | Bignewsday
posted by : myassisonfire11
4/17/2006 11:06:53 PM
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Alice in Chains!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hope they come by Atlanta
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COMMENT | Every time St. Anger is mentioned by Lars,
posted by : beaz-law
4/17/2006 11:54:24 PM
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I wonder if he's ever actually listened to that record.
I'm being totally fucking serious.
Beaz
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COMMENT |
posted by : Dangerdog
4/17/2006 11:59:50 PM
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Every time a sellout band wants high sales right away they clain to be going back to their roots. Its always bullshit. Little doubt its bullshit now.
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COMMENT |
posted by : stwla888
4/18/2006 12:22:18 AM
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This band is in disrepair. Nobody can save them. Not even Rick Rubin. Bob Rock destroys every band he touches. They will put out shit forever more.
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COMMENT |
posted by : Emannikcufesin
4/18/2006 12:24:32 AM
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How can anyone have a good feeling about this? Lars said that they don't need to make another St. Anger, an album he reffered to as 55 minutes of brutality. Is the good feeling about the "old school" approach to songwriting, please remember it was this same "old school" approach that created Load, Re-Load, and every other pile of poo with the Metallica stamp on it.
This is pathetic, people move on with your lives. Either you like the direction the band has taken in the past 10 years or you don't. There is NO RETURN to the pre-Black album Metallica accept it.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
4/18/2006 12:32:02 AM
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if this album is good then i'll be happy and stop making fun of metallica (besides lars)
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COMMENT | No shit!!!
posted by :
4/18/2006 12:50:23 AM
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One album beating on metal buckets for drums was enough!!!
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COMMENT | The snare drum sound
posted by : evil hard driver
4/18/2006 12:58:38 AM
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Comes from disengaging the snare strand on the bottom of the drum. The remix/edit of the song "Some Kind Of Monster" is what they should have done with the whole album.
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COMMENT | StratoBOB
posted by : StratoBOB
4/18/2006 1:47:52 AM
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"more old school" - this sound cool . Hope Lars means RTL/MOP old school and not Load/ReLoad type of music.
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COMMENT | tick, tick tock, st anger sucked cock
posted by :
4/18/2006 3:48:02 AM
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METALLICA's ULRICH: We Don't Need To Make Another 'St. Anger'
METALLICA's Fan's: We Don't Want To Hear Another St. Anger'
Thank You
p.s. Bob Rock being the leader of Metallica (just watch the "some kinda monster" video) was their biggest mistake.
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COMMENT | +++RIP+++PUSHEAD+++RIP+++
posted by : SATANIC SLUT WHORE
4/18/2006 4:02:26 AM
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Male Pattern Baldness (MPB) RESEARCH NOTES:
----MONITORING STATUS
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COMMENT | BANDS DO COMEBACK!!!!
posted by :
4/18/2006 4:03:57 AM
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could you imagine?like so many classic bands are making good albums these days,
Queensryche -OMC : II
Maiden - brave new world @ dance of death
Priest - angel of retribution
Exodus - last 2
megadeth
Anthrax - we've come for you all was amazing
can you imagine metallica coems back with another amazing album? how is it impossible they've only mad 3 horrible albums - this is when METALLICA WILL RISE AGAIN : )
if it sucks i wont be surprised though.............. : )
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COMMENT | Holly crap
posted by :
4/18/2006 4:16:03 AM
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Dudes come on I know its Metallica but take it easy lots of posts man.
I think METALLICA will save Metal.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
4/18/2006 4:24:42 AM
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It's a confession what Lars says that they've sucked a big time with St.Anger..
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COMMENT | !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
posted by : BoOT HeNDRiX
4/18/2006 4:44:20 AM
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I HOPE YOU'VE BEEN READING ALL OF THIS SHIT FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS METALLICA. THESE ARE THE WORDS OF THE PEOPLE THAT MADE YOU WHAT YOU ARE. STOP FUCKING AROUND AND MAKE THE METALLICA ALBUM THAT WILL PUT YOU BACK ON THE THRONE. ATFER ALL, YOU GUYS WERE BALLSY ENOUGH TO PUT THE WORD METAL IN YOUR GODDAM NAME. NOW MAKE SOME GODDAM HEAVY FUCKIN METAL GODDAMIT.
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COMMENT | E Tuning
posted by : BoOT HeNDRiX
4/18/2006 5:03:05 AM
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About all this E tuning talk, Any tuning is cool but i play a 7 string tuned to B flat and it sounds as tight as can be. It's not the tuning that makes your sound saggy, it's your amp, cab, speakers, tubes, mics, mic placement, cables, string, pickups, picks, EQ, and picking that make your tone tight or not.
P.S. Fuck Bob Rock, good riddance to that piece of shit. .|.. -_- ..|.
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COMMENT | AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH...
posted by :
4/18/2006 6:35:40 AM
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Let's hope one more (THE LAST) time...
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COMMENT | Bad mix or not...
posted by :
4/18/2006 7:25:29 AM
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the proof is in the song and St. Anger sucked first and foremost because the songs sucked and the mix certainly didn't help.
Listen to true 70's punk and you will hear some horrible mixes but the songs rock and that alone makes it stand up.
Shit songs + shit mix = shit record = St. Anger
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COMMENT | "The metal legends..."
posted by : the Dude (~\m/~)
4/18/2006 9:44:21 AM
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BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Did they really call this shit band "metal legends"???? Holy crap that was funny.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
4/18/2006 10:53:22 AM
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about time for old school metallica.......St ander should not have happened....i applaud them for taking a new direction, but hate what they did with it. bland and fuzzy sounding
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COMMENT |
posted by :
4/18/2006 6:41:13 PM
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St. Anger would have turned a lot more heads if the production wasn't so shitty. Theres a lot of times when I listen to that album that Lars' drum sound would sound more, and I say this loosely, "brutal" if the snare sound wasn't so fucked up and if you could actual hear the parts where double bass is present and if they spent more time on getting the vocals right. I think it's a step in the right direction...
The one, The only
Skrap
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COMMENT | old skool
posted by :
4/19/2006 10:48:51 AM
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I say bring it on....can't wait to hear this new album with the old style to it...hopefully some what more superior to st anger..however i kind of let them off with that one though. after watching 'some kind of monster' i think they kind of went through a mellow patch and forgotton how to play thrash metal. But hey everyone deserves a second chance don't they?
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COMMENT |
posted by :
5/5/2006 5:44:15 PM
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If you look at all that Rik Rubin has done its really incredible, I mean, he did Produce such classics as Reign in Blood, Danzig, and Blood Sugar, Sex, Magik. I don't know...I think I trust him to get this whole thing turned around. Not being sure how much he would contribute to songwriting, but thats not really the producers job...I think he is probably one of the most MUSICAL people in music.
Also love the comment about the vocal changes, thats probably the biggest thing, you'll never be able to have the classic metallica sound without that voice, and that voice my friends is long gone.
HIT THE LIGHTS!!!! oh yeah, LONG GONE.
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COMMENT | Fuck all of you
posted by :
7/24/2006 12:29:51 AM
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I seriously hope someone has this page bookmarked and reads this. They will never make another Master of Puppets so shut the fuck up. Remember that James blew out his vocal cords, so his voice will never be the same. And also try to remember that they are in their 40's now and that stuff is difficult to play. You guys are all bitter because they shut down Napster. That's all your anger is about. Get over yourselves. Metallica always will be one of the best bands around. If you think they suck, don't buy their next album. I plan on buying it, because I thought St.Anger would have been good, had the production been better. The sound on it was bad, thats all. When you hear the songs off that album live, they sound awesome. You won't believe it because you are all living in the 1980's still. As for Megadeath, I like them too, but their latest album was SHIT. They had 2 songs on there that rocked, but the rest were drab. All in all, you have to listen to the new song to see that this album is going to kick ass. The sound quality on the camcorder isn't that good but this is going to be a kick ass album.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1CCiwd6UZs&mode=related&search=
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COMMENT | agreed
posted by : millicron
9/7/2006 6:25:56 PM
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last time i checked ,its 2006, not '82
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