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LARS ULRICH: New METALLICA Album To Arrive Summer/Fall 2007
- June 15, 2006
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METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich told Mike Davies of BBC Radio 1 during this past weekend's Download festival in England that the group's new album will not be released until the summer or early fall of 2007. "I think we've realized that the creative process works a little slower for us than it used to," he explained. "And we're OK with that. It's not a bad thing, unless, of course, you're waiting for a record." Asked if he thought it was scary that everybody seemed to know everything about the band since the "Some Kind of Monster" movie was released, Ulrich said, "No, it's not scary. I'm proud we put that shit out there. It's just kind of weird because it's like four years ago. Everybody's kind of still assuming that that's the way it is now, which is like… couldn't be further from the way it is now. We're in the studio, no psychiatrists, no film crews… everybody's getting along, having a great time. [We're] just kind of doing our thing. Back on that record [2003's 'St. Anger'], it was just a very different experience 'cause we had to kind of get it back together. Now everything's cool." METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett recently told the Artisan News Service that the band have "about fifteen songs" written for the follow-up to 2003's "St. Anger", which they hope to release in early 2007. In a short interview conducted at the MAP MusiCares MAP Fund concert on May 12 honoring Hammett's METALLICA bandmate James Hetfield, Kirk admitted the band is really hitting the song writing groove, even busting out two to three new songs per week. "It's pretty early in the process," Hammett told the Artisan News Service. "We have about fifteen songs or so and we're just going to keep on writing songs until we feel we have the best dozen songs and get those into the studio. That's when I think Rick ( Rubin) comes in and does his thing. But it's really really early still, we're just writing the music and that's going along really well. Sometimes we're writing two or three songs per week, which is great. It's just us four in the studio, which is really different now." [Watch a Windows Media video clip of Hammett talking about working on the new METALLICA album at this location.]
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COMMENT | oh no
posted by : severedsavior
6/15/2006 8:32:47 AM
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oh no
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COMMENT | see below
posted by : Carcass2112
6/15/2006 8:35:20 AM
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Amorphis
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COMMENT |
posted by : HORRORHOLIC
6/15/2006 8:35:47 AM
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Why the hell is it gonna take that long ? they already have 15 songs writen so I dont think it should take a year or more to finish the album. Oh well I have a feeling it's gonna be a good one this time so maybey it's worh it.
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COMMENT |
posted by : pigger
6/15/2006 8:35:51 AM
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Dammit, that long!? :(
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COMMENT | Metallica will ALWAYS...
posted by :
6/15/2006 8:36:14 AM
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... stay the biggest and baddest metal-band of all time.
They wrote "Master Of Puppets"...
Nuff said! :)
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COMMENT | here we go again...
posted by :
6/15/2006 8:36:15 AM
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all metallica's "new" albums are like a horrible train wreck. You know its gonna be ugly, but you cant help but check it out. Then when all is said and done, you wish you never did, 'cause you cant get the ugly images out of your head.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
6/15/2006 8:37:18 AM
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Sure, puppets was good, but Ride the Lightning was thier metal masterpiece.
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COMMENT | "I think we've realized that the creative process works a little
posted by :
6/15/2006 8:47:51 AM
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slower for us than it used to,"
Does this means that they got a lot more of research to do before start stealing from kyuss again?
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COMMENT | Lets hope its good
posted by : The_Cheese
6/15/2006 8:52:46 AM
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heard a new slayer song "eyes of the insane" or something, and i was embarrased. damn it sucked. Muddy crappy guitars, and ther lyrics could easily be from a 14year old trying to sound all deathy and cool.
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COMMENT | Feeling Optimistic
posted by : gclf
6/15/2006 9:00:01 AM
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Kinda glad they are taking their time since St. Anger sounded so underproduced and under-thought-out (even if that's what they wanted). I know I will get bashed for this but I really didn't mind any of their albums besides St. Anger. The MOP and AJFA era are my favorite, but there is nothing wrong with a band maturing. Keeping my fingers crossed.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
6/15/2006 9:04:30 AM
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2007?
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COMMENT |
posted by : Blackthorned
6/15/2006 9:05:20 AM
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Yeah I heard that Slayer song and I concur - it was rubbish
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COMMENT |
posted by :
6/15/2006 9:10:42 AM
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yeah, eyes of the insane sucks, I thought the same about Jihad the first time I heard it, but after listning to it a few more times, its actualy pretty solid.
oh...since this is a metallica thread...ummmm....they blow? (now anyways)
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COMMENT |
posted by :
6/15/2006 9:15:15 AM
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when have slayer's lyrics NOT sounded like they were written by a stupid 14 year old??
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COMMENT |
posted by :
6/15/2006 9:18:01 AM
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a year to finish an album with 15 songs already written?! yer it takes time to improve them etc but a year is taking the piss
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COMMENT | Nothing Good After Master?!?!? Your crazy
posted by :
6/15/2006 9:18:52 AM
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How quickly you forget there were some fukin classic tunes on both Justice and even Black, 'Dyers Eve' is still my fave Metallica track to date, 'Harvester' and 'One' were both amazing whilst on black, although a different sound 'Of Wolf And Man' and 'My Friend Of Misery' both shone like fukin diamonds..... Lets face it, even ST Anger wouldnt have been half as bad without that fukin snare sound...... I used to be a huge fan then after the Load periods I had lost hope but then seeing them at Download at the weekend they blew me away afresh, pissing over many of the bands I had actually gone to see.... Im quite interested in hearing where they are going now.....we shall see
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COMMENT |
posted by : God Of Reptiles
6/15/2006 9:18:56 AM
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For fucks sake, one year wait! I hope they at least give us a single or something before that.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
6/15/2006 9:23:24 AM
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Do you think the next one will be at least as good as the Black album?
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COMMENT | GO ON,
posted by : Kong Pikk
6/15/2006 9:28:00 AM
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take your sweet time.
Just make sure the end product is fucking THRASH again - and I can die a happy man!
Shit it's been what, 17 years since last time we heard anything even remotely thrash-related from these guys... (Then again, I might be very naive for even keeping my fingers crossed.. :-)
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COMMENT | mickronson
posted by :
6/15/2006 9:31:26 AM
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Hmmmmm, it really depends, although I doubt it. Theyve got great production on this one which is certainly gonna help but my only worry is they are now going to get stuck in the middle. Black was very very different to the thrash/speed sounds of the previous albums and I think they are going to try and bridge the gap of the two with this release after seeming to bow down to the pressure from fans to go back to the old style which I just dont think they are capable of writing any longer. So I think its going to be a mismatch of some forced trash speed riffs with some more melodic chorus and bridge grooves with mainly melodic n occasional barking vox over the whole..... I do have more hope for this, there hearts seem to be back in it but at the same time their writing styles have changed so much over the years..... hopefully more Black then Load at least and more Puppets than Anger!?!?!? I could be wrong....
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COMMENT | oops
posted by :
6/15/2006 9:32:40 AM
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'forced thrash'....damn hope its not forced trash, theyve done that well enough for the last 3 without forcing, lol
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COMMENT | A Sensible Opinion ^^
posted by : God Of Reptiles
6/15/2006 9:47:09 AM
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"I mean, I LOVE Load and all, but I don't expect a group of close minded metal-and-metal-only people (not stating that all metalheads are close minded) like Load, but c'mon.....
When Load came out, "everything was great until Load"
Then it transformed to "everything was great until Justice"
Now it's "everything is great until Master....""
That's true. I myself like Load and ReLoad a lot too, perhaps even more than Black. I think it's wrong to say they are worse than Puppets/Lightning/whatever, they're just different. The same goes for St. Anger.
"Soon it will be "everything was great until No Sleep Till Leather""
Haha! Oh and it was called No Life 'Til Leather by the way.
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COMMENT | Damn...
posted by : guz21715
6/15/2006 9:48:43 AM
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that is a long time to wait for a new album...no problems though...the die-hards will always be around...just watched SKOM last night...they were in a fucking bad place man...hopefully what Lars says is true and everything is running smoothly...can't wait to hear Trujillo's bass on this shit...he's a far superior bass player than Newsted that's for sure...just listen to all of the stuff he's done with ST and IG...cannot touch the mighty Metallica!!!! Oh yeah, fuck Slayer...
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COMMENT | This pisses me off and is why I think Metallica have lost it...
posted by :
6/15/2006 10:02:23 AM
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They have 15 NEW SONGS RIGHT NOW. Record them. Release them. They easily could have a new album out in 6 months, if they weren't so controlling and anal about it. "St Anger" took an enourmous amount of time to make. And look how that turned out! One of the best things they did "Garage Days Re-Revisited" was done in a week. Rock 'n roll isn't meant to be analyzed to death. Record and release it. Simple as that.
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COMMENT | ...
posted by : mrfolger
6/15/2006 10:30:43 AM
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"and to think some of you STILL think they'll make a decent album."
Hearing the new song they played live should put a rest to the theory that it will be a decent album. It's going to be St. Anger with leads.
"Rock 'n roll isn't meant to be analyzed to death."
No, but Metallica isn't a rock and roll band, they are a business. They don't release albums for the sake of the music anymore, they release them for the money. When you're a hungry band, you get albums like Lightening and Puppets. When you're a fat, wealthy band, you put out shit like Load and St. Anger.
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COMMENT | St Anger, etc
posted by :
6/15/2006 10:38:52 AM
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I must be the only person who thinks St. Anger is a good disc--certainly better than Load and Re-Load. The snare sound, while odd, is actually sort of interesting. He was using that new Tama Black-Chrome snare of his, and they obviously didn't use any muffling on it, which is why it's so "ringy" and harsh. But, in a strange way, it grew on me and I enjoy St. Anger a lot because it's different from anything they did. Anyway, while they're no longer the "reigning kings of metal", or whatever, I still think they're a relevant band and I'm looking forward to a new release. Regarding how long it takes them to make a record, that's just what some bands do. When you're as huge as they are, you can take your sweet time and not worry about studio costs, etc.
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COMMENT | ok they arent the nuts n e more but....
posted by :
6/15/2006 10:39:30 AM
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I have to disagree with you mrfolger to some extent.... surely if they were just doing it for the cash they would rush release the tracks written as its gonna sell regardless. I do seriously think they are trying to put tracks together that they really enjoy playing and think the fans will like to hear.... its just they havent proved in the last few years to have the best judgement of what that sound should be
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COMMENT | Bwahhahahahahahahahahahahahhahah
posted by :
6/15/2006 10:47:15 AM
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Take all the time you need boys. It's still going to suck balls. You're on a roll with shitty albums. Just stay on the road and gravy-train your old songs - when you actually played metal.
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COMMENT | Possible?
posted by :
6/15/2006 10:47:19 AM
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That who ever did this interview/article decided to print that it woulld mean next year? I think there has to be a mistake here, I think that it will come up that it is gonna be late Fall 2006 or early 2007.
To have 15 songs down, and be in a grove, and already know how to belt them out in the studio. These guys don't need that long, so I think someone has misquoted someone.
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COMMENT | evilcl0ne
posted by :
6/15/2006 10:48:16 AM
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then i guess we have to tell them to do something a cross between the black album and Masters of Puppets, dont we?:)
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COMMENT |
posted by :
6/15/2006 10:49:18 AM
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i wish the band luck. i certainly dont want to see them in a bad light with their fans.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
6/15/2006 10:49:40 AM
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lets cross our fingers, shall we?
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COMMENT | The Coroner
posted by :
6/15/2006 10:51:35 AM
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ps. you suck.
Your stupid, why the hell do u post stuff on metallica if you dont like them?!
Annnnnnnyway, hail the tallica, this wait will be worth it, the new song was pretty kl man! but it'll be so different come 2007, which is a good thing, they'll progress on it.
hail the tallica!
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COMMENT | new metallica album???
posted by : death23
6/15/2006 10:52:23 AM
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Who the fuck cares???
Sellaoutica = nu slayer = fake sepultura
Sellaoutica = nu slayer = fake sepultura
Sellaoutica = nu slayer = fake sepultura
Sellaoutica = nu slayer = fake sepultura
Sellaoutica = nu slayer = fake sepultura
Sellaoutica = nu slayer = fake sepultura
they all blow.
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COMMENT |
posted by : Al Bundy
6/15/2006 10:53:00 AM
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thats a long time.
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COMMENT | METALLICA RULES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
posted by : RiotAct666
6/15/2006 10:54:08 AM
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Sucks that the new album ain't coming out till next year. Maybe they will release a EP like slayer just did? I'll buy that But any way Metallica STILL RULES!!!!!!!!!!!!! can't wait for the new album!
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COMMENT |
posted by :
6/15/2006 11:08:39 AM
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at least we have KISS OF DEATH to tide us over. Let's see......who else?................................
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COMMENT |
posted by :
6/15/2006 11:37:58 AM
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Metallica couldn't possibly spend less than a year recording one of their albums.
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COMMENT | blind metalllibasher slayer sheep.
posted by :
6/15/2006 11:47:24 AM
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metallica sold out after they charged people money for a copy of kill em all..... if they were troo metal they woulda handed em out for free, played in everyones back yard for the next 10 yrs then all died of alcohol poisoning while crashing their plane into dave mustaine's tour bus on an icy road in sweden.
SLAYER ROOOL expanding your musical horizon.. BLOWS.
ps new slayer > led zeppellin 4 ,sgt peppers,Elvis back catalogue etc
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COMMENT | I fully agree with kungfugrip
posted by :
6/15/2006 11:48:23 AM
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Great post.
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posted by : Al Bundy
6/15/2006 12:01:06 PM
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Please ban death23. He only contributes spam and the same posts all the time. He is a waste of flesh and a complete idiot.
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COMMENT | BLS
posted by :
6/15/2006 12:32:31 PM
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Atleast BLS will have their album out in september :)
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COMMENT | Hype
posted by : Metallica_sheep
6/15/2006 12:52:21 PM
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They're trying to hype it up, and I'm not paying attention to it. I'll buy the CD as if it was a totally new band, which is what everyone should do.
And Fuck, that new song was pretty damn sweet, at least to me. It's an improvement from St.Anger, which was pretty damn kickass. These boys know what it is they're doing, and they're still kicking out songs. They need actual time to get it all in place. Give em a few more months and it'll be gold.
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COMMENT | Yeah...
posted by : viggo
6/15/2006 12:54:23 PM
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The new Metallica album is gonna be called Cuban Democracy...
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COMMENT |
posted by :
6/15/2006 1:10:12 PM
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"Cuban Democracy..."
hahahaha..................yeah, and hetfield will get his hair braided, and then he'll tell you the album will be released in fall 2007, then when it's nearing time for release, postpone it til 2009 and get his fans all worked up and even more hungry for their music.
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COMMENT |
posted by : 3
6/15/2006 1:13:47 PM
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if it sounds anything like that garbage they played 2 weeks ago get ready for st anger 2 minus the gatbage can sound.
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COMMENT | Fuck
posted by :
6/15/2006 1:53:27 PM
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I dont wanna wait for that long to have a shitty album like st anger
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COMMENT |
posted by : hand of doom
6/15/2006 2:04:29 PM
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Please don't create anything like St. Anger ever again. You may see mass suicides.
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COMMENT | the new album is coming and
posted by :
6/15/2006 2:43:36 PM
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it shall suck balls
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COMMENT | A Sensible Opinion
posted by :
6/15/2006 5:36:06 PM
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"Soon it will be 'everything was great until No Sleep Till Leather'"
I think you might mean No Life 'Till Leather?
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COMMENT | Sorry
posted by :
6/15/2006 5:37:37 PM
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I see that you corrected yourself within your post. I missed that. haha
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COMMENT |
posted by : Some Kind of Monster
6/15/2006 6:23:38 PM
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METALLICA!!!
LARS = METAL!!!!!!!
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COMMENT | ^^
posted by : Some Kind of Monster
6/15/2006 6:44:48 PM
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How are you supposed to buy an album that doesn't exist?
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COMMENT | Indeed
posted by : TheRealIRS
6/15/2006 8:06:10 PM
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Metallica is possibly the best metal band EVER...no wait,my bad...they ARE the best metal band EVER!!!
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COMMENT | fOOKIN fURY!
posted by :
6/16/2006 4:17:25 PM
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Zakk Wylde can shit out at least 1 album a year, tour, do double duty at Ozzfest, play on an ozzy record , tour, do a movie, make videos, play on tribute albums...and metallica can't do but 1 every 3 or 4 years now. Axl Rose... You gotta respect Zakk at least for his work ethic!
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COMMENT | Everything after Black DID suck
posted by :
6/17/2006 9:53:07 AM
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Because James' voice went, Kirk got lazy, Lars got too straightforward, they waited so long between releases that the expectations were too high to be met, and the albums sucked by any measure. It's not that I'm close minded, I listen to metal, reggae, progressive rock, rock 'n roll ,old-school punk and industrial, hip-hop, and even some electronic music, it's that those albums sucked. Metallica don't have the charisma of, say, MEGADETH, so they need to rely on their skills to get by. Trying new things is great, I'm all for diversity, and there was nothing wrong with the Black Album, and even Load and Reload had their moments, but the music was boring and the songs were worse.
They lost their imagination, substance and my resepct with it.
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COMMENT | oh my god
posted by :
6/17/2006 1:34:45 PM
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why does it takes so long to write shitty songs???
Oh I know, metallica stop doing it for the music long time ago, they did it for the money and the chicks (because we all know that chicks love money)
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COMMENT | Why Does Everyone Say St. Anger?
posted by : Metallica_sheep
6/21/2006 2:25:08 AM
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This sounds nothing like anything on that album. And like always, people have to get on the bashing bandwagon. Everyone has to hate anything that becomes popular because if more than 2000 people like it it can't be good!
Damn, this kick ass song would fit well on AJFA or TBA.
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COMMENT | this album might be good
posted by :
6/24/2006 11:59:34 PM
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metallica were flying in there day ride the lightning master of puppets are great albums but in my opinion u got to go right back to there trash roots to see how awesome they are kill em' all is one of the greatest albums of there carrer who could forget the four horsemen and all the other solo filled tracks among it this new album might be good now that they have blown away bob rock who is a terrible producer turning everyone mainstream but who knows
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COMMENT | META$$ICA
posted by : superior
6/27/2006 3:28:26 PM
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IT TAKES SO LONG IN THE STUDIO...BECAUSE IT TAKES AWHILE TO POLISH SHIT.
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COMMENT | crossing the old with the new
posted by :
6/29/2006 8:39:30 PM
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The new song that I heard that was live in Berlin was awesome! It sounded to me like a cross between one of their older albums like Justice and adding a little reload or black album twist to it. Not bad at all. Metallica is a band that has the element of suprise on their side. I guess thats why I like them so much. I just hope the element of suprise this time is not another St. Anger record!
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