METALLICA Bassist Says Upcoming Album Will Not Include Previously Performed Material
- Aug. 17, 2007
Last year, METALLICA performed two new tracks live in concert that have become known as "The New Song" and "The Other New Song". Earlier this year, bassist Robert Trujillo said in an interview that neither of those cuts was going to be included on the next studio album, but that parts of one of them might be reworked into other songs. Then METALLICA surprised the audience at their show in Bilbao, Spain on June 29, 2007 when they once again performed "The Other New Song".
Sweden's Close-Up magazine caught up with Trujillo in Stockholm, Sweden on July 12, 2007 and asked him: Will "The Other New Song" be on METALLICA's next album? "Well, I don't think so and the reason is we didn't record it!" laughed Trujillo. "We call the song we played the other night 'Vulturus'. I don't know if that's gonna be the official title of the song in the future. We enjoy playing that song, it's kind of a MISFITS-y kind of a jam. We had been rehearsing it in San Francisco and having a lot of fun playing it.
"I don't think we played it so well the other night [laughs]. It was horrible actually, it was really bad. We played it last year in Japan a couple of times and it went over really well there. I think this last time we played it we hadn't played it since we rehearsed in San Francisco. So it had been a couple of weeks and all of a sudden it's, 'Let's play this song,' and it’s like 'Wait, how does it go?'
"'Vulturus' exists kind of as a live song 'cause we've already played it. The other song that we used to do was a bit of an experiment. We thought it would sound good live and we had fun playing it live. We thought maybe it was a little long, but we thought there were some really great parts in that song. We were never completely dead-set on the arrangement of that song or it existing to be a track on the album. So we've basically dissected the best of that and married it into something that's also really slammin' and exciting. So one of the new songs you will kind of hear on the album and it's gonna be great. But we really wanna get these songs recorded — not these two, but our new material. We wanna save a lot for the album and bring it out fresh and ready to go. We're still in the first phase of the recording process right now, so we don't really wanna blow our water right now."
NOTE: "The Other New Song" has been rumored to be titled "Vulturous". However, the Close-Up reporter asked Robert Trujillo to spell the title and the bassist said "It's 'V-U-L-T-U-R-U-S' — all U's."
Trujillo's original English-language quotes were provided exclusively to BLABBERMOUTH.NET; the Close-Up article was published in Swedish.
Watch METALLICA performing "Vulturus" on August 15, 2006 at Seoul Olympic Main Stadium in Seoul, South Korea (professionally filmed video footage with soundboard audio):
Watch METALLICA performing the "first" new song ("The New Song") during their headlining appearance at the Gelredome in Arnhem, Holland on June 8, 2006:
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COMMENT | posted by : Dee67 8/17/2007 5:00:19 PM
Hooray! I can't WAIT to buy the new record.
COMMENT | most idiotic article title posted by : redrushxiii 8/17/2007 5:01:43 PM
new album has new material? no shit.
COMMENT | posted by : Orpheum 8/17/2007 5:05:12 PM
I didn't know new albums contained all new material. When did that become common practice?
COMMENT | Good to here posted by : fatjimmorrison 8/17/2007 5:07:08 PM
I didn't like either of those songs, maybe just maybe the new album will be good.
COMMENT | . posted by : Blackenistheyend 8/17/2007 5:10:44 PM
Glad they are ditching the first new song. The second one is better, though they could add some more lyrics and get rid of some of the "woah-oh-oh"s
COMMENT | posted by : Rotting Elvis 8/17/2007 5:29:19 PM
Like it matters. No matter what they put on the new album, it's gonna suck. Look guys, allow me to be frank with you.. a person only has so much creativity within them when it comes to certain outlets for artistic expression before it becomes time for a change. Sure, you took that calculated risk, but you failed. You were only good at making one type of music, and that was thrash metal. Now that you've abandoned your roots, you'll find it hard to go back.
COMMENT | ROTTING ELVIS posted by : opiate666 8/17/2007 5:34:54 PM
We'll not be seeing you again on a metallica news item when the new album comes out. Adios, Amigo!
COMMENT | Butthead posted by : BattleOfNY 8/17/2007 5:36:02 PM
Is it just me, or does James Hetfield remind anyone else of Biff Tannon from Back To The Future?
P.S. The new songs suck.
COMMENT | And by the way... posted by : opiate666 8/17/2007 5:36:52 PM
The New Song kicks more ass than anything on the new Megadeth album! What?!?!? No, even the OTHER new song kicks more ass than anything on the new megadeth album!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Whahahahahahaha
COMMENT | wow! posted by : rando 8/17/2007 5:38:28 PM
I thought the "first" new song was damned good. Obviously it could use some development, but those riffs were the best I've heard from Metallica since Enter Sandman.
COMMENT | posted by : Decepticon75 8/17/2007 5:47:30 PM
hahahaha now make like a tree and get out of here (or however that went haha)
COMMENT | wait! come to think of it... posted by : OnePlickyDood 8/17/2007 6:03:06 PM
i wonder if "Vulturus" is about $haron O$bourne? my 2 cents...
VIO-LENCE Rules!!! RIP-l-SYL
COMMENT | i hate death metal posted by : Mander Rock 8/17/2007 6:11:56 PM
95% of the people on blabbermouth (who are gay, by the way) will hate the new album NO MATTER WHAT it sounds like, because Metallica is not death metal and James Hetfield has clean vocals. Unfortunately, that's just the way it is on this site. The sick part is that 95% of the posters on this site piss me off to no end and do nothing but ridicule my favorite albums, but I can't stop reading their criticism!!
COMMENT | ... posted by : sprimusp 8/17/2007 6:14:15 PM
Those songs are pretty good
COMMENT | posted by : houde666 8/17/2007 6:15:57 PM
Good thing. Those songs were not that great. The first new song have some good parts.
COMMENT | Mander Rock posted by : opiate666 8/17/2007 6:29:24 PM
I totally agree with you. But you know what, those 95% don't give a shit about metallica anymore, because they went astray from what we think METALLICA is nowadays. NO matter what their reasons are, the "bashers" will ALWAYS be around. Since 1980. And that is just the truth, and we just have to accept them, like the low life germs they are. :P
COMMENT | Metallica posted by : EL PENDEJO 8/17/2007 6:29:59 PM
"It's M-E-T-A-L-L-I-C-A - ALL $'S"
COMMENT | Metallica rules posted by : Mander Rock 8/17/2007 6:32:35 PM
btw I like Load and Reload (except for a couple of songs) for what they are. Any metal fan with an OPEN MIND would probably agree. Both of those albums, and St. Anger, would have been even better without Bob Rock, and Bob Rock is gone, so I predict the new Metallica album will be truly masterful.
COMMENT | posted by : Orpheum 8/17/2007 6:33:31 PM
"The New Song kicks more ass than anything on the new Megadeth album! What?!?!? No, even the OTHER new song kicks more ass than anything on the new megadeth album!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Whahahahahahaha"
Whatever you need to tell yourself buddy.
"95% of the people on blabbermouth (who are gay, by the way) will hate the new album NO MATTER WHAT it sounds like, because Metallica is not death metal"
No...... they will hate it because the hype machine surrounding this one has been similar to St. Anger. It's being touted as a return to form and in the end will more than likely be more post-grunge or nu metal rubbish.
"James Hetfield has clean vocals."
Hetfield has clean vocals after a lot of processing has been applied. His raw vocals sound like a pre pubescent boy.
"The sick part is that 95% of the posters on this site piss me off to no end and do nothing but ridicule my favorite albums, but I can't stop reading their criticism!!"
Perhaps you should consider getting out of the house more. Maybe get a job, join a band, take up a cause, get a hobby, girfriend (or given how you throw around the homosexuality accusations... a boyfriend?).... something.
COMMENT | posted by : prof. wedgie 8/17/2007 6:38:56 PM
the songs weren't too bad, the misfists-y one was pretty catchy just too many woooaahhhs, it'd work well as a b-side
i think lars said it best, you could give people a diy metallica set and they still wouldn't be able to make an album they'd like
COMMENT | i'm a big metallica fan, have been since i was a kid, but... posted by : stiff 8/17/2007 6:50:45 PM
are they really playing songs live that haven't even been finished?! That's kind of stupid, and actually, quite ameturish, like something a garage band would do.
I gotta say, metallica seems like they are not only getting worse musically, but also less professional. which leads me to say something like....
"what the fuck!?"
COMMENT | Being Less Professional posted by : jesusmcduck 8/17/2007 6:57:28 PM
Being less professional would probably be a good thing since they've been way too safe and professional for a long time now.
Professional = Boring
Some spontaneity would be welcome.
COMMENT | Orpheum posted by : opiate666 8/17/2007 7:10:54 PM
Then, please, tell me, what song of the new megadeth album DO you consider quality material? Because, seriously, I haven't heard any. And let me tell you this; I've listened, and hoped for some good old thrash metal song, BUT, SERIOUSLY, there isn't any. So please go back to your cd player and listen again (if you can stand the vocals), because you will see the light, and be disappointed. Reply, and be enlightened.
COMMENT | posted by : pigchop 8/17/2007 7:31:18 PM
Yeaj, yeah...whatever.
Stop talking about the fucking record and just get on with finishing it! I want to download the damn thing...ya' know - so I can judge for myself whether or not it is worthy of my actually spending money on it.
In other thoughts:
The new EXODUS record will soon be with us!
Fucking 'A'!
COMMENT | VULTURUS is not THAT bad posted by : putasockinit 8/17/2007 7:31:40 PM
Forget the whoas, clearly that's a case of not having lyrics yet.
The music for the verses and the chorus takes a bit of getting used to but when they slow down the beat and get into that chugging riff it's fucking great! If they keep anything from this song, i hope it is that riff.
It seems like they're on track to record the best MetallicA album they've written in YEARS. In no way do i think that it will match Kill through to Justice but as Kirk said, it should sit somewhere between there and the Black album ... and that at least would be a vast improvement.
COMMENT | Vulturus is good, I like it! posted by : I-777 8/17/2007 7:46:10 PM
I'm a huge Misfits fan, so there you go. The other one isn't too bad.....we'll see what happens with the new album.
COMMENT | Prof. Wedgie posted by : I-777 8/17/2007 7:46:54 PM
Misfits influence and "whoa whoa whoas" go hand in hand! :)
COMMENT | Opiate666.... posted by : Reginald0 8/17/2007 7:47:08 PM
Sorry, I didn't called for this debate, but anyway, let me express my opinion: You maybe (or surely) don't like the new Megadeth album. That's ok for me, everybody has the right to like or not like anything, but for any Metal fan, it just seems insane to say that 2 boring songs from Metallica surpassed the new Megadeth album in its entirety, sorry again, but this is just INSANE!
PS: I'm a great Metallica fan and I do like even Load and Reload
COMMENT | good points! posted by : stiff 8/17/2007 8:16:52 PM
these guys need to get with it.
quit fucking around, write some good, heavy songs, and go record them.
that shouldn't take years to do, in reality, it should only take a few months!
COMMENT | They kinda sucked posted by : Grave dancer 8/17/2007 9:20:16 PM
Phew
COMMENT | I admit... posted by : Joe Mama 8/17/2007 9:31:11 PM
I bashed St. Anger to no end....good musically, but production sucked balls. These two new songs sound good musically, but the vocals one "The Other New Song" sound terrible. I'd still like to know who the fuck told James he could SING...he is a much better growler.
PS...Robert Trujillo=The SHIT!! He's the only reason I'll give the new album a shot.
COMMENT | posted by : TruthIsParamount 8/17/2007 9:31:13 PM
'Vulturus' is pretty terrible except for the breakdown part which sounds alright. Man, these guys and Queensryche lost it big timer and just can't seem to be able to turn it around anymore.
COMMENT | ... posted by : erpbass6 8/17/2007 9:50:27 PM
I LIKE MUSIC!
COMMENT | posted by : poizond13 8/17/2007 10:06:45 PM
Metallica used to open for Poison in 1982, crazy gigs with cool boyz and stuff.
COMMENT | posted by : Darth Sexy 8/17/2007 10:22:37 PM
Thank fucking God.
COMMENT | Mander Rock posted by : My Godless Endeavor 8/17/2007 10:30:32 PM
yea and the other 5% are whiny Metallica fans living in past. Font get me wrong, I enjoy death metal as much as the next guy, but to say that 95% of people dont like Metallica because of the clean vocals is a fucking retarded statement. Maybe its cuz the music sucks? or maybe because the clean vocals are EXTREMELY shitty? Wanna hear good clean vocals AND good music? Listen to Into Eternity, Nevermore, Firewind, Arcturus, Borknagar, Opeth, Rosenguard the list can go on for hours of bands with better vocalists than 96-present James Hetfield.
COMMENT | posted by : Dichatomy 8/17/2007 11:00:14 PM
Remember, Rob did say that parts of the New Song and Vulturus may end up finding their way to the new album, but songs as they are now won't. So, it's a mixed bag.
If you liked the songs, you'll still get to hear parts of them. Hopefully, Metallica's trimmed the crap away and put the best stuff where it needs to go. If you didn't like 'em, the same applies.
I'm still optimistic that the new album may be a return to form for the band. Sure, it ain't gonna be another Master Of Puppets, but does it really need to be? I don't think so. With Rob actually playing bass on this one, a new producer and the band itself having a foul taste in their mouths regarding St. Anger, there's still hope.
COMMENT | posted by : cannibalist60606 8/17/2007 11:14:14 PM
notice how all the pro-metallica kids blame their shitty music on the producer... yeah 95% of people on here dont like metallica's new shit because we actually listen to good music to compare it too.
COMMENT | As usual... posted by : I Was An Accident Of Birth At The Chemical Wedding 8/18/2007 12:15:11 AM
I'll give the new album a shot, but they really need to deliver here. With Trujillo in the band, I have hope.
COMMENT | producers... posted by : Dichatomy 8/18/2007 12:47:02 AM
True, you can't really pin the blame on the producer. But really, there has to be something to it. Look how long Bob Rock's been around as the fifth member of Metallica - plus he handled the bass duties in the studio for St. Anger. I for one am hopeful that the change to Rubin will be a good one. Plus, having Trujillo there to do his job will certainly help.
I don't know if St. Anger would've wound up better without Bob Rock at the helm. No one knows.
But I do think that taking a little more time to let Trujillo come into the studio and record the bass parts instead of Bob Rock would've helped. More so since he's considered Metallica's bassist and not 'Jason's replacement', as was the case when Jason joined the band, being referred to as 'Cliff's replacement' or the 'new guy'.
COMMENT | I don't think trujillo will make one bit of difference posted by : stiff 8/18/2007 1:19:26 AM
as far as the musical content of the new record is concerned. he'll end up not actually "writing" anything, but will do his damndest to contribute heavy basslines to what lars, james , and rick decide the songs will actually sound like.
remember in the "monster" movie when they deicided rob was the new bassist and they all said "we don't just want a 'bassist' we want a partner and a brother...an equal member".
and then when they actually had him signing contracts they were like " ok padner, you'll get 2% of royalties and gig guarantees and you'll actually have zero say in what we do."
doesn't seem like a partner, brother or equal member to me!
COMMENT | and their "need" for a producer is pretty weak as well! posted by : stiff 8/18/2007 1:41:54 AM
that's why I think the new record is taking so long, they're used to a producer like bob rock who actually spent every waking moment doing the bands job for them, writing the songs and directing the whole operation.
rick rubin, from what i've heard, just doesn't work like that. even from what slash said about him, he (rick)shows up every once in a while and tells them (the band) what he thinks about what the band has written, he doesn't actually "move in" with the band and write the record for them like bob rock does.
I think metallica got so used to how bob works that it made them lazy and like children who depend on their parent too much.
if anything, they should have gotten flemming rassmuessen back to produce the recordings of what metallica has written. that was the formula for "ride", "master" and "justice", which I think everyone can agree were their best efforts!
until they regain the mindset from those old days, i wouldn't expect to hear material similar to the old days, but i do think it is possible for them to regain that energy again, they just need to be hungry for it again. which i think they are on course for.
once they had respect. then they had extreme success in every way, (money, sales and respect), then they just had the sales and money and no respect. then they were like lost children. now that they still have money, but sales are down and the respect is gone. now they are hungey again but not for $, they've got plenty of that. they're hungry for one thing now..........RESPECT. and the only way they'll get that again is to release a heavy, good "metal" record. and i do think it is possible.
let's see what happens!
COMMENT | where can I find a clip of metal beer interviewed? ???? posted by : okayokay 8/18/2007 1:58:22 AM
can you please post a link?, thanks!
COMMENT | formula for "ride", "master" and "justice"... posted by : EL PENDEJO 8/18/2007 2:11:31 AM
focus on 8 or 9 really good songs instead of 12 to 14 crappy songs.
COMMENT | opiate666 posted by : Bastard Fetus Eaters 8/18/2007 2:23:20 AM
that's OK because EVERYTHING on "Chinese Democracy" is better than anything Alternica has done since 1989!!!!!
C'mon, they need to change their name because there is NOTHING metal left in the band.......NOTHING!!!!!
COMMENT | posted by : slayerfanatic 8/18/2007 2:41:52 AM
vulturus was fucking horrible, the second song was ok. but then again i haven't heard a metallica song i've liked since the black album came out so i don't have high expections or really any at all
COMMENT | posted by : Sorgens_kammer 8/18/2007 2:56:58 AM
I think lars has got somewhat better this last go around, using both his kicks again and finding himself in some pretty cool grooving as well... As for the songs, the first new one was promising, if only they trim it up good. The second one "vulturus" was kinda catchy but needs a shitload of work, but the mid section was pretty cool imo
COMMENT | posted by : PL 8/18/2007 5:55:21 AM
Tank god. Those songs were horrible.
COMMENT | posted by : Plihtari 8/18/2007 6:33:50 AM
Metallica rules, this is good news, but we allready knew it......
COMMENT | 1991 black posted by : mikemarrs 8/18/2007 6:48:39 AM
i remember being a senior in high school when the black album came out.thats when metallica just exploded.before then with master and justice you would see metalheads wearing the t-shirts here and there.when the black album hit the real metal heads dropped metallica like a hot potato and they gained all the housewives,college kids and high school cheerleaders and jocks started to listen.they still had a few rockers on board but it just exploded into mass popularity.all because of songs like enter sandman,nothing else matters and unforgiven.metallica hit their peak.i saw them on this tour.last one before they cut their hair in 1996 and found alternative.the 90's were when metallica started chasing trends.
COMMENT | 88 justice posted by : mikemarrs 8/18/2007 6:49:49 AM
hard to believe its been nearly 20 years since justice was released.
Chinese Democracy? How dare you compare such a thing that doesn't even exist with anything that Metallca have ever done after 1989. Being sarcastic or not, you are just too much on dope. Quit it already. Face the facts. Even St. Anger is better than anything the FAKE Guns N Roses can ever make. Vive La Slash!
COMMENT | Reginald0 posted by : opiate666 8/18/2007 6:35:02 PM
I never said the new metallica songs (that they won't even use on their new album) are better than the new megadeth album. I was just saying that, even though the new material Metallica played live, isn't any worse than what's on the United Abominations album. And that, my friend, is a vast Fact. Peace out.
COMMENT | posted by : robato 8/18/2007 7:52:03 PM
Whew!!! Im glad those pathetic excuses arent on the new album. This album might still have a chance!!!
but then again, Ive been saying that for every release since they put out the black album :(
COMMENT | Ouff posted by : Fuelz 8/18/2007 7:52:23 PM
Those 2 songs not on the album ? It's a good news!
COMMENT | Really, we are gonna do this again? posted by : YOURDADDYDEVILANDLORD 8/19/2007 5:44:27 AM
Dude, they physically can't play anymore. They are sloppy and off time, James sounds like absolute dogshit, it's just sad! The first one almost sounds decent, except for the vocals, but Vulturus just sounds painful. What the fuck is Kirk doing!!!! Go back to Satriani for more lessons! James needs to go back to the Vodka and hating everything again, bad!!!! I just can't believe we are having this discussion again. We are all just waiting to see the trainwreck right? They are ruining Robs career! Go back to ST/IG! they neeeeeeedddd you!
COMMENT | Trujello leave that shower of shit............ posted by : reub the rocker 8/20/2007 5:48:06 AM
...............and get back with suicidal tendancies!, Metallica have no interest in music anymore, they dont know wahat they are anymore!
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